Pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell hyperproliferation and metabolic shift triggered by pulmonary overcirculation.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
; 311(4): H944-H957, 2016 10 01.
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| ID: mdl-27591215
Vascular cell hyperproliferation and metabolic reprogramming contribute to the pathophysiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). An important cause of PAH in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) is increased pulmonary blood flow (PBF). To better characterize this disease course we studied early changes in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell (PASMC) proliferation and metabolism using a unique ovine model of pulmonary overcirculation. Consistent with PAH in adults, PASMCs derived from 4-wk-old lambs exposed to increased PBF (shunt) exhibited increased rates of proliferation. While shunt PASMCs also exhibited significant decreases in mitochondrial oxygen consumption, membrane potential, and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle function, suggesting a switch to Warburg metabolism as observed in advanced PAH in adults, they unexpectedly demonstrated decreased glycolytic lactate production, likely due to enhanced flux through the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). This may be a response to the marked increase in NADPH oxidase (Nox) activity and decreased NADPH/NADP+ ratios observed in shunt PASMCs. Consistent with these findings, pharmacological inhibition of Nox activity preferentially slowed the growth of shunt PASMCs in vitro. Our results therefore indicate that PASMC hyperproliferation is observed early in the setting of pulmonary overcirculation and is accompanied by a unique metabolic profile that is independent of HIF-1α, PDHK1, or increased glycolytic flux. Our results also suggest that Nox inhibition may help prevent pulmonary overcirculation-induced PAH in children born with CHD.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Vía de Pentosa Fosfato
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Arteria Pulmonar
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NADPH Oxidasas
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Miocitos del Músculo Liso
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Proliferación Celular
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Hipertensión Pulmonar
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Mitocondrias
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Músculo Liso Vascular
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
Asunto de la revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
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FISIOLOGIA
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos