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  3. Exercise-derived peptide protects against pathological cardiac remodeling

Exercise-derived peptide protects against pathological cardiac remodeling

  • EBioMedicine. 2022 Aug;82:104164. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104164.
Anwen Yin 1,  Ruosen Yuan 1,  Qingqing Xiao 1,  Weifeng Zhang 1,  Ke Xu 1,  Xiaoxiao Yang 1,  Wentao Yang 1,  Lei Xu 1,  Xia Wang 1,  Fei Zhuang 1,  Yi Li 1,  Zhaohua Cai 1,  Zhe Sun 2,  Bin Zhou 3,  Ben He 4,  Linghong Shen 5
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China.
  • 2 School of Life Science and Technology, Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai, China.
  • 3 Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
  • 4 Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China. Electronic address: [email protected].
  • 5 Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China. Electronic address: [email protected].
PMID: 35843176 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104164
Abstract

Background: Exercise training protects the heart against pathological cardiac remodeling and confers cardioprotection from heart failure. However, the underlying mechanism is still elusive.

Methods: An integrative analysis of multi-omics data of the skeletal muscle in response to exercise is performed to search for potential exerkine. Then, CCDC80tide is examined in humans after acute exercise. The role of CCDC80tide is assessed in a mouse model of hypertensive cardiac remodeling and in hypertension-mediated cell injury models. The transcriptomic analysis and immunoprecipitation assay are conducted to explore the mechanism.

Findings: The coiled-coil domain-containing protein 80 (CCDC80) is found strongly positively associated with exercise. Interestingly, exercise stimuli induce the secretion of C-terminal CCDC80 (referred as CCDC80tide hereafter) via EVs-encapsulated CCDC80tide into the circulation. Importantly, cardiac-specific expression of CCDC80tide protects against angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis in mice. In in vitro studies, the expression of CCDC80tide reduces Ang II-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, cardiac microvascular endothelial cell (CMEC) inflammation, and mitigated vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation and collagen formation. To understand the cardioprotective effect of CCDC80tide, a transcriptomic analysis reveals a dramatic inhibition of the STAT3 (Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3) signaling pathway in CCDC80tide overexpressing cells. Mechanistically, CCDC80tide selectively interacts with the kinase-active form of JAK2 (Janus kinase 2) and consequently inhibits its kinase activity to phosphorylate and activate STAT3.

Interpretation: The results provide new insights into exercise-afforded cardioprotection in pathological cardiac remodeling and highlight the therapeutic potential of CCDC80tide in heart failure treatment.

Funding: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant/Award Numbers: 81770428, 81830010, 82130012, 81900438, 82100447); Shanghai Science and Technology Committee [Grant/Award Numbers: 21S11903000, 19JC1415702]; Emerging and Advanced Technology Programs of Hospital Development Center of Shanghai [Grant/Award Number: SHDC12018129]; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2021M692108]; and China National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents [BX20200211].

Keywords

Cardiac remodeling; Exercise training; Exerkines; STAT3 signaling pathway.

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