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Shimauchi T, Boucherat O, Yokokawa T, Grobs Y, Wu W, Orcholski M, Martineau S, Omura J, Tremblay E, Shimauchi K, Nadeau V, Breuils-Bonnet S, Paulin R, Potus F, Provencher S, Bonnet S. PARP1-PKM2 Axis Mediates Right Ventricular Failure Associated With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. JACC Basic Transl Sci 2022; 7:384-403. [PMID: 35540097 PMCID: PMC9079853 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2022.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
The authors show that increased poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) and pyruvate kinase muscle isozyme 2 (PKM2) expression is a common feature of a decompensated right ventricle in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and animal models. The authors find in vitro that overactivated PARP1 promotes cardiomyocyte dysfunction by favoring PKM2 expression and nuclear function, glycolytic gene expression, activation of nuclear factor κB-dependent proinflammatory factors. Pharmacologic and genetic inhibition of PARP1 or enforced tetramerization of PKM2 attenuates maladaptive remodeling improving right ventricular (RV) function in multiple rodent models. Taken together, these data implicate the PARP1/PKM2 axis as a critical driver of maladaptive RV remodeling and a new promising target to directly sustain RV function in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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Key Words
- CM, cardiomyocyte
- CO, cardiac output
- ET, endothelin
- NF-κB, nuclear factor κB
- PAB, pulmonary artery banding
- PAH, pulmonary arterial hypertension
- PARP1
- PARP1, poly(adenosine diphosphate–ribose) polymerase 1
- PKM2
- PKM2, pyruvate kinase muscle isozyme 2
- RV, right ventricular
- STAT3, signal transducer activator of transcription 3
- WT, wild-type
- cKO, conditional knockout
- pulmonary hypertension
- right ventricle
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Affiliation(s)
- Tsukasa Shimauchi
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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Vitry G, Paulin R, Grobs Y, Lampron MC, Shimauchi T, Lemay SE, Tremblay E, Habbout K, Awada C, Bourgeois A, Nadeau V, Paradis R, Breuils-Bonnet S, Roux-Dalvai F, Orcholski M, Potus F, Provencher S, Boucherat O, Bonnet S. Oxidized DNA Precursors Cleanup by NUDT1 Contributes to Vascular Remodeling in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2021; 203:614-627. [PMID: 33021405 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202003-0627oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Rationale: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-threatening condition characterized by abnormally elevated pulmonary pressures and right ventricular failure. Excessive proliferation and resistance to apoptosis of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) is one of the most important drivers of vascular remodeling in PAH, for which available treatments have limited effectiveness.Objectives: To gain insights into the mechanisms leading to the development of the disease and identify new actionable targets.Methods: Protein expression profiling was conducted by two-dimensional liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry in isolated PASMCs from controls and patients with PAH. Multiple molecular, biochemical, and pharmacologic approaches were used to decipher the role of NUDT1 (nudrix hyrolase 1) in PAH.Measurements and Main Results: Increased expression of the detoxifying DNA enzyme NUDT1 was detected in cells and tissues from patients with PAH and animal models. In vitro, molecular or pharmacological inhibition of NUDT1 in PAH-PASMCs induced accumulation of oxidized nucleotides in the DNA, irresolvable DNA damage (comet assay), disruption of cellular bioenergetics (Seahorse), and cell death (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling assay). In two animal models with established PAH (i.e., monocrotaline and Sugen/hypoxia-treated rats), pharmacological inhibition of NUDT1 using (S)-Crizotinib significantly decreased pulmonary vascular remodeling and improved hemodynamics and cardiac function.Conclusions: Our results indicate that, by overexpressing NUDT1, PAH-PASMCs hijack persistent oxidative stress in preventing incorporation of oxidized nucleotides into DNA, thus allowing the cell to escape apoptosis and proliferate. Given that NUDT1 inhibitors are under clinical investigation for cancer, they may represent a new therapeutic option for PAH.
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Affiliation(s)
- Géraldine Vitry
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; and
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; and.,Department of Medicine and
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; and
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; and
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; and
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; and
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; and
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; and
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; and
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; and
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; and
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; and
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; and
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; and
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; and
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; and.,Department of Medicine and
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; and.,Department of Medicine and
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Centre, Québec City, Quebec, Canada; and.,Department of Medicine and
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Frump AL, Albrecht M, Yakubov B, Breuils-Bonnet S, Nadeau V, Tremblay E, Potus F, Omura J, Cook T, Fisher A, Rodriguez B, Brown RD, Stenmark KR, Rubinstein CD, Krentz K, Tabima DM, Li R, Sun X, Chesler NC, Provencher S, Bonnet S, Lahm T. 17β-Estradiol and estrogen receptor α protect right ventricular function in pulmonary hypertension via BMPR2 and apelin. J Clin Invest 2021; 131:129433. [PMID: 33497359 DOI: 10.1172/jci129433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Women with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) exhibit better right ventricular (RV) function and survival than men; however, the underlying mechanisms are unknown. We hypothesized that 17β-estradiol (E2), through estrogen receptor α (ER-α), attenuates PAH-induced RV failure (RVF) by upregulating the procontractile and prosurvival peptide apelin via a BMPR2-dependent mechanism. We found that ER-α and apelin expression were decreased in RV homogenates from patients with RVF and from rats with maladaptive (but not adaptive) RV remodeling. RV cardiomyocyte apelin abundance increased in vivo or in vitro after treatment with E2 or ER-α agonist. Studies employing ER-α-null or ER-β-null mice, ER-α loss-of-function mutant rats, or siRNA demonstrated that ER-α is necessary for E2 to upregulate RV apelin. E2 and ER-α increased BMPR2 in pulmonary hypertension RVs and in isolated RV cardiomyocytes, associated with ER-α binding to the Bmpr2 promoter. BMPR2 is required for E2-mediated increases in apelin abundance, and both BMPR2 and apelin are necessary for E2 to exert RV-protective effects. E2 or ER-α agonist rescued monocrotaline pulmonary hypertension and restored RV apelin and BMPR2. We identified what we believe to be a novel cardioprotective E2/ER-α/BMPR2/apelin axis in the RV. Harnessing this axis may lead to novel RV-targeted therapies for PAH patients of either sex.
