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- Title
Lysyl Oxidase in Ectopic Cardiovascular Calcification: Role of Oxidative Stress.
- Authors
Ballester-Servera, Carme; Alonso, Judith; Cañes, Laia; Vázquez-Sufuentes, Paula; García-Redondo, Ana B.; Rodríguez, Cristina; Martínez-González, José
- Abstract
Lysyl oxidase (LOX)-mediated extracellular matrix crosslinking modulates calcification in atherosclerosis and aortic valve disease; however, this enzyme also induces oxidative stress. We addressed the contribution of LOX-dependent oxidative stress to cardiovascular calcification. LOX is upregulated in human-calcified atherosclerotic lesions and atheromas from atherosclerosis-challenged LOX transgenic mice (TgLOXVSMC) and colocalized with a marker of oxidative stress (8-oxo-deoxyguanosine) in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Similarly, in calcific aortic valves, high LOX expression was detected in valvular interstitial cells (VICs) positive for 8-oxo-deoxyguanosine, while LOX and LOXL2 expression correlated with osteogenic markers (SPP1 and RUNX2) and NOX2. In human VICs, mito-TEMPO and TEMPOL attenuated the increase in superoxide anion levels and the mineralization induced by osteogenic media (OM). Likewise, in OM-exposed VICs, β-aminopropionitrile (a LOX inhibitor) ameliorated both oxidative stress and calcification. Gain- and loss-of-function approaches in VICs demonstrated that while LOX silencing negatively modulates oxidative stress and calcification induced by OM, lentiviral LOX overexpression exacerbated oxidative stress and VIC calcification, effects that were prevented by mito-TEMPO, TEMPOL, and β-aminopropionitrile. Our data indicate that LOX-induced oxidative stress participates in the procalcifying effects of LOX activity in ectopic cardiovascular calcification, and highlight the multifaceted role played by LOX isoenzymes in cardiovascular diseases.
- Subjects
LYSYL oxidase; OXIDATIVE stress; CALCIFICATION; AORTIC valve diseases; VASCULAR smooth muscle; INTERSTITIAL cells
- Publication
Antioxidants, 2024, Vol 13, Issue 5, p523
- ISSN
2076-3921
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/antiox13050523