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Michineau S, Franck G, Wagner-Ballon O, Dai J, Allaire E, Gervais M. Chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4 blockade by AMD3100 inhibits experimental abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion through anti-inflammatory effects. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2014; 34:1747-55. [PMID: 24876351 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.114.303913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Inflammation plays a critical role in the development of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). Because stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1) is known for its ability to attract inflammatory cells, we investigated whether SDF-1/chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4 (CXCR4) axis is expressed in aneurysmal aortic wall and plays a role in AAA physiopathology and asked whether its blockade modulates AAA formation and expansion. APPROACH AND RESULTS Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis showed that SDF-1α and CXCR4 mRNA levels are increased in both human and CaCl2-induced mouse AAA wall and are positively correlated to the aortic diameter in mice. ELISA quantification and immunostaining demonstrated that, in mice, aortic SDF-1α is rapidly induced during AAA formation, first by apoptotic vascular smooth muscle cells in the injured media and then by adventitial macrophages once AAA is fully established. Using green fluorescent protein-positive (GFP(+/-)) bone marrow transplantation experiments, we demonstrated that aortic SDF-1 overexpression is implicated in the recruitment of bone marrow-derived macrophages within the AAA wall. Furthermore, in mice, blockade of CXCR4 by AMD3100 decreases the infiltration of adventitial macrophages, inhibits AAA formation, and prevents aortic wall destruction. AMD3100 reduces the mRNA levels of MMP-12 and MMP-14 as well as that of inflammatory effectors MCP-1, MIP-1β, MIP-2α, RANTES, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, and E-selectin. Finally, AMD3100 stabilizes the diameter of formed, expanding AAAs in 2 experimental models. CONCLUSIONS SDF-1/CXCR4 axis is upregulated in human and mouse AAAs. Blockade of CXCR4 with AMD3100 suppresses AAA formation and progression in two rodent models. Blockade of SDF-1/CXCR4 axis may represent a new strategy to limit progression of small human AAAs.
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- Stéphanie Michineau
- From the CNRS EAC 7054, Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales Dominique Chopin, Faculty of Medicine, Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), Créteil, France (S.M., G.F., J.D., E.A., M.G.); and Department of Hematology-Immunology, AP-HP, Henri Mondor Hospital, UPEC, Créteil, France (O.W.-B.)
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- From the CNRS EAC 7054, Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales Dominique Chopin, Faculty of Medicine, Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), Créteil, France (S.M., G.F., J.D., E.A., M.G.); and Department of Hematology-Immunology, AP-HP, Henri Mondor Hospital, UPEC, Créteil, France (O.W.-B.)
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- From the CNRS EAC 7054, Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales Dominique Chopin, Faculty of Medicine, Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), Créteil, France (S.M., G.F., J.D., E.A., M.G.); and Department of Hematology-Immunology, AP-HP, Henri Mondor Hospital, UPEC, Créteil, France (O.W.-B.)
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- From the CNRS EAC 7054, Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales Dominique Chopin, Faculty of Medicine, Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), Créteil, France (S.M., G.F., J.D., E.A., M.G.); and Department of Hematology-Immunology, AP-HP, Henri Mondor Hospital, UPEC, Créteil, France (O.W.-B.)
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- From the CNRS EAC 7054, Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales Dominique Chopin, Faculty of Medicine, Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), Créteil, France (S.M., G.F., J.D., E.A., M.G.); and Department of Hematology-Immunology, AP-HP, Henri Mondor Hospital, UPEC, Créteil, France (O.W.-B.)
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- From the CNRS EAC 7054, Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales Dominique Chopin, Faculty of Medicine, Paris-Est Créteil University (UPEC), Créteil, France (S.M., G.F., J.D., E.A., M.G.); and Department of Hematology-Immunology, AP-HP, Henri Mondor Hospital, UPEC, Créteil, France (O.W.-B.)
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Franck G, Dai J, Fifre A, Ngo S, Justine C, Michineau S, Allaire E, Gervais M. Reestablishment of the Endothelial Lining by Endothelial Cell Therapy Stabilizes Experimental Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Circulation 2013; 127:1877-87. [DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.001677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background—
Loss of the endothelium and its replacement by a thick thrombus are structural features of human abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). In AAAs, the relationship between aortic diameter expansion, the presence of thrombus, and the lack of endothelial cells (ECs) remains unexplored. We hypothesized that reendothelialization by cell therapy would modulate aortic wall destruction and ultimately stabilize AAAs. We evaluated the impact of local seeding of rat aortic ECs or peripheral blood–derived outgrowth ECs on AAA evolution.
