TY - JOUR
T1 - IPLA 2β overexpression in smooth muscle exacerbates angiotensin II-induced hypertension and vascular remodeling
AU - Calderon, Lindsay E.
AU - Liu, Shu
AU - Su, Wen
AU - Xie, Zhongwen
AU - Guo, Zhenheng
AU - Eberhard, Wanda
AU - Gong, Ming C.
PY - 2012/2/20
Y1 - 2012/2/20
N2 - Objectives: Calcium independent group VIA phospholipase A 2 (iPLA 2β) is up-regulated in vascular smooth muscle cells in some diseases, but whether the up-regulated iPLA 2β affects vascular morphology and blood pressure is unknown. The current study addresses this question by evaluating the basal- and angiotensin II infusion-induced vascular remodeling and hypertension in smooth muscle specific iPLA 2β transgenic (iPLA 2β -Tg) mice. Method and Results: Blood pressure was monitored by radiotelemetry and vascular remodeling was assessed by morphologic analysis. We found that the angiotensin II-induced increase in diastolic pressure was significantly higher in iPLA 2β-Tg than iPLA 2β-Wt mice, whereas, the basal blood pressure was not significantly different. The media thickness and media:lumen ratio of the mesenteric arteries were significantly increased in angiotensin II-infused iPLA 2β-Tg mice. Analysis revealed no difference in vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. In contrast, adenovirus-mediated iPLA 2β overexpression in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells promoted angiotensin II-induced [ 3H]-leucine incorporation, indicating enhanced hypertrophy. Moreover, angiotensin II infusion-induced c-Jun phosphorylation in vascular smooth muscle cells overexpressing iPLA2β to higher levels, which was abolished by inhibition of 12/15 lipoxygenase. In addition, we found that angiotensin II up-regulated the endogenous iPLA 2β protein in-vitro and in-vivo. Conclusion: The present study reports that iPLA 2β up-regulation exacerbates angiotensin II-induced vascular smooth muscle cell hypertrophy, vascular remodeling and hypertension via the 12/15 lipoxygenase and c-Jun pathways.
AB - Objectives: Calcium independent group VIA phospholipase A 2 (iPLA 2β) is up-regulated in vascular smooth muscle cells in some diseases, but whether the up-regulated iPLA 2β affects vascular morphology and blood pressure is unknown. The current study addresses this question by evaluating the basal- and angiotensin II infusion-induced vascular remodeling and hypertension in smooth muscle specific iPLA 2β transgenic (iPLA 2β -Tg) mice. Method and Results: Blood pressure was monitored by radiotelemetry and vascular remodeling was assessed by morphologic analysis. We found that the angiotensin II-induced increase in diastolic pressure was significantly higher in iPLA 2β-Tg than iPLA 2β-Wt mice, whereas, the basal blood pressure was not significantly different. The media thickness and media:lumen ratio of the mesenteric arteries were significantly increased in angiotensin II-infused iPLA 2β-Tg mice. Analysis revealed no difference in vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. In contrast, adenovirus-mediated iPLA 2β overexpression in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells promoted angiotensin II-induced [ 3H]-leucine incorporation, indicating enhanced hypertrophy. Moreover, angiotensin II infusion-induced c-Jun phosphorylation in vascular smooth muscle cells overexpressing iPLA2β to higher levels, which was abolished by inhibition of 12/15 lipoxygenase. In addition, we found that angiotensin II up-regulated the endogenous iPLA 2β protein in-vitro and in-vivo. Conclusion: The present study reports that iPLA 2β up-regulation exacerbates angiotensin II-induced vascular smooth muscle cell hypertrophy, vascular remodeling and hypertension via the 12/15 lipoxygenase and c-Jun pathways.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0031850
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0031850
M3 - Article
C2 - 22363752
AN - SCOPUS:84857427766
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 7
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
IS - 2
M1 - e31850
ER -