Murine models of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia demonstrate pulmonary hypertension with distinctive features

Sickle cell anemia and β-thalassemia intermedia are very different genetically determined hemoglobinopathies predisposing to pulmonary hypertension. The etiologies responsible for the associated development of pulmonary hypertension in both diseases are multi-factorial with extensive mechanistic con...

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Autores principales: Paul W. Buehler, Delaney Swindle, David I. Pak, Mehdi A. Fini, Kathryn Hassell, Rachelle Nuss, Rebecca B. Wilkerson, Angelo D’Alessandro, David C. Irwin
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a6772f4e041245f38a3c7f1237ddb78b2021-11-08T23:33:19ZMurine models of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia demonstrate pulmonary hypertension with distinctive features2045-894010.1177/20458940211055996https://doaj.org/article/a6772f4e041245f38a3c7f1237ddb78b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1177/20458940211055996https://doaj.org/toc/2045-8940Sickle cell anemia and β-thalassemia intermedia are very different genetically determined hemoglobinopathies predisposing to pulmonary hypertension. The etiologies responsible for the associated development of pulmonary hypertension in both diseases are multi-factorial with extensive mechanistic contributors described. Both sickle cell anemia and β-thalassemia intermedia present with intra and extravascular hemolysis. And because sickle cell anemia and β-thalassemia intermedia share features of extravascular hemolysis, macrophage iron excess and anemia we sought to characterize the common features of the pulmonary hypertension phenotype, cardiac mechanics, and function as well as lung and right ventricular metabolism. Within the concept of iron, we have defined a unique pulmonary vascular iron accumulation in lungs of sickle cell anemia pulmonary hypertension patients at autopsy. This observation is unlike findings in idiopathic or other forms of pulmonary arterial hypertension. In this study, we hypothesized that a common pathophysiology would characterize the pulmonary hypertension phenotype in sickle cell anemia and β-thalassemia intermedia murine models. However, unlike sickle cell anemia, β-thalassemia is also a disease of dyserythropoiesis, with increased iron absorption and cellular iron extrusion. This process is mediated by high erythroferrone and low hepcidin levels as well as dysregulated iron transport due transferrin saturation, so there may be differences as well. Herein we describe common and divergent features of pulmonary hypertension in aged Berk-ss (sickle cell anemia) and Hbb th/3+ (intermediate β-thalassemia) mice and suggest translational utility as proof-of-concept models to study pulmonary hypertension therapeutics specific to genetic anemias.Paul W. BuehlerDelaney SwindleDavid I. PakMehdi A. FiniKathryn HassellRachelle NussRebecca B. WilkersonAngelo D’AlessandroDavid C. IrwinSAGE PublishingarticleDiseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) systemRC666-701Diseases of the respiratory systemRC705-779ENPulmonary Circulation, Vol 11 (2021)
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topic Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701
Diseases of the respiratory system
RC705-779
spellingShingle Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701
Diseases of the respiratory system
RC705-779
Paul W. Buehler
Delaney Swindle
David I. Pak
Mehdi A. Fini
Kathryn Hassell
Rachelle Nuss
Rebecca B. Wilkerson
Angelo D’Alessandro
David C. Irwin
Murine models of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia demonstrate pulmonary hypertension with distinctive features
description Sickle cell anemia and β-thalassemia intermedia are very different genetically determined hemoglobinopathies predisposing to pulmonary hypertension. The etiologies responsible for the associated development of pulmonary hypertension in both diseases are multi-factorial with extensive mechanistic contributors described. Both sickle cell anemia and β-thalassemia intermedia present with intra and extravascular hemolysis. And because sickle cell anemia and β-thalassemia intermedia share features of extravascular hemolysis, macrophage iron excess and anemia we sought to characterize the common features of the pulmonary hypertension phenotype, cardiac mechanics, and function as well as lung and right ventricular metabolism. Within the concept of iron, we have defined a unique pulmonary vascular iron accumulation in lungs of sickle cell anemia pulmonary hypertension patients at autopsy. This observation is unlike findings in idiopathic or other forms of pulmonary arterial hypertension. In this study, we hypothesized that a common pathophysiology would characterize the pulmonary hypertension phenotype in sickle cell anemia and β-thalassemia intermedia murine models. However, unlike sickle cell anemia, β-thalassemia is also a disease of dyserythropoiesis, with increased iron absorption and cellular iron extrusion. This process is mediated by high erythroferrone and low hepcidin levels as well as dysregulated iron transport due transferrin saturation, so there may be differences as well. Herein we describe common and divergent features of pulmonary hypertension in aged Berk-ss (sickle cell anemia) and Hbb th/3+ (intermediate β-thalassemia) mice and suggest translational utility as proof-of-concept models to study pulmonary hypertension therapeutics specific to genetic anemias.
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author Paul W. Buehler
Delaney Swindle
David I. Pak
Mehdi A. Fini
Kathryn Hassell
Rachelle Nuss
Rebecca B. Wilkerson
Angelo D’Alessandro
David C. Irwin
author_facet Paul W. Buehler
Delaney Swindle
David I. Pak
Mehdi A. Fini
Kathryn Hassell
Rachelle Nuss
Rebecca B. Wilkerson
Angelo D’Alessandro
David C. Irwin
author_sort Paul W. Buehler
title Murine models of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia demonstrate pulmonary hypertension with distinctive features
title_short Murine models of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia demonstrate pulmonary hypertension with distinctive features
title_full Murine models of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia demonstrate pulmonary hypertension with distinctive features
title_fullStr Murine models of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia demonstrate pulmonary hypertension with distinctive features
title_full_unstemmed Murine models of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia demonstrate pulmonary hypertension with distinctive features
title_sort murine models of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia demonstrate pulmonary hypertension with distinctive features
publisher SAGE Publishing
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/a6772f4e041245f38a3c7f1237ddb78b
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