INTRODUCTION

Mtabolic citrates such as succinate and NAD+ have recently emerged as important players in various inflammatory conditions. Succinate is an intermediate in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and is known to play an essential role in adenosine triphosphate generation in mitochondria. In line with the extensive research focused on the metabolic functions of mitochondria in human pathophysiology, studies that reveal novel functions and regulatory mechanisms of succinate are growing. Here, we review the sources of succinate in the human body and summarize the newly established roles of succinate (which are now expanded beyond its classical metabolic actions) in various human pathophysiological conditions, particularly those that have not been reviewed.

SOURCES OF SUCCINATE

Succinate is a dicarboxylic acid metabolite in the TCA cycle. The accumulation of succinate in mitochondria, the cytosol, and extracellular environment occurs when there is an imbalance between energy demand and oxygen supply. For instance, increased succinate levels have been found during ischemia [1], and exercise [2] due to low oxygen levels. The accumulation of succinate could be a direct consequence of reductions in succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) [3], which catalyzes the conversion of succinate to fumarate in the TCA cycle [45]. In addition to the TCA cycle, other metabolic pathways also contribute to the production of succinate under pathological and physiological conditions. The malate-aspartate shuttle [6] and the purine nucleotide shuttle [7] can increase mitochondrial fumarate, which triggers the reverse activity of SDH, converting fumarate to succinate [8]. The gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) shunt also intersects with the TCA cycle via succinate. GABA is synthesized and recycled from α-ketoglutarate that is generated by the TCA cycle into succinate via glutamate, GABA, and succinic semialdehyde. The fact that succinate is involved in multiple metabolic pathways indicates its potential as an intermediate metabolite as well as a signaling transmitter which may quickly transduce metabolic cues.

Succinate is an important metabolite in both host and microbial metabolic processes. While the mitochondria are a physiological source of succinate in ‘sterile’ tissues, the distal gastrointestinal tract is densely populated with microbes that produce succinate as a byproduct of anaerobic fermentation [910111213]. The major producers of succinate in the mammalian gut are bacteria that belong to the Bacteroidetes phylum and the succinate pathway is the dominant route for the generation of propionate, which is found mainly in Bacteroides spp. and Prevotella spp. [9]. Interestingly, the prevalence of Bacteroides and Prevotella represent an intestinal microbiota signature in patients with type 2 diabetes [14]. It is plausible that the altered microbiota contribute to increased levels of succinate levels found in obese and diabetic individuals [15].

SUCCINATE SIGNALING

Succinate's role as a signaling transducer includes at least three levels of regulation: as an intermediate metabolite to regulate cellular metabolism and respiration, as a substrate for succinyl-coenzyme A (CoA) to conduct protein post-translational modification (PTM) via succinylation, and as a hormone-like molecule to activate succinate receptors.

The role of intracellular succinate as a metabolite which stabilizes hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α in response to hypoxia [1617], enhances interleukin-1β (IL-1β) production during inflammation in innate immune signaling [18] and stimulates macrophage polarization has been well-characterized [19]. Emerging evidence indicates there is also a regulatory role of succinate in energy expenditure, weight control, and metabolic homeostasis [202122]. Notably, succinate is one of the metabolites that is increased in the plasma in response to exercise and up-regulates the expression of a transcriptional regulator of glucose utilization and lipid metabolism genes in skeletal muscle in vitro [2]. The reversible reaction of succinyl-CoA to succinate is catalyzed by succinyl-CoA synthetase (succinate thiokinase). Succinate can directly influence the level of succinyl-CoA and the lysine succinylation of proteins. Lysine succinylation has recently been identified as a PTM that involves an addition of a succinyl group (-CO-CH2-CH2-CO2H) to a lysine residue in a protein. Lysine succinylation extensively regulates metabolic enzyme activities in mitochondria [2324]. It is interesting that SDH is activated by lysine succinylation [2325] suggesting a self-regulatory mechanism of succinate levels in mitochondria. Extensive lysine succinylation has been found in enzymes involved in mitochondrial metabolism, including the TCA cycle, and fatty acid metabolism [23]. In mammalian cells, it often occurs at the same lysine residues as acetylation [2627]. Notably, succinyl groups contain a negatively charged carboxyl group, indicating succinylation and acetylation are functionally distinct. Indeed, SDH activity is reduced by lysine acetylation [2428] and stimulated by succinylation [23]. The increased lysine acetylation has been found in mesangial and tubular cells exposed to high levels of glucose [29] suggesting that acetylation reduces SDH activity causing succinate accumulation in high glucose environments. Whether and how cells orchestra succinate, succinyl-CoA and succinylation to regulate cell metabolism is an intriguing and yet to be explored topic.

