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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2022

GDF11 alleviates neointimal hyperplasia in a rat model of artery injury by regulating endothelial NLRP3 inflammasome activation and rapid re-endothelialization.

Lei Li, Yan Gao, Zhenchuan Liu, Chenglai Dong, Wenli Wang, Kaiqin Wu, Shaorui Gu, Yongxin Zhou

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Lei Li *Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, China.
Yan Gao *Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Huai'an Second People's Hospital and The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Huai'an, 223001, China.
Zhenchuan LiuDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, China.
Chenglai DongDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, China.
Wenli WangDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, China.
Kaiqin WuDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, China.
Shaorui GuDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, China.
Yongxin ZhouDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200065, China. zhou6302@tongji.edu.cn.
Tongji Hospital · CNTongji University · CNXuzhou Medical College · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81974053
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeointimal hyperplasia induced by interventional surgery can lead to progressive obliteration of the vascular lumen, which has become a major factor affecting prognosis. The rate of re-endothelialization is known to be inversely related to neointima formation. Growth differentiation factor 11 (GDF11) is a secreted protein with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antiaging properties. Recent reports have indicated that GDF11 can improve vascular remodeling by maintaining the differentiated phenotypes of vascular smooth muscle cells. However, it is not known whether and how GDF11 promotes re-endothelialization in vascular injury. The present study was performed to clarify the influence of GDF11 on re-endothelialization after vascular injury.

methodsAn adult Sprague-Dawley rat model of common carotid artery balloon dilatation injury was surgically established. A recombinant adenovirus carrying GDF11 was delivered into the common carotid artery to overexpress GDF11. Vascular re-endothelialization and neointima formation were assessed in harvested carotid arteries through histomolecular analysis. CCK-8 analysis, LDH release and Western blotting were performed to investigate the effects of GDF11 on endothelial NLRP3 inflammasome activation and relevant signaling pathways in vitro.

resultsGDF11 significantly enhanced re-endothelialization and reduced neointima formation in rats with balloon-dilatation injury by suppressing the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Administration of an endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress) inhibitor, 4PBA, attenuated endothelial NLRP3 inflammasome activation induced by lysophosphatidylcholine. In addition, upregulation of LOX-1 expression involved elevated ER stress and could result in endothelial NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Moreover, GDF11 significantly inhibited NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated endothelial cell pyroptosis by negatively regulating LOX-1-dependent ER stress.

conclusionsWe conclude that GDF11 improves re-endothelialization and can attenuate vascular remodeling by reducing endothelial NLRP3 inflammasome activation. These findings shed light on new treatment strategies to promote re-endothelialization based on GDF11 as a future target.

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NeointimaVascular System InjuriesAnimalsCarotid ArteriesGrowth Differentiation FactorsHyperplasiaInflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyGdf11 protein, ratGrowth Differentiation FactorsInflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, ratGrowth differentiation factor 11LOX-1Neointima formationNLRP3 inflammasomeRe-endothelialization

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PMID35033112
PMCPMC8760779
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