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ArticlePediatric research2023

Fetal pulmonary hypertension: dysregulated microRNA-34c-Notch1 axis contributes to impaired angiogenesis in an ovine model.

Devashis Mukherjee, Ujala Rana, Alison J Kriegel, Pengyuan Liu, Teresa Michalkiewicz, Girija Ganesh Konduri

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Article in Pediatric research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Devashis MukherjeeDepartment of Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Ujala RanaDepartment of Pediatrics and Children's Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Alison J KriegelDepartment of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Pengyuan LiuDepartment of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Teresa MichalkiewiczDepartment of Pediatrics and Children's Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Girija Ganesh KonduriDepartment of Pediatrics and Children's Research Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA. gkonduri@mcw.edu.
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin · USMedical College of Wisconsin · USCase Western Reserve University · US

Funding

AMP Kinase regulation in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newbornR01HL136597 · NHLBI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI KONDURI, GIRIJA G. · 2018 to 2021
$1.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL136597
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPersistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) occurs when pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) fails to decrease at birth. Decreased angiogenesis in the lung contributes to the persistence of high PVR at birth. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression through transcript binding and degradation. They were implicated in dysregulated angiogenesis in cancer and cardiovascular disease.

methodsWe investigated whether altered miRNA levels contribute to impaired angiogenesis in PPHN. We used a fetal lamb model of PPHN induced by prenatal ductus arteriosus constriction and sham ligation as controls. We performed RNA sequencing of pulmonary artery endothelial cells (PAECs) isolated from control and PPHN lambs.

resultsWe observed a differentially expressed miRNA profile in PPHN for organ development, cell-cell signaling, and cardiovascular function. MiR-34c was upregulated in PPHN PAECs compared to controls. Exogenous miR34c mimics decreased angiogenesis by control PAEC and anti-miR34c improved angiogenesis of PPHN PAEC in vitro. Notch1, a predicted target for miR-34c by bioinformatics, was decreased in PPHN PAECs, along with Notch1 downstream targets, Hey1 and Hes1. Exogenous miR-34c decreased Notch1 expression in control PAECs and anti-miR-34c restored Notch1 and Hes1 expression in PPHN PAECs.

conclusionWe conclude that increased miR-34c in PPHN contributes to impaired angiogenesis by decreasing Notch1 expression in PAECs. IMPACT: Adds a novel mechanism for the regulation of angiogenesis in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. Identifies non-coding RNAs that are involved in the altered angiogenesis in PPHN and thus the potential for future studies to identify links between known pathways regulating angiogenesis. Provides preliminary data to conduct studies targeting miR34c expression in vivo in animal models of pulmonary hypertension to identify the mechanistic role of miR34c in angiogenesis in the lung vasculature.

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Hypertension, PulmonaryMicroRNAsPersistent Fetal Circulation SyndromeAnimalsEndothelial CellsFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPregnancyPulmonary ArteryReceptor, Notch1SheepSheep, DomesticMicroRNAsNOTCH1 protein, humanReceptor, Notch1

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PMID35717485
PMCPMC9759620
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