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The Interplay of Endothelial P2Y Receptors in Cardiovascular Health: From Vascular Physiology to Pathology. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23115883. [PMID: 35682562 PMCID: PMC9180512 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23115883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The endothelium plays a key role in blood vessel health. At the interface of the blood, it releases several mediators that regulate local processes that protect against the development of cardiovascular disease. In this interplay, there is increasing evidence for a role of extracellular nucleotides and endothelial purinergic P2Y receptors (P2Y-R) in vascular protection. Recent advances have revealed that endothelial P2Y1-R and P2Y2-R mediate nitric oxide-dependent vasorelaxation as well as endothelial cell proliferation and migration, which are processes involved in the regeneration of damaged endothelium. However, endothelial P2Y2-R, and possibly P2Y1-R, have also been reported to promote vascular inflammation and atheroma development in mouse models, with endothelial P2Y2-R also being described as promoting vascular remodeling and neointimal hyperplasia. Interestingly, at the interface with lipid metabolism, P2Y12-R has been found to trigger HDL transcytosis through endothelial cells, a process known to be protective against lipid deposition in the vascular wall. Better characterization of the role of purinergic P2Y-R and downstream signaling pathways in determination of the endothelial cell phenotype in healthy and pathological environments has clinical potential for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
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Effect of Low Androgen Status on the Expression of P2Y Receptors in the Corpus Cavernosum of Rats. Urology 2018; 116:229.e1-229.e6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2018.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2017] [Revised: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Liu Y, Zhang L, Wang C, Roy S, Shen J. Purinergic P2Y2 Receptor Control of Tissue Factor Transcription in Human Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells: NEW AP-1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SITE AND NEGATIVE REGULATOR. J Biol Chem 2015; 291:1553-1563. [PMID: 26631725 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.681163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We recently reported that the P2Y2 receptor (P2Y2R) is the predominant nucleotide receptor expressed in human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAEC) and that P2Y2R activation by ATP or UTP induces dramatic up-regulation of tissue factor (TF), a key initiator of the coagulation cascade. However, the molecular mechanism of this P2Y2R-TF axis remains unclear. Here, we report the role of a newly identified AP-1 consensus sequence in the TF gene promoter and its original binding components in P2Y2R regulation of TF transcription. Using bioinformatics tools, we found that a novel AP-1 site at -1363 bp of the human TF promoter region is highly conserved across multiple species. Activation of P2Y2R increased TF promoter activity and mRNA expression in HCAEC. Truncation, deletion, and mutation of this distal AP-1 site all significantly suppressed TF promoter activity in response to P2Y2R activation. EMSA and ChIP assays further confirmed that upon P2Y2R activation, c-Jun, ATF-2, and Fra-1, but not the typical c-Fos, bound to the new AP-1 site. In addition, loss-of-function studies using siRNAs confirmed a positive transactivation role of c-Jun and ATF-2 but unexpectedly revealed a strong negative role of Fra-1 in P2Y2R-induced TF up-regulation. Furthermore, we found that P2Y2R activation promoted ERK1/2 phosphorylation through Src, leading to Fra-1 activation, whereas Rho/JNK mediated P2Y2R-induced activation of c-Jun and ATF-2. These findings reveal the molecular basis for P2Y G protein-coupled receptor control of endothelial TF expression and indicate that targeting the P2Y2R-Fra-1-TF pathway may be an attractive new strategy for controlling vascular inflammation and thrombogenicity associated with endothelial dysfunction.
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- Yiwei Liu
- From the Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849
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- From the Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849
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- From the Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849
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- From the Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849
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- From the Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849.
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Hou X, Yuan Y, Yin J, Yang S, Xie L, Wang S. Fetal umbilical vein transplantation for the repair of middle cerebral artery injury. Neural Regen Res 2014; 8:3249-54. [PMID: 25206646 PMCID: PMC4146187 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2013.34.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 11/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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It is necessary to investigate the longitudinal tensile mechanical characteristics of the middle cerebral artery and the fetal umbilical vein prior to applying fetal umbilical vein transplantation for repair of injured middle cerebral artery. Fifteen fresh fetal umbilical vein specimens and 15 normal human fresh cadaver middle cerebral artery specimens were collected for longitudinal tensile testing at the speed of 0.5 mm/min and at normal human temperature. The results showed that under 16.0 kPa physiological stress, the strain value of fetal umbilical vein specimens was larger, while the maximal stress and elastic modulus values were less than those of middle cerebral artery specimens. Our findings indicate that fetal umbilical vein has good elastic properties and the stress-strain curve of the fetal umbilical vein is similar to that of the middle cerebral artery. Fetal umbilical vein transplantation can, therefore, potentially repair the injured middle cerebral artery.
