Effects of Cobalt Chloride, a Hypoxia-Mimetic Agent, on Autophagy and Atrophy in Skeletal C2C12 Myotubes

Chen, Rui; Jiang, Ting; She, Yanling; Xu, Jiehua; Li, Cheng; Zhou, Shanyao; Shen, Huijuan; Shi, Huacai; Liu, Shuang

doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7097580

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Effects of Cobalt Chloride, a Hypoxia-Mimetic Agent, on Autophagy and Atrophy in Skeletal C2C12 Myotubes

Rui Chen,¹Ting Jiang,²Yanling She,¹Jiehua Xu,³Cheng Li,¹Shanyao Zhou,¹Huijuan Shen,⁴Huacai Shi,¹and Shuang Liu⁴

Academic Editor: Janusz Blasiak

Received07 Feb 2017

Revised15 May 2017

Accepted24 May 2017

Published19 Jun 2017

Abstract

Background. Hypoxia-induced autophagy and muscle wasting occur in several environmental and pathological conditions. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of the hypoxia-mimetic agent CoCl₂ on autophagy and muscle atrophy are still unclear. Methods. C2C12 myotubes were exposed to increasing concentrations of CoCl₂ for 24 hours. Quantitative RT-PCR, Western blotting, and transmission electron microscopy were performed to confirm autophagy occurs. Autophagy proteins were measured to understand the molecule mechanisms. We also inhibited hypoxic autophagy and examined the changes in myogenin expression, myotubes formation, and apoptosis. Results. Our results showed that CoCl₂-mimicked hypoxia upregulated the expression of the autophagy-related proteins LC3, HIF-1α, BNIP3, p-AMPKα, and beclin-1, whereas p62 and p-mTOR were downregulated. In addition, the autophagosome could be observed after CoCl₂ induction. The expression of the autophagy-related E3 ligase parkin and the muscle-specific ubiquitin ligase atrogin-1 was increased by CoCl₂. Inhibition of autophagy by 3MA increased myogenin expression and promoted myotubes formation and the percentage of cell death was decreased. Conclusions. Our results confirmed that CoCl₂-mimicked hypoxia induced autophagy via the HIF-1α/BNIP3/beclin-1 and AMPK/mTOR pathways. Our results also revealed an important link between autophagy and muscle atrophy under hypoxia, which may help to develop new therapeutic strategies for muscle diseases.

1. Introduction

Oxygen plays a central role in cellular respiration and energy metabolism. However, hypoxia is common in the tissues of most individuals. Hypoxia-induced muscle wasting is a phenomenon frequently reported in several environmental and pathological conditions, such as exposure to high altitudes, prolonged immobilization, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, exercise, and anemia [1–4]. However, the mechanism underlying the effects of hypoxia in skeletal muscle is still unknown.

Autophagy is a catabolic process that eliminates or recycles obsolete proteins and organelles via lysosomes to maintain cellular homeostasis. Autophagy occurs constitutively in skeletal muscle under many physiological conditions and becomes an important regulator in hypoxic environments, helping to maintain a balance between synthesis and degradation.

Hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) is a transcription factor that controls hypoxia-induced autophagy by upregulating expression of its downstream proteins, such as Bcl-2 adenovirus E1B 19-kDa interacting protein 3 (BNIP3) [5]. BNIP3 then forms a stable homodimer complex that is inserted into the mitochondrial membrane, causing mitochondrial damage and triggering mitochondrion-dependent apoptosis [6]. Earlier reports suggested that BNIP3 plays a pivotal role in the loss of skeletal muscle mass and provides a potential therapeutic target in muscle wasting disorders and other diseases that involve autophagy [7]. Beclin-1 is a downstream target of BNIP3. BNIP3 hinders interaction between Bcl-2 and beclin-1, resulting in increased availability of beclin-1 and subsequent induction of autophagy [8].

Autophagy induction requires the activation of several signaling kinases. One potent autophagy activator is AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), a conserved serine/threonine kinase required for cellular growth and energy homeostasis [9]. Conversely, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is negatively regulating autophagy in mammalian cells [5]. When nutrients are scarce, AMPK phosphorylates and interacts with unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1 (ULK1). mTOR dissociates from ULK1 complex, freeing ULK1 to trigger autophagosome nucleation and elongation [10]. When nutrients are abundant, the mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) binds to and phosphorylates ULK1 Ser757 and then disrupts the interaction between ULK1 and AMPK [11]. Although both AMPK and mTOR play important role in autophagy, their contribution to the induction of the autophagy in skeletal muscle under hypoxia has been only barely investigated so far.

