Ketones and the heart: metabolic principles and therapeutic implications

TR Matsuura, P Puchalska, PA Crawford… - Circulation …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
The ketone bodies beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate are hepatically produced
metabolites catabolized in extrahepatic organs. Ketone bodies are a critical cardiac fuel and …

Animal models of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF): from metabolic pathobiology to drug discovery

S Gao, X Liu, T Li, L Chen, Y Feng, Y Wang… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2024 - nature.com
Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is currently a preeminent
challenge for cardiovascular medicine. It has a poor prognosis, increasing mortality, and is …

β-cell deletion of the PKm1 and PKm2 isoforms of pyruvate kinase in mice reveals their essential role as nutrient sensors for the KATP channel

HR Foster, T Ho, E Potapenko, SM Sdao, SM Huang… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Pyruvate kinase (PK) and the phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) cycle play key roles in nutrient-
stimulated K ATP channel closure and insulin secretion. To identify the PK isoforms …

ATF4 protects the heart from failure by antagonizing oxidative stress

X Wang, G Zhang, S Dasgupta, EL Niewold… - Circulation …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Cellular redox control is maintained by generation of reactive oxygen/nitrogen
species balanced by activation of antioxidative pathways. Disruption of redox balance leads …

Rational Engineering of a Mitochondrial‐Mimetic Therapy for Targeted Treatment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Precisely Regulating Mitochondrial Homeostasis

H Chen, W Pu, X Hu, C Yang, G Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a leading cause of heart failure and the most common
indication for heart transplantation. Currently, there is still an unmet clinical need in effective …

Metabolic characterization of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in human heart

W Wang, J Wang, K Yao, S Wang, M Nie… - Nature Cardiovascular …, 2022 - nature.com
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common inherited cardiovascular disease with
heterogeneous clinical presentations, governed by multiple molecular mechanisms …

METTL3 boosts glycolysis and cardiac fibroblast proliferation by increasing AR methylation

Y Zhou, K Song, B Tu, H Sun, JF Ding, Y Luo… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dysregulated glycolysis has been noted in several pathological processes characterized by
supporting cell proliferation. Nonetheless, the role of glycolysis reprogramming is not well …

Intercellular mitochondrial component transfer triggers ischemic cardiac fibrosis

C Zhang, H Hao, Y Wang, N Mu, W Jiang, Z Zhang… - Science Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Myocardial fibrosis is the villain of sudden cardiac death. Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion
(MI/R) injury induces cardiomyocyte damage or even death, which in turn stimulates …

SENP1 protects against pressure overload‐induced cardiac remodeling and dysfunction via inhibiting STAT3 signaling

D Yang, D Fan, Z Guo, FY Liu, MY Wang… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background SENP1 (sentrin/small ubiquitin‐like modifier‐specific protease 1) has emerged
as a significant modulator involved in the pathogenesis of a variety of human diseases …

The role of glycolytic metabolic pathways in cardiovascular disease and potential therapeutic approaches

S Chen, Y Zou, C Song, K Cao, K Cai, Y Wu… - Basic Research in …, 2023 - Springer
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major threat to human health, accounting for 46% of non-
communicable disease deaths. Glycolysis is a conserved and rigorous biological process …