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ArticleStroke2025

Fetal Hypoxia Suppresses TRPC6 and Impairs Cerebral Autoregulation in Neonatal Rats.

Xiang-Qun Hu, Rui Song, Chiranjib Dasgupta, Arlin B Blood, Lubo Zhang

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Xiang-Qun Hu *Department of Basic Sciences, Lawrence D. Longo, MD Center for Perinatal Biology (X.-Q.H., R.S., C.D., A.B.B., L.S.), Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA.ORCID 0000-0003-1626-9541
Rui Song *Department of Basic Sciences, Lawrence D. Longo, MD Center for Perinatal Biology (X.-Q.H., R.S., C.D., A.B.B., L.S.), Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA.ORCID 0000-0002-5485-3741
Chiranjib DasguptaDepartment of Basic Sciences, Lawrence D. Longo, MD Center for Perinatal Biology (X.-Q.H., R.S., C.D., A.B.B., L.S.), Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA.
Arlin B BloodDepartment of Basic Sciences, Lawrence D. Longo, MD Center for Perinatal Biology (X.-Q.H., R.S., C.D., A.B.B., L.S.), Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA.ORCID 0000-0002-4803-5021
Lubo ZhangDepartment of Basic Sciences, Lawrence D. Longo, MD Center for Perinatal Biology (X.-Q.H., R.S., C.D., A.B.B., L.S.), Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA.ORCID 0000-0002-9386-8938

Funding

Uterine Vascular Adaptation to Pregnancy and Chronic HypoxiaP01HD083132 · NICHD · LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY · PI ZHANG, LUBO · 2016 to 2020
$6.3M
Mechanisms of uterine artery hemodynamics adaptation to pregnancy and gestational hypoxiaR01HL169157 · NHLBI · LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY · PI Arlin B Blood, Lubo Zhang · 2023 to 2026
$3.2M
Mechanisms of newborn pulmonary hypertension caused by chronic intrauterine hypoxiaR01HL155295 · NHLBI · LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY · PI BLOOD, ARLIN B, WILSON, SEAN M · 2022 to 2025
$3.1M
Gestational Hypoxia and Programming of Maternal, Fetal and Newborn Vascular FunctionR01HL149608 · NHLBI · LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY · PI PEARCE, WILLIAM J., WILSON, SEAN M · 2020 to 2023
$3.1M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL149608NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL155295NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL169157NICHD NIH HHS P01 HD083132
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCerebrovascular pressure autoregulation is the physiological mechanism that maintains cerebral blood flow (CBF) relatively constant across changes in cerebral perfusion pressure. It is a vital protective mechanism of the brain during fluctuations in arterial blood pressure that is particularly volatile in newborn infants. Yet, much remains unknown of the mechanisms underlying CBF autoregulation in the infant brain.

methodsTime-dated pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into the normoxic control group and continuous hypoxic exposure group (10.5% oxygen) from day 15 to 21 of gestation. Rat pups were raised in normoxic conditions after birth. We tested the hypothesis that TRPC6 (transient receptor potential canonical channel 6) plays a key role in CBF autoregulation in the neonatal brain using postnatal days 12 to 14 rat pups. Blood pressure and CBF were measured. TRPC6 and Ca

resultsWe demonstrated that TRPC6 functions as a mechanosensor to stretch the cell membrane and modulates Ca

conclusionsOur findings provide novel insights into the mechanism of CBF autoregulation in newborn brains and highlight a critical role of TRPC6 dysfunction in impaired cerebral autoregulation and heightened vulnerability to brain injury that is observed in the infant exposed to fetal hypoxia.

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BrainCerebrovascular CirculationFetal HypoxiaHomeostasisTRPC6 Cation ChannelTRPC Cation ChannelsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBlood PressureFemalePregnancyRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTRPC6 Cation ChannelTrpc6 protein, ratTRPC Cation Channelsarterial pressureblood pressurecell membranehypoxiaoxygen

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PMID40959868
PMCPMC12453615

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