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- Andrea L Frump
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Occupational Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Occupational Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Occupational Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Institute Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Institute Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Institute Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Institute Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Institute Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Occupational Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Occupational Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Occupational Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado-Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado-Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Genome Editing and Animal Models Core, University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Center
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- Genome Editing and Animal Models Core, University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Center
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- Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Institute Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Institute Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Occupational Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.,Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.,Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Omura J, Habbout K, Shimauchi T, Wu WH, Breuils-Bonnet S, Tremblay E, Martineau S, Nadeau V, Gagnon K, Mazoyer F, Perron J, Potus F, Lin JH, Zafar H, Kiely DG, Lawrie A, Archer SL, Paulin R, Provencher S, Boucherat O, Bonnet S. Identification of Long Noncoding RNA H19 as a New Biomarker and Therapeutic Target in Right Ventricular Failure in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Circulation 2020; 142:1464-1484. [PMID: 32698630 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.047626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Right ventricular (RV) function is the major determinant for both functional capacity and survival in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Despite the recognized clinical importance of preserving RV function, the subcellular mechanisms that govern the transition from a compensated to a decompensated state remain poorly understood and as a consequence there are no clinically established treatments for RV failure and a paucity of clinically useful biomarkers. Accumulating evidence indicates that long noncoding RNAs are powerful regulators of cardiac development and disease. Nonetheless, their implication in adverse RV remodeling in PAH is unknown. METHODS Expression of the long noncoding RNA H19 was assessed by quantitative PCR in plasma and RV from patients categorized as control RV, compensated RV or decompensated RV based on clinical history and cardiac index. The impact of H19 suppression using GapmeR was explored in 2 rat models mimicking RV failure, namely the monocrotaline and pulmonary artery banding. Echocardiographic, hemodynamic, histological, and biochemical analyses were conducted. In vitro gain- and loss-of-function experiments were performed in rat cardiomyocytes. RESULTS We demonstrated that H19 is upregulated in decompensated RV from PAH patients and correlates with RV hypertrophy and fibrosis. Similar findings were observed in monocrotaline and pulmonary artery banding rats. We found that silencing H19 limits pathological RV hypertrophy, fibrosis and capillary rarefaction, thus preserving RV function in monocrotaline and pulmonary artery banding rats without affecting pulmonary vascular remodeling. This cardioprotective effect was accompanied by E2F transcription factor 1-mediated upregulation of enhancer of zeste homolog 2. In vitro, knockdown of H19 suppressed cardiomyocyte hypertrophy induced by phenylephrine, while its overexpression has the opposite effect. Finally, we demonstrated that circulating H19 levels in plasma discriminate PAH patients from controls, correlate with RV function and predict long-term survival in 2 independent idiopathic PAH cohorts. Moreover, H19 levels delineate subgroups of patients with differentiated prognosis when combined with the NT-proBNP (N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide) levels or the risk score proposed by both REVEAL (Registry to Evaluate Early and Long-Term PAH Disease Management) and the 2015 European Pulmonary Hypertension Guidelines. CONCLUSIONS Our findings identify H19 as a new therapeutic target to impede the development of maladaptive RV remodeling and a promising biomarker of PAH severity and prognosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Junichi Omura
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Center de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, QC, Canada (J.O., K.H., T.S., W-H.W., S.B-B., E.T., S.M., V.N., K.G., F.M., J.P., R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.)
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Center de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, QC, Canada (J.O., K.H., T.S., W-H.W., S.B-B., E.T., S.M., V.N., K.G., F.M., J.P., R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.)
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Center de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, QC, Canada (J.O., K.H., T.S., W-H.W., S.B-B., E.T., S.M., V.N., K.G., F.M., J.P., R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.)
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Center de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, QC, Canada (J.O., K.H., T.S., W-H.W., S.B-B., E.T., S.M., V.N., K.G., F.M., J.P., R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.).,Department of Cardio-Pulmonary Circulation, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, China (W-H.W.)
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Center de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, QC, Canada (J.O., K.H., T.S., W-H.W., S.B-B., E.T., S.M., V.N., K.G., F.M., J.P., R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.)
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Center de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, QC, Canada (J.O., K.H., T.S., W-H.W., S.B-B., E.T., S.M., V.N., K.G., F.M., J.P., R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.)
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Center de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, QC, Canada (J.O., K.H., T.S., W-H.W., S.B-B., E.T., S.M., V.N., K.G., F.M., J.P., R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.)
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Center de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, QC, Canada (J.O., K.H., T.S., W-H.W., S.B-B., E.T., S.M., V.N., K.G., F.M., J.P., R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.)
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Center de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, QC, Canada (J.O., K.H., T.S., W-H.W., S.B-B., E.T., S.M., V.N., K.G., F.M., J.P., R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.)
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Center de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, QC, Canada (J.O., K.H., T.S., W-H.W., S.B-B., E.T., S.M., V.N., K.G., F.M., J.P., R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.)
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Center de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, QC, Canada (J.O., K.H., T.S., W-H.W., S.B-B., E.T., S.M., V.N., K.G., F.M., J.P., R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.)
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- Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada (F.P., S.L.A.)
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Science, University of Sheffield, UK (J-H.L., H.Z., D.G.K., A.L.)
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Science, University of Sheffield, UK (J-H.L., H.Z., D.G.K., A.L.).,Sheffield Pulmonary Vascular Disease Unit, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, UK (H.Z., D.G.K.)
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Science, University of Sheffield, UK (J-H.L., H.Z., D.G.K., A.L.).,Sheffield Pulmonary Vascular Disease Unit, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, UK (H.Z., D.G.K.)
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Science, University of Sheffield, UK (J-H.L., H.Z., D.G.K., A.L.)
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- Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada (F.P., S.L.A.)
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Center de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, QC, Canada (J.O., K.H., T.S., W-H.W., S.B-B., E.T., S.M., V.N., K.G., F.M., J.P., R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.).,Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.)
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Center de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, QC, Canada (J.O., K.H., T.S., W-H.W., S.B-B., E.T., S.M., V.N., K.G., F.M., J.P., R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.).,Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.)
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Center de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, QC, Canada (J.O., K.H., T.S., W-H.W., S.B-B., E.T., S.M., V.N., K.G., F.M., J.P., R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.).,Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.)
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Center de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, QC, Canada (J.O., K.H., T.S., W-H.W., S.B-B., E.T., S.M., V.N., K.G., F.M., J.P., R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.).,Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (R.P., S.P., O.B., S.B.)
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Lampron MC, Vitry G, Nadeau V, Grobs Y, Paradis R, Samson N, Tremblay È, Boucherat O, Meloche J, Bonnet S, Provencher S, Potus F, Paulin R. PIM1 (Moloney Murine Leukemia Provirus Integration Site) Inhibition Decreases the Nonhomologous End-Joining DNA Damage Repair Signaling Pathway in Pulmonary Hypertension. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2020; 40:783-801. [PMID: 31969012 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.119.313763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a fatal disease characterized by the narrowing of pulmonary arteries (PAs). It is now established that this phenotype is associated with enhanced PA smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) proliferation and suppressed apoptosis. This phenotype is sustained in part by the activation of several DNA repair pathways allowing PASMCs to survive despite the unfavorable environmental conditions. PIM1 (Moloney murine leukemia provirus integration site) is an oncoprotein upregulated in PAH and involved in many prosurvival pathways, including DNA repair. The objective of this study was to demonstrate the implication of PIM1 in the DNA damage response and the beneficial effect of its inhibition by pharmacological inhibitors in human PAH-PASMCs and in rat PAH models. Approach and Results: We found in vitro that PIM1 inhibition by either SGI-1776, TP-3654, siRNA (silencer RNA) decreased the phosphorylation of its newly identified direct target KU70 (lupus Ku autoantigen protein p70) resulting in the inhibition of double-strand break repair (Comet Assay) by the nonhomologous end-joining as well as reduction of PAH-PASMCs proliferation (Ki67-positive cells) and resistance to apoptosis (Annexin V positive cells) of PAH-PASMCs. In vivo, SGI-1776 and TP-3654 given 3× a week, improved significantly pulmonary hemodynamics (right heart catheterization) and vascular remodeling (Elastica van Gieson) in monocrotaline and Fawn-Hooded rat models of PAH. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated that PIM1 phosphorylates KU70 and initiates DNA repair signaling in PAH-PASMCs and that PIM1 inhibitors represent a therapeutic option for patients with PAH.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marie-Claude Lampron
- From the Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Heart and Lung Institute of Quebec, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (M.-C.L., G.V., V.N., Y.G., R.P., N.S., E.T., O.B., S.B., S.P., F.P., R.P.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Heart and Lung Institute of Quebec, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (M.-C.L., G.V., V.N., Y.G., R.P., N.S., E.T., O.B., S.B., S.P., F.P., R.P.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Heart and Lung Institute of Quebec, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (M.-C.L., G.V., V.N., Y.G., R.P., N.S., E.T., O.B., S.B., S.P., F.P., R.P.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Heart and Lung Institute of Quebec, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (M.-C.L., G.V., V.N., Y.G., R.P., N.S., E.T., O.B., S.B., S.P., F.P., R.P.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Heart and Lung Institute of Quebec, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (M.-C.L., G.V., V.N., Y.G., R.P., N.S., E.T., O.B., S.B., S.P., F.P., R.P.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Heart and Lung Institute of Quebec, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (M.-C.L., G.V., V.N., Y.G., R.P., N.S., E.T., O.B., S.B., S.P., F.P., R.P.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Heart and Lung Institute of Quebec, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (M.-C.L., G.V., V.N., Y.G., R.P., N.S., E.T., O.B., S.B., S.P., F.P., R.P.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Heart and Lung Institute of Quebec, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (M.-C.L., G.V., V.N., Y.G., R.P., N.S., E.T., O.B., S.B., S.P., F.P., R.P.)
