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Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 280: L1104-L1114, 2001;
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Vol. 280, Issue 6, L1104-L1114, June 2001

Upregulation of ET-1 and its receptors and remodeling in small pulmonary veins under hypoxic conditions

Hideki Takahashi, Sanae Soma, Masashi Muramatsu, Masahiko Oka, and Yoshinosuke Fukuchi

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan

Pulmonary veins show greater sensitivity to endothelin (ET)-1-induced vasoconstriction than pulmonary arteries, and remodeling was observed in pulmonary veins under hypoxic conditions. We examined, using an immunohistochemical method, the expression of Big ET-1, ET-converting enzyme (ECE), and ETA and ETB receptors in rat pulmonary veins under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. In control rats, Big ET-1 and ECE were coexpressed in the intima and media of the pulmonary veins, with an even distribution along the axial pathway. ETA and ETB receptors were expressed in the pulmonary veins, with a predominant distribution in the proximal segments. The expression of Big ET-1 was more abundant in the pulmonary veins than in the pulmonary arteries. After exposure to hypoxia for 7 or 14 days, the expression of Big ET-1, ECE, and ET receptors increased in small pulmonary veins. Increases in the medial thickness, wall thickness, and immunoreactivity for alpha -smooth muscle actin were also observed in the small pulmonary veins under hypoxic conditions. The upregulation of ET-1 and ET receptors in the small pulmonary veins is associated with vascular remodeling, which may lead to the development of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension.

endothelin-1; endothelin-converting enzyme; hypoxia; pulmonary hypertension; immunohistochemistry


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