The present study was performed to investigate the effects of cobalt chloride (CoCl₂) as a mimic of hypoxia on autophagy and atrophy. We used CoCl₂ to mimic hypoxia in vitro in the C2C12 mouse myoblast cell line. With regard to the molecular mechanisms involved, we examined the expression of HIF-1α/BNIP3/beclin-1 and AMPK/mTOR, which affected autophagy. To explore the effects of hypoxia on muscle mass degeneration further, we examined the expression of parkin and atrogin-1. Based on previous studies reporting both beneficial and detrimental effects of autophagy on muscle homeostasis, we inhibited autophagy under hypoxia in the C2C12 mouse myoblast cell line to examine the association between autophagy and atrophy, which may help in the development of new therapeutic strategies for muscle diseases.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Cell Culture

The mouse myoblast cell line C2C12 (Stem Cell Bank, Chinese Academy of Sciences) was cultured in DMEM high glucose (Gibco-BRL, Grand Island, NY) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (Hyclone, Logan, UT), 100 U/mL penicillin, and 100 μg/mL streptomycin in 5% CO₂ at 37°C. Myoblasts were induced to form myotubes by incubation in DMEM containing 2% horse serum (Hyclone, Logan, UT) for another 5 days. Then, C2C12 myotubes were treated with CoCl₂ at different final dilutions (10, 50, 100, or 200 μM) for 24 hours. 3-methyladenine (3MA) (Selleck, Houston, TX) was cocultured with/without CoCl₂ at a concentration of 5 mM for 24 h. Chloroquine (CQ) (Selleck, Houston, TX) was added to differential medium at a working concentration of 25 μM for 6 h before collection of cells.

2.2. Real-Time Quantitative PCR

Total RNA was extracted from cells using TRIZOL reagent (Life Technologies, NY, USA), in accordance with the manufacturer’s protocol. Aliquots of 1 μg of RNA were reverse-transcribed to cDNA with PrimeScript™ RT Master Mix (Takara Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Otsu, Japan). SYBR® Green Mix (Takara Biotechnology Co., Ltd.) was used to determine the abundance of mRNA, and the results were expressed relative to 18S RNA. The primer sequences used for PCR were as follows:

18S forward: 5′-GTAACCCGTTGAACCCCATT-3′, reverse: 5′-CCATCCAATCGGTAGTAGCG-3′; HIF-1α forward: 5′-ACCTTCATCGGAAACTCCAAAG-3′, reverse: 5′-CTGTTAGGCTGGGAAAAGTTAGG-3′; BNIP3 forward: 5′-TGAATCTGGACGAAGTAGCTCC-3′, reverse: 5′-CAGACGCCTTCCAATGTAGATC-3′; LC3B forward: 5′-CGATACAAGGGGGAGAAGCA-3′, reverse: 5′-ACTTCGGAGATGGGAGTGGA-3′; myogenin forward: 5′-GGCAATGCACTGGAGTTCG-3′, reverse: 5′-AGCCGCGAGCAAATGATC-3′; atrogin-1 forward: 5′-GAGTGGCATCGCCCAAAAGA-3′, reverse: 5′-TCTGGAGAAGTTCCCGTATAAGT-3′; p62 forward: 5′-CACAGGCACAGAAGACAA-3′, reverse: 5′-CCGACTCCAAGGCTATCT-3′; parkin forward: 5′-ACCATCAAGAAGACCACCAAG-3′, reverse: 5′-GTTCCACTCACAGCCACAG-3′.

