STAT3 inhibition recovers regeneration of aged muscles by restoring autophagy in muscle stem cells

Author:

Catarinella Giorgia1,Bracaglia Andrea12ORCID,Skafida Emilia13,Procopio Paola1,Ruggieri Veronica45ORCID,Parisi Cristina45ORCID,De Bardi Marco1ORCID,Borsellino Giovanna1ORCID,Madaro Luca45,Puri Pier Lorenzo6,Sacco Alessandra6,Latella Lucia17ORCID

Affiliation:

1. IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy

2. PhD Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Department of Biology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy

3. School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy

4. Department of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedics, University of Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

5. Laboratory Affiliated to Istituto Pasteur Italia-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Rome, Italy

6. Development, Aging and Regeneration Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA

7. Institute of Translational Pharmacology, National Research Council

Abstract

Age-related reduction in muscle stem cell (MuSC) regenerative capacity is associated with cell-autonomous and non–cell-autonomous changes caused by alterations in systemic and skeletal muscle environments, ultimately leading to a decline in MuSC number and function. Previous studies demonstrated that STAT3 plays a key role in driving MuSC expansion and differentiation after injury-activated regeneration, by regulating autophagy in activated MuSCs. However, autophagy gradually declines in MuSCs during lifespan and contributes to the impairment of MuSC-mediated regeneration of aged muscles. Here, we show that STAT3 inhibition restores the autophagic process in aged MuSCs, thereby recovering MuSC ability to promote muscle regeneration in geriatric mice. We show that STAT3 inhibition could activate autophagy at the nuclear level, by promoting transcription of autophagy-related genes, and at the cytoplasmic level, by targeting STAT3/PKR phosphorylation of eIF2α. These results point to STAT3 inhibition as a potential intervention to reverse the age-related autophagic block that impairs MuSC ability to regenerate aged muscles. They also reveal that STAT3 regulates MuSC function by both transcription-dependent and transcription-independent regulation of autophagy.

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Life Science Alliance, LLC

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