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ArticleJournal of molecular and cellular cardiology2015

A critical role of cardiac fibroblast-derived exosomes in activating renin angiotensin system in cardiomyocytes.

Linmao Lyu, Hui Wang, Bin Li, Qingyun Qin, Lei Qi, Mitzi Nagarkatti, Prakash Nagarkatti, Joseph S Janicki, Xing Li Wang, Taixing Cui

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Article in Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 127 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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127 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 205 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Linmao LyuShandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
Hui WangShandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
Bin LiShandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
Qingyun QinShandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
Lei QiShandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
Mitzi NagarkattiDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Prakash NagarkattiDepartment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Joseph S JanickiDepartment of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Xing Li WangShandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China. Electronic address: xingliwang@sdu.edu.cn.
Taixing CuiShandong University Qilu Hospital Research Center for Cell Therapy, Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC 29208, USA. Electronic address: Taixing.Cui@uscmed.sc.edu.
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · CNUniversity of South Carolina · US

Funding

Targeting early ceramide elevation in pre-symptomatic eczemaP20GM103641 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI ENOS, REILLY, NAGARKATTI, PRAKASH S · 2012 to 2023
$20.7M
Use of Resveratrol to treat experimental multiple sclerosisP01AT003961 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI NAGARKATTI, PRAKASH S · 2007 to 2018
$14.2M
NCCIH NIH HHS 2P01AT003961-06A1NCCIH NIH HHS P01 AT003961NIGMS NIH HHS P020 GM103641NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103641
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic activation of the myocardial renin angiotensin system (RAS) elevates the local level of angiotensin II (Ang II) thereby inducing pathological cardiac hypertrophy, which contributes to heart failure. However, the precise underlying mechanisms have not been fully delineated. Herein we report a novel paracrine mechanism between cardiac fibroblasts (CF)s and cardiomyocytes whereby Ang II induces pathological cardiac hypertrophy. In cultured CFs, Ang II treatment enhanced exosome release via the activation of Ang II receptor types 1 (AT1R) and 2 (AT2R), whereas lipopolysaccharide, insulin, endothelin (ET)-1, transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ)1 or hydrogen peroxide did not. The CF-derived exosomes upregulated the expression of renin, angiotensinogen, AT1R, and AT2R, downregulated angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, and enhanced Ang II production in cultured cardiomyocytes. In addition, the CF exosome-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy was blocked by both AT1R and AT2R antagonists. Exosome inhibitors, GW4869 and dimethyl amiloride (DMA), inhibited CF-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy with little effect on Ang II-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. Mechanistically, CF exosomes upregulated RAS in cardiomyocytes via the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and Akt. Finally, Ang II-induced exosome release from cardiac fibroblasts and pathological cardiac hypertrophy were dramatically inhibited by GW4869 and DMA in mice. These findings demonstrate that Ang II stimulates CFs to release exosomes, which in turn increase Ang II production and its receptor expression in cardiomyocytes, thereby intensifying Ang II-induced pathological cardiac hypertrophy. Accordingly, specific targeting of Ang II-induced exosome release from CFs may serve as a novel therapeutic approach to treat cardiac pathological hypertrophy and heart failure.

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Renin-Angiotensin SystemAmilorideAngiotensin IIAniline CompoundsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBenzylidene CompoundsCardiomegalyExosomesFibroblastsHEK293 CellsHumansMiceMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesModels, BiologicalMyocardiumAmilorideAngiotensin IIAniline CompoundsBenzylidene CompoundsGW 4869Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktAngiotensin IICardiac hypertrophyExosomesHeart failure

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PMID26497614
PMCPMC4988239
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