TY - JOUR
T1 - Mitochondrial Complex Abundance, Mitophagy Proteins, and Physical Performance in People With and Without Peripheral Artery Disease
AU - Picca, Anna
AU - Wohlgemuth, Stephanie E.
AU - McDermott, Mary M.
AU - Saini, Sunil K.
AU - Dayanidhi, Sudarshan
AU - Zhang, Dongxue
AU - Xu, Shujun
AU - Kosmac, Kate
AU - Tian, Lu
AU - Ferrucci, Luigi
AU - Sufit, Robert L.
AU - Marzetti, Emanuele
AU - Leeuwenburgh, Christiaan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors. Published on behalf of the American Heart Association, Inc., by Wiley.
PY - 2023/3/21
Y1 - 2023/3/21
N2 - BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial abnormalities exist in gastrocnemius muscle of people with peripheral artery disease (PAD). Whether abnormalities in mitochondrial biogenesis and autophagy are associated with greater ischemia or walking impairment in PAD is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: Protein markers of mitochondrial biogenesis and autophagy and the abundance of mitochondrial electron transport chain complexes were quantified in gastrocnemius muscle biopsies from people with and without PAD. Their 6-minute walk distance and 4-m gait speed were measured. Sixty-seven participants (mean age 65.0 years [±6.8], 16 [23.9%] women, 48 [71.6%] Black) were enrolled, including 15 with moderate to severe PAD (ankle brachial index [ABI] <0.60), 29 with mild PAD (ABI 0.60–0.90), and 23 without PAD (ABI 1.00–1.40). Abundance of all electron transport chain complexes was significantly higher in participants with lower ABI (eg, complex I: 0.66, 0.45, 0.48 arbitrary units [AU], respectively, P trend=0.043). Lower ABI values were associated with a higher LC3A/B II-to-LC3A/B I (microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3) ratio (2.54, 2.31, 2.15 AU, respectively, P trend=0.017) and reduced abundance of the autophagy receptor p62 (0.71, 0.69, 0.80 AU, respectively, P trend=0.033). The abundance of each electron transport chain complex was positively and significantly associated with 6-minute walk distance and 4-m gait speed at usual and fast pace only among participants without PAD (eg, complex I: r=0.541, P=0.008; r=0.477, P=0.021; r=0.628, P=0.001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that accumulation of electron transport chain complexes in gastrocnemius muscle of people with PAD may be because of impaired mitophagy in the setting of ischemia. Findings are descriptive, and further study in larger sample sizes is needed.
AB - BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial abnormalities exist in gastrocnemius muscle of people with peripheral artery disease (PAD). Whether abnormalities in mitochondrial biogenesis and autophagy are associated with greater ischemia or walking impairment in PAD is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS: Protein markers of mitochondrial biogenesis and autophagy and the abundance of mitochondrial electron transport chain complexes were quantified in gastrocnemius muscle biopsies from people with and without PAD. Their 6-minute walk distance and 4-m gait speed were measured. Sixty-seven participants (mean age 65.0 years [±6.8], 16 [23.9%] women, 48 [71.6%] Black) were enrolled, including 15 with moderate to severe PAD (ankle brachial index [ABI] <0.60), 29 with mild PAD (ABI 0.60–0.90), and 23 without PAD (ABI 1.00–1.40). Abundance of all electron transport chain complexes was significantly higher in participants with lower ABI (eg, complex I: 0.66, 0.45, 0.48 arbitrary units [AU], respectively, P trend=0.043). Lower ABI values were associated with a higher LC3A/B II-to-LC3A/B I (microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3) ratio (2.54, 2.31, 2.15 AU, respectively, P trend=0.017) and reduced abundance of the autophagy receptor p62 (0.71, 0.69, 0.80 AU, respectively, P trend=0.033). The abundance of each electron transport chain complex was positively and significantly associated with 6-minute walk distance and 4-m gait speed at usual and fast pace only among participants without PAD (eg, complex I: r=0.541, P=0.008; r=0.477, P=0.021; r=0.628, P=0.001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that accumulation of electron transport chain complexes in gastrocnemius muscle of people with PAD may be because of impaired mitophagy in the setting of ischemia. Findings are descriptive, and further study in larger sample sizes is needed.
KW - ankle-brachial index
KW - electron transport chain
KW - mitochondrial biogenesis
KW - mtDNA damage
KW - muscle
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U2 - 10.1161/JAHA.122.027088
DO - 10.1161/JAHA.122.027088
M3 - Article
C2 - 36892048
AN - SCOPUS:85150751159
SN - 2047-9980
VL - 12
JO - Journal of the American Heart Association
JF - Journal of the American Heart Association
IS - 6
M1 - e027088
ER -