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ArticleInternational journal of molecular medicine2018

Hypoxia induces pulmonary arterial fibroblast proliferation, migration, differentiation and vascular remodeling via the PI3K/Akt/p70S6K signaling pathway.

Xiaoyu Chai, Dan Sun, Qian Han, Liang Yi, Yanping Wu, Xinmin Liu

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Article in International journal of molecular medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaoyu ChaiDepartment of Geriatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, P.R. China.
Dan SunDepartment of Geriatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, P.R. China.
Qian HanDepartment of Geriatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, P.R. China.
Liang YiDepartment of Geriatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, P.R. China.
Yanping WuDepartment of Geriatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, P.R. China.
Xinmin LiuDepartment of Geriatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, P.R. China.
Peking University · CNPeking University First Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study was designed to examine whether hypoxia induces the proliferation, migration and differentiation of pulmonary arterial fibroblasts (PAFs) via the PI3K/Akt/p70S6K signaling pathway. PAFs were subjected to normoxia (21% O2) or hypoxia (1% O2). The proliferation, migration, differentiation and cellular p110α, p‑Akt, and p‑p70S6K expression levels of the PAFs were examined in vitro. In addition, rats were maintained under hypoxic conditions, and the right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP), right ventricular hypertrophy index (RVHI) and right ventricular weight/body weight ratio (RV/BW) were examined. The expression levels of p110α, p‑Akt, p70S6K, fibronectin and α‑SMA in the rat pulmonary vessels were also examined. Hypoxia significantly elevated the proliferation, migration and differentiation of rat PAFs. It also strongly elevated the expression of p110α, p‑Akt and p‑p70S6K in PAFs in vitro. NVP‑BEZ235 was revealed to significantly reduce the hypoxia‑induced proliferation, migration and differentiation. In vivo experiments demonstrated that hypoxia significantly induced the elevation of RVSP, RVHI, RV/BW, medial thickening, adventitious thickening, and fibronectin and collagen deposition around pulmonary artery walls. The expression of p110α, p‑Akt and p70S6K was evident in the pulmonary arteries of the hypoxic rats. NVP‑BEZ235 significantly reduced the hypoxia‑induced hypoxic pulmonary vascular remodeling, as well as fibronectin and collagen deposition in the pulmonary arteries. Therefore, hypoxia was demonstrated to induce the proliferation, migration and differentiation of PAFs and the hypoxic pulmonary vascular remodeling of rats via the PI3K/Akt/p70S6K signaling pathway.

Indexed as

Vascular RemodelingAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell HypoxiaCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedFibroblastsMalePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPulmonary ArteryRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRibosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDaPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRibosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa

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PMID29436587
PMCPMC5846667
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