Although exosomes are extracellular nanovesicles mainly involved in cardioprotection, it is not known whether plasma exosomes of older patients undergoing different types of on-pump cardiac surgery protect cardiomyocytes from apoptosis. Since different exosomal proteins confer pro-survival effects, we have analysed the protein cargo of exosomes circulating early after aortic unclamping. Plasma exosomes and serum cardiac troponin-I levels were measured in older cardiac surgery patients (NYHA II-III) underwent first-time on-pump coronary-artery by-pass graft (CABG; n=15) or minimally invasive heart valve surgery (mitral valve repair, n=15; aortic valve replacement, n=15) at induction of anesthesia (T0, baseline), 3h (T1) and 72h (T2) after aortic unclamping. Antiapoptotic role of exosomes was assessed in HL-1 cardiomyocytes exposed to hypoxia/re-oxygenation (H/R) by TUNEL assay. Protein exosomal cargo was characterized by mass spectrometry approach. Exosome levels increased at T1 (P<0.01) in accord with troponin values in all groups. In CABG group, plasma exosomes further increased at T2 (P<0.01) whereas troponin levels decreased. In vitro, all T1-exosomes prevented H/R-induced apoptosis. A total of 340 exosomal proteins were identified in all groups, yet 10% of those proteins were unique for each surgery type. In particular, 22 and 12 prosurvival proteins enriched T1-exosomes of patients underwent heart valve surgery and CABG, respectively. Our results suggest that endogenous intraoperative cardioprotection in older cardiac surgery patients is early mediated by distinct exosomal proteins regardless surgery type.
PLASMA EXOSOMES CHARACTERIZATION REVEALS A PERIOPERATIVE PROTEIN SIGNATURE IN OLDER PATIENTS UNDERGOING DIFFERENT TYPES OF ON-PUMP CARDIAC SURGERY
Alessandro Carrozzo;Valentina Casieri;Gaia Papini;Vincenzo Lionetti
2021-01-01
Abstract
Although exosomes are extracellular nanovesicles mainly involved in cardioprotection, it is not known whether plasma exosomes of older patients undergoing different types of on-pump cardiac surgery protect cardiomyocytes from apoptosis. Since different exosomal proteins confer pro-survival effects, we have analysed the protein cargo of exosomes circulating early after aortic unclamping. Plasma exosomes and serum cardiac troponin-I levels were measured in older cardiac surgery patients (NYHA II-III) underwent first-time on-pump coronary-artery by-pass graft (CABG; n=15) or minimally invasive heart valve surgery (mitral valve repair, n=15; aortic valve replacement, n=15) at induction of anesthesia (T0, baseline), 3h (T1) and 72h (T2) after aortic unclamping. Antiapoptotic role of exosomes was assessed in HL-1 cardiomyocytes exposed to hypoxia/re-oxygenation (H/R) by TUNEL assay. Protein exosomal cargo was characterized by mass spectrometry approach. Exosome levels increased at T1 (P<0.01) in accord with troponin values in all groups. In CABG group, plasma exosomes further increased at T2 (P<0.01) whereas troponin levels decreased. In vitro, all T1-exosomes prevented H/R-induced apoptosis. A total of 340 exosomal proteins were identified in all groups, yet 10% of those proteins were unique for each surgery type. In particular, 22 and 12 prosurvival proteins enriched T1-exosomes of patients underwent heart valve surgery and CABG, respectively. Our results suggest that endogenous intraoperative cardioprotection in older cardiac surgery patients is early mediated by distinct exosomal proteins regardless surgery type.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.