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Song Y, Wei J, Li R, Fu R, Han P, Wang H, Zhang G, Li S, Chen S, Liu Z, Zhao Y, Zhu C, Zhu J, Zhang S, Pei H, Cheng J, Wu J, Dong L, Song G, Shen X, Yao Q. Tyrosine kinase receptor B attenuates liver fibrosis by inhibiting TGF-β/SMAD signaling. Hepatology 2023; 78:1433-1447. [PMID: 36800849 PMCID: PMC10581422 DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Liver fibrosis is a leading indicator for increased mortality and long-term comorbidity in NASH. Activation of HSCs and excessive extracellular matrix production are the hallmarks of liver fibrogenesis. Tyrosine kinase receptor (TrkB) is a multifunctional receptor that participates in neurodegenerative disorders. However, paucity of literature is available about TrkB function in liver fibrosis. Herein, the regulatory network and therapeutic potential of TrkB were explored in the progression of hepatic fibrosis. METHODS AND RESULTS The protein level of TrkB was decreased in mouse models of CDAHFD feeding or carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic fibrosis. TrkB suppressed TGF-β-stimulated proliferation and activation of HSCs in 3-dimensional liver spheroids and significantly repressed TGF-β/SMAD signaling pathway either in HSCs or in hepatocytes. The cytokine, TGF-β, boosted Nedd4 family interacting protein-1 (Ndfip1) expression, promoting the ubiquitination and degradation of TrkB through E3 ligase Nedd4-2. Moreover, carbon tetrachloride intoxication-induced hepatic fibrosis in mouse models was reduced by adeno-associated virus vector serotype 6 (AAV6)-mediated TrkB overexpression in HSCs. In addition, in murine models of CDAHFD feeding and Gubra-Amylin NASH (GAN), fibrogenesis was reduced by adeno-associated virus vector serotype 8 (AAV8)-mediated TrkB overexpression in hepatocytes. CONCLUSION TGF-β stimulated TrkB degradation through E3 ligase Nedd4-2 in HSCs. TrkB overexpression inhibited the activation of TGF-β/SMAD signaling and alleviated the hepatic fibrosis both in vitro and in vivo . These findings demonstrate that TrkB could be a significant suppressor of hepatic fibrosis and confer a potential therapeutic target in hepatic fibrosis.
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- Yu Song
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Cell Engineering, Translational Medicine Research Center, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Otsuka Shanghai Research Institute, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, Center for Pathogen Biology and Infectious Diseases, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
- Joint Laboratory of Biomaterials and Translational Medicine, Puheng Technology, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Otsuka Shanghai Research Institute, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai, China
- MOE/NHC/CAMS Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Joint Laboratory of Biomaterials and Translational Medicine, Puheng Technology, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanghai, China
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Harki O, Bouyon S, Sallé M, Arco-Hierves A, Lemarié E, Demory A, Chirica C, Vilgrain I, Pépin JL, Faury G, Briançon-Marjollet A. Inhibition of Vascular Endothelial Cadherin Cleavage Prevents Elastic Fiber Alterations and Atherosclerosis Induced by Intermittent Hypoxia in the Mouse Aorta. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23137012. [PMID: 35806017 PMCID: PMC9266969 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23137012] [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: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Intermittent hypoxia (IH), the major feature of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), induces atherosclerosis and elastic fiber alterations. VE-cadherin cleavage is increased in OSAS patients and in an IH-cellular model. It is mediated by HIF-1 and Src-tyr-kinases pathways and results in endothelial hyperpermeability. Our aim was to determine whether blocking VE-cadherin cleavage in vivo could be an efficient strategy to inhibit deleterious IH-induced vascular remodeling, elastic fiber defects and atherogenesis. VE-cadherin regulation, aortic remodeling and atherosclerosis were studied in IH-exposed C57Bl/6J or ApoE-/-mice treated or not with Src-tyr-kinases inhibitors (Saracatinib/Pazopanib) or a HIF-1 inhibitor (Acriflavine). Human aortic endothelial cells were exposed to IH and treated with the same inhibitors. LDL and the monocytes transendothelium passage were measured. In vitro, IH increased transendothelium LDL and monocytes passage, and the tested inhibitors prevented these effects. In mice, IH decreased VE-cadherin expression and increased plasmatic sVE level, intima-media thickness, elastic fiber alterations and atherosclerosis, while the inhibitors prevented these in vivo effects. In vivo inhibition of HIF-1 and Src tyr kinase pathways were associated with the prevention of IH-induced elastic fiber/lamella degradation and atherogenesis, which suggests that VE-cadherin could be an important target to limit atherogenesis and progression of arterial stiffness in OSAS.
