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Zhou J, Guo D, Xu ZZ, Liao JS, Li XT, Duan K, Chen SY, Xie WB. Nupr1-mediated vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype transformation involved in methamphetamine induces pulmonary hypertension. Cell Biol Toxicol 2024; 40:13. [PMID: 38347241 PMCID: PMC10861617 DOI: 10.1007/s10565-024-09849-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
Abstract
AIMS Nuclear protein 1 (Nupr1) is a multifunctional stress-induced protein involved in the regulation of tumorigenesis, apoptosis, and autophagy. However, its role in pulmonary hypertension (PH) after METH exposure remains unexplored. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether METH can induce PH and describe the role and mechanism of Nupr1 in the development of PH. METHODS AND RESULTS Mice were made to induce pulmonary hypertension (PH) upon chronic intermittent treatment with METH. Their right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) was measured to assess pulmonary artery pressure. Pulmonary artery morphometry was determined by H&E staining and Masson staining. Nupr1 expression and function were detected in human lungs, mice lungs exposed to METH, and cultured pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) with METH treatment. Our results showed that chronic intermittent METH treatment successfully induced PH in mice. Nupr1 expression was increased in the cultured PASMCs, pulmonary arterial media from METH-exposed mice, and METH-ingested human specimens compared with control. Elevated Nupr1 expression promoted PASMC phenotype change from contractile to synthetic, which triggered pulmonary artery remodeling and resulted in PH formation. Mechanistically, Nupr1 mediated the opening of store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) by activating the expression of STIM1, thereby promoting Ca2+ influx and inducing phenotypic conversion of PASMCs. CONCLUSIONS Nupr1 activation could promote Ca2+ influx through STIM1-mediated SOCE opening, which promoted METH-induced pulmonary artery remodeling and led to PH formation. These results suggested that Nupr1 played an important role in METH-induced PH and might be a potential target for METH-related PH therapy.
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- Jie Zhou
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Forensic Multi-Omics for Precision Identification, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Forensic Multi-Omics for Precision Identification, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Forensic Multi-Omics for Precision Identification, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Forensic Multi-Omics for Precision Identification, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Forensic Multi-Omics for Precision Identification, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Surgery, Medical Pharmacology & Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Forensic Multi-Omics for Precision Identification, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China.
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Yu B, Wang X, Song Y, Xie G, Jiao S, Shi L, Cao X, Han X, Qu A. The role of hypoxia-inducible factors in cardiovascular diseases. Pharmacol Ther 2022; 238:108186. [PMID: 35413308 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2022.108186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. During the development of cardiovascular diseases, hypoxia plays a crucial role. Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) are the key transcription factors for adaptive hypoxic responses, which orchestrate the transcription of numerous genes involved in angiogenesis, erythropoiesis, glycolytic metabolism, inflammation, and so on. Recent studies have dissected the precise role of cell-specific HIFs in the pathogenesis of hypertension, atherosclerosis, aortic aneurysms, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and heart failure using tissue-specific HIF-knockout or -overexpressing animal models. More importantly, several compounds developed as HIF inhibitors or activators have been in clinical trials for the treatment of renal cancer or anemia; however, little is known on the therapeutic potential of these inhibitors for cardiovascular diseases. The purpose of this review is to summarize the recent advances on HIFs in the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases and to provide evidence of potential clinical therapeutic targets.
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- Baoqi Yu
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, PR China; Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, PR China; Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, PR China; Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100069, PR China; Department of Pathology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, PR China; Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, PR China; Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, PR China; Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, PR China; Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, PR China; Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100069, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Capital Medical University, PR China; Key Laboratory of Remodeling-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100069, PR China.
