cAMP Agonist Forskolin Disrupts Mitochondrial Metabolism and Induces Senescence in Human Mesenchymal Cells
- 1 February 2023
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Stem Cells and Development
- Vol. 32 (3-4), 87-98
- https://doi.org/10.1089/scd.2022.0180
Abstract
Adult-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be used in therapies for the treatment of various diseases. MSCs derived from aging tissues or long-term MSC cultures could have diminished therapeutic effects compared with MSCs derived from younger tissues, but the underlying mechanism has not been completely established. Dysfunction of energy metabolism is one of the main mechanisms underlying cell senescence. Although cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) is known to inhibit cell division and proliferation in vitro, its impact on MSC senescence has not been described. In this study, we used forskolin, an adenylate cyclase agonist and cAMP inducer, to disrupt metabolism in human adipose-derived MSCs and investigate the effects of metabolic dysfunction on MSC senescence. Treatment of human MSCs with forskolin resulted in senescence phenotypes, including reduced proliferation, cell-cycle arrest, and enhanced expression of the cell aging markers p16 and p21. Furthermore, the senescent MSCs exhibited increased adipogenesis capacity and decreased osteogenesis capacity as well as a senescence-associated secretory phenotype characterized by increased expression of several inflammatory factors. Forskolin-associated MSC senescence was mainly caused by oxidative stress–induced disruption of mitochondrial metabolism, and the senescent MSCs had high levels of reactive oxygen species and reduced sirtuin gene expression. Lastly, we found that cAMP inhibitor SQ22536 protects MSCs from forskolin-induced senescence and senescence-related-inflammatory-phenotype (SASP). Our results indicate that forskolin can cause senescence of human MSCs through oxidative stress–induced mitochondrial metabolic dysfunction, and thus the results provide a basis for developing strategies for improving the quality and efficacy of cultured MSCs for clinical use.Keywords
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