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Surak A, Sidhu A, Ting JY. Should we "eliminate" PDA shunt in preterm infants? A narrative review. Front Pediatr 2024; 12:1257694. [PMID: 38379909 PMCID: PMC10876852 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2024.1257694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
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The patent ductus arteriosus frequently poses a significant morbidity in preterm infants, subjecting their immature pulmonary vascular bed to substantial volume overload. This, in turn, results in concurrent hypoperfusion to post-ductal organs, and subsequently alters cerebral blood flow. In addition, treatment has not demonstrated definitive improvements in patient outcomes. Currently, the optimal approach remains a subject of considerable debate with ongoing research controversy regarding the best approach. This article provides a comprehensive review of existing literature.
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- Aimann Surak
- Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Soares JHN, Raff GW, Fineman JR, Datar SA. Respiratory mechanics and gas exchange in an ovine model of congenital heart disease with increased pulmonary blood flow and pressure. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1188824. [PMID: 37362431 PMCID: PMC10288580 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1188824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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In a model of congenital heart disease (CHD), we evaluated if chronically increased pulmonary blood flow and pressure were associated with altered respiratory mechanics and gas exchange. Respiratory mechanics and gas exchange were evaluated in 6 shunt, 7 SHAM, and 7 control age-matched lambs. Lambs were anesthetized and mechanically ventilated for 15 min with tidal volume of 10 mL/kg, positive end-expiratory pressure of 5 cmH2O, and inspired oxygen fraction of 0.21. Respiratory system, lung and chest wall compliances (Crs, CL and Ccw, respectively) and resistances (Rrs, RL and Rcw, respectively), and the profile of the elastic pressure-volume curve (%E2) were evaluated. Arterial blood gases and volumetric capnography variables were collected. Comparisons between groups were performed by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey-Kramer test for normally distributed data and with Kruskal-Wallis test followed by Steel-Dwass test for non-normally distributed data. Average Crs and CL in shunt lambs were 30% and 58% lower than in control, and 56% and 68% lower than in SHAM lambs, respectively. Ccw was 52% and 47% higher and Rcw was 53% and 40% lower in shunt lambs compared to controls and SHAMs, respectively. No difference in %E2 was identified between groups. No difference in respiratory mechanics was observed between control and SHAM lambs. In shunt lambs, Rcw, Crs and CL were decreased and Ccw was increased when compared to control and SHAM lambs. Pulmonary gas exchange did not seem to be impaired in shunt lambs when compared to controls and SHAMs.
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- Joao Henrique N. Soares
- Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Defects in Congenital Cardiac Patients With Postoperative Chylothorax. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 2. [PMID: 34590077 PMCID: PMC8478352 DOI: 10.1097/jova.0000000000000016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Objectives Chylothorax following cardiac surgery for congenital cardiac anomalies is a complication associated with severe morbidities and mortality. We hypothesize that there are intrinsic defects in the lymphatics of congenital cardiac patients. Methods Postsurgical chylothorax lymphatic endothelial cells (pcLECs) (n = 10) were isolated from the chylous fluid from congenital cardiac defect patients, and characterized by fluorescent-activated cell sorting, immunofluorescent staining, and quantitative RT-PCR. Results were compared to normal human dermal lymphatic endothelial cells (HdLECs). pcLECs (n = 3) and HdLECs were xenografted into immunocompromised mice. Implants and postoperative chylothorax patient's pulmonary tissues were characterized by immunostaining for lymphatic endothelial proteins. Results pcLECs expressed endothelial markers VECADHERIN, CD31, VEGFR2, lymphatic endothelial markers PROX1, podoplanin, VEGFR3, and progenitor endothelial markers CD90 and CD146. However, pcLECs had key differences relative to HdLECs, including altered expression and mislocalization of junctional proteins (VECADHERIN and CD31), and essential endothelial proteins, VEGFR2, VEGFR3, and PROX1. When xenografted in mice, pcLECs formed dilated lymphatic channels with poor cell-cell association. Similar to congenital lymphatic anomalies, the pulmonary lymphatics were dilated in a patient who developed postoperative chylothorax after cardiac surgery. Conclusions Recent studies have shown that some postoperative chylothoraces in congenital cardiac anomalies are associated with anatomical lymphatic defects. We found that pcLECs have defects in expression and localization of proteins necessary to maintain lymphatic specification and function. This pcLEC phenotype is similar to that observed in lymphatic endothelial cells from congenital lymphatic anomalies. Co-existence of lymphatic anomalies should be considered as a feature of congenital cardiac anomalies.