Succinate is exported from mitochondria to the cytosol by the dicarboxylate carrier in exchange for Pi [30]. Tissue or cell type-specific plasma membrane dicarboxylate transporters, likely members of the organic anion transporter families, and sodium-dicarboxylate exchangers are responsible for succinate transport across the plasma membrane. For example, the solute carrier family 26 member 6 (Slc26a6) is an anion-exchanger expressed in the apical membrane of the kidney proximal tubule. Slc26a6-null mice exhibited greater renal and intestinal sodium-dependent succinate uptake than wild-type mice [31]. However, we do not understand what the tissue-specific carriers are and how they are regulated in oxidative or metabolic stress environments to modulate succinate accumulation. As pointed out by Ariza et al. [32], the use of specific antagonists or knockout mice for these cotransporters may reveal pathways involved in pathological states due to succinate accumulation.

Cytosol succinate at elevated levels may be released from cells [3] where it acts as an extracellular mediator that signals via the succinate receptor 1 (SUCNR1) [33]. Succinate/SUCNR1 activation in stress situations and pro-inflammatory actions have been extensively reviewed [323435]. SUCNR1 is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPR91) expressed in various types of cells and tissues (Fig. 1), and its expression is substantially higher in fat tissues, followed by liver, kidney, pancreas, spleen, skin, lymphonodus, gall bladder, thymus and intestine. The function of succinate/SUCNR1 signaling in some of these tissues have been reported. For example, succinate from ischemic hepatocytes triggerd SUCNR1 expressed in quiescent hepatic stellate cells and accelerated stellate cell activation [36]. Succinate activation of SUCNR1 is considered to be a renal and cardiovascular sensory receptor in blood pressure regulation [37]. SUCNR1 activation in the afferent arterioles of the glomerulus increases renin release and induces hypertension [38]. Succinate has been observed to induce a multifaceted type 2 immune response through SUCNR1-expressing tuft cells in the small intestine [3940] which strongly support that gut microbiome derived succinate could be a key mediator of the crosstalk between the microbiome and host immunity.

Of note, SUCNR1 shares a high level of sequence homology with the family of P2Y purinoreceptors [41] and indeed, succinate has been suggested to interfere with the P2Y1 receptor and may mediate calcium mobilization in accumbal astrocytes [42]. Furthermore, the extrasynaptic GABA_B receptor sites of rat globus pallidus, a motoric effector area in the nucleus accumbens, has been shown to be succinate-sensitive [43]. Further investigation regarding succinate signaling mediated through SUCNR1 and other potential succinate receptors, especially in the brain, are warranted. It is intriguing to assess the affinity of succinate to different receptors and whether its default receptors vary in different cell types.

The regulatory role of accumulated succinate and its signaling through SUCNR1 has been reported and reviewed in several pathophysiological conditions [89323435364445]. Here, without repeating the well-documented role of succinate signaling through its modulation of the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in macrophages, we will highlight its role in a few less-studied areas such as bone, oral health and allergy.

