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Copper dependence of angioproliferation in pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats and humans.

ABSTRACT: Obliteration of the vascular lumen by endothelial cell growth is a hallmark of many forms of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension. Copper plays a significant role in the control of endothelial cell proliferation in cancer and wound-healing. We sought to determine whether angioproliferation in rats with experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell proliferation in humans depend on the proangiogenic action of copper. A copper-depleted diet prevented, and copper chelation with tetrathiomolybdate reversed, the development of severe experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension. The copper chelation-induced reopening of obliterated vessels was caused by caspase-independent apoptosis, reduced vessel wall cell proliferation, and a normalization of vessel wall structure. No evidence was found for a role of super oxide-1 inhibition or lysyl-oxidase-1 inhibition in the reversal of angioproliferation. Tetrathiomolybdate inhibited the proliferation of human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells, isolated from explanted lungs from control subjects and patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. These data suggest that the inhibition of endothelial cell proliferation by a copper-restricting strategy could be explored as a new therapeutic approach in pulmonary arterial hypertension. It remains to be determined, however, whether potential toxicity to the right ventricle is offset by the beneficial pulmonary vascular effects of antiangiogenic treatment in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

SUBMITTER: Bogaard HJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3361355 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Copper dependence of angioproliferation in pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats and humans.

Bogaard Harm J HJ Mizuno Shiro S Guignabert Christophe C Al Hussaini Aysar A AA Farkas Daniela D Ruiter Gerrina G Kraskauskas Donatas D Fadel Elie E Allegood Jeremy C JC Humbert Marc M Vonk Noordegraaf Anton A Spiegel Sarah S Farkas Laszlo L Voelkel Norbert F NF

American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology 20111228 5

Obliteration of the vascular lumen by endothelial cell growth is a hallmark of many forms of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension. Copper plays a significant role in the control of endothelial cell proliferation in cancer and wound-healing. We sought to determine whether angioproliferation in rats with experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell proliferation in humans depend on the proangiogenic action of copper. A copper-depleted diet prevented, ...[more]

PMID: 22162909

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Copper dependence of angioproliferation in pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats and humans.

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Copper dependence of angioproliferation in pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats and humans.

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