The regulation of urotensin-II on the expressions of TGF-β1 in rat model of high pulmonary blood flow pulmonary arterial hypertension
ZHANG Songyue, REN Yue, HE Yuee, LI Hao, WU Rongzhou
Children’s Heart Center, Institute of Cardiovascular Development and Translational Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027
ZHANG Songyue,REN Yue,HE Yuee, et al. The regulation of urotensin-II on the expressions of TGF-β1 in rat model of high pulmonary blood flow pulmonary arterial hypertension[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2018, 48(6): 441-445.
Abstract:Objective: To explore the impact of urotensin-II (UII) on the expressions of transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) in rat model of pulmonary arterial hypertension triggered by high pulmonary blood flow. Methods: Sixty male SD rats were included and randomly divided into pulmonary hypertension model group (Group S, n=20), sham group (Group C, n=20), urotensin II inhibitor group (Group M, n=20). The pulmonary hypertension model was established after surgical connection of the common carotid artery and jugular vein in rats. Four weeks, eight weeks and twelve weeks later, 5 rats were selected from each group to measure the right ventricular pressure. Twelve weeks later, 5 rats from each group were sacrificed to obtain specimens of lung tissue. Western blot was used to detect the expression of UII and TGF-β1 protein in lung tissue. The content of TGF-β1 mRNA was detected via RT-PCR. One-way analysis of variance and Pearson correlation analysis were used to analyze the data. Results: For the pulmonary artery pressure, Group S reached a higher level compared with Group C (P<0.05), and the level of Group M was significantly decreased when compared with Group S (P<0.05). Twelve weeks later, the content of UII protein in Group S was remarkably increased (P<0.05) while in Group M was relatively decreased (P<0.05) compared with Group C. Twelve weeks later, the expression of both TGF-β1 mRNA and protein in Group S was higher than Group C (P<0.05), but in Group M it were significantly decreased (P<0.05). The expression of UII protein was positively associated with pulmonary artery pressure and TGF-β1 mRNA and protein expression. Conclusion: The down-regulation of UII reduces the expression of TGF-β1, which may ultimately alleviate the pulmonary hypertension in the rat model.
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