Abstract：Objective To study the effect of calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) agonists and antagonists on the expression of CaSR in neonatal mice with persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN), and to clarify the role of CaSR in neonatal mice with PPHN. Methods Forty-nine neonatal mice were randomly divided into four groups: control (n=10), hypoxia (PPHN; n=11), agonist (n=13), and antagonist (n=15). The mice in the PPHN, agonist, and antagonist groups were exposed to an oxygen concentration of 12%, and those in the control group were exposed to the air. The mice in the agonist and antagonist groups were intraperitoneally injected with gadolinium chloride (16 mg/kg) and NPS2390 (1 mg/kg) respectively once daily. Those in the PPHN and the control groups were given normal saline daily. All the mice were treated for 14 consecutive days. Hematoxylin and eosin staining and immunohistochemistry were used to observe the changes in pulmonary vessels. Laser confocal microscopy was used to observe the site of CaSR expression and measure its content in lung tissues. qRT-PCR and Western blot were used to measure the mRNA and protein expression of CaSR in lung tissues. Results Compared with the control group, the PPHN group had significant increases in the pulmonary small artery wall thickness and the ratio of right to left ventricular wall thickness (P < 0.05), which suggested that the model was successfully prepared. Compared with the control group, the PPHN group had a significant increase in the mRNA and protein expression of CaSR (P < 0.05), and the agonist group had a significantly greater increase (P < 0.05); the antagonist group had a significant reduction in the mRNA and protein expression of CaSR (P < 0.05). Conclusions CaSR may play an important role in the development of PPHN induced by hypoxia in neonatal mice.
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