Rationale: Mechanical signaling through cell-matrix interactions plays a major role in progressive vascular remodeling in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). MMP-8 (matrix metalloproteinase-8) is an interstitial collagenase involved in regulating inflammation and fibrosis of the lung and systemic vasculature, but its role in PAH pathogenesis remains unexplored. Objectives: To evaluate MMP-8 as a modulator of pathogenic mechanical signaling in PAH. Methods: MMP-8 levels were measured in plasma from patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and controls by ELISA. MMP-8 vascular expression was examined in lung tissue from patients with PAH and rodent models of PH. MMP-8-/- and MMP-8+/+ mice were exposed to normobaric hypoxia or normoxia for 4-8 weeks. PH severity was evaluated by right ventricular systolic pressure, echocardiography, pulmonary artery morphometry, and immunostaining. Proliferation, migration, matrix component expression, and mechanical signaling were assessed in MMP-8-/- and MMP-8+/+ pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). Measurements and Main Results: MMP-8 expression was significantly increased in plasma and pulmonary arteries of patients with PH compared with controls and induced in the pulmonary vasculature in rodent PH models. Hypoxia-exposed MMP-8-/- mice had significant mortality, increased right ventricular systolic pressure, severe right ventricular dysfunction, and exaggerated vascular remodeling compared with MMP-8+/+ mice. MMP-8-/- PASMCs demonstrated exaggerated proliferation and migration mediated by altered matrix protein expression, elevated integrin-β3 levels, and induction of FAK (focal adhesion kinase) and downstream YAP (Yes-associated protein)/TAZ (transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif) activity. Conclusions: MMP-8 is a novel protective factor upregulated in the pulmonary vasculature during PAH pathogenesis. MMP-8 opposes pathologic mechanobiological feedback by altering matrix composition and disrupting integrin-β3/FAK and YAP/TAZ-dependent mechanical signaling in PASMCs.
Rationale: Mechanical signaling through cell-matrix interactions plays a major role in progressive vascular remodeling in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). MMP-8 (matrix metalloproteinase-8) is an interstitial collagenase involved in regulating inflammation and fibrosis of the lung and systemic vasculature, but its role in PAH pathogenesis remains unexplored. Objectives: To evaluate MMP-8 as a modulator of pathogenic mechanical signaling in PAH. Methods: MMP-8 levels were measured in plasma from patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and controls by ELISA. MMP-8 vascular expression was examined in lung tissue from patients with PAH and rodent models of PH. MMP-8-/- and MMP-8+/+ mice were exposed to normobaric hypoxia or normoxia for 4-8 weeks. PH severity was evaluated by right ventricular systolic pressure, echocardiography, pulmonary artery morphometry, and immunostaining. Proliferation, migration, matrix component expression, and mechanical signaling were assessed in MMP-8-/- and MMP-8+/+ pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). Measurements and Main Results: MMP-8 expression was significantly increased in plasma and pulmonary arteries of patients with PH compared with controls and induced in the pulmonary vasculature in rodent PH models. Hypoxia-exposed MMP-8-/- mice had significant mortality, increased right ventricular systolic pressure, severe right ventricular dysfunction, and exaggerated vascular remodeling compared with MMP-8+/+ mice. MMP-8-/- PASMCs demonstrated exaggerated proliferation and migration mediated by altered matrix protein expression, elevated integrin-β3 levels, and induction of FAK (focal adhesion kinase) and downstream YAP (Yes-associated protein)/TAZ (transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif) activity. Conclusions: MMP-8 is a novel protective factor upregulated in the pulmonary vasculature during PAH pathogenesis. MMP-8 opposes pathologic mechanobiological feedback by altering matrix composition and disrupting integrin-β3/FAK and YAP/TAZ-dependent mechanical signaling in PASMCs.
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