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- Department of Fundamental Sciences, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Saguenay, Quebec, Canada (J.M.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Heart and Lung Institute of Quebec, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (M.-C.L., G.V., V.N., Y.G., R.P., N.S., E.T., O.B., S.B., S.P., F.P., R.P.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Heart and Lung Institute of Quebec, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (M.-C.L., G.V., V.N., Y.G., R.P., N.S., E.T., O.B., S.B., S.P., F.P., R.P.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Heart and Lung Institute of Quebec, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (M.-C.L., G.V., V.N., Y.G., R.P., N.S., E.T., O.B., S.B., S.P., F.P., R.P.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Heart and Lung Institute of Quebec, Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (M.-C.L., G.V., V.N., Y.G., R.P., N.S., E.T., O.B., S.B., S.P., F.P., R.P.)
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Boucherat O, Peterlini T, Bourgeois A, Nadeau V, Breuils-Bonnet S, Boilet-Molez S, Potus F, Meloche J, Chabot S, Lambert C, Tremblay E, Chae YC, Altieri DC, Sutendra G, Michelakis ED, Paulin R, Provencher S, Bonnet S. Mitochondrial HSP90 Accumulation Promotes Vascular Remodeling in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2019; 198:90-103. [PMID: 29394093 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201708-1751oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [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: 12/18/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a vascular remodeling disease with a poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options. Although the mechanisms contributing to vascular remodeling in PAH are still unclear, several features, including hyperproliferation and resistance to apoptosis of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs), have led to the emergence of the cancer-like concept. The molecular chaperone HSP90 (heat shock protein 90) is directly associated with malignant growth and proliferation under stress conditions. In addition to being highly expressed in the cytosol, HSP90 exists in a subcellular pool compartmentalized in the mitochondria (mtHSP90) of tumor cells, but not in normal cells, where it promotes cell survival. OBJECTIVES We hypothesized that mtHSP90 in PAH-PASMCs represents a protective mechanism against stress, promoting their proliferation and resistance to apoptosis. METHODS Expression and localization of HSP90 were analyzed by Western blot, immunofluorescence, and immunogold electron microscopy. In vitro, effects of mtHSP90 inhibition on mitochondrial DNA integrity, bioenergetics, cell proliferation and resistance to apoptosis were assessed. In vivo, the therapeutic potential of Gamitrinib, a mitochondria-targeted HSP90 inhibitor, was tested in fawn-hooded and monocrotaline rats. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS We demonstrated that, in response to stress, HSP90 preferentially accumulates in PAH-PASMC mitochondria (dual immunostaining, immunoblot, and immunogold electron microscopy) to ensure cell survival by preserving mitochondrial DNA integrity and bioenergetic functions. Whereas cytosolic HSP90 inhibition displays a lack of absolute specificity for PAH-PASMCs, Gamitrinib decreased mitochondrial DNA content and repair capacity and bioenergetic functions, thus repressing PAH-PASMC proliferation (Ki67 labeling) and resistance to apoptosis (Annexin V assay) without affecting control cells. In vivo, Gamitrinib improves PAH in two experimental rat models (monocrotaline and fawn-hooded rat). CONCLUSIONS Our data show for the first time that accumulation of mtHSP90 is a feature of PAH-PASMCs and a key regulator of mitochondrial homeostasis contributing to vascular remodeling in PAH.
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- Olivier Boucherat
- 1 Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- 1 Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- 1 Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- 1 Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- 1 Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- 1 Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- 1 Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- 1 Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- 1 Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- 1 Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- 1 Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- 2 Prostate Cancer Discovery and Development Program, Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
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- 2 Prostate Cancer Discovery and Development Program, Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis Program, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
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- 3 Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- 1 Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- 1 Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- 1 Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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Ranchoux B, Nadeau V, Bourgeois A, Provencher S, Tremblay É, Omura J, Coté N, Abu-Alhayja'a R, Dumais V, Nachbar RT, Tastet L, Dahou A, Breuils-Bonnet S, Marette A, Pibarot P, Dupuis J, Paulin R, Boucherat O, Archer SL, Bonnet S, Potus F. Metabolic Syndrome Exacerbates Pulmonary Hypertension due to Left Heart Disease. Circ Res 2019; 125:449-466. [PMID: 31154939 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.118.314555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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RATIONALE Pulmonary hypertension (PH) due to left heart disease (LHD), or group 2 PH, is the most prevalent form of PH worldwide. PH due to LHD is often associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS). In 12% to 13% of cases, patients with PH due to LHD display vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries (PAs) associated with poor prognosis. Unfortunately, the underlying mechanisms remain unknown; PH-targeted therapies for this group are nonexistent, and the development of a new preclinical model is crucial. Among the numerous pathways dysregulated in MetS, inflammation plays also a critical role in both PH and vascular remodeling. OBJECTIVE We hypothesized that MetS and inflammation may trigger the development of vascular remodeling in group 2 PH. METHODS AND RESULTS Using supracoronary aortic banding, we induced diastolic dysfunction in rats. Then we induced MetS by a combination of high-fat diet and olanzapine treatment. We used metformin treatment and anti-IL-6 (interleukin-6) antibodies to inhibit the IL-6 pathway. Compared with sham conditions, only supracoronary aortic banding+MetS rats developed precapillary PH, as measured by both echocardiography and right/left heart catheterization. PH in supracoronary aortic banding+MetS was associated with macrophage accumulation and increased IL-6 production in lung. PH was also associated with STAT3 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 3) activation and increased proliferation of PA smooth muscle cells, which contributes to remodeling of distal PA. We reported macrophage accumulation, increased IL-6 levels, and STAT3 activation in the lung of group 2 PH patients. In vitro, IL-6 activates STAT3 and induces human PA smooth muscle cell proliferation. Metformin treatment decreased inflammation, IL-6 levels, STAT3 activation, and human PA smooth muscle cell proliferation. In vivo, in the supracoronary aortic banding+MetS animals, reducing IL-6, either by anti-IL-6 antibody or metformin treatment, reversed pulmonary vascular remodeling and improve PH due to LHD. CONCLUSIONS We developed a new preclinical model of group 2 PH by combining MetS with LHD. We showed that MetS exacerbates group 2 PH. We provided evidence for the importance of the IL-6-STAT3 pathway in our experimental model of group 2 PH and human patients.
