Succinate diminishes biological activity and mitochondrial function of human adipose-derived stem cells

Alterations in succinate levels have been associated with various metabolic and inflammatory diseases. However, little is currently known about whether adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) undergo changes when exposed to succinate. Here, we investigate the biological properties, mitochondrial function and immunophenotype of ADSCs treated with succinate. We observed that reduced biological activity of ADSCs following by succinate stimulated. Of note, succinate treated-ADSCs exhibit mitochondrial dysfunctions, including increased mitochondrial fragments, decreased mitochondrial mass, increased ROS production, reduced Oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). Furthermore, transcriptome analysis revealed that the downregulation of genes involved in cell proliferation, OXPHOS and metabolism, whereas the signaling pathways related to cancer, apoptosis, inflammation were upregulated upon succinate treatment. The findings indicate that ADSCs exposed to succinate exhibit signs of mitochondrial dysfunction, inflammation, and a significant decrease in biological activity. Overall design: Comparative gene expression profiling analysis of RNA-seq data for Adipose stem cells treated with DMS and DMM versus control.