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Banfi C, Piarulli F, Ragazzi E, Ghilardi S, Greco A, Lapolla A, Sartore G. Immature Surfactant Protein Type B and Surfactant Protein Type D Correlate with Coronary Heart Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Life (Basel) 2024; 14:886. [PMID: 39063639 PMCID: PMC11277833 DOI: 10.3390/life14070886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Different specific surfactant proteins (SPs) have been associated with various pathological conditions, not only of the respiratory system, but also more recently with cardiovascular diseases, such as heart failure. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of SP-A, SP-D, and the precursor protein of SP-B (proSP-B) in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular damage in patients affected by type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODS The study considered 31 patients with T2D (DN group), 34 patients with both T2D and coronary heart disease (CHD) (DC group), and 30 patients without diabetes but with a diagnosis of CHD (NC group). SP-A, SP-D, and proSP-B concentrations were determined in plasma samples, and were statistically compared using parametric and multivariate methods. RESULTS Higher plasma concentrations of SP-D and proSP-B were found in patients affected by both T2D and CHD (DC group), and in patients with CHD without diabetes (NC group), in comparison to T2D patients (DN group). A significant correlation, both with linear regression (r = 0.3565, p = 0.001) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA), was found between the plasma levels of SP-D and proSP-B in the overall cohort of patients. No differences in SP-A were observed among the three groups of subjects. CONCLUSION The present study extends the knowledge on the role of plasma SPs' levels as possible indicators of the risk of CHD being linked to T2D disease progression.
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- Cristina Banfi
- Unit of Functional Proteomics, Metabolomics and Network Analysis, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy; (S.G.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, 35122 Padova, Italy; (F.P.); (A.L.); (G.S.)
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- Studium Patavinum, University of Padova, 35122 Padova, Italy;
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- Unit of Functional Proteomics, Metabolomics and Network Analysis, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy; (S.G.); (A.G.)
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- Unit of Functional Proteomics, Metabolomics and Network Analysis, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy; (S.G.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, 35122 Padova, Italy; (F.P.); (A.L.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Medicine-DIMED, University of Padova, 35122 Padova, Italy; (F.P.); (A.L.); (G.S.)
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Guo Q, Li J, Wang Z, Wu X, Jin Z, Zhu S, Li H, Zhang D, Hu W, Xu H, Yang L, Shi L, Wang Y. Potassium dehydroandrographolide succinate regulates the MyD88/CDH13 signaling pathway to enhance vascular injury-induced pathological vascular remodeling. Chin J Nat Med 2024; 22:62-74. [PMID: 38278560 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-5364(24)60562-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
Abstract
Pathological vascular remodeling is a hallmark of various vascular diseases. Previous research has established the significance of andrographolide in maintaining gastric vascular homeostasis and its pivotal role in modulating endothelial barrier dysfunction, which leads to pathological vascular remodeling. Potassium dehydroandrographolide succinate (PDA), a derivative of andrographolide, has been clinically utilized in the treatment of inflammatory diseases precipitated by viral infections. This study investigates the potential of PDA in regulating pathological vascular remodeling. The effect of PDA on vascular remodeling was assessed through the complete ligation of the carotid artery in C57BL/6 mice. Experimental approaches, including rat aortic primary smooth muscle cell culture, flow cytometry, bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation assay, Boyden chamber cell migration assay, spheroid sprouting assay, and Matrigel-based tube formation assay, were employed to evaluate the influence of PDA on the proliferation and motility of smooth muscle cells (SMCs). Molecular docking simulations and co-immunoprecipitation assays were conducted to examine protein interactions. The results revealed that PDA exacerbates vascular injury-induced pathological remodeling, as evidenced by enhanced neointima formation. PDA treatment significantly increased the proliferation and migration of SMCs. Further mechanistic studies disclosed that PDA upregulated myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) expression in SMCs and interacted with T-cadherin (CDH13). This interaction augmented proliferation, migration, and extracellular matrix deposition, culminating in pathological vascular remodeling. Our findings underscore the critical role of PDA in the regulation of pathological vascular remodeling, mediated through the MyD88/CDH13 signaling pathway.
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- Qiru Guo
- College of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610000, China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610000, China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610000, China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610000, China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610000, China
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- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610000, China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610000, China
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- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610000, China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610000, China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610000, China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610000, China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610000, China
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- College of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610000, China.
