Soluble ST2 Is Regulated by p75 Neurotrophin Receptor and Predicts Mortality in Diabetic Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia

  • Andrea Caporali
  • , Marco Meloni
  • , Ashley M. Miller
  • , Klemens Vierlinger
  • , Alessandro Cardinali
  • , Gaia Spinetti
  • , Audrey Nailor
  • , Ezio Faglia
  • , Sergio Losa
  • , Ambra Gotti
  • , Orazio Fortunato
  • , Tijana Mitić
  • , Manuela Hofner
  • , Christa Noehammer
  • , Paolo Madeddu
  • , Costanza Emanueli*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

<jats:sec> <jats:title>Objective—</jats:title> <jats:p> The p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75 <jats:sup>NTR</jats:sup> ) contributes to diabetes mellitus−induced defective postischemic neovascularization. The interleukin-33 receptor ST2 is expressed as transmembrane (ST2L) and soluble (sST2) isoforms. Here, we studied the following: (1) the impact of p75 <jats:sup>NTR</jats:sup> in the healing of ischemic and diabetic calf wounds; (2) the link between p75 <jats:sup>NTR</jats:sup> and ST2; and (3) circulating sST2 levels in critical limb ischemia (CLI) patients. </jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Methods and Results—</jats:title> <jats:p> Diabetes mellitus was induced in <jats:italic>p75</jats:italic> <jats:sup> <jats:italic>NTR</jats:italic> </jats:sup> knockout ( <jats:italic>p75KO</jats:italic> ) mice and wild-type ( <jats:italic>WT</jats:italic> ) littermates by streptozotocin. Diabetic and nondiabetic <jats:italic>p75KO</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>WT</jats:italic> mice received left limb ischemia induction and a full-thickness wound on the ipsilateral calf. Diabetes mellitus impaired wound closure and angiogenesis and increased ST2 expression in <jats:italic>WT</jats:italic> , but not in <jats:italic>p75KO</jats:italic> wounds. In cultured endothelial cells, p75 <jats:sup>NTR</jats:sup> promoted ST2 (both isoforms) expression through p38 <jats:sup>MAPK</jats:sup> /activating transcription factor 2 pathway activation. Next, sST2 was measured in the serum of patients with CLI undergoing either revascularization or limb amputation and in the 2 nondiabetic groups (with CLI or nonischemic individuals). Serum sST2 increased in diabetic patients with CLI and was directly associated with higher mortality at 1 year from revascularization. </jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Conclusion—</jats:title> <jats:p> p75 <jats:sup>NTR</jats:sup> inhibits the healing of ischemic lower limb wounds in diabetes mellitus and promotes ST2 expression. Circulating sST2 predicts mortality in diabetic CLI patients. </jats:p> </jats:sec>
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages0
JournalArteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
Volume32
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2012

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