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Kong L, Xie YS, Ma XD, Huang Y, Shang XF. Mechanism of YAP1 in the senescence and degeneration of endplate chondrocytes induced by intermittent cyclic mechanical tension. J Orthop Surg Res 2023; 18:229. [PMID: 36944987 PMCID: PMC10031924 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-023-03704-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the potential mechanism of YAP1 in the senescence and degeneration of endplate chondrocytes induced by intermittent cyclic mechanical tension (ICMT). METHODS According to the Pfirrmann grade evaluation classification, 30 human endplate cartilage tissues were divided into the lumbar vertebra fracture (LVF) group and lumbar disc herniation (LDH) group. Then, quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, western blot, flow cytometry, hematoxylin-eosin staining, and senescence-associated β-galactosidase staining were performed. The difference in extracellular matrix expression between LVF and LDH endplate cartilage was detected. Second, the effect of ICMT on endplate chondrocytes degeneration was observed. Finally, the key regulatory role of YAP1 in ICMT-induced endplate cartilage degeneration was further verified. RESULTS In degraded human endplate cartilage and tension-induced degraded endplate chondrocytes, the expression of YAP1, COL-2A, and Sox9 was decreased. Conversely, the expression of p53 and p21 was increased. By regulating YAP1 in vivo and in vitro, we can achieve alleviation of ICMT-induced senescence of endplate chondrocytes and effective treatment of disc degeneration. CONCLUSIONS ICMT could induce senescence and degeneration of endplate chondrocytes, and ICMT-induced senescence and degeneration of endplate chondrocytes could be alleviated by regulating YAP1 expression.
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- Lei Kong
- Division of Life Science and Medicine, Department of Orthopedic, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, University of Science and Technology of China, HeFei, 230001, Anhui, China
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- Division of Life Science and Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, University of Science and Technology of China, HeFei, 230001, Anhui, China
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- BengBu Medical College, Bengbu, 233030, Anhui, China
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- Division of Life Science and Medicine, Department of Orthopedic, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, University of Science and Technology of China, HeFei, 230001, Anhui, China
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- Division of Life Science and Medicine, Department of Orthopedic, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, University of Science and Technology of China, HeFei, 230001, Anhui, China.
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Zhou S, Yin X, Mayr M, Noor M, Hylands PJ, Xu Q. Proteomic landscape of TGF-β1-induced fibrogenesis in renal fibroblasts. Sci Rep 2020; 10:19054. [PMID: 33149203 PMCID: PMC7642370 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75989-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) plays a premier role in fibrosis. To understand the molecular events underpinning TGF-β1-induced fibrogenesis, we examined the proteomic profiling of a TGF-β1-induced in vitro model of fibrosis in NRK-49F normal rat kidney fibroblasts. Mass spectrometric analysis indicated that 628 cell-lysate proteins enriched in 44 cellular component clusters, 24 biological processes and 27 molecular functions were regulated by TGF-β1. Cell-lysate proteins regulated by TGF-β1 were characterised by increased ribosomal proteins and dysregulated proteins involved in multiple metabolic pathways, including reduced Aldh3a1 and induced Enpp1 and Impdh2, which were validated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). In conditioned media, 62 proteins enriched in 20 cellular component clusters, 40 biological processes and 7 molecular functions were regulated by TGF-β1. Secretomic analysis and ELISA uncovered dysregulated collagen degradation regulators (induced PAI-1 and reduced Mmp3), collagen crosslinker (induced Plod2), signalling molecules (induced Ccn1, Ccn2 and Tsku, and reduced Ccn3) and chemokines (induced Ccl2 and Ccl7) in the TGF-β1 group. We conclude that TGF-β1-induced fibrogenesis in renal fibroblasts is an intracellular metabolic disorder and is inherently coupled with inflammation mediated by chemokines. Proteomic profiling established in this project may guide development of novel anti-fibrotic therapies in a network pharmacology approach.
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- Shujun Zhou
- Renal Science and Integrative Chinese Medicine Laboratory, Department of Inflammation Biology, School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's BHF Centre of Research Excellence, King's College London, London, UK
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- School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences, King's BHF Centre of Research Excellence, King's College London, London, UK
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- Renal Science and Integrative Chinese Medicine Laboratory, Department of Inflammation Biology, School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, UK
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- Renal Science and Integrative Chinese Medicine Laboratory, Department of Inflammation Biology, School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK.