2.3. Western Blotting Analysis

C2C12 myotubes were lysed in RIPA buffer containing protease inhibitor and PMSF to extract the total protein. Equal quantities of proteins (20 μg) were separated by 10%–12% SDS-PAGE and transferred onto PVDF membranes. The membranes were blocked with 5% nonfat milk and incubated with primary antibodies targeting HIF-1α (1 : 1000; Abcam, Cambridge, UK), BNIP3 (1 : 1500; Abcam), atrogin-1 (1 : 1000; Abcam), LC3B (1 : 1000; ABclonal, Woburn, MA), beclin-1 (1 : 2000; ABclonal), myogenin (1 : 500; Millipore, Billerica, MA), parkin (1 : 1000; CST, Danvers, MA), p62 (1 : 500; CST), p-mTOR (1 : 1000; CST), mTOR (1 : 1000; CST), p-AMPKα (1 : 1000; CST), and AMPKα (1 : 1000; CST) overnight at 4°C. The membranes were incubated with goat anti-mouse or anti-rabbit secondary antibody for 1 hour at room temperature. Band intensity was determined using a chemiluminescent imaging system (Tanon, Shanghai, China). Tubulin was used as a control for protein level quantification.

2.4. Transmission Electron Microscopy

Cell specimens were fixed in 2.5% glutaraldehyde and then postfixed in 1% osmium tetroxide, dehydrated through a graded ethanol series, and embedded in epoxy resin. Serial ultrathin sections were cut on an LKB-III ultratome (Leica, Wetzlar, Germany). Ultrathin sections were stained with uranyl acetate (Ted Pella, Redding, CA) and lead citrate (Ted Pella) and examined using an electron microscope (H7600; Hitachi, Tokyo, Japan) at an acceleration voltage of 100 kV.

2.5. Giemsa Staining

Cells were fixed in pure methanol for 10 minutes and then immersed in a freshly prepared working Giemsa stain solution (KeyGEN Biotech, Jiangsu, China) for 20 minutes, flushed with tap water, and left to dry last.

2.6. Detection of Necrosis and Apoptosis

An Annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) apoptosis detection kit (Sony Biotechnology Co., CA, USA) was used to detect apoptosis in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The C2C12 myotubes were incubated with CoCl₂ or 3MA for 24 hours. The cells were then digested with trypsin and washed twice with cold PBS. The cells were resuspended in 500 μL of binding buffer. Then, 5 μL of Annexin V and 5 μL of 7-ADD were added to the cells and incubated in the dark for 15 minutes.

2.7. Statistical Analysis

Data are reported as the means ± SEM. Statistical significance was assessed by one-way ANOVA between groups. When significant variations were found, Tukey’s multiple comparisons test was performed. In all analyses, was taken to indicate statistical significance.

3. Results

3.1. Cobalt Chloride Induced Autophagy in C2C12 Cells

To examine the effects of CoCl₂ mimicking hypoxia on autophagy in C2C12 cells, we performed qRT-PCR and Western blotting analysis to determine the expression of LC3B and p62 at different concentrations for 24 hours. The results showed that CoCl₂ dose-dependently increased LC3B mRNA (Figure 1(a)) and the ratio of LC3II/LC3I (Figure 1(b)). p62 is an autophagic adaptor protein which can be degraded during increased autophagy. In support of increasing LC3B-II protein, p62 was dramatically reduced in CoCl₂ treatment groups (Figures 1(c) and 1(d)), which could be interpreted as an increase in autophagy flux. In addition, the autophagosome could be observed with CoCl₂ treatment (Figure 1(e)).

Figure 1

CoCl₂ induced C2C12 myotubes autophagy. The C2C12 myotubes were incubated with different dilutions of CoCl₂ (10, 50, 100, or 200 μM) for 24 hours. QRT-PCR and Western blotting analysis were, respectively, used to determine the mRNA and protein levels of LC3 and p62 in C2C12 cells treated with CoCl₂ (a–d). The bands were quantified using Image J and tubulin was used as the internal control. and compared to control group. (e) Transmission electron microscopy images of C2C12 cells showing increased numbers of autophagosomes in the CoCl₂ (200 μM) group (E2) compared to the normal group (E1). Scale bar: 500 nm. The red arrows mean autophagosomes.

3.2. The Real Effect of Cobalt Chloride Induced Autophagy Was Further Verified by 3MA and CQ

To further verify the real effects of CoCl₂-induced autophagy in C2C12 cells, we utilized 3MA (5 mM) and CQ (25 μM) to inhibit autophagy. On the one hand, 3MA inhibited autophagy-dependent protein degradation and we found that 3MA significantly decreased the ratio of LC3II/LC3I (Figure 2(a)). On the other hand, CQ treatment for 6 h increased in LC3B-II protein ensured that the observed increase in LC3B-II protein was due to increased autophagic flux (Figure 2(b)).