SUCCINATE: A SENILE-METABOLITE

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the United States, approximately 26.9% (10.9 million) of the population aged 65 years or older have diabetes. Diabetes is associated with a higher risk of sustaining osteoporotic fractures than their non-diabetic counterparts. According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation, osteoporosis affects approximately 10% of women aged 60 and this rate increases increasing steadily to 67% in women aged 90. Aging is a degenerative process caused by accumulated damage that leads to cellular dysfunction, tissue failure, and death [46]. Accumulating evidence suggests a causative link between mitochondrial dysfunction and major phenotypes associated with aging [46]. Consequently, mitochondrial dysfunction could lead to skeletal aging. One major consequence of age-associated mitochondrial dysfunction is oxidative damage caused by an accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). ROS, such as the superoxide radical and H₂O₂ are crucial components that regulate the differentiation of osteoclasts [4748]. Age-associated mitochondrial dysfunction also leads (unavoidably) to an accumulation of intermediate metabolites [4950515253]. It is known that SDH activity is directly related to life-span. SDH mutations lead to a shortened life span, impaired respiration and overproduction of superoxide in Caenorhabditis elegans [54] and Drosophila [55]. Restoration of SDH-positive mitochondrial density improves metabolic efficiency in aged rats [56]. SDH deficiency could cause an abnormal accumulation of succinate, which could directly contribute to the age-related degeneration of organs expressing SUCNR1. Succinate elevation has indeed been connected to skeletal diseases such as osteoporosis [57], rheumatoid arthritis [58], and osteoarthritis [59]. We have demonstrated the expression of SUCNR1 in bone marrow myeloid lineage cells, including osteoclasts, and succinate elevation induce bone loss through osteoclastogenesis [57]. Succinate is abundant in synovial fluids taken from rheumatoid arthritis patients and exacerbates rheumatoid arthritis through production of IL-1β [58]. Succinate seems to be a “senile-metabolite” tightly related to aging which warrants further study to reveal its role in more aging-related tissue degenerations.

SUCCINATE SIGNALING AND PERIODONTITIS

Periodontitis is a common chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the destruction of the supporting structures of the teeth (the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone) [60616263]. It is highly prevalent and has multiple negative impacts on quality of life. Epidemiological data confirm that diabetes is a major risk factor for periodontitis with approximately five-fold higher susceptibility. Over time, diabetes, a widespread chronic disorder, affects oral health. According to the International Diabetes Federation, the number of people with diabetes has risen from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014, and it is estimated that by 2040 this number will increase to 642 million (http://www.idf.org/). As mentioned previously, succinate elevation is associated with hyperglycemia and thus, succinate signaling is directly implicated in diabetes-related complications. The mechanisms underlying the links between these two conditions are not completely understood, but involve aspects of metabolic dysfunction, immune functioning, cytokine biology, and bacterial colonization. Succinate is elevated in the gingival crevicular fluid of periodontal patients [6465]. The local elevation of succinate levels may lead to SUCNR1 activation in the periodontium, which in turn will increase the expression of inflammatory mediators and bone resorption. Recently, a study demonstrated that periodontal ligament cells exhibited succinate elevation in response to Porphyromonas gingivalis [66], supporting that targeting succinate signaling could be a therapeutic strategy for chronic periodontitis.

SUCCINATE SIGNALING AND ALLERGY

Hypersensitivity reactions associated with succinate have been identified in case reports [6768] of immediate allergic reactions to methylprednisolone sodium succinate, but not to methylprednisolone without succinate ester. However, it is still debatable whether succinate itself is immunogenic or if it only increases the immunogenicity of the steroid molecule [6970]. Augmented allergic contact dermatitis was observed in SUCNR1-deficient mice sensitized and challenged with oxazolone; additionally, succinate signaling is required for normal mast cell development [71]. Interestingly, SUCNR1-deficient mice do not have exacerbation of asthma or mast cell-dependent arthritis, suggesting that the absence of succinate signaling does not exacerbate autoimmune pathology [71]. Recently, it was reported that succinate levels are highly upregulated in patients with mild and persistent asthma [72], likely due to hypoxic stress. It is plausible that succinate signaling is involved in both normal and manifested cell functions in allergic reactions. More studies on the role of SUCNR1 activation (or absence) in various cell types will help to delineate succinate signaling in the development of allergic and inflammatory responses.

