B-Cell Deficiency Lowers Blood Pressure in Mice

Autor: Filio Billia, Felix Chiu, Craig A. Simmons, Rickvinder Besla, Abdul Momen, Danny D. Dinh, Clinton S. Robbins, Luke S. Dingwell, Scott P. Heximer, Eric A. Shikatani, Rohan John, Jennifer L. Gommerman, Mansoor Husain, Talat Afroze, James W. Scholey, Steffen-Sebastian Bolz, Hangjun Zhang, Michelle B. Chen, Andrew S. Levy
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Hypertension. 73:561-570
ISSN: 1524-4563
0194-911X
DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.118.11828
Popis: The proto-oncogene c-myb (and corresponding nuclear transcription factor, c-Myb) regulates the proliferation and differentiation of hematologic and vascular smooth muscle cells; however, the role of c-Myb in blood pressure regulation is unknown. Here, we show that mice homozygous for a hypomorphic c-myb allele ( c-myb h/h ) conferring reduced c-Myb activity manifest reduced peripheral blood and kidney B220 + B-cells and have decreased systolic (104±2 versus 120±1 mm Hg; P P WT (wild type) mice. Additionally, c-myb h/h mice had lower susceptibility to deoxycorticosterone acetate-salt experimental hypertension. Although cardiac (echocardiography) and resistance artery (perfusion myography) functions were normal, metabolic cage studies revealed that c-myb h/h mice had increased 24-hour urine output and sodium excretion versus WT . Reconstitution of WT mice with c-myb h/h bone marrow transplant and chimeric bone marrow transplant using mice lacking B-cells ( J H T ; h/h>WT and h/h:J H T>WT , respectively) decreased blood pressure and increased 24-hour urine output compared with controls ( WT>WT ; WT:J H T>WT ). J H T mice also had decreased systolic (103±2 versus 115±1 mm Hg; P P WT . Real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction of kidney medulla revealed reduced V 2 R (vasopressin receptor 2) expression in c-myb h/h and J H T mice. These data implicate B-cells in the regulation of V 2 R and its associated effects on salt and water handling and blood pressure homeostasis.
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