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Nakano M, Koga M, Hashimoto T, Matsushita N, Masukawa D, Mizuno Y, Uchimura H, Niikura R, Miyazaki T, Nakamura F, Zou S, Shimizu T, Saito M, Tamura K, Goto T, Goshima Y. Right ventricular overloading is attenuated in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension model rats with a disrupted Gpr143 gene, the gene that encodes the 3,4-l-dihydroxyphenyalanine (l-DOPA) receptor. J Pharmacol Sci 2022; 148:214-220. [PMID: 35063136 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphs.2021.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a severe and progressive disease that causes elevated right ventricular systolic pressure, right ventricular hypertrophy and ultimately right heart failure. However, the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms are poorly understood. We previously showed that 3,4-l-dihydroxylphenyalanine (DOPA) sensitizes vasomotor response to sympathetic tone via coupling between the adrenergic receptor alpha1 (ADRA1) and a G protein-coupled receptor 143 (GPR143), a DOPA receptor. We investigated whether DOPA similarly enhances ADRA1-mediated contraction in pulmonary arteries isolated from rats, and whether GPR143 is involved in the PH pathogenesis. Pretreating the isolated pulmonary arteries with DOPA 1 μM enhanced vasoconstriction in response to phenylephrine, an ADRA1 agonist, but not to U-46619, a thromboxane A2 agonist or endothelin-1. We generated Gpr143 gene-deficient (Gpr143-/y) rats, and confirmed that DOPA did not augment phenylephrine-induced contractile response in Gpr143-/y rat pulmonary arteries. We utilized a rat model of monocrotaline (MCT)-induced PH. In the MCT model, the right ventricular systolic pressure was attenuated in the Gpr143-/y rats than in WT rats. Phenylephrine-induced cell migration and proliferation were also suppressed in Gpr143-/y pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells than in WT cells. Our result suggests that GPR143 is involved in the PH pathogenesis in the rat models of PH.
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MESH Headings
- 15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid/pharmacology
- Animals
- Disease Models, Animal
- Heart Failure/etiology
- Hypertension, Pulmonary/etiology
- Hypertension, Pulmonary/genetics
- Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular/etiology
- In Vitro Techniques
- Male
- Monocrotaline/adverse effects
- Pulmonary Artery/physiology
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1/physiology
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/physiology
- Receptors, Neurotransmitter/genetics
- Systole
- Vasoconstriction/drug effects
- Vasoconstriction/genetics
- Ventricular Dysfunction, Right/etiology
- Ventricular Function, Right/genetics
- Rats
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- Masayuki Nakano
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan; Department of Medical Science and Cardiorenal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan; Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan; Department of Anesthesiology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, 241-8515, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan; Department of Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Dentistry, Kanagawa Dental University, Yokosuka 238-8680, Japan, Yokosuka, 238-8570, Japan
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- Division of Laboratory Animal Research, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, 480-1195, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan; Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan; Department of Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan; Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, 162- 8666, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan
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- Department of Medical Science and Cardiorenal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.
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CTRP9 Mitigates the Progression of Arteriovenous Shunt-Induced Pulmonary Artery Hypertension in Rats. Cardiovasc Ther 2021; 2021:4971300. [PMID: 34858521 PMCID: PMC8598355 DOI: 10.1155/2021/4971300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The present study is aimed at investigating the molecular mechanism of C1q/TNF-related protein 9 (CTRP9) and providing a new perspective in arteriovenous shunt-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). PAH was established by an arteriovenous shunt placement performed in rats. Adenovirus(Ad)-CTRP9 and Ad-green fluorescent protein viral particles were injected into the rats through the tail vein. Following 12 weeks, the mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) and right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) were measured and morphological analysis was conducted to confirm the establishment of the PAH model. The systemic elevation of CTRP9 maintained pulmonary vascular homeostasis and protected the rats from dysfunctional and abnormal remodeling. CTRP9 attenuated the pulmonary vascular remodeling in the shunt group by decreasing the mPAP and RVSP, which was associated with suppressed inflammation, apoptosis, and extracellular matrix injury. In addition, CTRP9 dramatically increased the phosphorylation of AKT and p38-MAPK in the lung tissues of shunt-operated animals. These findings suggest a previously unrecognized effect of CTRP9 in pulmonary vascular homeostasis during PAH pathogenesis.
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Gać P, Czerwińska K, Poręba M, Prokopowicz A, Martynowicz H, Mazur G, Poręba R. Serum Zinc and Selenium Concentrations in Patients with Hypertrophy and Remodelling of the Left Ventricle Secondary to Arterial Hypertension. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10111803. [PMID: 34829673 PMCID: PMC8615113 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10111803] [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] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between serum selenium and zinc concentrations (Se-S and Zn-S) and the left ventricle geometry in patients suffering from arterial hypertension. A total of 78 people with arterial hypertension (mean age: 53.72 ± 12.74 years) participated in the study. Se-S and Zn-S were determined in all patients. The type of left ventricular remodelling and hypertrophy was determined by the left ventricular mass index (LVMI) and relative wall thickness (RWT) measured by echocardiography. Se-S and Zn-S in the whole group were 89.84 ± 18.75 µg/L and 0.86 ± 0.13 mg/L. Normal left ventricular geometry was found in 28.2% of patients; left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in 71.8%, including concentric remodelling in 28.2%, concentric hypertrophy in 29.5%, and eccentric hypertrophy in 14.1%. LVH was statistically significantly more frequent in patients with Se-S < median compared to patients with Se-S ≥ median (87.2% vs. 56.4%, p < 0.05), as well as in patients with Zn-S < median compared to patients with Zn-S ≥ median (83.8% vs. 60.9%, p < 0.05). In hypertensive patients, older age, higher LDL cholesterol, higher fasting glucose, lower Se-S, and lower Zn-S were independently associated with LVH. In conclusion, in hypertensive patients, left ventricular hypertrophy may be associated with low levels of selenium and zinc in the serum.
