Morphometric, Hemodynamic, and Multi-Omics Analyses in Heart Failure Rats with Preserved Ejection Fraction.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to investigate the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) induced by a high-salt diet in Dahl salt-sensitive rats.
Results Summary
The high-salt diet led to diastolic dysfunction, impaired systolic function, prolonged repolarization, increased cell size, and apoptosis in cardiomyocytes. Multi-omics analysis identified key pathways, including inflammatory response and mitochondrial fission, contributing to myocyte stiffening and contractile dysfunction.
Population
Dahl salt-sensitive rats
Effective Dosage
High-salt diet (specific amount not detailed)
Duration
7 weeks
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) | Dahl salt-sensitive (DSS) rats | - | developed | #1 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | diastolic dysfunction | Rats with HFpEF | - | showed | #2 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | impaired systolic function | Rats with HFpEF | - | showed | #3 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | prolonged repolarization of myocytes | Rats with HFpEF | - | showed | #4 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | cell size | myocytes | - | owing to an increase in | #5 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | apoptosis of myocytes | myocytes | - | owing to | #6 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | multi-omics profile | rats with HFpEF | - | showed significant differences | #7 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | genetic risk factors involved in cardiac muscle contraction | - | - | revealed | #8 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | genetic risk factors involved in proteasome | - | - | revealed | #9 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | genetic risk factors involved in B cell receptor signaling | - | - | revealed | #10 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | genetic risk factors involved in p53 signaling pathway | - | - | revealed | #11 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | inflammatory response | - | - | showed | #12 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | mitochondrial fission | - | - | showed | #13 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | myocyte stiffening | - | - | may deteriorate | #14 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | cytoskeleton protein | - | - | indicated | #15 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | cell fraction | - | - | indicated | #16 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | enzyme binding | - | - | indicated | #17 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | ATP binding | - | - | indicated | #18 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | Mff | HS group | - | validated upregulated | #19 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | Itga9 | HS group | - | validated upregulated | #20 |
high-salt (HS) diet | decrease | Map1lc3a | HS group | - | validated downregulated | #21 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | aberrant mitochondria | - | - | likely contributed to accumulation of | #22 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | ROS | - | - | to increase | #23 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | myocyte stiffness | - | - | elevation of | #24 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | contractile dysfunction | - | - | subsequent | #25 |
high-salt (HS) diet | increase | myocardial apoptosis | - | - | subsequent | #26 |
(1) Background: There are no successive treatments for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) because of complex interactions between environmental, histological, and genetic risk factors. The objective of the study is to investigate changes in cardiomyocytes and molecular networks associated with HFpEF. (2) Methods: Dahl salt-sensitive (DSS) rats developed HFpEF when fed with a high-salt (HS) diet for 7 weeks, which was confirmed by in vivo and ex vivo measurements. Shotgun proteomics, microarray, Western blot, and quantitative RT-PCR analyses were further carried out to investigate cellular and molecular mechanisms. (3) Results: Rats with HFpEF showed diastolic dysfunction, impaired systolic function, and prolonged repolarization of myocytes, owing to an increase in cell size and apoptosis of myocytes. Heatmap of multi-omics further showed significant differences between rats with HFpEF and controls. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) of multi-omics revealed genetic risk factors involved in cardiac muscle contraction, proteasome, B cell receptor signaling, and p53 signaling pathway. Gene Ontology (GO) analysis of multi-omics showed the inflammatory response and mitochondrial fission as top biological processes that may deteriorate myocyte stiffening. GO analysis of protein-to-protein network indicated cytoskeleton protein, cell fraction, enzyme binding, and ATP binding as the top enriched molecular functions. Western blot validated upregulated Mff and Itga9 and downregulated Map1lc3a in the HS group, which likely contributed to accumulation of aberrant mitochondria to increase ROS and elevation of myocyte stiffness, and subsequent contractile dysfunction and myocardial apoptosis. (4) Conclusions: Multi-omics analysis revealed multiple pathways associated with HFpEF. This study shows insight into molecular mechanisms for the development of HFpEF and may provide potential targets for the treatment of HFpEF.