scholarly journals Caveolar peroxynitrite formation impairs endothelial TRPV4 channels and elevates pulmonary arterial pressure in pulmonary hypertension

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (17) ◽  
pp. e2023130118
Author(s):  
Zdravka Daneva ◽  
Corina Marziano ◽  
Matteo Ottolini ◽  
Yen-Lin Chen ◽  
Thomas M. Baker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Endothelial Cell ◽  
Arterial Pressure ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial Pressure ◽  
Pulmonary Arteries ◽  
Lung Edema ◽  
Structural Protein ◽  
Caveolin 1 ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial ◽  
Trpv4 Channel

Recent studies have focused on the contribution of capillary endothelial TRPV4 channels to pulmonary pathologies, including lung edema and lung injury. However, in pulmonary hypertension (PH), small pulmonary arteries are the focus of the pathology, and endothelial TRPV4 channels in this crucial anatomy remain unexplored in PH. Here, we provide evidence that TRPV4 channels in endothelial cell caveolae maintain a low pulmonary arterial pressure under normal conditions. Moreover, the activity of caveolar TRPV4 channels is impaired in pulmonary arteries from mouse models of PH and PH patients. In PH, up-regulation of iNOS and NOX1 enzymes at endothelial cell caveolae results in the formation of the oxidant molecule peroxynitrite. Peroxynitrite, in turn, targets the structural protein caveolin-1 to reduce the activity of TRPV4 channels. These results suggest that endothelial caveolin-1–TRPV4 channel signaling lowers pulmonary arterial pressure, and impairment of endothelial caveolin-1–TRPV4 channel signaling contributes to elevated pulmonary arterial pressure in PH. Thus, inhibiting NOX1 or iNOS activity, or lowering endothelial peroxynitrite levels, may represent strategies for restoring vasodilation and pulmonary arterial pressure in PH.

Abstract 16629: Endothelial Caveolin-1-trpv4 Regulation of Pulmonary Arterial Pressure and Impairment in Pulmonary Hypertension

Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zdravka Daneva ◽  
Corina Marziano ◽  
Matteo Ottolini ◽  
YEN LIN CHEN ◽  
Kwangseok Hong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Arterial Pressure ◽  
Mouse Models ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial Pressure ◽  
Scaffolding Protein ◽  
Channel Activity ◽  
Caveolin 1 ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial ◽  
Trpv4 Channel

Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a degenerative disorder that is characterized by elevated vascular resistance and pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP). Endothelial transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4 EC ) ion channels represent an important Ca 2+ influx signaling mechanism that promotes vasodilation of small pulmonary arteries (PAs). Scaffolding protein caveolin-1 (Cav-1) has been shown to precipitate with TRPV4 channels in pulmonary endothelial cells in culture. Hypothesis: We hypothesized that the endothelial Cav-1-TRPV4 channel signaling in small PAs lowers PAP, and is impaired in PH. Methods: Inducible endothelium-specific KO mice for TRPV4 channel or Cav-1 were used to study the role of Cav-1-TRPV4 signaling in the regulation of resting PAP. Endothelium-specific P2Y2 receptor KO mice were used to test if Cav-1 provides a signaling scaffold for purinergic activation of TRPV4 EC channels. Endothelial Cav-1-TRPV4 signaling was assessed in PAs from two PH mouse models and PH patients. The role of NADPH oxidase (NOX1)- and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)-mediated peroxynitrite (PN), an oxidant molecule, in impairing Cav-1-TRPV4 signaling in PH was evaluated using NOX1-/- and iNOS-/- mice and pharmacological inhibitors. Results: We show that endothelial Cav-1-TRPV4 signaling in small PAs lowers resting PAP, and protects against the pathogenesis of PH. Endothelial Cav-1 provides a signaling scaffold for the activation of TRPV4 channels by endogenous purinergic receptor signaling. Moreover, TRPV4 EC channel activity and Cav-1-TRPV4 signaling are impaired in small PAs from two mouse models of PH and PH patients. Elevated levels of NOX1 and iNOS enzymes in caveolae resulted in PN formation close to Cav-1 in PH. Elevated PN targeted Cav-1 to lower Cav-1-TRPV4 signaling, thereby contributing to impaired vasodilation and increased PAP. Pharmacological inhibition of NOX1, iNOS, or PN rescued TRPV4 EC channel activity and vasodilation in PH. Conclusion: This study provides novel evidence that endothelial Cav-1-TRPV4 signaling lowers PAP and is impaired in PH. Inhibiting NOX1 or iNOS activity, or lowering endothelial PN levels may represent a novel strategy for restoring TRPV4 EC channel activity, vasodilation, and PAP.

