α-Lipoic acid alleviate myocardial infarction by suppressing age-independent macrophage senescence

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Title: α-Lipoic acid alleviate myocardial infarction by suppressing age-independent macrophage senescence
Authors: Yuchao Wang, Yue Zheng, Xiaoyu Liang, Yun Chang, Yanwu Liu, Xian Cheng, Meng Zhang, Wenqing Gao, Tong Li
Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2025)
Publisher Information: Nature Portfolio, 2025.
Publication Year: 2025
Collection: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Science
Subject Terms: Myocardial infarction, Macrophages, scRNA-sequence, Senescence, Oxidative stress, Inflammation, Medicine, Science
More Details: Abstract Myocardial infarction (MI) has high morbidity and mortality, and the macrophage senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) plays a central role in M1 healing. α-Lipoic acid (ALA) alleviates MI by regulating the function of macrophages, although the relationship between ALA and macrophage senescence remains unclear. To investigate macrophage SASP in MI, we performed single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) on the GEO GSE163465 dataset, along with qPCR and western blot analyses to assess SASP expression in macrophages subjected to hypoxia and ALA treatment. Immunofluorescence was used to detect SASP distribution. Coculture and animal experiments were performed to assess the therapeutic effects of ALA on macrophage senescence and cardiomyocyte ischemic injury. scRNA-seq revealed an age-independent senescent propensity of macrophages in MI. Increased expression of H2A.X, CCL7, IL1β, and CDKN1A, along with decreased SOD2 expression, confirmed that macrophage SASP occurred after hypoxia, with oxidative stress and energy metabolism involved in the process. ALA inhibited the degradation of SIRT1 and promoted the Nrf2 nuclear translocation, alleviating macrophage senescence and myocardial ischemic injury. Age-independent macrophage SASP occurred during MI. Macrophage SASP was induced by ROS and mitochondrial dysfunction. ALA alleviated SASP by decreasing ROS generation and autophagy flux while increasing SIRT1 levels, and Nrf2 nuclear translocation. ALA ameliorated MI injury.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2045-2322
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-92328-7
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/7ba261d7e6a14719a10ee5d88b8fdab6
Accession Number: edsdoj.7ba261d7e6a14719a10ee5d88b8fdab6
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20452322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-025-92328-7
Published in:Scientific Reports
Language:English