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HYPERTENSION
卷 54, 期 5, 页码 1129-U320出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.109.134668
关键词
adenoviral vector; soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1; vascular endothelial growth factor; placental growth factor; preeclampsia; animal models; therapy
资金
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [18791169]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [18791169] Funding Source: KAKEN
The first aim of our study was to develop a pregnant mouse model for preeclampsia using adenoviral vector containing mouse full-length soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1) but not truncated sFlt-1. The second aim was to evaluate effects of recombinant mouse (rm) vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and rm placental growth factor (PlGF) on a preeclampsia model induced by adenoviral vector containing mouse full-length sFlt-1. We injected adenoviral vector containing mouse full-length sFlt-1 on day 8.5 or 9.5 of gestation into pregnant Institute of Cancer Research mice, resulting in hypertension, proteinuria, and similar glomerular histological changes as those seen in human preeclamptic women with glomerular endotheliosis on day 16.5 or 17.5 of gestation. The preeclampsia models were treated with 100 mu g/kg of rmVEGF164 (n=5), 100 mu g/kg of rmPlGF-2 (n=5), or vehicle (n=7) twice a day for 2 days IP. The rmVEGF164 treatment significantly decreased the mean blood pressure on day 16.5 or 17.5 of gestation compared with the vehicle treatment (85 +/- 4 versus 97 +/- 2 mm Hg; P=0.018). The rmPlGF-2 treatment also significantly decreased the mean blood pressure on day 16.5 or 17.5 of gestation compared with the vehicle treatment (86 +/- 3 versus 97 +/- 2 mm Hg; P=0.018). However, proteinuria was not affected by either rmVEGF164 or rmPlGF-2. In conclusion, we, for the first time, created a mouse preeclampsia model using mouse full-length sFlt-1. VEGF and PlGF may be promising for ameliorating hypertension in women with preeclampsia. Additional study of PlGF as a potential drug for preeclampsia is warranted. (Hypertension. 2009;54:1129-1135.)
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