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Privett BJ, Shin JH, Schoenfisch MH. Electrochemical nitric oxide sensors for physiological measurements. Chem Soc Rev 2010; 39:1925-35. [PMID: 20502795 DOI: 10.1039/b701906h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The important biological roles of nitric oxide (NO) have prompted the development of analytical techniques capable of sensitive and selective detection of NO. Electrochemical sensing, more than any other NO detection method, embodies the parameters necessary for quantifying NO in challenging physiological environments such as blood and the brain. In this tutorial review, we provide a broad overview of the field of electrochemical NO sensors, including design, fabrication, and analytical performance characteristics. Both electrochemical sensors and biological applications are detailed.
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- Benjamin J Privett
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Kitagishi H, Negi S, Kiriyama A, Honbo A, Sugiura Y, Kawaguchi A, Kano K. A Diatomic Molecule Receptor That Removes CO in a Living Organism. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200906149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Porteri E, Rodella LF, Rezzani R, Rizzoni D, Paiardi S, de Ciuceis C, Boari GEM, Foglio E, Favero G, Rizzardi N, Platto C, Agabiti Rosei E. Role of heme oxygenase in modulating endothelial function in mesenteric small resistance arteries of spontaneously hypertensive rats. Clin Exp Hypertens 2010; 31:560-71. [PMID: 19886854 DOI: 10.3109/10641960902927978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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It has been proposed that endothelial dysfunction is due to the excessive degradation of nitric oxide (NO) by oxidative stress. The enzyme heme-oxygenase (HO) seems to exert a protective effect on oxidative stress in the vasculature, both in animal models and in humans. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of inhibition or activation of HO on endothelial function in mesenteric small resistance arteries of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Six SHR were treated with cobalt protoporphyrin IX 50 mg/Kg (CoPP), an activator of HO; six SHR with stannous mesoporphyrin 30 mg/Kg (SnMP), an inhibitor of HO, and six SHR with saline. As controls, six Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) were treated with CoPP, six WKY with SnMP, and six WKY with saline. Drugs were injected in the peritoneum once a week for 2 weeks. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) was measured (tail cuff method) before and after treatment. Mesenteric small resistance arteries were mounted on a micromyograph. Endothelial function was evaluated as a cumulative concentration-response curve to acetylcholine (ACH), before and after preincubation with N(G)-methyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA, inhibitor of NO synthase), and to bradykinin (BK). In SHR treatment with CoPP, improved ACH-and BK-induced vasodilatation (ANOVA p < 0.001) and this improvement was abolished by L-NMMA (ANOVA p < 0.001). SnMP was devoid of effects on endothelial function. In WKY, both activation and inhibition of HO did not substantially affect endothelium-mediated vasodilatation. The stimulation of HO seems to induce an improvement of endothelial dysfunction in SHR by possibly reducing oxidative stress and increasing NO availability.
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- Enzo Porteri
- Clinica Medica, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy
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Heme is an essential molecule in aerobic organisms. Heme consists of protoporphyrin IX and a ferrous (Fe(2+)) iron atom, which has high affinity for oxygen (O(2)). Hemoglobin, the major oxygen-carrying protein in blood, is the most abundant heme-protein in animals and humans. Hemoglobin consists of four globin subunits (alpha(2)beta(2)), with each subunit carrying a heme group. Ferrous (Fe(2+)) hemoglobin is easily oxidized in circulation to ferric (Fe(3+)) hemoglobin, which readily releases free hemin. Hemin is hydrophobic and intercalates into cell membranes. Hydrogen peroxide can split the heme ring and release "free" redox-active iron, which catalytically amplifies the production of reactive oxygen species. These oxidants can oxidize lipids, proteins, and DNA; activate cell-signaling pathways and oxidant-sensitive, proinflammatory transcription factors; alter protein expression; perturb membrane channels; and induce apoptosis and cell death. Heme-derived oxidants induce recruitment of leukocytes, platelets, and red blood cells to the vessel wall; oxidize low-density lipoproteins; and consume nitric oxide. Heme metabolism, extracellular and intracellular defenses against heme, and cellular cytoprotective adaptations are emphasized. Sickle cell disease, an archetypal example of hemolysis, heme-induced oxidative stress, and cytoprotective adaptation, is reviewed.
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- John D Belcher
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Hidaka A, Azuma YT, Nakajima H, Takeuchi T. Nitric oxide and carbon monoxide act as inhibitory neurotransmitters in the longitudinal muscle of C57BL/6J mouse distal colon. J Pharmacol Sci 2010; 112:231-41. [PMID: 20118618 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.09242fp] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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The present study was designed to identify the inhibitory neurotransmitters mediating nonadrenergic noncholinergic relaxation in the longitudinal muscle of C57/BL mouse distal colon. Relaxation induced by electrical field stimulation (EFS) was recorded isotonically in the presence of atropine and guanethidine. Cyclic guanosine-3',5'-monophosphate (cyclic GMP) content was measured by radioimmunoassay. EFS-induced relaxation was inhibited by nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA) and Sn (IV) protoporphyrin dichloride IX (SnPP-IX), a nitric oxide (NO) and carbon monoxide (CO) synthase inhibitor, respectively. A combination of both inhibitors produced an additive effect. ODQ, a soluble guanylate cyclase inhibitor, inhibited EFS-induced relaxation. NOR-1, a NO donor, and carbon monoxide-releasing molecule-2 (CORM-2), a CO donor, treatment relaxed the distal colon and increased cyclic GMP content. The effects of NOR-1 and CORM-2 were inhibited by ODQ. KT5823, a cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase inhibitor, inhibited EFS-induced relaxation. EFS-induced relaxation in the presence of KT5823 was further inhibited by L-NNA, but not by SnPP-IX. In addition, KT5823 inhibited CORM-2-induced relaxation, but not NOR-1-induced relaxation. H89, a cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase inhibitor, inhibited EFS-induced relaxation, and EFS-induced relaxation in the presence of H89 was further inhibited by L-NNA. These results suggested that NO and CO function as inhibitory neurotransmitters in the longitudinal muscle of C57BL mouse distal colon.