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- Paweł Gać
- Department of Population Health, Division of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland;
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- Department of Population Health, Division of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-368 Wroclaw, Poland;
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- Department of Paralympic Sports, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, 51-617 Wroclaw, Poland;
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- Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health in Sosnowiec, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Occupational Diseases and Hypertension, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland; (H.M.); (G.M.); (R.P.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Occupational Diseases and Hypertension, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland; (H.M.); (G.M.); (R.P.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Occupational Diseases and Hypertension, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland; (H.M.); (G.M.); (R.P.)
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Karoor V, Strassheim D, Sullivan T, Verin A, Umapathy NS, Dempsey EC, Frank DN, Stenmark KR, Gerasimovskaya E. The Short-Chain Fatty Acid Butyrate Attenuates Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling and Inflammation in Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:9916. [PMID: 34576081 PMCID: PMC8467617 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22189916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive cardiovascular disorder in which local vascular inflammation leads to increased pulmonary vascular remodeling and ultimately to right heart failure. The HDAC inhibitor butyrate, a product of microbial fermentation, is protective in inflammatory intestinal diseases, but little is known regarding its effect on extraintestinal diseases, such as PH. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that butyrate is protective in a Sprague-Dawley (SD) rat model of hypoxic PH. Treatment with butyrate (220 mg/kg intake) prevented hypoxia-induced right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH), hypoxia-induced increases in right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP), pulmonary vascular remodeling, and permeability. A reversal effect of butyrate (2200 mg/kg intake) was observed on elevated RVH. Butyrate treatment also increased the acetylation of histone H3, 25-34 kDa, and 34-50 kDa proteins in the total lung lysates of butyrate-treated animals. In addition, butyrate decreased hypoxia-induced accumulation of alveolar (mostly CD68+) and interstitial (CD68+ and CD163+) lung macrophages. Analysis of cytokine profiles in lung tissue lysates showed a hypoxia-induced upregulation of TIMP-1, CINC-1, and Fractalkine and downregulation of soluble ICAM (sICAM). The expression of Fractalkine and VEGFα, but not CINC-1, TIMP-1, and sICAM was downregulated by butyrate. In rat microvascular endothelial cells (RMVEC), butyrate (1 mM, 2 and 24 h) exhibited a protective effect against TNFα- and LPS-induced barrier disruption. Butyrate (1 mM, 24 h) also upregulated tight junctional proteins (occludin, cingulin, claudin-1) and increased the acetylation of histone H3 but not α-tubulin. These findings provide evidence of the protective effect of butyrate on hypoxic PH and suggest its potential use as a complementary treatment for PH and other cardiovascular diseases.
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- Vijaya Karoor
- Department of Medicine Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research Laboratory, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80204, USA; (V.K.); (D.S.); (T.S.); (E.C.D.); (K.R.S.)
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- Department of Medicine Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research Laboratory, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80204, USA; (V.K.); (D.S.); (T.S.); (E.C.D.); (K.R.S.)
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- Department of Medicine Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research Laboratory, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80204, USA; (V.K.); (D.S.); (T.S.); (E.C.D.); (K.R.S.)
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- Vascular Biology Center, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA; (A.V.); (N.S.U.)
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- Vascular Biology Center, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA; (A.V.); (N.S.U.)
- Center for Blood Disorders, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Medicine Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research Laboratory, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80204, USA; (V.K.); (D.S.); (T.S.); (E.C.D.); (K.R.S.)
- Rocky Mountain Regional VA Center, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80204, USA;
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- Department of Medicine Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research Laboratory, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80204, USA; (V.K.); (D.S.); (T.S.); (E.C.D.); (K.R.S.)
