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- Characterization of plasma SDS-protein aggregation profile of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fractionPublication . Gouveia, Marisol; Schmidt, Cristine; Teixeira, Manuel; Lopes, Mário; Aveiro, Susana; Domingues, Pedro; Xia, Ke; Colón, Wilfredo; Vitorino, Rui; Ferreira, Rita; Santos, Mário; Vieira, Sandra; Ribeiro, FernandoThis study characterizes the plasma levels and composition of SDS-resistant aggregates (SRAs) in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) to infer molecular pathways associated with disease and/or proteostasis disruption. Twenty adults (ten with HFpEF and ten age-matched individuals) were included. Circulating SRAs were resolved by diagonal two-dimensional SDS-PAGE, and their protein content was identified by mass spectrometry. Protein carbonylation, ubiquitination and ficolin-3 were evaluated. Patients with HFpEF showed higher SRA/total (36.6 +/- 4.9% vs 29.6 +/- 2.2%, p = 0.009) and SRA/soluble levels (58.6 +/- 12.7% vs 40.6 +/- 5.8%, p = 0.008). SRAs were carbonylated and ubiquitinated, suggesting they are composed of dysfunctional proteins resistant to degradation. SRAs were enriched in proteins associated with cardiovascular function/disease and with proteostasis machinery. Total ficolin-3 levels were decreased (0.77 +/- 0.22, p = 0.041) in HFpEF, suggesting a reduced proteostasis capacity to clear circulating SRA. Thus, the higher accumulation of SRA in HFpEF may result from a failure or overload of the protein clearance machinery.
- Exercise training decreases the load and changes the content of circulating SDS-resistant protein aggregates in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fractionPublication . Gouveia, Marisol; Schmidt, Cristine; Basilio, Priscilla Gois; Aveiro, Susana; Domingues, Pedro; Xia, Ke; Colón, Wilfredo; Vitorino, Rui; Ferreira, Rita; Santos, Mário; Vieira, Sandra I.; Ribeiro, FernandoBackgroundHeart failure (HF) often disrupts the protein quality control (PQC) system leading to protein aggregate accumulation. Evidence from tissue biopsies showed that exercise restores PQC system in HF; however, little is known about its effects on plasma proteostasis.AimTo determine the effects of exercise training on the load and composition of plasma SDS-resistant protein aggregates (SRA) in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).MethodsEighteen patients with HFrEF (age: 63.4 +/- 6.5 years; LVEF: 33.4 +/- 11.6%) participated in a 12-week combined (aerobic plus resistance) exercise program (60 min/session, twice per week). The load and content of circulating SRA were assessed using D2D SDS-PAGE and mass spectrometry. Cardiorespiratory fitness, quality of life, and circulating levels of high-sensitive C-reactive protein, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), haptoglobin and ficolin-3, were also evaluated at baseline and after the exercise program.ResultsThe exercise program decreased the plasma SRA load (% SRA/total protein: 38.0 +/- 8.9 to 36.1 +/- 9.7%, p = 0.018; % SRA/soluble fraction: 64.3 +/- 27.1 to 59.8 +/- 27.7%, p = 0.003). Plasma SRA of HFrEF patients comprised 31 proteins, with alpha-2-macroglobulin and haptoglobin as the most abundant ones. The exercise training significantly increased haptoglobin plasma levels (1.03 +/- 0.40 to 1.11 +/- 0.46, p = 0.031), while decreasing its abundance in SRA (1.83 +/- 0.54 x 1011 to 1.51 +/- 0.59 x 1011, p = 0.049). Cardiorespiratory fitness [16.4(5.9) to 19.0(5.2) ml/kg/min, p = 0.002], quality of life, and circulating NT-proBNP [720.0(850.0) to 587.0(847.3) pg/mL, p = 0.048] levels, also improved after the exercise program.ConclusionExercise training reduced the plasma SRA load and enhanced PQC, potentially via haptoglobin-mediated action, while improving cardiorespiratory fitness and quality of life of patients with HFrEF.