Localization, Proteolytic Processing, and Binding Partners of Versican Isoforms in Vascular Lesions of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

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作者:Westöö Christian, Mutgan Ayse Ceren, van der Have Oscar, Mead Timothy J, Ahmed Salaheldin, Lampei Elna, Koch Christopher D, Norvik Christian, Aspberg Anders, Bech Martin, Peruzzi Niccolò, Brunnström Hans, Kwapiszewska Grazyna, RÃ¥degran Göran, Apte Suneel S, Tran-Lundmark Karin
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a lethal condition where expansion of the vascular extracellular matrix contributes to increased pulmonary vascular resistance. Versican, a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan, is known to accumulate in vascular lesions of PAH and hyaluronan and tenascin-C, binding partners of versican, are elevated in PAH. The specific distribution and localization of versican isoforms, their cleavage products, and binding partners in vascular lesions of PAH had not been studied previously. Versican has five distinct isoforms, V0-V4, identified by the arrangement of its chondroitin-sulfate attachment regions, GAGα and GAGβ. Here, tissue from idiopathic PAH was imaged with synchrotron-based phase-contrast micro-CT and analyzed by histology, immunohistochemistry, and in situ hybridization. Plasma concentration of versican in PAH patients and controls was measured using ELISA. GAGα- and GAGβ-containing isoforms were identified in pulmonary arteriopathy of all patients. However, immunohistochemical staining of N-terminal G1 domain (versican G1) and C-terminal G3 domain (versican G3) using specific antibodies did not consistently co-localize. Tenascin-C was occasionally found in neointima, but also in thin-walled collateral vessels. Hyaluronan accumulated in the neointima, co-localizing with both versican G3 and the neoepitope DPEAAE. DPEAAE did not co-localize with the corresponding neoepitope of the C-terminal fragment generated by cleavage, possibly indicating motility of fragments. Patient plasma had a higher concentration of versican G3-containing fragments, compared to controls. The distribution of versican isoforms, cleavage products, and binding partners demonstrated here warrants further investigation of their functional roles in PAH, versican G3 was reinforced as a potential biomarker for PAH.

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