Contribution of peptidyl prolyl isomerase (Pin1) to development of pulmonary hypertension via pulmonary vascular endothelial cell dysfunction

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Sakai ◽  
H Maruyama ◽  
M Ieda
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Endothelial Cell ◽  
Arterial Pressure ◽  
Western Blot ◽  
Caspase 3 ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial Pressure ◽  
Funding Source ◽  
Enos Expression ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial

Abstract Background Endothelial dysfunction is thought to be a major contributor to overall pathogenesis of vasculopathy seen in pulmonary hypertension (PH), which is manifested by the impaired release of nitric oxide (NO) generated through endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in endothelial cells. Activation of human eNOS is regulated by phosphorylation at multiple sites including Thr33 and Ser114, which residues are followed by Pro. The peptidyl isomerase Pin1 specifically isomerizes the phospho-protein having Ser/Thr-Pro bond and regulates their activity. Pin1 is involved in proliferation, cell cycle, and apoptosis in cancer, by isomerizing some functional molecules such as JNK, JUN, cyclin D, BAX, etc. However, it is controversial whether direct interaction of Pin1 with eNOS and how eNOS activity is altered by Pin1, especially in PH. Purpose We aimed to clarify whether Pin1 contributes to the PH development using Pin1 knockout mice and Pin1 affects the expression of phosphorylated eNOS (p-eNOS) molecule and pulmonary arterial endothelial cell (PAEC) apoptosis. Methods and results Wild (WT) and Pin1-deficient mice (KO) were exposed to hypoxia (10% O2) or normoxia for 3 weeks to generate hypoxia-induced PH. Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF1α) expression in lungs was significantly enhanced in WT-hypoxia (WH, n=6) and KO-hypoxia (KH, n=6), suggesting that hypoxic response was certainly occurred in these mice. Pulmonary arterial pressure did not elevate in KH compared with KO-normoxia (KN, n=6) and WT-normoxia (WN, n=6), it was significantly increased only in WH (P<0.01), indicating that KO did not develop PH by hypoxia. The gain of RV weight was parallel to the increase of pulmonary arterial pressure. Western blot showed that p-eNOS expression in lungs was significantly decreased in WH compared to WN, however, the expression was not different between KH and KN. It suggests that Pin1 plays a regulatory role in p-eNOS expression in hypoxic response. In cultured PAECs, the expression of p-eNOS and eNOS was markedly increased by siRNA-mediated Pin1 knockdown. Immunoprecipitation study showed the possibility of Pin1 binding to p-eNOS molecule. Apoptosis evaluated by caspase-3/7 activity by fluorescent assay and cleaved caspase-3 expression by Western blot was significantly increased by Pin1 overexpression in PAECs; however, it was significantly decreased by Pin1 knockdown. Moreover, the exaggeration of apoptosis induced by doxorubicin was markedly increased by Pin1 overexpression compared with control in PAECs; however, it was clearly suppressed by Pin1 knockdown. Conclusion This study suggests that endogenous Pin1 contributes to the development of PH partly via the dysfunction of PAECs, that is, by the interference with p-eNOS expression and by the increase of apoptosis inducibility to external stimuli. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): JSPS KAKENHI

Repeated inhalation of adrenomedullin ameliorates pulmonary hypertension and survival in monocrotaline rats

2003 ◽  
Vol 285 (5) ◽  
pp. H2125-H2131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noritoshi Nagaya ◽  
Hiroyuki Okumura ◽  
Masaaki Uematsu ◽  
Wataru Shimizu ◽  
Fumiaki Ono ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Arterial Pressure ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial Pressure ◽  
Pulmonary Arteries ◽  
Systemic Arterial Pressure ◽  
Inhalation Therapy ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Pulmonary Resistance ◽  
Mean Pulmonary Arterial Pressure ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial

