Integrative analysis of left ventricle and epicardial adipose tissue identifies SDHA and OGDH as candidate targets for ischemic heart disease Show others and affiliations
2026 (English) In: iScience, E-ISSN 2589-0042, Vol. 29, no 7, article id 116370Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Ischemic heart disease (IHD) involves coordinated molecular changes across heart; yet, their interplay remains poorly understood. Here, we investigated transcriptomic alterations in two heart tissue subtypes, left ventricle (LV) and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), from age-and BMI-matched healthy and IHD individuals, including diabetic and non-diabetic patients. We performed transcriptomic profiling and systems-level network analysis to identify disease-associated gene expression changes. Our analysis revealed (1) stronger transcriptional responses in EAT than LV, particularly in diabetic individuals, and (2) widespread dysregulation of inflammatory and metabolic pathways, including oxidative phosphorylation, cytokine signaling, and fatty acid degradation, across tissue subtypes. Co-expression network analysis uncovered shared gene modules, with SDHA and OGDH emerging as central, downregulated genes linked to mitochondrial function and inflammation, important processes in IHD pathophysiology. These findings were validated in independent human and mouse datasets. Overall, our integrative analysis identifies conserved molecular signatures across cardiac tissue subtypes, suggesting therapeutic potential in IHD.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages Elsevier BV , 2026. Vol. 29, no 7, article id 116370
National Category
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease
Identifiers URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-386711 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.116370 ISI: 001799057400001 PubMedID: 42325549 Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105041466433 OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-386711 DiVA, id: diva2:2090579
Note QC 20260807
2026-08-072026-08-072026-08-07 Bibliographically approved