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- Benoît Ranchoux
- From the Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (B.R., V.N., A.B., S.P., E.T., J.O., N.C., R.A-A., L.T., A.D., S.B.-B., P.P., R.P., O.B., S.B., F.P.)
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (B.R., V.N., A.B., S.P., E.T., J.O., N.C., R.A-A., L.T., A.D., S.B.-B., P.P., R.P., O.B., S.B., F.P.)
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (B.R., V.N., A.B., S.P., E.T., J.O., N.C., R.A-A., L.T., A.D., S.B.-B., P.P., R.P., O.B., S.B., F.P.)
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (B.R., V.N., A.B., S.P., E.T., J.O., N.C., R.A-A., L.T., A.D., S.B.-B., P.P., R.P., O.B., S.B., F.P.)
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (B.R., V.N., A.B., S.P., E.T., J.O., N.C., R.A-A., L.T., A.D., S.B.-B., P.P., R.P., O.B., S.B., F.P.)
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (B.R., V.N., A.B., S.P., E.T., J.O., N.C., R.A-A., L.T., A.D., S.B.-B., P.P., R.P., O.B., S.B., F.P.)
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (B.R., V.N., A.B., S.P., E.T., J.O., N.C., R.A-A., L.T., A.D., S.B.-B., P.P., R.P., O.B., S.B., F.P.)
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (B.R., V.N., A.B., S.P., E.T., J.O., N.C., R.A-A., L.T., A.D., S.B.-B., P.P., R.P., O.B., S.B., F.P.)
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- Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (V.D., R.T.N., A.M.)
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- Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (V.D., R.T.N., A.M.)
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (B.R., V.N., A.B., S.P., E.T., J.O., N.C., R.A-A., L.T., A.D., S.B.-B., P.P., R.P., O.B., S.B., F.P.)
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (B.R., V.N., A.B., S.P., E.T., J.O., N.C., R.A-A., L.T., A.D., S.B.-B., P.P., R.P., O.B., S.B., F.P.)
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (B.R., V.N., A.B., S.P., E.T., J.O., N.C., R.A-A., L.T., A.D., S.B.-B., P.P., R.P., O.B., S.B., F.P.)
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- Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (V.D., R.T.N., A.M.)
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (B.R., V.N., A.B., S.P., E.T., J.O., N.C., R.A-A., L.T., A.D., S.B.-B., P.P., R.P., O.B., S.B., F.P.)
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- Institut de cardiologie de Montréal, Québec, Canada (J.D.)
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (B.R., V.N., A.B., S.P., E.T., J.O., N.C., R.A-A., L.T., A.D., S.B.-B., P.P., R.P., O.B., S.B., F.P.)
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (B.R., V.N., A.B., S.P., E.T., J.O., N.C., R.A-A., L.T., A.D., S.B.-B., P.P., R.P., O.B., S.B., F.P.)
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- Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (S.L.A., F.P.)
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (B.R., V.N., A.B., S.P., E.T., J.O., N.C., R.A-A., L.T., A.D., S.B.-B., P.P., R.P., O.B., S.B., F.P.)
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Québec City, Canada (B.R., V.N., A.B., S.P., E.T., J.O., N.C., R.A-A., L.T., A.D., S.B.-B., P.P., R.P., O.B., S.B., F.P.).,Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (S.L.A., F.P.)
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Malenfant S, Brassard P, Paquette M, Le Blanc O, Chouinard A, Nadeau V, Allan PD, Tzeng YC, Simard S, Bonnet S, Provencher S. Compromised Cerebrovascular Regulation and Cerebral Oxygenation in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. J Am Heart Assoc 2017; 6:JAHA.117.006126. [PMID: 29025748 PMCID: PMC5721836 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.006126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Background Functional cerebrovascular regulatory mechanisms are important for maintaining constant cerebral blood flow and oxygen supply in heathy individuals and are altered in heart failure. We aim to examine whether pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is associated with abnormal cerebrovascular regulation and lower cerebral oxygenation and their physiological and clinical consequences. Methods and Results Resting mean flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery mean flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery (MCAvmean); transcranial Doppler), cerebral pressure‐flow relationship (assessed at rest and during squat‐stand maneuvers; analyzed using transfer function analysis), cerebrovascular reactivity to CO2, and central chemoreflex were assessed in 11 patients with PAH and 11 matched healthy controls. Both groups also completed an incremental ramp exercise protocol until exhaustion, during which MCAvmean, mean arterial pressure, cardiac output (photoplethysmography), end‐tidal partial pressure of CO2, and cerebral oxygenation (near‐infrared spectroscopy) were measured. Patients were characterized by a significant decrease in resting MCAvmean (P<0.01) and higher transfer function gain at rest and during squat‐stand maneuvers (both P<0.05). Cerebrovascular reactivity to CO2 was reduced (P=0.03), whereas central chemoreceptor sensitivity was increased in PAH (P<0.01), the latter correlating with increased resting ventilation (R2=0.47; P<0.05) and the exercise ventilation/CO2 production slope (V˙E/V˙CO2 slope; R2=0.62; P<0.05) during exercise for patients. Exercise‐induced increases in MCAvmean were limited in PAH (P<0.05). Reduced MCAvmean contributed to impaired cerebral oxygen delivery and oxygenation (both P<0.05), the latter correlating with exercise capacity in patients with PAH (R2=0.52; P=0.01). Conclusions These findings provide comprehensive evidence for physiologically and clinically relevant impairments in cerebral hemodynamic regulation and oxygenation in PAH.
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- Simon Malenfant
- Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada.,Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada.,Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada.,Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada.,Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada.,Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada.,Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada.,Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Wellington Medical Technology Group, Center for Translational Physiology, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Wellington Medical Technology Group, Center for Translational Physiology, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada.,Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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- Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada .,Quebec Heart and Lung Institute Research Center, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
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Meloche J, Lampron MC, Nadeau V, Maltais M, Potus F, Lambert C, Tremblay E, Vitry G, Breuils-Bonnet S, Boucherat O, Charbonneau E, Provencher S, Paulin R, Bonnet S. Implication of Inflammation and Epigenetic Readers in Coronary Artery Remodeling in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2017; 37:1513-1523. [DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.117.309156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Objective—
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a vascular disease not restricted to the lungs. Many signaling pathways described in PAH are also of importance in other vascular remodeling diseases, such as coronary artery disease (CAD). Intriguingly, CAD is 4× more prevalent in PAH compared with the global population, suggesting a link between these 2 diseases. Both PAH and CAD are associated with sustained inflammation and smooth muscle cell proliferation/apoptosis imbalance and we demonstrated in PAH that this phenotype is, in part, because of the miR-223/DNA damage/Poly[ADP-ribose] polymerase 1/miR-204 axis activation and subsequent bromodomain protein 4 (BRD4) overexpression. Interestingly, BRD4 is also a trigger for calcification and remodeling processes, both of which are important in CAD. Thus, we hypothesize that BRD4 activation in PAH influences the development of CAD.
