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ArticleCommunications biology2025

Piezo1 promotes vibration-induced vascular smooth muscle injury by regulating the NF-κB/p65 axis.

Yingshan Zeng, Zhiquan Wu, Mengtian Xiong, Zhishan Liang, Ziyu Chen, Huimin Huang, Hongyu Yang, Qingsong Chen

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Article in Communications biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Yingshan ZengDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-5328-5953
Zhiquan WuDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China.
Mengtian XiongDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhishan LiangDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China.
Ziyu ChenDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China.
Huimin HuangDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China.
Hongyu YangDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China. gdpuyhy@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8968-1388
Qingsong ChenDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China. qingsongchen@aliyun.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9313-9981

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82204007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vibration induced damage to the peripheral circulatory system is thought to be an early stage of hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) caused by occupational exposure to hand-transmitted vibration (HTV). This study investigated the mechanisms underlying vibration-induced vascular injury, focusing on the role of Piezo1, a mechanosensitive channel, and its association with the NF-κB/p65 signaling pathway. We demonstrated that vibration exposure leads to Piezo1-mediated upregulation of angiogenic chemokines, including CCL2, CCL5, CXCL1, CXCL2, and CXCL10, through the NF-κB/p65 pathway. To mimic the effects of vibration, a rat vibration model and a cellular vibration model were used. Animal and cellular models showed that vibration-induced vascular dysfunction while increasing Piezo1 expression. Piezo1 knockdown or p65 inhibition attenuated these effects, suggesting a crucial role for the Piezo1-NF-κB/p65 axis in vascular dysfunction. Furthermore, chemokines were identified as potential biomarkers for early diagnosis of HAVS in occupationally exposed individuals. These results highlight Piezo1 and the NF-κB/p65 pathway as potential therapeutic targets for HAVS and underscore the need for further validation in human samples and exploration of additional signaling mechanisms involved in vibration-induced vascular injury.

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Hand-Arm Vibration SyndromeIon ChannelsMuscle, Smooth, VascularNF-kappa BTranscription Factor RelAVibrationAnimalsHumansMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionIon ChannelsNF-kappa BPIEZO1 protein, humanPiezo1 protein, ratTranscription Factor RelA

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PMCPMC11747106

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