PMID- 32954538 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210427 LR - 20210427 IS - 1530-6860 (Electronic) IS - 0892-6638 (Linking) VI - 34 IP - 11 DP - 2020 Nov TI - Time-restricted feeding alleviates cardiac dysfunction induced by simulated microgravity via restoring cardiac FGF21 signaling. PG - 15180-15196 LID - 10.1096/fj.202001246RR [doi] AB - Dietary restriction has been well-described to improve health metrics, but whether it could benefit pathophysiological adaptation to extreme environment, for example, microgravity, remains unknown. Here, we investigated the effects of a daily rhythm of fasting and feeding without reducing caloric intake on cardiac function and metabolism against simulated microgravity. Male rats under ad libitum feeding or time-restricted feeding (TRF; food access limited to 8 hours every day) were subjected to hindlimb unloading (HU) to simulate microgravity. HU for 6 weeks led to left ventricular dyssynchrony and declined cardiac function. HU also lowered pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) activity and impaired glucose utilization in the heart. All these were largely preserved by TRF. TRF showed no effects on HU-induced loss of cardiac mass, but significantly improved contractile function of cardiomyocytes. Interestingly, TRF raised liver-derived fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) level and enhanced cardiac FGF21 signaling as manifested by upregulation of FGF receptor-1 (FGFR1) expression and its downstream markers in HU rats. In isolated cardiomyocytes, FGF21 treatment improved PDH activity and glucose utilization, consequently enhancing cell contractile function. Finally, both liver-specific knockdown (KD) of FGF21 and cardiac-specific FGFR1 KD abrogated the cardioprotective effects of TRF in HU rats. These data demonstrate that TRF improves cardiac glucose utilization and ameliorates cardiac dysfunction induced by simulated microgravity, at least partially, through restoring cardiac FGF21 signaling, suggesting TRF as a potential countermeasure for cardioprotection in long-term spaceflight. CI - (c) 2020 Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. FAU - Wang, Xin-Pei AU - Wang XP AD - School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Xing, Chang-Yang AU - Xing CY AD - School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. AD - Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Zhang, Jia-Xin AU - Zhang JX AD - School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Zhou, Jia-Heng AU - Zhou JH AD - School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Li, Yun-Chu AU - Li YC AD - School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Yang, Hong-Yan AU - Yang HY AD - School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Zhang, Peng-Fei AU - Zhang PF AD - School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Zhang, Wei AU - Zhang W AD - Department of Cardiology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Huang, Yin AU - Huang Y AD - Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China. FAU - Long, Jian-Gang AU - Long JG AD - Center for Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, Center for Translational Medicine, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Gao, Feng AU - Gao F AD - School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Zhang, Xing AU - Zhang X AD - School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. FAU - Li, Jia AU - Li J AD - School of Aerospace Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200921 PL - United States TA - FASEB J JT - FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology JID - 8804484 RN - 0 (fibroblast growth factor 21) RN - 62031-54-3 (Fibroblast Growth Factors) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Energy Intake MH - *Fasting MH - Fibroblast Growth Factors/genetics/*metabolism MH - Heart Diseases/etiology/metabolism/pathology/*prevention & control MH - Male MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Weightlessness Simulation/*adverse effects OTO - NOTNLM OT - FGF21 OT - cardiac function OT - diet OT - glucose utilization OT - microgravity EDAT- 2020/09/22 06:00 MHDA- 2021/04/28 06:00 CRDT- 2020/09/21 06:28 PHST- 2020/05/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/08/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/09/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/09/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/04/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/09/21 06:28 [entrez] AID - 10.1096/fj.202001246RR [doi] PST - ppublish SO - FASEB J. 2020 Nov;34(11):15180-15196. doi: 10.1096/fj.202001246RR. Epub 2020 Sep 21.