Neuropeptide Y promotes adipogenesis of human cardiac mesenchymal stromal cells in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy.
Neuropeptide Y promotes adipogenesis of human cardiac mesenchymal stromal cells in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy.
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10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.08.015
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2021-08
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3.5
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I. Stadiotti;A. Di Bona;Chiara Assunta Pilato;A. Scalco;A. Guarino;Barbara Micheli;M. Casella;C. Tondo;S. Rizzo;K. Pilichou;G. Thiene;A. Frigo;G. Pompilio;C. Basso;E. Sommariva;M. Mongillo;T. Zaglia
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I. Stadiotti;A. Di Bona;Chiara Assunta Pilato;A. Scalco;A. Guarino;Barbara Micheli;M. Casella;C. Tondo;S. Rizzo;K. Pilichou;G. Thiene;A. Frigo;G. Pompilio;C. Basso;E. Sommariva;M. Mongillo;T. Zaglia
BackgroundArrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy (AC) is a familial cardiac disease, mainly caused by mutations in desmosomal genes. AC hearts show fibro-fatty myocardial replacement, which favors stress-related life-threatening arrhythmias, predominantly in the young and athletes. AC lacks effective therapies, as its pathogenesis is poorly understood. Recently, we showed that cardiac Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (cMSCs) contribute to adipose tissue in human AC hearts, although the underlying mechanisms are still unclear.PurposeWe hypothesize that the sympathetic neurotransmitter, Neuropeptide Y (NPY), participates to cMSC adipogenesis in human AC.MethodsFor translation of our findings, we combinedin vitrocytochemical, molecular and pharmacologic assays on human cMSCs, from myocardial biopsies of healthy controls and AC patients, with the use of existing drugs to interfere with the predicted AC mechanisms. Sympathetic innervation was inspected in human autoptic heart samples, and NPY plasma levels measured in healthy and AC subjects.ResultsAC cMSCs expressed higher levels of pro-adipogenic isotypes of NPY-receptors (i.e.Y1-R, Y5-R). Consistently, NPY enhanced adipogenesis in AC cMSCs, which was blocked by FDA-approved Y1-R and Y5-R antagonists. AC-associated PKP2 reduction directly caused NPY-dependent adipogenesis in cMSCs. In support of the involvement of sympathetic neurons (SNs) and NPY in AC myocardial remodeling, patients had elevated NPY plasma levels and, in human AC hearts, SNs accumulated in fatty areas and were close to cMSCs.ConclusionsIndependently from the disease origin, AC causes in cMSCs a targetable gain of responsiveness to NPY, which leads to increased adipogenesis, thus playing a role in AC myocardial remodeling.