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Ritsvall O, Albinsson S. Emerging role of YAP/TAZ in vascular mechanotransduction and disease. Microcirculation 2024; 31:e12838. [PMID: 38011540 DOI: 10.1111/micc.12838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
Abstract
Cells have an incredible ability to physically interact with neighboring cells and their environment. They can detect and respond to mechanical forces by converting mechanical stimuli into biochemical signals in a process known as mechanotransduction. This is a key process for the adaption of vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cells to altered flow and pressure conditions. Mechanical stimuli, referring to a physical force exerted on cells, are primarily sensed by transmembrane proteins and the actin cytoskeleton, which initiate a cascade of intracellular events, including the activation of signaling pathways, ion channels, and transcriptional regulators. Recent work has highlighted an important role of the transcriptional coactivators YAP/TAZ for mechanotransduction in vascular cells. Interestingly, the activity of YAP/TAZ decreases with age, providing a potential mechanism for the detrimental effects of aging in the vascular wall. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the functional role of YAP and TAZ in vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells for mechanotransduction in homeostasis and disease. In particular, the review is focused on in vivo observations from conditional knockout (KO) models of YAP/TAZ and the potential implications these studies may have for our understanding of vascular disease development.
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- Olivia Ritsvall
- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Molecular Vascular Physiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Molecular Vascular Physiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Zhang C, Li Y, Chakraborty A, Li Y, Rebello KR, Ren P, Luo W, Zhang L, Lu HS, Cassis LA, Coselli JS, Daugherty A, LeMaire SA, Shen YH. Aortic Stress Activates an Adaptive Program in Thoracic Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells That Maintains Aortic Strength and Protects Against Aneurysm and Dissection in Mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2023; 43:234-252. [PMID: 36579645 PMCID: PMC9877188 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.122.318135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND When aortic cells are under stress, such as increased hemodynamic pressure, they adapt to the environment by modifying their functions, allowing the aorta to maintain its strength. To understand the regulation of this adaptive response, we examined transcriptomic and epigenomic programs in aortic smooth muscle cells (SMCs) during the adaptive response to AngII (angiotensin II) infusion and determined its importance in protecting against aortic aneurysm and dissection (AAD). METHODS We performed single-cell RNA sequencing and single-cell sequencing assay for transposase-accessible chromatin (scATAC-seq) analyses in a mouse model of sporadic AAD induced by AngII infusion. We also examined the direct effects of YAP (yes-associated protein) on the SMC adaptive response in vitro. The role of YAP in AAD development was further evaluated in AngII-infused mice with SMC-specific Yap deletion. RESULTS In wild-type mice, AngII infusion increased medial thickness in the thoracic aorta. Single-cell RNA sequencing analysis revealed an adaptive response in thoracic SMCs characterized by upregulated genes with roles in wound healing, elastin and collagen production, proliferation, migration, cytoskeleton organization, cell-matrix focal adhesion, and PI3K-PKB/Akt (phosphoinositide-3-kinase-protein kinase B/Akt) and TGF-β (transforming growth factor beta) signaling. ScATAC-seq analysis showed increased chromatin accessibility at regulatory regions of adaptive genes and revealed the mechanical sensor YAP/transcriptional enhanced associate domains as a top candidate transcription complex driving the expression of these genes (eg, Lox, Col5a2, Tgfb2). In cultured human aortic SMCs, cyclic stretch activated YAP, which directly bound to adaptive gene regulatory regions (eg, Lox) and increased their transcript abundance. SMC-specific Yap deletion in mice compromised this adaptive response in SMCs, leading to an increased AAD incidence. CONCLUSIONS Aortic stress triggers the systemic epigenetic induction of an adaptive response (eg, wound healing, proliferation, matrix organization) in thoracic aortic SMCs that depends on functional biomechanical signal transduction (eg, YAP signaling). Our study highlights the importance of the adaptive response in maintaining aortic homeostasis and preventing AAD in mice.
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- Chen Zhang
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L., Y.H.S.)
- Texas Heart Institute, Houston (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L.)
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L., Y.H.S.)
- Texas Heart Institute, Houston (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L.)
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L., Y.H.S.)
- Texas Heart Institute, Houston (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L.)
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L., Y.H.S.)
- Texas Heart Institute, Houston (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L.)
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L., Y.H.S.)
- Texas Heart Institute, Houston (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L.)
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L., Y.H.S.)
- Texas Heart Institute, Houston (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L.)
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L., Y.H.S.)
- Texas Heart Institute, Houston (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L.)
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L., Y.H.S.)
- Texas Heart Institute, Houston (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L.)
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center (H.S.L., A.D.), University of Kentucky, Lexington
- Department of Physiology (H.S.L., A.D.), University of Kentucky, Lexington
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- Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences (L.A.C.), University of Kentucky, Lexington
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L., Y.H.S.)
- Texas Heart Institute, Houston (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L.)
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (J.S.C., S.A.L., Y.S.)
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center (H.S.L., A.D.), University of Kentucky, Lexington
- Department of Physiology (H.S.L., A.D.), University of Kentucky, Lexington
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L., Y.H.S.)
- Texas Heart Institute, Houston (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L.)
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (J.S.C., S.A.L., Y.S.)
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (C.Z., Y.L., A.C., Y.L., K.R.R., P.R., W.L., L.Z., J.S.C., S.A.L., Y.H.S.)
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (J.S.C., S.A.L., Y.S.)
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De Rudder M, Dili A, Stärkel P, Leclercq IA. Critical Role of LSEC in Post-Hepatectomy Liver Regeneration and Failure. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:8053. [PMID: 34360818 PMCID: PMC8347197 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22158053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Liver sinusoids are lined by liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSEC), which represent approximately 15 to 20% of the liver cells, but only 3% of the total liver volume. LSEC have unique functions, such as fluid filtration, blood vessel tone modulation, blood clotting, inflammatory cell recruitment, and metabolite and hormone trafficking. Different subtypes of liver endothelial cells are also known to control liver zonation and hepatocyte function. Here, we have reviewed the origin of LSEC, the different subtypes identified in the liver, as well as their renewal during homeostasis. The liver has the exceptional ability to regenerate from small remnants. The past decades have seen increasing awareness in the role of non-parenchymal cells in liver regeneration despite not being the most represented population. While a lot of knowledge has emerged, clarification is needed regarding the role of LSEC in sensing shear stress and on their participation in the inductive phase of regeneration by priming the hepatocytes and delivering mitogenic factors. It is also unclear if bone marrow-derived LSEC participate in the proliferative phase of liver regeneration. Similarly, data are scarce as to LSEC having a role in the termination phase of the regeneration process. Here, we review what is known about the interaction between LSEC and other liver cells during the different phases of liver regeneration. We next explain extended hepatectomy and small liver transplantation, which lead to "small for size syndrome" (SFSS), a lethal liver failure. SFSS is linked to endothelial denudation, necrosis, and lobular disturbance. Using the knowledge learned from partial hepatectomy studies on LSEC, we expose several techniques that are, or could be, used to avoid the "small for size syndrome" after extended hepatectomy or small liver transplantation.
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- Maxime De Rudder
- Laboratory of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (M.D.R.); (A.D.); (P.S.)
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- Laboratory of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (M.D.R.); (A.D.); (P.S.)
- HPB Surgery Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire UCL Namur, Site Mont-Godinne, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (M.D.R.); (A.D.); (P.S.)
- Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research, UCLouvain, 1200 Brussels, Belgium; (M.D.R.); (A.D.); (P.S.)
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Rat Liver Enzyme Release Depends on Blood Flow-Bearing Physical Forces Acting in Endothelium Glycocalyx rather than on Liver Damage. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2017; 2017:1360565. [PMID: 28337244 PMCID: PMC5350326 DOI: 10.1155/2017/1360565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2016] [Accepted: 12/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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We have found selective elevation of serum enzyme activities in rats subjected to partial hepatectomy (PH), apparently controlled by hemodynamic flow-bearing physical forces. Here, we assess the involvement of stretch-sensitive calcium channels and calcium mobilization in isolated livers, after chemical modifications of the endothelial glycocalyx and changing perfusion directionality. Inhibiting in vivo protein synthesis, we found that liver enzyme release is influenced by de novo synthesis of endothelial glycocalyx components, and released enzymes are confined into a liver “pool.” Moreover, liver enzyme release depended on extracellular calcium entry possibly mediated by stretch-sensitive calcium channels, and this endothelial-mediated mechanotransduction in liver enzyme release was also evidenced by modifying the glycocalyx carbohydrate components, directionality of perfusing flow rate, and the participation of nitric oxide (NO) and malondialdehyde (MDA), leading to modifications in the intracellular distribution of these enzymes mainly as nuclear enrichment of “mitochondrial” enzymes. In conclusion, the flow-induced shear stress may provide fine-tuned control of released hepatic enzymes through mediation by the endothelium glycocalyx, which provides evidence of a biological role of the enzyme release rather to be merely a biomarker for evaluating hepatotoxicity and liver damage, actually positively influencing progression of liver regeneration in mammals.