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- Ayako Hidaka
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Rinku-Ourai Kita, Izumisano-shi 598-8531, Japan
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Ermilov LG, Pulido JN, Atchison FW, Zhan WZ, Ereth MH, Sieck GC, Mantilla CB. Impairment of diaphragm muscle force and neuromuscular transmission after normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass: effect of low-dose inhaled CO. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2010; 298:R784-9. [PMID: 20089713 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00737.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is associated with significant postoperative morbidity, but its effects on the neuromuscular system are unclear. Recent studies indicate that even relatively short periods of mechanical ventilation result in significant neuromuscular effects. Carbon monoxide (CO) has gained recent attention as therapy to reduce the deleterious effects of CPB. We hypothesized that 1) CPB results in impaired neuromuscular transmission and reduced diaphragm force generation; and 2) CO treatment during CPB will mitigate these effects. In adult male Sprague-Dawley rats, diaphragm muscle-specific force and neuromuscular transmission properties were measured 90 min after weaning from normothermic CPB (1 h). During CPB, either low-dose inhaled CO (250 ppm) or air was administered. The short period of mechanical ventilation used in the present study ( approximately 3 h) did not adversely affect diaphragm muscle contractile properties or neuromuscular transmission. CPB elicited a significant decrease in isometric diaphragm muscle-specific force compared with time-matched, mechanically ventilated rats ( approximately 25% decline in both twitch and tetanic force). Diaphragm muscle fatigability to 40-Hz repetitive stimulation did not change significantly. Neuromuscular transmission failure during repetitive activation was 60 +/- 2% in CPB animals compared with 76 +/- 4% in mechanically ventilated rats (P < 0.05). CO treatment during CPB abrogated the neuromuscular effects of CPB, such that diaphragm isometric twitch force and neuromuscular transmission were no longer significantly different from mechanically ventilated rats. Thus, CPB has important detrimental effects on diaphragm muscle contractility and neuromuscular transmission that are largely mitigated by CO treatment. Further studies are needed to ascertain the underlying mechanisms of CPB-induced neuromuscular dysfunction and to establish the potential role of CO therapy.
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- Leonid G Ermilov
- Department of Anesthesthesiology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Mancuso C, Navarra P, Preziosi P. Roles of nitric oxide, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen sulfide in the regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. J Neurochem 2010; 113:563-75. [PMID: 20089135 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06606.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The importance of stress in modifying human behavior and lifestyle is no longer a matter of debate. Although mild stress enhances the immune response and prevents infections, prolonged stress seems to play pathogenic roles in depression and neurodegenerative disorders. The body has developed an adaptive stress response consisting of cardiovascular, metabolic, and psychological changes, which act in concert to eliminate stressors. One of the major components of this response is the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, also known as the stress axis. Over the last 30 years, many studies have documented the integrated stress-axis regulation by neurotransmitters. They have also demonstrated that gaseous neuromodulators, such as NO, CO, and H(2)S, regulate the hypothalamic release of neuropeptides. The specific effects (stimulatory vs. inhibitory) of these gases on the stress axis varies, depending on the type of stress (neurogenic or immuno-inflammatory), its intensity (low or high), and the species studied (rodents or humans). This review examines the complex roles of NO, CO, and H(2)S in modulation of stress-axis activity, with particular emphasis on the regulatory effects they exert at the hypothalamic level.
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- Cesare Mancuso
- Institute of Pharmacology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.
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Carbon monoxide releasing molecule-2 increases the velocity of thrombus growth and strength in hemophilia A, hemophilia B and factor VII-deficient plasmas. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2010; 21:41-5. [DOI: 10.1097/mbc.0b013e328331fd00] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Carbon monoxide releasing molecule-2 decreases thick diameter fibrin fibre formation in normal and factor XIII deficient plasmas. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2010; 21:101-5. [DOI: 10.1097/mbc.0b013e3283333c5d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cavaliere F, Volpe C, Gargaruti R, Poscia A, Di Donato M, Grieco G, Moscato U. Effects of acute hypoventilation and hyperventilation on exhaled carbon monoxide measurement in healthy volunteers. BMC Pulm Med 2009; 9:51. [PMID: 20030802 PMCID: PMC2807848 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-9-51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2009] [Accepted: 12/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background High levels of exhaled carbon monoxide (eCO) are a marker of airway or lung inflammation. We investigated whether hypo- or hyperventilation can affect measured values. Methods Ten healthy volunteers were trained to achieve sustained end-tidal CO2 (etCO2) concentrations of 30 (hyperventilation), 40 (normoventilation), and 50 mmHg (hypoventilation). As soon as target etCO2 values were achieved for 120 sec, exhaled breath was analyzed for eCO with a photoacoustic spectrometer. At etCO2 values of 30 and 40 mmHg exhaled breath was sampled both after a deep inspiration and after a normal one. All measurements were performed in two different environmental conditions: A) ambient CO concentration = 0.8 ppm and B) ambient CO concentration = 1.7 ppm. Results During normoventilation, eCO mean (standard deviation) was 11.5 (0.8) ppm; it decreased to 10.3 (0.8) ppm during hyperventilation (p < 0.01) and increased to 11.9 (0.8) ppm during hypoventilation (p < 0.01). eCO changes were less pronounced than the correspondent etCO2 changes (hyperventilation: 10% Vs 25% decrease; hypoventilation 3% Vs 25% increase). Taking a deep inspiration before breath sampling was associated with lower eCO values (p < 0.01), while environmental CO levels did not affect eCO measurement. Conclusions eCO measurements should not be performed during marked acute hyperventilation, like that induced in this study, but the influence of less pronounced hyperventilation or of hypoventilation is probably negligible in clinical practice
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- Franco Cavaliere
- Institute of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
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Larsson A, Hassan M, Ridefelt P, Axelsson J. CIRCADIAN VARIABILITY OF BILIRUBIN IN HEALTHY MEN DURING NORMAL SLEEP AND AFTER AN ACUTE SHIFT OF SLEEP. Chronobiol Int 2009; 26:1613-21. [DOI: 10.3109/07420520903398534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Gases in the mitochondria. Mitochondrion 2009; 10:83-93. [PMID: 20005988 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2009.12.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2009] [Revised: 11/03/2009] [Accepted: 12/07/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Gasomodulators - nitric oxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulphide - are important physiological mediators that have been implicated in disorders such as neurodegeneration and sepsis. Some of their biological functions involve the mitochondria. In particular, their inhibition of cytochrome c oxidase has received much attention as this can cause energy depletion and cytotoxicity. However, reports that cellular energy production and cell survival are maintained even in the presence of gasomodulators are not uncommon. In both cases, modulation of mitochondrial targets by the gasomodulators appears to be an important event. We provide an overview of the effects of the gasomodulators on the mitochondria.
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Kunz PC, Huber W, Rojas A, Schatzschneider U, Spingler B. Tricarbonylmanganese(I) and ârhenium(I) Complexes of Imidazol-Based Phosphane Ligands: Influence of the Substitution Pattern on the CO Release Properties. Eur J Inorg Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200900650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Han W, Wu L, Chen S, Yu KN. Exogenous carbon monoxide protects the bystander Chinese hamster ovary cells in mixed coculture system after alpha-particle irradiation. Carcinogenesis 2009; 31:275-80. [PMID: 19945969 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgp301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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In the present work, the inhibitory effect of carbon monoxide (CO), generated by tricarbonyldichlororuthenium (II) dimer [CO-releasing molecule (CORM-2)], on the toxicity of radiation-induced bystander effect (RIBE) after alpha-particle irradiation was studied in a mixed coculture system. CO (CORM-2) treatment showed a significant inhibitory effect to the formation of p53 binding protein 1 (BP1) and micronuclei (MN) induced by RIBE in a concentration-dependent manner, but in the directly irradiated cell population no distinct decreases of BP1 and MN formation were observed. In this mixed coculture system, nitric oxide (NO) or superoxide anion (O2(*-)) was also proved to mediate the transduction of RIBE by using a NO synthase inhibitor or NADPH-oxidase-specific inhibitor treatment. The elevated O2(*-) was attenuated by CO (CORM-2) treatment in the bystander cells as measured by hydroethidine staining and fluorescence assessment. The exogenous NO (sper) or O2(*-) (H2O2) was used to mimic NO/O(2)-mediated RIBE, and CO (CORM-2) treatment also showed a protective effect to cells against the toxicity of these exogenous factors. Considering the inhibitory effect of CO on RIBE and the wide use of CO in therapy of diseases, it is hoped that a low concentration of CO can protect normal tissues against RIBE during radiotherapy.
