TY - JOUR
T1 - Exercise restores dysregulated gene expression in amouse model of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
AU - Cheedipudi, Sirisha M.
AU - Hu, Jinzhu
AU - Fan, Siyang
AU - Yuan, Ping
AU - Karmouch, Jennifer
AU - Czernuszewicz, Grace
AU - Robertson, Matthew J.
AU - Coarfa, Cristian
AU - Hong, Kui
AU - Yao, Yan
AU - Campbell, Hanna
AU - Wehrens, Xander
AU - Gurha, Priyatansh
AU - Marian, Ali J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Aims Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a myocardial disease caused mainly by mutations in genes encoding desmosome proteins ACM patients present with ventricular arrhythmias, cardiac dysfunction, sudden cardiac death, and a subset with fibro-fatty infiltration of the right ventricle predominantly. Endurance exercise is thought to exacerbate cardiac dysfunction and arrhythmias in ACM. The objective was to determine the effects of treadmill exercise on cardiac phenotype, including myocyte gene expression in myocyte-specific desmoplakin (Dsp) haploinsufficient (Myh6-Cre:DspW/F) mice. Methods and results Three months old sex-matched wild-type (WT) and Myh6-Cre:DspW/F mice with normal cardiac function, as assessed by echocardiography, were randomized to regular activity or 60 min of daily treadmill exercise (5.5 kJ work per run). Cardiac myocyte gene expression, cardiac function, arrhythmias, and myocardial histology, including apoptosis, were analysed prior to and after 3 months of routine activity or treadmill exercise. Fifty-seven and 781 genes were differentially expressed in 3- and 6-month-old Myh6-Cre:DspW/F cardiac myocytes, compared to the corresponding WT myocytes, respectively. Genes encoding secreted proteins (secretome), including inhibitors of the canonical WNT pathway, were among the most up-regulated genes. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) predicted activation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and inflammation, and suppression of oxidative phosphorylation pathways in the Myh6-Cre:DspW/F myocytes. Treadmill exercise restored transcript levels of two-third (492/781) of the DEGs and the corresponding dysregulated transcriptional and biological pathways, including EMT, inflammation, and secreted inhibitors of the canonical WNT. The changes were associated with reduced myocardial apoptosis and eccentric cardiac hypertrophy without changes in cardiac function. Conclusion Treadmill exercise restored transcript levels of the majority of dysregulated genes in cardiac myocytes, reduced myocardial apoptosis, and induced eccentric cardiac hypertrophy without affecting cardiac dysfunction in a mouse model of ACM. The findings suggest that treadmill exercise has potential beneficial effects in a subset of cardiac phenotypes in ACM.
AB - Aims Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a myocardial disease caused mainly by mutations in genes encoding desmosome proteins ACM patients present with ventricular arrhythmias, cardiac dysfunction, sudden cardiac death, and a subset with fibro-fatty infiltration of the right ventricle predominantly. Endurance exercise is thought to exacerbate cardiac dysfunction and arrhythmias in ACM. The objective was to determine the effects of treadmill exercise on cardiac phenotype, including myocyte gene expression in myocyte-specific desmoplakin (Dsp) haploinsufficient (Myh6-Cre:DspW/F) mice. Methods and results Three months old sex-matched wild-type (WT) and Myh6-Cre:DspW/F mice with normal cardiac function, as assessed by echocardiography, were randomized to regular activity or 60 min of daily treadmill exercise (5.5 kJ work per run). Cardiac myocyte gene expression, cardiac function, arrhythmias, and myocardial histology, including apoptosis, were analysed prior to and after 3 months of routine activity or treadmill exercise. Fifty-seven and 781 genes were differentially expressed in 3- and 6-month-old Myh6-Cre:DspW/F cardiac myocytes, compared to the corresponding WT myocytes, respectively. Genes encoding secreted proteins (secretome), including inhibitors of the canonical WNT pathway, were among the most up-regulated genes. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) predicted activation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and inflammation, and suppression of oxidative phosphorylation pathways in the Myh6-Cre:DspW/F myocytes. Treadmill exercise restored transcript levels of two-third (492/781) of the DEGs and the corresponding dysregulated transcriptional and biological pathways, including EMT, inflammation, and secreted inhibitors of the canonical WNT. The changes were associated with reduced myocardial apoptosis and eccentric cardiac hypertrophy without changes in cardiac function. Conclusion Treadmill exercise restored transcript levels of the majority of dysregulated genes in cardiac myocytes, reduced myocardial apoptosis, and induced eccentric cardiac hypertrophy without affecting cardiac dysfunction in a mouse model of ACM. The findings suggest that treadmill exercise has potential beneficial effects in a subset of cardiac phenotypes in ACM.
KW - Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
KW - Exercise
KW - Gene expression
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U2 - 10.1093/CVR/CVZ199
DO - 10.1093/CVR/CVZ199
M3 - Article
C2 - 31350552
AN - SCOPUS:85071868843
SN - 0008-6363
VL - 116
SP - 1199
EP - 1213
JO - Cardiovascular Research
JF - Cardiovascular Research
IS - 6
ER -