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3.3. Autophagy Signal Pathways Were Activated by Cobalt Chloride

To understand the mechanisms underlying the autophagy in C2C12 cells under hypoxic conditions, we next evaluated the protein expression of HIF-1α and its downstream target, BNIP3. The results indicated upregulation of HIF-1α and BNIP3 with CoCl₂ treatment, suggesting the involvement of the HIF-1α/BNIP3 signaling pathway in CoCl₂-induced autophagy. Furthermore, compared with control group, beclin-1 increased in a concentration-dependent manner (Figure 3(a)). AMPK activation or mTOR inhibition resulted in autophagy. As expected, p-AMPKα level elevated upon induction of CoCl₂ and the ratio of p-AMPKα/AMPKα was increased significantly. Oppositely, the ratio of p-mTOR/mTOR was gradually decreased with concentrations (Figure 3(b)).

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3.4. Cobalt Chloride Induced C2C12 Cells Protein Degradation

Parkin is one of autophagy-related E3 ligases. Our results demonstrated that parkin was significantly increased in CoCl₂ groups compared to control group (Figures 4(a) and 4(b)). The level of atrogin-1, a muscle-specific ubiquitin ligase that mediates the degradation of muscle protein, was elevated by CoCl₂ in a concentration-dependent manner (Figures 4(c) and 4(d)).

3.5. Inhibition of Autophagy Induced by Cobalt Chloride Promoted Cell Survival in C2C12 Myotubes

Western blotting analysis revealed the expression of myogenin was recovered with 3MA treatment (Figure 5(a)). In favor of increasing of myogenin protein in 3MA + CoCl₂ group, Giemsa staining images showed more spindly ring-shaped myotubes formation in 3MA + CoCl₂ group compared with CoCl₂ group (Figure 5(b)). The results of flow cytometry showed that the percentage of cells undergoing apoptosis in response to CoCl₂ treatment was 25.21%, while 3MA had a positive effect on C2C12 survival under hypoxia conditions, and the percentage of apoptosis was significantly decreased by 13.11% when cocultured with 3MA (Figure 5(c)). Overall, these data suggested that inhibition of autophagy played a role in counteracting atrophy in vitro and had a positive effect on C2C12 cells development.

Figure 5

Inhibition of autophagy induced by cobalt chloride promoted cell survival in C2C12 myotubes. (a) Western blotting result showed the protein level of C2C12 myotubes treated with CoCl₂ with/without 3MA. The bands were quantified by Image J and the expression level of myogenin was normalized relative to tubulin. (b) Giemsa staining images showing morphology changes in C2C12 cells. Pictures were taken at the same magnification (40x). Scale bar: 100 μm. (B1) Control group, (B2) 200 μM CoCl₂ group, (B3) 5 mM 3MA group, and (B4) 200 μM CoCl₂ + 5 mM 3MA group. (c, d) Flow cytometry for apoptosis stained with Annexin V-FITC on the -axis and 7-ADD on the -axis. compared to control group; compared to CoCl₂ + 3MA group.

4. Discussion

Hypoxia-induced cell damage has been studied in various cell types. In this study, we exposed C2C12 myotubes to different concentrations of CoCl₂, a well-known hypoxia-mimetic agent that competes with the activity of bivalent ions and suppresses the formation of oxygenated hemoglobin [12]. In cell culture systems, CoCl₂ blocks the catalysis of prolyl hydroxylases, leading to an intracellular hypoxia-like state [13, 14]. In our study, we found that the ratio of LC3-II/LC3-I was upregulated while the level of p62 was downregulated in C2C12 myotubes by CoCl₂-induced hypoxia. An increase in LC3-II protein is considered a marker for elevated autophagosome formation, and a decrease in p62 can be interpreted as an increase in autophagy flux [15]. 3MA and CQ in the presence and absence of CoCl₂ were used to verify the real effects of CoCl₂ in autophagy.