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- Wei Han
- Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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Ikeda A, Ueki S, Nakao A, Tomiyama K, Ross MA, Stolz DB, Geller DA, Murase N. Liver graft exposure to carbon monoxide during cold storage protects sinusoidal endothelial cells and ameliorates reperfusion injury in rats. Liver Transpl 2009; 15:1458-68. [PMID: 19877256 PMCID: PMC2930486 DOI: 10.1002/lt.21918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hepatic ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury significantly influences short-term and long-term outcomes after liver transplantation (LTx). The critical step initiating the injury is known to include sinusoidal endothelial cell (SEC) alteration during the cold preservation period. As carbon monoxide (CO) has potent cytoprotective functions on vascular endothelial cells, this study examined if CO treatment of excised liver grafts during cold storage could protect SECs and ameliorate hepatic I/R injury. Rat liver grafts were preserved in University of Wisconsin (UW) solution containing 5% CO (CO-UW solution) for 18 to 24 hours and were transplanted into syngeneic Lewis rats. After 18 hours of cold preservation, SEC damage was evident with propidium iodide (PI) nuclear staining on SECs, and the frequency of PI(+) SECs was significantly lower in grafts stored in CO-UW solution versus those stored in control UW solution. SEC protection with CO was associated with decreased intercellular cell adhesion molecule translocation and less matrix metalloproteinase release during cold preservation. After LTx with 18 hours of cold preservation, serum alanine aminotransferase levels and hepatic necrosis were significantly less in the CO-UW group than in the control UW group. With 24 hours of cold storage, 35% (7/20) survived with control UW solution, whereas the survival with CO-UW solution improved to 80% (8/10). These beneficial effects of CO-UW solution were associated with a significant reduction of neutrophil extravasation, down-regulation of hepatic messenger RNA for tumor necrosis factor alpha and intercellular cell adhesion molecule 1, and less hepatic extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation. Liver grafts from Kupffer cell-depleted donors or pseudogerm-free donors showed less SEC death during cold preservation, and CO-UW solution further reduced SEC death. In conclusion, CO delivery to excised liver grafts during cold preservation efficiently ameliorates SEC damage and hepatic I/R injury.
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- Atsushi Ikeda
- Department of Surgery, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Department of Surgery, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Department of Surgery, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Department of Surgery, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Center for Biologic Imaging, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Center for Biologic Imaging, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Department of Surgery, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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- Department of Surgery, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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Zobi F. Parametrization of the Contribution of Mono- and Bidentate Ligands on the Symmetric C≡O Stretching Frequency of fac-[Re(CO)3]+ Complexes. Inorg Chem 2009; 48:10845-55. [DOI: 10.1021/ic901223t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Fabio Zobi
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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Fan W, Huang F, Dong W, Gao Z, Li C, Zhu X, Li D, He H. Distribution of heme oxygenase-2 and NADPH-diaphorase in the spinal trigeminal nucleus of the rat. J Mol Histol 2009; 40:209-15. [DOI: 10.1007/s10735-009-9232-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2009] [Accepted: 09/29/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Carbon monoxide-releasing molecule-2 decreases fibrinolysis in human plasma. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2009; 20:448-55. [DOI: 10.1097/mbc.0b013e32832f4335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ahlström K, Biber B, Aberg A, Waldenström A, Ronquist G, Abrahamsson P, Strandén P, Johansson G, Haney MF. Metabolic responses in ischemic myocardium after inhalation of carbon monoxide. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2009; 53:1036-42. [PMID: 19426237 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.01992.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND To clarify the mechanisms of carbon monoxide (CO) tissue-protective effects, we studied energy metabolism in an animal model of acute coronary occlusion and pre-treatment with CO. METHODS In anesthetized pigs, a coronary snare and microdialysis probes were placed. CO (carboxyhemoglobin 5%) was inhaled for 200 min in test animals, followed by 40 min of coronary occlusion. Microdialysate was analyzed for lactate and glucose, and myocardial tissue samples were analyzed for adenosine tri-phosphate, adenosine di-phosphate, and adenosine mono-phosphate. RESULTS Lactate during coronary occlusion was approximately half as high in CO pre-treated animals and glucose levels decreased to a much lesser degree during ischemia. Energy charge was no different between groups. CONCLUSIONS CO in the low-doses tested in this model results in a more favorable energy metabolic condition in that glycolysis is decreased in spite of maintained energy charge. Further work is warranted to clarify the possible mechanistic role of energy metabolism for CO protection.
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Pae HO, Lee YC, Jo EK, Chung HT. Subtle interplay of endogenous bioactive gases (NO, CO and H2S) in inflammation. Arch Pharm Res 2009; 32:1155-62. [DOI: 10.1007/s12272-009-1806-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2009] [Revised: 04/01/2009] [Accepted: 06/25/2009] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Bauer I, Pannen BHJ. Bench-to-bedside review: Carbon monoxide--from mitochondrial poisoning to therapeutic use. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2009; 13:220. [PMID: 19691819 PMCID: PMC2750131 DOI: 10.1186/cc7887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Carbon monoxide (CO) is generated during incomplete combustion of carbon-containing compounds and leads to acute and chronic toxicity in animals and humans depending on the concentration and exposure time. In addition to exogenous sources, CO is also produced endogenously by the activity of heme oxygenases (HOs) and the physiological significance of HO-derived CO has only recently emerged. CO exerts vasoactive, anti-proliferative, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects and contributes substantially to the important role of the inducible isoform HO-1 as a mediator of tissue protection and host defense. Exogenous application of low doses of gaseous CO might provide a powerful tool to protect organs and tissues under various stress conditions. Experimental evidence strongly suggests a beneficial effect under pathophysiological conditions such as organ transplantation, ischemia/reperfusion, inflammation, sepsis, or shock states. The cellular and molecular mechanisms mediating CO effects are only partially characterized. So far, only a few studies in humans are available, which, however, do not support the promising results observed in experimental studies. The protective effects of exogenous CO may strongly depend on the pathological condition, the mode, time point and duration of application, the administered concentration, and on the target tissue and cell. Differences in bioavailability of endogenous CO production and exogenous CO supplementation might also provide an explanation for the lack of protective effects observed in some experimental and clinical studies. Further randomized, controlled clinical studies are needed to clarify whether exogenous application of CO may turn into a safe and effective preventive and therapeutic strategy to treat pathophysiological conditions associated with inflammatory or oxidative stress.
