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JOURNAL OF VASCULAR RESEARCH
Volume 52, Issue 5, Pages 334-346Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000443886
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Fibroblasts; Glycemic variability; Diabetes; Vascular access; Extracellular matrix
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- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute [RO1: HL098967]
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Purpose: It is hypothesized that venous stenosis formation associated with hemodialysis vascular-access failure is caused by hypoxia-mediated fibroblast-to-myofibroblast differentiation accompanied by proliferation and migration, and that diabetic patients have worse clinical outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine the functional and gene expression outcomes of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (Mmp-2) silencing in fibroblasts cultured under hyperglycemia and euglycemia with hypoxic and normoxic stimuli. Materials and Methods: AKR-2B fibroblasts were stably transduced using lentivirus-mediated shRNA-Mmp-2 or scrambled controls and subjected to hypoxia or normoxia under hyperglycemic or euglycemic conditions for 24 and 72 h. Gene expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-A (Vegf-A), Vegfr-1,Mmp-2,Mmp-9 and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (limps) were determined by RT-PCR. Collagen I and IV secretion and cellular proliferation and migration were determined. Results: Under hyperglycemic conditions, there is a significant reduction in the average gene expression of Vegf-A and Mmp-9, with an increase in Timp-1 at 24 h of hypoxia (p < 0.05) in Mmp-2-silenced fibroblasts when compared to controls. In addition, there is a decrease in collagen I and IV secretion and cellular migration. The euglycemic cells were able to reverse these findings. Conclusion: These findings demonstrate the rationale for using anti-Mmp-2 therapy in dialysis patients with hemodialysis vascular access in helping to reduce stenosis formation. (C) 2016 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Basel
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