Approach and Results—
PAH was associated with significant remodeling of the coronary arteries in both human and experimental models of the disease. As observed in PAH distal pulmonary arteries, coronary arteries of patients with PAH also exhibited increased DNA damage, inflammation, and BRD4 overexpression. In vitro, using human coronary artery smooth muscle cells from PAH, CAD and non-PAH–non-CAD patients, we showed that both PAH and CAD smooth muscle cells exhibited increased proliferation and suppressed apoptosis in a BRD4-dependent manner. In vivo, improvement of PAH by BRD4 inhibitor was associated with a reduction in coronary remodeling and interleukin-6 expression.
Conclusions—
Overall, this study demonstrates that increased BRD4 expression in coronary arteries of patient with PAH contributes to vascular remodeling and comorbidity development.
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- Jolyane Meloche
- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (J.M., M.-C.L., V.N., M.M., F.P., C.L., E.T., G.V., S.B.-B., O.B., S.P., R.P., S.B.) and the Division of Cardiac Surgery of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (E.C.), Laval University, Department of Medicine, Quebec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (J.M., M.-C.L., V.N., M.M., F.P., C.L., E.T., G.V., S.B.-B., O.B., S.P., R.P., S.B.) and the Division of Cardiac Surgery of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (E.C.), Laval University, Department of Medicine, Quebec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (J.M., M.-C.L., V.N., M.M., F.P., C.L., E.T., G.V., S.B.-B., O.B., S.P., R.P., S.B.) and the Division of Cardiac Surgery of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (E.C.), Laval University, Department of Medicine, Quebec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (J.M., M.-C.L., V.N., M.M., F.P., C.L., E.T., G.V., S.B.-B., O.B., S.P., R.P., S.B.) and the Division of Cardiac Surgery of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (E.C.), Laval University, Department of Medicine, Quebec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (J.M., M.-C.L., V.N., M.M., F.P., C.L., E.T., G.V., S.B.-B., O.B., S.P., R.P., S.B.) and the Division of Cardiac Surgery of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (E.C.), Laval University, Department of Medicine, Quebec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (J.M., M.-C.L., V.N., M.M., F.P., C.L., E.T., G.V., S.B.-B., O.B., S.P., R.P., S.B.) and the Division of Cardiac Surgery of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (E.C.), Laval University, Department of Medicine, Quebec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (J.M., M.-C.L., V.N., M.M., F.P., C.L., E.T., G.V., S.B.-B., O.B., S.P., R.P., S.B.) and the Division of Cardiac Surgery of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (E.C.), Laval University, Department of Medicine, Quebec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (J.M., M.-C.L., V.N., M.M., F.P., C.L., E.T., G.V., S.B.-B., O.B., S.P., R.P., S.B.) and the Division of Cardiac Surgery of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (E.C.), Laval University, Department of Medicine, Quebec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (J.M., M.-C.L., V.N., M.M., F.P., C.L., E.T., G.V., S.B.-B., O.B., S.P., R.P., S.B.) and the Division of Cardiac Surgery of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (E.C.), Laval University, Department of Medicine, Quebec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (J.M., M.-C.L., V.N., M.M., F.P., C.L., E.T., G.V., S.B.-B., O.B., S.P., R.P., S.B.) and the Division of Cardiac Surgery of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (E.C.), Laval University, Department of Medicine, Quebec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (J.M., M.-C.L., V.N., M.M., F.P., C.L., E.T., G.V., S.B.-B., O.B., S.P., R.P., S.B.) and the Division of Cardiac Surgery of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (E.C.), Laval University, Department of Medicine, Quebec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (J.M., M.-C.L., V.N., M.M., F.P., C.L., E.T., G.V., S.B.-B., O.B., S.P., R.P., S.B.) and the Division of Cardiac Surgery of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (E.C.), Laval University, Department of Medicine, Quebec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (J.M., M.-C.L., V.N., M.M., F.P., C.L., E.T., G.V., S.B.-B., O.B., S.P., R.P., S.B.) and the Division of Cardiac Surgery of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (E.C.), Laval University, Department of Medicine, Quebec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (J.M., M.-C.L., V.N., M.M., F.P., C.L., E.T., G.V., S.B.-B., O.B., S.P., R.P., S.B.) and the Division of Cardiac Surgery of the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute (E.C.), Laval University, Department of Medicine, Quebec, Canada
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Boucherat O, Landry-Truchon K, Aoidi R, Houde N, Nadeau V, Charron J, Jeannotte L. Lung development requires an active ERK/MAPK pathway in the lung mesenchyme. Dev Dyn 2016; 246:72-82. [PMID: 27748998 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Revised: 10/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Reciprocal epithelial-mesenchymal communications are critical throughout lung development, dictating branching morphogenesis and cell specification. Numerous signaling molecules are involved in these interactions, but the way epithelial-mesenchymal crosstalk is coordinated remains unclear. The ERK/MAPK pathway transduces several important signals in lung formation. Epithelial inactivation of both Mek genes, encoding ERK/MAPK kinases, causes lung agenesis and death. Conversely, Mek mutation in mesenchyme results in lung hypoplasia, trachea cartilage malformations, kyphosis, omphalocele, and death. Considering the negative impact of kyphosis and omphalocele on intrathoracic space and, consequently, on lung growth, the exact role of ERK/MAPK pathway in lung mesenchyme remains unresolved. RESULTS To address the role of the ERK/MAPK pathway in lung mesenchyme in absence of kyphosis and omphalocele, we used the Tbx4Cre deleter mouse line, which acts specifically in lung mesenchyme. These Mek mutants did not develop kyphosis and omphalocele but they presented lung hypoplasia, tracheal defects, and neonatal death. Tracheal cartilage anomalies suggested a role for the ERK/MAPK pathway in the control of chondrocyte hypertrophy. Moreover, expression data indicated potential interactions between the ERK/MAPK and canonical Wnt pathways during lung formation. CONCLUSIONS Lung development necessitates a functional ERK/MAPK pathway in the lung mesenchymal layer in order to coordinate efficient epithelial-mesenchymal interactions. Developmental Dynamics 246:72-82, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Olivier Boucherat
- Centre de Recherche sur le Cancer de l'Université Laval, CRCHUQ, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec, Canada, G1R 3S3
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- Centre de Recherche sur le Cancer de l'Université Laval, CRCHUQ, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec, Canada, G1R 3S3
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- Centre de Recherche sur le Cancer de l'Université Laval, CRCHUQ, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec, Canada, G1R 3S3
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- Centre de Recherche sur le Cancer de l'Université Laval, CRCHUQ, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec, Canada, G1R 3S3
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- Centre de Recherche sur le Cancer de l'Université Laval, CRCHUQ, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec, Canada, G1R 3S3
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- Centre de Recherche sur le Cancer de l'Université Laval, CRCHUQ, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec, Canada, G1R 3S3
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Université Laval, Québec, Canada, G1V 0A6
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- Centre de Recherche sur le Cancer de l'Université Laval, CRCHUQ, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec, Canada, G1R 3S3
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Université Laval, Québec, Canada, G1V 0A6
