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Li JX, Xiao X, Teng F, Li HH. Myeloid ACE2 protects against septic hypotension and vascular dysfunction through Ang-(1-7)-Mas-mediated macrophage polarization. Redox Biol 2024; 69:103004. [PMID: 38141575 PMCID: PMC10788636 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2023.103004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023] Open
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Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a new identified member of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) that cleaves angiotensin II (Ang II) to Ang (1-7), which exerts anti-inflammatory and antioxidative activities via binding with Mas receptor (MasR). However, the functional role of ACE2 in sepsis-related hypotension remains unknown. Our results indicated that sepsis significantly reduced blood pressure and led to disruption between ACE-Ang II and ACE2-Ang (1-7) balance. ACE2 knock-in mice exhibited improved sepsis-induced mortality, hypotension and vascular dysfunction, while ACE2 knockout mice exhibited the opposite effects. Bone marrow transplantation and in vitro experiments confirmed that myeloid ACE2 exerted a protective role by suppressing oxidative stress, NO production and macrophage polarization via the Ang (1-7)-MasR-NF-κB and STAT1 pathways. Thus, ACE2 on myeloid cells could protect against sepsis-mediated hypotension and vascular dysfunction, and upregulating ACE2 may represent a promising therapeutic option for septic patients with hypotension.
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- Jia-Xin Li
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8 Worker's Stadium South Road, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8 Worker's Stadium South Road, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8 Worker's Stadium South Road, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 8 Worker's Stadium South Road, Beijing, 100020, China.
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Lumlertgul N, Ostermann M. Roles of angiotensin II as vasopressor in vasodilatory shock. Future Cardiol 2020; 16:569-583. [PMID: 32462921 DOI: 10.2217/fca-2020-0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Shock is an acute condition of circulatory failure resulting in life-threatening organ dysfunction, high morbidity and high mortality. Current management includes fluid and catecholamine therapy to maintain adequate mean arterial pressure and organ perfusion. Norepinephrine is recommended as first-line vasopressor, but other agents are available. Angiotensin II is an alternative potent vasoconstrictor without chronotropic or inotropic properties. Several studies, including a large randomized controlled trial have demonstrated its ability to increase blood pressure with catecholamine-sparing effects. Angiotensin II was consequently approved by the US FDA in 2017 and the EU in 2019 as an add-on vasopressor in vasodilatory shock. This review aims to discuss its basic pharmacology, clinical efficacy, safety and future perspectives.
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- Nuttha Lumlertgul
- Department of Critical Care, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK.,Division of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.,Excellence Center for Critical Care Nephrology, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.,Critical Care Nephrology Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Critical Care, Guy's & St. Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK
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Jadhav AP, Sadaka FG. Angiotensin II in septic shock. Am J Emerg Med 2019; 37:1169-1174. [PMID: 30935784 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Septic shock is a life threatening condition and a medical emergency. It is associated with organ dysfunction and hypotension despite optimal volume resuscitation. Refractory septic shock carries a very high rate of mortality and is associated with ischemic and arrhythmogenic complications from high dose vasopressors. Angiotensin II (AT-II) is a product of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. It is a vasopressor agent that has been recently approved by FDA to be used in conjunction with other vasopressors (catecholamines) in refractory shock and to reduce catecholamine requirements. We have reviewed the physiology and current literature on AT-II in refractory septic/vasodilatory shock. Larger trials with longer duration of follow-up are warranted to address the questions which are unanswered by the ATHOS-3 trial, especially pertaining to its effects on lungs, brain, microcirculation, inflammation, and venous thromboembolism risk.
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- Amar P Jadhav
- Intensivist, SSM St. Mary's Hospital, Richmond Heights, St. Louis, United States of America..
