Loss of Akt1 Leads to Severe Atherosclerosis and Occlusive Coronary Artery Disease

Fernández‐Hernando, Carlos; Ackah, Eric; Yu, Jun; Suárez, Yajaira; Murata, Takahisa; Iwakiri, Yasuko; Prendergast, Jay S.; Miao, Robert Q.; Birnbaum, Morris J.; Sessa, William C.

doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2007.10.007

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“…It has been convincingly reported that PI3K and Akt are important upstream regulators of eNOS activation. 27,28,[39][40][41][42] eNOSderived NO has been known to have a pivotal role in the modulation of vascular tone and function. 6,7 Taken together, our results allow us to propose that, ROS/RNS excess in peripheral resistance vessels during I/R injury may blunt PI3K/Akt/eNOS pathway, thus triggering endothelial dysfunction.…”

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Delayed preconditioning prevents ischemia/reperfusion-induced endothelial injury in rats: role of ROS and eNOS

Zhao

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Laboratory Investigation

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Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) strongly protects against ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury; however, the molecular mechanism involved in delayed preconditioning-induced endothelial protection in peripheral arteries is unknown. Therefore, we examined using functional, morphologic and molecular biologic studies whether delayed IPC decreases formation of reactive oxygen species and upregulates endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) that in turn contributes to vascular endothelial protection. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to 30-min ischemia induced by mesenteric artery occlusion followed by 60-min reperfusion 24 h after sham surgery or preconditioning (three cycles of 5-min ischemia/5-min reperfusion). Delayed preconditioning prevented the I/R-induced impairment of endothelium-dependent relaxations to acetylcholine (maximal relaxation: sham 91.4 ± 2.2%; I/R 54.0 ± 4.0%; IPC 80.2 ± 6.3%). This protective effect was abolished by NOS inhibitor N G -nitro-L-arginine methyl ester and not changed by ascorbic acid. Electron microscopy showed marked endothelial damage after I/R and the ultrastructural changes were prevented by delayed preconditioning. Following I/R, the impairment of eNOS phosphorylation and expression was observed in mesenteric vessels. Furthermore, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and Akt phosphorylation were reduced, although total PI3K and Akt remained unchanged. IPC restored I/R-induced impairment of eNOS expression and activity. This was possibly the result of the recovery of PI3K/Akt phosphorylation. Furthermore, I/R increased serum level of malondialdehyde, intravascular superoxide and nitrotyrosine generation, which were abrogated by IPC. These results suggest that delayed preconditioning prevented I/R-induced endothelial injury in peripheral resistance vasculature, both in terms of functional and structural changes. Endothelial protection afforded by delayed IPC is associated with inhibition of oxidative stress and upregulation of PI3K/Akt/eNOS pathway.

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Delayed preconditioning prevents ischemia/reperfusion-induced endothelial injury in rats: role of ROS and eNOS

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“…Proteins from tissue and cell lysates were resolved by SDS/PAGE and immunoblotting as described (16,36). Primary antibodies used include the following: Dicer p-Ab (Abcam), ␤-actin m-Ab (Abcam), VE-CadherinpAb and Tsp1-pAb (Santa Cruz).…”

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Dicer-dependent endothelial microRNAs are necessary for postnatal angiogenesis

Suárez

Fernández‐Hernando²,

Yu³

et al. 2008

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Posttranscriptional gene regulation by microRNAs (miRNAs) is important for many aspects of development, homeostasis, and disease. Here, we show that reduction of endothelial miRNAs by cell-specific inactivation of Dicer, the terminal endonuclease responsible for the generation of miRNAs, reduces postnatal angiogenic response to a variety of stimuli, including exogenous VEGF, tumors, limb ischemia, and wound healing. Furthermore, VEGF regulated the expression of several miRNAs, including the upregulation of components of the c-Myc oncogenic cluster miR-17-92. Transfection of endothelial cells with components of the miR-17-92 cluster, induced by VEGF treatment, rescued the induced expression of thrombospondin-1 and the defect in endothelial cell proliferation and morphogenesis initiated by the loss of Dicer. Thus, endothelial miRNAs regulate postnatal angiogenesis and VEGF induces the expression of miRNAs implicated in the regulation of an integrated angiogenic response.endothelium ͉ VEGF M icroRNAs (miRNAs) are short (Ϸ22 nt) noncoding RNAs derived from long primary transcripts through sequential processing by the enzymes Drosha and Dicer. Dicer-generated miRNAs are incorporated into the RNA-induced silencing complex that mediates miRNA-dependent translational suppression or in some instances cleavage of respective mRNA targets or translational activation (1, 2). The significance of miRNAs in mammalian biology has been dissected by Dicer gene disruption in mice. Mutant and disrupted Dicer alleles caused embryonic lethality associated with a loss of pluripotent stem cells (3) and defective blood vessel formation (4). Tissue-specific inactivation of Dicer has led to the conclusion that Dicer is essential for several processes, for example, limb, lung, and skin morphogenesis, the maintenance of hair follicles, T cell development/ differentiation, and neuronal survival (5-11).The growth of blood vessels is essential for organ growth and tissue repair. During adulthood, most blood vessels remain quiescent to fulfill their main function of conducting nutritive blood flow to organs; however, during pathological events such as tissue ischemia, inflammation, and tumor progression, endothelial cells (ECs) become activated and angiogenesis ensues to provide conduits for blood flow (12). An imbalance in the growth of blood vessels contributes to the pathogenesis of numerous disorders (13), and the growth of vessels is a complex process, requiring a finely tuned balance between numerous stimulatory and inhibitory signals (14). VEGF has been identified as a central mediator of angiogenesis (15). We (16) and others (17) have recently shown that reduction of miRNA levels via Dicer silencing strongly impacts EC functions in vitro, suggesting a critical role for miRNAs in angiogenesis. The role of Dicer-regulated miRNAs in ovarian angiogenesis is suggested by data obtained in mice expressing a global hypomorphic Dicer1 allele, where female mice are infertile because of corpus luteum insufficiency and defective ovarian angiogenesis...

