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ArticlePloS one2021

Expression and role of lumican in acute aortic dissection: A human and mouse study.

Shao-Wei Chen, Shing-Hsien Chou, Ying-Chang Tung, Fu-Chih Hsiao, Chien-Te Ho, Yi-Hsin Chan, Victor Chien-Chia Wu, An-Hsun Chou, Ming-En Hsu, Pyng-Jing Lin and 2 more

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Shao-Wei ChenDivision of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Shing-Hsien ChouDepartment of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Ying-Chang TungDepartment of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Fu-Chih HsiaoDepartment of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Chien-Te HoDepartment of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Yi-Hsin ChanDepartment of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Victor Chien-Chia WuDepartment of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
An-Hsun ChouDepartment of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Ming-En HsuDivision of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Pyng-Jing LinDivision of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
Winston W Y KaoCrawley Vision Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America.
Pao-Hsien ChuDepartment of Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-0361-6348
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChang Gung University · TWUniversity of Cincinnati · US

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Abstract

introductionAortic dissection (AD) is a life-threatening emergency, and lumican (LUM) is a potential Biomarker for AD diagnosis. We investigated LUM expression patterns in patients with AD and explored the molecular functions of Lum in AD mice model.

methodsLUM expression patterns were analyzed using aortic tissues of AD patients, and serum soluble LUM (s-LUM) levels were compared between patients with acute AD (AAD) and chronic AD (CAD). Lum-knockout (Lum-/-) mice were challenged with β-aminopropionitrile (BAPN) and angiotensin II (Ang II) to induce AD. The survival rate, AD incidence, and aortic aneurysm (AA) in these mice were compared with those in BAPN-Ang II-challenged wildtype (WT) mice. Tgf-β/Smad2, Mmps, Lum, and Nox expression patterns were examined.

resultsLUM expression was detected in the intima and media of the ascending aorta in patients with AAD. Serum s-LUM levels were significantly higher in patients with AAD than CAD. Furthermore, AD-associated mortality and thoracic aortic rupture incidence were significantly higher in the Lum-/- AD mice than in the WT AD mice. However, no significant pathologic changes in AA were observed in the Lum-/- AD mice compared with the WT AD mice. The BAPN-Ang II-challenged WT and Lum-/- AD mice had higher Tgf-β, p-Smad2, Mmp2, Mmp9, and Nox4 levels than those of non-AD mice. We also found that Lum expression was significantly higher in the BAPN-Ang II-challenged WT in comparison to the unchallenged WT mice.

conclusionLUM expression was altered in patients with AD display increased s-LUM in blood, and Lum-/- mice exhibited augmented AD pathogenesis. These findings support the notion that LUM is a biomarker signifying the pathogenesis of injured aorta seen in AAD. The presence of LUM is essential for maintenance of connective tissue integrity. Future studies should elucidate the mechanisms underlying LUM association in aortic changes.

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Acute DiseaseAminopropionitrileAngiotensin IIAnimalsAortaAortic DissectionAortic RuptureBiomarkersChronic DiseaseDisease Models, AnimalHumansIncidenceKaplan-Meier EstimateLumicanMiceMice, Inbred C57BLAminopropionitrileAngiotensin IIBiomarkersLumicanSmad2 ProteinTransforming Growth Factor beta

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PMID34310653
PMCPMC8312931
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