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Feng C, Liu M, Fan X, Yang M, Liu H, Zhou Y. Intermittent cyclic mechanical tension altered the microRNA expression profile of human cartilage endplate chondrocytes. Mol Med Rep 2018; 17:5238-5246. [PMID: 29393457 PMCID: PMC5865992 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2018.8517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Previous studies have identified the association between cartilage endplate (CEP) degeneration and abnormal mechanical loading. Several studies have reported that intermittent cyclic mechanical tension (ICMT) regulates CEP degeneration via various biological processes and signaling pathways. However, the functions of microRNAs in regulating the cellular responses of CEP chondrocytes to ICMT remain to be elucidated. The current study determined the differentially expressed microRNAs in human CEP chondrocytes exposed to ICMT using microarray analysis. A total 21 significantly upregulated and 62 downregulated miRNAs were identified compared with the control. The findings were subsequently partially validated by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Potential target genes of the significantly differentially expressed miRNAs were predicted using bioinformatics analysis and were used for Gene Ontology analysis and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analysis. The present study revealed that the significantly differentially expressed microRNAs were involved in various signaling pathways and biological processes that are crucial to regulating the responses of CEP chondrocytes to ICMT. The current study provided a global view of microRNA expression in CEP chondrocytes under mechanical stimulation, suggesting that microRNAs are important for regulating the mechanical response of CEP chondrocytes. Additionally, it provided a novel insight into the association between mechanical stress and the establishment and progression of intervertebral disc degeneration.
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- Chencheng Feng
- Department of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, P.R. China
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Jiang LB, Cao L, Yin XF, Yasen M, Yishake M, Dong J, Li XL. Activation of autophagy via Ca(2+)-dependent AMPK/mTOR pathway in rat notochordal cells is a cellular adaptation under hyperosmotic stress. Cell Cycle 2015; 14:867-79. [PMID: 25590373 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2015.1004946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Nucleus pulposus (NP) cells experience hyperosmotic stress in spinal discs; however, how these cells can survive in the hostile microenvironment remains unclear. Autophagy has been suggested to maintain cellular homeostasis under different stresses by degrading the cytoplasmic proteins and organelles. Here, we explored whether autophagy is a cellular adaptation in rat notochordal cells under hyperosmotic stress. Hyperosmotic stress was found to activate autophagy in a dose- and time-dependent manner. SQSTM1/P62 expression was decreased as the autophagy level increased. Transient Ca(2+) influx from intracellular stores and extracellular space was stimulated by hyperosmotic stress. Activation of AMPK and inhibition of p70S6K were observed under hyperosmotic conditions. However, intercellular Ca(2+) chelation inhibited the increase of LC3-II and partly reversed the decrease of p70S6K. Hyperosmotic stress decreased cell viability and promoted apoptosis. Inhibition of autophagy led to SQSTM1/P62 accumulation, reduced cell viability, and accelerated apoptosis in notochordal cells under this condition. These evidences suggest that autophagy induction via the Ca(2+)-dependent AMPK/mTOR pathway might occur as an adaptation mechanism for notochordal cells under hyperosmotic stress. Thus, activating autophagy might be a promising approach to improve viability of notochordal cells in intervertebral discs.
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Key Words
- AMPK, AMP activated Protein Kinase
- Adaptation
- Apoptosis
- Autophagy
- BAPTA-AM, bis-(o-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid, tetra(acetoxymethyl) ester
- DAPI, 4′, 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole
- ECM, extracellular matrix
- EGTA, ethyleneglycol-bis (2-aminoethylether)-N,N,N′, N-tetraacetic acid
- FITC, fluorescein isothiocyanate
- Hyperosmotic stress
- IDD, Intervertebral disc degeneration
- JC-1, 5,5′,6,6′-tetrachloro-1,1′,3,3′-tetraethylbenzimidazolyl-carbocyanine iodide
- MAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinase
- MDC, Monodansylcadaverine
- MMP, mitochondrial membrane potential
- MPT, mitochondrial permeability transition
- NP, nucleus pulposus
- Notochordal cells
- OD, optical density
- PI, propidium iodide
- PLC, phospholipase C
- SQSTM1, Sequestosome-1
- TRPV4, Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4
- fluo3-AM, fluo3 acetoximethylester
- mTOR, mammalian target of rapamycin
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- Li-Bo Jiang
- a Department of Orthopedic Surgery; Zhongshan Hospital ; Fudan University ; Shanghai , China