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Alajbegovic A, Turczyńska KM, Hien TT, Cidad P, Swärd K, Hellstrand P, Della Corte A, Forte A, Albinsson S. Regulation of microRNA expression in vascular smooth muscle by MRTF-A and actin polymerization. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2016; 1864:1088-1098. [PMID: 27939432 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
The dynamic properties of the actin cytoskeleton in smooth muscle cells play an important role in a number of cardiovascular disease states. The state of actin does not only mediate mechanical stability and contractile function but can also regulate gene expression via myocardin related transcription factors (MRTFs). These transcriptional co-activators regulate genes encoding contractile and cytoskeletal proteins in smooth muscle. Regulation of small non-coding microRNAs (miRNAs) by actin polymerization may mediate some of these effects. MiRNAs are short non-coding RNAs that modulate gene expression by post-transcriptional regulation of target messenger RNA. In this study we aimed to determine a profile of miRNAs that were 1) regulated by actin/MRTF-A, 2) associated with the contractile smooth muscle phenotype and 3) enriched in muscle cells. This analysis was performed using cardiovascular disease-focused miRNA arrays in both mouse and human cells. The potential clinical importance of actin polymerization in aortic aneurysm was evaluated using biopsies from mildly dilated human thoracic aorta in patients with stenotic tricuspid or bicuspid aortic valve. By integrating information from multiple qPCR based miRNA arrays we identified a group of five miRNAs (miR-1, miR-22, miR-143, miR-145 and miR-378a) that were sensitive to actin polymerization and MRTF-A overexpression in both mouse and human vascular smooth muscle. With the exception of miR-22, these miRNAs were also relatively enriched in striated and/or smooth muscle containing tissues. Actin polymerization was found to be dramatically reduced in the aorta from patients with mild aortic dilations. This was associated with a decrease in actin/MRTF-regulated miRNAs. In conclusion, the transcriptional co-activator MRTF-A and actin polymerization regulated a subset of miRNAs in vascular smooth muscle. Identification of novel miRNAs regulated by actin/MRTF-A may provide further insight into the mechanisms underlying vascular disease states, such as aortic aneurysm, as well as novel ideas regarding therapeutic strategies. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: ECS Meeting edited by Claus Heizmann, Joachim Krebs and Jacques Haiech.
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- Azra Alajbegovic
- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología and Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Swärd K, Stenkula KG, Rippe C, Alajbegovic A, Gomez MF, Albinsson S. Emerging roles of the myocardin family of proteins in lipid and glucose metabolism. J Physiol 2016; 594:4741-52. [PMID: 27060572 DOI: 10.1113/jp271913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Members of the myocardin family bind to the transcription factor serum response factor (SRF) and act as coactivators controlling genes of relevance for myogenic differentiation and motile function. Binding of SRF to DNA is mediated by genetic elements called CArG boxes, found often but not exclusively in muscle and growth controlling genes. Studies aimed at defining the full spectrum of these CArG elements in the genome (i.e. the CArGome) have in recent years, unveiled unexpected roles of the myocardin family proteins in lipid and glucose homeostasis. This coactivator family includes the protein myocardin (MYOCD), the myocardin-related transcription factors A and B (MRTF-A/MKL1 and MRTF-B/MKL2) and MASTR (MAMSTR). Here we discuss growing evidence that SRF-driven transcription is controlled by extracellular glucose through activation of the Rho-kinase pathway and actin polymerization. We also describe data showing that adipogenesis is influenced by MLK activity through actions upstream of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ with consequences for whole body fat mass and insulin sensitivity. The recently demonstrated involvement of myocardin coactivators in the biogenesis of caveolae, Ω-shaped membrane invaginations of importance for lipid and glucose metabolism, is finally discussed. These novel roles of myocardin proteins may open the way for new unexplored strategies to combat metabolic diseases such as diabetes, which, at the current incidence, is expected to reach 333 million people worldwide by 2025. This review highlights newly discovered roles of myocardin-related transcription factors in lipid and glucose metabolism as well as novel insights into their well-established role as mediators of stretch-dependent effects in smooth muscle. As co-factors for serum response factor (SRF), MKLs regulates transcription of genes involved in the contractile function of smooth muscle cells. In addition to mechanical stimuli, this regulation has now been found to be promoted by extracellular glucose levels in smooth muscle. Recent reports also suggest that MKLs can regulate a subset of genes involved in the formation of lipid-rich invaginations in the cell membrane called caveolae. Finally, a potential role of MKLs in non-muscle cells has been discovered as they negatively influence adipocyte differentiation.
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- Karl Swärd
- Department of Experimental Medical Science, BMC D12, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, BMC D12, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, BMC D12, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, BMC D12, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, CRC, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, BMC D12, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Hien TT, Turczyńska KM, Dahan D, Ekman M, Grossi M, Sjögren J, Nilsson J, Braun T, Boettger T, Garcia-Vaz E, Stenkula K, Swärd K, Gomez MF, Albinsson S. Elevated Glucose Levels Promote Contractile and Cytoskeletal Gene Expression in Vascular Smooth Muscle via Rho/Protein Kinase C and Actin Polymerization. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:3552-68. [PMID: 26683376 PMCID: PMC4751395 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.654384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Revised: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This is in part attributed to the effects of hyperglycemia on vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. In diabetic animal models, hyperglycemia results in hypercontractility of vascular smooth muscle possibly due to increased activation of Rho-kinase. The aim of the present study was to investigate the regulation of contractile smooth muscle markers by glucose and to determine the signaling pathways that are activated by hyperglycemia in smooth muscle cells. Microarray, quantitative PCR, and Western blot analyses revealed that both mRNA and protein expression of contractile smooth muscle markers were increased in isolated smooth muscle cells cultured under high compared with low glucose conditions. This effect was also observed in hyperglycemic Akita mice and in diabetic patients. Elevated glucose activated the protein kinase C and Rho/Rho-kinase signaling pathways and stimulated actin polymerization. Glucose-induced expression of contractile smooth muscle markers in cultured cells could be partially or completely repressed by inhibitors of advanced glycation end products, L-type calcium channels, protein kinase C, Rho-kinase, actin polymerization, and myocardin-related transcription factors. Furthermore, genetic ablation of the miR-143/145 cluster prevented the effects of glucose on smooth muscle marker expression. In conclusion, these data demonstrate a possible link between hyperglycemia and vascular disease states associated with smooth muscle contractility.
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MESH Headings
- Actin Cytoskeleton/metabolism
- Actin Cytoskeleton/pathology
- Aged
- Animals
- Atherosclerosis/enzymology
- Atherosclerosis/metabolism
- Atherosclerosis/pathology
- Cells, Cultured
- Contractile Proteins/agonists
- Contractile Proteins/genetics
- Contractile Proteins/metabolism
- Cytoskeletal Proteins/agonists
- Cytoskeletal Proteins/genetics
- Cytoskeletal Proteins/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/complications
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications
- Diabetic Angiopathies/enzymology
- Diabetic Angiopathies/metabolism
- Diabetic Angiopathies/pathology
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Humans
- Male
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Mutant Strains
- MicroRNAs/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/enzymology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/pathology
- Protein Kinase C/chemistry
- Protein Kinase C/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- rho GTP-Binding Proteins/agonists
- rho GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- rho-Associated Kinases/chemistry
- rho-Associated Kinases/metabolism
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- Tran Thi Hien
- From the Departments of Experimental Medical Sciences and
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- From the Departments of Experimental Medical Sciences and
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- From the Departments of Experimental Medical Sciences and
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- From the Departments of Experimental Medical Sciences and
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- Clinical Sciences, Lund University, BMC D12, SE-221 84 Lund, Sweden and
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- Clinical Sciences, Lund University, BMC D12, SE-221 84 Lund, Sweden and
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- the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany, and
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- the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany, and
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- the Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden
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- From the Departments of Experimental Medical Sciences and
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- From the Departments of Experimental Medical Sciences and
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- the Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden
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Bhattachariya A, Dahan D, Ekman M, Boettger T, Braun T, Swärd K, Hellstrand P, Albinsson S. Spontaneous activity and stretch-induced contractile differentiation are reduced in vascular smooth muscle of miR-143/145 knockout mice. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2015; 215:133-43. [PMID: 26052659 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Revised: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
AIM Stretch is essential for maintaining the contractile phenotype of vascular smooth muscle cells, and small non-coding microRNAs are known to be important in this process. Using a Dicer knockout model, we have previously reported that microRNAs are essential for stretch-induced differentiation and regulation of L-type calcium channel expression. The aim of this study was to investigate the importance of the smooth muscle-enriched miR-143/145 microRNA cluster for stretch-induced differentiation of the portal vein. METHODS Contractile force and depolarization-induced calcium influx were determined in portal veins from wild-type and miR-143/145 knockout mice. Stretch-induced contractile differentiation was investigated by determination of mRNA expression following organ culture for 24 h under longitudinal load by a hanging weight. RESULTS In the absence of miR-143/145, stretch-induced mRNA expression of contractile markers in the portal vein was reduced. This was associated with decreased amplitude of spontaneous activity and depolarization-induced contractile and intracellular calcium responses, while contractile responses to 5-HT were largely maintained. We found that these effects correlated with a reduced basal expression of the pore-forming subunit of L-type calcium channels and an increased expression of CaMKIIδ and the transcriptional repressor DREAM. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that the microRNA-143/145 cluster plays a role in maintaining stretch-induced contractile differentiation and calcium signalling in the portal vein. This may have important implications for the use of these microRNAs as therapeutic targets in vascular disease.
