Lane M Smith1, Barbara K Yoza1, J Jason Hoth1, Charles E McCall1, Vidula Vachharajani2. 1. Critical Illness, Injury and Recovery Research Center of Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina. 2. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cardiac dysfunction, a common complication from severe sepsis, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. However, the molecular mechanisms of septic cardiac dysfunction are poorly understood. SIRT1, a member of the sirtuin family of NAD+-dependent protein deacetylases, is an important immunometabolic regulator of sepsis, and sustained SIRT1 elevation is associated with worse outcomes and organ dysfunction in severe sepsis. Herein, we explore the role of SIRT1 in septic cardiac dysfunction using a murine model of sepsis. METHODS: An in vitro model of inflammation in isolated H9c2 cardiomyocytes was used to confirm SIRT1 response to stimulation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), followed by a murine model of cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) to investigate the molecular and echocardiographic response to sepsis. A selective SIRT1 inhibitor, EX-527, was employed to test for SIRT1 participation in septic cardiac dysfunction. RESULTS: SIRT1 mRNA and protein levels in cultured H9c2 cardiomyocytes were significantly elevated at later time points after stimulation with LPS. Similarly, cardiac tissue harvested from C57BL/6 mice 36 h after CLP demonstrated increased expression of SIRT1 mRNA and protein compared with sham controls. Administration of EX-527 18 h after CLP reduced SIRT1 protein expression in cardiac tissue at 36 h. Moreover, treatment with EX-527 improved cardiac performance with increased global longitudinal strain and longitudinal strain rate. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings reveal that SIRT1 expression increases in isolated cardiomyocytes and cardiac tissue after sepsis inflammation. Moreover, rebalancing SIRT1 excess in late sepsis improves cardiac performance, suggesting that SIRT1 may serve as a therapeutic target for septic cardiomyopathy.
BACKGROUND: Cardiac dysfunction, a common complication from severe sepsis, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. However, the molecular mechanisms of septic cardiac dysfunction are poorly understood. SIRT1, a member of the sirtuin family of NAD+-dependent protein deacetylases, is an important immunometabolic regulator of sepsis, and sustained SIRT1 elevation is associated with worse outcomes and organ dysfunction in severe sepsis. Herein, we explore the role of SIRT1 in septic cardiac dysfunction using a murine model of sepsis. METHODS: An in vitro model of inflammation in isolated H9c2 cardiomyocytes was used to confirm SIRT1 response to stimulation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), followed by a murine model of cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) to investigate the molecular and echocardiographic response to sepsis. A selective SIRT1 inhibitor, EX-527, was employed to test for SIRT1 participation in septic cardiac dysfunction. RESULTS: SIRT1 mRNA and protein levels in cultured H9c2 cardiomyocytes were significantly elevated at later time points after stimulation with LPS. Similarly, cardiac tissue harvested from C57BL/6 mice 36 h after CLP demonstrated increased expression of SIRT1 mRNA and protein compared with sham controls. Administration of EX-527 18 h after CLP reduced SIRT1 protein expression in cardiac tissue at 36 h. Moreover, treatment with EX-527 improved cardiac performance with increased global longitudinal strain and longitudinal strain rate. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings reveal that SIRT1 expression increases in isolated cardiomyocytes and cardiac tissue after sepsis inflammation. Moreover, rebalancing SIRT1 excess in late sepsis improves cardiac performance, suggesting that SIRT1 may serve as a therapeutic target for septic cardiomyopathy.
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