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Ruffenach G, Chabot S, Tanguay VF, Courboulin A, Boucherat O, Potus F, Meloche J, Pflieger A, Breuils-Bonnet S, Nadeau V, Paradis R, Tremblay E, Girerd B, Hautefort A, Montani D, Fadel E, Dorfmuller P, Humbert M, Perros F, Paulin R, Provencher S, Bonnet S. Role for Runt-related Transcription Factor 2 in Proliferative and Calcified Vascular Lesions in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2016; 194:1273-1285. [DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201512-2380oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Antigny F, Hautefort A, Meloche J, Belacel-Ouari M, Manoury B, Rucker-Martin C, Péchoux C, Potus F, Nadeau V, Tremblay E, Ruffenach G, Bourgeois A, Dorfmüller P, Breuils-Bonnet S, Fadel E, Ranchoux B, Jourdon P, Girerd B, Montani D, Provencher S, Bonnet S, Simonneau G, Humbert M, Perros F. Potassium Channel Subfamily K Member 3 (KCNK3) Contributes to the Development of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Circulation 2016; 133:1371-85. [PMID: 26912814 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.020951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mutations in the KCNK3 gene have been identified in some patients suffering from heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). KCNK3 encodes an outward rectifier K(+) channel, and each identified mutation leads to a loss of function. However, the pathophysiological role of potassium channel subfamily K member 3 (KCNK3) in PAH is unclear. We hypothesized that loss of function of KCNK3 is a hallmark of idiopathic and heritable PAH and contributes to dysfunction of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells and pulmonary artery endothelial cells, leading to pulmonary artery remodeling: consequently, restoring KCNK3 function could alleviate experimental pulmonary hypertension (PH). METHODS AND RESULTS We demonstrated that KCNK3 expression and function were reduced in human PAH and in monocrotaline-induced PH in rats. Using a patch-clamp technique in freshly isolated (not cultured) pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells and pulmonary artery endothelial cells, we found that KCNK3 current decreased progressively during the development of monocrotaline-induced PH and correlated with plasma-membrane depolarization. We demonstrated that KCNK3 modulated pulmonary arterial tone. Long-term inhibition of KCNK3 in rats induced distal neomuscularization and early hemodynamic signs of PH, which were related to exaggerated proliferation of pulmonary artery endothelial cells, pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell, adventitial fibroblasts, and pulmonary and systemic inflammation. Lastly, in vivo pharmacological activation of KCNK3 significantly reversed monocrotaline-induced PH in rats. CONCLUSIONS In PAH and experimental PH, KCNK3 expression and activity are strongly reduced in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells. KCNK3 inhibition promoted increased proliferation, vasoconstriction, and inflammation. In vivo pharmacological activation of KCNK3 alleviated monocrotaline-induced PH, thus demonstrating that loss of KCNK3 is a key event in PAH pathogenesis and thus could be therapeutically targeted.
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- Fabrice Antigny
- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.).
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- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
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- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
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- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
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- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
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- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
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- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
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- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
| | - Valérie Nadeau
- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
| | - Eve Tremblay
- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
| | - Grégoire Ruffenach
- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
| | - Alice Bourgeois
- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
| | - Peter Dorfmüller
- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
| | - Sandra Breuils-Bonnet
- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
| | - Elie Fadel
- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
| | - Benoît Ranchoux
- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
| | - Philippe Jourdon
- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
| | - Barbara Girerd
- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
| | - David Montani
- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
| | - Steeve Provencher
- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
| | - Sébastien Bonnet
- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
| | - Gérald Simonneau
- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
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- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
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- From Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F.P.); AP-HP, Centre de Référence de l'Hypertension Pulmonaire Sévère, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Thorax Innovation, Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation Respiratoire, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); UMRS 999, INSERM and Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France (F.A., A.H., C.R.-M., P.D., E.F., B.R., P.J., B.G., D.M., G.S., M.H., F. Perros); Inserm, UMR S1180, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire d'Excellence en Recherche sur le Médicament et l'Innovation Thérapeutique, Département Hospitalo-Universitaire TORINO, Châtenay-Malabry, France (M.B.-O., B.M.); Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group, Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada (J.M., F. Potus, V.N., E.T., G.R., A.B., S.B.-B., S.P., S.B., F. Perros); INRA, UMR1313 Génétique Animale Biologie Intégrative, Equipe Plateforme MET-MIMA2-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France (C.P.); and Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Centre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson, France (E.F.)
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Boucherat O, Nadeau V, Bérubé-Simard FA, Charron J, Jeannotte L. Crucial requirement of ERK/MAPK signaling in respiratory tract development. Development 2016; 142:3801. [PMID: 26534987 DOI: 10.1242/dev.131821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
There was an error published in Development 141, 3197-3211. In the key for Fig. 3C, the grey bars were labelled with the incorrect genotype name. The correct genotype is Mek1+/flox;Mek2−/−; Dermo1+/cre. This error does not affect the conclusions of the paper. The authors apologise to readers for this mistake.
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Meloche J, Potus F, Vaillancourt M, Bourgeois A, Johnson I, Deschamps L, Chabot S, Ruffenach G, Henry S, Breuils-Bonnet S, Tremblay È, Nadeau V, Lambert C, Paradis R, Provencher S, Bonnet S. Bromodomain-Containing Protein 4. Circ Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.115.307004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [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: 01/12/2023]
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Rationale:
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a vasculopathy characterized by enhanced pulmonary artery (PA) smooth muscle cell (PASMC) proliferation and suppressed apoptosis. Decreased expression of microRNA-204 has been associated to this phenotype. By a still elusive mechanism, microRNA-204 downregulation promotes the expression of oncogenes, including nuclear factor of activated T cells, B-cell lymphoma 2, and Survivin. In cancer, increased expression of the epigenetic reader bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4) sustains cell survival and proliferation. Interestingly, BRD4 is a predicted target of microRNA-204 and has binding sites on the nuclear factor of activated T cells promoter region.
Objective:
To investigate the role of BRD4 in PAH pathogenesis.
Methods and Results:
BRD4 is upregulated in lungs, distal PAs, and PASMCs of patients with PAH compared with controls. With mechanistic in vitro experiments, we demonstrated that BRD4 expression in PAH is microRNA-204 dependent. We further studied the molecular downstream targets of BRD4 by inhibiting its activity in PAH–PASMCs using a clinically available inhibitor JQ1. JQ1 treatment in PAH–PASMCs increased p21 expression, thus triggering cell cycle arrest. Furthermore, BRD4 inhibition, by JQ1 or siBRD4, decreased the expression of 3 major oncogenes, which are overexpressed in PAH: nuclear factor of activated T cells, B-cell lymphoma 2, and Survivin. Blocking this oncogenic signature led to decreased PAH-PASMC proliferation and increased apoptosis in a BRD4-dependent manner. Indeed, pharmacological JQ1 or molecular (siRNA) inhibition of BRD4 reversed this pathological phenotype in addition to restoring mitochondrial membrane potential and to increasing cells spare respiratory capacity. Moreover, BRD4 inhibition in vivo reversed established PAH in the Sugen/hypoxia rat model.
