Carotid artery stenosis is the main cause of ischemic stroke, the pathological basis of which is carotid atherosclerosis. Our previous work has demonstrated that angiotensin II type 1 receptor associated protein (ATRAP) inhibits the proliferation and promotes apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), thereby inhibiting the balloon-injuried induced carotid neointimal formation in rat. We consider that ATRAP not only promotes AT1R desensitization and internalization that inhibiting AT1R role in vascular injury, but also activates AT2R. However, the relationship between ATRAP and carotid atherosclerosis has not been yet elucidated. Therefore, we hypothesize that ATRAP may promote endothelial autophagy and inhibit the progression of carotid atherosclerosis by inhibiting the pathway of mTOR signaling. In order to verify this hypothesis, this project intends to construct ATRAP-deficient mice, ATRAP transgenic mice and ApoE gene-deficient mice mouse which is namely atherosclerosis model to explore endothelial cell autophagy, macrophage infiltration, changes in vascular inflammatory factors and the carotid intima-media thickness. The effect of ATRAP on carotid atherosclerosis and its molecular mechanism were investigated from both in vitro and in vivo . This study will reveal the role of ATRAP in inhibition of atherosclerosis and related mechanism from a new point of view,so as to provide a new research idea for the prevention and treatment of carotid artery stenosis.
颈动脉狭窄是缺血性脑卒中的主要原因,其病理基础是颈动脉粥样硬化。我们的前期工作已证明了血管紧张素II 1型受体相关蛋白(ATRAP)可以抑制血管平滑肌细胞(VSMC)增殖并促进其凋亡,从而抑制颈动脉内膜增生,证实ATRAP不但能够抑制AT1R,还能够激活AT2R共同发挥作用。但是ATRAP与颈动脉粥样硬化的关系目前尚未有确切的研究报道。为此,我们提出假说:ATRAP可能通过抑制mTOR通路促进内皮细胞自噬,抑制颈动脉粥样硬化的的进展。为了验证这一假说,本项目拟构建ATRAP-/-小鼠、ATRAP转基因小鼠、ApoE-/-小鼠动脉粥样硬化模型,以内皮细胞自噬、巨噬细胞浸润、血管炎性因子的变化及颈动脉中膜厚度等为观测指标,从体内外探讨ATRAP对颈动脉粥样硬化的作用及其分子机制。本研究将从ATRAP调控内皮细胞自噬的新视点揭示其抑制动脉粥样硬化的机制,为颈动脉狭窄的防治提供新的研究思路。
颈动脉狭窄是缺血性脑卒中的主要原因,其病理基础是颈动脉粥样硬化。我们的前期工作已证明了血管紧张素II-1型受体相关蛋白(ATRAP)可以抑制血管平滑肌细胞(VSMC)增殖并促进其凋亡,从而抑制颈动脉内膜增生,证实ATRAP不但能够抑制AT1R,还能够激活AT2R共同发挥作用。但是ATRAP与颈动脉粥样硬化的关系目前尚未有确切的研究报道。为此,我们提出假说:ATRAP可能通过抑制mTOR通路促进内皮细胞自噬,抑制颈动脉粥样硬化的的进展。为了验证这一假说,本项目了构建ATRAP-/-小鼠、ApoE-/-小鼠动脉粥样硬化模型,以内皮细胞自噬、巨噬细胞浸润、血管炎性因子的变化及颈动脉中膜厚度等为观测指标,从体内外探讨ATRAP对颈动脉粥样硬化的作用及其分子机制。经研究发现,在小鼠颈动脉导丝损伤模型和人晚期颈动脉粥样硬化斑块中,ATRAP表达随着AS进展表达逐渐减少;另外,ATRAP基因敲除后可以增加小鼠颈动脉内膜损伤后的血栓形成,机制研究发现可能与ATRAP增加血小板黏附聚集有关。细胞分子实验显示ATRAP通过调控内皮细胞自噬抑制动脉粥样硬化的结果不是特别理想。对人晚期颈动脉斑块进行病理分组研究,通过二代测序和单细胞转录测序筛选并验证了调控颈动脉粥样硬化稳定性的关键分子如,如FKBP15、ABHD17B等,其在不同厚度的纤维帽炎症浸润中发挥重要作用。本项目研究结果证实ATRAP表达与颈动脉粥样硬化病变进展相关,其表达量下降增加晚期AS血栓形成几率,增加缺血性脑卒中风险;对稳定与不稳定斑块转录组测序也发现了调控纤维帽炎症的重要节点分子,为进一步发现和筛选与斑块稳定性相关的病理特征背后的关键分子和调控网络奠定了基础。
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