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Circ Res ; 124(1): 52-65, 2019 01 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30582444

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RATIONALE: Increased expression of CLIC4 (chloride intracellular channel 4) is a feature of endothelial dysfunction in pulmonary arterial hypertension, but its role in disease pathology is not fully understood. OBJECTIVE: To identify CLIC4 effectors and evaluate strategies targeting CLIC4 signaling in pulmonary hypertension. METHODS AND RESULTS: Proteomic analysis of CLIC4-interacting proteins in human pulmonary artery endothelial cells identified regulators of endosomal trafficking, including Arf6 (ADP ribosylation factor 6) GTPase activating proteins and clathrin, while CLIC4 overexpression affected protein regulators of vesicular trafficking, lysosomal function, and inflammation. CLIC4 reduced BMPRII (bone morphogenetic protein receptor II) expression and signaling as a result of Arf6-mediated reduction in gyrating clathrin and increased lysosomal targeting of the receptor. BMPRII expression was restored by Arf6 siRNA, Arf inhibitor Sec7 inhibitor H3 (SecinH3), and inhibitors of clathrin-mediated endocytosis but was unaffected by chloride channel inhibitor, indanyloxyacetic acid 94 or Arf1 siRNA. The effects of CLIC4 on NF-κB (nuclear factor-kappa B), HIF (hypoxia-inducible factor), and angiogenic response were prevented by Arf6 siRNA and SecinH3. Sugen/hypoxia mice and monocrotaline rats showed elevated expression of CLIC4, activation of Arf6 and NF-κB, and reduced expression of BMPRII in the lung. These changes were established early during disease development. Lung endothelium-targeted delivery of CLIC4 siRNA or treatment with SecinH3 attenuated the disease, reduced CLIC4/Arf activation, and restored BMPRII expression in the lung. Endothelial colony-forming cells from idiopathic pulmonary hypertensive patients showed upregulation of CLIC4 expression and Arf6 activity, suggesting potential importance of this pathway in the human condition. CONCLUSIONS: Arf6 is a novel effector of CLIC4 and a new therapeutic target in pulmonary hypertension.


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Factores de Ribosilacion-ADP/antagonistas & inhibidores , Antihipertensivos/farmacología , Canales de Cloruro/metabolismo , Células Endoteliales/efectos de los fármacos , Hipertensión Pulmonar/prevención & control , Proteínas Mitocondriales/metabolismo , Arteria Pulmonar/efectos de los fármacos , Tratamiento con ARN de Interferencia , Triazoles/farmacología , Factor 6 de Ribosilación del ADP , Factores de Ribosilacion-ADP/genética , Factores de Ribosilacion-ADP/metabolismo , Animales , Receptores de Proteínas Morfogenéticas Óseas de Tipo II/metabolismo , Células Cultivadas , Canales de Cloruro/genética , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Células Endoteliales/metabolismo , Humanos , Hipertensión Pulmonar/genética , Hipertensión Pulmonar/metabolismo , Hipertensión Pulmonar/fisiopatología , Hipoxia/complicaciones , Mediadores de Inflamación/metabolismo , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Proteínas Mitocondriales/genética , Terapia Molecular Dirigida , Monocrotalina , Proteómica/métodos , Arteria Pulmonar/metabolismo , Arteria Pulmonar/fisiopatología , ARN Interferente Pequeño/genética , ARN Interferente Pequeño/metabolismo , Ratas , Transducción de Señal
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Materials (Basel) ; 16(3)2023 Feb 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36770280

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Cubic and rhombohedral phases of lanthanum manganite were synthesized in a high-pressure reactor. A mixture of La and Mn nitrates with ethylene glycol at a synthesis temperature of 200 °C and a calcination temperature of up to 1000 °C, resulted in a single-phase perovskite, LaMnO3 validated using X-ray diffraction. Significant changes in unit cell volumes from 58 to 353 Å3 were observed associated with structural transformation from the cubic to the rhombohedral phase. This was confirmed using structure calculations and resistivity measurements. Transmission electron microscopy analyses showed small particle sizes of approximately 19, 39, 45, and 90 nm (depending on calcination temperature), no agglomeration, and good crystallinity. The particle characteristics, high purity, and high surface area (up to 33.1 m2/g) of the material owed to the inherent PAAR reactor pressure, are suitable for important technological applications, that include the synthesis of perovskite oxides. Characteristics of the synthesized LaMnO3 at different calcination temperatures are compared, and first-principles calculations suggest a geometric optimization of the cubic and rhombohedral perovskite structures.

