Dose-dependent effects of glucocorticoids on pulmonary vascular development in a murine model of hyperoxic lung injury.
Dose-dependent effects of glucocorticoids on pulmonary vascular development in a murine model of hyperoxic lung injury.
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DOI:
10.1038/pr.2016.1
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发表时间:
2016-05
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Farrow KN
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作者:
Perez M;Wisniewska K;Lee KJ;Cardona HJ;Taylor JM;Farrow KN
Exposure of neonatal mice to hyperoxia results in pulmonary vascular remodeling and aberrant phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) signaling. Although glucocorticoids are frequently utilized in the NICU, little is known about their effects on the developing pulmonary vasculature and on PDE5. We sought to determine the effects of hydrocortisone (HC) on pulmonary vascular development and on PDE5 in a neonatal mouse model of hyperoxic lung injury. C57BL/6 mice were placed in 21% O2 or 75% O2 within 24h of birth and received HC (1, 5, or 10 mg/kg subcutaneously every other day) or vehicle. At 14d, right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH), medial wall thickness (MWT), lung morphometry, and pulmonary artery (PA) PDE5 activity were assessed. PDE5 activity was measured in isolated pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMC) exposed to 21% or 95% O2 ± 100nM HC for 24h. Hyperoxia resulted in alveolar simplification, RVH, increased MWT, and increased PA PDE5 activity. HC decreased hyperoxia-induced RVH and attenuated MWT. HC had dose-dependent effects on alveolar simplification. HC decreased hyperoxia-induced PDE5 activity in vivo and in vitro. HC decreases hyperoxia-induced pulmonary vascular remodeling and attenuates PDE5 activity. These findings suggest that HC may protect against hyperoxic injury in the developing pulmonary vasculature.