Nerve growth factor (Ngf) gene-driven semaphorin 3a (Sema3a) expression exacerbates thoracic aortic aneurysm dissection in mice

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Thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD) is a life-threatening disease and currently there is no pharmacological therapy. Sympathetic nerve overactivity plays an important role in the development of TAAD. Sympathetic innervation is mainly controlled by nerve growth factor (NGF, a key neural chemoattractant) and semaphoring 3A (Sema3A, a key neural chemorepellent), while the roles of these two factors in aortic sympathetic innervation and especially TAAD are unknown. We hypothesized that genetically manipulating the NGF/Sema3A ratio by the Ngf -driven Sema3a expression approach may reduce aortic sympathetic nerve innervation and mitigate TAAD progression. A mouse strain of Ngf gene-driven Sema3a expression (namely NgfSema3a/Sema3a mouse) was established by inserting the 2A-Sema3A expression frame to the Ngf terminating codon using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. TAAD was induced by β-aminopropionitrile monofumarate (BAPN) both in NgfSema3a/Sema3a mice and wild type (WT) littermates. Contrary to our expectation, the BAPN-induced TAAD was severer in NgfSema3a/Sema3a mice than in wild-type (WT) mice. In addition, NgfSema3a/Sema3a mice showed higher aortic sympathetic innervation, inflammation and extracellular matrix degradation than the WT mice after BAPN treatment. The aortic vascular smooth muscle cells isolated from NgfSema3a/Sema3a mice and pretreated with BAPN in vivo for two weeks showed stronger capabilities of proliferation and migration than that from the WT mice. We conclude that the strategy of Ngf -driven Sema3a expression cannot suppress but worsens the BAPN-induced TAAD. By investigating the aortic phenotype of NgfSema3a/Sema3a mouse strain, we unexpectedly find a path to exacerbate BAPN-induced TAAD which might be useful in future TAAD studies.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Journal of hypertension - 42(2024), 5 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 816-827

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wu, Li-Fei [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Ying [VerfasserIn]
Wang, De-Ping [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jiao-Jiao [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Zhi-Fa [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Jia [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Jian-Yun [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Qing-Hua [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xue-Ning [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Hai-Xiong [VerfasserIn]
Du, Wen-Jing [VerfasserIn]
Li, Miao-Ling [VerfasserIn]
Cao, Ji-Min [VerfasserIn]

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1,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-2-azido-2-deoxyglucopyranose
151-18-8
80321-89-7
9061-61-4
9G2MP84A8W
Aminopropionitrile
Azides
Deoxyglucose
Journal Article
Nerve Growth Factor
Sema3a protein, mouse
Semaphorin-3A

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Date Completed 05.04.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/HJH.0000000000003647

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366556592