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Spatially resolved RNA-sequencing of the injured murine heart

ABSTRACT: Myocardial infarction results in a massive loss of cardiomyocytes which will not be regenerated. Recent studies using models of regeneration show that cardiomyocytes at the border of the injury are most prone to proliferate. Which processes occur in this region and make these cells act as progenitors, remains to be elucidated. In addition, we lack molecular markers for the identification of these cells in the human heart. To create a transcriptional profile of the murine border zone, identifying local processes and enabling the discovery of marker genes which will allow the identification of human cardiomyocytes with potential proliferative capacity. Myocardial infarction (MI) was induced in mice and 3, 7 or 14 days later ventricular tissue was isolated ranging from the injured area into the remote myocardium. Tomo-sequencing was performed on these cardiac tissue samples, which comprises of tissue sectioning together with RNA-sequencing on individual sections. This resulted in spatially resolved transcriptome maps containing a dynamic, transcriptionally distinct border zone with reduced expression of genes involved in mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, fatty acid metabolism and sarcomere function and increased expression of myofibroblast and proliferation genes. Genes shared between the murine and zebrafish border zone, such as ANKRD1, UCHL1 and DES, were validated as molecular markers in injured human hearts. Unexpectedly, pronounced expression of these marker genes was found in surviving cardiomyocytes located at the sub-endocardium. The border zone is an evolutionary conserved, transcriptionally distinct and dynamic region. With the use of newly identified markers, we discovered the existence of sub-endocardial cardiomyocytes in ischemic human hearts that share transcriptional characteristics with potential progenitor cells. This might have far reaching implications for the development of strategies to stimulate the regenerative capacity of patients suffering from ischemic injury.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE110314 | GEO | 2025/02/07

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. After an acute myocardial infarction, early reperfusion reduces infarct size, which correlates with improved clinical outcomes. Paradoxically, reperfusion although relieving ischemia, accelerates apoptosis in injured cardiomyocytes, which has led to the view that myocardial salvage is futile beyond the first few hours of reperfusion. In murine hearts subjected to 90 min of coronary artery occlusion and then 48 h of reperfusion, we show transient activation of intrinsic prosurvival insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) signaling. In these hearts, acute IGF-1 receptor inhibition decreases the abundance of prosurvival signaling molecules, and markedly activates caspase-3, a potent effector of apoptosis, in infarct border zone cardiomyocytes. We found that mouse mast cell protease-4 (MMCP-4) degraded IGF-1 in vitro by a novel catalytic activity of chymases. In vivo, this degradation, which is triggered by mast cell infiltration into the peri-infarct region and MMCP-4 extravasation, between 48 and 72 h post-ischemia/reperfusion (I/R), attenuates IGF-1 prosurvival signaling. In MMCP-4-deficient mice, while infarct size is not reduced at 24 h post-I/R, at 72 h post-I/R myocardial IGF-1 levels and signaling are increased, resulting in activation of the survival kinases Akt and ERK, inhibition of caspase-3, and reduced myocardial cell death. As a consequence, I/R-mediated loss of viable myocardium, adverse cardiac remodeling and contractile impairment are markedly reduced. Cardiomyocyte survival with consequent myocardial salvage may thus be possible even days after an ischemic insult, making them a novel therapeutic target for delayed cardioprotective therapy. Group 1 is wild type C57Bl6 uninjured hearts. These mice were not undergone any surgery and used as controls. Group 2 are wild type C57Bl6 72 h post-ischemia reperfusion (IR) injury hearts. These mice for subjected to ischemia reperfusion (IR) involving 90 min of left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion followed by reperfusion for 3 days or 72 h.

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