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- Inge Bauer
- University Hospital Duesseldorf, Department of Anesthesiology, Moorenstrasse 5, D-40225 Duesseldorf, Germany.
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Zagermann J, Merz K, Metzler-Nolte N. Labeling of Peptides with Halocarbonyltungsten Complexes Containing Functional η2-Alkynyl Ligands. Organometallics 2009. [DOI: 10.1021/om9002297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Johannes Zagermann
- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie I−Bioanorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie I−Bioanorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie I−Bioanorganische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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Bannenberg GL, Vieira HLA. Therapeutic applications of the gaseous mediators carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfide. Expert Opin Ther Pat 2009; 19:663-82. [PMID: 19441940 DOI: 10.1517/13543770902858824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) and carbon monoxide (CO) are endogenously produced gaseous autacoids that regulate a number of physiological processes, including the inflammatory response, cell death and proliferation, neural transmission and smooth muscle tone. OBJECTIVE/METHODS The current review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of all recent patent applications that address the potential therapeutic applications of CO and H(2)S. RESULTS/CONCLUSION Beyond the direct administration of CO and H(2)S, this review highlights the therapeutic applications of a variety of gas-releasing molecules that are being developed to deliver CO and H(2)S to diseased tissues at therapeutic doses. The term autacoid, which, in addition to its pharmacological use to describe a locally-acting hormone, literally translates from Greek as 'self-drug', seems to particularly well describe the current approach to capture the potential therapeutic use of these two gasotransmitters. In summary, we can conclude that there is a markedly growing interest in harnessing the tissue-protective actions of CO and H(2)S.
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- Gerard L Bannenberg
- Campus de la Universidad Autónoma, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología / CSIC, Department of Plant Molecular Genetics, Madrid, Spain.
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Beckman JD, Belcher JD, Vineyard JV, Chen C, Nguyen J, Nwaneri MO, O'Sullivan MG, Gulbahce E, Hebbel RP, Vercellotti GM. Inhaled carbon monoxide reduces leukocytosis in a murine model of sickle cell disease. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2009; 297:H1243-53. [PMID: 19617415 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00327.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Carbon monoxide (CO) has anti-inflammatory properties. We previously reported that acute treatments with inhaled CO inhibit vascular inflammation and hypoxia-induced vasoocclusion in sickle cell disease mouse models. Therefore, we hypothesized that chronic CO inhalation would decrease vascular inflammation and organ pathology in a sickle cell disease mouse model. The treatment of sickle cell disease mice with 25 or 250 parts/million inhaled CO for 1 h/day, 3 days/wk for 8-10 wk significantly decreased the total mean white blood cell, neutrophil, and lymphocyte counts in peripheral blood. Eight weeks of 250 parts/million CO treatments reduced staining for myeloid and lymphoid markers in the bone marrow of sickle mice. Bone marrow from treated sickle mice exhibited a significant decrease in colony-forming unit granulocyte-macrophage during colony-forming cell assays. Anti-inflammatory signaling pathways phospho-Akt and phospho-p38 MAPK were markedly increased in CO-treated sickle livers. Importantly, CO-treated sickle mice had a significant reduction in liver parenchymal necrosis, reflecting the anti-inflammatory benefits of CO. We conclude that inhaled CO may be a beneficial anti-inflammatory therapy for sickle cell disease.
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- Joan D Beckman
- Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota MedicalSchool, Minneapolis, USA
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The endothelium controls vascular tone not only by releasing NO and prostacyclin, but also by other pathways causing hyperpolarization of the underlying smooth muscle cells. This characteristic was at the origin of the term 'endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor' (EDHF). However, this acronym includes different mechanisms. Arachidonic acid metabolites derived from the cyclo-oxygenases, lipoxygenases and cytochrome P450 pathways, H(2)O(2), CO, H(2)S and various peptides can be released by endothelial cells. These factors activate different families of K(+) channels and hyperpolarization of the vascular smooth muscle cells contribute to the mechanisms leading to their relaxation. Additionally, another pathway associated with the hyperpolarization of both endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells contributes also to endothelium-dependent relaxations (EDHF-mediated responses). These responses involve an increase in the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration of the endothelial cells, followed by the opening of SK(Ca) and IK(Ca) channels (small and intermediate conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels respectively). These channels have a distinct subcellular distribution: SK(Ca) are widely distributed over the plasma membrane, whereas IK(Ca) are preferentially expressed in the endothelial projections toward the smooth muscle cells. Following SK(Ca) activation, smooth muscle hyperpolarization is preferentially evoked by electrical coupling through myoendothelial gap junctions, whereas, following IK(Ca) activation, K(+) efflux can activate smooth muscle Kir2.1 and/or Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase. EDHF-mediated responses are altered by aging and various pathologies. Therapeutic interventions can restore these responses, suggesting that the improvement in the EDHF pathway contributes to their beneficial effect. A better characterization of EDHF-mediated responses should allow the determination of whether or not new drugable targets can be identified for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
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Carbon monoxide releasing molecule-2 increases the velocity of thrombus growth and strength in human plasma. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2009; 20:377-80. [DOI: 10.1097/mbc.0b013e32832ca3a3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Krishnan SM, Dixit NM. Estimation of red blood cell lifespan from alveolar carbon monoxide measurements. Transl Res 2009; 154:15-7. [PMID: 19524869 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2009.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2009] [Accepted: 04/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Measurement of alveolar carbon monoxide (CO) presents a facile technique to estimate the lifespan, L, of red blood cells (RBCs) in vivo. Several recent studies employ this technique and calculate L (in days) using the expression, L=13.8 [Hb]/P(CO)(end), where [Hb] is the concentration (in g/dL) of hemoglobin in blood, and P(CO)(end) is the endogenous production of CO (in ppm). Implicit in this calculation is the assumption that the fraction, f, of endogenous CO production due to RBC turnover is a constant equal to 0.7, which yields the expected RBC lifespan, L approximately 120 days, in normal controls. In anemic patients, however, enhanced RBC turnover may increase f substantially above 0.7. The above expression then overestimates L. Here, we derive an alternative expression, L=3390[Hb]/322P(CO)(end)-110, that accounts explicitly for the dependence of f on the rate of RBC turnover and thereby provides more accurate estimates of L without requiring additional measurements. Using the latter expression, we recalculate L from recent measurements on hepatitis C virus infected patients undergoing treatment with ribavirin. We find that our estimates of L in these patients (39+/-13 days) are significantly lower than current estimates (46+/-14 days), indicating that ribavirin affects RBC survival more severely than expected from current studies. Our expression for L is simple to employ in a clinical setting and would render the broadly applicable technique of alveolar CO measurement for the estimation of RBC lifespan more accurate.
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Miller TW, Isenberg JS, Roberts DD. Molecular regulation of tumor angiogenesis and perfusion via redox signaling. Chem Rev 2009; 109:3099-124. [PMID: 19374334 PMCID: PMC2801866 DOI: 10.1021/cr8005125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed: NIH, Building 10, Room 2A33, 10 Center Dr, MSC1500, Bethesda, Maryland 20892,
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Mizuguchi S, Stephen J, Bihari R, Markovic N, Suehiro S, Capretta A, Potter RF, Cepinskas G. CORM-3-derived CO modulates polymorphonuclear leukocyte migration across the vascular endothelium by reducing levels of cell surface-bound elastase. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2009; 297:H920-9. [PMID: 19561312 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00305.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Recently, it has been shown that carbon monoxide (CO)-releasing molecule (CORM)-released CO can suppress inflammation. In this study, we assessed the effects and potential mechanisms of a ruthenium-based water-soluble CO carrier [tricarbonylchloroglycinate-ruthenium(II) (CORM-3)] in the modulation of polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) inflammatory responses in an experimental model of sepsis. Sepsis in mice was induced by cecal ligation and puncture. CORM-3 (3 mg/kg iv) was administered 15 min after the induction of cecal ligation and puncture. PMN accumulation in the lung (myeloperoxidase assay), bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, and lung vascular permeability (protein content in BAL fluid) were assessed 6 h later. In in vitro experiments, human PMNs were primed with LPS (10 ng/ml) and subsequently stimulated with formyl-methionyl-leucylphenylalanine (fMLP; 100 nM). PMN production of ROS (L-012/dihydrorhodamine-123 oxidation), degranulation (release of elastase), and PMN rolling, adhesion, and migration to/across human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were assessed in the presence or absence of CORM-3 (1-100 muM). The obtained results indicated that systemically administered CORM-3 attenuates PMN accumulation and vascular permeability in the septic lung. Surprisingly, in in vitro experiments, treatment of PMNs with CORM-3 further augmented LPS/fMLP-induced ROS production and the release of elastase. The latter effects, however, were accompanied by an inability of PMNs to mobilize elastase to the cell surface (plasma membrane), an event required for efficient PMN transendothelial migration. The CORM-3-induced decrease in cell surface levels of elastase was followed by decreased PMN rolling/adhesion to HUVECs and complete prevention of PMN migration across HUVECs. In contrast, treatment of HUVECs with CORM-3 had no effect on PMN transendothelial migration. Taken together, these findings indicate that, in sepsis, CORM3-released CO, while further amplifying ROS production and degranulation of PMNs, concurrently reduces the levels of cell surface-bound elastase, which contributes to suppressed PMN transendothelial migration.
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- Shinjiro Mizuguchi
- Centre for Critical Illness Research, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 4G4
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Induction of heme oxygenase-1 with hemin attenuates hippocampal injury in rats after acute carbon monoxide poisoning. Toxicology 2009; 262:146-52. [PMID: 19520142 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2009.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2009] [Revised: 05/19/2009] [Accepted: 06/01/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is a major cause of brain injury and mortality; delayed neurological syndrome (DNS) is encountered in survivors of acute CO exposure. The toxic effects of CO have been attributed to oxidative stress induced by hypoxia. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is the inducible heme oxygenase isoform, and its induction acts as an important cellular defense mechanism against oxidative stress, cellular injury and disease. In this study, we examined the functional roles of HO-1 induction in a rat model of CO-exposured hippocampal injury. We report that acute CO exposure produces severe hippocampal injury in rats. However, hemin pretreatment reduced both the CO-induced rise in hippocampal water content and levels of neuronal damage in the hippocampus; survival rates at 24 h were significantly improved. Upregulation of HO-1 by hemin pretreatment resulted in a significant decrease in hippocampal levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), a marker of oxidative stress; levels of pro-apoptotic caspase-3 were also reduced. In contrast, inhibition of HO activity by administration of tin protoporphyrin IX (SnPP, a specific inhibitor of HO) abolished the neuroprotective effects of HO-1 induction. These data suggested that the upregulation of endogenous HO-1 expression therefore plays a pivotal protective role in CO neurotoxicity. Though the precise mechanisms underlying hemin-mediated HO-1 induction and neuroprotection are not known, these may involve the anti-oxidant and anti-apoptotic effects of HO-1 enzyme activity.
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Li L, Hsu A, Moore PK. Actions and interactions of nitric oxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulphide in the cardiovascular system and in inflammation--a tale of three gases! Pharmacol Ther 2009; 123:386-400. [PMID: 19486912 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2009.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 234] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2009] [Accepted: 05/15/2009] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen sulphide (H(2)S) together make up a family of biologically active gases (the so-called 'gaseous triumvirate') with an increasingly well defined range of physiological effects plus roles to play in a number of disease states. Over the years, most researchers have concentrated their attention on understanding the part played by a single gas in one or more body systems. It is becoming more clear that all three gases are synthesised naturally in the body, often by the same cells within the same organs, and that all three gases exert essentially similar biological effects albeit via different mechanisms. Within the cardiovascular system, for example, all are vasodilators, promote angiogenesis and vascular remodelling and are protective towards tissue damage in for example, ischaemia-reperfusion injury in the heart. Similarly, all exhibit complex effects in inflammation with both pro- and anti-inflammatory effects recognised. It seems likely that cell function is controlled not by the activity of single gases working in isolation but by the concerted activity of all three of these gases working together.
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- Ling Li
- Pharmaceutical Science Division, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE19NH, UK
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Yi L, Jenkins PM, Leichert LI, Jakob U, Martens JR, Ragsdale SW. Heme regulatory motifs in heme oxygenase-2 form a thiol/disulfide redox switch that responds to the cellular redox state. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:20556-61. [PMID: 19473966 PMCID: PMC2742820 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.015651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Heme oxygenase (HO) catalyzes the rate-limiting step in heme catabolism to generate CO, biliverdin, and free iron. Two isoforms of HO have been identified in mammals: inducible HO-1 and constitutively expressed HO-2. HO-1 and HO-2 share similar physical and kinetic properties but have different physiological roles and tissue distributions. Unlike HO-1, which lacks cysteine residues, HO-2 contains three Cys-Pro signatures, known as heme regulatory motifs (HRMs), which are known to control processes related to iron and oxidative metabolism in organisms from bacteria to humans. In HO-2, the C-terminal HRMs constitute a thiol/disulfide redox switch that regulates affinity of the enzyme for heme (Yi, L., and Ragsdale, S. W. (2007) J. Biol. Chem. 282, 20156–21067). Here, we demonstrate that the thiol/disulfide switch in human HO-2 is physiologically relevant. Its redox potential was measured to be −200 mV, which is near the ambient intracellular redox potential. We expressed HO-2 in bacterial and human cells and measured the redox state of the C-terminal HRMs in growing cells by thiol-trapping experiments using the isotope-coded affinity tag technique. Under normal growth conditions, the HRMs are 60–70% reduced, whereas oxidative stress conditions convert most (86–89%) of the HRMs to the disulfide state. Treatment with reductants converts the HRMs largely (81–87%) to the reduced dithiol state. Thus, the thiol/disulfide switch in HO-2 responds to cellular oxidative stress and reductive conditions, representing a paradigm for how HRMs can integrate heme homeostasis with CO signaling and redox regulation of cellular metabolism.
