Xiao Zilong, Wei Xiang, Li Peng, Chen Ruizhen, Yu Ziqing, Liang Yixiu, Su Yangang, Ge Junbo
Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai, China.
Cell Death Dis. 2025 Jul 1;16(1):471. doi: 10.1038/s41419-025-07796-6.
Inflammation-induced cardiac dysfunction, driven by an abnormal immune response, significantly contributes to sepsis-related mortality. Controlling excessive pro-inflammatory cytokine production by immune cells remains a significant challenge. This study investigated the role of N-acetyltransferase 10 (NAT10) in macrophage activation and its contribution to inflammation-induced cardiac dysfunction. Using bone marrow-derived macrophages and an endotoxemia mouse model, we found that NAT10 is significantly upregulated in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) due to the deubiquitinating enzyme USP39, which stabilizes the NAT10 protein. ac4C RNA sequencing identified ETS2 as a direct target of NAT10, where the ac4C modification enhanced ETS2 mRNA stability and translation, promoting a pro-inflammatory phenotype in macrophages. NAT10 deficiency reduces LPS-induced macrophage activation and cytokine production, improving cardiac function in mice. Pharmacological inhibition of NAT10 using remodelin produced similar protective effects. Our findings reveal a novel post-transcriptional pathway and highlight the therapeutic potential of targeting NAT10 to mitigate inflammation-induced cardiac injury in endotoxemia.
由异常免疫反应驱动的炎症诱导性心脏功能障碍是脓毒症相关死亡率的重要原因。控制免疫细胞过度产生促炎细胞因子仍然是一项重大挑战。本研究调查了N-乙酰转移酶10(NAT10)在巨噬细胞活化中的作用及其对炎症诱导性心脏功能障碍的影响。使用骨髓来源的巨噬细胞和内毒素血症小鼠模型,我们发现由于去泛素化酶USP39使NAT10蛋白稳定,NAT10在对脂多糖(LPS)的反应中显著上调。ac4C RNA测序确定ETS2是NAT10的直接靶标,其中ac4C修饰增强了ETS2 mRNA的稳定性和翻译,促进巨噬细胞中的促炎表型。NAT10缺陷减少了LPS诱导的巨噬细胞活化和细胞因子产生,改善了小鼠的心脏功能。使用remodelin对NAT10进行药理学抑制产生了类似的保护作用。我们的研究结果揭示了一种新的转录后途径,并突出了靶向NAT10以减轻内毒素血症中炎症诱导性心脏损伤的治疗潜力。
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