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- Olfa Harki
- Université Grenoble Alpes, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Laboratoire HP2, 38042 Grenoble, France; (O.H.); (S.B.); (M.S.); (A.A.-H.); (E.L.); (A.D.); (J.-L.P.); (A.B.-M.)
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Laboratoire HP2, 38042 Grenoble, France; (O.H.); (S.B.); (M.S.); (A.A.-H.); (E.L.); (A.D.); (J.-L.P.); (A.B.-M.)
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Laboratoire HP2, 38042 Grenoble, France; (O.H.); (S.B.); (M.S.); (A.A.-H.); (E.L.); (A.D.); (J.-L.P.); (A.B.-M.)
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Laboratoire HP2, 38042 Grenoble, France; (O.H.); (S.B.); (M.S.); (A.A.-H.); (E.L.); (A.D.); (J.-L.P.); (A.B.-M.)
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Laboratoire HP2, 38042 Grenoble, France; (O.H.); (S.B.); (M.S.); (A.A.-H.); (E.L.); (A.D.); (J.-L.P.); (A.B.-M.)
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Laboratoire HP2, 38042 Grenoble, France; (O.H.); (S.B.); (M.S.); (A.A.-H.); (E.L.); (A.D.); (J.-L.P.); (A.B.-M.)
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- Unité Biochimie Immunoanalyse, Service de Biochimie SB2TE, CHU Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France;
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, INSERM U1292, CEA, 38042 Grenoble, France;
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Laboratoire HP2, 38042 Grenoble, France; (O.H.); (S.B.); (M.S.); (A.A.-H.); (E.L.); (A.D.); (J.-L.P.); (A.B.-M.)
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Laboratoire HP2, 38042 Grenoble, France; (O.H.); (S.B.); (M.S.); (A.A.-H.); (E.L.); (A.D.); (J.-L.P.); (A.B.-M.)
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Laboratoire HP2, 38042 Grenoble, France; (O.H.); (S.B.); (M.S.); (A.A.-H.); (E.L.); (A.D.); (J.-L.P.); (A.B.-M.)
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Anti-Atherogenic Effect of 10% Supplementation of Anchovy ( Engraulis encrasicolus) Waste Protein Hydrolysates in ApoE-Deficient Mice. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13072137. [PMID: 34206655 PMCID: PMC8308468 DOI: 10.3390/nu13072137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Fish protein consumption exerts beneficial metabolic effects on human health, also correlating with a decreased risk for cardiovascular disease. Fish waste contains high amount of proteins and utilization may offer the opportunity for generating compounds advantageous for human health. Especially, fish waste protein hydrolysates beneficially influence pathways involved in body composition, exerting anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities, making their potential supplementation in human disorders of increased interest. This study assessed the effect of a 10% (w/w) anchovy waste protein hydrolysate (APH) diet for 12 weeks in reducing atherosclerosis in ApoE-/- mice, through histological and immunohistochemical methods. In addition, monitoring of plaque development was performed, using high-frequency ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. Overall, the APH diet attenuated atherosclerotic plaque development, producing a regression of arterial lesions over time (p < 0.05). Twelve weeks on an APH diet had an anti-obesity effect, improving lipid metabolism and reducing hepatic enzyme activity. A significant reduction in plaque size and lipid content was observed in the aortic sinus of APH-fed mice, compared to the control (p < 0.001), whereas no differences in the extracellular matrix and macrophage recruitment were observed. Supplementation of APH significantly attenuates atherosclerosis in ApoE-/- mice, exerting a lipid-lowering activity. The opportunity to use fish waste protein hydrolysates as a nutraceutical in atherosclerosis is worthy of future investigations, representing a low cost, sustainable, and nutritional strategy with minimal environmental impact.
