Relaxin receptor deficiency promotes vascular inflammation and impairs outward remodeling in arteriovenous fistulas
| Autor: | Joris I. Rotmans, Alexander I. Agoulnik, Bram M. Voorzaat, Niels Eijkelkamp, Sabine Versteeg, Koen E.A. van der Bogt, Margreet R. de Vries, Anton Jan van Zonneveld, Carla M. A. van Alem, Eric P. van der Veer, Paul H.A. Quax, Taisiya Bezhaeva, Wouter J. Geelhoed |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Intimal hyperplasia Vascular smooth muscle extracellular matrix Vasodilation Inflammation 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Biochemistry 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine medicine Genetics Receptor Molecular Biology Relaxin RXFP1 biology hemodialysis vascular access business.industry VSMC medicine.disease macrophages 030104 developmental biology Endocrinology biology.protein medicine.symptom business Elastin Relaxin receptor Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | FASEB Journal, 32(11), 6293-6304 FASEB Journal, 32(11), 6293. FASEB |
| ISSN: | 0892-6638 |
| Popis: | The pathophysiology of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) maturation failure is not completely understood but impaired outward remodeling (OR) and intimal hyperplasia are thought to be contributors. This adverse vascular response after AVF surgery results from interplay between vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), the extracellular matrix (ECM), and inflammatory cells. Relaxin (RLN) is a hormone that acts on the vasculature via interaction with RLN/insulin-like peptide family receptor 1 (RXFP1), resulting in vasodilatation, ECM remodeling, and decreased inflammation. In the present study, we evaluated the consequences of RXFP1 knockout ( Rxfp1-/-) on AVF maturation in a murine model of AVF failure. Rxfp1-/- mice showed a 22% decrease in vessel size at the venous outflow tract 14 d after AVF surgery. Furthermore, a 43% increase in elastin content was observed in the lesions of Rxfp1-/- mice and coincided with a 41% reduction in elastase activity. In addition, Rxfp1-/- mice displayed a 6-fold increase in CD45+ leukocytes, along with a 2-fold increase in monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP1) levels, when compared with wild-type mice. In vitro, VSMCs from Rxfp1-/- mice exhibited a synthetic phenotype, as illustrated by augmentation of collagen, fibronectin, TGF-β, and platelet-derived growth factor mRNA. In addition, VSMCs derived from Rxfp1-/- mice showed a 5-fold increase in cell migration. Finally, RXFP1 and RLN expression levels were increased in human AVFs when compared with unoperated cephalic veins. In conclusion, RXFP1 deficiency hampers elastin degradation and results in induced vascular inflammation after AVF surgery. These processes impair OR in murine AVF, suggesting that the RLN axis could be a potential therapeutic target for promoting AVF maturation.-Bezhaeva, T., de Vries, M. R., Geelhoed, W. J., van der Veer, E. P., Versteeg, S., van Alem, C. M. A., Voorzaat, B. M., Eijkelkamp, N., van der Bogt, K. E., Agoulnik, A. I., van Zonneveld, A.-J., Quax, P. H. A., Rotmans, J. I. Relaxin receptor deficiency promotes vascular inflammation and impairs outward remodeling in arteriovenous fistulas. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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