Regional expression of HOXA4 along the aorta and its potential role in human abdominal aortic aneurysms
dc.contributor.author | Lillvis, John H | |
dc.contributor.author | Erdman, Robert | |
dc.contributor.author | Schworer, Charles M | |
dc.contributor.author | Golden, Alicia | |
dc.contributor.author | Derr, Kimberly | |
dc.contributor.author | Gatalica, Zoran | |
dc.contributor.author | Cox, Laura A | |
dc.contributor.author | Shen, Jianbin | |
dc.contributor.author | Vander Heide, Richard S | |
dc.contributor.author | Lenk, Guy M | |
dc.contributor.author | Hlavaty, Leigh | |
dc.contributor.author | Li, Li | |
dc.contributor.author | Elmore, James R | |
dc.contributor.author | Franklin, David P | |
dc.contributor.author | Gray, John L | |
dc.contributor.author | Garvin, Robert P | |
dc.contributor.author | Carey, David J | |
dc.contributor.author | Lancaster, Wayne D | |
dc.contributor.author | Tromp, Gerard | |
dc.contributor.author | Kuivaniemi, Helena | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-08-07T17:51:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-08-07T17:51:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-05-31 | |
dc.identifier.citation | BMC Physiology. 2011 May 31;11(1):9 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/112955 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Abstract Background The infrarenal abdominal aorta exhibits increased disease susceptibility relative to other aortic regions. Allograft studies exchanging thoracic and abdominal segments showed that regional susceptibility is maintained regardless of location, suggesting substantial roles for embryological origin, tissue composition and site-specific gene expression. Results We analyzed gene expression with microarrays in baboon aortas, and found that members of the HOX gene family exhibited spatial expression differences. HOXA4 was chosen for further study, since it had decreased expression in the abdominal compared to the thoracic aorta. Western blot analysis from 24 human aortas demonstrated significantly higher HOXA4 protein levels in thoracic compared to abdominal tissues (P < 0.001). Immunohistochemical staining for HOXA4 showed nuclear and perinuclear staining in endothelial and smooth muscle cells in aorta. The HOXA4 transcript levels were significantly decreased in human abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) compared to age-matched non-aneurysmal controls (P < 0.00004). Cultured human aortic endothelial and smooth muscle cells stimulated with INF-γ (an important inflammatory cytokine in AAA pathogenesis) showed decreased levels of HOXA4 protein (P < 0.0007). Conclusions Our results demonstrated spatial variation in expression of HOXA4 in human aortas that persisted into adulthood and that downregulation of HOXA4 expression was associated with AAAs, an important aortic disease of the ageing population. | |
dc.title | Regional expression of HOXA4 along the aorta and its potential role in human abdominal aortic aneurysms | |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/112955/1/12899_2011_Article_178.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/1472-6793-11-9 | en_US |
dc.language.rfc3066 | en | |
dc.rights.holder | Lillvis et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-08-07T17:51:08Z | |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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