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Cefis M, Quirié A, Pernet N, Marie C, Garnier P, Prigent-Tessier A. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is a full endothelium-derived factor in rats. Vascul Pharmacol 2020; 128-129:106674. [PMID: 32179157 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2020.106674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Most of what is known on vascular brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) derived from experiments on cultured endothelial cells. Therefore, the present study compared BDNF levels/localization in artery (aorta) vs vein (vena cava) from a same territory in rats either sedentary (SED) or exposed to treadmill exercise (EX) as a mean to stimulate endogenous endothelial nitric oxide (NO) production. In SED rats, for both artery and vein, BDNF was strongly expressed by endothelial cells, while only a faint and scattered expression was observed throughout the media. Endothelial and muscular BDNF staining as vascular BDNF protein levels were however higher in artery than in vein, while BDNF mRNA levels did not differ between vessels. Irrespective of the vessels, EX resulted in an increase (+50%) in BDNF protein levels with no change in BDNF mRNA levels, a selective endothelial BDNF overexpression (x4) and an increase in vascular levels of tropomyosin related kinase B receptors (TrkB) phosphorylated at tyrosine 816 (p-TrkBTyr816). Endothelial expressions of BDNF and p-TrkBTyr816 were positively associated when SED and EX rats were simultaneously examined. The results incite to consider endothelial BDNF as a full and NO-dependent endothelium-derived factor that exerts autocrine effects.
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- Marina Cefis
- INSERM UMR1093-CAPS, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UFR des Sciences de Santé, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR1093-CAPS, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UFR des Sciences de Santé, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR1093-CAPS, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UFR des Sciences de Santé, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR1093-CAPS, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UFR des Sciences de Santé, F-21000 Dijon, France.
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- INSERM UMR1093-CAPS, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UFR des Sciences de Santé, F-21000 Dijon, France; Département Génie Biologique, IUT, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR1093-CAPS, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UFR des Sciences de Santé, F-21000 Dijon, France
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Chaihu-Shugan-San and absorbed meranzin hydrate induce anti-atherosclerosis and behavioral improvements in high-fat diet ApoE-/- mice via anti-inflammatory and BDNF-TrkB pathway. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 115:108893. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.108893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Pedard M, Quirié A, Totoson P, Verhoeven F, Garnier P, Tessier A, Demougeot C, Marie C. Vascular brain-derived neurotrophic factor pathway in rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis: Effect of anti-rheumatic drugs. Atherosclerosis 2018; 274:77-85. [PMID: 29753231 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Revised: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS In rheumatoid arthritis, the control of both disease activity and standard cardiovascular (CV) risk factors is expected to attenuate the increased CV risk. Evidence that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays a role in vascular biology led us to investigate the vascular BDNF pathway in arthritis rats as well as the interaction between endothelial nitric oxide (NO) and BDNF production. METHODS The aortic BDNF pathway was studied in rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis, (AIA) using Western blot and immunohistochemical analysis. Control of arthritis score was achieved by administration (for 3 weeks) of an equipotent dosage of etanercept, prednisolone, methotrexate, celecoxib or diclofenac. Aortas were exposed to an NO donor or an NO synthase inhibitor and vasoreactivity experiments were performed using LM22A-4 as a TrkB agonist. RESULTS Vascular BDNF and full length tropomyosin-related kinase B receptor (TrkB-FL) were higher in AIA than in control rats. These changes coincided with decreased endothelial immunoreactivity in BDNF and pTrkBtyr816 and were disconnected from arthritis score. Among anti-rheumatic drugs, only prednisolone and methotrexate prevented AIA-induced vascular BDNF loss. The effect of AIA on aortic BDNF levels was reversed by an NO donor and reproduced by an NOS inhibitor. Finally, LM22A-4 induced both NO-dependent vasodilation and phosphorylation of endothelial NO synthase at serine 1177. CONCLUSIONS Our study identified changes in the BDNF/TrkB pathway as a disease activity-independent component of AIA-associated changes in endothelial phenotype. It provides new perspectives in the understanding and management of the high CV risk reported in rheumatoid arthritis.
