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白术内酯Ⅰ调控cGAS/STING通路对扩张型心肌病小鼠心肌线粒体功能的影响

Effect of atractylenolide I on myocardial mitochondrial function in mice with dilated cardiomyopathy by regulating cGAS/STING pathway

  • 摘要: 探讨白术内酯Ⅰ(Atr-I)调控环磷酸鸟苷-腺苷酸合成酶(cGAS)/干扰素基因刺激因子(STING)通路对扩张型心肌病(DCM)小鼠心肌线粒体功能的影响。将60只SPF级雄性cTnT R141W转基因DCM小鼠随机分为DCM组、Atr-I低剂量组(60 mg/kg)、Atr-I高剂量组(240 mg/kg)、卡托普利组(0.01 g/kg)、Atr-I高剂量+cGAS/STING通路激活剂5,6-二甲基呫吨酮-4-乙酸(DMXAA)组,每组12只。另取12只C57BL/6J雄性小鼠作为对照组。各组小鼠每天灌胃处理1次,持续8周。采用Vevo 770超声系统检测小鼠心功能;HE染色检测心肌病理;透射电镜观察心肌细胞线粒体超微结构;JC-1染色检测心肌细胞线粒体膜电位未降低细胞占比;2′,7′-二氯二氢荧光素二乙酸酯(DCFH-DA)染色检测心肌组织活性氧(ROS)含量;试剂盒检测心肌组织腺苷三磷酸(ATP)含量;Western blot检测心肌组织线粒体融合蛋白2(MFN2)、动力相关蛋白1(DRP1)、cGAS、STING、β-干扰素(IFN-β)、CXC趋化因子配体10(CXCL10)、白细胞介素-6(IL-6)。以观察Atr-I对DCM小鼠心肌线粒体功能的影响。结果发现低、高剂量Atr-I(60 mg/kg、240 mg/kg)干预能够改善DCM小鼠心功能、心肌细胞肥大及肌纤维排列紊乱现象,改善心肌细胞线粒体超微结构,降低心肌组织ROS含量及DRP1、cGAS、STING、IFN-β、CXCL10、IL-6蛋白表达,升高心肌细胞线粒体膜电位未降低细胞占比、心肌组织ATP含量及MFN2蛋白表达;而DMXAA减弱了高剂量Atr-I对DCM小鼠心肌线粒体功能的改善作用。综上,Atr-I可能通过抑制cGAS/STING通路改善DCM小鼠心肌线粒体功能。

     

    Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the effect of atractylenolide I (Atr-I) on myocardial mitochondrial function in mice with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) by regulating the cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)/stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway. Sixty SPF-grade male cTnT R141W transgenic DCM mice were randomly divided into the DCM group, Atr-I low-dose group (60 mg/kg), Atr-I high-dose group (240 mg/kg), captopril group (0.01 g/kg), and Atr-I high-dose+cGAS/STING pathway activator 5,6-dimethylxanthenone-4-acetic acid (DMXAA) group, with 12 mice in each group. Additionally, 12 male C57BL/6J mice were used as the control group. All mice were administered via oral gavage once daily for 8 weeks. Cardiac function was assessed using the Vevo 770 ultrasound system; myocardial pathology was examined via HE staining; mitochondrial ultrastructure in cardiomyocytes was observed using transmission electron microscopy; the proportion of cardiomyocytes without reduced mitochondrial membrane potential was detected using JC-1 staining; reactive oxygen species (ROS) content in myocardial tissue was measured using 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) staining; adenosine triphosphate (ATP) content in myocardial tissue was determined using a commercial kit; and Western blot was performed to detect the protein expression levels of mitofusin-2 (MFN2), dynamin-related protein 1 (DRP1), cGAS, STING, interferon-β (IFN-β), CXC chemokine ligand 10 (CXCL10), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in myocardial tissue. The aim was to observe the effect of Atr-I on myocardial mitochondrial function in DCM mice. The results showed that low- and high-dose Atr-I (60 mg/kg, 240 mg/kg) intervention improved cardiac function, alleviated cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and disordered muscle fiber arrangement, ameliorated mitochondrial ultrastructure in cardiomyocytes, reduced ROS content and the protein expression levels of DRP1, cGAS, STING, IFN-β, CXCL10, and IL-6 in myocardial tissue, and increased the proportion of cardiomyocytes without reduced mitochondrial membrane potential, as well as ATP content and MFN2 protein expression in myocardial tissue. However, DMXAA attenuated the beneficial effects of high-dose Atr-I on myocardial mitochondrial function in DCM mice. In conclusion, Atr-I may improve myocardial mitochondrial function in DCM mice by inhibiting the cGAS/STING pathway.

     

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