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. 2024 Sep 9.
doi: 10.1007/s11010-024-05115-9. Online ahead of print.

Endothelium Piezo1 deletion alleviates experimental varicose veins by attenuating perivenous inflammation

Jiani Zhao  1 , Yacheng Xiong  1 , Yu Liu  1 , Jin Ling  1 , Shuai Liu  2 , Wei Wang  3   4
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Endothelium Piezo1 deletion alleviates experimental varicose veins by attenuating perivenous inflammation

Jiani Zhao et al. Mol Cell Biochem. .

Abstract

Previous large-scale genetic studies have prioritized the causal genes piezo type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1 (PIEZO1) and castor zinc finger 1 (CASZ1) associated with varicose veins (VVs). This study aims to evaluate their roles in both clinical and experimental VVs. In this study, we investigated abundance of PIEZO1 and CASZ1 in both varicose and normal veins from the same patients. Yoda1 (a selective PIEZO1 agonist, 2.6 mg/kg/day) or vehicle was administered intraperitoneally for 3 weeks to evaluate the effect of PIEZO1 activation on experimental VVs. Subsequently, endothelial Piezo1 deletion mice (Piezo1iΔEC mice) were generated to explored the role of endothelial PIEZO1 on VVs. Laser speckle imaging, flow cytometry, cell tracing with Evans blue or rhodamine-6G, and histopathological staining were utilized to evaluate the pathophysiology of VVs. Our results showed that mRNA expression of PIEZO1, but not CASZ1, was abundant and increased in clinical VVs. The Piezo1tP1-td mice revealed endothelium-specific expression of PIEZO1 in mice veins. By establishing iliac vein ligation-induced VVs in mice, Yoda1 exacerbated experimental VVs with increased inflammatory cell infiltration. Subsequently, endothelial Piezo1 deletion (Piezo1iΔEC mice) alleviated experimental VVs and vascular remodeling by directly reducing vascular permeability and leukocyte-endothelium interactions compared to the control (Piezo1fl/fl mice). PIEZO1 is highly expressed in clinical VVs, meanwhile, activation or inhibition of PIEZO1 exerts a remarkable effect on experimental VVs. Furthermore, Piezo1 may constitute a potential therapeutic approach for the medical treatment of VVs.

Keywords: Endothelial cells; Inflammation; Piezo type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1; Varicose veins; Vascular biology.

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