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- A Bhattachariya
- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Postolow F, Fediuk J, Nolette N, Hinton M, Dakshinamurti S. Thromboxane promotes smooth muscle phenotype commitment but not remodeling of hypoxic neonatal pulmonary artery. FIBROGENESIS & TISSUE REPAIR 2015; 8:20. [PMID: 26583045 PMCID: PMC4650498 DOI: 10.1186/s13069-015-0037-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Background Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is characterized by vasoconstriction and pulmonary vascular remodeling. Remodeling is believed to be a response to physical or chemical stimuli including pro-mitotic inflammatory mediators such as thromboxane. Our objective was to examine the effects of hypoxia and thromboxane signaling ex vivo and in vitro on phenotype commitment, cell cycle entry, and proliferation of PPHN and control neonatal pulmonary artery (PA) myocytes in tissue culture. Methods To examine concurrent effects of hypoxia and thromboxane on myocyte growth, serum-fed first-passage newborn porcine PA myocytes were randomized into normoxic (21 % O2) or hypoxic (10 % O2) culture for 3 days, with daily addition of thromboxane mimetic U46619 (10−9 to 10−5 M) or diluent. Cell survival was detected by MTT assay. To determine the effect of chronic thromboxane exposure (versus whole serum) on activation of arterial remodeling, PPHN was induced in newborn piglets by a 3-day hypoxic exposure (FiO2 0.10); controls were 3 day-old normoxic and day 0 piglets. Third-generation PA were segmented and cultured for 3 days in physiologic buffer, Ham’s F-12 media (in the presence or absence of 10 % fetal calf serum), or media with 10−6 M U46619. DNA synthesis was measured by 3H-thymidine uptake, protein synthesis by 3H-leucine uptake, and proliferation by immunostaining for Ki67. Cell cycle entry was studied by laser scanning cytometry of nuclei in arterial tunica media after propidium iodide staining. Phenotype commitment was determined by immunostaining tunica media for myosin heavy chain and desmin, quantified by laser scanning cytometry. Results Contractile and synthetic myocyte subpopulations had differing responses to thromboxane challenge. U46619 decreased proliferation of synthetic and contractile myocytes. PPHN arteries exhibited decreased protein synthesis under all culture conditions. Serum-supplemented PA treated with U46619 had decreased G1/G0 phase myocytes and an increase in S and G2/M. When serum-deprived, PPHN PA incubated with U46619 showed arrested cell cycle entry (increased G0/G1, decreased S and G2/M) and increased abundance of contractile phenotype markers. Conclusions We conclude that thromboxane does not initiate phenotypic dedifferentiation and proliferative activation in PPHN PA. Exposure to thromboxane triggers cell cycle exit and myocyte commitment to contractile phenotype.
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- Fabiana Postolow
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Manitoba, 715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4 Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Manitoba, 715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4 Canada ; Biology of Breathing Group, Manitoba Institute of Child Health, 715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4 Canada
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- Biology of Breathing Group, Manitoba Institute of Child Health, 715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4 Canada
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- Biology of Breathing Group, Manitoba Institute of Child Health, 715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4 Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Manitoba, 715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4 Canada ; Department of Physiology, University of Manitoba, 715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4 Canada ; Biology of Breathing Group, Manitoba Institute of Child Health, 715 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4 Canada ; Section of Neonatology, WS012 Women's Hospital, 735 Notre Dame Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0L8 Canada
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Turczyńska KM, Swärd K, Hien TT, Wohlfahrt J, Mattisson IY, Ekman M, Nilsson J, Sjögren J, Murugesan V, Hultgårdh-Nilsson A, Cidad P, Hellstrand P, Pérez-García MT, Albinsson S. Regulation of Smooth Muscle Dystrophin and Synaptopodin 2 Expression by Actin Polymerization and Vascular Injury. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2015; 35:1489-97. [DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.114.305065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Objective—
Actin dynamics in vascular smooth muscle is known to regulate contractile differentiation and may play a role in the pathogenesis of vascular disease. However, the list of genes regulated by actin polymerization in smooth muscle remains incomprehensive. Thus, the objective of this study was to identify actin-regulated genes in smooth muscle and to demonstrate the role of these genes in the regulation of vascular smooth muscle phenotype.
Approach and Results—
Mouse aortic smooth muscle cells were treated with an actin-stabilizing agent, jasplakinolide, and analyzed by microarrays. Several transcripts were upregulated including both known and previously unknown actin-regulated genes. Dystrophin and synaptopodin 2 were selected for further analysis in models of phenotypic modulation and vascular disease. These genes were highly expressed in differentiated versus synthetic smooth muscle and their expression was promoted by the transcription factors myocardin and myocardin-related transcription factor A. Furthermore, the expression of both synaptopodin 2 and dystrophin was significantly reduced in balloon-injured human arteries. Finally, using a dystrophin mutant
mdx
mouse and synaptopodin 2 knockdown, we demonstrate that these genes are involved in the regulation of smooth muscle differentiation and function.
Conclusions—
This study demonstrates novel genes that are promoted by actin polymerization, that regulate smooth muscle function, and that are deregulated in models of vascular disease. Thus, targeting actin polymerization or the genes controlled in this manner can lead to novel therapeutic options against vascular pathologies that involve phenotypic modulation of smooth muscle cells.
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- Karolina M. Turczyńska
- From the Department of Experimental Medical Science (K.M.T., K.S., T.T.H., J.W., I.Y.M., M.E., V.M., A.H.-N., P.H., S.A.) and Department of Clinical Science (J.N., J.S.), Lund University, Lund, Sweden; and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología and Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain (P.C., M.T.P.-G.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Medical Science (K.M.T., K.S., T.T.H., J.W., I.Y.M., M.E., V.M., A.H.-N., P.H., S.A.) and Department of Clinical Science (J.N., J.S.), Lund University, Lund, Sweden; and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología and Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain (P.C., M.T.P.-G.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Medical Science (K.M.T., K.S., T.T.H., J.W., I.Y.M., M.E., V.M., A.H.-N., P.H., S.A.) and Department of Clinical Science (J.N., J.S.), Lund University, Lund, Sweden; and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología and Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain (P.C., M.T.P.-G.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Medical Science (K.M.T., K.S., T.T.H., J.W., I.Y.M., M.E., V.M., A.H.-N., P.H., S.A.) and Department of Clinical Science (J.N., J.S.), Lund University, Lund, Sweden; and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología and Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain (P.C., M.T.P.-G.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Medical Science (K.M.T., K.S., T.T.H., J.W., I.Y.M., M.E., V.M., A.H.-N., P.H., S.A.) and Department of Clinical Science (J.N., J.S.), Lund University, Lund, Sweden; and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología and Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain (P.C., M.T.P.-G.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Medical Science (K.M.T., K.S., T.T.H., J.W., I.Y.M., M.E., V.M., A.H.-N., P.H., S.A.) and Department of Clinical Science (J.N., J.S.), Lund University, Lund, Sweden; and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología and Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain (P.C., M.T.P.-G.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Medical Science (K.M.T., K.S., T.T.H., J.W., I.Y.M., M.E., V.M., A.H.-N., P.H., S.A.) and Department of Clinical Science (J.N., J.S.), Lund University, Lund, Sweden; and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología and Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain (P.C., M.T.P.-G.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Medical Science (K.M.T., K.S., T.T.H., J.W., I.Y.M., M.E., V.M., A.H.-N., P.H., S.A.) and Department of Clinical Science (J.N., J.S.), Lund University, Lund, Sweden; and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología and Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain (P.C., M.T.P.-G.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Medical Science (K.M.T., K.S., T.T.H., J.W., I.Y.M., M.E., V.M., A.H.-N., P.H., S.A.) and Department of Clinical Science (J.N., J.S.), Lund University, Lund, Sweden; and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología and Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain (P.C., M.T.P.-G.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Medical Science (K.M.T., K.S., T.T.H., J.W., I.Y.M., M.E., V.M., A.H.-N., P.H., S.A.) and Department of Clinical Science (J.N., J.S.), Lund University, Lund, Sweden; and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología and Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain (P.C., M.T.P.-G.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Medical Science (K.M.T., K.S., T.T.H., J.W., I.Y.M., M.E., V.M., A.H.-N., P.H., S.A.) and Department of Clinical Science (J.N., J.S.), Lund University, Lund, Sweden; and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología and Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain (P.C., M.T.P.-G.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Medical Science (K.M.T., K.S., T.T.H., J.W., I.Y.M., M.E., V.M., A.H.-N., P.H., S.A.) and Department of Clinical Science (J.N., J.S.), Lund University, Lund, Sweden; and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología and Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain (P.C., M.T.P.-G.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Medical Science (K.M.T., K.S., T.T.H., J.W., I.Y.M., M.E., V.M., A.H.-N., P.H., S.A.) and Department of Clinical Science (J.N., J.S.), Lund University, Lund, Sweden; and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología and Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain (P.C., M.T.P.-G.)
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- From the Department of Experimental Medical Science (K.M.T., K.S., T.T.H., J.W., I.Y.M., M.E., V.M., A.H.-N., P.H., S.A.) and Department of Clinical Science (J.N., J.S.), Lund University, Lund, Sweden; and Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología and Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain (P.C., M.T.P.-G.)