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- Xuhui Hou
- Department of Vascular Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130031, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130031, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130031, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130031, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130031, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
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Curtin AE, Zhou L. An agent-based model of the response to angioplasty and bare-metal stent deployment in an atherosclerotic blood vessel. PLoS One 2014; 9:e94411. [PMID: 24732072 PMCID: PMC3986389 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2013] [Accepted: 03/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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PURPOSE While animal models are widely used to investigate the development of restenosis in blood vessels following an intervention, computational models offer another means for investigating this phenomenon. A computational model of the response of a treated vessel would allow investigators to assess the effects of altering certain vessel- and stent-related variables. The authors aimed to develop a novel computational model of restenosis development following an angioplasty and bare-metal stent implantation in an atherosclerotic vessel using agent-based modeling techniques. The presented model is intended to demonstrate the body's response to the intervention and to explore how different vessel geometries or stent arrangements may affect restenosis development. METHODS The model was created on a two-dimensional grid space. It utilizes the post-procedural vessel lumen diameter and stent information as its input parameters. The simulation starting point of the model is an atherosclerotic vessel after an angioplasty and stent implantation procedure. The model subsequently generates the final lumen diameter, percent change in lumen cross-sectional area, time to lumen diameter stabilization, and local concentrations of inflammatory cytokines upon simulation completion. Simulation results were directly compared with the results from serial imaging studies and cytokine levels studies in atherosclerotic patients from the relevant literature. RESULTS The final lumen diameter results were all within one standard deviation of the mean lumen diameters reported in the comparison studies. The overlapping-stent simulations yielded results that matched published trends. The cytokine levels remained within the range of physiological levels throughout the simulations. CONCLUSION We developed a novel computational model that successfully simulated the development of restenosis in a blood vessel following an angioplasty and bare-metal stent deployment based on the characteristics of the vessel cross-section and stent. A further development of this model could ultimately be used as a predictive tool to depict patient outcomes and inform treatment options.
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- Antonia E. Curtin
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Department of Health Information Management, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Li D, Xu D, Li P, Wei J, Yang K, Zhao C. Viscoelastic evaluation of fetal umbilical vein for reconstruction of middle cerebral artery. Neural Regen Res 2013; 8:3055-62. [PMID: 25206626 PMCID: PMC4146204 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2013.32.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The transplantation of artificial blood vessels with < 6 mm inner diameter as substitutes for human arterioles or veins has not achieved satisfactory results. Umbilical vein has been substituted for ar-tery in vascular transplantation, but it remains unclear whether the stress relaxation and creep tween these vessels are consistent. In this study, we used the fetal umbilical vein and middle cere-bral artery from adult male cadavers to make specimens 15 mm in length, 0.196–0.268 mm in nica media thickness, and 2.82–2.96 mm in outer diameter. The results demonstrated that the stress decrease at 7 200 seconds was similar between the middle cerebral artery and fetal umbilical vein specimens, regardless of initial stress of 18.7 kPa or 22.5 kPa. However, the strain increase at 7 200 seconds of fetal umbilical veins was larger than that of middle cerebral arteries. Moreover, the stress relaxation experiment showed that the stress decrease at 7 200 seconds of the fetal umbilical vein and middle cerebral artery specimens under 22.5 kPa initial stress was less than the decrease in these specimens under 18.7 kPa initial stress. These results indicate that the fetal umbilical vein has appropriate stress relaxation and creep properties for transplantation. These properties are advantageous for vascular reconstruction, indicating that the fetal umbilical vein can be transplanted to repair middle cerebral artery injury.
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- Dongyuan Li
- Department of Neurosurgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130031, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130031, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Engineering Mechanics, Nanling Branch, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130031, Jilin Province, China
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- Basic Department, Air Force Aviation University, Changchun 130022, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130031, Jilin Province, China
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Plass CA, Sabdyusheva-Litschauer I, Bernhart A, Samaha E, Petnehazy O, Szentirmai E, Petrási Z, Lamin V, Pavo N, Nyolczas N, Jakab A, Murlasits Z, Bergler-Klein J, Maurer G, Gyöngyösi M. Time course of endothelium-dependent and -independent coronary vasomotor response to coronary balloons and stents. Comparison of plain and drug-eluting balloons and stents. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2012; 5:741-51. [PMID: 22814779 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2012.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2011] [Revised: 03/07/2012] [Accepted: 03/29/2012] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to determine the time dependency of the endothelium-dependent and -independent vascular responses after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting (DEB) or plain balloons, bare-metal (BMS), and drug-eluting (DES) stents, or controls. BACKGROUND Long-term endothelial dysfunction after DES implantation is associated with delayed healing and late thrombosis. METHODS Domestic pigs underwent PCI using DEB or plain balloon, BMS, or DES. The dilated and stented segments, and the proximal reference segments of stents and control arteries were explanted at 5-h, 24-h, 1-week, and 1-month follow-up (FUP). Endothelin-induced vasoconstriction and endothelium-dependent and -independent vasodilation of the arterial segments were determined in vitro and were related to histological results. RESULTS DES- and BMS-treated arteries showed proneness to vasoconstriction 5 h post-PCI. The endothelium-dependent vasodilation was profoundly (p < 0.05) impaired early after PCI (9.8 ± 3.7%, 13.4 ± 9.2%, 5.7 ± 5.3%, and 7.6 ± 4.7% using plain balloon, DEB, BMS, and DES, respectively), as compared with controls (49.6 ± 9.5%), with slow recovery. In contrast to DES, the endothelium-related vasodilation of vessels treated with plain balloon, DEB, and BMS was increased at 1 month, suggesting enhanced endogenous nitric oxide production of the neointima. The endothelium-independent (vascular smooth muscle-related) vasodilation decreased significantly at 1 day, with slow normalization during FUP. All PCI-treated vessels exhibited imbalance between vasoconstriction-vasodilation, which was more pronounced in DES- and BMS-treated vessels. No correlation between histological parameters and vasomotor function was found, indicating complex interactions between the healing neoendothelium and smooth muscle post-PCI. CONCLUSIONS Coronary arteries treated with plain balloon, DEB, BMS, and DES showed time-dependent loss of endothelial-dependent and -independent vasomotor function, with imbalanced contraction/dilation capacity.
