Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Here we show that the PPARbeta/delta agonist GW0742 induces vasorelaxation in systemic and pulmonary vessels. Using tissue from genetically modified mice, we show that the dilator effects of GW0742 are independent of the target receptor PPARbeta/delta or cell surface prostacyclin (IP) receptors. In aortic tissue, vascular relaxant effects of GW0742 were not associated with increases in cGMP, cAMP or hyperpolarisation, but were attributed to inhibition of RhoA activity. In a rat model of hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension, daily oral dosing of animals with GW0742 (30 mg/kg) for 3 weeks significantly reduced the associated right heart hypertrophy and right ventricular systolic pressure. GW0742 had no effect on vascular remodelling induced by hypoxia in this model. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: These observations are the first to show a therapeutic benefit of ' PPARbeta/delta' agonists in experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension and provide pre-clinical evidence to favour clinical trials in man.
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Authors | Louise S Harrington, Laura Moreno, Anna Reed, Stephen J Wort, Béatrice Desvergne, Christopher Garland, Lan Zhao, Jane A Mitchell |
Journal | PloS one
(PLoS One)
Vol. 5
Issue 3
Pg. e9526
(Mar 04 2010)
ISSN: 1932-6203 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 20209098
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- PPAR delta
- PPAR-beta
- Thiazoles
- (4-(((2-(3-fluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-5-yl)methyl)sulfanyl)-2-methylphenoxy)acetic acid
- RhoA protein, mouse
- rho GTP-Binding Proteins
- rhoA GTP-Binding Protein
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Topics |
- Administration, Oral
- Animals
- Cardiomegaly
(drug therapy, pathology)
- Hypertension, Pulmonary
(drug therapy, pathology)
- Hypoxia
- Lung
(blood supply, drug effects)
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
- PPAR delta
(agonists)
- PPAR-beta
(agonists)
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Thiazoles
(pharmacology)
- rho GTP-Binding Proteins
(metabolism)
- rhoA GTP-Binding Protein
(metabolism)
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