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ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY
卷 42, 期 4, 页码 428-443出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.121.317365
关键词
adventitia; compliance; hyperplasia; muscle; smooth; vascular; neointima
资金
- Novo Nordisk Foundation [34366]
- Swedish Research Council [2017-00860, 2020-01145, 2020-00908]
- Swedish Heart and Lung Foundation [20200322, 20200222]
- Crafoord Foundation
- Magnus Bergvall Foundation
- Royal Physiographic Society
- Lars Hierta Foundation
- Greta and Johan Kock Foundation
- University of Jordan
- Formas [2020-00908] Funding Source: Formas
- Swedish Research Council [2017-00860, 2020-01145, 2020-00908] Funding Source: Swedish Research Council
- Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation [20200222, 20200322] Funding Source: Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation
This study investigates the role of YAP/TAZ in vascular smooth muscle cell mechanotransduction and demonstrates their protective role against hypertensive vasculopathy. YAP/TAZ deficiency leads to decreased contractile function and attenuated transcriptional regulation in smooth muscle cells, resulting in severe vascular lesions in established hypertension.
Background: Hypertension remains a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. We hypothesize that appropriate mechanotransduction and contractile function in vascular smooth muscle cells are crucial to maintain vascular wall integrity. The Hippo pathway effectors YAP (yes-associated protein 1) and TAZ (WW domain containing transcription regulator 1) have been identified as mechanosensitive transcriptional coactivators. However, their role in vascular smooth muscle cell mechanotransduction has not been investigated in vivo. Methods: We performed physiological and molecular analyses utilizing an inducible smooth muscle-specific YAP/TAZ knockout mouse model. Results: Arteries lacking YAP/TAZ have reduced agonist-mediated contraction, decreased myogenic response, and attenuated stretch-induced transcriptional regulation of smooth muscle markers. Moreover, in established hypertension, YAP/TAZ knockout results in severe vascular lesions in small mesenteric arteries characterized by neointimal hyperplasia, elastin degradation, and adventitial thickening. Conclusions: This study demonstrates a protective role of YAP/TAZ against hypertensive vasculopathy.
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