Thiamine-modified metabolic reprogramming of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte under space microgravity

Thiamine-modified metabolic reprogramming of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte under space microgravity

2024 | Xinglong Han¹, Lina Qu², Miao Yu¹, Lingqun Ye¹, Liujia Shi², Guangfu Ye², Jingsi Yang¹, Yaning Wang¹, Hao Fan¹, Yong Wang¹, Yingjun Tan², Chunyan Wang², Qi Li², Wei Lei¹, Jianghai Chen³, Zhaoxia Liu², Zhenya Shen¹, Yinghui Li² and Shijun Hu¹
This study investigates the effects of space microgravity on human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hPSC-CMs) and the potential role of thiamine in mitigating these effects. During spaceflight, hPSC-CMs exposed to microgravity exhibited reduced beating rate, abnormal intracellular calcium cycling, and metabolic remodeling, particularly in thiamine metabolism. Thiamine, a vitamin B1 essential for energy metabolism, was found to be blocked in hPSC-CMs under microgravity conditions, leading to decreased tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle efficiency and ATP production. This resulted in cytoskeletal remodeling and calcium homeostasis imbalance. In vitro and in vivo studies showed that thiamine supplementation could reverse these adaptive changes induced by simulated microgravity. The study provides insights into the mechanisms of microgravity-induced cardiac adaptations and suggests that thiamine supplementation may be a feasible countermeasure against microgravity-induced cardiac dysfunction during long-duration spaceflight.This study investigates the effects of space microgravity on human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hPSC-CMs) and the potential role of thiamine in mitigating these effects. During spaceflight, hPSC-CMs exposed to microgravity exhibited reduced beating rate, abnormal intracellular calcium cycling, and metabolic remodeling, particularly in thiamine metabolism. Thiamine, a vitamin B1 essential for energy metabolism, was found to be blocked in hPSC-CMs under microgravity conditions, leading to decreased tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle efficiency and ATP production. This resulted in cytoskeletal remodeling and calcium homeostasis imbalance. In vitro and in vivo studies showed that thiamine supplementation could reverse these adaptive changes induced by simulated microgravity. The study provides insights into the mechanisms of microgravity-induced cardiac adaptations and suggests that thiamine supplementation may be a feasible countermeasure against microgravity-induced cardiac dysfunction during long-duration spaceflight.
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