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ArticleJournal of bioenergetics and biomembranes2021

TRIM32 inhibits the proliferation and migration of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells through the inactivation of PI3K/Akt pathway in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Zhi Hu, Qiang Song, Hui Ma, Yaozhang Guo, Tingting Zhang, Hang Xie, Xiaohui Luo

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Article in Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhi HuDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China. huzhi03@163.com.
Qiang SongDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China.
Hui MaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China.
Yaozhang GuoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China.
Tingting ZhangDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China.
Hang XieDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China.
Xiaohui LuoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive and fetal cardiovascular disease. Tripartite motif 32 (TRIM32) is a member of TRIM family that has been found to be involved in cardiovascular disease. However, the role of TRIM32 in PAH remains unclear. Here we investigated the effects of TRIM32 on hypoxia-induced pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) in vitro. Our results showed that TRIM32 protein level in the plasma samples from PAH patients was decreased as compared with healthy volunteers. Exposure to hypoxia condition caused a significant decrease in TRIM32 expression in PASMCs. Overexpression of TRIM32 inhibited hypoxia-induced proliferation and migration of PASMCs. TRIM32 overexpression elevated the increased apoptotic rate and caspase-3 activity in hypoxia-induced PASMCs. Moreover, overexpression of TRIM32 reversed hypoxia-induced down-regulation of myocardin, SM 22 and calponin, as well as up-regulation of osteopontin (OPN). Whereas, TRIM32 knockdown shwed the opposite effect. Furthermore, overexpression of TRIM32 inhibited hypoxia-induced activation of PI3K/Akt with decreased phosphorylated level of PI3K and Akt. Additionally, activation of PI3K/Akt by IGF-1 treatment reversed the effects of TRIM32 on hypoxia-induced PASMCs. In conclusion, these findings indicated that TRIM32 was involved in the development of PAH through regulating the proliferation, migration, apoptosis and dedifferentiation of PASMCs, which might be mediated by the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. Thus, TRIM32 might be a potential target for PAH treatment.

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AnimalsApoptosisCell MovementCell ProliferationHumansMaleMyocytes, Smooth MusclePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPulmonary Arterial HypertensionTranscription FactorsTransfectionTripartite Motif ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTranscription FactorsTRIM32 protein, humanTripartite Motif ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesHypoxiaMigrationProliferationPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)Pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs)TRIM32

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PMID33694017
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