Project description:Doxorubicin (DOX) is one of the most effective chemotherapeutic agents for various types of cancers. However, DOX often causes cardiotoxicity referred to as DOX-induced cardiomyopathy (DIC). In this experiment, transcriptome changes induced by doxorubicin were examined in human PSC-derived cardiomyocytes.
Project description:Doxorubicin (DOX) is one of the most effective chemotherapeutic agents for various types of cancers. However, DOX often causes cardiotoxicity referred to as DOX-induced cardiomyopathy (DIC). Despite extensive research aimed at identifying therapeutic targets for DIC, only a limited number of effective treatments are available. In this study, we identified a member of the STE20 kinase family, thousand and one amino acid protein kinase 1 (TAOK1) as a potential regulator for DOX-induced cardiomyocyte death using a kinome-wide CRISPR gene knockout screen in human cardiomyocytes derived from pluripotent stem cells (hPSC-CMs). TAOK1 suppression improved DOX-induced cardiomyocyte dysfunction in hPSC-CMs and rescued cardiac function in a DIC mouse model. Mechanistically, we found that TAOK1 regulated p38 MAPK-mediated cardiomyocyte apoptosis induced by DOX. Our results indicate TAOK1 as a promising therapeutic strategy for treating DIC in cancer patients, and highlight the advantage of hPSC-CMs as a platform to study drug-induced cardiotoxicity.
Project description:Doxorubicin (DOX) is a first-line chemotherapeutic agent widely used in the treatment of various cancers, but its clinical efficacy is limited by its early and late cardiotoxic effects. Prior to the visible morphological manifestation of lesions in cardiomyocytes after exposure to DOX, they can detect damage and initiate a complex cascade of responses, including the modulation of gene expression, including the regulation of microRNAs (miRNAs).In this study, we used small RNA sequencing to evaluate miRNA expression levels in cardiomyocytes exposed to DOX at a concentration of 10 μM for periods of 1 and 22 hours, compared to unexposed cells. By analyzing the normalized data and using DESeq2, we identified significant changes in the expression of certain miRNAs in DOX-treated cells. These miRNAs emerge as promising biomarker candidates that, if further investigated, could provide a valuable early detection tool for DOX sensitivity and guide the timely administration of cardioprotective agents.
Project description:We wanted to analyze the global gene expression to unravel molecular mechanisms underlying the combined action of DOX and IFNγ in mouse cardiomyocytes. We treated the cardiomyocytes respectively with PBS, DOX and DOX plus IFN-γ, and the differentially expressed genes and the gene expression patterns were supposed to be analyzed.
Project description:Doxorubicin (DOX) and other anthracyclines are effective chemotherapeutic agents, however, their use is influenced by the risk of cardiotoxicity. We still have an incomplete understanding of the cardiomyocyte protective pathways activated after anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity (AIC).Danshen injection (DSI), astaxanthin (AXT) and diosmetin (DMT) are effective in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, but the mechanism of protection against adriamycin-induced cardiotoxicity is unclear. Here, we performed RNA-seq screening in H9c2 cardiomyocytes to determine the potential protective mechanisms of Danshen injection, astaxanthin and diosmetin against AIC.
Project description:A Comprehensive Study To Decipher The Impact Of Simulated Microgravity On Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Cardiomyocytes