SUCCINATE SIGNALING AND CANCER

In cancer cells, high levels of aerobic glycolysis called the “Warburg effect” is the key style of cancer metabolism [73]. SDH, one of a mitochondrial TCA cycle enzyme that converts succinate into fumarate [74], has been demonstrated to be a tumor suppressor [75]. Downregulation of SDH results in a cytosolic accumulation of succinate and generates oncogenic signaling from the mitochondria to the cytosol. Cytosolic succinate inhibits HIF-α prolyl hydroxylase, and activities and protects HIF-1α degradation [76]. This constitutively activated HIF-1α modulates essential genes involved in cancer cell division and positively supports tumor growth [77]. Indeed, downregulation of SDH has been found in human cancers, including stomach and colon [78], and somatic or inherited mutations of SDH lead to pheochromocytoma, paraganglioma, or renal cell carcinoma [79].

Meanwhile, the stabilization of HIF-1α by a cytosolic accumulation of succinate induces IL-1β production, which is a key pro-inflammatory cytokine [18]. In tumor microenvironments, IL-1β can polarize macrophages into the M1 subtype, which can attack cancer cells and play a major role in host defense mechanisms [80]. Furthermore, several lines of evidence indicate succinate directly stimulates immune cells to produce IL-1β and that it contributes to inflammatory conditioning. In the presence of lipopolysaccharides, succinate simultaneously enhances IL-1β production in bone marrow-derived dendritic cells [81]. Succinate also enhances the antigen presenting potentials of dendritic cells, which enables an adaptive response and exacerbates inflammation [82]. A recent study by Wu et al. [83] showed that breast cancer cells release succinate into their microenvironment and activate SUCNR1 signaling to polarize macrophages into tumor-associated macrophages, which promotes cancer cell migration, invasion and even metastasis. Succinate may also aggravate the progression toward nonalcoholic fatty liver disease at the onset of obesity through enhanced protein stabilization and activity [84].

Collectively, succinate has dual conflicting actions in cancer microenvironments. It can positively stimulate cancer cell survival directly or indirectly through manipulating tumor micro-environment to favor its progression. In contrast, succinate signaling may also contribute to anti-tumor immunities by activating host defensive immune cells such as M1 macrophages or dendritic cells. Further studies are needed to understand these finely tuned mechanisms.

CONCLUSIONS

It is plausible that the three levels of succinate regulatory mechanisms occur in a highly orchestrated temporal manner at specific cellular organelles. Initially, under normal physiological conditions, succinate primarily acts as an intermediate metabolite to regulate cellular metabolism and respiration. Through reversible conversion to succinyl-CoA, succinate may quickly respond to metabolic cues inside mitochondria and the cytosol to regulate the target proteins' activity by succinylation. Eventually, the release of excess succinate extracellularly enables its action as a ligand to activate SUCNR1 and initiate pro-inflammatory responses. Future studies focused on delineating the timing and regulation of succinate release in the context of various pathophysiological conditions and tissues will be helpful to reveal the complexity of succinate's multifaceted role.

Acknowledgements

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This study was funded by NIH grants AG055787 (Xin Li), DE027074 (Xin Li, Deepak Saxena), the NYU Provost Mega-grants Initiative award (Xin Li) and the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea, funded by the Ministry of Education NRF-2017R1A2B4005563 (Sun Wook Cho).

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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: Drs. Xin Li and Deepak Saxena are co-founders of Periomics Care LLC.

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Fig. 1

Expression levels of signals via the succinate receptor 1 (SUCNR1) mRNA in various tissues of mice. A 12-week-old C57BL/6J male mouse was euthanized before the organs were isolated and snap frozen with liquid nitrogen. The samples were stored at −80℃ until RNA extraction. An age matched C57BL/6J female mouse's ovary was collected and stored in the same way. Total RNA was isolated using TRI Reagent (Sigma-Aldrich), and purified using the RNeasy kit (Qiagen). Following TaqMan reverse transcription, polymerase chain reaction was performed in a BioRad 384-module using a SYBR Green (Applied Biosystems) method with primers for the indicated genes: β-actin forward primer: 5′-AGCCATGTACGTAGCCATCC-3′; β-actin reverse primer:5′-CTCTCAGCTGTGGTGGTGAA-3′. SUCNR1 forward primer: 5′-GACAGAAGCCGACAGCAGAAT-3′; SUCNR1 reverse primer: 5′-TAGACATTGCTGCTGTTCCAGTT-3′.

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