Lysophosphatidylserine induces necrosis in pressure overloaded male mouse hearts via G protein coupled receptor 34.

Sugihara, Ryuta; Taneike, Manabu; Murakawa, Tomokazu; Tamai, Takahito; Ueda, Hiromichi; Kitazume-Taneike, Rika; Oka, Takafumi; Akazawa, Yasuhiro et al. · Nat Commun · 2023

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Heart failure is a leading cause of mortality in developed countries. Cell death is a key player in the development of heart failure. Calcium-independent phospholipase A<sub>2</sub>β (iPLA<sub>2</sub>β) produces lipid mediators by catalyzing lipids and induces nuclear shrinkage in caspase-independent cell death. Here, we show that lysophosphatidylserine generated by iPLA<sub>2</sub>β induces necrotic cardiomyocyte death, as well as contractile dysfunction mediated through its receptor, G protein-coupled receptor 34 (GPR34). Cardiomyocyte-specific iPLA<sub>2</sub>β-deficient male mice were subjected to pressure overload. While control mice showed left ventricular systolic dysfunction with necrotic cardiomyocyte death, iPLA<sub>2</sub>β-deficient mice preserved cardiac function. Lipidomic analysis revealed a reduction of 18:0 lysophosphatidylserine in iPLA<sub>2</sub>β-deficient hearts. Knockdown of Gpr34 attenuated 18:0 lysophosphatidylserine-induced necrosis in neonatal male rat cardiomyocytes, while the ablation of Gpr34 in male mice reduced the development of pressure overload-induced cardiac remodeling. Thus, the iPLA<sub>2</sub>β-lysophosphatidylserine-GPR34-necrosis signaling axis plays a detrimental role in the heart in response to pressure overload.

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