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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2025

Loss of Type 2 Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Activates NOD-Like Receptor Family Protein 3/Gasdermin E-Mediated Pyroptosis in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

Xiao-Ting Tian, Zhou-Yang-Fan Peng, Yu-Si Wu, Yuan-Yuan Cao, Xue-Chun Li, Ying Li, Si-Yuan Tang, Alex F Chen, Xiao-Hui Li

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Article in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2025. 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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Xiao-Ting TianThe Center for Vascular Disease and Translational Medicine, The Third Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China.
Zhou-Yang-Fan PengThe Center for Vascular Disease and Translational Medicine, The Third Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China.
Yu-Si WuThe Center for Vascular Disease and Translational Medicine, The Third Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China.
Yuan-Yuan CaoDepartment of Pharmacology, Xiangya School of Pharmaceutical Science Central South University Changsha China.
Xue-Chun LiInstitute for Developmental and Regenerative Cardiovascular Medicine, Xinhua Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai China.
Ying LiHunan Key Laboratory for Bioanalysis of Complex Matrix Samples Changsha China.
Si-Yuan TangXiangya Nursing School Central South University Changsha China.
Alex F ChenThe Center for Vascular Disease and Translational Medicine, The Third Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China.ORCID 0000-0002-9792-0916
Xiao-Hui LiThe Center for Vascular Disease and Translational Medicine, The Third Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China.ORCID 0000-0002-0624-8811

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Abstract

backgroundPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is an incurable disease initiated by endothelial dysfunction, secondary to vascular inflammation and occlusive pulmonary arterial vascular remodeling, resulting in elevated pulmonary arterial pressure and right heart failure. Previous research has reported that dysfunction of type 2 bone morphogenetic protein receptor (BMPR2) signaling pathway in endothelium is inclined to prompt inflammation in PAH models, but the underlying mechanism of BMPR2 deficiency-mediated inflammation needs further investigation. This study was designed to investigate whether BMPR2 deficiency contributes to pulmonary arterial hypertension via the NLRP3 (NOD-like receptor family protein 3)/GSDME (gasdermin E)-mediated pyroptosis pathway. METHODS AND

resultsNLRP3 knockout or short hairpin RNA interference of GSDME was performed in PAH animal models to investigate its effect on PAH progression. In addition, the effects of BMPR2 deficiency and restoration of BMPR2 by BMP9 (bone morphogenetic protein 9) or FK506 on pyroptosis were explored both in animal and cell models. Knockout of NLRP3 or short hairpin RNA interference of GSDME in animal models can alleviate the development of pyroptosis, accompanied with improved endothelial integrity, vascular remodeling, and right ventricular systolic pressure. Blocking BMPR2 is sufficient to induce NLRP3 upregulation and release of inflammatory factor IL-1β (interleukin-1β) in pulmonary arterial endothelial cells. Moreover, BMPR2 deficiency can induce GSDME-mediated pyroptosis through NLRP3 activation in 2 animal models, whereas activation of BMPR2 signaling by FK506 or BMP9 can reverse these phenotypes.

conclusionsThese findings provide evidence that loss of BMPR2 signaling promotes endothelial cell pyroptosis by enhancing NLRP3/GSDME signaling in PAH. Our findings may provide new insights to explore the inflammatory mechanism of PAH treatment.

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Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type IIHypertension, PulmonaryNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPulmonary Arterial HypertensionPulmonary ArteryPyroptosisAnimalsArterial PressureDisease Models, AnimalHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutSignal TransductionBmpr2 protein, mouseBone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type IINLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, mouseBMPR2GSDMENLRP3pulmonary arterial hypertensionpyroptosis

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