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:Phenotype transition of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is implicated in vascular diseases. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a perspective cardiovascular target due to its ability of converting angiotensin (Ang II) to Ang (1-7). Our group recently showed that ACE2 can regulate the function of endothelial progenitor cell-derived exosomes (EPC-EXs). Here, we investigate whether ACE2 could affect the role of EPC-EXs on phenotype transition of VSMCs. After co-incubation with EXs released from EPC overexpressed ACE2 (EPC-EXsACE2), the ACE2 level and Ang II/Ang (1-7), proliferation/migration, phenotype gene, cytokine and NF-κB level on VSMCs were assessed. To determine the EX uptake route, VSMCs were pretreated with inhibitors. We found that (1) EPC-EXs and EPC-EXsACE2 were uptaken by VSMCs dominantly through caveolin-dependent endocytosis. (2) EPC-EXsACE2 remarkably increased the ACE2 level and decreased Ang II/Ang (1-7) in VSMCs activated by Ang II, whereas EPC-EXsACE2 pretreated by proteinase A blocked this effect. (3) EPC-EXsACE2 had better effects than EPC-EXs on reducing proliferation/migration activities and cytokine (MCP-1, TNF-α) secretion of Ang II-activated VSMCs. (4) EPC-EXs attenuated Ang II-induced VSMC synthetic phenotype change as evidenced by upregulated expressions of calponin and a-SMA and downregulated expressions of CRBP-1 and MYH10, associated with a decreased NF-κB level. EPC-EXsACE2 augmented these effects, which were attenuated by ACE2 inhibitor (DX600). In conclusion, EPC-EXsACE2 reduced Ang II-induced VSMC phenotype change by conveying functional ACE2 to downregulate the activated NF-κB pathway.
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Cell Tissue Resjournal_title
Cell and tissue researchauthors
Wang J,Li J,Cheng C,Liu Sdoi
10.1007/s00441-020-03259-wsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-12-01 00:00:00pages
509-518issue
3eissn
0302-766Xissn
1432-0878pii
10.1007/s00441-020-03259-wjournal_volume
382pub_type
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