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HIF-1α promotes cellular growth in lymphatic endothelial cells exposed to chronically elevated pulmonary lymph flow. Sci Rep 2021; 11:1468. [PMID: 33446832 PMCID: PMC7809484 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80882-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Normal growth and development of lymphatic structures depends on mechanical forces created by accumulating interstitial fluid. However, prolonged exposure to pathologic mechanical stimuli generated by chronically elevated lymph flow results in lymphatic dysfunction. The mechanisms that transduce these mechanical forces are not fully understood. Our objective was to investigate molecular mechanisms that alter the growth and metabolism of isolated lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) exposed to prolonged pathologically elevated lymph flow in vivo within the anatomic and physiologic context of a large animal model of congenital heart disease with increased pulmonary blood flow using in vitro approaches. To this end, late gestation fetal lambs underwent in utero placement of an aortopulmonary graft (shunt). Four weeks after birth, LECs were isolated and cultured from control and shunt lambs. Redox status and proliferation were quantified, and transcriptional profiling and metabolomic analyses were performed. Shunt LECs exhibited hyperproliferative growth driven by increased levels of Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1α (HIF-1α), along with upregulated expression of known HIF-1α target genes in response to mechanical stimuli and shear stress. Compared to control LECs, shunt LECs exhibited abnormal metabolism including abnormalities of glycolysis, the TCA cycle and aerobic respiration. In conclusion, LECs from lambs exposed in vivo to chronically increased pulmonary lymph flow are hyperproliferative, have enhanced expression of HIF-1α and its target genes, and demonstrate altered central carbon metabolism in vitro. Importantly, these findings suggest provocative therapeutic targets for patients with lymphatic abnormalities.
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Barrera CA, Victoria T, Escobar FA, Krishnamurthy G, Smith CL, Moldenhauer JS, Biko DM. Imaging of fetal lymphangiectasias: prenatal and postnatal imaging findings. Pediatr Radiol 2020; 50:1872-1880. [PMID: 33252755 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-020-04673-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Lymphangiectasias are lymphatic malformations characterized by the abnormal dilation and morphology of the lymphatic channels. The classification and treatment of these disorders can be challenging given the limited amount of literature available in children. Various imaging modalities are used to confirm suspected diagnosis, plan the most appropriate treatment, and estimate a prognosis. Prenatal evaluation is performed using both prenatal US imaging and fetal MRI. These modalities are paramount for appropriate parental counseling and planning of perinatal care. During the neonatal period, chest US imaging is a useful modality to evaluate pulmonary lymphangiectasia because other modalities such as conventional radiography and CT display nonspecific findings. Finally, the recent breakthroughs in lymphatic imaging with MRI have allowed us to better classify lymphatic disorders. Dynamic contrast-enhanced lymphangiography, conventional lymphangiography and percutaneous lymphatic procedures offer static and dynamic evaluation of the central conducting lymphatics in children, with excellent spatial resolution and the possibility to provide treatment. The purpose of this review is to discuss the normal and abnormal development of the fetal lymphatic system and how to best depict it by imaging during the prenatal and postnatal life.
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- Christian A Barrera
- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,, 3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,, 3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment,, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine,, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,, 3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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Neary JM, Church D. Preliminary evidence that hydrostatic edema may contribute to the formation of diffuse alveolar damage in a Holstein calf model. F1000Res 2018; 7:374. [PMID: 30555684 PMCID: PMC6263485 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.14153.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background: Two notable findings of clinically healthy feedlot cattle suggest they may have pulmonary hydrostatic edema during the finishing phase of production: increased pulmonary arterial wedge pressures and pulmonary venous hypertrophy. The goal of this study was to determine if increased pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP) in a Holstein calf could lead to diffuse alveolar damage consistent with the early, exudative phase of acute interstitial pneumonia of feedlot cattle. Methods: Six male Holstein dairy calves were given daily subcutaneous injections of the nonspecific ß-adrenergic agonist isoprenaline (10 mg/kg/d), to induce left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, or sterile water for 14 days. On Day 14, pulmonary arterial pressures and wedge pressures were measured, echocardiography performed, and the ratio of mitral valve flow velocity (E) to septal lengthening velocity (e’) calculated. Calves were euthanized on Day 15 and lung lesions semi-quantitatively scored. Results: Mean PAWP was 12 ± 1 mm Hg in calves that received isoprenaline and 7 ± 1 mm Hg in controls (
P = 0.01). Calves that received isoprenaline tended to have greater relative wall thickness than control calves (
P = 0.15) and greater E/e’ ratios (
P = 0.16), suggestive of concentric hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction, respectively. Calves that received isoprenaline also tended to have a left ventricle and interventricular septum that was 29 ± 10 g heavier than control calves (
P = 0.10) when controlling for body mass. Hyaline membranes, the hallmark feature of diffuse alveolar damage, were evident in lung sections from all calves that received isoprenaline but none of the controls. Conclusions: Consistent with prior pathological and physiological studies of feedlot cattle, this study provides preliminary evidence that cattle presenting with clinical signs and pathology consistent with early stage acute interstitial pneumonia could be attributable to hydrostatic edema associated with left ventricular failure.
