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Title: | SMAD3 deficiency promotes inflammatory aortic aneurysms in angiotensin II–infused mice via activation of iNOS | Authors: | Tan, Eddie H. Tan, Chek Kun Luo, Baiwen Huang, Charlotte Liwen Loo, Say Chye Joachim Choong, Cleo Swee Neo Tan, Nguan Soon |
Keywords: | DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences | Issue Date: | 2013 | Source: | Tan, C. K., Tan, E. H., Luo, B., Huang, C. L, Loo, S. C. J., Choong, C. S. N., & Tan, N. S. (2013). SMAD3 deficiency promotes inflammatory aortic aneurysms in angiotensin II–infused mice via activation of iNOS. Journal of the american heart association, 2(3). | Series/Report no.: | Journal of the American heart association | Abstract: | Ninety percent of the patients carrying distinct SMAD3 mutations develop aortic aneurysms and dissections, called aneurysms-osteoarthritis syndrome (AOS). However, the etiology and molecular events downstream of SMAD3 leading to the pathogenesis of aortic aneurysms in these patients still remain elusive. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the vascular phenotypes of SMAD3-knockout mice. Methods and Results‒We showed that angiotensin II-induced vascular inflammation, but not hypertension, leads to aortic aneurysms and dissections, ultimately causing aortic rupture and death in these mice. Lipopolysaccharide-triggered inflammation confirmed that enhanced aortic macrophage recruitment was essential for aneurysm formation in angiotensin II-infused SMAD3-knockout mice. In contrast, phenylephrine-triggered hypertension alone was insufficient to induce aortic aneurysms in these mice. Using uniaxial tensile and contractility tests, we showed that SMAD3 deficiency resulted in defective aortic biomechanics and physiological functions, which caused weakening of the aortic wall and predisposed these mice to aortic aneurysms. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and re-ChIP assays revealed that the underlying mechanism involved an aberrant upregulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)-derived nitric oxide production and an activation of elastolytic matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9. Administration of clodronate-liposomes and iNOS inhibitor completely abrogated these aortic conditions, thereby identifying iNOS-mediated nitric oxide secretion from macrophages as the downstream event of SMAD3 that drives this severe pathology. Conclusions‒Macrophage depletion and iNOS antagonism represent two promising approaches for preventing aortic aneurysms related to SMAD3 mutations and merit further investigation as adjunctive strategies for the life-threatening manifestations of AOS. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95753 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/10649 |
ISSN: | 2047-9980 | DOI: | 10.1161/JAHA.113.000269 | Rights: | © 2013 The Authors. Published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Heart Association, Inc. This paper was published in Journal of the American heart association and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of American Heart Association. The paper can be found at the following official DOI: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.113.000269]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. | Fulltext Permission: | open | Fulltext Availability: | With Fulltext |
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