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Alpha-ketoglutarate ameliorates abdominal aortic aneurysm via inhibiting PXDN/HOCL/ERK signaling pathways

Journal

JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages -

Publisher

BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12967-022-03659-2

Keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Alpha-ketoglutarate; ROS; PXDN; HOCL; ERK1; 2

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81900418, 82000429]
  2. Beijing Hospitals Authority Youth Programme [QML20210103]
  3. Capital's Funds for Health Improvement and Research [CFH 22022-4-20217]
  4. Science and Technology Project of Beijing Education Committee [KM202110025016]

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This study reveals that alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG) can prevent and treat abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) through inhibiting oxidative stress and inflammation. AKG pre-treatment effectively prevents aneurysm dilation and aortic rupture, and reduces macrophage infiltration, elastin degradation, and collagen fibers remodeling. The study also demonstrates that AKG reduces the production of inflammatory cytokines, apoptosis, and excessive superoxide. Mechanistically, AKG regulates the PXDN/HOCL/ERK signaling pathway to exert its protective effects on AAA.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) represents the serious vascular degenerative disorder, which causes high incidence and mortality. Alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG), a crucial metabolite in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, has been reported to exert significant actions on the oxidative stress and inflammation. However, its role in AAA still remains elusive. Herein, we examined the effects of AKG on the formation of AAA. The study established an elastase-induced mouse abdominal aortic aneurysms model as well as a TNF-alpha-mediated vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) model, respectively. We displayed that AKG pre-treatment remarkably prevented aneurysmal dilation assessed by diameter and volume and reduced aortic rupture. In addition, it was also observed that AKG treatment suppressed the development of AAA by attenuating the macrophage infiltration, elastin degradation and collagen fibers remodeling. In vitro, AKG potently decreased TNF-alpha-induced inflammatory cytokines overproduction, more apoptotic cells and excessive superoxide. Mechanistically, we discovered that upregulation of vpo1 in AAA was significantly suppressed by AKG treatment. By exploring the RNA-seq data, we found that AKG ameliorates AAA mostly though inhibiting oxidative stress and the inflammatory response. PXDN overexpression neutralized the inhibitory effects of AKG on ROS generation and inflammatory reaction in MOVAS. Furthermore, AKG treatment suppressed the expression of p-ERK1/2, 3-Cl Tyr in vivo and in vitro. ERK activator disrupted the protective of AKG on TNF-alpha-induced VSMCs phenotypic switch. Conclusively, AKG can serve as a beneficial therapy for AAA through regulating PXDN/HOCL/ERK signaling pathways.

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