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- Li Yi
- Departments of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Olson KR, Donald JA. Nervous control of circulation--the role of gasotransmitters, NO, CO, and H2S. Acta Histochem 2009; 111:244-56. [PMID: 19128825 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2008.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The origins and actions of gaseous signaling molecules, nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) in the mammalian cardiovascular system have received considerable attention and it is evident that these three "gasotransmitters" perform a variety of homeostatic functions. The origins, actions and disposition of these gasotransmitters in the piscine vasculature are far from resolved. In most fish examined to date, NO or NO donors are generally in vitro and in vivo vasodilators acting via soluble guanylyl cyclase, although there is evidence for NO-mediated vasoconstriction. Injection of sodium nitroprusside into trout causes hypotension that is attributed to a reduction in systemic resistance. Unlike mammals, NO does not appear to have an endothelial origin in fish blood vessels as an endothelial NO synthase has not identified. However, neural NO synthase is prevalent in perivascular nerves and is the most likely source of NO for cardiovascular control in fish. CO is a vasodilator in lamprey and trout vessels, and it, like NO, appears to exert its action, at least in part, via guanylyl cyclase and potassium channel activation. Inhibition of CO production increases resting tone in trout vessels suggestive of tonic CO activity, but little else is known about the origin or control of CO in the fish vasculature. H(2)S is synthesized by fish vessels and its constrictory, dilatory, or even multi-phasic actions, are both species- and vessel-specific. A small component of H(2)S-mediated basal activity may be endothelial in origin, but to a large extent H(2)S affects vascular smooth muscle directly and the mechanisms are unclear. H(2)S injected into the dorsal aorta of unanesthetized trout often produces oscillations in arterial blood pressure suggestive of H(2)S activity in the central nervous system as well as peripheral vasculature. Collectively, these studies hint at significant involvement of the gasotransmitters in piscine cardiovascular function and hopefully provide a variety of avenues for future research.
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- Kenneth R Olson
- Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend, South Bend, IN 46617, USA.
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Increased plasma carbon monoxide in patients with viral cirrhosis and hyperdynamic circulation. Am J Gastroenterol 2009; 104:891-7. [PMID: 19277027 DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Our aim was to measure plasma carbon monoxide (CO) in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension. METHODS In 36 cirrhotic patients (24 with ascites) and 9 healthy volunteers, we evaluated CO plasma levels and systemic hemodynamics (using ultra-trace gas chromatography and echocardiography, respectively). Heme oxygenase (HO) activity and expression were measured in isolated polymorphonuclear (PMN) cells. RESULTS Plasma CO level (mean+/-s.d.) was 5.81+/-1.31 p.p.m. in healthy subjects (HS), significantly higher in non-ascitic patients (16.24+/-4.61 p.p.m., P<0.01), and even more high in ascitic patients (28.50+/-7.27 p.p.m., P<0.01 vs. the other two groups). HO activity in PMN cells was significantly greater in patients than in HS, with the highest levels being observed in patients with ascites. Western blot analysis showed enhanced expression of HO-1, but not HO-2. In the whole series of cirrhotic patients, plasma CO levels directly correlated with cardiac output, and inversely with systemic vascular resistance and mean arterial pressure. CONCLUSIONS The HO/CO system is activated in patients with liver cirrhosis. This could contribute to the hyperdynamic circulatory syndrome observed in this condition.
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Nobre LS, Al-Shahrour F, Dopazo J, Saraiva LM. Exploring the antimicrobial action of a carbon monoxide-releasing compound through whole-genome transcription profiling of Escherichia coli. Microbiology (Reading) 2009; 155:813-824. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.023911-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We recently reported that carbon monoxide (CO) has bactericidal activity. To understand its mode of action we analysed the gene expression changes occurring when Escherichia coli, grown aerobically and anaerobically, is treated with the CO-releasing molecule CORM-2 (tricarbonyldichlororuthenium(II) dimer). Microarray analysis shows that the E. coli CORM-2 response is multifaceted, with a high number of differentially regulated genes spread through several functional categories, namely genes involved in inorganic ion transport and metabolism, regulators, and genes implicated in post-translational modification, such as chaperones. CORM-2 has a higher impact in E. coli cells grown anaerobically, as judged by the repression of genes belonging to eight functional classes which are not seen in the response of aerobically CORM-2-treated cells. The biological relevance of the variations caused by CORM-2 was substantiated by studying the CORM-2 sensitivity of selected E. coli mutants. The results show that the deletion of redox-sensing regulators SoxS and OxyR increased the sensitivity to CORM-2 and suggest that while SoxS plays an important role in protection against CORM-2 under both growth conditions, OxyR seems to participate only in the aerobic CORM-2 response. Under anaerobic conditions, we found that the heat-shock proteins IbpA and IbpB contribute to CORM-2 defence since the deletion of these genes increases the sensitivity of the strain. The induction of several met genes and the hypersensitivity to CORM-2 of the ΔmetR, ΔmetI and ΔmetN mutant strains suggest that CO has effects on the methionine metabolism of E. coli. CORM-2 also affects the transcription of several E. coli biofilm-related genes and increases biofilm formation in E. coli. In particular, the absence of tqsA or bhsA increases the resistance of E. coli to CORM-2, and deletion of tsqA leads to a strain that has lost its capacity to form biofilm upon treatment with CORM-2. In spite of the relatively stable nature of the CO molecule, our results show that CO is able to trigger a significant alteration in the transcriptome of E. coli which necessarily has effects in several key metabolic pathways.
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- Lígia S. Nobre
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Avenida da República (EAN), 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF), Valencia, E-46013, Spain
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- Functional Genomics Node (National Institute for Bioinformatics, INB), Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF), Valencia, E-46013, Spain
- Center for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF), Valencia, E-46013, Spain
- Department of Bioinformatics, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF), Valencia, E-46013, Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Avenida da República (EAN), 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
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Cudratricusxanthone A from Cudrania tricuspidata suppresses pro-inflammatory mediators through expression of anti-inflammatory heme oxygenase-1 in RAW264.7 macrophages. Int Immunopharmacol 2009; 9:241-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2008.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2008] [Revised: 11/14/2008] [Accepted: 11/20/2008] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Goralska M, Ferrell J, Harned J, Lall M, Nagar S, Fleisher LN, McGahan MC. Iron metabolism in the eye: a review. Exp Eye Res 2009; 88:204-15. [PMID: 19059397 PMCID: PMC3746754 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2008.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2008] [Revised: 10/31/2008] [Accepted: 10/31/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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This review article covers all aspects of iron metabolism, which include studies of iron levels within the eye and the processes used to maintain normal levels of iron in ocular tissues. In addition, the involvement of iron in ocular pathology is explored. In each section there is a short introduction to a specific metabolic process responsible for iron homeostasis, which for the most part has been studied in non-ocular tissues. This is followed by a summary of our current knowledge of the process in ocular tissues.
