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  • Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)  (3)
  • 1
    In: Circulation, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 145, No. 5 ( 2022-02), p. 357-370
    Abstract: Plasma proteins are critical mediators of cardiovascular processes and are the targets of many drugs. Previous efforts to characterize the genetic architecture of the plasma proteome have been limited by a focus on individuals of European descent and leveraged genotyping arrays and imputation. Here we describe whole genome sequence analysis of the plasma proteome in individuals with greater African ancestry, increasing our power to identify novel genetic determinants. Methods: Proteomic profiling of 1301 proteins was performed in 1852 Black adults from the Jackson Heart Study using aptamer-based proteomics (SomaScan). Whole genome sequencing association analysis was ascertained for all variants with minor allele count ≥5. Results were validated using an alternative, antibody-based, proteomic platform (Olink) as well as replicated in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and the HERITAGE Family Study (Health, Risk Factors, Exercise Training and Genetics). Results: We identify 569 genetic associations between 479 proteins and 438 unique genetic regions at a Bonferroni-adjusted significance level of 3.8×10 -11 . These associations include 114 novel locus-protein relationships and an additional 217 novel sentinel variant-protein relationships. Novel cardiovascular findings include new protein associations at the APOE gene locus including ZAP70 (sentinel single nucleotide polymorphism [SNP] rs7412-T, β=0.61±0.05, P =3.27×10 -30 ) and MMP-3 (β=-0.60±0.05, P =1.67×10 -32 ), as well as a completely novel pleiotropic locus at the HPX gene, associated with 9 proteins. Further, the associations suggest new mechanisms of genetically mediated cardiovascular disease linked to African ancestry; we identify a novel association between variants linked to APOL1-associated chronic kidney and heart disease and the protein CKAP2 (rs73885319-G, β=0.34±0.04, P =1.34×10 -17 ) as well as an association between ATTR amyloidosis and RBP4 levels in community-dwelling individuals without heart failure. Conclusions: Taken together, these results provide evidence for the functional importance of variants in non-European populations, and suggest new biological mechanisms for ancestry-specific determinants of lipids, coagulation, and myocardial function.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 0009-7322 , 1524-4539
    Language: English
    Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
    Publication Date: 2022
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    In: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 36, No. suppl_1 ( 2016-05)
    Abstract: Objective: The objective of this study was to develop a patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-based disease model to understand the process by which CD73-deficiency leads to vascular calcification in the disease, Arterial Calcification due to Deficiency of CD73 (ACDC). Approach & Results: ACDC is an autosomal recessive disease resulting from mutations in the gene encoding for CD73, which converts extracellular AMP to adenosine. CD73-deficiency manifests with tortuosity and vascular calcification of the medial layer of lower-extremity arteries, a pathology associated with diabetes and chronic kidney disease. We previously identified that dermal fibroblasts isolated from ACDC patients calcify in vitro, however in vivo studies of the vasculature are limited, as murine models of CD73 deficiency do not recapitulate the human disease phenotype. Thus, we created iPSCs from ACDC patients and control fibroblasts. ACDC and Control iPSCs form teratomas when injected in immune-compromised mice, however ACDC iPSC teratomas exhibit extensive calcifications. Control and ACDC iPSCs were differentiated down the mesenchymal lineage (MSC) and while there was no difference in chondrogenesis and adipogenesis, ACDC iMSCs underwent osteogenesis sooner than control iPSC, have higher activity of tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP), and lower levels of extracellular adenosine. During osteogenic simulation, TNAP activity in ACDC cells significantly increased adenosine levels, however, not to levels needed for functional compensatory stimulation of the adenosine receptors. Inhibition of TNAP with levimisole ablates this increase in adenosine. Treatment with an A2b adenosine receptor (AR) agonist drastically reduced TNAP activity in vitro, and calcification in ACDC teratomas, as did treatment with etidronate, which is currently being tested in a clinical trial on ACDC patients. Conclusions: These results illustrate a pro-osteogenic phenotype in CD73-deficient cells whereby TNAP activity attempts to compensate for CD73 deficiency, but subsequently induces calcification that can be reversed by activation of the A2bAR. The iPSC teratoma model may be used to screen other potential therapeutics for calcification disorders.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1079-5642 , 1524-4636
    Language: English
    Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
    Publication Date: 2016
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    In: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 37, No. suppl_1 ( 2017-05)
    Abstract: Background: Autosomal dominant Hyper-IgE syndrome (AD-HIES) is a rare primary immunodeficiency caused by dominant negative mutations in signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3 ) , a mediator of widespread physiological processes. It is characterized by dermatitis, recurrent infections, elevated IgE, poor post-surgical healing, and connective tissue abnormalities. How STAT3 deficiency leads to this phenotype, however, is not known. Current treatment options are limited to antimicrobials for infection control. The aim of this study was to investigate which of STAT3’s many functions are dis-regulated in AD-HIES, and where potential targets for therapy may lie. Methods: We used skin fibroblasts (SF) from 3 AD-HIES patients and 3 normal volunteers. To evaluate potentially affected pathways, we utilized RNA- Seq and subsequent Gene Set Enrichment (GSEA) and pathway analysis (Pathway Studio, GeneGo Metacore). Endothelial cell tube formation assay was used to assess ability of AD-HIES SFs to support angiogenesis. Results: GSEA and pathway analysis showed deficiencies in signaling pathways linked to wound healing, extracellular matrix remodeling and angiogenesis including targets of Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1a (HIF1a) (P values for enrichments 〈 0.001) . Therefore, we hypothesized that AD-HIES SFs have impaired ability to support angiogenesis due to deficient Hif1a-dependent secretion of matrix proteases and growth factors. Indeed, AD-HIES SF secreted up to 5 times less matrix metalloprotease 1, 3, and 9, placental growth factor and fibroblast growth factors 1 and 2 (Luminex Multiplex, n=3-9, P 〈 0.05). Culture medium from AD-HIES SFs failed to fully support tube formation by endothelial cells resulting in lower number of junctions, meshes, and total tubule length (n=6, P 〈 0.005). Stabilization of Hif1a in AD-HIES SFs by prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor dimethyl fumarate restored its transcriptional activity leading to increased number of junctions, meshes, and tubule length (n=12, P 〈 0.05) Conclusion: AD-HIES SFs have deficiencies in pro-angiogenic signaling pathways that lead to decreased growth factor secretion and angiogenesis. Stabilization of HIF1a corrects this deficiency and is an enticing target for future therapy.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1079-5642 , 1524-4636
    Language: English
    Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
    Publication Date: 2017
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