PMID- 25546437 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150908 LR - 20201217 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 12 DP - 2014 TI - Conditional knockout of prolyl hydroxylase domain protein 2 attenuates high fat-diet-induced cardiac dysfunction in mice. PG - e115974 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0115974 [doi] LID - e115974 AB - Oxygen sensor prolyl hydroxylases (PHDs) play important roles in the regulation of HIF-alpha and cell metabolisms. This study was designed to investigate the direct role of PHD2 in high fat-diet (HFD)-induced cardiac dysfunction. In HFD fed mice, PHD2 expression was increased without significant changes in PHD1 and PHD3 levels in the heart. This was accompanied by a significant upregulation of myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MYD88) and NF-kappaB. To explore the role of PHD2 in HFD-induced cardiac dysfunction, PHD2 conditional knockout mice were fed a HFD for 16 weeks. Intriguingly, knockout of PHD2 significantly reduced MYD88 and NF-kappab expression in HFD mouse hearts. Moreover, knockout of PHD2 inhibited TNFalpha and ICAM-1 expression, and reduced cell apoptosis and macrophage infiltration in HFD mice. This was accompanied by a significant improvement of cardiac function. Most importantly, conditional knockout of PHD2 at late stage in HFD mice significantly improved glucose tolerance and reversed cardiac dysfunction. Our studies demonstrate that PHD2 activity is a critical contributor to the HFD-induced cardiac dysfunction. Inhibition of PHD2 attenuates HFD-induced cardiac dysfunction by a mechanism involving suppression of MYD88/NF-kappab pathway and inflammation. FAU - Zeng, Heng AU - Zeng H AD - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States of America. FAU - Chen, Jian-Xiong AU - Chen JX AD - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States of America. LA - eng GR - R01 HL102042/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - HL102042/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20141229 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (Angiogenesis Inducing Agents) RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit) RN - 0 (Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88) RN - 0 (Transcription Factor RelA) RN - EC 1.14.11.29 (Egln1 protein, mouse) RN - EC 1.14.11.29 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline Dioxygenases) SB - IM MH - Angiogenesis Inducing Agents/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis MH - Blood Glucose/metabolism MH - Body Weight MH - Diet, High-Fat/*adverse effects MH - Feeding Behavior MH - Glucose Tolerance Test MH - Heart/*physiopathology MH - Heart Function Tests MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline Dioxygenases/*deficiency/genetics/*metabolism MH - Macrophages/metabolism MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Mice, Obese MH - Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88/metabolism MH - Transcription Factor RelA/metabolism MH - Up-Regulation PMC - PMC4278833 COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2014/12/30 06:00 MHDA- 2015/09/09 06:00 PMCR- 2014/12/29 CRDT- 2014/12/30 06:00 PHST- 2014/10/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/11/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/12/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/12/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/09/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/12/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-14-43818 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0115974 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2014 Dec 29;9(12):e115974. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115974. eCollection 2014.