{"title":"Biochemical and structural imaging of remodeled myocardium","authors":"Choukri Mekkaoui , David E Sosnovik","doi":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100570","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100570","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Remodeling of the myocardium results in changes in the molecular, cellular, and microstructural properties of the heart. Traditionally, these changes have been characterized using microscopy of tissue specimens taken from the heart. However, recent advances in biomedical imaging now make it possible to characterize many of these processes noninvasively. In this review, we focus on key principles and recent advances in molecular, cellular, and microstructural imaging of the heart after ischemic injury. Techniques to image cardiomyocyte death, inflammation, fibrosis, and microstructural remodeling of the heart are highlighted.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52156,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Physiology","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 100570"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73443715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mitochondrial function and dysfunction in innate immunity","authors":"Aurea Oliva , Carolina Meroño , Javier Traba","doi":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100571","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100571","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The mitochondria play an important role in the activation of the innate immune system. This organelle modulates the metabolic reprogramming of the immune cell into proinflammatory or anti-inflammatory subtypes, which typically utilize very different metabolic pathways to fulfill their functions. It also acts as a signaling platform to activate immune routes in both immune and nonimmune cells, as it can generate agonists for inflammatory pathways, including toll-like receptors, inflammasomes, or the cyclic GMP–AMP synthase–stimulator of interferon genes pathway, which lead to the generation of proinflammatory cytokines and antiviral molecules such as type-I interferons. These novel functions of the mitochondria are important in the fight against pathogens, but also contribute to human disease when dysregulated. This review describes recent findings in this field and highlights the role of mitochondrial nucleic acids in the regulation of innate immune signaling pathways.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52156,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Physiology","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 100571"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246886732200089X/pdfft?md5=cf921effbdcc67762a0cd063df89387a&pid=1-s2.0-S246886732200089X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78030959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"State of change: epigenetic and mitochondrial regulation of cardiac fibroblast activation","authors":"Alexandra M Garvin , Taben M Hale","doi":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100557","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100557","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) exist in a variety of states that contribute to either conserved or uncontrolled extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition. In healthy hearts, fibroblasts favor the homeostatic or quiescent state in which they work to maintain the ECM at a baseline level of activity. Acute or chronic injury in the form of myocardial infarction, hypertension, and heart failure induce CF activation via increased pro-oxidant, proinflammatory, and profibrotic stimuli secondary to hypoxia, cardiomyocyte cell death, or hemodynamic stress. In addition to the well-described signaling molecules that induce CF activation (e.g. </span>transforming growth factor beta 1, angiotensin II, and reactive oxygen species), there are emerging concepts that describe mechanisms that regulate more nuanced transition between activation states. This review will discuss recent descriptions of heterogeneous populations of resident cardiac fibroblasts, states of fibroblast activation, and the roles for mitochondrial and chromatin accessibility in mediating transition to and persistence of the activated state.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52156,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Physiology","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 100557"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90103399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IRE1/XBP1 and endoplasmic reticulum signaling — from basic to translational research for cardiovascular disease","authors":"Fangyi Fu , Shirin Doroudgar","doi":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100552","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100552","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Most cellular protein synthesis, including synthesis of membrane-targeted and secreted proteins, which are critical for cellular and organ crosstalk, takes place at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), placing the ER at the nexus of cellular signaling, growth, metabolism, and stress sensing. Ample evidence has established the dysregulation of protein homeostasis and the ER unfolded protein response (UPR) in cardiovascular disease. However, the mechanisms of stress sensing and signaling in the ER are incompletely defined. Recent studies have defined notable functions for the inositol-requiring kinase 1 (IRE1)/X-box- binding protein-1 (XBP1) branch of the UPR in regulation of cardiac function. This review highlights the mechanisms underlying IRE1 activation and the IRE1 interactome, which reveals unexpected functions for the UPR and summarizes our current understanding of the functions of IRE1 in cardiovascular disease.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52156,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Physiology","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 100552"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/20/2e/nihms-1884492.PMC10195104.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9551585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"m6A RNA methylation: a dynamic regulator of cardiac muscle and extracellular matrix","authors":"Charles P Rabolli , Federica Accornero","doi":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100561","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100561","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Post-transcriptional modifications encompass a large group of RNA<span><span> alterations that control gene expression. </span>Methylation of the N</span></span><sup>6</sup>-adenosine (m<sup>6</sup>A) of mRNA is a prevalent modification that alters the life cycle of transcripts. The roles that m<sup>6</sup><span>A play in regulating cardiac homeostasis and injury response are an active area of investigation, but it is clear that this chemical modification is a critical controller of fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition, cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and division, and the structure and function of the extracellular matrix. Here, we discuss the latest findings of m</span><sup>6</sup>A in cardiac muscle and matrix.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52156,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Physiology","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 100561"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10293119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kimberly N Burgos Villar , Xiaoyi Liu , Eric M Small