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- M Goralska
- Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA
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Shamloul R. REVIEWS: The Potential Role of the Heme Oxygenase/Carbon Monoxide System in Male Sexual Dysfunctions. J Sex Med 2009; 6:324-33. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01068.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kapetanaki SM, Silkstone G, Husu I, Liebl U, Wilson MT, Vos MH. Interaction of Carbon Monoxide with the Apoptosis-Inducing Cytochrome c−Cardiolipin Complex. Biochemistry 2009; 48:1613-9. [DOI: 10.1021/bi801817v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Sofia M. Kapetanaki
- Laboratoire d’Optique et Biosciences, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, and INSERM U696, F-91128 Palaiseau, France, and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom
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- Laboratoire d’Optique et Biosciences, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, and INSERM U696, F-91128 Palaiseau, France, and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom
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- Laboratoire d’Optique et Biosciences, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, and INSERM U696, F-91128 Palaiseau, France, and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom
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- Laboratoire d’Optique et Biosciences, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, and INSERM U696, F-91128 Palaiseau, France, and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom
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- Laboratoire d’Optique et Biosciences, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, and INSERM U696, F-91128 Palaiseau, France, and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom
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- Laboratoire d’Optique et Biosciences, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, and INSERM U696, F-91128 Palaiseau, France, and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom
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Dallas M, Scragg J, Peers C. Inhibition of L-Type Ca2+ Channels by Carbon Monoxide. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2009; 648:89-95. [DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2259-2_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Dombkowski RA, Whitfield NL, Motterlini R, Gao Y, Olson KR. Effects of carbon monoxide on trout and lamprey vessels. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2009; 296:R141-9. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.90507.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Carbon monoxide (CO) is endogenously produced by heme oxygenase (HO) and is involved in vascular, neural, and inflammatory responses in mammals. However, the biological activities of CO in nonmammalian vertebrates is unknown. To this extent, we used smooth muscle myography to investigate the effects of exogenously applied CO (delivered via a water-soluble CO-releasing molecule, CORM-3) on isolated lamprey ( Petromyzon marinus) dorsal aortas and examined its mechanisms of action on trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss) efferent branchial (EBA) and celiacomesenteric (CMA) arteries. CORM-3 dose-dependently relaxed all vessels examined. Trout EBA were twofold more sensitive to CORM-3 when precontracted with norepinephrine (NE) than KCl and CORM-3 relaxed five-fold more of the NE- than KCl-induced tension. Glybenclamide (10 μM), an ATP-sensitive potassium channel inhibitor, inhibited NE-induced contraction, but did not affect CORM-3-induced relaxation. NS-2028 (10 μM), a soluble guanylyl cyclase inhibitor, had no effect on a NE-contraction, but inhibited a subsequent CORM-3-induced relaxation. Zinc protopophyrin-IX (ZnPP-IX, 0.3–30 μM), a HO inhibitor, elicited a small, yet dose-dependent and significant, increase in baseline tension but did not have any effect on subsequent NE-induced contractions or a nitric oxide-induced relaxation (via sodium nitroprusside). [ZnPP-IX] greater than 3 μM, however, significantly reduced the predominant vasodilatory response of trout EBA to hydrogen sulfide. These results implicate an active HO/CO pathway in trout vessels having an impact on resting vessel tone and CO-induced vasoactivity that is at least partially mediated by soluble guanylyl cyclase.
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Pfeiffer H, Rojas A, Niesel J, Schatzschneider U. Sonogashira and “Click” reactions for the N-terminal and side-chain functionalization of peptides with [Mn(CO)3(tpm)]+-based CO releasing molecules (tpm = tris(pyrazolyl)methane). Dalton Trans 2009:4292-8. [DOI: 10.1039/b819091g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Ozkan H, Tuzun F, Kumral A, Yesilirmak D, Duman N. Increased sleep tendency in jaundiced infants: Role of endogenous co. Med Hypotheses 2008; 71:879-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.06.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2008] [Revised: 06/19/2008] [Accepted: 06/21/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Kinobe RT, Dercho RA, Nakatsu K. Inhibitors of the heme oxygenase - carbon monoxide system: on the doorstep of the clinic? Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2008; 86:577-99. [PMID: 18758507 DOI: 10.1139/y08-066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The past decade has seen substantial developments in our understanding of the physiology, pathology, and pharmacology of heme oxygenases (HO), to the point that investigators in the field are beginning to contemplate therapies based on administration of HO agonists or HO inhibitors. A significant amount of our current knowledge is based on the judicious application of metalloporphyrin inhibitors of HO, despite their limitations of selectivity. Recently, imidazole-based compounds have been identified as potent and more selective HO inhibitors. This 'next generation' of HO inhibitors offers a number of desirable characteristics, including isozyme selectivity, negligible effects on HO protein expression, and physicochemical properties favourable for in vivo distribution. Some of the applications of HO inhibitors that have been suggested are treatment of hyperbilirubinemia, neurodegenerative disorders, certain types of cancer, and bacterial and fungal infections. In this review, we address various approaches to altering HO activity with a focus on the potential applications of second-generation inhibitors of HO.
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- Robert T Kinobe
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON Canada
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Cao J, Inoue K, Li X, Drummond G, Abraham NG. Physiological significance of heme oxygenase in hypertension. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2008; 41:1025-33. [PMID: 19027871 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2008.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2008] [Revised: 10/21/2008] [Accepted: 10/27/2008] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The last decade has witnessed an explosion in the elucidation of the role that the heme oxygenase system plays in human physiology. This system encompasses not only the heme degradative pathway, including heme oxygenase and biliverdin reductase, but also the products of heme degradation, carbon monoxide, iron, and biliverdin/bilirubin. Their role in diabetes, inflammation, heart disease, hypertension, transplantation, and pulmonary disease are areas of burgeoning research. The research has focused not only on heme itself but also on its metabolic products as well as endogenous compounds involved in a vast number of genetic and metabolic processes that are affected when heme metabolism is perturbed. It should be noted, however, that although the use of carbon monoxide and biliverdin/bilirubin as therapeutic agents has been successful, these agents can be toxic at high levels in tissue, e.g., kernicterus. Care must be used to ensure that when these compounds are used as therapeutic agents their deleterious effects are minimized or avoided. On balance, however, the strategies to target heme oxygenase-1 as described in this review offer promising therapeutic approaches to clinicians for the effective management of hypertension and renal function. The approaches detailed may prove to be seminal in the development of a new therapeutic strategy to treat hypertension.