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Rat aortic ECs (n=30) or serum-free medium (controls; n=29) were seeded endovascularly immediately (day 0) or 14 days after surgery in the rat xenograft model. Rat aortic EC seeding prevented AAA formation and stabilized formed AAAs at 28 days (diameter increase at day 0+28, 51±6% versus 83±6%; day 14+28, −1±4% versus 22±6% in rat aortic ECs and controls, respectively;
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Our study demonstrates the potential of restoring the endothelial lining to control AAA dynamics and designates ECs as an efficient therapy to stop AAA expansion.
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- Grégory Franck
- From CNRS EAC 7054, Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales Dominique Chopin, Faculty of Medicine, Paris-Est Créteil University, Créteil, France
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- From CNRS EAC 7054, Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales Dominique Chopin, Faculty of Medicine, Paris-Est Créteil University, Créteil, France
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- From CNRS EAC 7054, Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales Dominique Chopin, Faculty of Medicine, Paris-Est Créteil University, Créteil, France
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- From CNRS EAC 7054, Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales Dominique Chopin, Faculty of Medicine, Paris-Est Créteil University, Créteil, France
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- From CNRS EAC 7054, Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales Dominique Chopin, Faculty of Medicine, Paris-Est Créteil University, Créteil, France
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- From CNRS EAC 7054, Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales Dominique Chopin, Faculty of Medicine, Paris-Est Créteil University, Créteil, France
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- From CNRS EAC 7054, Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales Dominique Chopin, Faculty of Medicine, Paris-Est Créteil University, Créteil, France
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- From CNRS EAC 7054, Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales Dominique Chopin, Faculty of Medicine, Paris-Est Créteil University, Créteil, France
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Portal L, Martin V, Assaly R, d'Anglemont de Tassigny A, Michineau S, Berdeaux A, Ghaleh B, Pons S. A Model of Hypoxia-Reoxygenation on Isolated Adult Mouse Cardiomyocytes. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther 2013; 18:367-75. [DOI: 10.1177/1074248412475158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The use of in vitro experimental models of hypoxia-reoxygenation (H/R) that mimic in vivo ischemia-reperfusion represents a powerful tool to investigate cardioprotective strategies against myocardial infarction. Most in vitro studies are performed using neonatal cardiac cells or immortalized embryonic cardiac cell lines which may limit the extrapolation of the results. We developed an H/R model using adult cardiomyocytes freshly isolated from mice and compared its characteristics to the in vivo ischemia-reperfusion conditions. First, cell death was assessed at different values of pH medium during hypoxia (6.2 vs 7.4) to simulate extracellular pH during in vivo ischemia. Cardiomyocyte mortality was aggravated with hypoxia under acidic pH. We next evaluated the relationship between the duration of hypoxia and cell death. Hypoxia time-dependently reduced myocyte viability (−24%, −36%, −53%, and −74% with 1, 1.5, 2, and 3 hours of hypoxia followed by 17 hours of reoxygenation, respectively). We then focused on the duration of reoxygenation as cardioprotective strategies have been reported to have different effects with short and long durations of reperfusion. We observed that cardiomyocyte mortality was increased when the duration of reoxygenation was increased from 2 h to 17 hours. Finally, we used our characterized model to investigate the cardioprotective effect of regular treadmill exercise. Myocyte viability was significantly greater in exercised when compared to sedentary mice (44% and 26%, respectively). Similarly, mice submitted to in vivo ischemia-reperfusion elicited infarct sizes reaching 27%, 43%, and 55% with 20, 30, and 45 minutes of coronary artery occlusion. In addition, infarct size was significantly reduced by exercise. In conclusion, this H/R model of cardiomyocytes freshly isolated from adult mice shows similar characteristics to the in vivo ischemia-reperfusion conditions. The comparison of in vivo and in vitro settings represents a powerful approach to investigate cardioprotective strategies and to distinguish between direct and indirect cardiomyocyte-dependent mechanisms.
