PMID- 22717542 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130103 LR - 20220701 IS - 1941-7225 (Electronic) IS - 0895-7061 (Linking) VI - 25 IP - 9 DP - 2012 Sep TI - Carboxyl terminus of heat shock protein 70-interacting protein inhibits angiotensin II-induced cardiac remodeling. PG - 994-1001 LID - 10.1038/ajh.2012.74 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The carboxyl terminus of heat shock protein 70-interacting protein (CHIP), an E3 ligase/chaperone, was found to protect cardiomyocytes against apoptosis induced by ischemic injury; however, the functional role of CHIP in remodeling induced by angiotensin II (Ang II) remains unclear. METHODS: We generated CHIP-overexpressed transgenic (TG) mice infused with Ang II (1,500 ng/kg/min) or saline for days or small interfering RNA (siRNA) knockdown of neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. Heart sections were stained with hematoxylin and eosin, Masson trichrome, TdT-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) staining, and immunohistochemistry, and the levels of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) were measured by western blot analysis. RESULTS: Seven days after Ang II infusion, cardiac-specific overexpression of CHIP significantly enhanced cardiac contractile performance in mice and attenuated cardiac apoptosis, fibrosis, and inflammation: the number of TUNEL-positive cells, fibrotic areas, macrophage infiltration, and the expression of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), IL-6, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in heart tissues were decreased as compared with wild-type (WT) mice (all P < 0.05). In contrast, CHIP siRNA knockdown markedly increased Ang II-induced apoptosis and the expression of proinflammatory cytokines, as compared with siRNA control. The mechanisms underlying these beneficial actions were associated with CHIP-mediated inhibition of NF-kappaB and MAPK (p38 and JNK) pathways. CONCLUSIONS: CHIP plays an important role in regulating Ang II-triggered hypertensive cardiac apoptosis, inflammation, and fibrosis. FAU - Yang, Kun AU - Yang K AD - Department of Pathology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. FAU - Zhang, Tian-Peng AU - Zhang TP FAU - Tian, Cui AU - Tian C FAU - Jia, Li-Xin AU - Jia LX FAU - Du, Jie AU - Du J FAU - Li, Hui-Hua AU - Li HH LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20120621 PL - United States TA - Am J Hypertens JT - American journal of hypertension JID - 8803676 RN - 0 (Angiotensins) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 11128-99-7 (Angiotensin II) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (Stub1 protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM EIN - Am J Hypertens. 2022 Jul 1;35(7):677-678. PMID: 35776550 MH - Angiotensin II/*drug effects MH - Angiotensins/*antagonists & inhibitors MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Fibrosis MH - Heart/*drug effects MH - Mice MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - Myocardium/pathology MH - Myocytes, Cardiac MH - NF-kappa B/antagonists & inhibitors MH - Rats MH - Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/biosynthesis/*physiology MH - Ventricular Remodeling/physiology EDAT- 2012/06/22 06:00 MHDA- 2013/01/04 06:00 CRDT- 2012/06/22 06:00 PHST- 2012/06/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/06/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/01/04 06:00 [medline] AID - ajh201274 [pii] AID - 10.1038/ajh.2012.74 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Hypertens. 2012 Sep;25(9):994-1001. doi: 10.1038/ajh.2012.74. Epub 2012 Jun 21.