An organ-on-chip model of pulmonary arterial hypertension identifies a BMPR2-SOX17-prostacyclin signalling axis

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is an unmet clinical need. The lack of models of human disease is a key obstacle to drug development. We present a biomimetic model of pulmonary arterial endothelial-smooth muscle cell interactions in PAH, combining natural and induced bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2 (BMPR2) dysfunction with hypoxia to induce smooth muscle activation and proliferation, which is responsive to drug treatment. BMPR2- and oxygenation-specific changes in endothelial and smooth muscle gene expression, consistent with observations made in genomic and biochemical studies of PAH, enable insights into underlying disease pathways and mechanisms of drug response. The model captures key changes in the pulmonary endothelial phenotype that are essential for the induction of SMC remodelling, including a BMPR2-SOX17-prostacyclin signalling axis and offers an easily accessible approach for researchers to study pulmonary vascular remodelling and advance drug development in PAH.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

Enthalten in:

Communications biology - 5(2022), 1 vom: 07. Nov., Seite 1192

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ainscough, Alexander J [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Timothy J [VerfasserIn]
Haensel, Maike [VerfasserIn]
Rhodes, Christopher J [VerfasserIn]
Fellows, Adam [VerfasserIn]
Whitwell, Harry J [VerfasserIn]
Vasilaki, Eleni [VerfasserIn]
Gray, Kelly [VerfasserIn]
Freeman, Adrian [VerfasserIn]
Howard, Luke S [VerfasserIn]
Wharton, John [VerfasserIn]
Dunmore, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Upton, Paul D [VerfasserIn]
Wilkins, Martin R [VerfasserIn]
Edel, Joshua B [VerfasserIn]
Wojciak-Stothard, Beata [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

BMPR2 protein, human
Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type II
DCR9Z582X0
EC 2.7.11.30
Epoprostenol
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SOX17 protein, human
SOXF Transcription Factors

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Date Completed 14.11.2022

Date Revised 08.02.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s42003-022-04169-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348584466