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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Effect of Hydralazine on Angiotensin II-Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice.

Yutang Wang, Owen Sargisson, Dinh Tam Nguyen, Ketura Parker, Stephan J R Pyke, Ahmed Alramahi, Liam Thihlum, Yan Fang, Morgan E Wallace, Stuart P Berzins and 3 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yutang WangDiscipline of Life Science, Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, VIC 3353, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6264-6443
Owen SargissonDiscipline of Life Science, Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, VIC 3353, Australia.
Dinh Tam NguyenDiscipline of Life Science, Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, VIC 3353, Australia.
Ketura ParkerDiscipline of Life Science, Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, VIC 3353, Australia.
Stephan J R PykeDiscipline of Life Science, Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, VIC 3353, Australia.
Ahmed AlramahiDiscipline of Life Science, Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, VIC 3353, Australia.
Liam ThihlumDiscipline of Life Science, Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, VIC 3353, Australia.
Yan FangDiscipline of Life Science, Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, VIC 3353, Australia.
Morgan E WallaceDiscipline of Life Science, Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, VIC 3353, Australia.
Stuart P BerzinsDiscipline of Life Science, Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, VIC 3353, Australia.
Ernesto OqueliCardiology Department, Grampians Health Ballarat, Ballarat, VIC 3350, Australia.
Dianna J MaglianoDiabetes and Population Health, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia.
Jonathan GolledgeQueensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5779-8848
Federation University · AUBaker Heart and Diabetes Institute · AUDeakin University · AUTownsville Hospital · AU

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council 1062671
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) causes about 200,000 deaths worldwide each year. However, there are currently no effective drug therapies to prevent AAA formation or, when present, to decrease progression and rupture, highlighting an urgent need for more research in this field. Increased vascular inflammation and enhanced apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are implicated in AAA formation. Here, we investigated whether hydralazine, which has anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic properties, inhibited AAA formation and pathological hallmarks. In cultured VSMCs, hydralazine (100 μM) inhibited the increase in inflammatory gene expression and apoptosis induced by acrolein and hydrogen peroxide, two oxidants that may play a role in AAA pathogenesis. The anti-apoptotic effect of hydralazine was associated with a decrease in caspase 8 gene expression. In a mouse model of AAA induced by subcutaneous angiotensin II infusion (1 µg/kg body weight/min) for 28 days in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice, hydralazine treatment (24 mg/kg/day) significantly decreased AAA incidence from 80% to 20% and suprarenal aortic diameter by 32% from 2.26 mm to 1.53 mm. Hydralazine treatment also significantly increased the survival rate from 60% to 100%. In conclusion, hydralazine inhibited AAA formation and rupture in a mouse model, which was associated with its anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic properties.

Indexed as

Angiotensin IIAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAorta, AbdominalApolipoproteinsApolipoproteins EApoptosisDisease Models, AnimalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutAngiotensin IIAnti-Inflammatory AgentsApolipoproteinsApolipoproteins Eabdominal aortic aneurysmatherosclerosishydralazineinflammation

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PMID37958938
PMCPMC10650676
OpenAlexW4388304427

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