The arachidonic acid-cytochrome P450 2J2-ep-oxyeicosatrienoic acid (AA-CYP2J2-EET) metabolic pathway has been identified to be protective in the cardiovascular system. This study explored the effects of the AA-CYP2J2-EET metabolic pathway on cardiac fibrosis from the perspective of cardiac fibroblasts and underlying mechanisms. In in vivo studies, 8-week-old male CYP2J2 transgenic mice (aMHC-CYP2-Tr) and littermates were infused with angiotensin II (Ang II) or saline for 2 weeks. Results showed that CYP2J2 overexpression increased EET production. Meanwhile, impairment of cardiac function and fibrotic response were attenuated by CYP2J2 overexpression. The effects of CYP2J2 were associated with reduced activation of the. subunits of G12 family G proteins (G alpha(12/13))/RhoA/Rho kinase (ROCK) cascade and elevation of the NO/cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) level in cardiac tissue. In in vitro studies, cardiac fibroblast activation, proliferation, migration, and collagen production induced by Ang II were associated with activation of the G alpha(12/13)/RhoA/ROCK pathway, which was inhibited by exogenous 11,12-EET. Moreover, silencing of G alpha(12/13) or RhoA exerted similar effects as 11,12-EET. Furthermore, inhibitory effects of 11,12-EET on G alpha(12/13) were blocked by NO/cGMP pathway inhibitors. Our findings indicate that enhancement of the AA-CYP2J2-EET metabolic pathway by CYP2J2 overexpression attenuates Ang II-induced cardiac dysfunction and fibrosis by reducing the fibrotic response of cardiac fibroblasts by targeting the G alpha(12/13)/RhoA/ROCK pathway via NO/cGMP signaling.
基金:
Nature Science Foundation Commission Key Project Grant [31130031]; National Key Basic Research Program of China [2012CB518004]; National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China [201202025, 2011BAI11B04]
第一作者单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Tongji Hosp, Div Cardiol,Dept Internal Med, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China[2]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Hubei Key Lab Genet & Mol Mech Cardiol Disorders, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China
通讯作者:
通讯机构:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Tongji Med Coll, Tongji Hosp, Div Cardiol,Dept Internal Med, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China[2]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Hubei Key Lab Genet & Mol Mech Cardiol Disorders, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
He Zuowen,Yang Yong,Wen Zheng,et al.CYP2J2 metabolites, epoxyeicosatrienoic acids, attenuate Ang II-induced cardiac fibrotic response by targeting Gα12/13[J].JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH.2017,58(7):1338-1353.doi:10.1194/jlr.M074229.
APA:
He, Zuowen,Yang, Yong,Wen, Zheng,Chen, Chen,Xu, Xizhen...&Wang, Dao Wen.(2017).CYP2J2 metabolites, epoxyeicosatrienoic acids, attenuate Ang II-induced cardiac fibrotic response by targeting Gα12/13.JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH,58,(7)
MLA:
He, Zuowen,et al."CYP2J2 metabolites, epoxyeicosatrienoic acids, attenuate Ang II-induced cardiac fibrotic response by targeting Gα12/13".JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH 58..7(2017):1338-1353