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Takeuchi F, Liang YQ, Isono M, Yang Ang M, Mori K, Kato N. Transcriptomic Response in the Heart and Kidney to Different Types of Antihypertensive Drug Administration. Hypertension 2021; 79:413-423. [PMID: 34879704 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.121.18026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Certain classes of antihypertensive drug may exert specific, blood pressure (BP)-independent protective effects on end-organ damages such as left ventricular hypertrophy, although the overall evidence has not been definitive in clinical trials. To unravel antihypertensive drug-induced gene expression changes that are potentially related to the amelioration of end-organ damages, we performed in vivo phenotypic evaluation and transcriptomic analysis on the heart and the kidney, with administration of antihypertensive drugs to two inbred strains (ie, hypertensive and normotensive) of rats. We chose 6 antihypertensive classes: enalapril (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor), candesartan (angiotensin receptor blocker), hydrochlorothiazide (diuretics), amlodipine (calcium-channel blocker), carvedilol (vasodilating β-blocker), and hydralazine. In the tested rat strains, 4 of 6 drugs, including 2 renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, were effective for BP lowering, whereas the remaining 2 drugs were not. Besides BP lowering, there appeared to be some interdrug heterogeneity in phenotypic changes, such as suppressed body weight gain and body weight-adjusted heart weight reduction. For the transcriptomic response, a considerable number of genes showed prominent mRNA expression changes either in a BP-dependent or BP-independent manner with substantial diversity between the target organs. Noticeable changes of mRNA expression were induced particularly by renin-angiotensin system blockade, for example, for genes in the natriuretic peptide system (Nppb and Corin) in the heart and for those in the renin-angiotensin system/kallikrein-kinin system (Ren and rat Klk1 paralogs) and those related to calcium ion binding (Calb1 and Slc8a1) in the kidney. The research resources constructed here will help corroborate occasionally inconclusive evidence in clinical settings.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fumihiko Takeuchi
- Department of Gene Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan. (F.T., Y.-Q.L., M.I., M.Y.A., N.K.).,Medical Genomics Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan. (F.T., K.M., N.K.)
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- Department of Gene Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan. (F.T., Y.-Q.L., M.I., M.Y.A., N.K.)
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- Department of Gene Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan. (F.T., Y.-Q.L., M.I., M.Y.A., N.K.)
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- Department of Gene Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan. (F.T., Y.-Q.L., M.I., M.Y.A., N.K.).,Department of Clinical Genome Informatics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan (M.Y.A., N.K.)
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- Medical Genomics Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan. (F.T., K.M., N.K.)
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- Department of Gene Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan. (F.T., Y.-Q.L., M.I., M.Y.A., N.K.).,Medical Genomics Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan. (F.T., K.M., N.K.).,Department of Clinical Genome Informatics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan (M.Y.A., N.K.)
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Anderson WD, DeCicco D, Schwaber JS, Vadigepalli R. A data-driven modeling approach to identify disease-specific multi-organ networks driving physiological dysregulation. PLoS Comput Biol 2017; 13:e1005627. [PMID: 28732007 PMCID: PMC5521738 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Multiple physiological systems interact throughout the development of a complex disease. Knowledge of the dynamics and connectivity of interactions across physiological systems could facilitate the prevention or mitigation of organ damage underlying complex diseases, many of which are currently refractory to available therapeutics (e.g., hypertension). We studied the regulatory interactions operating within and across organs throughout disease development by integrating in vivo analysis of gene expression dynamics with a reverse engineering approach to infer data-driven dynamic network models of multi-organ gene regulatory influences. We obtained experimental data on the expression of 22 genes across five organs, over a time span that encompassed the development of autonomic nervous system dysfunction and hypertension. We pursued a unique approach for identification of continuous-time models that jointly described the dynamics and structure of multi-organ networks by estimating a sparse subset of ∼12,000 possible gene regulatory interactions. Our analyses revealed that an autonomic dysfunction-specific multi-organ sequence of gene expression activation patterns was associated with a distinct gene regulatory network. We analyzed the model structures for adaptation motifs, and identified disease-specific network motifs involving genes that exhibited aberrant temporal dynamics. Bioinformatic analyses identified disease-specific single nucleotide variants within or near transcription factor binding sites upstream of key genes implicated in maintaining physiological homeostasis. Our approach illustrates a novel framework for investigating the pathogenesis through model-based analysis of multi-organ system dynamics and network properties. Our results yielded novel candidate molecular targets driving the development of cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and immune dysfunction. Complex diseases such as hypertension often involve maladaptive autonomic nervous system control over the cardiovascular, renal, hepatic, immune, and endocrine systems. We studied the pathogenesis of physiological homeostasis by examining the temporal dynamics of gene expression levels from multiple organs in an animal model of autonomic dysfunction characterized by cardiovascular disease, metabolic dysregulation, and immune system aberrations. We employed a data-driven modeling approach to jointly predict continuous gene expression dynamics and gene regulatory interactions across organs in the disease and control phenotypes. We combined our analyses of multi-organ gene regulatory network dynamics and connectivity with bioinformatic analyses of genetic mutations that could regulate gene expression. Our multi-organ modeling approach to investigate the mechanisms of complex disease pathogenesis revealed novel candidates for therapeutic interventions against the development and progression of complex diseases involving autonomic nervous system dysfunction.
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- Warren D. Anderson
- Daniel Baugh Institute for Functional Genomics and Computational Biology, Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Daniel Baugh Institute for Functional Genomics and Computational Biology, Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Daniel Baugh Institute for Functional Genomics and Computational Biology, Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Daniel Baugh Institute for Functional Genomics and Computational Biology, Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Norris AW, Bahr TM, Scholz TD, Peterson ES, Volk KA, Segar JL. Angiotensin II-induced cardiovascular load regulates cardiac remodeling and related gene expression in late-gestation fetal sheep. Pediatr Res 2014; 75:689-696. [PMID: 24614802 PMCID: PMC4251591 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2014.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2013] [Accepted: 12/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Angiotensin II (ANG II) stimulates fetal heart growth, although little is known regarding changes in cardiomyocyte endowment or the molecular pathways mediating the response. We measured cardiomyocyte proliferation and morphology in ANG II-treated fetal sheep and assessed transcriptional pathway responses in ANG II and losartan (an ANG II type 1 receptor antagonist) treated fetuses. METHODS In twin-gestation pregnant sheep, one fetus received ANG II (50 μg/kg/min i.v.) or losartan (20 mg/kg/d i.v.) for 7 d; noninstrumented twins served as controls. RESULTS ANG II produced increases in heart mass, cardiomyocyte area (left ventricle (LV) and right ventricle mononucleated and LV binucleated cells), and the percentage of Ki-67-positive mononucleated cells in the LV (all P < 0.05). ANG II and losartan produced generally opposing changes in gene expression, affecting an estimated 55% of the represented transcriptome. The most prominent significantly affected biological pathways included those involved in cytoskeletal remodeling and cell cycle activity. CONCLUSION ANG II produces an increase in fetal cardiac mass via cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and likely hyperplasia, involving transcriptional responses in cytoskeletal remodeling and cell cycle pathways.
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- Andrew W. Norris
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA,Corresponding Author: Jeffrey L. Segar, MD Professor, Department of Pediatrics University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa Children's Hospital 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242 319.356.7244 (phone) 319.356.4685 (facsimile)
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