Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Aortic valve calcification is an actively regulated process that displays hallmarks of atherosclerosis. Natriuretic peptides (A-, B-, and C-type natriuretic peptides [ANP, BNP, and CNP]) have been reported to have a role in the pathogenesis of vascular atherosclerosis, but their expression in aortic valves is not known. Here, we characterized and compared expression of natriuretic peptide system in aortic valves of patients with normal valves (n=4), aortic regurgitation (n=11), regurgitation and fibrosis (n=6), and aortic valve stenosis (n=21). METHODS AND RESULTS:By reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, all 3 natriuretic peptides were found to be expressed in aortic valves. CNP mRNA levels were 92% lower (P<0.001) in stenotic valves, whereas no significant changes in the expression of ANP and BNP genes were found compared with valves obtained from patients with aortic regurgitation. CNP was localized by immunohistochemistry with specific CNP (32-53) antibody to valvular endothelial cells and myofibroblasts. Gene expression of furin, which proteolytically cleaves proCNP into active CNP, was 54% lower in aortic valve stenosis (P=0.04). Moreover, natriuretic peptide receptor-A and natriuretic peptide receptor-B mRNA levels were 78% and 76% lower, respectively, in stenotic valves. In contrast, gene expression of corin, a proANP- and proBNP-converting enzyme, and natriuretic peptide receptor-C did not differ between groups. CONCLUSIONS:We show that natriuretic peptides, their processing enzymes, and their receptors are expressed in human aortic valves. Aortic valve stenosis is characterized by distinct downregulation of gene expression of CNP, its processing enzyme furin, and the target receptors natriuretic peptide receptor-B and natriuretic peptide receptor-A, which suggests that CNP acts as a paracrine regulator of the aortic valve calcification process.
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Circulationjournal_title
Circulationauthors
Peltonen TO,Taskinen P,Soini Y,Rysä J,Ronkainen J,Ohtonen P,Satta J,Juvonen T,Ruskoaho H,Leskinen Hdoi
10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.685743subject
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2007-09-11 00:00:00pages
1283-9issue
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0009-7322issn
1524-4539pii
CIRCULATIONAHA.106.685743journal_volume
116pub_type
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