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Albinsson S, Bhattachariya A, Hellstrand P. Stretch-dependent smooth muscle differentiation in the portal vein-role of actin polymerization, calcium signaling, and microRNAs. Microcirculation 2015; 21:230-8. [PMID: 24238368 DOI: 10.1111/micc.12106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The mechanical forces acting on SMC in the vascular wall are known to regulate processes such as vascular remodeling and contractile differentiation. However, investigations to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of mechanotransduction in smooth muscle have been hampered by technical limitations associated with mechanical studies on pressurized small arteries, due primarily to the small amount of available tissue. The murine portal vein is a relatively large vessel showing myogenic tone that in many respects recapitulates the properties of small resistance vessels. Studies on stretched portal veins to elucidate mechanisms of mechanotransduction in the vascular wall have shown that stretch-sensitive regulation of contractile differentiation is mediated via Rho-activation and actin polymerization, while stretch-induced growth is regulated by the MAPK pathway. In this review, we have summarized findings on mechanotransduction in the portal vein with focus on stretch-induced contractile differentiation and the role of calcium, actin polymerization and miRNAs in this response.
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Dahan D, Ekman M, Larsson-Callerfelt AK, Turczyńska K, Boettger T, Braun T, Swärd K, Albinsson S. Induction of angiotensin-converting enzyme after miR-143/145 deletion is critical for impaired smooth muscle contractility. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2014; 307:C1093-101. [PMID: 25273883 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00250.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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MicroRNAs have emerged as regulators of smooth muscle cell phenotype with a role in smooth muscle-related disease. Studies have shown that miR-143 and miR-145 are the most highly expressed microRNAs in smooth muscle cells, controlling differentiation and function. The effect of miR-143/145 knockout has been established in the vasculature but not in smooth muscle from other organs. Using knockout mice we found that maximal contraction induced by either depolarization or phosphatase inhibition was reduced in vascular and airway smooth muscle but maintained in the urinary bladder. Furthermore, a reduction of media thickness and reduced expression of differentiation markers was seen in the aorta but not in the bladder. Supporting the view that phenotype switching depends on a tissue-specific target of miR-143/145, we found induction of angiotensin-converting enzyme in the aorta but not in the bladder where angiotensin-converting enzyme was expressed at a low level. Chronic treatment with angiotensin type-1 receptor antagonist restored contractility in miR-143/145-deficient aorta while leaving bladder contractility unaffected. This shows that tissue-specific targets are critical for the effects of miR-143/145 on smooth muscle differentiation and that angiotensin converting enzyme is one such target.
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- Diana Dahan
- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; and
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- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Lee J, Wong M, Smith Q, Baker AB. A novel system for studying mechanical strain waveform-dependent responses in vascular smooth muscle cells. LAB ON A CHIP 2013; 13:4573-82. [PMID: 24096612 PMCID: PMC3909705 DOI: 10.1039/c3lc50894c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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While many studies have examined the effects mechanical forces on vSMCs, there is a limited understanding of how the different arterial strain waveforms that occur in disease and different vascular beds alter vSMC mechanotransduction and phenotype. Here, we present a novel system for applying complex, time-varying strain waveforms to cultured cells and use this system to understand how these waveforms can alter vSMC phenotype and signaling. We have developed a highly adaptable cell culture system that allows the application of mechanical strain to cells in culture and can reproduce the complex dynamic mechanical environment experienced by arterial cells in the body. Using this system, we examined whether the type of applied strain waveform altered phenotypic modulation of vSMCs by mechanical forces. Cells exposed to the brachial waveform had increased phosphorylation of AKT, EGR-1, c-Fos expression and cytoskeletal remodeling in comparison to cells treated with the aortic waveform. In addition, vSMCs exposed to physiological waveforms had adopted a more differentiated phenotype in comparison to those treated with static or sinusoidal cyclic strain, with increased expression of vSMC markers desmin, calponin and SM-22 as well as increased expression of regulatory miRNAs including miR-143, -145 and -221. Taken together, our studies demonstrate the development of a novel system for applying complex, time-varying mechanical forces to cells in culture. In addition, we have shown that physiological strain waveforms have powerful effects on vSMC phenotype.
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- Jason Lee
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 107 W Dean Keeton Street, BME 5.202D, C0800, Austin, TX, USA.
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Dünner N, Quezada C, Berndt FA, Cánovas J, Rojas CV. Angiotensin II signaling in human preadipose cells: participation of ERK1,2-dependent modulation of Akt. PLoS One 2013; 8:e75440. [PMID: 24098385 PMCID: PMC3788799 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2013] [Accepted: 08/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The renin-angiotensin system expressed in adipose tissue has been implicated in the modulation of adipocyte formation, glucose metabolism, triglyceride accumulation, lipolysis, and the onset of the adverse metabolic consequences of obesity. As we investigated angiotensin II signal transduction mechanisms in human preadipose cells, an interplay of extracellular-signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1,2) and Akt/PKB became evident. Angiotensin II caused attenuation of phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt), at serine 473; the p-Akt/Akt ratio decreased to 0.5±0.2-fold the control value without angiotensin II (p<0.001). Here we report that the reduction of phosphorylated Akt associates with ERK1,2 activities. In the absence of angiotensin II, inhibition of ERK1,2 activation with U0126 or PD98059 resulted in a 2.1±0.5 (p<0.001) and 1.4±0.2-fold (p<0.05) increase in the p-Akt/Akt ratio, respectively. In addition, partial knockdown of ERK1 protein expression by the short hairpin RNA technique also raised phosphorylated Akt in these cells (the p-Akt/Akt ratio was 1.5±0.1-fold the corresponding control; p<0.05). Furthermore, inhibition of ERK1,2 activation with U0126 prevented the reduction of p-Akt/Akt by angiotensin II. An analogous effect was found on the phosphorylation status of Akt downstream effectors, the forkhead box (Fox) proteins O1 and O4. Altogether, these results indicate that angiotensin II signaling in human preadipose cells involves an ERK1,2-dependent attenuation of Akt activity, whose impact on the biological functions under its regulation is not fully understood.
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- Natalia Dünner
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Chiu CZ, Wang BW, Shyu KG. Effects of cyclic stretch on the molecular regulation of myocardin in rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cells. J Biomed Sci 2013; 20:50. [PMID: 23855625 PMCID: PMC3734126 DOI: 10.1186/1423-0127-20-50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Accepted: 07/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The expression of myocardin, a cardiac-restricted gene, increases during environmental stress. How mechanical stretch affects the regulation of myocardin in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is not fully understood. We identify the mechanisms and pathways through which mechanical stretch induces myocardin expression in VSMCs. RESULTS Rat VSMCs grown on a flexible membrane base were stretched to 20% of maximum elongation, at 60 cycles per min. An in vivo model of aorta-caval shunt in adult rats was also used to investigate myocardin expression. Cyclic stretch significantly increased myocardin and angiotensin II (AngII) expression after 18 and 6 h of stretch. Addition of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) pathway inhibitor (PD98059), ERK small interfering RNA (siRNA), and AngII receptor blocker (ARB; losartan) before stretch inhibited the expression of myocardin protein. Gel shift assay showed that myocardin-DNA binding activity increased after stretch. PD98059, ERK siRNA and ARB abolished the binding activity induced by stretch. Stretch increased while myocardin-mutant plasmid, PD98059, and ARB abolished the promoter activity. Protein synthesis by measuring [3H]proline incorporation into the cells increased after cyclic stretch, which represented hypertrophic change of VSMCs. An in vivo model of aorta-caval shunt also demonstrated increased myocardin protein expression in the aorta. Confocal microscopy showed increased VSMC size 24 h after cyclic stretch and VSMC hypertrophy after creation of aorta-caval shunt for 3 days. CONCLUSIONS Cyclic stretch enhanced myocardin expression mediated by AngII through the ERK pathway in cultured rat VSMCs. These findings suggest that myocardin plays a role in stretch-induced VSMC hypertrophy.
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Turczyńska KM, Hellstrand P, Swärd K, Albinsson S. Regulation of vascular smooth muscle mechanotransduction by microRNAs and L-type calcium channels. Commun Integr Biol 2013; 6:e22278. [PMID: 23802033 PMCID: PMC3689564 DOI: 10.4161/cib.22278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2012] [Revised: 09/17/2012] [Accepted: 09/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The phenotype of smooth muscle cells is regulated by multiple environmental factors including mechanical forces. Mechanical stretch of mouse portal veins ex vivo has been shown to promote contractile differentiation by activation of the Rho-pathway, an effect that is dependent on the influx of calcium via L-type calcium channels. MicroRNAs have recently been demonstrated to play a significant role in the control of smooth muscle phenotype and in a recent report we investigated their role in vascular mechanosensing. By smooth muscle specific deletion of Dicer, we found that microRNAs are essential for smooth muscle differentiation in response to stretch by regulating CamKIIδ and L-type calcium channel expression. Furthermore, we suggest that loss of L-type calcium channels in Dicer KO is due to reduced expression of the smooth muscle-enriched microRNA, miR-145, which targets CamKIIδ. These results unveil a novel mechanism for miR-145 dependent regulation of smooth muscle phenotype.