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- Christian A Plass
- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, Austria
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Nucleotides, including ADP, ATP and uridine triphosphate (UTP), are discharged profusely in the circulation during many pathological conditions including sepsis. Sepsis can cause hypotension and systemic activation of the coagulation and fibrinolytic systems in humans, which may cause disseminated intravascular coagulation. We investigated whether nucleotide-induced cardiovascular collapse as provoked by systemic infusion of adenosine, ADP, ATP, UTP and nitric oxide affected the haemostatic system as assessed by whole blood thromboelastography (TEG) analysis. Ten pigs received a randomized infusion of adenosine, ADP, ATP, UTP or nitric oxide until mean arterial pressure was reduced to approximately 40% of baseline simulating sepsis-induced hypotension. The effect of the infusions on the haemostatic system was evaluated by TEG, and endothelial release of tissue plasminogen activator and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 was measured. In contrast to the other infused substrates, ADP caused a reduction in maximum amplitude (71.4 to 64.2; P < 0.05), and reduced the angle, representing the thrombus formation (75.6 to 66.4; P < 0.05), indicating hypocoagulation. Despite increases in t-PA release (2.1 to 2.7 ng/ml; P < 0.05) and reductions in plasminogen activator inhibitor (33.9 +/- 10.9-17.8 +/- 4.4 ng/ml; P < 0.05) no increased fibrinolysis was found when whole blood was evaluated by TEG. Circulating ADP induces hypocoagulation without signs of increased fibrinolysis as evaluated by TEG. The potential clinical significance of these findings should be investigated further because ADP discharged systemically may possibly contribute to the coagulopathy observed in severe sepsis.
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Drosopoulos JHF, Kraemer R, Shen H, Upmacis RK, Marcus AJ, Musi E. Human solCD39 inhibits injury-induced development of neointimal hyperplasia. Thromb Haemost 2009; 103:426-34. [PMID: 20024507 DOI: 10.1160/th09-05-0305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2009] [Accepted: 11/01/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Blood platelets provide the initial response to vascular endothelial injury, becoming activated as they adhere to the injured site. Activated platelets recruit leukocytes, and initiate proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) within the injured vessel wall, leading to development of neointimal hyperplasia. Endothelial CD39/NTPDase1 and recombinant solCD39 rapidly metabolise nucleotides, including stimulatory ADP released from activated platelets, thereby suppressing additional platelet reactivity. Using a murine model of vascular endothelial injury, we investigated whether circulating human solCD39 could reduce platelet activation and accumulation, thus abating leukocyte infiltration and neointimal formation following vascular damage. Intraperitoneally-administered solCD39 ADPase activity in plasma peaked 1 hour (h) post-injection, with an elimination half-life of 43 h. Accordingly, mice were administered solCD39 or saline 1 h prior to vessel injury, then either sacrificed 24 h post-injury or treated with solCD39 or saline (three times weekly) for an additional 18 days. Twenty-four hours post-injury, solCD39-treated mice displayed a reduction in platelet activation and recruitment, P-selectin expression, and leukocyte accumulation in the arterial lumen. Furthermore, repeated administration of solCD39 modulated the late stage of vascular injury by suppressing leukocyte deposition, macrophage infiltration and smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation/migration, resulting in abrogation of neointimal thickening. In contrast, injured femoral arteries of saline-injected mice exhibited massive platelet thrombus formation, marked P-selectin expression, and leukocyte infiltration. Pronounced neointimal growth with macrophage and SMC accretion was also observed (intimal-to-medial area ratio 1.56 +/- 0.34 at 19 days). Thus, systemic administration of solCD39 profoundly affects injury-induced cellular responses, minimising platelet deposition and leukocyte recruitment, and suppressing neointimal hyperplasia.
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- J H F Drosopoulos
- Thrombosis Research Laboratory, Room 13026W, VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, 423 East 23rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10010-5050, USA.
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