Adrenomedullin (AM) is a potent vasodilator peptide. We investigated whether inhalation of aerosolized AM ameliorates monocrotaline (MCT)-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats. Male Wistar rats given MCT (MCT rats) were assigned to receive repeated inhalation of AM ( n = 8) or 0.9% saline ( n = 8). AM (5 μg/kg) or saline was inhaled as an aerosol using an ultrasonic nebulizer for 30 min four times a day. After 3 wk of inhalation therapy, mean pulmonary arterial pressure and total pulmonary resistance were markedly lower in rats treated with AM than in those given saline [mean pulmonary arterial pressure: 22 ± 2 vs. 35 ± 1 mmHg (–37%); total pulmonary resistance: 0.048 ± 0.004 vs. 0.104 ± 0.006 mmHg · ml–1 · min–1 · kg–1 (–54%), both P < 0.01]. Neither systemic arterial pressure nor heart rate was altered. Inhalation of AM significantly attenuated the increase in medial wall thickness of peripheral pulmonary arteries in MCT rats. Kaplan-Meier survival curves demonstrated that MCT rats treated with aerosolized AM had a significantly higher survival rate than those given saline (70% vs. 10% 6-wk survival, log-rank test, P < 0.01). In conclusion, repeated inhalation of AM inhibited MCT-induced pulmonary hypertension without systemic hypotension and thereby improved survival in MCT rats.

scholarly journals Endothelial pannexin 1–TRPV4 channel signaling lowers pulmonary arterial pressure in mice

eLife ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zdravka Daneva ◽  
Matteo Ottolini ◽  
Yen Lin Chen ◽  
Eliska Klimentova ◽  
Maniselvan Kuppusamy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arterial Pressure ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial Pressure ◽  
Pulmonary Vasculature ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid ◽  
Caveolin 1 ◽  
Pannexin 1 ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial ◽  
Atp Efflux ◽  
Trpv4 Channel

Pannexin 1 (Panx1), an ATP-efflux pathway, has been linked with inflammation in pulmonary capillaries. However, the physiological roles of endothelial Panx1 in the pulmonary vasculature are unknown. Endothelial transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) channels lower pulmonary artery (PA) contractility and exogenous ATP activates endothelial TRPV4 channels. We hypothesized that endothelial Panx1–ATP–TRPV4 channel signaling promotes vasodilation and lowers pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP). Endothelial, but not smooth muscle, knockout of Panx1 increased PA contractility and raised PAP in mice. Flow/shear stress increased ATP efflux through endothelial Panx1 in PAs. Panx1-effluxed extracellular ATP signaled through purinergic P2Y2 receptor (P2Y2R) to activate protein kinase Cα (PKCα), which in turn activated endothelial TRPV4 channels. Finally, caveolin-1 provided a signaling scaffold for endothelial Panx1, P2Y2R, PKCα, and TRPV4 channels in PAs, promoting their spatial proximity and enabling signaling interactions. These results indicate that endothelial Panx1–P2Y2R–TRPV4 channel signaling, facilitated by caveolin-1, reduces PA contractility and lowers PAP in mice.

scholarly journals Endothelial Pannexin 1–TRPV4 channel signaling lowers pulmonary arterial pressure

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zdravka Daneva ◽  
Matteo Ottolini ◽  
Yen-Lin Chen ◽  
Eliska Klimentova ◽  
Soham A. Shah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arterial Pressure ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial Pressure ◽  
Extracellular Atp ◽  
Spatial Proximity ◽  
Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid ◽  
Caveolin 1 ◽  
Pannexin 1 ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial ◽  
Trpv4 Channel

AbstractPannexin 1 (Panx1) is an ATP-efflux channel that controls endothelial function in the systemic circulation. However, the roles of endothelial Panx1 in resistance-sized pulmonary arteries (PAs) are unknown. Extracellular ATP dilates PAs through activation of endothelial TRPV4 (transient receptor potential vanilloid 4) ion channels. We hypothesized that endothelial Panx1–ATP– TRPV4 channel signaling promotes vasodilation and lowers pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP). Endothelial, but not smooth muscle, knockout of Panx1 or TRPV4 increased PA contractility and raised PAP. Panx1-effluxed extracellular ATP signaled through purinergic P2Y2 receptor (P2Y2R) to activate protein kinase Cα (PKCα), which in turn activated endothelial TRPV4 channels. Finally, caveolin-1 provided a signaling scaffold for endothelial Panx1, P2Y2R, PKCα, and TRPV4 channels in PAs, promoting their spatial proximity and enabling signaling interactions. These results indicate that endothelial Panx1–P2Y2R–TRPV4 channel signaling, facilitated by caveolin-1, reduces PA contractility and lowers PAP.