In the present study, CoCl₂ treatment resulted in the accumulation of HIF-1α protein. HIF-1α protein is located in the cytoplasm under normoxic conditions and can be ubiquitinated by Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) E3 ubiquitin ligase, thereby promoting protein degradation. Under conditions of hypoxia, proline residues of the oxygen-dependent degradation domain of HIF-1α are not hydroxylated due to the lack of sufficient amounts of O₂. Therefore, pVHL cannot interact with HIF-1α, and finally the monomer remains in the cytoplasm and migrates to the nucleus, binding to constantly expressed β-monomer and forming the HIF-1α transcription factor [16]. BNIP3 contains a hypoxia response element (HRE) and appears to be a direct target of transcriptional activation by HIF-1 [10]; this molecule was originally reported to function as a BH3-only protein that induced programmed cell death [17]. More recently, BNIP3 has been reported to regulate autophagy through its interaction with LC3-related molecules at nascent phagophores [18, 19]. Bellot reported that the expression of BNIP3 is required for the optimal induction of autophagy under conditions of hypoxia [20]. Beclin-1 is a key protein involved in nucleus complex formation and creates a section of double membrane [8], which could be released by BNIP3 through hindering interaction with Bcl-2 and beclin-1. The result of the present study indicated that the expression of beclin-1 was increased by CoCl₂ in a concentration-dependent manner and that induced the following autophagic process.

The process of autophagy involves complex autophagy regulating pathways. AMPK/mTOR is one of the most studied signal pathways of autophagy. AMPK activation leads to the inhibition of mTORC1 and its subsequent dissociation from ULK1 complex. A recent study reported that ULK1 was found to combine and to be phosphorylated by mTOR in palmitate induced insulin-resistant C2C12 myotubes. AMPK activation triggered a progressive reduction of mTOR activity and showed a protective effect against palmitate induced insulin resistance [21]. In addition, it was reported that AMPK activation is required to guarantee a proper autophagy-induced catabolism during long-term resistance exercise [22]. However, little is known about whether AMPK/mTOR signal involves CoCl₂-induced autophagy. Our current results provided evidence that AMPK activation stimulated autophagy in C2C12 myotubes with CoCl₂, through the suppression of mTOR phosphorylation.

Previous reports have shown that autophagy is a dynamic catabolic process that is involved in a wide range of physiological processes and the pathogenesis of diverse diseases. Parkin is the central ubiquitin ligase to autophagy pathways [23]. Interestingly, an autophagy deficiency in denervated slow-twitch soleus muscles delayed skeletal muscle atrophy and reduced mitochondrial activity and parkin expression [24]. Atrogin-1 was identified to be specific to muscle atrophy and to be involved in targeting important muscular signaling pathways for protein degradation [25]. Our results showed that parkin and atrogin-1 were upregulated by CoCl₂ in a dose-dependent manner, which indicated that CoCl₂-induced hypoxia could facilitate myofibrillar degradation.

To determine the effect of CoCl₂-mimicked hypoxia-induced autophagy in myogenesis, we suppressed the activation of autophagy by 3MA, leading to the upregulation of myogenin as well as impaired myoblast fusion compared with that in the CoCl₂ group, suggesting that hypoxia-induced autophagy has a negative role in muscle differentiation. Maintenance of muscle mass depends not only on myogenesis but also on the number of muscle fibers. Numerous studies have demonstrated that autophagy has a protective effect against apoptosis under conditions of oxidative stress. In contrast, some studies suggested that autophagy facilitated apoptosis with necrotic morphology and autophagosome formation [26–28]. To clarify further the functional significance of autophagy in C2C12 cells, we used flow cytometry to detect cell apoptosis, and the results indicated that the percentage of apoptotic cells was increased by culture in the presence of CoCl₂, while inhibition of autophagy by 3MA had a protective effect against apoptosis under hypoxic conditions. These results indicated that hypoxia-induced autophagy facilitated apoptosis and myofibrillar degradation.

In conclusion, the findings of the present study demonstrated that CoCl₂-mimicked hypoxia induced autophagy via the HIF-1α/BNIP3/beclin-1 and AMPK/mTOR signaling pathways. Excessive hypoxia-induced autophagy has a myotoxic effect on C2C12 myotubes and may provide a potential therapeutic target in muscle wasting disorders.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.

Authors’ Contributions

Rui Chen, Ting Jiang, and Yanling She contributed equally to this work.

Acknowledgments

The work was supported by grant from the Medical Scientific Research Foundation of Guangdong Province (no. A2016612), the Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangdong Province (no. 20172004), and the Science Foundation of Guangdong No. 2 Provincial People’s Hospital (nos. YQ2015-017 and YQ2015-018).

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