ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021
Adipokines and Metabolic Regulators in Human and Experimental Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
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- BMI and Treatment Response in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Meta-analysis.Chest · 2022Pooled it
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- Beyond the Vasculature: The Emerging Role of Systemic Metabolism and Immunometabolism in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Roles of Lipid Metabolism in Pulmonary Hypertension: Friend or Foe?Biomolecules · 2025Review
- Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Identified Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins Controlling Endothelial Glycolytic and Arterial Programming in Pulmonary Hypertension.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2025Article
- Age, comorbidity burden and late presentation are significant predictors of hospitalization length and acute respiratory failure in patients with influenza.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Adipokines in pulmonary hypertension: angels or demons?Heliyon · 2023Review
- Anti-Adipogenic and Anti-Obesity Effects of Gongmi Tea and Gongmi So Extract.Preventive nutrition and food science · 2023Article
- Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Experimental Pulmonary Hypertension.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Relaxin-2 as a Potential Biomarker in Cardiovascular Diseases.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Review
- Research Progress of Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 in Fibrotic Diseases.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022Review
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Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is associated with meta-inflammation related to obesity but the role of adipose tissue in PH pathogenesis is unknown. We hypothesized that adipose tissue-derived metabolic regulators are altered in human and experimental PH. We measured circulating levels of fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP-4), fibroblast growth factor -21 (FGF-21), adiponectin, and the mRNA levels of FABP-4, FGF-21, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) in lung tissue of patients with idiopathic PH and healthy controls. We also evaluated lung and adipose tissue expression of these mediators in the three most commonly used experimental rodent models of pulmonary hypertension. Circulating levels of FABP-4, FGF-21, and adiponectin were significantly elevated in PH patients compared to controls and the mRNA levels of these regulators and PPARγ were also significantly increased in human PH lungs and in the lungs of rats with experimental PH compared to controls. These findings were coupled with increased levels of adipose tissue mRNA of genes related to glucose uptake, glycolysis, tricarboxylic acid cycle, and fatty acid oxidation in experimental PH. Our results support that metabolic alterations in human PH are recapitulated in rodent models of the disease and suggest that adipose tissue may contribute to PH pathogenesis.
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