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- Martin Pedard
- INSERM UMR1093-CAPS, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UFR des Sciences de Santé, F-21000, Dijon, France; Service de Neurologie, CHRU, Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR1093-CAPS, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UFR des Sciences de Santé, F-21000, Dijon, France
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- EA4267 PEPITE, FHU INCREASE, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-25030, Besançon, France
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- EA4267 PEPITE, FHU INCREASE, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-25030, Besançon, France
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- INSERM UMR1093-CAPS, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UFR des Sciences de Santé, F-21000, Dijon, France
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- INSERM UMR1093-CAPS, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UFR des Sciences de Santé, F-21000, Dijon, France
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- EA4267 PEPITE, FHU INCREASE, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-25030, Besançon, France
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- INSERM UMR1093-CAPS, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, UFR des Sciences de Santé, F-21000, Dijon, France.
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Jin H, Chen Y, Wang B, Zhu Y, Chen L, Han X, Ma G, Liu N. Association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor and von Willebrand factor levels in patients with stable coronary artery disease. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2018; 18:23. [PMID: 29409455 PMCID: PMC5801890 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-018-0762-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin involved in angiogenesis and maintenance of endothelial integrity. Whether circulating BDNF levels are associated with von Willebrand factor (vWF) levels, which are indicators of endothelial dysfunction is not known. This study investigated the association between plasma BNDF and vWF levels and whether these biomarkers could predict cardiovascular events at a 12-month follow-up in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods We recruited 234 patients with suspected angina pectoris. Subjects were divided into CAD (n = 143) and control (n = 91) groups based on coronary angiography. Plasma BDNF and vWF levels were measured using ELISA. Patients were followed-up for one year, and information on adverse cardiac events was collected. Results CAD patients exhibited significantly lower plasma BDNF and higher vWF levels than those of control patients. High vWF levels were associated with low BDNF levels even after adjustment for age, gender, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels, and the presence of diabetes mellitus. A receiver operating characteristic curve was used to determine whether low BDNF and high vWF levels could predict adverse cardiovascular events. The area under the curve for vWF and the inverse of BDNF were 0.774 and 0.804, respectively. Conclusions These findings suggest that endothelial dysfunction is an important determinant of the impaired circulating BDNF levels, and they further reflected cardiovascular prognosis in stable CAD patients.
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- Hong Jin
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Wuxi Xishan People's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214000, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China
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Yang JJ, Li P, Wang F, Liang WJ, Ma H, Chen Y, Ma ZM, Li QZ, Peng QS, Zhang Y, Wang SX. Activation of activator protein 2 alpha by aspirin alleviates atherosclerotic plaque growth and instability in vivo. Oncotarget 2018; 7:52729-52739. [PMID: 27391154 PMCID: PMC5288144 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.10400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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AIMS Aspirin has been used for the secondary prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease for several decades. We investigated the roles of transcriptional factor activator protein 2α (AP-2α) in the beneficial effects of aspirin in the growth and vulnerability of atherosclerotic plaque. METHODS AND RESULTS In mice deficient of apolipoprotein E (Apoe-/-), aspirin (20, 50 mg/kg/day) suppressed the progression of atherosclerosis in aortic roots and increased the plaque stability in carotid atherosclerotic plaques induced by collar-placement. In vivo lentivirus-mediated RNA interference of AP-2α reversed the inhibitory effects of aspirin on atherosclerosis in Apoe-/- mice. Mechanically, aspirin increased AP-2α phosphorylation and its activity, upregulated IkBα mRNA and protein levels, and reduced oxidative stress in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells. Furthermore, deficiency of AP-2α completely abolished aspirin-induced upregulation of IkBα levels and inhibition of oxidative stress in Apoe-/- mice. Clinically, conventional doses of aspirin increased AP-2α phosphorylation and IkBα protein expression in humans subjects. CONCLUSION Aspirin activates AP-2α to upregulate IkBα gene expression, resulting in attenuations of plaque development and instability in atherosclerosis.
