Time-Dependent Phenotypic and Contractile Changes of Pulmonary Artery in Chronic Hypoxia–Induced Pulmonary Hypertension

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Daigo Aoshima¹  Hiroshi Ozaki¹  Masatoshi Hori¹  Takahisa Murata¹ 

[1] Department of Veterinary Pharmacology, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan

关键词: pulmonary artery;    hypoxia;    contraction;    endothelin-1;    proliferation;   

DOI  :  10.1254/jphs.09059FP

学科分类：药学

来源: Nihon Yakuri Gakkai Henshuubu / Japanese Pharmacological Society

【 摘 要 】

References(48)Cited-By(5)Phenotypic and contractile changes in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) were examined in rats with pulmonary hypertension induced by hypoxia. Exposure to hypoxia induced pulmonary hypertension within 1 – 4 weeks. Staining with BrdU revealed that proliferative activities of PASMCs peaked at 1 week of hypoxic exposure, and then moderate proliferative activity was maintained for the next 2 – 4 weeks. The β-actin/α-actin ratio also increased at 1 – 2 weeks of exposure to hypoxia. Absolute contractility of the pulmonary arterial ring continuously decreased during hypoxia, whereas the basal active tonus of the pulmonary artery increased at 1 – 3 weeks. Nicardipine, the ETA-receptor antagonis, CI-1034 and the rho-kinase inhibitor Y27632 partially inhibited the elevated active tonus. Endothelin-1 content in the pulmonary hypertensive lung was continuously increased during exposure to hypoxia. In conclusion, the hypoxia-induced proliferative activity of PASMCs comprised a transient phase followed by a sustained phase. The change in PASMCs from a contractile to a synthetic phenotype also correlated with proliferative activity, which subsequently decreased PASMC contractility. The continuous production of endothelin-1 upon hypoxic exposure might contribute to the increased basal tonus of the pulmonary arterial wall, which might subsequently increase pulmonic arterial pressure, resulting in accelerated pulmonary hypertension.

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