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Turczyńska KM, Bhattachariya A, Säll J, Göransson O, Swärd K, Hellstrand P, Albinsson S. Stretch-sensitive down-regulation of the miR-144/451 cluster in vascular smooth muscle and its role in AMP-activated protein kinase signaling. PLoS One 2013; 8:e65135. [PMID: 23705032 PMCID: PMC3660603 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Vascular smooth muscle cells are constantly exposed to mechanical force by the blood pressure, which is thought to regulate smooth muscle growth, differentiation and contractile function. We have previously shown that the expression of microRNAs (miRNAs), small non-coding RNAs, is essential for regulation of smooth muscle phenotype including stretch-dependent contractile differentiation. In this study, we have investigated the effect of mechanical stretch on miRNA expression and the role of stretch-sensitive miRNAs for intracellular signaling in smooth muscle. MiRNA array analysis, comparing miRNA levels in stretched versus non-stretched portal veins, revealed a dramatic decrease in the miR-144/451 cluster level. Because this miRNA cluster is predicted to target AMPK pathway components, we next examined activation of this pathway. Diminished miR-144/451 expression was inversely correlated with increased phosphorylation of AMPKα at Thr172 in stretched portal vein. Similar to the effect of stretch, contractile differentiation could be induced in non-stretched portal veins by the AMPK activator, AICAR. Transfection with miR-144/451 mimics reduced the protein expression level of mediators in the AMPK pathway including MO25α, AMPK and ACC. This effect also decreased AICAR-induced activation of the AMPK signaling pathway. In conclusion, our results suggest that stretch-induced activation of AMPK in vascular smooth muscle is in part regulated by reduced levels of miR-144/451 and that this effect may play a role in promoting contractile differentiation of smooth muscle cells.
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Dipaolo BC, Davidovich N, Kazanietz MG, Margulies SS. Rac1 pathway mediates stretch response in pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2013; 305:L141-53. [PMID: 23686855 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00298.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Alveolar epithelial cells (AECs) maintain the pulmonary blood-gas barrier integrity with gasketlike intercellular tight junctions (TJ) that are anchored internally to the actin cytoskeleton. We have previously shown that AEC monolayers stretched cyclically and equibiaxially undergo rapid magnitude- and frequency-dependent actin cytoskeletal remodeling to form perijunctional actin rings (PJARs). In this work, we show that even 10 min of stretch induced increases in the phosphorylation of Akt and LIM kinase (LIMK) and decreases in cofilin phosphorylation, suggesting that the Rac1/Akt pathway is involved in these stretch-mediated changes. We confirmed that Rac1 inhibitors wortmannin or EHT-1864 decrease stretch-stimulated Akt and LIMK phosphorylation and that Rac1 agonists PIP3 or PDGF increase phosphorylation of these proteins in unstretched cells. We also confirmed that Rac1 pathway inhibition during stretch modulated stretch-induced changes in occludin content and monolayer permeability, actin remodeling and PJAR formation, and cell death. As further validation, overexpression of Rac GTPase-activating protein β2-chimerin also preserved monolayer barrier properties in stretched monolayers. In summary, our data suggest that constitutive activity of Rac1, which is necessary for stretch-induced activation of the Rac1 downstream proteins, mediates stretch-induced increases in permeability and PJAR formation.
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- Brian C Dipaolo
- Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Richardson WJ, Wilson E, Moore JE. Altered phenotypic gene expression of 10T1/2 mesenchymal cells in nonuniformly stretched PEGDA hydrogels. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2013; 305:C100-10. [PMID: 23657569 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00340.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Disease-related phenotype modulation of many cell types has been shown to be closely related to mechanical loading conditions; for example, vascular smooth muscle cell (SMC) phenotype shift from a mature, contractile state to a proliferative, synthetic state contributes to the formation of neointimal tissue during atherosclerosis and restenosis development and is related to SMC mechanical loading in vivo. The majority of past in vitro cell-stretching experiments have employed simplistic (uniform, uniaxial or biaxial) stretching environments to elucidate mechanobiological pathways involved in phenotypic shifts. However, the in vivo mechanics of the vascular wall consists of highly nonuniform stretch. Here we subjected 10T1/2 murine mesenchymal cells (an SMC precursor) to two- and three-dimensional nonuniform stretch environments. After 24 h of stretch, cells on an elastomeric membrane demonstrated varied proliferation [assessed by 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation] depending on location upon the membrane, with maximal proliferation occurring in a region of high, uniaxial stretch. Cells subjected to a nonuniform stretching regimen within three-dimensional polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA) hydrogel constructs demonstrated marked changes in mRNA expression of several phenotype-related proteins, indicating a sort of "hybrid" phenotype with contractile and synthetic markers being both upregulated and downregulated. Furthermore, expression levels of mRNAs were significantly different between various locations within the stretched gel. With the proliferation results, these data exhibit the capability of nonuniform stretching devices to induce heterogeneous cell responses, potentially indicative of spatial distributions of disease-related behaviors in vivo.
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- W J Richardson
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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Boccafoschi F, Mosca C, Ramella M, Valente G, Cannas M. The effect of mechanical strain on soft (cardiovascular) and hard (bone) tissues: common pathways for different biological outcomes. Cell Adh Migr 2013; 7:165-73. [PMID: 23287581 PMCID: PMC3954035 DOI: 10.4161/cam.23020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Mechanical stress plays a pivotal role in developing and maintaining tissues functionalities. Cells are constantly subjected to strain and compressive forces that are sensed by specialized membrane mechanosensors and converted in biochemical signals able to differently influence cellular behavior in terms of surviving, differentiation and extracellular matrix remodeling. This review focuses on the effects of mechanical strain on soft and hard tissues. Unexpectedly, different cells share almost the same membrane mechanosensors and the relative intracellular pathways, but to ultimately obtain very different biological effects. The events occurring in cardiovascular and bone tissues are treated in details, showing that integrins, cadherins, growth factor receptors and ions channels specifically expressed in the different tissues are the major actors of the sight. However, MAPkinases and RhoGTPases are mainly involved in the biochemical intracellular signaling directed to nuclear modifications.
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- Francesca Boccafoschi
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, Novara, Italy.
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Pulsatile vs. continuous flow in ventricular assist device therapy. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2013; 26:105-15. [PMID: 22910084 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2012.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2012] [Accepted: 03/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is an important treatment option for a patient with end-stage heart failure. Both continuous and non-pulsatile devices are available, each with different effects on a patient's physiology. In general, these effects are not clinically significant with the exception of bleeding events which are more common with continuous-flow devices in some series. Both devices increase survival beyond medical management. Continuous-flow devices are smaller and are associated with less overall morbidity than pulsatile devices.
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Mao X, Said R, Louis H, Max JP, Bourhim M, Challande P, Wahl D, Li Z, Regnault V, Lacolley P. Cyclic stretch-induced thrombin generation by rat vascular smooth muscle cells is mediated by the integrin αvβ3 pathway. Cardiovasc Res 2012; 96:513-23. [PMID: 22915765 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvs274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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AIMS Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotypic modulation plays a pivotal role in atherothrombotic diseases. Thrombin generation at the surface of VSMCs and activation of integrin mechanotransduction pathways represent potential mechanisms. Here, we examine whether mechanical stretch increases thrombin generation on cultured rat aortic VSMCs. METHODS AND RESULTS The integrin α(v)β(3) antagonist peptide (cRGDPV) dose-dependently decreased thrombin generation without stretch. Static stretch (5%, 1 Hz) failed to modify the thrombin-forming capacity of VSMCs, whereas 10% cyclic stretch during 60 and 360 min enhanced integrin α(v)β(3) expression and thrombin generation at the surface of VSMCs by 30% without inducing apoptosis. Cyclic stretch also stimulated Src phosphorylation, cleavage of talin, and binding of prothrombin to VSMCs. Upregulation of α(v)β(3) expression, Src phosphorylation, and enhanced thrombin generation by cyclic stretch were abolished by cRGDPV and silencing RNA (siRNA) against α(v) as well as by selective inhibition of integrin α(v)β(3) inside-out signalling by a talin-siRNA. Complete abolition of stretch-induced VSMC-supported thrombin generation by the RGT peptide, which disrupts the interaction of Src with the β(3) cytoplasmic tail, demonstrates the link between outside-in pathways involving β(3)-Src interaction and thrombin activity dependent on inside-out signalling. CONCLUSION These data show that the contribution of cyclic stretch to VSMC-supported thrombin generation is driven by the integrin α(v)β(3) signalling pathway and suggest a role for pulsatility-induced intramural thrombin in VSMC-dependent vascular remodelling.
