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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2021

Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cell Senescence Promotes the Proliferation of PASMCs by Paracrine IL-6 in Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension.

Ai-Ping Wang, Fang Yang, Ying Tian, Jian-Hui Su, Qing Gu, Wei Chen, Shao-Xin Gong, Xiao-Feng Ma, Xu-Ping Qin, Zhi-Sheng Jiang

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Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ai-Ping WangInstitute of Cardiovascular Disease, Key Lab for Arteriosclerology of Hunan Province, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Fang YangLaboratory of Vascular Biology, Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Ying TianInstitute of Clinical Research, Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Jian-Hui SuInstitute of Clinical Research, Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Qing GuState Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Wei ChenDepartment of Physiology, Institute of Neuroscience, Hengyang Key Laboratory of Neurodegeneration and Cognitive Impairment, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Shao-Xin GongDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Xiao-Feng MaInstitute of Clinical Research, Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Xu-Ping QinLaboratory of Vascular Biology, Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Zhi-Sheng JiangInstitute of Cardiovascular Disease, Key Lab for Arteriosclerology of Hunan Province, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
University of South China · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a critical and dangerous disease in cardiovascular system. Pulmonary vascular remodeling is an important pathophysiological mechanism for the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell (PASMC) proliferation, hypertrophy, and enhancing secretory activity are the main causes of pulmonary vascular remodeling. Previous studies have proven that various active substances and inflammatory factors, such as interleukin 6 (IL-6), IL-8, chemotactic factor for monocyte 1, etc., are involved in pulmonary vascular remodeling in PH. However, the underlying mechanisms of these active substances to promote the PASMC proliferation remain to be elucidated. In our study, we demonstrated that PASMC senescence, as a physiopathologic mechanism, played an essential role in hypoxia-induced PASMC proliferation. In the progression of PH, senescence PASMCs could contribute to PASMC proliferation via increasing the expression of paracrine IL-6 (senescence-associated secretory phenotype). In addition, we found that activated mTOR/S6K1 pathway can promote PASMC senescence and elevate hypoxia-induced PASMC proliferation. Further study revealed that the activation of mTOR/S6K1 pathway was responsible for senescence PASMCs inducing PASMC proliferation via paracrine IL-6. Targeted inhibition of PASMC senescence could effectively suppress PASMC proliferation and relieve pulmonary vascular remodeling in PH, indicating a potential for the exploration of novel anti-PH strategies.

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interleukin-6 (IL-6)mTOR- S6K1 signalingproliferationpulmonary artery smooth muscle cells senescencepulmonary hypertension

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