Finding New Targets for the Treatment of Heart Failure: Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Autophagy

J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2023 Dec;16(6):1349-1356. doi: 10.1007/s12265-023-10410-9. Epub 2023 Jul 11.

Abstract

Heart failure is a progressive disease with an annual mortality rate of about 10% and is the end-stage stage of various heart diseases, which places a huge socioeconomic burden on the healthcare system. The development of heart failure has received increasing attention as a potential way to improve the treatment of this disease. Many studies have shown that endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy play an important role in the occurrence and development of heart failure. With the in-depth study of endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy, both are considered promising targets for pharmacological interventions to treat heart failure, but the mechanism of heart failure between the two is not clear. This review will highlight the effects of endoplasmic reticulum stress, autophagy, and their interactions in the development and development of heart failure, thereby helping to provide direction for the future development of targeted therapies for patients with heart failure. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This study explored the new targets for the treatment of heart failure: endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy. Targeted drug therapy for endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy is expected to provide a new intervention target for the treatment of heart failure.

Keywords: Autophagy; Endoplasmic reticulum stress; Heart failure; UPR.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Apoptosis
  • Autophagy
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress*
  • Heart Failure* / drug therapy
  • Humans