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Jia HB, Ma JX, Ma XL, Yu JT, Feng R, Xu LY, Wang J, Xing D, Zhu SW, Wang Y. Estrogen alone or in combination with parathyroid hormone can decrease vertebral MEF2 and sclerostin expression and increase vertebral bone mass in ovariectomized rats. Osteoporos Int 2014; 25:2743-54. [PMID: 25074352 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-014-2818-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED The study is about the regulatory effects of estrogen and parathyroid hormone (PTH) on sclerostin, a protein that inhibits the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. The results indicate that estrogen may down-regulate sclerostin expression and that estrogen displays synergistic action with PTH. These results provide a new perspective on the relationship between estrogen and bone. PURPOSE To investigate whether estrogen can down-regulate SOST and MEF2 (myocyte enhancer factor 2) expression and whether co-treatment with estrogen and PTH has a stronger effect on suppressing SOST than PTH applied alone in ovariectomized rats. METHODS Forty-three-month-old virgin female Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were ovariectomized and divided into four groups (n = 10). Another ten age-matched rats received sham operations as controls. After allowing 8 weeks for the development of vertebral osteopenia, the rats were administered the drug intervention. For this intervention, the estrogen group was subcutaneously injected with 17β-estradiol at 25 μg/kg body weight, the PTH group was injected with 80 μg/kg synthetic human PTH (1-34), and the co-treatment group was concurrently treated with PTH and estrogen at the above dosage. The OVX group and sham group were treated with vehicle. The drug treatment was conducted for 12 weeks. After the lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) was measured, the rats were sacrificed, and the lumbar spine and blood were collected for qPCR, Western blot, immunohistochemistry and other tests. RESULTS Estrogen can down-regulate MEF2 and sclerostin expression, and co-treatment with estrogen and PTH has a stronger effect on suppressing MEF2 and SOST mRNA than PTH alone. The co-treatment group displayed slightly higher bone mass and biomechanical properties than the PTH group, but the differences were not significant. CONCLUSIONS Estrogen appears to be a regulator of sclerostin, and the effect may involve suppressing MEF2s. Combined treatment with PTH and estrogen is not more beneficial for vertebral bone mass and strength than treatment with PTH alone in ovariectomized rats.
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- H B Jia
- Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, 154, Anshan Street, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, China
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Jiang L, Jin Y, Wang H, Jiang Y, Dong J. Glucosamine protects nucleus pulposus cells and induces autophagy via the mTOR-dependent pathway. J Orthop Res 2014; 32:1532-42. [PMID: 25087910 DOI: 10.1002/jor.22699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Although glucosamine has been suggested to be effective in the treatment of osteoarthritis, its effect on disc degeneration remains unclear. We sought to explore whether glucosamine can activate autophagy in rat nucleus pulposus (NP) cells and protect cells treated with IL-1β or hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ). Autophagy in cells was examined by detecting for LC3, Beclin-1, m-TOR, and p70S6K, as well as by analyzing autophagosomes. To inhibit autophagy, 3-methyladenine (3-MA) was used. In the cells treated with IL-1β, the levels of Adamts-4, Mmp-13, aggrecan, and Col2a1 were analyzed by real-time PCR and immunofluorescence. Apoptosis was analyzed by TUNEL. Cell senescence under H2 O2 was revealed by SA-β-Gal staining. Glucosamine could activate autophagy in a dose-dependent manner within 24 h and inhibit the phosphorylation of m-TOR and p70S6K. Autophagy in IL-1β or H2 O2 -treated cells was increased by glucosamine. Glucosamine attenuated the decrease of aggrecan and prevented the apoptosis of the NP cells induced by IL-1β, whereas 3-MA partly reversed these effects. The percentage of SA-β-Gal-positive cells induced by H2 O2 treatment was decreased by glucosamine, accompanied by the decline of p70S6K phosphorylation. Glucosamine protects NP cells and up-regulates autophagy by inhibiting the m-TOR pathway, which might point a potential therapeutic agent for disc degeneration.
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- LiBo Jiang
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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Jiang L, Yuan F, Yin X, Dong J. Responses and adaptations of intervertebral disc cells to microenvironmental stress: a possible central role of autophagy in the adaptive mechanism. Connect Tissue Res 2014; 55:311-21. [PMID: 25000273 DOI: 10.3109/03008207.2014.942419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Intervertebral discs comprise the largest avascular cartilaginous organ in the body, and its nutrient condition can be impaired by degeneration, aging and even metabolic disease. The unique microenvironment brings special stresses to various disc cell types, including nucleus pulposus cells, notochordal cells, annulus fibrosus cells and endplate chondrocytes. These cells experience nutrient starvation, acidic stress, hypoxic stress, hyperglycemic stress, osmotic stress and mechanical stress. Understanding the detailed responses and complex adaptive mechanisms of disc cells to various stresses might provide some clues to guide therapy for disc degeneration. By reviewing the published literatures describing disc cells under different hostile microenvironments, we conclude that these cells exhibit different responses to microenvironmental stresses with different mechanisms. Moreover, the interaction and combination of these stresses create a complex environment that synergistically increase or decrease influences on disc cells, compared with the effects of a single stress. Interestingly, most of these stresses activate autophagy, a self-protective mechanism by which dysfunctional protein and organelles are degraded. It is becoming clear that autophagy facilitates the cellular adaptation to stresses and might play a central role in regulating the adaptation of disc cells under stress. Therefore, autophagy modulation might be a potential therapeutic method to treat disc degeneration.
