Journalartikel
Autorenliste: Yu, Ying; Keller, Steve H.; Remillard, Carmelle V.; Safrina, Olga; Nicholson, Ann; Zhang, Shenyuan L.; Jiang, Weihua; Vangala, Nivruthi; Landsberg, Judd W.; Wang, Jian-Ying; Thistlethwaite, Patricia A.; Channick, Richard N.; Robbins, Ivan M.; Loyd, James E.; Ghofrani, Hossein A.; Grimminger, Friedrich; Schermuly, Ralph T.; Cahalan, Michael D.; Rubin, Lewis J.; Yuan, Jason X. -J.
Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 2009
Seiten: 2313-2U43
Zeitschrift: Circulation
Bandnummer: 119
Heftnummer: 17
ISSN: 0009-7322
eISSN: 1524-4539
Open Access Status: Green
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.782458
Verlag: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Abstract:
Background-Excessive proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) plays an important role in the development of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH), whereas a rise in cytosolic Ca2+ concentration triggers PASMC contraction and stimulates PASMC proliferation. Recently, we demonstrated that upregulation of the TRPC6 channel contributes to proliferation of PASMCs isolated from IPAH patients. This study sought to identify single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the TRPC6 gene promoter that are associated with IPAH and have functional significance in regulating TRPC6 activity in PASMCs.
Methods and Results-Genomic DNA was isolated from blood samples of 237 normal subjects and 268 IPAH patients. Three biallelic SNPs, -361 (A/T), -254(C/G), and -218 (C/T), were identified in the 2000-bp sequence upstream of the transcriptional start site of TRPC6. Although the allele frequencies of the -361 and -218 SNPs were not different between the groups, the allele frequency of the -254(C -> G) SNP in IPAH patients (12%) was significantly higher than in normal subjects (6%; P<0.01). Genotype data showed that the percentage of -254G/G homozygotes in IPAH patients was 2.85 times that of normal subjects. Moreover, the -254(C -> G) SNP creates a binding sequence for nuclear factor-kappa B. Functional analyses revealed that the -254(C -> G) SNP enhanced nuclear factor--B -mediated promoter activity and stimulated TRPC6 expression in PASMCs. Inhibition of nuclear factor--B activity attenuated TRPC6 expression and decreased agonist-activated Ca2(+) influx in PASMCs of IPAH patients harboring the -254G allele.
Conclusions-These results suggest that the -254(C -> G) SNP may predispose individuals to an increased risk of IPAH by linking abnormal TRPC6 transcription to nuclear factor--B, an inflammatory transcription factor. (Circulation. 2009; 119: 2313-2322.)
Zitierstile
Harvard-Zitierstil: Yu, Y., Keller, S., Remillard, C., Safrina, O., Nicholson, A., Zhang, S., et al. (2009) A Functional Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism in the TRPC6 Gene Promoter Associated With Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Circulation, 119(17), pp. 2313-2U43. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.782458
APA-Zitierstil: Yu, Y., Keller, S., Remillard, C., Safrina, O., Nicholson, A., Zhang, S., Jiang, W., Vangala, N., Landsberg, J., Wang, J., Thistlethwaite, P., Channick, R., Robbins, I., Loyd, J., Ghofrani, H., Grimminger, F., Schermuly, R., Cahalan, M., Rubin, L., ...Yuan, J. (2009). A Functional Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism in the TRPC6 Gene Promoter Associated With Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Circulation. 119(17), 2313-2U43. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.782458
Schlagwörter
CATION CHANNELS; hypertension, pulmonary; ION CHANNELS; muscle, smooth; RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNELS; SMOOTH-MUSCLE-CELLS