Chapter title |
The Human Carotid Body Gene Expression and Function in Signaling of Hypoxia and Inflammation.
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Chapter number | 42 |
Book title |
Arterial Chemoreceptors in Physiology and Pathophysiology
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-18440-1_42 |
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Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-918439-5, 978-3-31-918440-1
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Authors |
Kåhlin, Jessica, Mkrtchian, Souren, Ebberyd, Anette, Eriksson, Lars I, Fagerlund, Malin Jonsson, Jessica Kåhlin, Souren Mkrtchian, Anette Ebberyd, Lars I Eriksson, Malin Jonsson Fagerlund |
Abstract |
Although animal carotid body oxygen sensing and signaling has been extensively investigated, the human carotid body remains essentially uncharacterized. Therefore, we aimed to study the human carotid body in terms of morphology, global and specific expression of sensing and signaling genes as well as inflammatory genes. The human carotid body response to brief or prolonged hypoxia was studied in carotid body slices from adult surgical patients and ACh, ATP and cytokine release was analyzed. We demonstrate that the human carotid body expresses key oxygen sensing and signaling genes in similarity with animal carotid bodies with a few diverging data. The human carotid body moreover shows enrichment of genes in the inflammatory response and releases pro and anti-inflammatory cytokines in response to prolonged hypoxia. In response to acute hypoxia the human carotid body releases ACh and ATP and we thus translate previous findings in animal models to human tissue. We conclude that by releasing pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines during hypoxia the human carotid body displays a structural and functional capacity to participate in sensing and mediating systemic inflammation. |
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