Zhiming Zhang , Zhihui Yang , Hangbin Ge , Chenyang Liu , Renchenghan Fan , Chenying Yuan , Shengban You , Chenglv Hong
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PDCD4 exacerbates myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury via AKT-mediated apoptosis
Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is a critical complication following reperfusion therapy for myocardial infarction. As a marker of I/R injury, apoptosis plays an important role in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Programmed Cell Death 4 (PDCD4) regulates apoptosis in MI/RI, but the mechanism is not yet fully elucidated. In this study, we demonstrate that PDCD4 expression was significantly upregulated in a myocardial I/R injury model. Genetic deletion of PDCD4 markedly reduced infarct size, serum biomarkers of injury (CK-MB, cTnT, LDH), and apoptosis in vivo. Mechanistically, PDCD4 directly interacts with AKT, inhibiting its phosphorylation by reducing ubiquitination. This suppression of AKT activity decreased BCL-2 levels, promoting mitochondrial apoptosis. Silencing PDCD4 restored AKT phosphorylation, attenuated apoptosis, and alleviated myocardial damage. Our findings establish PDCD4 as a key driver of myocardial I/R injury via AKT-mediated apoptosis and highlight its therapeutic potential.
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Cellular Signalling publishes original research describing fundamental and clinical findings on the mechanisms, actions and structural components of cellular signalling systems in vitro and in vivo.
Cellular Signalling aims at full length research papers defining signalling systems ranging from microorganisms to cells, tissues and higher organisms.