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- Joseph M Neary
- Departments of Animal and Food Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA
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- Departments of Animal and Food Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The essential role of the lymphatic system in fluid homeostasis, nutrient transport, and immune trafficking is well recognized; however, there is limited understanding of the mechanisms that regulate lymphatic function, particularly in the setting of critical illness. The lymphatics likely affect disease severity and progression in every condition, from severe systemic inflammatory states to respiratory failure. Here, we review structural and functional disorders of the lymphatic system, both congenital and acquired, as they relate to care of the pediatric patient in the intensive care setting, including novel areas of research into medical and procedural therapeutic interventions. RECENT FINDINGS The mainstay of current therapies for congenital and acquired lymphatic abnormalities has involved nonspecific medical management or surgical procedures to obstruct or divert lymphatic flow. With the development of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance lymphangiography, image-directed percutaneous intervention may largely replace surgery. Because of new insights into the mechanisms that regulate lymphatic biology, pharmacologic inhibitors of mTOR and leukotriene B4 signaling are each in Phase II clinical trials to treat abnormal lymphatic structure and function, respectively. SUMMARY As our understanding of normal lymphatic biology continues to advance, we will be able to develop novel strategies to support and augment lymphatic function during critical illness and through convalescence.
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Morris CJ, Kameny RJ, Boehme J, Gong W, He Y, Zhu T, Maltepe E, Raff GW, Fineman JR, Datar SA. KLF2-mediated disruption of PPAR-γ signaling in lymphatic endothelial cells exposed to chronically increased pulmonary lymph flow. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2018; 315:H173-H181. [PMID: 29631374 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00635.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Lymphatic abnormalities associated with congenital heart disease are well described, yet the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Using a clinically relevant ovine model of congenital heart disease with increased pulmonary blood flow, we have previously demonstrated that lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) exposed in vivo to chronically increased pulmonary lymph flow accumulate ROS and have decreased bioavailable nitric oxide (NO). Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ), which abrogates production of cellular ROS by NADPH oxidase, is inhibited by Krüppel-like factor 2 (KLF2), a flow-induced transcription factor. We hypothesized that chronically increased pulmonary lymph flow induces a KLF2-mediated decrease in PPAR-γ and an accumulation of cellular ROS, contributing to decreased bioavailable NO in LECs. To better understand the mechanisms that transduce the abnormal mechanical forces associated with chronically increased pulmonary lymph flow, LECs were isolated from the efferent vessel of the caudal mediastinal lymph node of control ( n = 5) and shunt ( n = 5) lambs. KLF2 mRNA and protein were significantly increased in shunt compared with control LECs, and PPAR-γ mRNA and protein were significantly decreased. In control LECs exposed to shear forces in vitro, we found similar alterations to KLF2 and PPAR-γ expression. In shunt LECs, NADPH oxidase subunit expression was increased, and bioavailable NO was significantly lower. Transfection of shunt LECs with KLF2 siRNA normalized PPAR-γ, ROS, and bioavailable NO. Conversely, pharmacological inhibition of PPAR-γ in control LECs increased ROS equivalent to levels in shunt LECs at baseline. Taken together, these data suggest that one mechanism by which NO-mediated lymphatic function is disrupted after chronic exposure to increased pulmonary lymph flow is through altered KLF2-dependent PPAR-γ signaling, resulting in increased NADPH oxidase activity, accumulation of ROS, and decreased bioavailable NO. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Lymphatic endothelial cells, when exposed in vivo to chronically elevated pulmonary lymph flow in a model of congenital heart disease with increased pulmonary blood flow, demonstrate Krüppel-like factor 2-dependent disrupted peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ signaling that results in the accumulation of reactive oxygen species and decreased bioavailable nitric oxide.
