TNF provokes cardiomyocyte apoptosis and cardiac remodeling through activation of multiple cell death pathways
Open Access
- 4 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Clinical Investigation in JCI Insight
- Vol. 117 (9), 2692-2701
- https://doi.org/10.1172/jci29134
Abstract
Transgenic mice with cardiac-restricted overexpression of secretable TNF (MHCsTNF) develop progressive LV wall thinning and dilation accompanied by an increase in cardiomyocyte apoptosis and a progressive loss of cytoprotective Bcl-2. To test whether cardiac-restricted overexpression of Bcl-2 would prevent adverse cardiac remodeling, we crossed MHCsTNF mice with transgenic mice harboring cardiac-restricted overexpression of Bcl-2. Sustained TNF signaling resulted in activation of the intrinsic cell death pathway, leading to increased cytosolic levels of cytochrome c, Smac/Diablo and Omi/HtrA2, and activation of caspases -3 and -9. Cardiac-restricted overexpression of Bcl-2 blunted activation of the intrinsic pathway and prevented LV wall thinning; however, Bcl-2 only partially attenuated cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Subsequent studies showed that c-FLIP was degraded, that caspase-8 was activated, and that Bid was cleaved to t-Bid, suggesting that the extrinsic pathway was activated concurrently in MHCsTNF hearts. As expected, cardiac Bcl-2 overexpression had no effect on extrinsic signaling. Thus, our results suggest that sustained inflammation leads to activation of multiple cell death pathways that contribute to progressive cardiomyocyte apoptosis; hence the extent of such programmed myocyte cell death is a critical determinant of adverse cardiac remodeling.Keywords
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