Xiaoyu Fang1, Min Xie1, Xiansheng Liu1, Yuanzhou He1. 1. Department of Respiratory Diseases, NHC Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Sciences and Technology 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Regulated in development and DNA damage responses 1 (REDD1) is an important transcription factor regulating mitochondria homeostasis, which is the important pathological alteration of pulmonary hypertension (PH). However, it is unclear whether REDD1 regulates the PASMCs mitochondria homeostasis by the similar mechanism in pulmonary arterial remodeling induced by hypoxia. METHODS: The global REDD1-knockout rats (REDD1-KO) on Sprague-Dawley background were used to generate a chronic hypoxia model of PH. Right ventricular hypertrophy and vascular remodeling were detected after exposure to hypoxia. Additionally, proliferation, apoptosis, migration, mitochondria homeostasis, and autophagy were performed in vivo and in vitro. RESULTS: The current research found that in human and experimental rats of PH, REDD1 expression is upregulated in the PASMCs. REDD1 gene knockout alleviated hypoxia PH and hemodynamic changes effectively and reversed hypoxic pulmonary vascular remodeling. In addition, REDD1 knockdown reduces the impairment of mitochondrial function caused by hypoxia in HPASMCs via autophagy inhibition, and this process may be regulated through the Parkin gene. Moreover, REDD1 knockdown can effectively inhibit the proliferation and migration of hypoxic PASMCs, and induce their apoptosis in vivo and in vitro. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggested that REDD1 might be a potential target for improved pulmonary vascular remodeling in PH. AJTR
OBJECTIVES: Regulated in development and DNA damage responses 1 (REDD1) is an important transcription factor regulating mitochondria homeostasis, which is the important pathological alteration of pulmonary hypertension (PH). However, it is unclear whether REDD1 regulates the PASMCs mitochondria homeostasis by the similar mechanism in pulmonary arterial remodeling induced by hypoxia. METHODS: The global REDD1-knockout rats (REDD1-KO) on Sprague-Dawley background were used to generate a chronic hypoxia model of PH. Right ventricular hypertrophy and vascular remodeling were detected after exposure to hypoxia. Additionally, proliferation, apoptosis, migration, mitochondria homeostasis, and autophagy were performed in vivo and in vitro. RESULTS: The current research found that in human and experimental rats of PH, REDD1 expression is upregulated in the PASMCs. REDD1 gene knockout alleviated hypoxia PH and hemodynamic changes effectively and reversed hypoxic pulmonary vascular remodeling. In addition, REDD1 knockdown reduces the impairment of mitochondrial function caused by hypoxia in HPASMCs via autophagy inhibition, and this process may be regulated through the Parkin gene. Moreover, REDD1 knockdown can effectively inhibit the proliferation and migration of hypoxic PASMCs, and induce their apoptosis in vivo and in vitro. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggested that REDD1 might be a potential target for improved pulmonary vascular remodeling in PH. AJTR
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