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Turczyńska KM, Sadegh MK, Hellstrand P, Swärd K, Albinsson S. MicroRNAs are essential for stretch-induced vascular smooth muscle contractile differentiation via microRNA (miR)-145-dependent expression of L-type calcium channels. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:19199-206. [PMID: 22474293 PMCID: PMC3365952 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.341073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Revised: 03/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Stretch of the vascular wall is an important stimulus to maintain smooth muscle contractile differentiation that is known to depend on L-type calcium influx, Rho-activation, and actin polymerization. The role of microRNAs in this response was investigated using tamoxifen-inducible and smooth muscle-specific Dicer KO mice. In the absence of Dicer, which is required for microRNA maturation, smooth muscle microRNAs were completely ablated. Stretch-induced contractile differentiation and Rho-dependent cofilin-2 phosphorylation were dramatically reduced in Dicer KO vessels. On the other hand, acute stretch-sensitive growth signaling, which is independent of influx through L-type calcium channels, was not affected by Dicer KO. Contractile differentiation induced by the actin polymerizing agent jasplakinolide was not altered by deletion of Dicer, suggesting an effect upstream of actin polymerization. Basal and stretch-induced L-type calcium channel expressions were both decreased in Dicer KO portal veins, and inhibition of L-type channels in control vessels mimicked the effects of Dicer deletion. Furthermore, inhibition of miR-145, a highly expressed microRNA in smooth muscle, resulted in a similar reduction of L-type calcium channel expression. This was abolished by the Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II inhibitor KN93, suggesting that Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIδ, a target of miR-145 and up-regulated in Dicer KO, plays a role in the regulation of L-type channel expression. These results show that microRNAs play a crucial role in stretch-induced contractile differentiation in the vascular wall in part via miR-145-dependent regulation of L-type calcium channels.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Calcium Channels, L-Type/biosynthesis
- Calcium Channels, L-Type/genetics
- Calcium Signaling/drug effects
- Calcium Signaling/physiology
- Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2/genetics
- Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- DEAD-box RNA Helicases/genetics
- DEAD-box RNA Helicases/metabolism
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- MicroRNAs/genetics
- MicroRNAs/metabolism
- Muscle Proteins/genetics
- Muscle Proteins/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/cytology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Ribonuclease III/genetics
- Ribonuclease III/metabolism
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
- Up-Regulation/physiology
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- Karolina M. Turczyńska
- From the Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- From the Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- From the Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- From the Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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Boccafoschi F, Mosca C, Bosetti M, Cannas M. The role of mechanical stretching in the activation and localization of adhesion proteins and related intracellular molecules. J Cell Biochem 2011; 112:1403-9. [PMID: 21321993 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.23056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The molecular complexity of the processes which lead to cell adhesion includes membrane and cytoskeletal proteins, involved in the focal adhesion formation, as well as signaling molecules tightly associated with the main intracellular regulatory cascades (Akt/PKB and MAPK/Erk). Dynamic environments, which create substrate deformations at determined frequencies and timing, have significant influences on adhesion mechanisms and in general in cellular behavior. In this work, we investigated the role of mechanical stretching (10% substrate deformation, 1 Hz frequency applied up to 60 min) on adhesion proteins (vinculin and focal adhesion kinase-FAK), related RhoGTPases (Rac1 and RhoA), and intracellular pathways (Akt/PKB and MAPK/Erk) in terms of activation and membrane recruitment in relation with cytoskeletal changes observed (membrane ruffling and filopodia formation). These changes are due to intracellular molecular rearrangements, acting with sequential concerted dynamics, able to modify the cytoskeletal conformation. The observed cellular response adds some important issues for better understanding the cellular behavior in environment which mimic as close as possible the physiological conditions.
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- F Boccafoschi
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", 28100 Novara, Italy.
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Zebda N, Dubrovskyi O, Birukov KG. Focal adhesion kinase regulation of mechanotransduction and its impact on endothelial cell functions. Microvasc Res 2011; 83:71-81. [PMID: 21741394 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2011.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2011] [Revised: 06/19/2011] [Accepted: 06/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Vascular endothelial cells lining the blood vessels form the interface between the bloodstream and the vessel wall and as such they are continuously subjected to shear and cyclic stress from the flowing blood in the lumen. Additional mechanical stimuli are also imposed on these cells in the form of substrate stiffness transmitted from the extracellular matrix components in the basement membrane, and additional mechanical loads imposed on the lung endothelium as the result of respiration or mechanical ventilation in clinical settings. Focal adhesions (FAs) are complex structures assembled at the abluminal endothelial plasma membrane which connect the extracellular filamentous meshwork to the intracellular cytoskeleton and hence constitute the ideal checkpoint capable of controlling or mediating transduction of bidirectional mechanical signals. In this review we focus on focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a component of FAs, which has been studied for a number of years with regards to its involvement in mechanotransduction. We analyzed the recent advances in the understanding of the role of FAK in the signaling cascade(s) initiated by various mechanical stimuli with particular emphasis on potential implications on endothelial cell functions.
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- Noureddine Zebda
- Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Lung Injury Center, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Albinsson S, Skoura A, Yu J, DiLorenzo A, Fernández-Hernando C, Offermanns S, Miano JM, Sessa WC. Smooth muscle miRNAs are critical for post-natal regulation of blood pressure and vascular function. PLoS One 2011; 6:e18869. [PMID: 21526127 PMCID: PMC3081311 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2010] [Accepted: 03/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Phenotypic modulation of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) plays a key role in vascular disease, including atherosclerosis. Several transcription factors have been suggested to regulate phenotypic modulation of SMCs but the decisive mechanisms remain unknown. Recent reports suggest that specific microRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in SMC differentiation and vascular disease but the global role of miRNAs in postnatal vascular SMC has not been elucidated. Thus, the objective of this study was to identify the role of Dicer-dependent miRNAs for blood pressure regulation and vascular SMC contractile function and differentiation in vivo. Tamoxifen-inducible and SMC specific deletion of Dicer was achieved by Cre-Lox recombination. Deletion of Dicer resulted in a global loss of miRNAs in aortic SMC. Furthermore, Dicer-deficient mice exhibited a dramatic reduction in blood pressure due to significant loss of vascular contractile function and SMC contractile differentiation as well as vascular remodeling. Several of these results are consistent with our previous observations in SM-Dicer deficient embryos. Therefore, miRNAs are essential for maintaining blood pressure and contractile function in resistance vessels. Although the phenotype of miR-143/145 deficient mice resembles the loss of Dicer, the phenotypes of SM-Dicer KO mice were far more severe suggesting that additional miRNAs are involved in maintaining postnatal SMC differentiation.
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- Sebastian Albinsson
- Department of Pharmacology, Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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Ito Y, Kimura T, Nam K, Katoh A, Masuzawa T, Kishida A. Effects of vibration on differentiation of cultured PC12 cells. Biotechnol Bioeng 2010; 108:592-9. [PMID: 20939009 DOI: 10.1002/bit.22961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2010] [Revised: 09/12/2010] [Accepted: 09/14/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Different types of physiological-mechanical stress, such as shear stress in vascular endothelial cells or hydrostatic pressure in chondrocytes are well known as regulators of cell function. In this study, the effects of vibration, a type of non-physiological mechanical stimulation, on differentiation of rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells are reported. A nano-vibration system was designed to produce nanometer-scale vibration. The frequency and amplitude of the nano-vibrations were monitored by a capacitance displacement sensor connected to an oscilloscope. When PC12 cells exposed to nerve growth factor were subjected to vibration at 10 kHz, differentiation and elongation of their neurites were promoted earlier in the culture. Vibration promoted differentiation of PC12 cells. This approach could therefore also be promising for determining of the effects of the physical environment on cell differentiation.
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- Yukiko Ito
- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Xu A, Frederiksen H, Kanje M, Uvelius B. Partial urethral obstruction: ATF3 and p-c-Jun are involved in the growth of the detrusor muscle and its motor innervation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 45:30-8. [PMID: 20969496 DOI: 10.3109/00365599.2010.521188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Infravesical obstruction leads to growth of urinary bladder smooth-muscle cells. The ganglion cells innervating the bladder muscle also increase in size. Stretch of detrusor muscle cells rapidly activates c-Jun NH₂-terminal kinase (JNK), which phosphorylates the transcription factor c-Jun, and stimulates the synthesis of the cotranscription factor ATF3. The aim of the study was to determine whether ATF3 and p-c-Jun were involved in growth of bladder smooth-muscle and ganglion cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS The urethra was partially obstructed in female rats. After 3 days or 10 weeks bladders were weighed, fixated and cut for immunohistochemistry to demonstrate ATF3 and p-c-Jun. Ganglia were processed separately. Unoperated and sham-operated rats were used as controls. RESULTS There was no ATF3 or p-c-Jun in control detrusor muscle. After 3 days of obstruction bladder weight had nearly doubled. Almost all nuclei in the detrusor showed immunofluorescence for ATF3 and p-c-Jun. After 10 weeks bladder weight had increased 10-fold. Almost all detrusor nuclei still showed p-c-Jun, but few had ATF3 activity. In control ganglia there was no ATF3 and only faint nuclear p-c-Jun activity. After 3 days of obstruction the ganglion cells had increased in size and many nuclei showed intense immunofluorescence for ATF3 and p-c-Jun. After 10 weeks the ganglion cell size had increased further. There was no ATF3 activity and no more p-c-Jun than in control ganglia. CONCLUSION ATF3 and p-c-Jun seem to be involved in the growth of the detrusor muscle and its motor innervation following infravesical outlet obstruction.