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- Lolita Portal
- INSERM, Unité U 955, Equipe 03, Créteil, France
- Université Paris-Est, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil, France
- Université Paris Est, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Maisons Alfort, France
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- INSERM, Unité U 955, Equipe 03, Créteil, France
- Université Paris-Est, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil, France
- Université Paris Est, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Maisons Alfort, France
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- INSERM, Unité U 955, Equipe 03, Créteil, France
- Université Paris-Est, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil, France
- Université Paris Est, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Maisons Alfort, France
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- INSERM, Unité U 955, Equipe 03, Créteil, France
- Université Paris-Est, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil, France
- Université Paris Est, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Maisons Alfort, France
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- INSERM, Unité U 955, Equipe 03, Créteil, France
- Université Paris-Est, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil, France
- Université Paris Est, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Maisons Alfort, France
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- INSERM, Unité U 955, Equipe 03, Créteil, France
- Université Paris-Est, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil, France
- Université Paris Est, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Maisons Alfort, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital H. Mondor - A. Chenevier, Fédération de Cardiologie, Créteil, France
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- INSERM, Unité U 955, Equipe 03, Créteil, France
- Université Paris-Est, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil, France
- Université Paris Est, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Maisons Alfort, France
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- INSERM, Unité U 955, Equipe 03, Créteil, France
- Université Paris-Est, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil, France
- Université Paris Est, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Maisons Alfort, France
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Rienzo M, Bizé A, Pongas D, Michineau S, Melka J, Chan HL, Sambin L, Su JB, Dubois-Randé JL, Hittinger L, Berdeaux A, Ghaleh B. Impaired left ventricular function in the presence of preserved ejection in chronic hypertensive conscious pigs. Basic Res Cardiol 2012; 107:298. [PMID: 22961595 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-012-0298-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2012] [Revised: 07/23/2012] [Accepted: 08/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Systolic function is often evaluated by measuring ejection fraction and its preservation is often assimilated with the lack of impairment of systolic left ventricular (LV) function. Considering the left ventricle as a muscular pump, we explored LV function during chronic hypertension independently of increased afterload conditions. Fourteen conscious and chronically instrumented pigs received continuous infusion of either angiotensin II (n = 8) or saline (n = 6) during 28 days. Hemodynamic recordings were regularly performed in the presence and 1 h after stopping angiotensin II infusion to evaluate intrinsic LV function. Throughout the protocol, the mean arterial pressure steadily increased by 55 ± 4 mmHg in angiotensin II-treated animals. There were no significant changes in stroke volume, LV fractional shortening or LV wall thickening, indicating the lack of alterations in LV ejection. In contrast, we observed maladaptive changes with (1) the lack of reduction in isovolumic contraction and relaxation durations with heart rate increases, (2) abnormally blunted isovolumic contraction and relaxation responses to dobutamine and (3) a linear correlation between isovolumic contraction and relaxation durations. None of these changes were observed in saline-infused animals. In conclusion, we provide evidence of impaired LV function with concomitant isovolumic contraction and relaxation abnormalities during chronic hypertension while ejection remains preserved and no sign of heart failure is present. The evaluation under unloaded conditions shows intrinsic LV abnormalities.
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- Mario Rienzo
- Faculté de Médecine, INSERM Unité U, Créteil, France
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Radu NC, Gervais M, Michineau S, Blanc R, Fifre A, Kirsch EWM, Allaire E. New ascending aortic aneurysm model in rats reproduces main structural features of degenerative ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms in human beings. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012; 145:1627-34. [PMID: 22935446 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.07.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2012] [Revised: 07/03/2012] [Accepted: 07/26/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The singularity of the ascending aorta regarding mechanisms driving aneurysm formation requires the development of specific animal models. We investigated if adventitial elastase application results in ascending aorta aneurysms in rats. METHODS Adult Lewis rats (n = 26) were anesthetized, their ascending aortas measured by transthoracic ultrasound, and exposed via median sternotomy. Elastase or saline was applied on the ascending aortic adventitia. Ascending aorta diameters were monitored by ultrasound at 10 and 30 days, when the animals were killed. Wall area was measured on orcein stained sections. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 levels were quantified on gelatin zymography. RESULTS Following elastase application, ascending aortic diameter increased at 10 and 30 days follow-up by 38% and 44%, respectively (P = .004). Despite thinning of the media secondary to vascular dilation, standardized medial area was not different between elastase-treated aortas and controls. Standardized total wall area had a significant increase in treated aortas compared with controls. Active matrix metalloproteinase-2 was significantly increased at 30 days in treated aortas, whereas active matrix metalloproteinase-9 was no different from controls. CONCLUSIONS Elastase application on rat ascending aortic adventitia produced aneurysms, creating a reproducible model. Aortic wall remodeling evolved toward an increase in total wall area, reproducing the main structural features of this disease in human beings.
