Muscle‐specific overexpression of Atg2 gene and endurance exercise delay age‐related deteriorations of skeletal muscle and heart function via activating the <scp>AMPK</scp>/Sirt1/<scp>PGC</scp>‐1α pathway in male Drosophila

Wang, Jing‐feng; Wen, Deng‐tai; Wang, Shi‐jie; Gao, Ying‐hui; Yin, Xin‐yuan

doi:10.1096/fj.202301312r

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“…PGC1α is a transcriptional coactivator with the ability to modulate the expression of genes responsible for mitochondrial biogenesis, oxidative phosphorylation, and gluconeogenesis [ 53 – 55 ]. The functional synergy of the SIRT1/PGC1α pathway is evident in that SIRT1 activates PGC1α through deacetylation, leading to heightened PGC1α activity [ 56 ]. This synergy amplifies mitochondrial functionality, boosts energy production, and fortifies cells against oxidative stress and inflammation [ 57 ].…”

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Caffeic acid phenethyl ester inhibits neuro-inflammation and oxidative stress following spinal cord injury by mitigating mitochondrial dysfunction via the SIRT1/PGC1α/DRP1 signaling pathway

Zhang,

Deng,

Hong

et al. 2024

J Transl Med

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Background The treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI) has always been a significant research focus of clinical neuroscience, with inhibition of microglia-mediated neuro-inflammation as well as oxidative stress key to successful SCI patient treatment. Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE), a compound extracted from propolis, has both anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects, but its SCI therapeutic effects have rarely been reported. Methods We constructed a mouse spinal cord contusion model and administered CAPE intraperitoneally for 7 consecutive days after injury, and methylprednisolone (MP) was used as a positive control. Hematoxylin–eosin, Nissl, and Luxol Fast Blue staining were used to assess the effect of CAPE on the structures of nervous tissue after SCI. Basso Mouse Scale scores and footprint analysis were used to explore the effect of CAPE on the recovery of motor function by SCI mice. Western blot analysis and immunofluorescence staining assessed levels of inflammatory mediators and oxidative stress-related proteins both in vivo and in vitro after CAPE treatment. Further, reactive oxygen species (ROS) within the cytoplasm were detected using an ROS kit. Changes in mitochondrial membrane potential after CAPE treatment were detected with 5,5′,6,6′-tetrachloro-1,1′,3,3′-tetraethyl-imidacarbocyanine iodide. Mechanistically, western blot analysis and immunofluorescence staining were used to examine the effect of CAPE on the SIRT1/PGC1α/DRP1 signaling pathway. Results CAPE-treated SCI mice showed less neuronal tissue loss, more neuronal survival, and reduced demyelination. Interestingly, SCI mice treated with CAPE showed better recovery of motor function. CAPE treatment reduced the expression of inflammatory and oxidative mediators, including iNOS, COX-2, TNF-α, IL-1β, 1L-6, NOX-2, and NOX-4, as well as the positive control MP both in vitro and in vivo. In addition, molecular docking experiments showed that CAPE had a high affinity for SIRT1, and that CAPE treatment significantly activated SIRT1 and PGC1α, with down-regulation of DRP1. Further, CAPE treatment significantly reduced the level of ROS in cellular cytoplasm and increased the mitochondrial membrane potential, which improved normal mitochondrial function. After administering the SIRT1 inhibitor nicotinamide, the effect of CAPE on neuro-inflammation and oxidative stress was reversed.On the contrary, SIRT1 agonist SRT2183 further enhanced the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of CAPE, indicating that the anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative stress effects of CAPE after SCI were dependent on SIRT1. Conclusion CAPE inhibits microglia-mediated neuro-inflammation and oxidative stress and supports mitochondrial function by regulating the SIRT1/PGC1α/DRP1 signaling pathway after SCI. These effects demonstrate that CAPE reduces nerve tissue damage. Therefore, CAPE is a potential drug for the treatment of SCI through production of anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative stress effects. Graphical Abstract

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Caffeic acid phenethyl ester inhibits neuro-inflammation and oxidative stress following spinal cord injury by mitigating mitochondrial dysfunction via the SIRT1/PGC1α/DRP1 signaling pathway

Zhang,

Deng,

Hong

et al. 2024

J Transl Med

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SIRT1 signaling pathways in sarcopenia: Novel mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets

Yang,

Liu,

Jiang

et al. 2024

Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy

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Endurance exercise attenuates Gαq-RNAi induced hereditary obesity and skeletal muscle dysfunction via improving skeletal muscle Srl/MRCC-I pathway in Drosophila

Yin,

Wen,

et al. 2024

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G protein alpha q subunit (Gαq) can binds to the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) for signaling and is closely related to lipid metabolism. Endurance exercise is an effective means of combating acquired obesity and its complications, but the mechanisms by which endurance exercise modulates hereditary obesity and its complications are unknown. In this study, we achieved knockdown of Gαq in drosophila adipose tissue and skeletal muscle by constructing the Gαq-UAS-RNAi/Ppl-Gal4 and Gαq-UAS-RNAi/Mef2-GAl4 systems. Drosophila were subjected a three-week endurance exercise intervention, and changes in relevant indicators were detected and observed by RT-PCR, ELISA, oil red staining, immunofluorescence staining, and transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that knockdown of Gαq in both adipose tissue and skeletal muscle induced a significant increase in triglycerides accompanied by a decrease in rapid climbing ability, a decrease in Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) activity level, and a decrease in Mitochondrial respiratory chain complexI (MRCC I) content in Drosophila whole body and skeletal muscle, and down-regulated the expression of the G protein alpha q subunit (Gαq), the skeletal muscle myosin heavy chain expression gene (Mhc), mitochondrial biogenesis gene Spargal(the PGC-1alpha homologue in Drosophila). Endurance exercise significantly improved the triglyceride levels in the whole body and skeletal muscle of drosophila with Gαq knockdown in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle, as well as their ability to climb, increased SOD activity level and MRCCI content level, and up-regulated the expression of Gαq, Mhc, and Spargal(Srl). Thus, the present findings suggest that genetic defects in the Gαq gene in adipose and skeletal muscle tissues induce hereditary obesity and skeletal muscle dysfunction, and that endurance exercise attenuates this hereditary obesity and concomitant skeletal muscle dysfunction in drosophila by improving skeletal muscle fiber contractile proteins, mitochondrial function and function, and antioxidant capacity via mediating the Gαq/Mhc, Gαq/Srl/MRCC-I, and Gαq/SOD pathways.

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Muscle‐specific overexpression of Atg2 gene and endurance exercise delay age‐related deteriorations of skeletal muscle and heart function via activating the AMPK/Sirt1/PGC‐1α pathway in male Drosophila

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References 56 publications

Caffeic acid phenethyl ester inhibits neuro-inflammation and oxidative stress following spinal cord injury by mitigating mitochondrial dysfunction via the SIRT1/PGC1α/DRP1 signaling pathway

Caffeic acid phenethyl ester inhibits neuro-inflammation and oxidative stress following spinal cord injury by mitigating mitochondrial dysfunction via the SIRT1/PGC1α/DRP1 signaling pathway

SIRT1 signaling pathways in sarcopenia: Novel mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets

Endurance exercise attenuates Gαq-RNAi induced hereditary obesity and skeletal muscle dysfunction via improving skeletal muscle Srl/MRCC-I pathway in Drosophila

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