Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Acacetin alleviates autoimmune myocarditis by regulating CD4+ T cell mitochondrial respiration. |
| Authors: |
Lu, Yang1,2,3,4,5,6 (AUTHOR), Wu, Yu-Wei1,2,3,4,5 (AUTHOR), Pu, Jiu1,2,3,4,5 (AUTHOR), Wu, Qiong-Feng1,2,3,4,5 (AUTHOR), Dong, Qian1,2,3,4,5 (AUTHOR), Zhao, Ning1,2,3,4,5 (AUTHOR), Li, Gui-Rong7 (AUTHOR), Du, Yi-Mei1,2,3,4,5 (AUTHOR) yimeidu@mail.hust.edu.cn |
| Source: |
Chinese Medicine. 5/13/2024, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p1-15. 15p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*AUTOIMMUNE disease prevention, *ANTI-inflammatory agents, *BIOLOGICAL models, *FLOW cytometry, *COMPUTER-assisted molecular modeling, *CARDIOMYOPATHIES, *T cells, *MITOCHONDRIA, *HEART injuries, *MUSCLE proteins, *RESEARCH funding, *FLAVONOIDS, *CELL physiology, *CELL proliferation, *TREATMENT effectiveness, *REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *MICE, *RNA, *FIBROSIS, *REACTIVE oxygen species, *ANIMAL experimentation, *MOLECULAR structure, *STAINS & staining (Microscopy), *COMPARATIVE studies, *CELL differentiation, *ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, *SEQUENCE analysis, *PHARMACODYNAMICS |
| Abstract: |
Background: Myocarditis refers to an autoimmune inflammatory response of the myocardium with characterization of self-reactive CD4+ T cell activation, which lacks effective treatment and has a poor prognosis. Acacetin is a natural flavonoid product that has been reported to have anti-inflammatory effects. However, acacetin has not been investigated in myocarditis. Methods: Oral acacetin treatment was administered in an experimental autoimmune myocarditis model established with myosin heavy chain-alpha peptide. Echocardiography, pathological staining, and RT-qPCR were used to detect cardiac function, myocardial injury, and inflammation levels. Flow cytometry was utilized to detect the effect of acacetin on CD4+ T cell function. RNA-seq, molecular docking, and microscale thermophoresis (MST) were employed to investigate potential mechanisms. Seahorse analysis, mitoSOX, JC-1, and mitotracker were utilized to detect the effect of acacetin on mitochondrial function. Results: Acacetin attenuated cardiac injury and fibrosis as well as heart dysfunction, and reduced cardiac inflammatory cytokines and ratio of effector CD4+ T and Th17 cells. Acacetin inhibited CD4+ T cell activation, proliferation, and Th17 cell differentiation. Mechanistically, the effects of acacetin were related to reducing mitochondrial complex II activity thereby inhibiting mitochondrial respiration and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species in CD4+ T cells. Conclusion: Acacetin may be a valuable therapeutic drug in treating CD4+ T cell-mediated myocarditis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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