Diabetic cardiomyopathy is a complex disorder that emanates from the chronic and excessive use of fatty acids to fuel contractile function in diabetic myocardium due to the lack of insulin signaling and glucose uptake and utilization. The nearly exclusive use of fatty acids for fuel in diabetic myocardium results in widespread metabolomic dysregulation that precipitates multiple deleterious alterations in membrane structure and function. During the current grant interval, we have utilized enabling mass spectrometric technologies we developed to identify a plethora of novel signaling molecules in diabetic myocardium which we hypothesize contribute significantly to the bioenergetic inefficiency and maladaptive signaling in diabetic myocardium. We propose that these novel signaling molecules contribute to the increased mortality of diabetic patients suffering from acute coronary syndromes leading to myocardial infarction (MI). Moreover, the consequences of these pathologic alterations in signaling pathways in diabetic myocardium lead to the poor 5 year prognosis of diabetic patients after MI and include bioenergetic alterations that precipitate hemodynamic compromise, and promote mitochondrial dysfunction characteristic of diabetic cardiomyopathy. Lipids serve pleiotropic roles in cell function including substrate for energy production in myocardium. A primary aspect of diabetic cardiomyopathy is the maladaptive and dysfunctional integration of lipid metabolism with utilization thereby resulting in the production of toxic signaling molecules. Previously, through genetic, pharmacologic and chemical biological approaches, we have identified three major phospholipases and lipases in myocardium iPLA2 (PNPLA9), iPLA2? (PNPLA8), and iPLA2? (PNPLA2; ATGL) that likely serve as principal mediators of myocardial hemodynamic dysfunction, electrophysiologic alterations and maladaptive remodeling in diabetic myocardium. Recently, we demonstrated that iPLA2? and its downstream signaling metabolites initiate a transformative signaling pathway which likely underlies many of the multiple deleterious changes manifest in diabetic myocardium. Accordingly, in Specific Aim 1, we will use our enabling suites of mass spectrometric technologies to identify the types and amounts of novel signaling molecules produced by this pathway and identify their functions through a systems biology approach to define their specific roles in the initiation and propagation of diabetic cardiomyopathy.
In Specific Aim 2, we have identified a novel mechanism activating iPLA2. Accordingly, we will identify the role of activated iPLA2 in mediating the maladaptive production of signaling metabolites in diabetic myocardium and in diabetic myocardium rendered ischemic.
In Specific Aim 3, we will pursue the dramatic changes in triglyceride molecular species in diabetic myocardium which, after hydrolysis by iPLA2? (PNPLA2; ATGL), likely promote dysfunctional signaling in diabetic myocardium. Collectively, these studies are a synergistic multidisciplinary approach to identify the chemical mechanisms mediating diabetic cardiomyopathy using three highly relevant animal models of diabetes in conjunction with genetic loss of function mice to provide a fast track approach to drug discovery and translation of prominent pharmacologic targets to the clinic.

Public Health Relevance

Heart disease in diabetic patients is increasing at an alarming rate resulting from an epidemic of diabetes in industrialized societies. Due to insulin resistance in diabetic patients, sufficient amounts of glucose cannot enter cardiac cells forcing an overreliance on fats as the predominant fuel source. We have recently discovered a new family of signaling molecules which increase in diabetic hearts and are novel targets for treatment of diabetic heart disease. The proposed research will open a new frontier for the development of medications to attenuate the sequelae of diabetic cardiomyopathy.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01HL118639-08
Application #
9936060
Study Section
Biochemistry and Biophysics of Membranes Study Section (BBM)
Program Officer
Buxton, Denis B
Project Start
2013-06-01
Project End
2021-05-31
Budget Start
2020-06-01
Budget End
2021-05-31
Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
2020
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Washington University
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
068552207
City
Saint Louis
State
MO
Country
United States
Zip Code
63130
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