Bhagwani, A.R., Ali, M., Piper, B. et al. (16 more authors) (2023) A p53-TLR3 axis ameliorates pulmonary hypertension by inducing BMPR2 via IRF3. iScience, 26 (2). 105935. ISSN 2589-0042
Abstract
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) features pathogenic and abnormal endothelial cells (ECs), and one potential origin is clonal selection. We studied the role of p53 and toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) in clonal expansion and pulmonary hypertension (PH) via regulation of bone morphogenetic protein (BMPR2) signaling. ECs of PAH patients had reduced p53 expression. EC-specific p53 knockout exaggerated PH, and clonal expansion reduced p53 and TLR3 expression in rat lung CD117+ ECs. Reduced p53 degradation (Nutlin 3a) abolished clonal EC expansion, induced TLR3 and BMPR2, and ameliorated PH. Polyinosinic/polycytidylic acid [Poly(I:C)] increased BMPR2 signaling in ECs via enhanced binding of interferon regulatory factor-3 (IRF3) to the BMPR2 promoter and reduced PH in p53−/− mice but not in mice with impaired TLR3 downstream signaling. Our data show that a p53/TLR3/IRF3 axis regulates BMPR2 expression and signaling in ECs. This link can be exploited for therapy of PH.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Rare Diseases; Lung; Cardiovascular |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION FS/18/13/33281 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Jan 2023 12:23 |
Last Modified: | 16 Jan 2023 12:23 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.105935 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.isci.2023.105935 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:195315 |