Endothelial Dimethylarginine Dimethylaminohydrolase 1 Is an Important Regulator of Angiogenesis but Does Not Regulate Vascular Reactivity or Hemodynamic Homeostasis
| Autor: | Anna M. Randi, James Tomlinson, Neil Dufton, Graeme M. Birdsey, Matthew Delahaye, Olga Boruc, Laura Dowsett, Anna Slaviero, Zhen Wang, Eliza Kalk, James Leiper, Lucy Colman, Sophie Piper |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Endothelium Angiogenesis Neovascularization Physiologic Endogeny Biology Amidohydrolases Nitric oxide Mice chemistry.chemical_compound Physiology (medical) Internal medicine medicine Animals Homeostasis Cells Cultured Mice Knockout Kidney Hemodynamics Endothelial Cells Mice Inbred C57BL Blot medicine.anatomical_structure Endocrinology chemistry Knockout mouse Endothelium Vascular Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Zdroj: | Circulation. 131:2217-2225 |
| ISSN: | 1524-4539 0009-7322 |
| Popis: | Background— Asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthesis and a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH) enzymes are responsible for ADMA breakdown. It has been reported that endothelial DDAH1 accounts for the majority of ADMA metabolism. However, we and others have shown strong DDAH1 expression in a range of nonendothelial cell types, suggesting that the endothelium is not the only site of metabolism. We have developed a new endothelium-specific DDAH1 knockout mouse (DDAH1 En−/− ) to investigate the significance of endothelial ADMA in cardiovascular homeostasis. Methods and Results— DDAH1 deletion in the DDAH1 En−/− mouse was mediated by Tie-2 driven Cre expression. DDAH1 deletion was confirmed through immunocytochemistry, whereas Western blotting showed that DDAH1 remained in the kidney and liver, confirming expression in nonendothelial cells. Plasma ADMA was unchanged in DDAH1 En−/− mice, and cultured aortas released amounts of ADMA to similar to controls. Consistent with these observations, vasoreactivity ex vivo and hemodynamics in vivo were unaltered in DDAH1 En−/− mice. In contrast, we observed significantly impaired angiogenic responses both ex vivo and in vivo. Conclusions— We demonstrate that endothelial DDAH1 is not a critical determinant of plasma ADMA, vascular reactivity, or hemodynamic homeostasis. DDAH1 is widely expressed in a range of vascular and nonvascular cell types; therefore, the additive effect of DDAH1 expression in multiple organ systems determines plasma ADMA concentrations. Endothelial deletion of DDAH1 profoundly impairs the angiogenic capacity of endothelial cells, indicating that intracellular ADMA is a critical determinant of endothelial cell response. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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