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- Narcis Costin Radu
- Surgical Research Center, Université Paris Est-Créteil, Créteil, France.
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Michineau S, Dai J, Gervais M, Zidi M, Clowes AW, Becquemin JP, Michel JB, Allaire E. Aortic length changes during abdominal aortic aneurysm formation, expansion and stabilisation in a rat model. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2010; 40:468-74. [PMID: 20554458 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2010] [Accepted: 05/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Determinants of extracellular matrix (ECM) destruction/reconstruction balance influencing abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) diameter may impact length. OBJECTIVE Document aortic lengthening, its correlation to diameter, and determine how treatments that impact diameter also affect length. METHODS Three hundred and fifty-five diameter and length measurements were performed in 308 rats during AAA formation, expansion and stabilisation in guinea pig aortas xenografted in rats. Impact of modulation of ECM destructive/reconstructive balance by endovascular Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell (VSMCs) seeding, TIMP-1, PAI-1 and TGF-beta1 overexpression on length has been assessed. RESULTS Length increased in correlation with diameter during formation (correlation coefficient (cc): 0.584, P<0.0001) and expansion (cc: 0.352, P=0.0055) of AAAs. Overexpression of TIMP-1 and PAI-1 decreased lengthening (P=0.02 and 0.014, respectively) demonstrating that elongation is driven by matrix metalloproteinases and their activation by the plasmin pathway. Overexpression of TGF-beta1 controlled length in formed AAAs (17.3 ± 9.6 vs. 5.9 ± 7.4mm, P=0.022), but not VSMC seeding, although both therapies efficiently prevented further diameter increase. Length and diameter correlation was lost after biotherapies. CONCLUSION Length increases in correlation with diameter during AAA formation and expansion, as a consequence of ECM injury driven by MMPs activated by the plasmin pathway. Correlation between length and diameter increases is not universally preserved.
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MESH Headings
- Analysis of Variance
- Animals
- Aorta, Abdominal/metabolism
- Aorta, Abdominal/pathology
- Aorta, Abdominal/surgery
- Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/metabolism
- Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/pathology
- Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/surgery
- Disease Models, Animal
- Extracellular Matrix/pathology
- Guinea Pigs
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1/metabolism
- Rats
- Statistics, Nonparametric
- Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1/metabolism
- Transforming Growth Factor beta1/metabolism
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- S Michineau
- CNRS EAC 7054, Centre de Recherches Chirurgicales Dominique Chopin, University Paris, 12 Val de Marne, 8 Rue du Général Sarrail, 94010 Créteil Cedex, France
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Radu CN, Michineau S, Hidalgo A, Blanc R, Gervais M, Loisance DY, Allaire E, Kirsch M. Validity of the sonographic measurement of the diameters of the ascending aorta in rats. Ultraschall Med 2010; 31:26-30. [PMID: 19280553 DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1109095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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PURPOSE The objective of this investigation was to compare transthoracic ultrasound (US) determinations of ascending aortic diameters in rats with video microscopy (VM), the current standard for measuring aortic diameters in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS The diameter of the ascending aorta was measured in 111 adult Lewis male rats, by VM and US, with a 9 MHz probe, before and after intervention for induction of experimental aneurysm of the ascending aorta. RESULTS The Bland-Altman test showed a high degree of agreement between the two methods, with a bias of only 0.23 mm (95 % confidence limits - 0.86 - 0.39 mm). Also, the measurements obtained by US correlated highly (r = 0.83, p < 0.0001) with those obtained by VM. Rat ascending aortic diameters obtained both by VM and US correlated significantly with the weight (r = 0.62 and r = 0.39, respectively), and with the age of the animals (r = 0.74 and r = 0.49, respectively). CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that noninvasive US ascending aortic measurements are a reliable supplement to VM for the development of an ascending aortic aneurysm model, and for monitoring the efficiency of novel therapeutic agents.
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- C N Radu
- Paris XII University, IFR de Médecine, CNRS UMR 7054, Surgical Research Center, France.