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- Jian Cao
- New York Medical College, Department of Pharmacology, Valhalla, NY 10595, United States
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Piepoli AL, de Salvatore G, Lemoli M, de Benedictis L, Mitolo-Chieppa D, de Salvia MA. Modulation of heme oxygenase/carbon monoxide system affects the inhibitory neurotransmission involved in gastrointestinal motility of streptozotocin-treated diabetic rats. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2008; 20:1251-62. [PMID: 19019021 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2008.01193.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Alterations in gastrointestinal motility of diabetic patients have been linked to degenerative changes induced by glucose abnormalities in the peripheral nervous system. The heme oxygenase/carbon monoxide (HO/CO) signalling represents one of the non-adrenergic/non-cholinergic (NANC) neurotransmission pathways involved in regulation of physiological peristalsis. To investigate the role of HO/CO system in intestinal motility under diabetic conditions, the response to electrical field stimulation (EFS) and western blot analysis of HO/CO pathway components were studied on duodenum longitudinal smooth muscle strips isolated from streptozotocin (STZ)-treated diabetic rats (65 mg kg(-1), i.p.) and respective controls (CTRL), 6 weeks after the onset of diabetes. When compared to CTRL, the ability of CO releasing molecule (CORM-3) (100-400 micromol L(-1)) to enhance NANC relaxation was significantly impaired in STZ-treated rats (P < 0.05). Conversely, in vitro incubation with the HO inhibitor ZnPPIX (10 micromol L(-1), 60 min) significantly reduced EFS-induced relaxation in CTRL (P < 0.05), but not in STZ-treated rats. Interestingly, the ability of ZnPPIX to inhibit EFS-induced relaxation was partially restored in STZ-treated rats co-administered in vivo with the HO-1 inducer cobalt protoporphyrin IX (CoPPIX) (0.5 mg per 100 g body weight weekly). Expression of inducible HO-1 protein was increased in homogenates from STZ-treated rats (vs CTRL, P < 0.01), and further increased in STZ-treated rats receiving CoPPIX (P < 0.05). Taken together, our data underline the essential role of HO/CO system in regulation of inhibitory NANC neurotransmission in the duodenum and suggest that dysregulation of HO/CO activity may represent one mechanism by which gastrointestinal motility is altered in diabetes.
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- A L Piepoli
- Department of Pharmacology and Human Physiology, Medical School, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Liu XM, Peyton KJ, Mendelev NN, Wang H, Tulis DA, Durante W. YC-1 stimulates the expression of gaseous monoxide-generating enzymes in vascular smooth muscle cells. Mol Pharmacol 2008; 75:208-17. [PMID: 18923065 DOI: 10.1124/mol.108.048314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The benzylindazole derivative 3-(5'-hydroxymethyl-2'-furyl)-1-benzyl indazole (YC-1) is an allosteric stimulator of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) that sensitizes the enzyme to the gaseous ligands carbon monoxide (CO) and nitric oxide (NO). In this study, we examined whether YC-1 also promotes the production of these gaseous monoxides by stimulating the expression of the inducible isoforms of heme oxygenase (HO-1) and NO synthase (iNOS) in vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs). YC-1 increased HO-1 mRNA, protein, and promoter activity and potentiated cytokine-mediated expression of iNOS protein and NO synthesis by SMCs. The induction of HO-1 by YC-1 was unchanged by the sGC inhibitor, 1H-(1,2,4)oxadiazolo[4,3-alpha]quinozalin-1-one (ODQ) or by the protein kinase G inhibitors (8R,9S,11S)-(-)-2-methyl-9-methoxyl-9-methoxycarbonyl-8-methyl-2,3,9,10-tetrahydro-8,11-epoxy-1H,8H,11H-2,7b,11a-triazadibenzo(a,g)cyclocta9(cde)trinen-1-one (KT 5823) and YGRKKRRQRRRPPLRKKKKKH-amide (DT-2) and was not duplicated by 8-bromo-cGMP or the NO-independent sGC stimulator 5-cyclopropyl-2[1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazolo [3,4-b] pyridine-3-yl] pyrimidin-4-ylamine (BAY 41-2272). However, the YC-1-mediated induction of HO-1 was inhibited by the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors wortmannin and 2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-1(4H)-benzopyran-4-one hydrochloride (LY294002). In contrast, the enhancement of cytokine-stimulated iNOS expression and NO production by YC-1 was prevented by ODQ and the protein kinase A inhibitor (9S,10S, 12R)-2,3,9,10,11,12-hexahydro-10-hydroxy-9-methyl-1-oxo-9, 12-epoxy-1H-diindolo(1,2,3-fg:3',2',1'-kl)pyrrolo(3,4-i)(1,6)-benzodiazocine-10-carboxylic acid hexyl ester (KT 5720) and was mimicked by 8-bromo-cGMP and BAY 41-2272. In conclusion, these studies demonstrate that YC-1 stimulates the expression of HO-1 and iNOS in vascular SMCs via the PI3K and sGC-cGMP-protein kinase A pathway, respectively. The ability of YC-1 to sensitize sGC to gaseous monoxides and simultaneously stimulate their production through the induction of HO-1 and iNOS provides a potent mechanism by which the cGMP-dependent and -independent biological actions of this agent are amplified.
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- Xiao-Ming Liu
- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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Pae HO, Ae Ha Y, Chai KY, Chung HT. Heme Oxygenase-1 Attenuates Contact Hypersensitivity Induced by 2,4-Dinitrofluorobenzene in Mice. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2008; 30:207-16. [DOI: 10.1080/08923970801946824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Jin HF, Du SX, Zhao X, Wei HL, Wang YF, Liang YF, Tang CS, Du JB. Effects of endogenous sulfur dioxide on monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2008; 29:1157-66. [PMID: 18817619 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2008.00864.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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AIM The present study aimed to explore the protective effect of endogenous sulfur dioxide (SO2) in the development of monocrotaline (MCT)-induced pulmonary hypertension (PH) in rats. METHODS Forty Wistar rats were randomly divided into the MCT group receiving MCT treatment, the MCT+L-aspartate-beta- hydroxamate (HDX) group receiving MCT plus HDX treatment, the MCT+SO2 group receiving MCT plus SO2 donor treatment, and the control group. Mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) and structural changes in pulmonary arteries were evaluated. SO2 content, aspartate aminotransferase activity, and gene expression were measured. Superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), catalase (CAT), reduced glutathione (GSH), oxidized glutathione, and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were assayed. RESULTS In the MCT-treated rats, mPAP and right ventricle/(left ventricle+septum) increased significantly (P<0.01), pulmonary vascular structural remodeling developed, and SOD, GSHPx, CAT, GSH, and MDA levels of lung homogenates significantly increased (P<0.01) in association with the elevated SO2 content, aspartate aminotransferase activity, and gene expression, compared with the control rats. In the MCT+HDXtreated rats, lung tissues and plasma SO2 content and aspartate aminotransferase activities decreased significantly, whereas the mPAP and pulmonary vascular structural remodeling were markedly aggravated with the decreased SOD, CAT, and GSH levels of lung tissue homogenates compared with the MCT-treated rats (P<0.01). In contrast, with the use of a SO2 donor, the pulmonary vascular structural remodeling was obviously lessened with elevated lung tissue SOD, GSH-Px, and MDA content, and plasma SOD, GSH-Px, and CAT levels. CONCLUSION Endogenous SO2 might play a protective role in the pathogenesis of MCT-induced PH and promote endogenous antioxidative capacities.
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- Hong-fang Jin
- Department of Pediatrics, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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