Conclusions:
BRD4 plays a key role in the pathological phenotype in PAH, which could offer new therapeutic perspectives for patients with PAH.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jolyane Meloche
- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Department of Medicine, Québec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Department of Medicine, Québec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Department of Medicine, Québec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Department of Medicine, Québec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Department of Medicine, Québec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Department of Medicine, Québec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Department of Medicine, Québec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Department of Medicine, Québec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Department of Medicine, Québec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Department of Medicine, Québec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Department of Medicine, Québec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Department of Medicine, Québec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Department of Medicine, Québec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Department of Medicine, Québec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Department of Medicine, Québec, Canada
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- From the Pulmonary Hypertension and Vascular Biology Research Group, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval, Department of Medicine, Québec, Canada
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Potus F, Ruffenach G, Dahou A, Thebault C, Breuils-Bonnet S, Tremblay È, Nadeau V, Paradis R, Graydon C, Wong R, Johnson I, Paulin R, Lajoie AC, Perron J, Charbonneau E, Joubert P, Pibarot P, Michelakis ED, Provencher S, Bonnet S. Downregulation of MicroRNA-126 Contributes to the Failing Right Ventricle in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Circulation 2015; 132:932-43. [PMID: 26162916 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.016382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Right ventricular (RV) failure is the most important factor of both morbidity and mortality in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). However, the underlying mechanisms resulting in the failed RV in PAH remain unknown. There is growing evidence that angiogenesis and microRNAs are involved in PAH-associated RV failure. We hypothesized that microRNA-126 (miR-126) downregulation decreases microvessel density and promotes the transition from a compensated to a decompensated RV in PAH. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied RV free wall tissues from humans with normal RV (n=17), those with compensated RV hypertrophy (n=8), and patients with PAH with decompensated RV failure (n=14). Compared with RV tissues from patients with compensated RV hypertrophy, patients with decompensated RV failure had decreased miR-126 expression (quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction; P<0.01) and capillary density (CD31(+) immunofluorescence; P<0.001), whereas left ventricular tissues were not affected. miR-126 downregulation was associated with increased Sprouty-related EVH1 domain-containing protein 1 (SPRED-1), leading to decreased activation of RAF (phosphorylated RAF/RAF) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK); (phosphorylated MAPK/MAPK), thus inhibiting the vascular endothelial growth factor pathway. In vitro, Matrigel assay showed that miR-126 upregulation increased angiogenesis of primary cultured endothelial cells from patients with decompensated RV failure. Furthermore, in vivo miR-126 upregulation (mimic intravenous injection) improved cardiac vascular density and function of monocrotaline-induced PAH animals. CONCLUSIONS RV failure in PAH is associated with a specific molecular signature within the RV, contributing to a decrease in RV vascular density and promoting the progression to RV failure. More importantly, miR-126 upregulation in the RV improves microvessel density and RV function in experimental PAH.
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Affiliation(s)
- François Potus
- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.)
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.)
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.)
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.)
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.)
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.)
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.)
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.)
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.)
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.)
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.)
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.)
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.)
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.)
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.)
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.)
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.)
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.)
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.).
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- From Pulmonary Hypertension Research Group of the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec Research Center, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada (F.P., G.R., A.D., C.T., S.B.-B., E.T., V.N., R. Paradis, C.G., R.W., I.J., A.C.L., J.P., E.C., P.J., P.P., S.P., S.B.); and Vascular Biology Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada (R. Paulin, E.D.M.).
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Boucherat O, Nadeau V, Bérubé-Simard FA, Charron J, Jeannotte L. Crucial requirement of ERK/MAPK signaling in respiratory tract development. Development 2014; 141:3197-211. [DOI: 10.1242/dev.110254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The mammalian genome contains two ERK/MAP kinase genes, Mek1 and Mek2, which encode dual-specificity kinases responsible for ERK/MAP kinase activation. In order to define the function of the ERK/MAPK pathway in the lung development in mice, we performed tissue-specific deletions of Mek1 function on a Mek2 null background. Inactivation of both Mek genes in mesenchyme resulted in several phenotypes, including giant omphalocele, kyphosis, pulmonary hypoplasia, defective tracheal cartilage and death at birth. The absence of tracheal cartilage rings establishes the crucial role of intracellular signaling molecules in tracheal chondrogenesis and provides a putative mouse model for tracheomalacia. In vitro, the loss of Mek function in lung mesenchyme did not interfere with lung growth and branching, suggesting that both the reduced intrathoracic space due to the dysmorphic rib cage and the omphalocele impaired lung development in vivo. Conversely, Mek mutation in the respiratory epithelium caused lung agenesis, a phenotype resulting from the direct impact of the ERK/MAPK pathway on cell proliferation and survival. No tracheal epithelial cell differentiation occurred and no SOX2-positive progenitor cells were detected in mutants, implying a role for the ERK/MAPK pathway in trachea progenitor cell maintenance and differentiation. Moreover, these anomalies were phenocopied when the Erk1 and Erk2 genes were mutated in airway epithelium. Thus, the ERK/MAPK pathway is required for the integration of mesenchymal and epithelial signals essential for the development of the entire respiratory tract.
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- Olivier Boucherat
- Centre de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Laval, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec, CanadaG1R 2J6
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- Centre de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Laval, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec, CanadaG1R 2J6
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- Centre de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Laval, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec, CanadaG1R 2J6
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- Centre de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Laval, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec, CanadaG1R 2J6
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Université Laval, Québec, Canada G1V 0A6
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- Centre de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Laval, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec, CanadaG1R 2J6
- Department of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Université Laval, Québec, Canada G1V 0A6
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Nadeau V, Charron J. Essential role of the ERK/MAPK pathway in blood-placental barrier formation. J Cell Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.159210] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The mammalian genome contains two ERK/MAP kinase kinase genes, Map2k1 and Map2k2, which encode dual-specificity kinases responsible for ERK activation. Loss of Map2k1 function in mouse causes embryonic lethality due to placental defects, whereas Map2k2 mutants have a normal lifespan. The majority of Map2k1(+/-) Map2k2(+/-) embryos die during gestation from the underdevelopment of the placenta labyrinth, demonstrating that both kinases are involved in placenta formation. Map2k1(+/-) Map2k2(+/-) mutants show reduced vascularization of the labyrinth and defective formation of syncytiotrophoblast layer II (SynT-II) leading to the accumulation of multinucleated trophoblast giant cells (MTGs). To define the cell type-specific contribution of the ERK/MAPK pathway to placenta development, we performed deletions of Map2k1 function in different Map2k1 Map2k2 allelic backgrounds. Loss of MAP kinase kinase activity in pericytes or in allantois-derived tissues worsens the MTG phenotype. These results define the contribution of the ERK/MAPK pathway in specific embryonic and extraembryonic cell populations for normal placentation. Our data also indicate that MTGs could result from the aberrant fusion of SynT-I and -II. Using mouse genetics, we demonstrate that the normal development of SynT-I into a thin layer of multinucleated cells depends on the presence of SynT-II. Lastly, the combined mutations of Map2k1 and Map2k2 alter the expression of several genes involved in cell fate specification, cell fusion and cell polarity. Thus, appropriate ERK/MAPK signaling in defined cell types is required for the proper growth, differentiation and morphogenesis of the placenta.
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- Valérie Nadeau
- Centre de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Laval, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, 9 rue McMahon, Québec, QC, Canada G1R 2J6
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- Centre de recherche sur le cancer de l'Université Laval, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, 9 rue McMahon, Québec, QC, Canada G1R 2J6
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The ERK/MAPK signaling pathway is involved in several cellular functions. Inactivation in mice of genes encoding members of this pathway is often associated with embryonic death resulting from abnormal placental development. The placenta is essential for nutritional and gaseous exchanges between maternal and embryonic circulations, as well as for the removal of metabolic wastes. These exchanges take place without direct contact between the two circulations. In mice, the hematoplacental barrier consists in a triple layer of trophoblast cells and endothelial cells of the embryo. MEK1 and MEK2 are double specificity serine-threonine/tyrosine kinases responsible for the activation of ERK1 and ERK2. Mek1 inactivation results in placental anomalies due to trophoblast cell proliferation and differentiation defects leading to severe delays in the development of placenta and causing the death of the embryo. Although Mek2(-/-) mutant mice survived without any apparent phenotype, double heterozygous Mek1(+/-)Mek2(+/-) mutants die during gestation from placental malformations. Together, these data emphasize the crucial role of the ERK/MAPK cascade in the formation of extraembryonic structures.
