Contrasting roles of NADPH oxidase isoforms in pressure-overload versus angiotensin II–induced cardiac hypertrophy

JA Byrne,*, DJ Grieve, JK Bendall, JM Li… - Circulation …, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
JA Byrne,*, DJ Grieve, JK Bendall, JM Li, C Gove, JD Lambeth, AC Cave, AM Shah
Circulation research, 2003Am Heart Assoc
Increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is implicated in the development of
left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). Phagocyte-type NADPH oxidases are major
cardiovascular sources of ROS, and recent data indicate a pivotal role of a gp91phox-
containing NADPH oxidase in angiotensin II (Ang II)–induced LVH. We investigated the role
of this oxidase in pressure-overload LVH. gp91phox−/− mice and matched controls
underwent chronic Ang II infusion or aortic constriction. Ang II–induced increases in NADPH …
Increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is implicated in the development of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). Phagocyte-type NADPH oxidases are major cardiovascular sources of ROS, and recent data indicate a pivotal role of a gp91phox-containing NADPH oxidase in angiotensin II (Ang II)–induced LVH. We investigated the role of this oxidase in pressure-overload LVH. gp91phox−/− mice and matched controls underwent chronic Ang II infusion or aortic constriction. Ang II–induced increases in NADPH oxidase activity, atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) expression, and cardiac mass were inhibited in gp91phox−/− mice, whereas aortic constriction-induced increases in cardiac mass and ANF expression were not inhibited. However, aortic constriction increased cardiac NADPH oxidase activity in both gp91phox−/− and wild-type mice. Myocardial expression of an alternative gp91phox isoform, Nox4, was upregulated after aortic constriction in gp91phox−/− mice. The antioxidant, N-acetyl-cysteine, inhibited pressure-overload–induced LVH in both gp91phox−/− and wild-type mice. These data suggest a differential response of the cardiac Nox isoforms, gp91phox and Nox4, to Ang II versus pressure overload.
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