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- Abai Xu
- Department of Urology, Skane University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden
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Ren J, Albinsson S, Hellstrand P. Distinct effects of voltage- and store-dependent calcium influx on stretch-induced differentiation and growth in vascular smooth muscle. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:31829-39. [PMID: 20675376 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.097576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Stretch of the vascular wall stimulates smooth muscle hypertrophy by activating the MAPK and Rho/Rho kinase (ROK) pathways. We investigated the role of calcium in this response. Stretch-stimulated expression of contractile and cytoskeletal proteins in mouse portal vein was inhibited at mRNA and protein levels by blockade of voltage-dependent Ca(2+) entry (VDCE). In contrast, blockade of store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) did not affect smooth muscle marker expression but decreased global protein synthesis. Activation of VDCE caused membrane translocation of RhoA followed by phosphorylation of its downstream effectors LIMK-2 and cofilin-2. Stretch-activated cofilin-2 phosphorylation depended on VDCE but not on SOCE. VDCE was associated with increased mRNA expression of myocardin, myocyte enhancer factor (MEF) -2A and -2D, and smooth muscle marker genes, all of which depended on ROK activity. SOCE increased ERK1/2 phosphorylation and c-Fos expression but had no effect on phosphorylation of LIMK-2 and cofilin-2 or on myocardin and MEF2 expression. Knockdown of MEF2A or -2D eliminated the VDCE-induced activation of myocardin expression and increased basal c-Jun and c-Fos mRNA levels. These results indicate that MEF2 mediates VDCE-dependent stimulation of myocardin expression via the Rho/ROK pathway. In addition, SOCE activates the expression of immediate-early genes, known to be regulated by MEF2 via Ca(2+)-dependent phosphorylation of histone deacetylases, but this mode of Ca(2+) entry does not affect the Rho/ROK pathway. Compartmentation of Ca(2+) entry pathways appears as one mechanism whereby extracellular and membrane signals influence smooth muscle phenotype regulation, with MEF2 as a focal point.
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- Jingli Ren
- Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, SE-221 84 Lund, Sweden
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Hung YC, Wang PW, Pan TL. Functional proteomics reveal the effect of Salvia miltiorrhiza aqueous extract against vascular atherosclerotic lesions. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2010; 1804:1310-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2010.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2009] [Revised: 01/15/2010] [Accepted: 02/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zheng JP, Ju D, Shen J, Yang M, Li L. Disruption of actin cytoskeleton mediates loss of tensile stress induced early phenotypic modulation of vascular smooth muscle cells in organ culture. Exp Mol Pathol 2009; 88:52-7. [PMID: 19874818 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2009.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2009] [Accepted: 10/19/2009] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Aorta organ culture has been widely used as an ex vivo model for studying vessel pathophysiology. Recent studies show that the vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in organ culture undergo drastic dedifferentiation within the first few hours (termed early phenotypic modulation). Loss of tensile stress to which aorta is subject in vivo is the cause of this early phenotypic modulation. However, no underlying molecular mechanism has been discovered thus far. The purpose of the present study is to identify intracellular signals involved in the early phenotypic modulation of VSMC in organ culture. We find that the drastic VSMC dedifferentiation is accompanied by accelerated actin cytoskeleton dynamics and downregulation of SRF and myocardin. Among the variety of signal pathways examined, increasing actin polymerization by jasplakinolide is the only one hindering VSMC dedifferentiation in organ culture. Moreover, jasplakinolide reverses actin dynamics during organ culture. Latrunculin B (disrupting actin cytoskeleton) and jasplakinolide respectively suppressed and enhanced the expression of VSMC markers, SRF, myocardin, and CArG-box-mediated SMC promoters in PAC1, a VSMC line. These results identify actin cytoskeleton degradation as a major intracellular signal for loss of tensile stress-induced early phenotypic modulation of VSMC in organ culture. This study suggests that disrupting actin cytoskeleton integrity may contribute to the pathogenesis of vascular diseases.
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- Jian-Pu Zheng
- Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Effect of early vitreous surgery for aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity detected by fundus fluorescein angiography. Ophthalmology 2009; 116:2442-7. [PMID: 19818508 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2008] [Revised: 05/07/2009] [Accepted: 05/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of early vitrectomy for aggressive posterior retinopathy of prematurity (APROP) using fundus fluorescein angiography. DESIGN Retrospective, observational case series. PARTICIPANTS Eleven eyes of 7 patients with APROP that underwent early vitreous surgery. METHODS All eyes underwent vitrectomy with lensectomy that removed the vitreous gel around the fibrovascular proliferative tissue, but not the proliferative tissue when fibrovascular proliferation and retinal detachment occurred despite retinal photocoagulation. Fundus fluorescein angiography was performed before and after the early vitreous surgery. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Dye leakage from the fibrovascular tissue, dilation and tortuosity of the retinal vasculature, and shunt vessels were evaluated by fundus fluorescein angiography. The status of the retinal reattachment was assessed postoperatively. RESULTS Nine eyes had severe dye leakage from the fibrovascular tissue and 2 eyes had moderate leakage seen by preoperative fluorescein angiography. Severe dilation and tortuosity of the retinal vessels were detected in 10 eyes and shunt vessels in 7 eyes. Six to 12 days after successful surgery, the retina reattached and dilation and tortuosity of the retinal vessels decreased substantially. Dye leakage diminished markedly in all eyes, resolved completely in 7 eyes, and was still apparent slightly in 4. At the final examination, fibrovascular proliferation and retinal detachment did not progress in any eyes; however, 2 eyes had a dragged or folded retina. Follow-up ranged from 6 to 19 months (mean, 9.2). CONCLUSIONS Early vitrectomy that removes vitreous gel from around the proliferative tissue promptly reduces vascular activity and may limit progression of retinal detachment in APROP.
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Activation of RhoA and FAK induces ERK-mediated osteopontin expression in mechanical force-subjected periodontal ligament fibroblasts. Mol Cell Biochem 2009; 335:263-72. [PMID: 19798549 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-009-0276-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2009] [Accepted: 09/16/2009] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The precise mechanism by which Rho kinase translates the mechanical signals into OPN up-regulation in force-exposed fibroblasts has not been elucidated. Human periodontal ligament fibroblasts (hPLFs) were exposed to mechanical force by centrifuging the culture plates at a magnitude of 50 g/cm(2) for 60 min. At various times of the force application, they were processed for analyzing cell viability, trypan blue exclusion, and OPN expression at protein and RNA levels. Cellular mechanism(s) of the force-induced OPN up-regulation was also examined using various kinase inhibitors or antisense oligonucleotides specific to mechanosensitive factors. Centrifugal force up-regulated OPN expression and induced a rapid and transient increase in the phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and Elk1. Pharmacological blockade of RhoA/Rho-associated coiled coil-containing kinase (ROCK) signaling markedly reduced force-induced FAK and ERK1/2 phosphorylation. Transfecting hPLFs with FAK antisense oligonucleotide diminished ERK1/2 activation and force-induced OPN expression. Further, ERK inhibitor inhibited significantly OPN expression, Elk1 phosphorylation, and activator protein-1 (AP-1)-DNA binding activation, but not FAK phosphorylation, in the force-applied cells. These results demonstrate that FAK signaling plays critical roles in force-induced OPN expression in hPLFs through interaction with Rho/ROCK as upstream effectors and ERK-Elk1/ERK-c-Fos as downstream effectors.
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Zahradka P, Storie B, Wright B. IGF-1 receptor transactivation mediates Src-dependent cortactin phosphorylation in response to angiotensin IIThis article is one of a selection of papers published in a special issue celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Manitoba. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2009; 87:805-12. [DOI: 10.1139/y09-052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Release of angiotensin II (Ang II) after vascular injury promotes tissue repair by stimulating phenotypic modulation of smooth muscle cells, which enables cell proliferation and migration. This process requires cytoskeleton remodeling, which involves cortactin, a scaffold protein that is phosphorylated by Src kinase in response to Ang II. Since insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 receptor transactivation mediates intracellular signals originating from the Ang II type 1 (AT1) receptor in a Src kinase-dependent manner, we examined whether IGF-1 receptor transactivation was also required for cortactin phosphorylation. Treatment of quiescent smooth muscle cells with Ang II resulted in both cortactin phosphorylation and its translocation to the plasma membrane. Both events were prevented by 1-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-1H-pyrazolo(3,4-d)pyrimidin-4-amine (PP1), a Src kinase inhibitor, and by AG1024, an inhibitor of the IGF-1 receptor tyrosine kinase. Additionally, PP1 and AG1024 blocked the association of cortactin with actin-related protein (Arp) 3, an actin nucleation factor. These results indicate that Src kinase and the IGF-1 receptor kinase are necessary for activating cortactin. Phosphorylation of Src kinase in Ang II-treated cells was subsequently examined and was shown to be prevented by AG1024. Furthermore, Src kinase phosphorylation was blocked by inhibitors of protein kinase C (PKC), but not by inhibitors of phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase. These data establish that IGF-1 receptor transactivation is required for Src kinase-mediated cortactin phosphorylation and cytoskeletal reorganization in response to Ang II.
