Fine particulate matter(PM_(2.5))exposure is associated with cardiovascular disease(CVD)morbidity and mortality.Mitochondria are sensitive targets of PM_(2.5),and mitochondrial dysfunction is closely related to the oc...Fine particulate matter(PM_(2.5))exposure is associated with cardiovascular disease(CVD)morbidity and mortality.Mitochondria are sensitive targets of PM_(2.5),and mitochondrial dysfunction is closely related to the occurrence of CVD.The epigenetic mechanism of PM_(2.5)-triggered mitochondrial injury of cardiomyocytes is unclear.This study focused on the mi R-421/SIRT3 signaling pathway to investigate the regulatory mechanism in cardiac mitochondrial dynamics imbalance in rat H9c2 cells induced by PM_(2.5).Results illustrated that PM_(2.5)impaired mitochondrial function and caused dynamics homeostasis imbalance.Besides,PM_(2.5)up-regulated mi R-421 and down-regulated SIRT3 gene expression,along with decreasing p-FOXO3a(SIRT3 downstream target gene)and p-Parkin expression and triggering abnormal expression of fusion gene OPA1 and fission gene Drp1.Further,mi R-421 inhibitor(mi R-421i)and resveratrol significantly elevated the SIRT3 levels in H9c2 cells after PM_(2.5)exposure and mediated the expression of SOD2,OPA1 and Drp1,restoring the mitochondrial morphology and function.It suggests that mi R-421/SIRT3 pathway plays an epigenetic regulatory role in mitochondrial damage induced by PM_(2.5)and that mi R-421i and resveratrol exert protective effects against PM_(2.5)-incurred cardiotoxicity.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22176116)the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province in China(No.201801D121260)the Hundred Talents Program of Shanxi Province in China(2017-7)。
文摘Fine particulate matter(PM_(2.5))exposure is associated with cardiovascular disease(CVD)morbidity and mortality.Mitochondria are sensitive targets of PM_(2.5),and mitochondrial dysfunction is closely related to the occurrence of CVD.The epigenetic mechanism of PM_(2.5)-triggered mitochondrial injury of cardiomyocytes is unclear.This study focused on the mi R-421/SIRT3 signaling pathway to investigate the regulatory mechanism in cardiac mitochondrial dynamics imbalance in rat H9c2 cells induced by PM_(2.5).Results illustrated that PM_(2.5)impaired mitochondrial function and caused dynamics homeostasis imbalance.Besides,PM_(2.5)up-regulated mi R-421 and down-regulated SIRT3 gene expression,along with decreasing p-FOXO3a(SIRT3 downstream target gene)and p-Parkin expression and triggering abnormal expression of fusion gene OPA1 and fission gene Drp1.Further,mi R-421 inhibitor(mi R-421i)and resveratrol significantly elevated the SIRT3 levels in H9c2 cells after PM_(2.5)exposure and mediated the expression of SOD2,OPA1 and Drp1,restoring the mitochondrial morphology and function.It suggests that mi R-421/SIRT3 pathway plays an epigenetic regulatory role in mitochondrial damage induced by PM_(2.5)and that mi R-421i and resveratrol exert protective effects against PM_(2.5)-incurred cardiotoxicity.
