Objective This study aimed to investigate the effects of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorδ(PPARδ)agonist GW501516 on the proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells(PASMCs)induced by hypoxia,...Objective This study aimed to investigate the effects of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorδ(PPARδ)agonist GW501516 on the proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells(PASMCs)induced by hypoxia,in order to search for new drugs for the treatment and prevention of pulmonary vascular remodeling.Methods PASMCs were incubated with different concentrations of GW501516(10,30,100 nmol/L)under the hypoxic condition.The proliferation was determined by a CCK-8 assay.The cell cycle progression was analyzed by flow cytometry.The expression of PPARδ,S phase kinase-associated protein 2(Skp2),and cell cycle-dependent kinase inhibitor p27 was detected by Western blotting.Then PASMCs were treated with 100 nmol/L GW501516,100 nmol/L mammalian target of rapamycin(mTOR)inhibitor rapamycin and/or 2µmol/L mTOR activator MHY1485 to explore the molecular mechanisms by which GW501516 reduces the proliferation of PASMCs.Results The presented data demonstrated that hypoxia reduced the expression of PPARδin an oxygen concentration-and time-dependent manner,and GW501516 decreased the proliferation of PASMCs induced by hypoxia by blocking the progression through the G0/G1 to S phase of the cell cycle.In accordance with these findings,GW501516 downregulated Skp2 and upregulated p27 in hypoxia-exposed PASMCs.Further experiments showed that rapamycin had similar effects as GW501516 in inhibiting cell proliferation,arresting the cell cycle,regulating the expression of Skp2 and p27,and inactivating mTOR in hypoxia-exposed PASMCs.Moreover,MHY1485 reversed all the beneficial effects of GW501516 on hypoxia-stimulated PASMCs.Conclusion GW501516 inhibited the proliferation of PASMCs induced by hypoxia through blocking the mTOR/Skp2/p27 signaling pathway.展开更多
Objective To investigate whether pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) may increase oxidative stress in women with PIH, and to explore the mechanisms by which PIH may increase oxidative stress and potential free radica...Objective To investigate whether pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) may increase oxidative stress in women with PIH, and to explore the mechanisms by which PIH may increase oxidative stress and potential free radical damage. Methods Seventy women with PIH and seventy women with uncomplicated normotensive pregnancy (UNP) whose age, nutritional conditions, levels of hemoglobin and albumin were all matched, were enrolled in a randomized controlled trial. Their plasma concentrations of nitric oxide (NO), vitamin C (VC), vitamin E (VE), and β-carotene (β-CAR) as well as their erythrocyte malondialdehyde (MDA), and activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX)were determined by spectrophotometry. Results Compared with average values of the above experimental parameters in the women with UNP, the average value of erythrocyte MDA in the women with PIH significantly increased (P＜0.0001), while the average values of plasma NO, VC, VE, and β-CAR as well as those of erythrocyte SOD, CAT, and GPX in the women with PIH significantly decreased (P＜0.0005-0.0001). The findings from partial correlation analysis (controlling for age) for 70women with PIH showed that with elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), MDA value gradually increased (P＜0.001), and NO, VC, VE, β-CAR, SOD, CAT, and GPX values gradually decreased (P＜0.02-0.001).The fmdings from reliability analysis for NO, VC, VE, β-CAR, SOD, CAT, GPX, and MDA values used to reflect increased oxidative stress and potential free radical damage in women with PIH showed that the reliability coefficients (alpha, 8 items) =0.7062, P＜ 0.0001, and the standardized item alpha = 0.9116, P＜ 0.0001. Conclusion The findings in the present research suggest that pregnancy-induced hypertension can increase oxidative stress and potential free radical damage in women with pregnancy-induced hypertension.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(No.2018CFC801).
文摘Objective This study aimed to investigate the effects of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorδ(PPARδ)agonist GW501516 on the proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells(PASMCs)induced by hypoxia,in order to search for new drugs for the treatment and prevention of pulmonary vascular remodeling.Methods PASMCs were incubated with different concentrations of GW501516(10,30,100 nmol/L)under the hypoxic condition.The proliferation was determined by a CCK-8 assay.The cell cycle progression was analyzed by flow cytometry.The expression of PPARδ,S phase kinase-associated protein 2(Skp2),and cell cycle-dependent kinase inhibitor p27 was detected by Western blotting.Then PASMCs were treated with 100 nmol/L GW501516,100 nmol/L mammalian target of rapamycin(mTOR)inhibitor rapamycin and/or 2µmol/L mTOR activator MHY1485 to explore the molecular mechanisms by which GW501516 reduces the proliferation of PASMCs.Results The presented data demonstrated that hypoxia reduced the expression of PPARδin an oxygen concentration-and time-dependent manner,and GW501516 decreased the proliferation of PASMCs induced by hypoxia by blocking the progression through the G0/G1 to S phase of the cell cycle.In accordance with these findings,GW501516 downregulated Skp2 and upregulated p27 in hypoxia-exposed PASMCs.Further experiments showed that rapamycin had similar effects as GW501516 in inhibiting cell proliferation,arresting the cell cycle,regulating the expression of Skp2 and p27,and inactivating mTOR in hypoxia-exposed PASMCs.Moreover,MHY1485 reversed all the beneficial effects of GW501516 on hypoxia-stimulated PASMCs.Conclusion GW501516 inhibited the proliferation of PASMCs induced by hypoxia through blocking the mTOR/Skp2/p27 signaling pathway.
文摘Objective To investigate whether pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) may increase oxidative stress in women with PIH, and to explore the mechanisms by which PIH may increase oxidative stress and potential free radical damage. Methods Seventy women with PIH and seventy women with uncomplicated normotensive pregnancy (UNP) whose age, nutritional conditions, levels of hemoglobin and albumin were all matched, were enrolled in a randomized controlled trial. Their plasma concentrations of nitric oxide (NO), vitamin C (VC), vitamin E (VE), and β-carotene (β-CAR) as well as their erythrocyte malondialdehyde (MDA), and activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX)were determined by spectrophotometry. Results Compared with average values of the above experimental parameters in the women with UNP, the average value of erythrocyte MDA in the women with PIH significantly increased (P＜0.0001), while the average values of plasma NO, VC, VE, and β-CAR as well as those of erythrocyte SOD, CAT, and GPX in the women with PIH significantly decreased (P＜0.0005-0.0001). The findings from partial correlation analysis (controlling for age) for 70women with PIH showed that with elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), MDA value gradually increased (P＜0.001), and NO, VC, VE, β-CAR, SOD, CAT, and GPX values gradually decreased (P＜0.02-0.001).The fmdings from reliability analysis for NO, VC, VE, β-CAR, SOD, CAT, GPX, and MDA values used to reflect increased oxidative stress and potential free radical damage in women with PIH showed that the reliability coefficients (alpha, 8 items) =0.7062, P＜ 0.0001, and the standardized item alpha = 0.9116, P＜ 0.0001. Conclusion The findings in the present research suggest that pregnancy-induced hypertension can increase oxidative stress and potential free radical damage in women with pregnancy-induced hypertension.