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Cai D, Fraunfelder M, Fujise K, Chen SY. ADAR1 exacerbates ischemic brain injury via astrocyte-mediated neuron apoptosis. Redox Biol 2023; 67:102903. [PMID: 37801857 PMCID: PMC10570147 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2023.102903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023] Open
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Astrocytes affect stroke outcomes by acquiring functionally dominant phenotypes. Understanding molecular mechanisms dictating astrocyte functional status after brain ischemia/reperfusion may reveal new therapeutic strategies. Adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (ADAR1), an RNA editing enzyme, is not normally expressed in astrocytes, but highly induced in astrocytes in ischemic stroke lesions. The expression of ADAR1 steeply increased from day 1 to day 7 after middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) for 1 h followed by reperfusion. ADAR1 deficiency markedly ameliorated the volume of the cerebral infarction and neurological deficits as shown by the rotarod and cylinder tests, which was due to the reduction of the numbers of activated astrocytes and microglia. Surprisingly, ADAR1 was mainly expressed in astrocytes while only marginally in microglia. In primary cultured astrocytes, ADAR1 promoted astrocyte proliferation via phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway. Furthermore, ADAR1 deficiency inhibited brain cell apoptosis in mice with MCAO as well as in activated astrocyte-conditioned medium-induced neurons in vitro. It appeared that ADAR1 induces neuron apoptosis by secretion of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α from astrocytes through the production of reactive oxygen species. These results indicated that ADAR1 is a novel regulator promoting the proliferation of the activated astrocytes following ischemic stroke, which produce various inflammatory cytokines, leading to neuron apoptosis and worsened ischemic stroke outcome.
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- Dunpeng Cai
- Departments of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Departments of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Harborview Medical Center, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Departments of Surgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA; The Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, MO, USA.
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King SD, Cai D, Fraunfelder MM, Chen SY. Surfactant protein A promotes atherosclerosis through mediating macrophage foam cell formation. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.03.23.533959. [PMID: 36993244 PMCID: PMC10055352 DOI: 10.1101/2023.03.23.533959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Atherosclerosis is a progressive inflammatory disease where macrophage foam cells play a central role in the pathogenesis. Surfactant protein A (SPA) is a lipid-associating protein involved with regulating macrophage function in various inflammatory diseases. However, the role of SPA in atherosclerosis and macrophage foam cell formation has not been investigated. METHODS Primary resident peritoneal macrophages were extracted from wildtype (WT) and SPA deficient (SPA -/- ) mice to determine the functional effects of SPA in macrophage foam cell formation. SPA expression was assessed in healthy vessels and atherosclerotic aortic tissue from the human coronary artery and WT or apolipoprotein e-deficient (ApoE -/- ) mice brachiocephalic arteries fed high fat diets (HFD) for 4 weeks. Hypercholesteremic WT and SPA -/- mice fed a HFD for 6 weeks were investigated for atherosclerotic lesions in vivo . RESULTS In vitro experiments revealed that global SPA deficiency reduced intracellular cholesterol accumulation and macrophage foam cell formation. Mechanistically, SPA -/- dramatically decreased CD36 cellular and mRNA expression. SPA expression was increased in atherosclerotic lesions in humans and ApoE -/- mice. In vivo SPA deficiency attenuated atherosclerosis and reduced the number of lesion-associated macrophage foam cells. CONCLUSIONS Our results elucidate that SPA is a novel factor for atherosclerosis development. SPA enhances macrophage foam cell formation and atherosclerosis through increasing scavenger receptor cluster of differentiation antigen 36 (CD36) expression.
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SONG XIAOSU, GAO FEN, LI HONG, QIN WEIWEI, CHAI CHANJUAN, SHI GUOJUAN, YANG HUIYU. Semaphorin 7A promotes human vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration through the β-catenin signaling pathway. BIOCELL 2023. [DOI: 10.32604/biocell.2023.026545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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Tang HY, Chen AQ, Zhang H, Gao XF, Kong XQ, Zhang JJ. Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Phenotypic Switching in Cardiovascular Diseases. Cells 2022; 11:cells11244060. [PMID: 36552822 PMCID: PMC9777337 DOI: 10.3390/cells11244060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), the major cell type in the arterial vessel wall, have a contractile phenotype that maintains the normal vessel structure and function under physiological conditions. In response to stress or vascular injury, contractile VSMCs can switch to a less differentiated state (synthetic phenotype) to acquire the proliferative, migratory, and synthetic capabilities for tissue reparation. Imbalances in VSMCs phenotypic switching can result in a variety of cardiovascular diseases, including atherosclerosis, in-stent restenosis, aortic aneurysms, and vascular calcification. It is very important to identify the molecular mechanisms regulating VSMCs phenotypic switching to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases with high morbidity and mortality. However, the key molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways participating in VSMCs phenotypic switching have still not been fully elucidated despite long-term efforts by cardiovascular researchers. In this review, we provide an updated summary of the recent studies and systematic knowledge of VSMCs phenotypic switching in atherosclerosis, in-stent restenosis, aortic aneurysms, and vascular calcification, which may help guide future research and provide novel insights into the prevention and treatment of related diseases.
