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ArticleThe American journal of pathology2013

Endothelial GATA-6 deficiency promotes pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Angela Ghatnekar, Izabela Chrobak, Charlie Reese, Lukasz Stawski, Francesca Seta, Elaine Wirrig, Jesus Paez-Cortez, Margaret Markiewicz, Yoshihide Asano, Russell Harley and 3 more

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Article in The American journal of pathology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Angela GhatnekarDivision of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Izabela Chrobak
Charlie Reese
Lukasz Stawski
Francesca Seta
Elaine Wirrig
Jesus Paez-Cortez
Margaret Markiewicz
Yoshihide Asano
Russell Harley
Richard Silver
Carol Feghali-Bostwick
Maria Trojanowska
Medical University of South Carolina · USBoston University · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Translational studies for identifying and targeting novel pathways in systemic sclerosis pathogenesisP50AR060780 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI LAFYATIS, ROBERT A. · 2011 to 2021
$14.9M
The molecular mechanisms of fibrosisR01AR042334 · NIAMS · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI TROJANOWSKA, MARIA · 1994 to 2018
$5.2M
Training Grant in Inflammatory and Fibrosing DiseasesT32AR050958 · NIAMS · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI DIANE L KAMEN · 2005 to 2026
$4.2M
NIAMS NIH HHS P50 AR060780NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR042334NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR42334NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR 050958NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR050958
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a chronic and progressive disease characterized by pulmonary vasculopathy with elevation of pulmonary artery pressure, often culminating in right ventricular failure. GATA-6, a member of the GATA family of zinc-finger transcription factors, is highly expressed in quiescent vasculature and is frequently lost during vascular injury. We hypothesized that endothelial GATA-6 may play a critical role in the molecular mechanisms underlying endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction in PAH. Here we report that GATA-6 is markedly reduced in pulmonary ECs lining both occluded and nonoccluded vessels in patients with idiopathic and systemic sclerosis-associated PAH. GATA-6 transcripts are also rapidly decreased in rodent PAH models. Endothelial GATA-6 is a direct transcriptional regulator of genes controlling vascular tone [endothelin-1, endothelin-1 receptor type A, and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)], pro-inflammatory genes, CX3CL1 (fractalkine), 5-lipoxygenease-activating protein, and markers of vascular remodeling, including PAI-1 and RhoB. Mice with the genetic deletion of GATA-6 in ECs (Gata6-KO) spontaneously develop elevated pulmonary artery pressure and increased vessel muscularization, and these features are further exacerbated in response to hypoxia. Furthermore, innate immune cells including macrophages (CD11b(+)/F4/80(+)), granulocytes (Ly6G(+)/CD45(+)), and dendritic cells (CD11b(+)/CD11c(+)) are significantly increased in normoxic Gata6-KO mice. Together, our findings suggest a critical role of endothelial GATA-6 deficiency in development and disease progression in PAH.

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsAryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear TranslocatorBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsCase-Control StudiesChronic DiseaseDisease ProgressionDown-RegulationEndothelial CellsEndothelial PAS Domain-Containing Protein 1Endothelium, VascularFamilial Primary Pulmonary HypertensionGATA6 Transcription FactorGene Expression RegulationHumansHypertension, PulmonaryArnt protein, mouseAryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear TranslocatorBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsEndothelial PAS Domain-Containing Protein 1GATA6 Transcription FactorRNA, Messenger

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PMID23583651
PMCPMC3668018
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