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- Valérie Nadeau
- Centre de recherche en cancérologie de l'université Laval, centre de recherche du centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec, Québec G1R 2J6, Canada.
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Charron J, Bissonauth V, Nadeau V. Implication of MEK1 and MEK2 in the establishment of the blood-placenta barrier during placentogenesis in mouse. Reprod Biomed Online 2012; 25:58-67. [PMID: 22561024 DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2011] [Revised: 02/02/2012] [Accepted: 02/02/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The ERK/MAPK signalling cascade is involved in many cellular functions. In mice, the targeted ablation of genes coding for members of this pathway is often associated with embryonic death due to the abnormal development of the placenta. The placenta is essential for nutritional and gaseous exchanges between maternal and embryonic circulations, as well as for the elimination of metabolic waste. These exchanges occur without direct contact between the two circulations. In mice, the blood-placenta barrier consists of a triple layer of trophoblast cells adjacent to endothelial cells from the embryo. In the ERK/MAPK cascade, MEK1 and MEK2 are dual-specificity kinases responsible for the activation of the ERK1 and ERK2 kinases. Inactivation of Mek1 causes placental malformations resulting from defective proliferation and differentiation of the labyrinthine trophoblast cells and leading to a severe delay in the development and the vascularization of the placenta, which explains the embryonic death. Although Mek2(-/-) mutants survive without any apparent phenotype, a large proportion of Mek1(+/-)Mek2(+/-) double heterozygous mutants die during gestation from placenta anomalies affecting the establishment of the blood-placenta barrier. Together, these data reveal how crucial is the role of the ERK/MAPK pathway during the formation of the placenta.
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- Jean Charron
- Centre de recherche en cancérologie de l'Université Laval, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Canada.
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Nadeau V, Guillemette S, Bélanger LF, Jacob O, Roy S, Charron J. Map2k1 and Map2k2 genes contribute to the normal development of syncytiotrophoblasts during placentation. Development 2009; 136:1363-74. [PMID: 19304888 DOI: 10.1242/dev.031872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The mammalian genome contains two ERK/MAP kinase kinase genes, Map2k1 and Map2k2, which encode dual-specificity kinases responsible for ERK/MAP kinase activation. In the mouse, loss of Map2k1 function causes embryonic lethality, whereas Map2k2 mutants survive with a normal lifespan, suggesting that Map2k1 masks the phenotype due to the Map2k2 mutation. To uncover the specific function of MAP2K2 and the threshold requirement of MAP2K proteins during embryo formation, we have successively ablated the Map2k gene functions. We report here that Map2k2 haploinsufficiency affects the normal development of placenta in the absence of one Map2k1 allele. Most Map2k1(+/-)Map2k2(+/-) embryos die during gestation because of placenta defects restricted to extra-embryonic tissues. The impaired viability of Map2k1(+/-)Map2k2(+/-) embryos can be rescued when the Map2k1 deletion is restricted to the embryonic tissues. The severity of the placenta phenotype is dependent on the number of Map2k mutant alleles, the deletion of the Map2k1 allele being more deleterious. Moreover, the deletion of one or both Map2k2 alleles in the context of one null Map2k1 allele leads to the formation of multinucleated trophoblast giant (MTG) cells. Genetic experiments indicate that these structures are derived from Gcm1-expressing syncytiotrophoblasts (SynT), which are affected in their ability to form the uniform SynT layer II lining the maternal sinuses. Thus, even though Map2k1 plays a predominant role, these results enlighten the function of Map2k2 in placenta development.
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- Valérie Nadeau
- Centre de recherche en cancérologie de l'Université Laval, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec, Québec, QC, G1R 2J6, Canada
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Al-Saadi MH, Nadeau V, Dickinson MR. A novel modelling and experimental technique to predict and measure tissue temperature during CO2 laser stimuli for human pain studies. Lasers Med Sci 2006; 21:95-100. [PMID: 16673053 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-006-0381-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 10/25/2005] [Accepted: 03/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Laser nerve stimulation is now accepted as one of the preferred methods for applying painful stimuli to human skin during pain studies. One of the main concerns, however, is thermal damage to the skin. We present recent work based on using a CO2 laser with a remote infrared (IR) temperature sensor as a feedback system. A model for predicting the subcutaneous skin temperature derived from the signal from the IR detector allows us to accurately predict the laser parameters, thus maintaining an optimum pain stimulus whilst avoiding dangerous temperature levels, which could result in thermal damage. Another aim is to relate the modelling of the CO2 fibre laser interaction to the pain response and compare these results with practical measurements of the pain threshold for various stimulus parameters. The system will also allow us to maintain a constant skin temperature during the stimulus. Another aim of the experiments underway is to review the psychophysics for pain in human subjects, permitting an investigation of the relationship between temperature and perceived pain.
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- Mohammed Hamed Al-Saadi
- Laser Photonics Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
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Hammady T, Nadeau V, Hildgen P. Microemulsion and diafiltration approaches: An attempt to maximize the global yield of DNA-loaded nanospheres. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2006; 62:143-54. [PMID: 16288856 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2005.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 02/14/2005] [Revised: 05/03/2005] [Accepted: 08/11/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The yield of DNA-loaded nanospheres in its widest definition includes encapsulation efficiency and the integrity of the loaded molecules plus the production yield of fabricated nanospheres. The former aspect could be considerably improved by adopting the microemulsion concept to enhance the stability of the primary emulsion during the preparation of nanospheres by the double emulsion solvent-removal method. The droplet size of the mentioned emulsion was monitored by means of photon electron correlation spectroscopy and could serve as an index for emulsion fineness and stability. DNA stability as a function of applied mechanical stress was monitored by horizontal agarose gel electrophoresis. The impact of the primary emulsion on nanosphere porosity was assessed as well. Regarding the second aspect of the global yield of nanospheres, i.e. production yield, a modified diafiltration technique was adopted for the washing and recovery processes in comparison with the traditional and for the conservation of particle size characteristics of the recovered nanospheres.
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- T Hammady
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montréal, Montréal, Qué., Canada
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Hewett J, Nadeau V, Ferguson J, Moseley H, Ibbotson S, Allen JW, Sibbett W, Padgett M. The application of a compact multispectral imaging system with integrated excitation source to in vivo monitoring of fluorescence during topical photodynamic therapy of superficial skin cancers. Photochem Photobiol 2001; 73:278-82. [PMID: 11281024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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A novel, compact and low-cost multispectral fluorescence imaging system with an integrated excitation light source is described. Data are presented demonstrating the application of this method to in vivo monitoring of fluorescence before, during and after topical 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy of superficial skin cancers. The excitation source comprised a fluorescent tube with the phosphor selected to emit broadband violet light centered at 394 nm. The camera system simultaneously captured spectrally specific images of the fluorescence of the photosensitizer, protoporphyrin IX, the illumination profile and the skin autofluorescence. Real-time processing enabled images to be manipulated to create a composite image of high contrast. The application and validation of this method will allow further detailed studies of the characteristics and time-course of protoporphyrin IX fluorescence, during topical photodynamic therapy in human skin in vivo.
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- J Hewett
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9SS, UK.
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