TY - JOUR
T1 - Cardiotonic Steroids Induce Vascular Fibrosis Via Pressure-Independent Mechanism in NaCl-Loaded Diabetic Rats
AU - Fedorova, Olga V.
AU - Fadeev, Artem V.
AU - Grigorova, Yulia N.
AU - Marshall, Courtney A.
AU - Zernetkina, Valentina
AU - Kolodkin, Nikolai I.
AU - Agalakova, Natalia I.
AU - Konradi, Alexandra O.
AU - Lakatta, Edward G.
AU - Bagrov, Alexei Y.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/11/1
Y1 - 2019/11/1
N2 - Endogenous cardiotonic steroid, marinobufagenin (MBG), induces Fli1-dependent tissue fibrosis. We hypothesized that an increase in MBG initiates the development of aortic fibrosis in salt-loaded rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) via pressure-independent mechanism. DM2 was induced by a single intraperitoneal administration of 65 mg/kg streptozotocin to neonatal (4-5 days) male Wistar rats. Eight-week-old DM2 rats received water or 1.8% NaCl (DM-NaCl) solution for 4 weeks (n = 16); half of DM-NaCl rats were treated with anti-MBG monoclonal antibody (mAb) (DM-NaCl-AB) during week 4 of salt loading; control intact rats received water (n = 8/group). Blood pressure, MBG, erythrocyte Na/K-ATPase activity, aortic weights, levels of fibrosis markers (Fli1, protein kinase Cδ, transforming growth factor-β1, receptors of the transforming growth factor beta5, fibronectin, collagen-1), and sensitivity of the aortic explants to the vasorelaxant effect of sodium nitroprusside were assessed. No changes in systolic blood pressure were observed while erythrocyte Na/K-ATPase was inhibited by 30%, plasma MBG was doubled, and aortic markers of fibrosis became elevated in DM-NaCl rats versus control. Treatment of DM-NaCl rats with anti-MBG mAb activated Na/K-ATPase, prevented increases in aortic weights, and the levels of fibrosis markers returned to the control levels. The responsiveness of the aortic rings from DM-NaCl rats to the relaxant effect of sodium nitroprusside was reduced (half maximal effective concentration (EC50) = 29 nmol/L) versus control rings (EC50 = 7 nmol/L) and was restored by anti-MBG mAb (EC50 = 9 nmol/L). Our results suggest that in salt-loaded diabetic rats, MBG stimulates aortic collagen synthesis in a pressure-independent fashion and that 2 profibrotic mechanisms, Fli1 dependent and transforming growth factor-β dependent, underlie its effects.
AB - Endogenous cardiotonic steroid, marinobufagenin (MBG), induces Fli1-dependent tissue fibrosis. We hypothesized that an increase in MBG initiates the development of aortic fibrosis in salt-loaded rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) via pressure-independent mechanism. DM2 was induced by a single intraperitoneal administration of 65 mg/kg streptozotocin to neonatal (4-5 days) male Wistar rats. Eight-week-old DM2 rats received water or 1.8% NaCl (DM-NaCl) solution for 4 weeks (n = 16); half of DM-NaCl rats were treated with anti-MBG monoclonal antibody (mAb) (DM-NaCl-AB) during week 4 of salt loading; control intact rats received water (n = 8/group). Blood pressure, MBG, erythrocyte Na/K-ATPase activity, aortic weights, levels of fibrosis markers (Fli1, protein kinase Cδ, transforming growth factor-β1, receptors of the transforming growth factor beta5, fibronectin, collagen-1), and sensitivity of the aortic explants to the vasorelaxant effect of sodium nitroprusside were assessed. No changes in systolic blood pressure were observed while erythrocyte Na/K-ATPase was inhibited by 30%, plasma MBG was doubled, and aortic markers of fibrosis became elevated in DM-NaCl rats versus control. Treatment of DM-NaCl rats with anti-MBG mAb activated Na/K-ATPase, prevented increases in aortic weights, and the levels of fibrosis markers returned to the control levels. The responsiveness of the aortic rings from DM-NaCl rats to the relaxant effect of sodium nitroprusside was reduced (half maximal effective concentration (EC50) = 29 nmol/L) versus control rings (EC50 = 7 nmol/L) and was restored by anti-MBG mAb (EC50 = 9 nmol/L). Our results suggest that in salt-loaded diabetic rats, MBG stimulates aortic collagen synthesis in a pressure-independent fashion and that 2 profibrotic mechanisms, Fli1 dependent and transforming growth factor-β dependent, underlie its effects.
KW - Fli1
KW - Na/K-ATPase
KW - TGF-β
KW - aorta
KW - cellular signaling
KW - diabetes mellitus
KW - inhibitors
KW - marinobufagenin
KW - sodium chloride
KW - streptozotocin
KW - vascular stiffness
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U2 - 10.1097/FJC.0000000000000730
DO - 10.1097/FJC.0000000000000730
M3 - Article
C2 - 31415452
AN - SCOPUS:85074962350
SN - 0160-2446
VL - 74
SP - 436
EP - 442
JO - Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology
JF - Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology
IS - 5
ER -