Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that apelin protects against angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced cardiovascular fibrosis and vascular remodeling. METHODS AND RESULTS:Wild-type mice administered apelin or apelin along with Ang II exhibited less cardiovascular fibrosis and decreased plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1) gene expression than mice receiving Ang II, N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), apelin plus L-NAME or apelin plus Ang II plus L-NAME. In-vitro analysis using a luciferase construct driven by 3.1 kb of the human PAI-1 promoter revealed that apelin blocked Ang II-mediated PAI-1 gene expression. Immunoblotting for phosphorylated myosin phosphatase subunit and myosin light chain revealed that apelin blocked Ang II activation of the Rho kinase pathway, which is associated with induction of PAI-1 gene expression by Ang II. In addition, treatment of human aortic smooth muscle cells with apelin reduced PAI-1 mRNA and protein production in the presence and absence of Ang II. Conversely, L-NAME treatment attenuated the downregulation of PAI-1 by apelin in cells. CONCLUSION:Apelin protects against cardiac fibrosis and vascular remodeling through direct regulation of PAI-1 gene expression. This protective effect is mediated through the synergistic inhibition of Ang II signaling and increased production of nitric oxide by apelin. Our data extend previous findings and provide new insight into the molecular mechanisms by which apelin elicits a cardioprotective effect.
journal_name
J Hypertensjournal_title
Journal of hypertensionauthors
Siddiquee K,Hampton J,Khan S,Zadory D,Gleaves L,Vaughan DE,Smith LHdoi
10.1097/HJH.0b013e32834347desubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-04-01 00:00:00pages
724-31issue
4eissn
0263-6352issn
1473-5598journal_volume
29pub_type
杂志文章abstract:BACKGROUND:Increased arterial stiffness is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among hypertensive patients. OBJECTIVES:To assess the relationship between ambulatory arterial stiffness index (AASI) and subclinical left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction assessed by 2-D speckle-tracking echocardiog...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000002330
更新日期:2020-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004872-199816090-00004
更新日期:1998-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000001066
更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004872-200404000-00021
更新日期:2004-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Fenoldopam, a dopamine-1 (D1) agonist, was administered by a 6-h intravenous infusion to patients with refractory hypertension [diastolic blood pressure (DBP) greater than 115 mmHg while on triple therapy] in order to achieve a fall in DBP of 30 mmHg. The evolution of blood pressure, heart rate, glomerular filtration ...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004872-198808000-00010
更新日期:1988-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000000064
更新日期:2014-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1994-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000002113
更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0b013e32830dfe4b
更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.hjh.0000234111.31239.c3
更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000000749
更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1993-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004872-199303000-00013
更新日期:1993-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004872-200210000-00021
更新日期:2002-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000000518
更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000000016
更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000001588
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00004872-200211000-00001
更新日期:2002-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0b013e328305086c
更新日期:2008-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000000680
更新日期:2015-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0b013e328364a2a1
更新日期:2013-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00004872-200210000-00001
更新日期:2002-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004872-198506000-00007
更新日期:1985-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000001023
更新日期:2016-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1097/HJH.0b013e328334f36b
更新日期:2010-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004872-199506000-00009
更新日期:1995-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.hjh.0000239283.35562.15
更新日期:2006-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0b013e328363572f
更新日期:2013-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00004872-199917020-00005
更新日期:1999-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Studies directly comparing the associations of intima-media thickness with blood pressure (BP) on manual sphygmomanometric blood pressure measurement (SBPM) and 24-h ambulatory blood pressure measurement (ABPM) are scarce and have a cross-sectional design. METHODS:At baseline, we measured systolic and diasto...
journal_title:Journal of hypertension
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/HJH.0b013e328324ed6c
更新日期:2009-04-01 00:00:00