| First Author | Zempo H | Year | 2016 |
| Journal | Hypertens Res | Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 11 | Pages | 764-768 |
| PubMed ID | 27334059 | Mgi Jnum | J:301994 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:6504978 | Doi | 10.1038/hr.2016.65 |
| Citation | Zempo H, et al. (2016) Influence of periostin-positive cell-specific Klf5 deletion on aortic thickening in DOCA-salt hypertensive mice. Hypertens Res 39(11):764-768 |
| abstractText | Chronic hypertension causes vascular remodeling that is associated with an increase in periostin- (postn) positive cells, including fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells. Kruppel-like factor (KLF) 5, a transcription factor, is also observed in vascular remodeling; however, it is unknown what role KLF5 plays in postn-positive cells during vascular remodeling induced by deoxycorticosterone-acetate (DOCA) salt. We used postn-positive cell-specific Klf5-deficient mice (Klf5(Postn)KO: Klf5(flox/flox); Postn(Cre/-)) and wild-type mice (WT: Klf5(flox/flox); Postn(-/-)). We implanted a DOCA pellet and provided drinking water containing 0.9% NaCl for 8 weeks. The DOCA-salt treatment induced hypertension in both genotypes, as observed by increases in systolic blood pressure. In WT animals, DOCA-salt treatment increased the aortic medial area compared with the non-treated controls. Similarly, Tgfb1 was overexpressed in the aortas of the DOCA-salt treated WT mice compared with the controls. Immunofluorescence staining revealed that fibroblast-specific protein 1 (FSP1)(+)-alpha smooth muscle actin (alphaSMA)(+) myofibroblasts exist in the medial area of the WT aortas after DOCA-salt intervention. Importantly, these changes were not observed in the Klf5(Postn)KO animals. In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that the presence of KLF5 in postn-positive cells contributes to the pathogenesis of aortic thickening induced by DOCA-salt hypertension. |
