Endothelial pannexin 1-TRPV4 channel signaling lowers pulmonary arterial pressure in mice.
Endothelial pannexin 1-TRPV4 channel signaling lowers pulmonary arterial pressure in mice.
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DOI:
10.7554/elife.67777
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发表时间:
2021-09-07
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影响因子:
7.7
通讯作者:
Sonkusare SK
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作者:
Daneva Z;Ottolini M;Chen YL;Klimentova E;Kuppusamy M;Shah SA;Minshall RD;Seye CI;Laubach VE;Isakson BE;Sonkusare SK
Pannexin 1 (Panx1), an ATP-efflux pathway, has been linked with inflammation in pulmonary capillaries. However, the physiological roles of endothelial Panx1 in the pulmonary vasculature are unknown. Endothelial transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) channels lower pulmonary artery (PA) contractility and exogenous ATP activates endothelial TRPV4 channels. We hypothesized that endothelial Panx1–ATP–TRPV4 channel signaling promotes vasodilation and lowers pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP). Endothelial, but not smooth muscle, knockout of Panx1 increased PA contractility and raised PAP in mice. Flow/shear stress increased ATP efflux through endothelial Panx1 in PAs. Panx1-effluxed extracellular ATP signaled through purinergic P2Y2 receptor (P2Y2R) to activate protein kinase Cα (PKCα), which in turn activated endothelial TRPV4 channels. Finally, caveolin-1 provided a signaling scaffold for endothelial Panx1, P2Y2R, PKCα, and TRPV4 channels in PAs, promoting their spatial proximity and enabling signaling interactions. These results indicate that endothelial Panx1–P2Y2R–TRPV4 channel signaling, facilitated by caveolin-1, reduces PA contractility and lowers PAP in mice.