ANXA1-FPR2 axis mitigates the susceptibility to atrial fibrillation in obesity via rescuing AMPK activity in response to lipid overload

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Title: ANXA1-FPR2 axis mitigates the susceptibility to atrial fibrillation in obesity via rescuing AMPK activity in response to lipid overload
Authors: Peng Liu, Lu Wang, Yixin Wang, Linyan Jin, Haoyu Gong, Jiali Fan, Yudi Zhang, Haiquan Li, Bowen Fu, Qiaozhu Wang, Yuping Fu, Boyuan Fan, Xiaoli Li, Hongtao Wang, Xinghua Qin, Qiangsun Zheng
Source: Cardiovascular Diabetology, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-21 (2024)
Publisher Information: BMC, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Subject Terms: Atrial fibrillation, Obesity, ANXA1-FPR2, AMP-activated protein kinase, Lipotoxicity, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701
More Details: Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent arrhythmia in clinical practice, and obesity serves as a significant risk factor for its development. The underlying mechanisms of obesity-related AF remain intricate and have yet to be fully elucidated. We have identified FPR2 as a potential hub gene involved in obesity-related AF through comprehensive analysis of four transcriptome datasets from AF patients and one transcriptome dataset from obese individuals, and its expression is up-regulated in both AF and obese individuals. Interestingly, ANXA1, the endogenous ligand of FPR2, was found to exhibit differential expression with AF and obesity. Specifically, it was observed to be down-regulated in AF patients but up-regulated in obese individuals. The susceptibility to AF in obese mice induced by high-fat diet (HFD) was increased following with the FPR2 blocker Boc-2.The administration of exogenous ANXA1 active peptide chain Ac2-26 can mitigate the susceptibility to AF in obese mice by attenuating atrial fibrosis, lipid deposition, oxidative stress injury, and myocardial cell apoptosis. However, this protective effect against AF susceptibility is reversed by AAV9-shAMPK-mediated AMPK specific knockdown in the myocardium. The vitro experiments demonstrated that silencing ANXA1 exacerbated lipid deposition, oxidative stress injury, and apoptosis induced by palmitic acid (PA) in cardiomyocytes. Additionally, Ac2-26 effectively mitigated myocardial lipid deposition, oxidative stress injury, and apoptosis induced by PA. These effects were impeded by FPR2 inhibitors Boc-2 and WRW4. The main mechanism involves the activation of AMPK by ANXA1 through FPR2 in order to enhance fatty acid oxidation in cardiomyocytes, thereby ultimately leading to a reduction in lipid accumulation and associated lipotoxicity. Our findings demonstrate that the ANXA1-FPR2 axis plays a protective role in obesity-associated AF by alleviating metabolic stress in the atria of obese mice, thereby emphasizing its potential as a promising therapeutic target for AF.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1475-2840
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1475-2840
DOI: 10.1186/s12933-024-02545-z
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/96c73b61748f4364aea9638d05e197f2
Accession Number: edsdoj.96c73b61748f4364aea9638d05e197f2
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ISSN:14752840
DOI:10.1186/s12933-024-02545-z
Published in:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Language:English