Integrin beta-like 1 mediates fibroblast-cardiomyocyte crosstalk to promote cardiac fibrosis and hypertrophy

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AIMS: Crosstalk between fibroblasts and cardiomyocytes (CMs) plays a critical role in cardiac remodelling during heart failure (HF); however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain obscure. Recently, a secretory protein, Integrin beta-like 1 (ITGBL1) was revealed to have detrimental effects on several diseases, such as tumours, pulmonary fibrosis, and hepatic fibrosis; whereas the effect of ITGBL1 on HF is unclear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate its contribution to volume overload-induced remodelling.

METHODS AND RESULTS: In this study, we identified ITGBL1 was highly expressed in varied heart diseases and validated in our TAC mice model, especially in fibroblasts. To investigate the role of ITGBL1 in in vitro cell experiments, neonatal rat fibroblasts (NRCFs) and cardiomyocytes (NRCMs) were performed for further study. We found that in comparison to NRCMs, NRCFs expressed high levels of ITGBL1. Meanwhile, ITGBL1 was upregulated in NRCFs, but not in NRCMs following angiotensin-II (AngII) or phenylephrine stimulation. Furthermore, ITGBL1 overexpression promoted NRCFs activation, whereas knockdown of ITGBL1 alleviated NRCFs activation under AngII treatment. Moreover, NRCFs-secreted ITGBL1 could induce NRCMs hypertrophy. Mechanically, ITGBL1-NME/NM23 nucleoside diphosphate kinase 1 (NME1)-TGF-β-Smad2/3 and Wnt signalling pathways were identified to mediate NRCFs activation and NRCMs hypertrophy, respectively. Finally, the knockdown of ITGBL1 in mice subjected to transverse aortic constriction (TAC) surgery recapitulated the in vitro findings, demonstrating blunted cardiac fibrosis, hypertrophy, and improved cardiac function.

CONCLUSIONS: ITGBL1 is an important functional mediator between fibroblast-cardiomyocyte crosstalk and could be an effective target for cardiac remodelling in HF patients.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:119

Enthalten in:

Cardiovascular research - 119(2023), 10 vom: 19. Aug., Seite 1928-1941

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, XiaoQiang [VerfasserIn]
Li, XinTao [VerfasserIn]
Wu, XiaoYu [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ya [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, GenQing [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Yong [VerfasserIn]
Chen, SongWen [VerfasserIn]
Lu, XiaoFeng [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, ShaoWen [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Cai, LiDong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

11128-99-7
Angiotensin II
Crosstalk
Fibrosis
Hypertrophy
ITGBL1
Integrins
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 21.08.2023

Date Revised 21.08.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cvr/cvad104

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NLM358963729