西那吉特(BAY-582667)改善了安第斯山脉高原地区慢性缺氧和肺动脉高压新生羔羊的心肺及体循环。
Cinaciguat (BAY-582667) Modifies Cardiopulmonary and Systemic Circulation in Chronically Hypoxic and Pulmonary Hypertensive Neonatal Lambs in the Alto Andino.
作者信息
Beñaldo Felipe A, Araya-Quijada Claudio, Ebensperger Germán, Herrera Emilio A, Reyes Roberto V, Moraga Fernando A, Riquelme Alexander, Gónzalez-Candia Alejandro, Castillo-Galán Sebastián, Valenzuela Guillermo J, Serón-Ferré María, Llanos Aníbal J
机构信息
Laboratorio de Fisiología y Fisiopatología del Desarrollo, Programa de Fisiopatología, ICBM, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
International Center for Andean Studies (INCAS), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
出版信息
Front Physiol. 2022 Jun 6;13:864010. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.864010. eCollection 2022.
Neonatal pulmonary hypertension (NPHT) is produced by sustained pulmonary vasoconstriction and increased vascular remodeling. Soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) participates in signaling pathways that induce vascular vasodilation and reduce vascular remodeling. However, when sGC is oxidized and/or loses its heme group, it does not respond to nitric oxide (NO), losing its vasodilating effects. sGC protein expression and function is reduced in hypertensive neonatal lambs. Currently, NPHT is treated with NO inhalation therapy; however, new treatments are needed for improved outcomes. We used Cinaciguat (BAY-582667), which activates oxidized and/or without heme group sGC in pulmonary hypertensive lambs studied at 3,600 m. Our study included 6 Cinaciguat-treated (35 ug kg day 7 days) and 6 Control neonates. We measured acute and chronic basal cardiovascular variables in pulmonary and systemic circulation, cardiovascular variables during a superimposed episode of acute hypoxia, remodeling of pulmonary arteries and changes in the right ventricle weight, vasoactive functions in small pulmonary arteries, and expression of NO-sGC-cGMP signaling pathway proteins involved in vasodilation. We observed a decrease in pulmonary arterial pressure and vascular resistance during the acute treatment. In contrast, the pulmonary pressure did not change in the chronic study due to increased cardiac output, resulting in lower pulmonary vascular resistance in the last 2 days of chronic study. The latter may have had a role in decreasing right ventricular hypertrophy, although the direct effect of Cinaciguat on the heart should also be considered. During acute hypoxia, the pulmonary vascular resistance remained low compared to the Control lambs. We observed a higher lung artery density, accompanied by reduced smooth muscle and adventitia layers in the pulmonary arteries. Additionally, vasodilator function was increased, and vasoconstrictor function was decreased, with modifications in the expression of proteins linked to pulmonary vasodilation, consistent with low pulmonary vascular resistance. In summary, Cinaciguat, an activator of sGC, induces cardiopulmonary modifications in chronically hypoxic and pulmonary hypertensive newborn lambs. Therefore, Cinaciguat is a potential therapeutic tool for reducing pulmonary vascular remodeling and/or right ventricular hypertrophy in pulmonary arterial hypertension syndrome.
新生儿肺动脉高压(NPHT)是由持续性肺血管收缩和血管重塑增加所致。可溶性鸟苷酸环化酶(sGC)参与诱导血管舒张和减少血管重塑的信号通路。然而,当sGC被氧化和/或失去其血红素基团时,它对一氧化氮(NO)无反应,失去其舒张血管的作用。高血压新生羔羊的sGC蛋白表达和功能降低。目前,NPHT采用吸入NO治疗;然而,需要新的治疗方法来改善治疗效果。我们使用了西那吉呱(BAY-582667),它可激活在3600米高度研究的肺动脉高压羔羊中被氧化和/或无血红素基团的sGC。我们的研究包括6只接受西那吉呱治疗(35微克/千克/天,共7天)的羔羊和6只对照新生羔羊。我们测量了肺循环和体循环中的急性和慢性基础心血管变量、急性缺氧叠加发作期间的心血管变量、肺动脉重塑以及右心室重量的变化、小肺动脉的血管活性功能,以及参与血管舒张的NO-sGC-cGMP信号通路蛋白的表达。我们观察到急性治疗期间肺动脉压和血管阻力降低。相比之下,在慢性研究中,由于心输出量增加,肺动脉压没有变化,导致慢性研究最后2天肺血管阻力降低。后者可能对减轻右心室肥厚有作用,尽管也应考虑西那吉呱对心脏的直接作用。在急性缺氧期间,与对照羔羊相比,肺血管阻力仍然较低。我们观察到肺动脉密度较高,同时肺动脉的平滑肌层和外膜层减少。此外,血管舒张功能增强,血管收缩功能降低,与肺血管舒张相关的蛋白质表达发生改变,这与低肺血管阻力一致。总之,sGC激活剂西那吉呱可在慢性缺氧和肺动脉高压新生羔羊中诱导心肺改变。因此,西那吉呱是减少肺动脉高压综合征中肺血管重塑和/或右心室肥厚的潜在治疗工具。