PMID- 32856035 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210323 LR - 20210323 IS - 1470-8736 (Electronic) IS - 0143-5221 (Linking) VI - 134 IP - 17 DP - 2020 Sep 18 TI - High-cholesterol diet during pregnancy induces maternal vascular dysfunction in mice: potential role for oxidized LDL-induced LOX-1 and AT1 receptor activation. PG - 2295-2313 LID - 10.1042/CS20200764 [doi] AB - The lectin-like oxidized low-density-lipoprotein (oxLDL) receptor-1 (LOX-1) has been shown to induce angiotensin II (AngII) type 1 receptor (AT1) activation, contributing to vascular dysfunction. Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication characterized by vascular dysfunction and increased LOX-1 and AT1 activation; however, whether LOX-1 and AT1 activity contributes to vascular dysfunction in preeclampsia is unknown. We hypothesized that increased oxLDL levels during pregnancy lead to LOX-1 activation and subsequent AT1 activation, resulting in vascular dysfunction. Pregnant wild-type (WT) and transgenic LOX-1 overexpressing (LOX-1tg) mice were fed a control diet (CD) or high-cholesterol diet (HCD, to impair vascular function) between gestational day (GD) 13.5-GD18.5. On GD18.5, AngII-induced vasoconstriction and methylcholine (MCh)-induced endothelium-dependent vasodilation responses were assessed in aortas and uterine arteries. HCD decreased fetal weight and increased circulating oxLDL/cholesterol levels in WT, but not in LOX-1tg mice. HCD did not alter AngII responsiveness or AT1 expression in both vascular beds; however, AngII responsiveness and AT1 expression were lower in aortas from LOX-1tg compared with WT mice. In aortas from WT-CD mice, acute oxLDL exposure induced AT1-mediated vasoconstriction via LOX-1. HCD impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation and increased superoxide levels in WT aortas, but not uterine arteries. Moreover, in WT-CD mice oxLDL decreased MCh sensitivity in both vascular beds, partially via LOX-1. In summary, HCD impaired pregnancy outcomes and vascular function, and oxLDL-induced LOX-1 activation may contribute to vascular dysfunction via AT1. Our study suggests that LOX-1 could be a potential target to prevent adverse outcomes associated with vascular dysfunction in preeclampsia. CI - (c) 2020 The Author(s). Published by Portland Press Limited on behalf of the Biochemical Society. FAU - Saez, Tamara AU - Saez T AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. AD - Women and Children's Health Research Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. FAU - Spaans, Floor AU - Spaans F AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. AD - Women and Children's Health Research Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. FAU - Kirschenman, Raven AU - Kirschenman R AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. AD - Women and Children's Health Research Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. FAU - Sawamura, Tatsuya AU - Sawamura T AD - Departments of Molecular Pathophysiology and Life Innovation, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan. FAU - Davidge, Sandra T AU - Davidge ST AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. AD - Women and Children's Health Research Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. AD - Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. LA - eng GR - MOP142320/CIHR/Canada GR - FS154313/CIHR/Canada PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Clin Sci (Lond) JT - Clinical science (London, England : 1979) JID - 7905731 RN - 0 (Cholesterol, Dietary) RN - 0 (Lipoproteins, LDL) RN - 0 (Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1) RN - 0 (Scavenger Receptors, Class E) RN - 0 (methylcholine) RN - 0 (oxidized low density lipoprotein) RN - 11062-77-4 (Superoxides) RN - 11128-99-7 (Angiotensin II) RN - N91BDP6H0X (Choline) SB - IM MH - Angiotensin II MH - Animals MH - Aorta/drug effects/pathology/physiopathology MH - Body Weight/drug effects MH - Cholesterol, Dietary MH - Choline/analogs & derivatives MH - Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects/pathology/physiopathology MH - Female MH - Fetus/drug effects/pathology MH - Lipoproteins, LDL/*pharmacology MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Oxidative Stress/drug effects MH - Pregnancy MH - Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/*metabolism MH - Scavenger Receptors, Class E/*metabolism MH - Superoxides/metabolism MH - Uterine Artery/pathology/physiopathology MH - Vascular Diseases/pathology/*physiopathology MH - Vasoconstriction/drug effects MH - Vasodilation/drug effects OTO - NOTNLM OT - AT1 OT - LOX-1 OT - high-cholesterol diet OT - oxidized LDL OT - preeclampsia OT - vascular dysfunction EDAT- 2020/08/29 06:00 MHDA- 2021/03/24 06:00 CRDT- 2020/08/29 06:00 PHST- 2020/06/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/08/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/08/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/08/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/03/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/08/29 06:00 [entrez] AID - 226203 [pii] AID - 10.1042/CS20200764 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Sci (Lond). 2020 Sep 18;134(17):2295-2313. doi: 10.1042/CS20200764.