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- Catherine J Morris
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California , San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California , San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California , San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California , San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California , San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California , San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California , San Francisco, California
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- Department of Surgery, University of California , Davis, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California , San Francisco, California.,Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California , San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California , San Francisco, California
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Steurer MA, Norton ME, Baer RJ, Shaw GM, Keating S, Moon-Grady AJ, Chambers CD, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL. The association of maternal lymphatic markers and critical congenital heart defects in the fetus-A population based case-control study. Am J Med Genet A 2017; 173:1231-1236. [PMID: 28323386 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Revised: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The objective ot this study was to investigate whether lymphatic markers measured in women during the second trimester are associated with critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs) in offspring. This is a retrospective cohort study of pregnant women who participated in the California Prenatal Screening Program. CCHD data in the offspring was captured by linking birth certificate data with hospital patient discharge records. Second trimester samples were assayed for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) AA/BB, and PDGF AB. Logistic models were used to evaluate the association between lymphatic biomarkers and CCHD. Models were adjusted for other serum biomarkers and maternal characteristics. Results are presented in odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). We identified 93 cases with CCHDs and 194 controls without CCHDs. The crude and adjusted OR for log (ln) VEGF was 1.07 (95%CI 0.94-1.22) and 1.08 (95%CI 0.94-1.24), respectively; for ln PDGF AB/BB was 0.93 (95%CI 0.6-1.35) and 0.58 (95%CI 0.32-1.05), respectively. There was a significant association between ln PDFG AA and CCHDs (crude OR 1.83 (95%CI 1.05-3.2); adjusted OR 2.41 (95%CI 1.06-5.44)). Levels of circulating PDGF AA were highest in cases with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) (mean 8.78 +/- 1.54 pg/ml). In this study, increased mid-pregnancy maternal serum levels of PDGF AA were associated with CCHDs in offspring. The highest PDGF AA levels were found in mothers of fetuses with HLHS. These findings may be useful in screening for CCHDs and offer insight into their association with nuchal translucency.
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- Martina A Steurer
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Datar SA, Gong W, He Y, Johengen M, Kameny RJ, Raff GW, Maltepe E, Oishi PE, Fineman JR. Disrupted NOS signaling in lymphatic endothelial cells exposed to chronically increased pulmonary lymph flow. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2016; 311:H137-45. [PMID: 27199125 PMCID: PMC4967199 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00649.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Associated abnormalities of the lymphatic circulation are well described in congenital heart disease. However, their mechanisms remain poorly elucidated. Using a clinically relevant ovine model of a congenital cardiac defect with chronically increased pulmonary blood flow (shunt), we previously demonstrated that exposure to chronically elevated pulmonary lymph flow is associated with: 1) decreased bioavailable nitric oxide (NO) in pulmonary lymph; and 2) attenuated endothelium-dependent relaxation of thoracic duct rings, suggesting disrupted lymphatic endothelial NO signaling in shunt lambs. To further elucidate the mechanisms responsible for this altered NO signaling, primary lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) were isolated from the efferent lymphatic of the caudal mediastinal node in 4-wk-old control and shunt lambs. We found that shunt LECs (n = 3) had decreased bioavailable NO and decreased endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) mRNA and protein expression compared with control LECs (n = 3). eNOS activity was also low in shunt LECs, but, interestingly, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression and activity were increased in shunt LECs, as were total cellular nitration, including eNOS-specific nitration, and accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Pharmacological inhibition of iNOS reduced ROS in shunt LECs to levels measured in control LECs. These data support the conclusion that NOS signaling is disrupted in the lymphatic endothelium of lambs exposed to chronically increased pulmonary blood and lymph flow and may contribute to decreased pulmonary lymphatic bioavailable NO.
