Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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SHR Neuro Krebs Kardio Lipid Stoffw Microb
Biasin, V; Marsh, LM; Egemnazarov, B; Wilhelm, J; Ghanim, B; Klepetko, W; Wygrecka, M; Olschewski, H; Eferl, R; Olschewski, A; Kwapiszewska, G.
Meprin β, a novel mediator of vascular remodelling underlying pulmonary hypertension.
J Pathol. 2014; 233(1):7-17
Doi: 10.1002/path.4303
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- Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Biasin Valentina
- Kwapiszewska-Marsh Grazyna
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Egemnazarov Bakytbek
- Marsh Leigh
- Olschewski Andrea
- Olschewski Horst
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- Abstract:
- Vascular remodelling is a hallmark of pulmonary hypertension (PH) and is characterized by enhanced proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). Accumulating evidence indicates a crucial role of transcription factors in the vascular remodelling processes. Here, we characterize the involvement of meprin β, a novel activator protein-1 (AP-1) effector molecule, in PH. Fra-2 transgenic (TG) mice exhibited increased right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP), accompanied by vascular remodelling and activation of the pro-proliferative and pro-fibrotic AKT pathway. Microarray studies revealed the collagen-processing metalloprotease meprin β as the most up-regulated gene in Fra-2 TG mice. Its expression, increased at all investigated time points, preceded the decreased expression of MMPs and increased TGFβ, followed by collagen deposition. Correspondingly, remodelled pulmonary arteries from explanted idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) patients' lungs exhibited pronounced expression of meprin β. Fra-2 and meprin β expression in human PASMCs was regulated by PDGF-BB and TGFβ in a complementary fashion. Importantly, PDGF-BB-dependent proliferation was attenuated by silencing AP-1 expression or by meprin β inhibition. This study delineates a novel molecular mechanism underlying PASMCs proliferation and extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition by identifying meprin β as an important mediator in regulating vascular remodelling processes. Thus, meprin β may represent a new molecule that can be targeted in pulmonary hypertension. Copyright © 2013 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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