Journal
BASIC RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY
Volume 112, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00395-017-0646-x
Keywords
Advanced glycation end-products; Bone marrow cells; Extracellular matrix; Glyoxalase-1; Methylglyoxal; Myocardial infarction
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- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC) [GIA-000225]
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) [FRN 125678]
- University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine Endowed Fund for Cardiac Research
- UOHI Foundation
- Canadian Graduate Scholarship from the CIHR
- Research Fellowship Award from the HSFC
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Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) have been associated with poorer outcomes after myocardial infarction (MI), and linked with heart failure. Methylglyoxal (MG) is considered the most important AGE precursor, but its role in MI is unknown. In this study, we investigated the involvement of MG-derived AGEs (MG-AGEs) in MI using transgenic mice that over-express the MG-metabolizing enzyme glyoxalase-1 (GLO1). MI was induced in GLO1 mice and wild-type (WT) littermates. At 6 h post-MI, mass spectrometry revealed that MG-H1 (a principal MG-AGE) was increased in the hearts of WT mice, and immunohistochemistry demonstrated that this persisted for 4 weeks. GLO1 over-expression reduced MGAGE levels at 6 h and 4 weeks, and GLO1 mice exhibited superior cardiac function at 4 weeks post-MI compared to WT mice. Immunohistochemistry revealed greater vascular density and reduced cardiomyocyte apoptosis in GLO1 vs. WT mice. The recruitment of c-kit(+) cells and their incorporation into the vasculature (c-kit(+)CD31(+) cells) was higher in the infarcted myocardium of GLO1 mice. MG-AGEs appeared to accumulate in type I collagen surrounding arterioles, prompting investigation in vitro. In culture, the interaction of angiogenic bone marrow cells with MG-modified collagen resulted in reduced cell adhesion, increased susceptibility to apoptosis, fewer progenitor cells, and reduced angiogenic potential. This study reveals that MG-AGEs are produced post-MI and identifies a causative role for their accumulation in the cellular changes, adverse remodeling and functional loss of the heart after MI. MG may represent a novel target for preventing damage and improving function of the infarcted heart.
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