机构:[1]Department of Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China内科系统老年医学科首都医科大学宣武医院[2]Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, P.R. China[3]Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
The excessive activation of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is one of key pathophysiological characteristics in the development of cardiac remodelling. Angiotensin (Ang) II, as a main active peptide in RAS, induces cardiac structural disorders and dysfunction. However, the molecular mechanisms are still not fully disclosed. Present study aimed to determine the role and potential mechanisms of cardiac TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-beta(TRIF) in Ang-II-mediated cardiac remodelling in mice. In vitro and in vivo studies showed Ang II and downstream aldosterone obviously increased the expression of TRIF, accompanied with cardiac structural abnormalities and functional injuries. Specific blockage of cardiac TRIF effectively decreased Ang-II/aldosterone-induced cardiac inflammation, fibrosis, hypertrophy and dysfunction in mice. Mechanistically, the TRIF triggered the activation of EGF receptor (EGFR) signalling by nuclear factor (NF)-kappa B transcriptional regulation and downstream EGFR ligands. Taken together, present study supported that cardiac TRIF was a potential therapeutic target for attenuating cardiac pathophysiological remodelling. The TRIF/EGFR axis partially explained the molecular mechanism of Ang-II/aldosterone-induced cardiac inflammation, fibrosis, hypertrophy and dysfunction in mice.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [81800362]