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- Libo Jiang
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University , Shanghai , China
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Xu HG, Zhang W, Zheng Q, Yu YF, Deng LF, Wang H, Liu P, Zhang M. Investigating conversion of endplate chondrocytes induced by intermittent cyclic mechanical unconfined compression in three-dimensional cultures. Eur J Histochem 2014; 58:2415. [PMID: 25308847 PMCID: PMC4194395 DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2014.2415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2014] [Revised: 06/10/2014] [Accepted: 06/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Mechanical stimulation is known to regulate the calcification of endplate chondrocytes. The Ank protein has a strong influence on anti-calcification by transports intracellular inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) to the extracellular matrix. It is known that TGF-β1 is able to induce Ank gene expression and protect chondrocyte calcification. Intermittent cyclic mechanical tension (ICMT) could induce calcification of endplate chondrocytes by decrease the expression of Ank gene. In this study, we investigated the relation of intermittent cyclic mechanical unconfined compression (ICMC) and Ank gene expression. We found that ICMC decreased the Ank gene expression in the endplate chondrocytes, and there was an decreased in the TGF-β1 expression after ICMC stimulation. The Ank gene expression significantly increased when treated by transforming growth factor alpha 1 (TGF-β1) in a dose-dependent manner and decreased when treated by SB431542 (ALK inhibitor) in a dose-dependent manner. Our results implicate that ICMC-induced downregulation of Ank gene expression may be regulated by TGF-β1 in end-plate chondrocytes.
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Leftheriotis G, Kauffenstein G, Hamel JF, Abraham P, Le Saux O, Willoteaux S, Henrion D, Martin L. The contribution of arterial calcification to peripheral arterial disease in pseudoxanthoma elasticum. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96003. [PMID: 24800819 PMCID: PMC4011742 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background and aims The contribution of arterial calcification (AC) in peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and arterial wall compressibility is a matter of debate. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), an inherited metabolic disease due to ABCC6 gene mutations, combines elastic fiber fragmentation and calcification in various soft tissues including the arterial wall. Since AC is associated with PAD, a frequent complication of PXE, we sought to determine the role of AC in PAD and arterial wall compressibility in this group of patients. Methods and Results Arterial compressibility and patency were determined by ankle-brachial pressure index (ABI) in a cohort of 71 PXE patients (mean age 48±SD 14 yrs, 45 women) and compared to 30 controls without PAD. Lower limb arterial calcification (LLAC) was determined by non-contrast enhanced helicoidal CT-scan. A calcification score (Ca-score) was computed for the femoral, popliteal and sub-popliteal artery segments of both legs. Forty patients with PXE had an ABI<0.90 and none had an ABI>1.40. LLAC increased with age, significantly more in PXE subjects than controls. A negative association was found between LLAC and ABI (r = −0.363, p = 0.002). The LLAC was independently associated with PXE and age, and ABI was not linked to cardiovascular risk factors. Conclusions The presence of AC was associated with PAD and PXE without affecting arterial compressibility. PAD in PXE patients is probably due to proximal obstructive lesions developing independently from cardiovascular risk factors.
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- Georges Leftheriotis
- PXE Health and Research Center, University Hospital of Angers, Angers, France
- UMR CNRS 6214 - Inserm 1083, School of Medicine, l'UNAM University, Angers, France
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- UMR CNRS 6214 - Inserm 1083, School of Medicine, l'UNAM University, Angers, France
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- PXE Health and Research Center, University Hospital of Angers, Angers, France
- UMR CNRS 6214 - Inserm 1083, School of Medicine, l'UNAM University, Angers, France
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- Department Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
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- PXE Health and Research Center, University Hospital of Angers, Angers, France
- UPRES 3860, School of Medicine, l'UNAM University, Angers, France
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- UMR CNRS 6214 - Inserm 1083, School of Medicine, l'UNAM University, Angers, France
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- PXE Health and Research Center, University Hospital of Angers, Angers, France
- UMR CNRS 6214 - Inserm 1083, School of Medicine, l'UNAM University, Angers, France
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