Endothelial microparticles increase in mitral valve disease and impair mitral valve endothelial function
pmid: 23384770
Endothelial microparticles increase in mitral valve disease and impair mitral valve endothelial function
Mitral valve endothelial cells are important for maintaining lifelong mitral valve integrity and function. Plasma endothelial microparticles (EMPs) increased in various pathological conditions related to activation of endothelial cells. However, whether EMPs will increase in mitral valve disease and their relationship remains unclear. Here, 81 patients with mitral valve disease and 45 healthy subjects were analyzed for the generation of EMPs by flow cytometry. Human mitral valve endothelial cells (HMVECs) were treated with EMPs. The phosphorylation of Akt and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), the association of eNOS and heat shock protein 90 (HSP90), and the generation of nitric oxide (NO) and superoxide anion (O2˙−) were measured. EMPs were increased significantly in patients with mitral valve disease compared with those in healthy subjects. EMPs were negatively correlated with mitral valve area in patients with isolated mitral stenosis. EMPs were significantly higher in the group with severe mitral regurgitation than those in the group with mild and moderate mitral regurgitation. Furthermore, EMPs were decreased dramatically in both Akt and eNOS phosphorylation and the association of HSP90 with eNOS in HMVECs. EMPs decreased NO production but increased O2˙− generation in HMVECs. Our data demonstrated that EMPs were significantly increased in patients with mitral valve disease. The increase of EMPs can in turn impair HMVEC function by inhibiting the Akt/eNOS-HSP90 signaling pathway. These findings suggest that EMPs may be a therapeutic target for mitral valve disease.
- Nankai University China (People's Republic of)
- TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital China (People's Republic of)
- Oregon Health & Science University United States
- Sun Yat-sen University China (People's Republic of)
- Chinese Ministry of Health China (People's Republic of)
Adult, Male, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III, Endothelial Cells, Mitral Valve Insufficiency, Middle Aged, Nitric Oxide, Cell-Derived Microparticles, Superoxides, Case-Control Studies, Humans, Mitral Valve, Mitral Valve Stenosis, Female, Endothelium, Vascular, HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins, Phosphorylation, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, Cells, Cultured, Signal Transduction
Adult, Male, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III, Endothelial Cells, Mitral Valve Insufficiency, Middle Aged, Nitric Oxide, Cell-Derived Microparticles, Superoxides, Case-Control Studies, Humans, Mitral Valve, Mitral Valve Stenosis, Female, Endothelium, Vascular, HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins, Phosphorylation, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, Cells, Cultured, Signal Transduction
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