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80204, USA
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- Department of Medicine Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research Laboratory, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80204, USA; (V.K.); (D.S.); (T.S.); (E.C.D.); (K.R.S.)
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80204, USA
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Wang F, Zhen Y, Si C, Wang C, Pan L, Chen Y, Liu X, Kong J, Nie Q, Sun M, Han Y, Ye Z, Liu P, Wen J. WNT5B promotes vascular smooth muscle cell dedifferentiation via mitochondrial dynamics regulation in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. J Cell Physiol 2021; 237:789-803. [PMID: 34368954 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is characterized by proliferative vascular remodeling. Abnormal vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotype switching is crucial to this process, highlighting the need for VSMC metabolic changes to cover cellular energy demand in CTEPH. We report that elevated Wnt family member 5B (WNT5B) expression is associated with vascular remodeling and promotes VSMC phenotype switching via mitochondrial dynamics regulation in CTEPH. Using primary culture of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells, we show that high WNT5B expression activates VSMC proliferation and migration and results in mitochondrial fission via noncanonical Wnt signaling in CTEPH. Abnormal VSMC proliferation and migration were abolished by mitochondrial division inhibitor 1, an inhibitor of mitochondrial fission. Secreted frizzled-related protein 2, a soluble scavenger of Wnt signaling, attenuates VSMC proliferation and migration by accelerating mitochondrial fusion. These findings indicate that WNT5B is an essential regulator of mitochondrial dynamics, contributing to VSMC phenotype switching in CTEPH.
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- Feng Wang
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.,Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Operations and Information Management, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.,Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.,Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Satoh K. Drug discovery focused on novel pathogenic proteins for pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Cardiol 2021; 78:1-11. [PMID: 33563508 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2021.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a fatal disease in which the wall thickening and narrowing of pulmonary microvessels progress due to complicated interactions among processes such as endothelial dysfunction, the proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) and adventitial fibrocytes, and inflammatory cell infiltration. Early diagnosis of patients with PAH is difficult and lung transplantation is the only last choice to save severely ill patients. However, the number of donors is limited. Many patients with PAH show rapid progression and a high degree of pulmonary arterial remodeling characterized by the abnormal proliferation of PASMCs, which makes treatment difficult even with multidrug therapy comprising pulmonary vasodilators. Thus, it is important to develop novel therapy targeting factors other than vasodilation, such as PASMC proliferation. In the development of PAH, inflammation and oxidative stress are deeply involved in its pathogenesis. Excessive proliferation and apoptosis resistance in PASMCs are key mechanisms underlying PAH. Based on those characteristics, we recently screened novel pathogenic proteins and have performed drug discovery targeting those proteins. To confirm the clinical significance of this, we used patient-derived blood samples to evaluate biomarker potential for diagnosis and prognosis. Moreover, we conducted high throughput screening and found several inhibitors of the pathogenic proteins. In this review, we introduce the recent progress on basic and clinical PAH research, focusing on the screening of pathogenic proteins and drug discovery.
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- Kimio Satoh
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574, Japan.
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Zha LH, Zhou J, Tan Y, Guo S, Zhang MQ, Li S, Yan P, Yu ZX. NLRC3 inhibits PDGF-induced PASMCs proliferation via PI3K-mTOR pathway. J Cell Physiol 2020; 235:9557-9567. [PMID: 32383265 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Few studies about nucleotide-oligomerization domain-like receptor subfamily C3 (NLRC3) in PASMCs have been conducted. This research aimed to investigate the role of NLRC3 on platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-induced proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) and its underlying mechanism. We found that the proliferation of PASMCs stimulated with PDGF decreased when phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) or mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors pretreatment. Overexpression of NLRC3 inhibited the proliferation of PASMCs and the phosphorylation of PI3K and mTOR while knocking down NLRC3 reversed this effect. Targeted to PI3K or mTOR can also reverse the effect of NLRC3. Activation of PI3K increased the phosphorylation of mTOR while inhibition of PI3K reduced it. Our data suggest that PDGF can induce abnormal proliferation of PASMCs, and NLRC3 suppresses activation of the PI3K-mTOR signaling thus inhibits PASMCs proliferation. These findings unveiled the effect of NLRC3 as an inhibitor of the PI3K-mTOR pathway mediating protection against PASMCs proliferation.
