Ketone Catabolism is Essential for Maintaining Normal Heart Function During Aging
Keller, M. A.; Nakamura, M.
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The heart utilizes various nutrient sources for energy production, primarily favoring fatty acid oxidation. While ketones can be fuel substrates, ketolysis has been shown to be dispensable for heart development and function in mice. However, the long-term consequences of ketolysis downregulation in the heart remain unknown. Here we demonstrate that ketone catabolism is essential for preserving cardiac function during aging. The cardiac expression of succinyl-CoA:3-ketoacid CoA transferase (SCOT), a rate-limiting enzyme in ketolysis, decreases with aging in female mice. SCOT cardiomyocyte-specific knockout (cKO) mice exhibit normal heart function at 10 weeks of age but progressively develop cardiac dysfunction and remodeling as they age, without overt hypertrophy in both sexes. Notably, ketone supplementation via a ketogenic diet partially rescues contractile dysfunction in SCOT cKO mice, suggesting ketone oxidation-independent mechanisms contribute to the development of cardiomyopathy caused by SCOT downregulation. These findings indicate that ketone catabolism is crucial for maintaining heart function during aging, and that ketones confer cardioprotection independently of ketone oxidation.
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