Differential effect of basal vitamin D status in monocrotaline induced pulmonary arterial hypertension in normal and vitamin D deficient rats : Possible involvement of eNOS/TGF-β/α-SMA signaling pathways

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Vitamin D deficiency is common and linked to poor prognosis in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We investigated the differential effect of basal vitamin D levels in monocrotaline (MCT) induced PAH in normal and vitamin D deficient (VDD) rats. Rats were fed a VDD diet and exposed to filtered fluorescent light to deplete vitamin D. Normal rats were pretreated with vitamin D 100 IU/d and treated with vitamin D 100 and 200 IU/d, while VDD rats received vitamin D 100 IU/d. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) silencing was done in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) using VDR siRNA. Calcitriol (50 nM/mL) was added to human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (HPASMCs) and HUVECs before and after the exposure to TGF-β (10 ng/mL). Vitamin D 100 IU/d pretreatment in normal rats up-regulated the expression of eNOS and inhibited endothelial to mesenchymal transition significantly and maximally. Vitamin D 100 IU/d treatment in VDD rats was comparable to vitamin D 200 IU/d treated normal rats. These effects were significantly attenuated by L-NAME (20 mg/kg), a potent eNOS inhibitor. Exposure to TGF- β significantly reduced the expression of eNOS and increased the mesenchymal marker expression in normal and VDR-silenced HUVECs and HPASMCs, which were averted by treatment and maximally inhibited by pretreatment with calcitriol (50 nM). To conclude, this study provided novel evidence suggesting the beneficial role of higher basal vitamin D levels, which are inversely linked with PAH severity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:113

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The Journal of nutritional biochemistry - 113(2023) vom: 25. März, Seite 109246

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shah, Sadia [VerfasserIn]
Vishwakarma, Vishal Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Arava, Sudheer Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Mridha, Asit Ranjan [VerfasserIn]
Yadav, Raj Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Seth, Sandeep [VerfasserIn]
Bhatia, Jagriti [VerfasserIn]
Hote, Milind P [VerfasserIn]
Arya, Dharamvir Singh [VerfasserIn]
Yadav, Harlokesh Narayan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1406-16-2
73077K8HYV
Calcitriol
Endothelial to mesenchymal transition
FXC9231JVH
Journal Article
Monocrotaline
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Right ventricular systolic pressure
Transforming Growth Factor beta
Vitamin D
Vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin D supplement
Vitamins

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Date Completed 23.02.2023

Date Revised 08.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jnutbio.2022.109246

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350082707