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- Jing-Jing Yang
- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Qilu Hospital, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Qilu Hospital, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Qilu Hospital, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Qilu Hospital, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Qilu Hospital, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Division of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Division of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Qilu Hospital, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Qilu Hospital, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China
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Cao T, Guo Q, Su M, Feng Y, Fan M, Si Y, Memon NH, Lin J, Fang D. Posttraumatic stress disorder eliminates association of TrkB rs1187327 with HDL-C in Chinese Han adolescents. Biosci Trends 2017. [PMID: 28626208 DOI: 10.5582/bst.2017.01039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Tropomyosin-related kinase receptor B (TrkB) has been observed to be a common player in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the regulation of serum lipids levels. However, interplays of PTSD with TrkB on serum lipids levels have not been explored yet. This study was to investigate the interplays of PTSD and TrkB rs1187327 on serum lipid profiles. Variants of TrkB rs1187327 of 709 high school students were identified by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analyses and verified by DNA sequencing. The PTSD Checklist Civilian Version (PCL-C) was used to assess PTSD. Colorimetric methods were used to determine the serum levels of triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and glucose. The results show that the GG homozygotes had a significantly higher level of HDL-C than the A allele carriers of TrkB rs1187327 after the adjustment for gender, age and body mass index (BMI) (1.44 ± 0.299 mmol/L vs. 1.39 ± 0.266 mmol/L, p = 0.036). When PTSD was taken into account, the higher than the A allele carriers level of HDL-C of the GG homozygotes was observed significant after the adjustment for gender, age and BMI only in the subjects without PTSD (1.44 ± 0.293 mmol/ L vs. 1.39 ± 0.267 mmol/L, p = 0.030), but not in the subjects with PTSD. These results suggest that the A allele of TrkB rs1187327 may be associated with decreased levels of serum HDL-C in general healthy adolescents, but not in adolescents with PTSD.
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- Ting Cao
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University
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Rahman F, Himali JJ, Yin X, Beiser AS, Ellinor PT, Lubitz SA, Vasan RS, Magnani JW, McManus DD, Seshadri S, Benjamin EJ. Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor and risk of atrial fibrillation. Am Heart J 2017; 183:69-73. [PMID: 27979044 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2016.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is expressed by endothelial cells and can affect cardiovascular function. We examined if serum BDNF was associated with risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF) in the Framingham Heart Study. METHODS We studied individuals without an AF diagnosis at baseline from the Framingham original and offspring cohorts. We used age- and sex-adjusted, and multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazards regression models to examine the association of serum BDNF concentrations with 10-year risk of incident AF. RESULTS We studied 3,457 participants (mean age 65±11years, 58% women). During follow-up, 395 participants developed AF. In unadjusted analysis, higher mean serum BDNF concentration was associated with lower incidence of AF (hazard ratio 0.89 per SD, 95% CI 0.80-0.99). In multivariable-adjusted analyses, serum BDNF concentration was not significantly associated with incident AF (hazard ratio 0.98 per SD, 95% CI 0.88-1.09). Compared with the lowest quartile, BDNF levels in the other quartiles were not associated with risk of AF in multivariable-adjusted analyses. No interactions between sex or age with serum BDNF concentrations and risk of AF were found. CONCLUSIONS In our prospective, community-based sample, we did not find a statistically significant association of serum BDNF levels with risk of incident AF.
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Affiliation(s)
- Faisal Rahman
- Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's and Boston University's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's and Boston University's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's and Boston University's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's and Boston University's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA
- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, UPMC Heart & Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's and Boston University's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA
- Departments of Medicine and Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's and Boston University's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA
- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's and Boston University's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA, USA
- Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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