Hui-Meng Qi1, Qin Cao2, Qiang Liu3. 1. Department of General Practice, The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang, China. 2. Department of Gastroenterolog, The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang, China. 3. Department of Nephrology, The First Hospital of China Medical University Shenyang, China.
Abstract
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Backgroud: Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), a key mediator of inflammatory responses, which is associated with vascular remodeling. The association between TLR4 and NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome in the regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation remains unclear. This study was to explore the role and underlying mechanisms of TLR4 in the proliferation of VSMC in hypertension. METHODS: VSMC proliferation after TLR4 overexpression or downregulation was determined by CCK-8, EdU Incorporation and colony formation assays. Western blots were carried out to investigate the expression of TLR4 and NLRP3 inflammasome components in VSMCs. Next, blood pressure measurements and Hematoxylin and Eosin (HE) staining assays were performed in spontaneously hypertensiverats (SHR). Media thickness (M) and diameter lumen (L) were measured as indicators of vascular remodeling. The expression of TLR4, PCNA and NLRP3 inflammasome complex was analyzed by Western blots in the aorta of SHR. RESULTS: We showed that TLR4 overexpression with cDNA enhanced, while knockdown of TLR4 with shRNA inhibited Ang II-induced VSMC proliferation. Besides, TLR4 overexpression upregulated the proteion expression of the NLRP3 inflammasome components including NLRP3, ASC and caspase-1, whereas their corresponding levels of expression were observed to decrease in TLR4 shRNA-transfected VSMCs. Knockdown of TLR4 attenuated vascular remodeling, blood pressure (BP) and the levels of NLRP3, ASC, caspase-1, IL-1β and IL-18 in SHR aortas. CONCLUSION: This study revealed that TLR4 regulated Ang II-induced VSMC proliferation through modulating the NLRP3 inflammasome. Knockdown of TLR4 attenuated the BP and vascular remodeling by inhibiting the expression of the NLRP3 inflammasome component in SHR. Our results support that TLR4 regulates VSMC proliferation in hypertension via triggering the NLRP3 inflammasome. AJTR
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