Endothelium-Specific GTP Cyclohydrolase I Overexpression Restores Endothelial Function in Aged Mice

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This study tested the hypothesis that endothelium-specific GTP cyclohydrolase I (GTPCH I) overexpression (Tg-GCH) restores age-associated endothelial dysfunction in vivo. Aortic GTPCH I expression and serum nitric oxide (NO) release were measured in young and aged mice. Aortic rings from young and aged wild-type (WT) mice and aged Tg-GCH mice were suspended for isometric tension recording. A hind limb ischemia model was used to measure blood flow recovery. Aged mice showed reduced GTPCH I expression in the aorta and decreased NO levels in serum. Compared with aged WT mice, Tg-GCH significantly elevated NO levels in serum in aged Tg-GCH mice, restored the impaired aortic relaxation in response to acetylcholine, and significantly elevated aortic constriction in response to L-NAME. Importantly, aged Tg-GCH mice displayed a significant increase in blood flow recovery compared with aged WT mice. GTPCH I reduction contributes to aging-associated endothelial dysfunction, which can be retarded by Tg-GCH.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): JVR

Journal ID (nlm-ta): J Vasc Res

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1018-1172

Title: Journal of Vascular Research

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 1018-1172

ISSN (Electronic): 1423-0135

Publication date Subscription-year: 2021

Publication date (Print): March 2021

Publication date (Electronic): 08 February 2021

Volume: 58

Issue: 2

Pages: 134-138

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Department of Health Toxicology, Faculty of Naval Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China

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*Ji-kuai Chen or Jiang-bo Zhu, Department of Health Toxicology, Second Military Medical University, Xiangyin Road 800, Shanghai 200433 (China), cjk.smmu@hotmail.com or jiangbozhu1@163.com

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Publisher ID: 513464 Other ID: J Vasc Res 2021;58:134–138

DOI: 10.1159/000513464

PubMed ID: 33556943

SO-VID: ae02c511-129a-4747-88f7-b68be58eb860

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Date received : 18 June 2020

Date accepted : 26 November 2020

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