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ArticleThe Journal of physiology2013

Hypoxia-reoxygenation-induced endothelial barrier failure: role of RhoA, Rac1 and myosin light chain kinase.

Muhammad Aslam, Klaus-Dieter Schluter, Susanne Rohrbach, Amir Rafiq, Sabiha Nazli, Hans Michael Piper, Thomas Noll, Rainer Schulz, Dursun Gündüz

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Article in The Journal of physiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Muhammad AslamPhysiologisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen, Germany. muhammad.aslam@physiologie.med.uni-giessen.de
Klaus-Dieter Schluter
Susanne Rohrbach
Amir Rafiq
Sabiha Nazli
Hans Michael Piper
Thomas Noll
Rainer Schulz
Dursun Gündüz
University of Giessen · DEUniversitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypoxia-reoxygenation induces loss of endothelial barrier function and oedema formation, which presents a major impediment for recovery of the organ. The integrity of the endothelial barrier is highly dependent on its contractile machinery and actin dynamics, which are precisely regulated by Rho GTPases. Perturbed activities of these Rho-GTPases under hypoxia-reoxygenation lead to derangement of the actin cytoskeleton and therefore may affect the integrity of the endothelial barrier. The aim of the present study was to analyse the role of these GTPases in regulating endothelial barrier function during hypoxia-reoxygenation in cultured porcine aortic endothelial cells and isolated perfused rat hearts. Hypoxia-reoxygenation induced an increase in albumin permeability of endothelial monolayers accompanied by an activation of the endothelial contractile machinery, derangement of the actin cytoskeleton and loss of VE-cadherin from cellular junctions. Inhibition of contractile activation with ML-7 partially protected against hypoxia-reoxygenation-induced hyperpermeability. Likewise, reoxygenation caused an increase in RhoA and a reduction in Rac1 activity accompanied by enhanced stress fibre formation and loss of peripheral actin. Inhibition of RhoA/rho kinase (Rock) signalling with RhoA or Rock inhibitors led to a complete depolymerisation and derangement of the actin cytoskeleton and worsened hypoxia-reoxygenation-induced hyperpermeability. Activation of Rac1 using a cAMP analogue, 8-CPT-O-Me-cAMP, which specifically activates Epac/Rap1 signalling, restored peripheral localisation of actin and VE-cadherin at cellular junctions and abrogated reoxygenation-induced hyperpermeability. Similar results were reproduced in isolated saline-perfused rat hearts. These data show that activation of Rac1 but not the inhibition of RhoA preserves endothelial integrity against reoxygenation-induced loss of barrier function.

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ActinsAdherens JunctionsAnimalsAntigens, CDAortaCadherin 5CadherinsCalciumCell HypoxiaCyclic AMPEndothelial CellsGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsIn Vitro TechniquesMuscle, Smooth, Vascular8-(4-chloro-phenylthio)-2'-O-methyladenosine-3'-5'-cyclic monophosphateActinsAntigens, CDCadherin 5CadherinsCalciumCyclic AMPGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsMyosin-Light-Chain Kinaserac1 GTP-Binding ProteinrhoA GTP-Binding Proteinrho-Associated Kinases

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PMID23090948
PMCPMC3577518
OpenAlexW1572587059

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