Vascular bed systematic profiling unravels endothelial and glycocalyx dysregulations in experimental high salt hypertension

ABSTRACT: Objective: Considerable evidence links dietary salt intake with the development of hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, and increased risk of stroke and coronary heart disease. Despite extensive epidemiological and basic science interrogation of the relationship between high salt (HS) intake and blood pressure, it remains unclear how HS impacts endothelial cell (EC) and vascular structure in vivo. This study aims to uncover the HS-induced vascular pathologies using a differential systemic decellularization in vivo (DISDIVO) approach.Approach and Results: We performed systematic molecular characterization of the endothelial glycocalyx (eGC) and EC proteomes in mice with HS (8%) diet-induced hypertension versus healthy control animals. Isolation of eGC and ECs compartments was achieved using the DISDIVO approach. Altered protein expression in hypertensive compared to normal mice was characterized by liquid chromatography tandem-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Proteomic results from eGC fractions revealed a significant downregulation of eGC and associated proteins in HS diet-induced hypertensive mice. Among 1696 proteins identified in this group, 723 were markedly downregulated while 168 were upregulated, bioinformatic analysis indicates critical damage and derangement of eGC layer. In the ECs fraction HS-induced hypertension significantly altered protein mediators of contractility, metabolism, mechanotransduction, renal functions, and coagulation cascades. In particular, we observed dysregulation of integrin subunits alpha2, alpha2b, and alpha5, which relay external signals to the actin cytoskeleton.Conclusion: These findings provide novel molecular insight on HS-induced structure changes in eGC and ECs that may increase cardiovascular risk and potentially guide the development of new diagnostics and therapeutic interventions.

INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive

ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (mouse)

TISSUE(S): Aorta, Blood Vessel Endothelial Cell

SUBMITTER: SoFong Cam Ngan  

LAB HEAD: Sze Sui Kwan, Newman

PROVIDER: PXD031228 | Pride | 2023-10-24

REPOSITORIES: Pride