Department of Cardiology, Shanghai General Hospital, China.
Department of Cardiology, Shanghai General Hospital, China.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2019 Aug 13;516(1):37-43. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.06.015. Epub 2019 Jun 10.
Loss of myocytes caused by cell death plays a key role during heart failure (HF). Activated autophagy and increased ferroptosis have been observed in HF and proved to promote its progression. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, results from integrated bioinformatical analysis showed TLR4 and NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4) were included in up-regulated differentially expressed genes (DEGs), and had an interaction between each other inferred by the DEGs-associated protein-protein interaction (PPI) network. To explore the role of TLR4-NOX4 in autophagy and ferroptosis, knock-down of TLR4 and NOX4 through lentiviral delivery of siRNA to the myocardium were applied respectively in HF rats induced by aortic banding, and the indicators of autophagy and ferroptosis were detected. Results revealed that either TLR4 or NOX4 knock-down significantly improved left ventricular remodeling and reduced myocytes death. Simultaneously, activated autophagy and ferroptosis in rats with HF were remarkably retarded by either TLR4 and NOX4 knock-down, suggesting TLR4-NOX4 as a potential therapeutic target for HF through inhibiting autophagy- and ferroptosis-mediated cell death.
细胞死亡导致的心肌细胞丢失在心力衰竭(HF)中起着关键作用。在 HF 中观察到自噬激活和铁死亡增加,并已证明它们促进了疾病的进展。然而,其潜在机制尚不清楚。在这里,综合生物信息学分析的结果表明 TLR4 和 NADPH 氧化酶 4(NOX4)被包含在上调的差异表达基因(DEGs)中,并且通过 DEGs 相关的蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用(PPI)网络推断它们之间存在相互作用。为了探讨 TLR4-NOX4 在自噬和铁死亡中的作用,通过慢病毒转染 siRNA 分别对主动脉缩窄诱导的 HF 大鼠的心肌进行 TLR4 和 NOX4 敲低,并检测自噬和铁死亡的指标。结果表明,TLR4 或 NOX4 敲低均可显著改善左室重构并减少心肌细胞死亡。同时,TLR4 和 NOX4 敲低显著延缓了 HF 大鼠中激活的自噬和铁死亡,表明 TLR4-NOX4 可通过抑制自噬和铁死亡介导的细胞死亡成为 HF 的潜在治疗靶点。
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