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- Peter Zahradka
- Department of Physiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research in Health and Medicine, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
- Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research in Health and Medicine, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research in Health and Medicine, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
- Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research in Health and Medicine, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research in Health and Medicine, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
- Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research in Health and Medicine, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Chan MWC, Arora PD, Bozavikov P, McCulloch CA. FAK, PIP5KIγ and gelsolin cooperatively mediate force-induced expression of α-smooth muscle actin. J Cell Sci 2009; 122:2769-81. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.044008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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During the development of pressure-induced cardiac hypertrophy, fibroblasts are activated to become myofibroblasts, which exhibit actin-cytoskeletal remodeling and express α-smooth muscle actin (SMA; encoded by ACTA2). Currently, the mechanosensing signaling pathways that regulate SMA expression are not defined. Because focal-adhesion complexes are putative mechanosensing organelles, we examined the role of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and its interaction with gelsolin in the regulation of SMA expression. We subjected NIH3T3 cells to tensile forces (0.65 pN/μm2) by using collagen-coated magnetite beads attached to integrins. After stimulation by mechanical force, FAK and gelsolin were recruited to magnetite beads and there was increased phosphorylation of Tyr397FAK. Mechanical force enhanced SMA promoter activity by twofold; this increased activity was blocked by FAK knockdown using siRNA and by deletion of gelsolin. Force-induced nuclear translocation of MRTF-A, a transcriptional co-activator of SMA that is regulated by actin filaments, was also reduced by FAK knockdown. Phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate [PtdIns(4,5)P2], which uncaps gelsolin from actin filaments, was enriched at sites of force application. Type-I phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate 5 kinase-γ (PIP5KIγ), which generates PtdIns(4,5)P2, associated with FAK and was required for force-mediated SMA-promoter activity and actin assembly. Catalytically inactive PIP5KIγ inhibited force-induced phosphorylation of FAK at Tyr397. These data suggest a novel pathway in which mechanosensing by FAK regulates actin assembly via gelsolin and the activity of PIP5KIγ; actin assembly in turn controls SMA expression via MRTF-A.
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- Matthew W. C. Chan
- CIHR Group in Matrix Dynamics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3E2
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- CIHR Group in Matrix Dynamics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3E2
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- CIHR Group in Matrix Dynamics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3E2
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Combined use of propranolol and nifedipine offers better effects on portal vein nonuniform remodeling in carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced portal hypertensive rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2009; 613:108-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.04.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2008] [Revised: 03/09/2009] [Accepted: 04/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Shyu KG. Cellular and molecular effects of mechanical stretch on vascular cells and cardiac myocytes. Clin Sci (Lond) 2009; 116:377-389. [DOI: 10.1042/cs20080163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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Cells in the cardiovascular system are permanently subjected to mechanical forces due to the pulsatile nature of blood flow and shear stress, created by the beating heart. These haemodynamic forces play an important role in the regulation of vascular development, remodelling, wound healing and atherosclerotic lesion formation. Mechanical stretch can modulate several different cellular functions in VSMCs (vascular smooth muscle cells). These functions include, but are not limited to, cell alignment and differentiation, migration, survival or apoptosis, vascular remodelling, and autocrine and paracrine functions. Laminar shear stress exerts anti-apoptotic, anti-atherosclerotic and antithrombotic effects on ECs (endothelial cells). Mechanical stretch of cardiac myocytes can modulate growth, apoptosis, electric remodelling, alterations in gene expression, and autocrine and paracrine effects. The aim of the present review is primarily to summarize the cellular and molecular effects of mechanical stretch on vascular cells and cardiac myocytes, emphasizing the molecular mechanisms underlying the regulation. Knowledge of the impact of mechanical stretch on the cardiovascular system is vital to the understanding of the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases, and is also crucial to provide new insights into the prevention and therapy of cardiovascular diseases.
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- Kou-Gi Shyu
- Division of Cardiology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, 95 Wen-Chang Rd, Taipei 111, Taiwan, and Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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Caveolae are omega-shaped membrane invaginations present in essentially all cell types in the cardiovascular system, and numerous functions have been ascribed to these structures. Caveolae formation depends on caveolins, cholesterol and polymerase I and transcript release factor-Cavin (PTRF-Cavin). The current review summarizes and critically discusses the cardiovascular phenotypes reported in caveolin-1-deficient mice. Major changes in the structure and function of heart, lung and blood vessels have been documented, suggesting that caveolae play a critical role at the interface between blood and surrounding tissue. According to an emerging paradigm, many of these changes are secondary to uncoupling of endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Thus, nitric oxide synthase not only synthesizes more nitric oxide in the absence of caveolin-1, but also more superoxide with potential pathogenic consequences. It is further argued that the vasodilating drive from increased nitric oxide production in caveolin-1-deficient mice is balanced by changes in the vascular media that favour increased dynamic resistance regulation. Harnessing the therapeutic opportunities buried in caveolae, while challenging, could expand the arsenal of treatment options in cancer, lung disease and atherosclerosis.
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- A Rahman
- Division of Vascular and Airway Research, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Arnsdorf EJ, Tummala P, Kwon RY, Jacobs CR. Mechanically induced osteogenic differentiation--the role of RhoA, ROCKII and cytoskeletal dynamics. J Cell Sci 2009; 122:546-53. [PMID: 19174467 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.036293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Many biochemical factors regulating progenitor cell differentiation have been examined in detail; however, the role of the local mechanical environment on stem cell fate has only recently been investigated. In this study, we examined whether oscillatory fluid flow, an exogenous mechanical signal within bone, regulates osteogenic, adipogenic or chondrogenic differentiation of C3H10T1/2 murine mesenchymal stem cells by measuring Runx2, PPARgamma and SOX9 gene expression, respectively. Furthermore, we hypothesized that the small GTPase RhoA and isometric tension within the actin cytoskeleton are essential in flow-induced differentiation. We found that oscillatory fluid flow induces the upregulation of Runx2, Sox9 and PPARgamma, indicating that it has the potential to regulate transcription factors involved in multiple unique lineage pathways. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the small GTPase RhoA and its effector protein ROCKII regulate fluid-flow-induced osteogenic differentiation. Additionally, activated RhoA and fluid flow have an additive effect on Runx2 expression. Finally, we show RhoA activation and actin tension are negative regulators of both adipogenic and chondrogenic differentiation. However, an intact, dynamic actin cytoskeleton under tension is necessary for flow-induced gene expression.
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- Emily J Arnsdorf
- Bone and Joint R&D Center, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, 3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
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Chaturvedi LS, Gayer CP, Marsh HM, Basson MD. Repetitive deformation activates Src-independent FAK-dependent ERK motogenic signals in human Caco-2 intestinal epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2008; 294:C1350-61. [PMID: 18400991 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00027.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Repetitive deformation due to villous motility or peristalsis may support the intestinal mucosa, stimulating intestinal epithelial proliferation under normal circumstances and restitution in injured and inflamed mucosa rich in tissue fibronectin. Cyclic strain enhances Caco-2 and IEC-6 intestinal epithelial cell migration across fibronectin via ERK. However, the upstream mediators of ERK activation are unknown. We investigated whether Src and FAK mediate strain-induced ERK phosphorylation and migration in human Caco-2 intestinal epithelial cells on fibronectin. Monolayers on tissue fibronectin-precoated membranes were subjected to an average 10% repetitive deformation at 10 cycles/min. Phosphorylation of Src-Tyr 418, FAK-Tyr 397-Tyr 576-Tyr 925, and ERK were significantly increased by deformation. The stimulation of wound closure by strain was prevented by Src blockade with PP2 (10 micromol/l) or specific short interfering (si)RNA. Src inhibition also prevented strain-induced FAK phosphorylation at Tyr 397 and Tyr 576 but not FAK-Tyr 925 or ERK phosphorylation. Reducing FAK by siRNA inhibited strain-induced ERK phosphorylation. Transfection of NH2-terminal tyrosine phosphorylation-deficient FAK mutants Y397F, Y576F-Y577F, and Y397F-Y576F-Y577F did not prevent the activation of ERK2 by cyclic strain, but a FAK mutant at the COOH terminal (Y925F) prevented the strain-induced activation of ERK2. Although the Y397F-Y576F-Y577F FAK construct exhibited less basal FAK-Tyr 925 phosphorylation under static conditions, it nevertheless exhibited increased FAK-Tyr 925 phosphorylation in response to strain. These results suggest that repetitive deformation stimulates intestinal epithelial motility across fibronectin in a manner that requires both Src activation and a novel Src-independent FAK-Tyr 925-dependent pathway that activates ERK. This pathway may be an important target for interventions to promote mucosal healing in settings of intestinal ileus or fasting.
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- Lakshmi S Chaturvedi
- Surgical Service, John D Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Albinsson S, Nordström I, Swärd K, Hellstrand P. Differential dependence of stretch and shear stress signaling on caveolin-1 in the vascular wall. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2007; 294:C271-9. [PMID: 17989209 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00297.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The role of caveolae in stretch- versus flow-induced vascular responses was investigated using caveolin 1-deficient [knockout (KO)] mice. Portal veins were stretched longitudinally for 5 min (acute) or 72 h (organ culture). Basal ERK1/2 and Akt phosphorylation were increased in organ-cultured KO veins, as were protein synthesis and vessel wall cross sections. Stretch stimulated acute phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and long-term phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and cofilin but did not affect Akt phosphorylation. Protein synthesis, and particularly synthesis of smooth muscle differentiation markers, was increased by stretch. These effects did not differ in portal veins from KO and control mice, which also showed the same contractile response to membrane depolarization and inhibition by the Rho kinase inhibitor Y-27632. KO carotid arteries had increased wall cross sections and responded to pressurization (120 mmHg) for 1 h with increased ERK1/2 but not Akt phosphorylation, similar to control arteries. Shear stress by flow for 15 min, on the other hand, increased phosphorylation of Akt in carotids from control but not KO mice. In conclusion, caveolin 1 contributes to low basal ERK1/2 and Akt activity and is required for Akt-dependent signals in response to shear stress (flow) but is not essential for trophic effects of stretch (pressure) in the vascular wall.
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- Sebastian Albinsson
- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, BMC D12, Lund SE-221 84, Sweden.
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