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Abstract 18286: Histone Acetyltransferase P300/CBP in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Associated Right Ventricular Failure
Abstract only INTRODUCTION Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is defined by increased pulmonary artery (PA) pressure and vascular remodeling, partly due to excessive proliferation and survival of PA smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). Initially, RV hypertrophy allows adaptation to increased resistance,...
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Published in: | Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2023-11, Vol.148 (Suppl_1) |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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INTRODUCTION
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is defined by increased pulmonary artery (PA) pressure and vascular remodeling, partly due to excessive proliferation and survival of PA smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). Initially, RV hypertrophy allows adaptation to increased resistance, but as the disease progresses, maladaptive remodeling takes place, leading to RV failure and death. Current therapies aim to promote vasodilatation, but none of them directly targets pathological lungs or RV remodeling. The histone acetyltransferases P300/CBP have been identified as central players driving gene expression in various cellular processes such as proliferation/apoptosis and hypertrophy/fibrosis, all of which are critical features of pathological lung and RV remodeling in PAH. Given their role in controlling gene transcription programs, we hypothesized that P300/CBP contributes to maladaptive remodeling.
METHODS & RESULTS
We show by western blot (WB) and immunofluorescence (IF) increased P300 expression in isolated PASMCs and distal PAs from PAH patients compared to controls (p |
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ISSN: | 0009-7322 1524-4539 |
DOI: | 10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.18286 |