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Michineau S, Dai J, Guinault AM, Gervais M, Allaire E. A021 Prevention and stabilization of experimental aortic abdominal aneurysms by cyclosporine. Arch Cardiovasc Dis 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1875-2136(09)72154-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Gardes J, Michineau S, Pizard A, Alhenc-Gelas F, Rajerison RM. Aspirin inhibits human bradykinin B2 receptor ligand binding function. Biochem Pharmacol 2008; 75:1807-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2008.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2007] [Revised: 02/01/2008] [Accepted: 02/04/2008] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Michineau S, Alhenc-Gelas F, Rajerison RM. Human bradykinin B2 receptor sialylation and N-glycosylation participate with disulfide bonding in surface receptor dimerization. Biochemistry 2006; 45:2699-707. [PMID: 16489763 DOI: 10.1021/bi051674v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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G-Protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) act on the cell surface where they recognize and convert external stimuli to modulate cellular activity and are regulated by agonist and various partner molecules. We here studied the cell surface post-translationally modified forms of a GPCR, the human bradykinin B2 receptor. This was by means of detailed molecular analysis of the cell surface forms of N-glycosylation site mutant and wild-type receptors that were treated with glycosidases, neuraminidase, and/or the reducing agent dithiothreitol or not treated before Western blotting. We found that the receptor undergoes similar glycosylation processes and similar cell surface organization in CHO-K1 and HEK 293 cells, used for stable and transient receptor expression, respectively. The receptor is present as dimers and monomers on the cell surface. The dimers result from heterologous association of differently glycosylated mature receptor molecules. Importantly, receptor sialylation and N-glycosylation participate with disulfide bonding in the stabilization of the cell surface human B2 receptor dimers.
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Michineau S, Muller L, Pizard A, Alhenc-Gélas F, Rajerison RM. N-linked glycosylation of the human bradykinin B2 receptor is required for optimal cell-surface expression and coupling. Biol Chem 2004; 385:49-57. [PMID: 14977046 DOI: 10.1515/bc.2004.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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To investigate the glycosylation of the human bradykinin B2 receptor and the functional significance of this modification, we studied receptors mutated at single or multiple combinations of the three potential N-linked glycosylation sites, asparagines N3, N12 and N180, in COS-7, HEK 293 and CHO-K1 cells. Western blot experiments demonstrated that all three extracellular asparagines are glycosylated. The kinetics of bradykinin binding and receptor sequestration remained unchanged after glycosylation had been suppressed. However, the glycosylated receptors were expressed at the cell-surface to a much greater extent than the non-glycosylated receptor and coupling to phospholipase C was less efficient for receptor lacking N-terminal glycosylation. These results indicate that, for the human bradykinin B2 receptor, glycosylation is not required for optimal ligand binding, but plays an important role in cell-surface addressing and receptor function.
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Pizard A, Blaukat A, Michineau S, Dikic I, Müller-Esterl W, Alhenc-Gelas F, Rajerison RM. Palmitoylation of the human bradykinin B2 receptor influences ligand efficacy. Biochemistry 2001; 40:15743-51. [PMID: 11747451 DOI: 10.1021/bi011600t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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To investigate the palmitoylation of the human bradykinin B2 receptor, we have mutated individually or simultaneously into glycine two potential acylation sites (cysteines 324 and 329) located in the carboxyl terminus of the receptor and evaluated the effects of these mutations by transfection in COS-7, CHO-K1, and HEK 293T. The wild-type receptor and the single mutants, but not the double mutant, incorporated [3H]palmitate, indicating that the receptor carboxyl tail can be palmitoylated at both sites. The mutants did not differ from the wild-type receptor for the kinetics of [3H]bradykinin binding, the basal and bradykinin-stimulated coupling to phospholipases C and A2, and agonist-induced phosphorylation. The nonpalmitoylated receptor had a 30% reduced capacity to internalize [3H]bradykinin. This indicates that palmitoylation does not influence the basal activity of the receptor and its agonist-driven activation. However, the mutants triggered phospholipid metabolism and MAP kinase activation in response to B2 receptor antagonists. Pseudopeptide and nonpeptide compounds that behaved as antagonists on the wild-type receptor became agonists on the nonpalmitoylated receptor and produced phospholipases C and A2 responses of 25-50% as compared to that of bradykinin. These results suggest that palmitoylation is required for the stabilization of the receptor-ligand complex in an uncoupled conformation.
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- A Pizard
- INSERM Unité 367, 17 rue du Fer à Moulin, 75005 Paris, France
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