BMPR-II heterozygous mice have mild pulmonary hypertension and an impaired pulmonary vascular remodeling response to prolonged hypoxia

2004 ◽  
Vol 287 (6) ◽  
pp. L1241-L1247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideyuki Beppu ◽  
Fumito Ichinose ◽  
Noriko Kawai ◽  
Rosemary C. Jones ◽  
Paul B. Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Arterial Pressure ◽  
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial Pressure ◽  
Pulmonary Arteries ◽  
Pulmonary Vasculature ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Mean Pulmonary Arterial Pressure ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial ◽  
Alveolar Capillary

Heterozygous mutations of the bone morphogenetic protein type II receptor ( BMPR-II) gene have been identified in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension. The mechanisms by which these mutations contribute to the pathogenesis of primary pulmonary hypertension are not fully elucidated. To assess the impact of a heterozygous mutation of the BMPR-II gene on the pulmonary vasculature, we studied mice carrying a mutant BMPR-II allele lacking exons 4 and 5 ( BMPR-II+/− mice). BMPR-II+/− mice had increased mean pulmonary arterial pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance compared with their wild-type littermates. Histological analyses revealed that the wall thickness of muscularized pulmonary arteries (<100 μm in diameter) and the number of alveolar-capillary units were greater in BMPR-II+/− than in wild-type mice. Breathing 11% oxygen for 3 wk increased mean pulmonary arterial pressure, pulmonary vascular resistance, and hemoglobin concentration to similar levels in BMPR-II+/− and wild-type mice, but the degree of muscularization of small pulmonary arteries and formation of alveolar-capillary units were reduced in BMPR-II+/− mice. Our results suggest that, in mice, mutation of one copy of the BMPR-II gene causes pulmonary hypertension but impairs the ability of the pulmonary vasculature to remodel in response to prolonged hypoxic breathing.

MO746CARDIAC REMODELING AND PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Borodulina ◽  
Alexander M Shutov
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy ◽  
Arterial Pressure ◽  
Ventricular Hypertrophy ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial Pressure ◽  
Hemodialysis Patients ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Hemodialysis Treatment ◽  
Systolic Pulmonary Arterial Pressure ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial

Abstract Background and Aims An important predictor of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in hemodialysis patients is left ventricular hypertrophy. Also, pulmonary hypertension is a risk factor for mortality and cardiovascular events in hemodialysis patients. The aim of this study was to investigate cardiac remodeling and the dynamics of pulmonary arterial pressure during a year-long hemodialysis treatment and to evaluate relationship between pulmonary arterial pressure and blood flow in arteriovenous fistula. Method Hemodialysis patients (n=88; 42 males, 46 females, mean age was 51.7±13.0 years) were studied. Echocardiography and Doppler echocardiography were performed in the beginning of hemodialysis treatment and after a year. Echocardiographic evaluation was carried out on the day after dialysis. Left ventricular mass index (LVMI) was calculated. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was measured by the echocardiographic Simpson method. Arteriovenous fistula flow was determined by Doppler echocardiography. Pulmonary hypertension was diagnosed according to criteria of Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology. Results Pulmonary hypertension was diagnosed in 47 (53.4%) patients. Left ventricular hypertrophy was revealed in 71 (80.7%) patients. Only 2 (2.3%) patients had LVEF&lt;50%. At the beginning of hemodialysis correlation was detected between systolic pulmonary arterial pressure and LVMI (r=0.52; P&lt;0.001). Systolic pulmonary arterial pressure negatively correlated with left ventricular ejection fraction (r=-0.20; P=0.04). After a year of hemodialysis treatment LVMI decreased from 140.49±42.95 to 123.25±39.27 g/m2 (р=0.006) mainly due to a decrease in left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (from 50.23±6.48 to 45.13±5.24 mm, p=0.04) and systolic pulmonary arterial pressure decreased from 44.83±14.53 to 39.14±10.29 mmHg (р=0.002). Correlation wasn’t found between systolic pulmonary arterial pressure and arteriovenous fistula flow (r=0.17; p=0.4). Conclusion Pulmonary hypertension was diagnosed in half of patients at the beginning of hemodialysis treatment. Pulmonary hypertension in hemodialysis patients was associated with left ventricular hypertrophy, systolic left ventricular dysfunction. After a year-long hemodialysis treatment, a regress in left ventricular hypertrophy and a partial decrease in pulmonary arterial pressure were observed. There wasn’t correlation between arteriovenous fistula flow and systolic pulmonary arterial pressure.

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