NADPH酸化酵素4は,内皮酸化窒素合成酵素の活性化を通じて内皮血管新生を促進する
Siobhan M Craige1, Kai Chen, Yongmei Pei
1University of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Medicine/Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Worcester, MA 01605, USA. Siobhan.Craige@umassmed.edu
Circulation
|July 27, 2011
まとめ
増幅された内皮NADPH酸化酵素4 (Nox4) 発現は,内皮酸化窒素合成酵素 (eNOS) 活性を増やすことにより,血管の成長 (血管新生) と低酸素状態 (低酸素) の回復を促進します.
科学分野:
- 血管生物学 血管生物学とは
- 細胞シグナリング
- 低酸素症の研究
背景:
- 反応性酸素種 (ROS) は,血管系におけるシグナル伝達役割を果たします.
- 低酸素症は,ROSの産生の増加と関連しています.
- 低酸素反応におけるNADPH酸化酵素4 (Nox4) が内皮で高い濃度で発現する役割は不明である.
研究 の 目的:
- 低酸素状態の内皮細胞におけるNox4の機能を調査する.
- Nox4が血管新生と血管修復に影響を与えるかどうかを判断する.
主な方法:
- Nox4操作による内皮細胞のインビトロ研究.
- 内皮特異的なNox4過剰発現を持つトランスジェニックマウスの生成 (VECad-Nox4マウス).
- 後肢缺血の回復と大動脈毛細血管の芽生えの評価 in vivo.
- 内皮中の窒素酸化物合成酵素 (eNOS) の発現と活性を調べる.
- eNOS欠乏したマウスとVECad-Nox4マウスを交配させる.
主要な成果:
- 低酸素はNox4発現をインビトロおよびインビボで上調した.
- Nox4過剰発現は,内皮の増殖,移動,管形成を高めました.
- VECad-Nox4マウスは,後肢イシュケミアの回復を加速し,大動脈毛細血管の発芽を増加させた.
- Nox4過剰発現は,eNOSタンパク質の発現と活性を増加させた.
- eNOS欠乏したマウスでは,Nox4のプロ血管新生効果は廃止された.
結論:
- 内皮Nox4のアップレギュレーションにより,血管新生が促進されます.
- Nox4は,eNOSに依存する経路を通じて,低酸素からの回復を促進します.
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