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- Hao-Yue Tang
- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 68 Changle Road, Nanjing 210006, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 68 Changle Road, Nanjing 210006, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 68 Changle Road, Nanjing 210006, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 68 Changle Road, Nanjing 210006, China
- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Heart Centre, No. 68 Changle Road, Nanjing 210006, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 68 Changle Road, Nanjing 210006, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No. 68 Changle Road, Nanjing 210006, China
- Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Heart Centre, No. 68 Changle Road, Nanjing 210006, China
- Correspondence: or ; Tel./Fax: +86-25-52208048
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Zhou Y, Zha L, Wu J, Wang M, Zhou M, Wu G, Cheng X, Huang Z, Xie Q, Tu X. MED12 Regulates Smooth Muscle Cell Functions and Participates in the Development of Aortic Dissection. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13040692. [PMID: 35456498 PMCID: PMC9027749 DOI: 10.3390/genes13040692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Aortic dissection (AD) is a life-threatening disease with high morbidity and mortality, and effective pharmacotherapeutic remedies for it are lacking. Therefore, AD’s molecular pathogenesis and etiology must be elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible mechanism of mediator complex subunit 12 (human: MED12, mouse: Med12)involvement in AD. Firstly, we examined the expression of MED12 protein (human: MED12, mouse: Med12) in the aortic tissues of AD patients and AD mice. Subsequently, Med12 gene silencing was accomplished with RNA interference (siRNA). The effects of Med12 on AD and the possible biological mechanisms were investigated based on the proliferation, senescence, phenotypic transformation, and its involved signal pathway of mouse aortic smooth muscle cells (MOVAS), s. The results show that the expression of MED12 in the aortae of AD patients and AD mice was decreased. Moreover, the downregulation of Med12 inhibited the proliferation of MOVAS and promoted senescence. Further research found that Med12, as an inhibitor of the TGFβ1 signaling pathway, reduced the expression of Med12 and enhanced the activity of the TGFβ1 nonclassical signaling pathway, while TGFβ1 inhibited the phenotype transformation and proliferation of MOVAS by inhibiting Med12 synthesis. In conclusion, Med12 affected the phenotype, proliferation, and senescence of MOVAS through the TGFβ signaling pathway. This study provides a potential new target for the prevention and treatment of AD.
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- Yingchao Zhou
- Heart Center, Qingdao Women and Children’s Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266034, China;
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, Center for Human Genome Research, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; (J.W.); (M.W.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China; (L.Z.); (M.Z.); (X.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, Center for Human Genome Research, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; (J.W.); (M.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, Center for Human Genome Research, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; (J.W.); (M.W.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China; (L.Z.); (M.Z.); (X.C.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China;
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- Department of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China; (L.Z.); (M.Z.); (X.C.)
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, China;
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen 361003, China;
- Correspondence: (Q.X.); (X.T.)
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, Center for Human Genome Research, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; (J.W.); (M.W.)
- Correspondence: (Q.X.); (X.T.)
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mTOR Signaling in Pulmonary Vascular Disease: Pathogenic Role and Therapeutic Target. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22042144. [PMID: 33670032 PMCID: PMC7926633 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22042144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive and fatal disease without a cure. The exact pathogenic mechanisms of PAH are complex and poorly understood, yet a number of abnormally expressed genes and regulatory pathways contribute to sustained vasoconstriction and vascular remodeling of the distal pulmonary arteries. Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is one of the major signaling pathways implicated in regulating cell proliferation, migration, differentiation, and protein synthesis. Here we will describe the canonical mTOR pathway, structural and functional differences between mTOR complexes 1 and 2, as well as the crosstalk with other important signaling cascades in the development of PAH. The pathogenic role of mTOR in pulmonary vascular remodeling and sustained vasoconstriction due to its contribution to proliferation, migration, phenotypic transition, and gene regulation in pulmonary artery smooth muscle and endothelial cells will be discussed. Despite the progress in our elucidation of the etiology and pathogenesis of PAH over the two last decades, there is a lack of effective therapeutic agents to treat PAH patients representing a significant unmet clinical need. In this review, we will explore the possibility and therapeutic potential to use inhibitors of mTOR signaling cascade to treat PAH.
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