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bioRxiv · 10.1101/2023.01.26.525806

EVIDENCE FOR ANGIOTENSIN II AS A NATURALLY EXISTING SUPPRESSOR FOR THE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE SYSTEM

Ma, X.·Iyer, S. R.·Reginauld, S. H.·Chen, Y.·Pan, S.·Zheng, Y.·Moroni, D.·Yu, Y.·Zhang, L.·Cannone, V.·Chen, H. H.·Ferrario, C. M.·Sangaralingham, J.·Burnett, J. C.
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BackgroundNatriuretic peptide system (NPS) and renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS) function oppositely at multiple levels. While it has long been suspected that angiotensin II (ANGII) may directly suppress NPS activity, no clear evidence to date support this notion. ObjectivesThis study was designed to systematically investigate ANGII-NPS interaction in humans, in vivo, and in vitro for translational insights. MethodsCirculating atrial, b-type, and c-type natriuretic peptides (ANP, BNP, CNP), cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP), and ANGII were simultaneously investigated in 128 human subjects. Prompted hypothesis was validated in rat model to determine influence of ANGII on ANP actions. Multiple engineered HEK293 cells and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technology were leveraged for mechanistic exploration. ResultsIn humans, ANGII showed inverse relationship with ANP, BNP, and cGMP. In regression models predicting cGMP, adding ANGII levels and interaction term between ANGII and natriuretic peptide increased predicting accuracy of base models constructed with either ANP or BNP, but not CNP. Importantly, stratified correlation analysis further revealed positive association between cGMP with ANP or BNP only in subjects with low, but not high, ANGII levels. In rats, co-infusion of ANGII even at physiological dose attenuated blood pressure reduction and cGMP generation triggered by ANP infusion. In vitro, we showed that the suppression effect of ANGII on ANP-stimulated cGMP requires the presence of ANGII type-1 (AT1) receptor and mechanistically involves protein kinase C (PKC), which can be substantially rescued by either valsartan (AT1 blocker) or Go6983 (PKC inhibitor). Using SPR, we showed ANGII has low affinity for particulate guanylyl cyclase A (GC-A) receptor binding compared to ANP or BNP. ConclusionsOur study reveals ANGII as a natural suppressor for cGMP-generating action of GC-A via AT1/PKC dependent manner and highlights importance of dual-targeting RAAS and NPS in maximizing beneficial properties of natriuretic peptides in cardiovascular disease. STRUCTURED GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT O_FIG O_LINKSMALLFIG WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=95 SRC="FIGDIR/small/525806v1_ufig1.gif" ALT="Figure 1"> View larger version (29K): org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@6febe8org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@1e8e21corg.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@54a98eorg.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@47ade7_HPS_FORMAT_FIGEXP M_FIG C_FIG CLINICAL PERSPECTIVESAccumulating evidence continues to support the NPS as a promising therapeutic target via the function of the GC-A receptor and production of the second messenger cGMP for heart failure, hypertension, and other cardiovascular diseases. Improving our mechanistic understanding on GC-A/cGMP pathway regulation may further advance the development of novel NPS enhancing therapies. Here we report evidence from multiple avenues supporting a fundamental, yet previously underappreciated mechanism involving a negative action of ANGII in suppressing GC-A receptor-mediated cGMP production via an AT1 receptor-dependent manner. This study also provides a solid rationale for the superiority of combinatory neurohormonal therapies such as sacubitril/valsartan in treating cardiovascular disease, and further highlights a promising therapeutic avenue of dual targeting both the NPS and RAAS to maximize protection.

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Ma, X., Iyer, S. R., Reginauld, S. H., Chen, Y., Pan, S., Zheng, Y., Moroni, D., Yu, Y., Zhang, L., Cannone, V., Chen, H. H., Ferrario, C. M., Sangaralingham, J., Burnett, J. C.. 2023-01-27. EVIDENCE FOR ANGIOTENSIN II AS A NATURALLY EXISTING SUPPRESSOR FOR THE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE SYSTEM. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.26.525806

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