Elevated angiotensin II induces platelet apoptosis through promoting oxidative stress in an AT1R-dependent manner during sepsis

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Thrombocytopenia is independently related with increased mortality in severe septic patients. Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is elevated in septic subjects; accumulating studies show that angiotensin II (Ang II) stimulate the intrinsic apoptosis pathway by promoting reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. However, the mechanisms underlying the relationship of platelet apoptosis and RAS system in sepsis have not been fully elucidated. The present study aimed to elucidate whether the RAS was involved in the pathogenesis of sepsis-associated thrombocytopenia and explore the underlying mechanisms. We found that elevated plasma Ang II was associated with decreased platelet count in both patients with sepsis and experimental animals exposed to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Besides, Ang II treatment induced platelet apoptosis in a concentration-dependent manner in primary isolated platelets, which was blocked by angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) antagonist losartan, but not by angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2R) antagonist PD123319. Moreover, inhibiting AT1R by losartan attenuated LPS-induced platelet apoptosis and alleviated sepsis-associated thrombocytopenia. Furthermore, Ang II treatment induced oxidative stress level in a concentration-dependent manner in primary isolated platelets, which was partially reversed by the AT1R antagonist losartan. The present study demonstrated that elevated Ang II directly stimulated platelet apoptosis through promoting oxidative stress in an AT1R-dependent manner in sepsis-associated thrombocytopenia. The results would helpful for understanding the role of RAS system in sepsis-associated thrombocytopenia.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

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Journal of cellular and molecular medicine - 25(2021), 8 vom: 26. Apr., Seite 4124-4135

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xu, Dun-Feng [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yu-Jian [VerfasserIn]
Mao, Yan-Fei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Chu-Fan [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Xiao-Yan [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Lai [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

11128-99-7
Angiotensin II
Angiotensin II (Ang II)
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
Angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB)
Apoptosis
Journal Article
Platelet
Reactive Oxygen Species
Reactive oxygen species (ROS)
Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Thrombocytopenia

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Date Completed 22.09.2021

Date Revised 22.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jcmm.16382

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM321826892