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• W4367180411 abstract "Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the western world. Aging as the major risk factor for the development of CVD leads to structural changes in the heart and the vasculature. In addition to endothelial cells, mural cells, including smooth muscle cells and pericytes, form the vascular wall. Pericytes are defined as the perivascular cells located in the basement membrane of the capillaries, which are the smallest components of the vascular system and ensure the gas exchange in the tissue. In the different parts of the terminal vascular bed, pericytes receive different phenotypes and organ-specific functions. In addition to the stabilization of the vascular wall, pericytes are relevant for the formation of new vessels. Due to their potential of multipotent stem cells, pericytes can differentiate into different cell types and thus take a position in developmental processes. Pericytes play a crucial role in the development and diseases of the vascular system. Moreover, pericyte coverage is reduced in the aged heart. Nonetheless, the function of pericytes in the heart and their importance during cardiac aging is not completely understood. To study the pericyte population in the aging heart, we have performed single-nucleus RNA-sequencing analysis comparing hearts from 12-weeks-old (young) and 18-month-old (old) mice. The detailed analysis of 336 differentially expressed genes (DEG) revealed that Rgs5 is downregulated in aged pericytes. Regulator of G-protein signaling 5 (RGS5), an established marker for pericytes, is involved the regulation of the blood pressure and in the formation of various cardiovascular diesases, including cardiac hypertrophy, myocardial infarction and atherosclerosis. We have furthermore confirmed this observation in vivo. Gene ontology (GO) analysis of DEG revealed that aged pericytes are characterized by the downregulation of genes involved in cell adhesion. Further, we have performed cell biology approaches using human brain vascular pericytes (hBVP) to investigate the role of Rgs5 in pericytes in vitro. Efficient knockdown of RGS5, although has no effect on cellular metabolism, viability and endothelial permeability, induces a reduction of pericyte adhesion to both a gelatine matrix and endothelial cells in a 3D matrigel culture. This was associated with the formation of filopodia. The altered phenotype suggested a changing identity of the pericytes. We could confirm that a loss of RGS5 causes a decreased expression of the pericyte markers PDGFRb and NOTCH3 and also leads to an overexpression of COL1A1, a fibroblast marker. Together, our findings suggest that RGS5 is required for pericyte adhesion to endothelial cells and its downregulation in the aged mural cells could explain the reduction of pericyte coverage in the aged hearts. Further, RGS5 may be the key regulator for pericyte identity, as pericytes show an altered expression profile of cellular markers. The dedifferentiation of pericytes to a more fibroblast-like cell type could explain the increased fibrosis during age-related cardiac remodeling. We believe that RGS5 is a great candidate to explore and study the molecular mechanisms that regulate pericyte function in the heart, both in homeostasis and during aging." @default.
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• W4367180411 title "The role of RGS5 downregulation in pericytes of the aging heart" @default.
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