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ArticleCommunications biology2024

C-type natriuretic peptide/cGMP/FoxO3 signaling attenuates hyperproliferation of pericytes from patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Swati Dabral, Minhee Noh, Franziska Werner, Lisa Krebes, Katharina Völker, Christopher Maier, Ivan Aleksic, Tatyana Novoyatleva, Stefan Hadzic, Ralph Theo Schermuly and 2 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Pericytes and Lung Vascular Remodeling.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2026
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  8. Role of Tie-2 Axis in Sepsis: A Potential Therapeutic Target.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Swati DabralInstitute of Physiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany. swati.dabral@uni-wuerzburg.de.ORCID 0000-0002-2212-6662
Minhee NohInstitute of Physiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Franziska WernerInstitute of Physiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Lisa KrebesInstitute of Physiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Katharina VölkerInstitute of Physiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Christopher MaierDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Ivan AleksicDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8452-3858
Tatyana NovoyatlevaJustus-Liebig-University Giessen (JLU), Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3367-9940
Stefan HadzicJustus-Liebig-University Giessen (JLU), Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8459-2776
Ralph Theo SchermulyJustus-Liebig-University Giessen (JLU), Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5167-6970
Vinicio A de Jesus PerezDivisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5532-8247
Michaela KuhnInstitute of Physiology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) CRC 1525, 45398101Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) DA2462/1-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) KU 1037/12-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) KU 1037/8-1Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung (Else Kroner-Fresenius Foundation) 2021_EKEA.131
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pericyte dysfunction, with excessive migration, hyperproliferation, and differentiation into smooth muscle-like cells contributes to vascular remodeling in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). Augmented expression and action of growth factors trigger these pathological changes. Endogenous factors opposing such alterations are barely known. Here, we examine whether and how the endothelial hormone C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), signaling through the cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) -producing guanylyl cyclase B (GC-B) receptor, attenuates the pericyte dysfunction observed in PAH. The results demonstrate that CNP/GC-B/cGMP signaling is preserved in lung pericytes from patients with PAH and prevents their growth factor-induced proliferation, migration, and transdifferentiation. The anti-proliferative effect of CNP is mediated by cGMP-dependent protein kinase I and inhibition of the Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathway, ultimately leading to the nuclear stabilization and activation of the Forkhead Box O 3 (FoxO3) transcription factor. Augmentation of the CNP/GC-B/cGMP/FoxO3 signaling pathway might be a target for novel therapeutics in the field of PAH.

Indexed as

Cell ProliferationCyclic GMPForkhead Box Protein O3Natriuretic Peptide, C-TypePericytesSignal TransductionAdultCells, CulturedFemaleHumansHypertension, PulmonaryMaleMiddle AgedPulmonary Arterial HypertensionReceptors, Atrial Natriuretic FactorCyclic GMPForkhead Box Protein O3FOXO3 protein, humanNatriuretic Peptide, C-TypeReceptors, Atrial Natriuretic Factor

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PMID38844781
PMCPMC11156916

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