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“…Akt (also known as PKB) is a family of three serine/threonine protein kinases (Akt1, Akt2, and Akt3) that regulate a host of cellular functions, including cell survival, proliferation, differentiation, and intermediary metabolism (5)(6)(7). Even though the majority of the literature does not make a distinction between different Akt isoforms, there is a growing list of differences between them.…”

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“…Akt1 appears not to be dispensable for eNOS induction and endothelial cell function (8,9), whereas Akt2 is not dispensable for insulin signaling (10). Deletion of Akt1 resulted in enhanced atherosclerosis in the APOE −/− mouse model (5), and Akt1 −/− mice do not develop endotoxin tolerance (11). Akt1 ablation protects and Akt2 ablation promotes MMTV-PyMT and MMTVErbB2-induced mammary tumors (12) and Akt1 −/− tumors, although very few, are more invasive as the result of microRNA expression differences (7).…”

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Akt1 and Akt2 protein kinases differentially contribute to macrophage polarization

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Doxaki²,

Vergadi³

et al. 2012

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Activated macrophages are described as classically activated or M1 type and alternatively activated or M2 type, depending on their response to proinflammatory stimuli and the expression of genetic markers including iNOS, arginase1, Ym1, and Fizz1. Here we report that Akt kinases differentially contribute to macrophage polarization, with Akt1 ablation giving rise to an M1 and Akt2 ablation resulting in an M2 phenotype. Accordingly, Akt2 −/− mice were more resistant to LPS-induced endotoxin shock and to dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis than wild-type mice, whereas Akt1 −/− mice were more sensitive. Cell depletion and reconstitution experiments in a DSS-induced colitis model confirmed that the effect was macrophage-dependent. Gene-silencing studies showed that the M2 phenotype of Akt2 −/− macrophages was cell autonomous. The microRNA miR-155, whose expression was repressed in naive and in LPS-stimulated Akt2 −/− macrophages, and its target C/EBPβ appear to play a key role in this process. C/EBPβ, a hallmark of M2 macrophages that regulates Arg1, was up-regulated upon Akt2 ablation or silencing. Overexpression or silencing of miR-155 confirmed its central role in Akt isoform-dependent M1/M2 polarization of macrophages.inflammation | peritonitis | sepsis | inflammatory bowel disease A ctivated macrophages express proinflammatory factors and are known as classically activated or M1-type macrophages. Toll-like receptor (TLR) stimulation may induce the M1 phenotype through the activation of several signaling cascades, which regulate the induction of proinflammatory mediators such as TNF-α, IL-6, and iNOS. However, macrophages can also undergo alternative activation to become alternatively activated or M2-type macrophages. M2 macrophages are characterized by reduced responsiveness to TLR ligands, which results in the induction of low levels of proinflammatory cytokines and in the upregulation of arginase 1 (Arg1), IL-10, found in inflammatory zone 1 (Fizz1), and chitinase 3-like-3 (YM1/CHI3l3) (1). Although the molecular mechanisms that regulate M2 macrophage polarization are not well understood, it appears that STAT6 activation and the induction of C/EBPβ play a central role in this process (2-4). C/EBPβ regulates the expression of Arg1 (3), the gene that encodes the inducible arginase, and selective inhibition of C/EBPβ in macrophages blocks M2 polarization (4).Akt (also known as PKB) is a family of three serine/threonine protein kinases (Akt1, Akt2, and Akt3) that regulate a host of cellular functions, including cell survival, proliferation, differentiation, and intermediary metabolism (5-7). Even though the majority of the literature does not make a distinction between different Akt isoforms, there is a growing list of differences between them. Akt1 appears not to be dispensable for eNOS induction and endothelial cell function (8, 9), whereas Akt2 is not dispensable for insulin signaling (10). Deletion of Akt1 resulted in enhanced atherosclerosis in the APOE −/− mouse model (5), and Akt1 −/− mice do not d...

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Loss of Akt1 Leads to Severe Atherosclerosis and Occlusive Coronary Artery Disease

Cited by 263 publications

References 38 publications

Delayed preconditioning prevents ischemia/reperfusion-induced endothelial injury in rats: role of ROS and eNOS

Delayed preconditioning prevents ischemia/reperfusion-induced endothelial injury in rats: role of ROS and eNOS

Dicer-dependent endothelial microRNAs are necessary for postnatal angiogenesis

Akt1 and Akt2 protein kinases differentially contribute to macrophage polarization

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