{"title":"Transcriptional regulation of cardiac fibroblast phenotypic plasticity","authors":"Kimberly N Burgos Villar , Xiaoyi Liu , Eric M Small","doi":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100556","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100556","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Cardiac fibroblasts play critical roles in the maintenance of cardiac structure and the response to cardiac insult. Extracellular matrix deposition by activated resident cardiac fibroblasts, called myofibroblasts<span>, is an essential wound healing response. However, persistent fibroblast activation contributes to pathological fibrosis and cardiac chamber stiffening, which can cause diastolic dysfunction, heart failure, and initiate lethal arrhythmias. The dynamic and phenotypically plastic nature of cardiac fibroblasts is governed in part by the transcriptional regulation of genes encoding extracellular matrix molecules. Understanding how fibroblasts integrate various biomechanical cues into a precise transcriptional response may uncover therapeutic strategies to prevent fibrosis. Here, we provide an overview of the recent literature on transcriptional control of cardiac fibroblast plasticity and fibrosis, with a focus on canonical and noncanonical transforming growth factor beta<span> signaling, biomechanical regulation of Hippo/yes-associated protein and Rho/myocardin-related transcription factor signaling, and metabolic and epigenetic control of fibroblast activation.</span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":52156,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Physiology","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 100556"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9913014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samuel J Coeyman , William J Richardson , Amy D Bradshaw
{"title":"Mechanics and matrix: positive feedback loops between fibroblasts and ECM drive interstitial cardiac fibrosis","authors":"Samuel J Coeyman , William J Richardson , Amy D Bradshaw","doi":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100560","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100560","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Interstitial cardiac fibrosis arises due to deposition and accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) and occurs in hearts subject to increases in mechanical load. Cardiac fibroblasts sense changes in mechanical load through several mechanosensors including integrin ECM receptors and stretch activated ion channels<span>, which signal to induce ECM protein production through various pathways. Over time, processes intrinsic to fibroblasts and to the ECM occur to progress and sustain fibrosis through reciprocal, positive feedback loops. Changes in ECM include nascent collagen production, changes in ECM composition, and differential modification of collagen in fibers. Persistently fibrotic ECM contributes to a stiffer myocardium which can lead to the development of cardiomyopathies and heart failure.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":52156,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Physiology","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 100560"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75652739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Omer Papier , Gavriel Minor , Hadar Medini, Dan Mishmar
{"title":"Coordination of mitochondrial and nuclear gene-expression regulation in health, evolution, and disease","authors":"Omer Papier , Gavriel Minor , Hadar Medini, Dan Mishmar","doi":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100554","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100554","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>Mitochondrial dysfunction has been reported in monogenic phenotypes, but also as part of common complex disorders. Explanations for the underlying mechanism of both disease types mostly focused on mutations in the open-reading frames of proteins encoded by either the mitochondrial or nuclear genomes, as well as in tRNA or ribosomal RNA genes in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Although disease-causing mutations have been identified in regulatory proteins of </span>mtDNA replication and maintenance, coordination between the regulation of mitochondrial and nuclear gene expression was only rarely considered as an explanation for mitochondrial dysfunction in diseases. Here, we review evidence suggesting that compromised coordination of mitonuclear regulation of gene expression constitutes an attractive mechanism to explain the involvement of mitochondrial dysfunction in a variety of disorders and in evolutionary processes. We discuss candidate mechanisms for coordination of mitonuclear gene expression and future avenues for their identification, with emphasis on </span>functional genomics techniques.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52156,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Physiology","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100554"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73930422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mitochondrial dynamics: roles in exercise physiology and muscle mass regulation","authors":"Andre Djalalvandi , Luca Scorrano","doi":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100550","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100550","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>How mitochondria alter their morphology to meet cellular demands epitomizes the ‘form follows function’ architectural principle. These remodeling events are collectively termed ‘mitochondrial dynamics’. The influence of mitochondrial dynamics and of the mitochondria-shaping proteins that control it on skeletal muscle physiology has become clearer. </span>Endurance exercise prompts mitochondrial morphological changes that augment the respiratory capacity of the worked muscles. Mechanistically, exercise training increases </span>mitochondrial fusion<span> protein levels in skeletal muscle to promote the development of a hyperfused mitochondrial network that possesses denser cristae. Conversely, disruptions to the mitochondrial network through imbalances in mitochondrial dynamics lead to muscle atrophy. Insight into the connection between mitochondrial morphology and muscle-mass maintenance will help to pinpoint therapeutic targets that can be exploited to counteract sarcopenia and muscle atrophy in pathological conditions.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":52156,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Physiology","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100550"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75044828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Remodeling of cardiac metabolism in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction","authors":"Akira Yoshii, Rong Tian","doi":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100559","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cophys.2022.100559","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The remodeling of cardiac metabolism<span>, such as changes in substrate utilization and mitochondrial dysfunction, has long been suggested to impair myocardial energetics that leads to energy starvation of the failing hearts. However, most of the studies to date focused on heart failure with reduced ejection fraction<span> and the role of metabolism in the development of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is thus not well defined. Studies of cardiac metabolism in HFpEF are emerging with the recent progress in animal models. This review seeks to provide an overview of metabolic profile in HFpEF hearts from available reports and to highlight future research directions.</span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":52156,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Physiology","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100559"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82327365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}