期刊
CELL BIOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
卷 38, 期 3, 页码 487-504出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10565-021-09634-9
关键词
Calpain; Apoptosis; Mitochondria; Dynamin-related protein 1; Viral myocarditis
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81772109, 82070390, 81521001, 81970315]
- Zhongshan Hospital Clinical Research Project [2020ZSLC10]
This study showed that CVB3 infection led to VMC by impairing mitochondrial function, inducing cardiomyocyte apoptosis and myocardial damage, and reducing heart function. These effects were attenuated by calpain inhibition. The abnormal mitochondrial fission induced by CVB3 infection was regulated by calpain through affecting the accumulation of Drp-1 in mitochondria.
Cardiomyocyte apoptosis is critical for the development of viral myocarditis (VMC), which is one of the leading causes of cardiac sudden death in young adults. Our previous studies have demonstrated that elevated calpain activity is involved in the pathogenesis of VMC. This study aimed to further explore the underlying mechanisms. Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes (NRCMs) and transgenic mice overexpressing calpastatin were infected with coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) to establish a VMC model. Apoptosis was detected with flow cytometry, TUNEL staining, and western blotting. Cardiac function was measured using echocardiography. Mitochondrial function was measured using ATP assays, JC-1, and MitoSOX. Mitochondrial morphology was observed using MitoTracker staining and transmission electron microscopy. Colocalization of dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp-1) in mitochondria was examined using immunofluorescence. Phosphorylation levels of Drp-1 at Ser637 site were determined using western blotting analysis. We found that CVB3 infection impaired mitochondrial function as evidenced by increased mitochondrial ROS production, decreased ATP production and mitochondrial membrane potential, induced myocardial apoptosis and damage, and decreased myocardial function. These effects of CVB3 infection were attenuated by inhibition of calpain both by PD150606 treatment and calpastatin overexpression. Furthermore, CVB3-induced mitochondrial dysfunction was associated with the accumulation of Drp-1 in the outer membrane of mitochondria and subsequent increase in mitochondrial fission. Mechanistically, calpain cleaved and activated calcineurin A, which dephosphorylated Drp-1 at Ser637 site and promoted its accumulation in the mitochondria, leading to mitochondrial fission and dysfunction. In summary, calpain inhibition attenuated CVB3-induced myocarditis by reducing mitochondrial fission, thereby inhibiting cardiomyocyte apoptosis.
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