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- Li-Huang Zha
- Department of Cardiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Medical Science Research Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Ultrasonography, Zhuzhou Hospital, Central South University, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhuzhou Hospital, Central South University, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Ma C, Zhang L, Wang X, He S, Bai J, Li Q, Zhang M, Zhang C, Yu X, Zhang J, Xin W, Li Y, Zhu D. piRNA-63076 contributes to pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell proliferation through acyl-CoA dehydrogenase. J Cell Mol Med 2020; 24:5260-5273. [PMID: 32227582 PMCID: PMC7205801 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.15179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Revised: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are thought to be germline-specific and to be involved in maintaining genome stability during development. Recently, piRNA expression has been identified in somatic cells in diverse organisms. However, the roles of piRNAs in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell (PASMC) proliferation and the molecular mechanism underlying the hypoxia-regulated pathological process of pulmonary hypertension are not well understood. Using hypoxic animal models, cell and molecular biology, we obtained the first evidence that the expression of piRNA-63076 was up-regulated in hypoxia and was positively correlated with cell proliferation. Subsequently, we showed that acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (Acadm), which is negatively regulated by piRNA-63076 and interacts with Piwi proteins, was involved in hypoxic PASMC proliferation. Finally, Acadm inhibition under hypoxia was partly attributed to DNA methylation of the Acadm promoter region mediated by piRNA-63076. Overall, these findings represent invaluable resources for better understanding the role of epigenetics in pulmonary hypertension associated with piRNAs.
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- Cui Ma
- Central Laboratory of Harbin Medical University (Daqing)DaqingChina
- College of Medical Laboratory Science and TechnologyHarbin Medical University (Daqing)DaqingChina
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- Central Laboratory of Harbin Medical University (Daqing)DaqingChina
- College of Medical Laboratory Science and TechnologyHarbin Medical University (Daqing)DaqingChina
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- Central Laboratory of Harbin Medical University (Daqing)DaqingChina
- College of PharmacyHarbin Medical UniversityHarbinChina
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- Central Laboratory of Harbin Medical University (Daqing)DaqingChina
- College of PharmacyHarbin Medical UniversityHarbinChina
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- Central Laboratory of Harbin Medical University (Daqing)DaqingChina
- College of PharmacyHarbin Medical UniversityHarbinChina
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- College of PharmacyHarbin Medical UniversityHarbinChina
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- Central Laboratory of Harbin Medical University (Daqing)DaqingChina
- College of PharmacyHarbin Medical UniversityHarbinChina
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- College of PharmacyHarbin University of CommerceHarbinChina
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- Central Laboratory of Harbin Medical University (Daqing)DaqingChina
- College of Medical Laboratory Science and TechnologyHarbin Medical University (Daqing)DaqingChina
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- Central Laboratory of Harbin Medical University (Daqing)DaqingChina
- College of PharmacyHarbin Medical UniversityHarbinChina
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- Central Laboratory of Harbin Medical University (Daqing)DaqingChina
- College of PharmacyHarbin Medical UniversityHarbinChina
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- Central Laboratory of Harbin Medical University (Daqing)DaqingChina
- College of PharmacyHarbin Medical UniversityHarbinChina
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- Central Laboratory of Harbin Medical University (Daqing)DaqingChina
- College of PharmacyHarbin Medical UniversityHarbinChina
- State Province Key Laboratories of BiomedicinePharmaceutics of ChinaDaqingChina
- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Medicine ResearchMinistry of EducationHarbin Medical UniversityHarbinChina
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Chen Y, Chen D, Liu S, Yuan T, Guo J, Fang L, Du G. Systematic Elucidation of the Mechanism of Genistein against Pulmonary Hypertension via Network Pharmacology Approach. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20225569. [PMID: 31703458 PMCID: PMC6888439 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20225569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Numerous studies have shown that genistein has a good therapeutic effect on pulmonary hypertension (PH). However, there has been no systematic research performed yet to elucidate its exact mechanism of action in relation to PH. In this study, a systemic pharmacology approach was employed to analyze the anti-PH effect of genistein. Firstly, the preliminary predicted targets of genistein against PH were obtained through database mining, and then the correlation of these targets with PH was analyzed. After that, the protein-protein interaction network was constructed, and the functional annotation and cluster analysis were performed to obtain the core targets and key pathways involved in exerting the anti-PH effect of genistein. Finally, the mechanism was further analyzed via molecular docking of genistein with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ). The results showed that the anti-PH effect of genistein may be closely related to PPARγ, apoptotic signaling pathway, and the nitric oxide synthesis process. This study not only provides new insights into the mechanism of genistein against PH, but also provides novel ideas for network approaches for PH-related research.
