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Public on Feb 26, 2021 |
Title |
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor is essential for the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension [PBMC] |
Organism |
Rattus norvegicus |
Experiment type |
Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing
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Summary |
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating disease characterized by arteriopathy in the small to medium-sized distal pulmonary arteries, often accompanied by infiltration of inflammatory cells. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), a nuclear receptor/transcription factor, detoxifies xenobiotics and regulates the differentiation and function of various immune cells. However, the role of AHR in the pathogenesis of PAH is largely unknown. Here, we explore the role of AHR in the pathogenesis of PAH. AHR agonistic activity in serum was significantly higher in PAH patients than in healthy volunteer and was associated with poor prognosis of PAH. Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats treated with the potent endogenous AHR agonist, 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole in combination with hypoxia develop severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) with plexiform-like lesions, whereas SD rats treated with the potent vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 inhibitors did not. Ahr-knockout (Ahr-/-) rats generated using the CRISPR/Cas9 system did not develop PH in the SU5416/hypoxia model. A diet containing Qing-Dai, a Chinese herbal drug, in combination with hypoxia led to development of PH in Ahr+/+ rats, but not in Ahr-/- rats. RNA-seq analysis, ChIP-seq analysis, immunohistochemical analysis, and bone marrow transplantation experiments shows that activation of several inflammatory signaling pathways were upregulated in endothelial cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells, which led to infiltration of CD4+ IL-21+ T cells and MRC1+ macrophages into vascular lesions in an AHR-dependent manner. Taken together, AHR plays crucial roles in the development and progression of PAH and the AHR signaling pathway represents a promising novel therapeutic target for PAH
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Overall design |
mRNA profiles of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) at day 0, 28 and 56 of SuHx rats
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Contributor(s) |
Masaki T, Okazawa M, Inagaki T, Ishibashi T, Shirai M, Nakaoka Y |
Citation(s) |
33836606 |
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Submission date |
Nov 27, 2020 |
Last update date |
May 25, 2021 |
Contact name |
Takeshi Masaki |
E-mail(s) |
tmasaki@ncvc.go.jp
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Phone |
81-6-6170-1070
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Organization name |
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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Department |
Vascular Physiology
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Street address |
6-1
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City |
Kishibe-Shinmachi,Suita |
State/province |
Osaka |
ZIP/Postal code |
564-8565 |
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Japan |
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Platforms (1) |
GPL20084 |
Illumina NextSeq 500 (Rattus norvegicus) |
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Samples (9)
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This SubSeries is part of SuperSeries: |
GSE162245 |
RNA-seq analysis of Ahr-knockout rats of SuHx model. |
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BioProject |
PRJNA681190 |
SRA |
SRP294486 |
Supplementary file |
Size |
Download |
File type/resource |
GSE162244_DEG_edge_190913.csv.gz |
5.6 Mb |
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CSV |
SRA Run Selector |
Raw data are available in SRA |
Processed data are available on Series record |
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