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- Sanjeev A Datar
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California;
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, Davis, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; and
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; and
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Al-Husseini A, Kraskauskas D, Mezzaroma E, Nordio A, Farkas D, Drake JI, Abbate A, Felty Q, Voelkel NF. Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 signaling contributes to angioobliterative pulmonary hypertension. Pulm Circ 2015; 5:101-16. [PMID: 25992275 DOI: 10.1086/679704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The mechanisms involved in the development of severe angioobliterative pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are multicellular and complex. Many of the features of human severe PAH, including angioobliteration, lung perivascular inflammation, and right heart failure, are reproduced in the Sugen 5416/chronic hypoxia (SuHx) rat model. Here we address, at first glance, the confusing and paradoxical aspect of the model, namely, that treatment of rats with the antiangiogenic vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor 1 and 2 kinase inhibitor, Sugen 5416, when combined with chronic hypoxia, causes angioproliferative pulmonary vascular disease. We postulated that signaling through the unblocked VEGF receptor VEGFR3 (or flt4) could account for some of the pulmonary arteriolar lumen-occluding cell growth. We also considered that Sugen 5416-induced VEGFR1 and VEGFR2 blockade could alter the expression pattern of VEGF isoform proteins. Indeed, in the lungs of SuHx rats we found increased expression of the ligand proteins VEGF-C and VEGF-D as well as enhanced expression of the VEGFR3 protein. In contrast, in the failing right ventricle of SuHx rats there was a profound decrease in the expression of VEGF-B and VEGF-D in addition to the previously described reduction in VEGF-A expression. MAZ51, an inhibitor of VEGFR3 phosphorylation and VEGFR3 signaling, largely prevented the development of angioobliteration in the SuHx model; however, obliterated vessels did not reopen when animals with established PAH were treated with the VEGFR3 inhibitor. Part of the mechanism of vasoobliteration in the SuHx model occurs via VEGFR3. VEGFR1/VEGFR2 inhibition can be initially antiangiogenic by inducing lung vessel endothelial cell apoptosis; however, it can be subsequently angiogenic via VEGF-C and VEGF-D signaling through VEGFR3.
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- Ayser Al-Husseini
- Victoria Johnson Laboratory for Lung Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Victoria Johnson Laboratory for Lung Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Victoria Johnson Laboratory for Lung Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Victoria Johnson Laboratory for Lung Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- VCU Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Victoria Johnson Laboratory for Lung Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Datar SA, Oishi PE, Gong W, Bennett SH, Sun CE, Johengen M, Maki J, Johnson RC, Raff GW, Fineman JR. Altered reactivity and nitric oxide signaling in the isolated thoracic duct from an ovine model of congenital heart disease with increased pulmonary blood flow. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2014; 306:H954-62. [PMID: 24531811 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00841.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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We have previously shown decreased pulmonary lymph flow in our lamb model of chronically increased pulmonary blood flow, created by the in utero placement of an 8-mm aortopulmonary shunt. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that abnormal lymphatic function in shunt lambs is due to impaired lymphatic endothelial nitric oxide (NO)-cGMP signaling resulting in increased lymphatic vascular constriction and/or impaired relaxation. Thoracic duct rings were isolated from 4-wk-old shunt (n = 7) and normal (n = 7) lambs to determine length-tension properties, vascular reactivity, and endothelial NO synthase protein. At baseline, shunt thoracic duct rings had 2.6-fold higher peak to peak tension and a 2-fold increase in the strength of contractions compared with normal rings (P < 0.05). In response to norepinephrine, shunt thoracic duct rings had a 2.4-fold increase in vascular tone compared with normal rings (P < 0.05) and impaired relaxation in response to the endothelium-dependent dilator acetylcholine (63% vs. 13%, P < 0.05). In vivo, inhaled NO (40 ppm) increased pulmonary lymph flow (normalized for resistance) ∼1.5-fold in both normal and shunt lambs (P < 0.05). Inhaled NO exposure increased bioavailable NO [nitrite/nitrate (NOx); ∼2.5-fold in normal lambs and ∼3.4-fold in shunt lambs] and cGMP (∼2.5-fold in both) in the pulmonary lymph effluent (P < 0.05). Chronic exposure to increased pulmonary blood flow is associated with pulmonary lymphatic endothelial injury that disrupts NO-cGMP signaling, leading to increased resting vasoconstriction, increased maximal strength of contraction, and impaired endothelium-dependent relaxation. Inhaled NO increases pulmonary lymph NOx and cGMP levels and pulmonary lymph flow in normal and shunt lambs. Therapies that augment NO-cGMP signaling within the lymphatic system may provide benefits, warranting further study.
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- Sanjeev A Datar
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California
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Blei F. Update June 2012. Lymphat Res Biol 2012. [DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2012.1025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Francine Blei
- Hassenfeld Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders of NYU Medical Center, New York, New York
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