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Regulation of TGF-β1 on PI3KC3 and its role in hypertension-induced vascular injuries.

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:The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression and role of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase catalytic subunit type 3 (PI3KC3) in the peripheral blood in patients with hypertension. A total of 28 patients with primary hypertension and 20 healthy control subjects were included. Peripheral blood samples were collected. The mRNA and protein expression levels were detected by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis, respectively. Cell counting kit-8 assay, Transwell chamber assay and flow cytometry were performed to detect the cell proliferation, migration ability and cellular apoptosis, respectively. Laser scanning confocal microscopy was used to detect the intracellular autophagosomes. The expression of TGF-β1 was significantly elevated, whereas the expression of PI3KC3 was significantly downregulated in the patients with hypertension compared with controls. There was negative correlation between the TGF-β1 and PI3KC3 expression. Following treatment with TGF-β1, the protein expression of PI3KC3 was significantly decreased in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), and the autophagic activity was significantly decreased. Furthermore, following the treatment of TGF-β1 the proliferation of HUVECs was significantly reduced in the HUVECs, the hypoxia-induced apoptosis rates were significantly elevated and the number of penetrating cells were significantly declined (indicating declined migration ability). However, the overexpression of PI3KC3 significantly ameliorated the proliferation, migration ability and hypoxia tolerance of TGF-β1-treated HUVECs. In conclusion, the present results indicated that TGF-β1 expression was elevated in the peripheral blood in hypertensive patients and negatively correlated with the PI3KC3 expression; and that TGF-β1 regulates the PI3KC3 signaling pathway to inhibit the autophagic activity of vascular endothelial cells, and regulate the cell proliferation, migration and anti-apoptosis ability, thus aggregating the endothelial cell injuries in hypertension. The results of the current study revealed a novel mechanism of TGF-β1 in the regulation of endothelial cell injury in hypertension, which may provide a potential target for disease therapy.

journal_name

Exp Ther Med

journal_title

Experimental and therapeutic medicine

authors

Zhang Q,Liu H,Yang J

doi

10.3892/etm.2018.7128

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-03-01 00:00:00

pages

1717-1727

issue

eissn

1792-0981

issn

1792-1015

pii

ETM-0-0-7128

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Regulation of TGF-β1 on PI3KC3 and its role in hypertension-induced vascular injuries.