Title
Intermittent hypoxia changes the interaction of the kinin–VEGF system and impairs myocardial angiogenesis in the hypertrophic heart
Date Issued
01 May 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Visniauskas B.
Perry J.C.
Gomes G.N.
Nogueira-Pedro A.
Tufik S.
Chagas J.R.
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Publisher(s)
American Physiological Society
Abstract
Intermittent hypoxia (IH) is a feature of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition highly associated with hypertension-related cardiovascular diseases. Repeated episodes of IH contribute to imbalance of angiogenic growth factors in the hypertrophic heart, which is key in the progression of cardiovascular complications. In particular, the interaction between vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and the kallikrein-kinin system (KKS) is essential for promoting angiogenesis. However, researchers have yet to investigate experimental models of IH that reproduce OSA, myocardial angiogenesis, and expression of KKS components. We examined temporal changes in cardiac angiogenesis in a mouse IH model. Adult male C57BI/6 J mice were implanted with Matrigel plugs and subjected to IH for 1–5 weeks with subsequent weekly histological evaluation of vascularization. Expression of VEGF and KKS components was also evaluated. After 3 weeks, in vivo myocardial angiogenesis and capillary density were decreased, accompanied by a late increase of VEGF and its type 2 receptor. Furthermore, IH increased left ventricular myocardium expression of the B2 bradykinin receptor, while reducing mRNA levels of B1 receptor. These results suggest that in IH, an unexpected response of the VEGF and KKS systems could explain the reduced capillary density and impaired angiogenesis in the hypoxic heart, with potential implications in hypertrophic heart malfunction.
Volume
9
Issue
9
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Fisiología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85105744753
PubMed ID
Source
Physiological Reports
ISSN of the container
2051817X
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP, Grant number #2012/02123-0), Associação de Fundo e Incentivo à Pesquisa (AFIP), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), and Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento e Tecnologico (CNPq). The authors gratefully acknowledge Dr. Minolfa Prieto (Department of Physiology, Tulane University School of Medicine) for providing the immunohistochemistry review.
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