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iScience ; 25(12): 105560, 2022 Dec 22.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36465099

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Here in we report the development of a Pt-V/CeO2 catalyst performing under mild conditions in amide hydrogenation. Ceria with different morphologies was employed as support in this study. We further developed a glycol-thermal technique that yields thermally stable quantum dot ceria, which can be applied as a support. A systematic investigation revealed the importance of proximity between the small crystalline hydrogenating sites (Pt) and oxophilic sites (V). The study showed that oxygen vacancies on the ceria surface oxidize both Pt and V, poisoning the hydrogenation reaction. In contrast, the absence of oxygen vacancies promoted the hydrogenating ability of Pt sites and also improved their ability to participate in the H2 spillover mechanism and in situ formation of oxophilic V3+. This study demonstrates how the engineering of the oxygen vacancies on the surface of the redox support can manipulate the nature of active sites toward specific reactions.

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Cardiovasc Res ; 113(3): 276-287, 2017 03 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28395021

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Aims: RhoB plays a key role in the pathogenesis of hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension. Farnesylated RhoB promotes growth responses in cancer cells and we investigated whether inhibition of protein farnesylation will have a protective effect. Methods and results: The analysis of lung tissues from rodent models and pulmonary hypertensive patients showed increased levels of protein farnesylation. Oral farnesyltransferase inhibitor tipifarnib prevented development of hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension in mice. Tipifarnib reduced hypoxia-induced vascular cell proliferation, increased endothelium-dependent vasodilatation and reduced vasoconstriction of intrapulmonary arteries without affecting cell viability. Protective effects of tipifarnib were associated with inhibition of Ras and RhoB, actin depolymerization and increased eNOS expression in vitro and in vivo. Farnesylated-only RhoB (F-RhoB) increased proliferative responses in cultured pulmonary vascular cells, mimicking the effects of hypoxia, while both geranylgeranylated-only RhoB (GG-RhoB), and tipifarnib had an inhibitory effect. Label-free proteomics linked F-RhoB with cell survival, activation of cell cycle and mitochondrial biogenesis. Hypoxia increased and tipifarnib reduced the levels of F-RhoB-regulated proteins in the lung, reinforcing the importance of RhoB as a signalling mediator. Unlike simvastatin, tipifarnib did not increase the expression levels of Rho proteins. Conclusions: Our study demonstrates the importance of protein farnesylation in pulmonary vascular remodelling and provides a rationale for selective targeting of this pathway in pulmonary hypertension.


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Antihipertensivos/farmacología , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/farmacología , Farnesiltransferasa/antagonistas & inhibidores , Hipertensión Pulmonar/prevención & control , Hipoxia/tratamiento farmacológico , Arteria Pulmonar/efectos de los fármacos , Quinolonas/farmacología , Animales , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Células Cultivadas , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Células Endoteliales/efectos de los fármacos , Células Endoteliales/enzimología , Células Endoteliales/patología , Farnesiltransferasa/metabolismo , Humanos , Hipertensión Pulmonar/enzimología , Hipertensión Pulmonar/etiología , Hipoxia/complicaciones , Hipoxia/enzimología , Masculino , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Fenotipo , Prenilación de Proteína , Proteómica/métodos , Arteria Pulmonar/enzimología , Arteria Pulmonar/patología , Arteria Pulmonar/fisiopatología , Factores de Tiempo , Transfección , Vasoconstricción/efectos de los fármacos , Vasodilatación/efectos de los fármacos , Proteína de Unión al GTP rhoB/genética , Proteína de Unión al GTP rhoB/metabolismo
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Phytochemistry ; 61(8): 955-7, 2002 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12453524

RESUMEN

Two new phenolics, named typhaphthalide (a benzylphthalide) and typharin (an isocoumarin) plus sitosterol were isolated and identified from the hexane extract of the rhizomes of Typha capensis. The acetone extract yielded afzelechin, epiafzelechin, and catechin.


Asunto(s)
Benzofuranos/química , Benzofuranos/aislamiento & purificación , Cumarinas/química , Cumarinas/aislamiento & purificación , Fenoles/química , Fenoles/aislamiento & purificación , Typhaceae/química , Isocumarinas , Espectroscopía de Resonancia Magnética , Estructura Molecular , Rizoma/química
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