PMID- 36230894 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221017 LR - 20221204 IS - 2073-4409 (Electronic) IS - 2073-4409 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 19 DP - 2022 Sep 20 TI - Circulating Microparticles Are Differentially Increased in Lowlanders and Highlanders with High Altitude Induced Pulmonary Hypertension during the Cold Season. LID - 10.3390/cells11192932 [doi] LID - 2932 AB - The role of microparticles (MPs) and cold in high altitude pulmonary hypertension (HAPH) remains unexplored. We investigated the impact of long-term cold exposure on the pulmonary circulation in lowlanders and high-altitude natives and the role of MPs. Pulmonary hemodynamics were evaluated using Doppler echocardiography at the end of the colder and warmer seasons. We further examined the miRNA content of MPs isolated from the study participants and studied their effects on human pulmonary artery smooth muscle (hPASMCs) and endothelial cells (hPAECs). Long-term exposure to cold environment was associated with an enhanced pulmonary artery pressure in highlanders. Plasma levels of CD62E-positive and CD68-positive MPs increased in response to cold in lowlanders and HAPH highlanders. The miRNA-210 expression contained in MPs differentially changed in response to cold in lowlanders and highlanders. MPs isolated from lowlanders and highlanders increased proliferation and reduced apoptosis of hPASMCs. Further, MPs isolated from warm-exposed HAPH highlanders and cold-exposed highlanders exerted the most pronounced effects on VEGF expression in hPAECs. We demonstrated that prolonged exposure to cold is associated with elevated pulmonary artery pressures, which are most pronounced in high-altitude residents. Further, the numbers of circulating MPs are differentially increased in lowlanders and HAPH highlanders during the colder season. FAU - Sydykov, Akylbek AU - Sydykov A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8122-7033 AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35390 Giessen, Germany. AD - Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. FAU - Petrovic, Aleksandar AU - Petrovic A AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35390 Giessen, Germany. FAU - Maripov, Abdirashit M AU - Maripov AM AD - Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. AD - Kyrgyz-Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. FAU - Gredic, Marija AU - Gredic M AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35390 Giessen, Germany. FAU - Bermes, Daniel Gerd AU - Bermes DG AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35390 Giessen, Germany. FAU - Kushubakova, Nadira AU - Kushubakova N AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6874-7125 AD - Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. AD - Kyrgyz-Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. FAU - Muratali Uulu, Kubatbek AU - Muratali Uulu K AD - Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. AD - Kyrgyz-Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. FAU - Pilz, Christina AU - Pilz C AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35390 Giessen, Germany. FAU - Cholponbaeva, Meerim AU - Cholponbaeva M AD - Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. AD - Kyrgyz-Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. FAU - Duishobaev, Melis AU - Duishobaev M AD - Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. AD - Kyrgyz-Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. FAU - Satybaldyev, Samatbek AU - Satybaldyev S AD - Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. AD - Kyrgyz-Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. FAU - Satieva, Nurgul AU - Satieva N AD - Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. FAU - Mamazhakypov, Argen AU - Mamazhakypov A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2140-4819 AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35390 Giessen, Germany. FAU - Sartmyrzaeva, Meerim AU - Sartmyrzaeva M AD - Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. AD - Kyrgyz-Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. FAU - Omurzakova, Nazgul AU - Omurzakova N AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3970-9706 AD - Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. FAU - Kerimbekova, Zhainagul AU - Kerimbekova Z AD - Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. AD - Kyrgyz-Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. FAU - Baktybek, Nursultan AU - Baktybek N AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0716-9146 AD - Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. AD - Kyrgyz-Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. FAU - Kulchoroeva, Cholpon AU - Kulchoroeva C AD - Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. FAU - Pak, Oleg AU - Pak O AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35390 Giessen, Germany. FAU - Zhao, Lan AU - Zhao L AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35390 Giessen, Germany. AD - Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK. FAU - Weissmann, Norbert AU - Weissmann N AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2675-3871 AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35390 Giessen, Germany. FAU - Avdeev, Sergey AU - Avdeev S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5999-2150 AD - Department of Pulmonology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 Moscow, Russia. FAU - Maslov, Leonid N AU - Maslov LN AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6020-1598 AD - Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, Cardiology Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Science, 634012 Tomsk, Russia. FAU - Ghofrani, Hossein Ardeschir AU - Ghofrani HA AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35390 Giessen, Germany. FAU - Schermuly, Ralph Theo AU - Schermuly RT AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35390 Giessen, Germany. FAU - Sarybaev, Akpay S AU - Sarybaev AS AD - Department of Mountain and Sleep Medicine and Pulmonary Hypertension, National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. AD - Kyrgyz-Indian Mountain Biomedical Research Center, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan. FAU - Kosanovic, Djuro AU - Kosanovic D AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35390 Giessen, Germany. AD - Department of Pulmonology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), 119991 Moscow, Russia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20220920 PL - Switzerland TA - Cells JT - Cells JID - 101600052 RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A) RN - Pulmonary edema of mountaineers SB - IM MH - Altitude MH - Altitude Sickness MH - Endothelial Cells MH - Humans MH - *Hypertension, Pulmonary MH - *MicroRNAs MH - Seasons MH - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A PMC - PMC9563667 OTO - NOTNLM OT - chronic cold exposure OT - echocardiography OT - high altitude OT - microparticles OT - pulmonary hypertension COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results. EDAT- 2022/10/15 06:00 MHDA- 2022/10/18 06:00 PMCR- 2022/09/20 CRDT- 2022/10/14 01:53 PHST- 2022/08/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/09/12 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/09/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/10/14 01:53 [entrez] PHST- 2022/10/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/10/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/09/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - cells11192932 [pii] AID - cells-11-02932 [pii] AID - 10.3390/cells11192932 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cells. 2022 Sep 20;11(19):2932. doi: 10.3390/cells11192932.