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- Yucai Chen
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China; (Y.C.); (S.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China; (D.C.); (T.Y.)
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China; (Y.C.); (S.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China; (D.C.); (T.Y.)
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China; (Y.C.); (S.L.)
- Correspondence: (J.G.); (L.F.); (G.D.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China; (D.C.); (T.Y.)
- Correspondence: (J.G.); (L.F.); (G.D.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China; (D.C.); (T.Y.)
- Correspondence: (J.G.); (L.F.); (G.D.)
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Jang AY, Kim S, Park SJ, Choi H, Oh PC, Oh S, Kim KH, Kim KH, Byun K, Chung WJ. A Nationwide multicenter registry and biobank program for deep phenotyping of idiopathic and hereditary pulmonary arterial hypertension in Korea: the PAH platform for deep phenotyping in Korean subjects (PHOENIKS) cohort. Clin Hypertens 2019; 25:21. [PMID: 31534782 PMCID: PMC6745060 DOI: 10.1186/s40885-019-0126-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive, chronic disease without curative treatment. Large registry data of these patient populations have been published, although, phenotypic variants within each subtype of PAH have not been elucidated. As interest towards personalized medicine grows, the need for a PAH cohort with a comprehensive understanding of patient phenotypes through multiomics approaches, called deep phenotyping, is on the rise. The PAH Platform for Deep Phenotyping in Korean Subjects (PHOENIKS) cohort is designed to collect clinical data as well as biological specimens for deep phenotyping in patients with idiopathic PAH (IPAH) and heritable PAH (HPAH) in Korea. Methods A total of 17 regional hospitals are currently working on enrolling up to 100 consecutive IPAH/HPAH patients for obtaining clinical data and biological specimens across Korea. The diagnosis of PAH is based on right heart catheterization. All clinical data is stored in a government-based online database. Each participating hospitals collect a whole blood sample from each patient, through which DNA, RNA, serum, plasma, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells will be extracted from the buffy coat layer for further multiomics analysis. Results Not applicable. Conclusions The PHOENIKS cohort is enrolling IPAH and HPAH patients across Korea to determine the prognosis and drug response in different phenotypic variant. The data generated by this cohort are expected to open new doors for personalized medicine in PAH patients of South Korea. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03933579. Registered on May 1st, 2019.
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- Albert Youngwoo Jang
- 1Gachon Cardiovascular Research Institute, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea.,2Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Medical Center, Incheon, South Korea
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- 1Gachon Cardiovascular Research Institute, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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- 1Gachon Cardiovascular Research Institute, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea.,2Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Medical Center, Incheon, South Korea
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- 1Gachon Cardiovascular Research Institute, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea.,2Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Medical Center, Incheon, South Korea
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- 1Gachon Cardiovascular Research Institute, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea.,2Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Medical Center, Incheon, South Korea
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- 1Gachon Cardiovascular Research Institute, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea.,3Center for Genomics and Proteomics, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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- 4Department of Cardiology, Sejong General Hospital, Bucheon, South Korea
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- 5Department of Cardiology, Chonnam University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea
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- 1Gachon Cardiovascular Research Institute, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea.,3Center for Genomics and Proteomics, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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- 1Gachon Cardiovascular Research Institute, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea.,2Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Medical Center, Incheon, South Korea.,6Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, School of Medicine, Gachon University, 21 Namdong-daero 774beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon, 21565 Republic of Korea
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Satoh K, Kikuchi N, Kurosawa R, Shimokawa H. Checkpoint Kinase 1 Promotes the Development of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2019; 39:1504-1506. [PMID: 31339778 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.119.312969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Kimio Satoh
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Ishak Gabra NB, Mahmoud O, Ishikawa O, Shah V, Altshul E, Oron M, Mina B. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Therapeutic Interventions. Int J Angiol 2019; 28:80-92. [PMID: 31384105 DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1692452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension is an uncommon disease that carries a significant morbidity and mortality. Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a subtype of pulmonary hypertension that describes a group of disease entities that lead to an elevation in precapillary pulmonary artery pressure. Despite advances in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, it remains a difficult disease to recognize and manage. In this review article, we will discuss the definition and diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Additionally, we will discuss the ever-expanding management options, their mechanisms and strategies, including combination therapy and the most recent advances and future directions.
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- Nader B Ishak Gabra
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York
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