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- Clinical Associate Professor, Critical care/Neurocritical care, Mercy Hospital St.Louis, St. Louis University School of Medicine Program, United States of America
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Activation of the D4 dopamine receptor attenuates proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells through downregulation of AT1a receptor expression. Hypertens Res 2015; 38:588-96. [PMID: 25832920 DOI: 10.1038/hr.2015.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2014] [Revised: 12/14/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Angiotensin (Ang) II has an important role in the vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation and migration and subsequently in the development of vascular diseases, whereas dopamine has the opposite effect. Previous studies have shown an interaction between dopamine and AT(1) receptors in the kidney. The dopamine D(4) receptor is expressed in arteries and has an inhibitory effect on VSMC proliferation. We hypothesized that the D(4) receptor, through its interaction with the AT(1a) receptor, may have an inhibitory effect on Ang II-mediated VSMC proliferation and migration, which could have a pivotal role in hypertension-induced vascular remodeling. In the current study, we found that Ang II markedly induced the proliferation and migration of A10 cells, which was inhibited by the D(4) receptor agonist PD168077. The activation of the D(4) receptor by PD168077 inhibited AT(1a) receptor expression in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. These effects were attenuated by silencing the D(4) receptor with a D(4) receptor-targeting small interfering RNA. The D(4) receptor-mediated inhibition of AT(1) receptor function involved protein kinase A (PKA). The activation of the D(4) receptor by PD168077 increased PKA activity in A10 cells, and the presence of a PKA inhibitor (PKA inhibitor 14-22, 10(-7) mol l(-1) per 24 h) blocked the inhibitory effect of the D(4) receptor on AT(1) receptor expression and function. The inhibitory effect of the D(4) receptor on AT(1) receptor expression and function was preserved in VSMCs (primary culture) from spontaneously hypertensive rats relative to VSMCs from Wistar-Kyoto rats. In conclusion, our data provide insight into the regulatory role of the D(4) receptor on AT(1a) receptor expression and function in VSMCs and suggest that targeting the action of the D(4) receptor may represent an effective therapeutic approach for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
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Nishida M, Kitajima N, Saiki S, Nakaya M, Kurose H. Regulation of Angiotensin II receptor signaling by cysteine modification of NF-κB. Nitric Oxide 2011; 25:112-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2010.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2010] [Revised: 10/27/2010] [Accepted: 10/27/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mazor R, Itzhaki O, Sela S, Yagil Y, Cohen-Mazor M, Yagil C, Kristal B. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha: a possible priming agent for the polymorphonuclear leukocyte-reduced nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase in hypertension. Hypertension 2010; 55:353-62. [PMID: 20065151 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.109.144154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In the Sabra rat, oxidative stress (OS) and inflammation precede the development of hypertension. Inhibition of the phagocytic NADPH oxidase attenuates the rise in blood pressure. The present study was set to identify possible priming agents for this enzyme and to test the hypothesis that the phagocytic NADPH oxidase contributes to OS and inflammation. Sabra salt-sensitive and Sabra salt-resistant rats were salt loaded or provided regular chow for 60 days with or without apocynin to inhibit NADPH oxidase. Levels of interleukin 6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interferon-gamma served as indices of inflammation. Extracellular and intracellular levels of the polymorphonuclear leukocyte tumor necrosis factor-alpha receptors (p55 and p75) were assessed by flow cytometry in young and adult rats. NADPH oxidase activity and expression of p47phox were measured in polymorphonuclear leukocytes and aortic rings. Malondialdehyde and carbonylated fibrinogen served as indices of OS. Inflammatory and OS indices excluding interferon-gamma were higher in the hypertensive state and reduced by apocynin. Levels of malondialdehyde and tumor necrosis factor-alpha were elevated already in the prehypertensive state. No differences were found in the levels of p75. The extracellular expression of p55 was higher in adult Sabra salt-resistant compared with Sabra salt-sensitive rats (7.46+/-2.2% versus 2.1+/-0.5%; P<0.05), whereas levels of the intracellular p55 were higher in adult Sabra salt-sensitive rats (3.2+/-2% versus 1.1+/-0.5%; P<0.05). In young normotensive rats, the extracellular levels of p55 were higher in Sabra salt-sensitive compared with Sabra salt-resistant rats (10.6+/-5.2% versus 2.9+/-1.5%; P<0.01). Tumor necrosis factor-alpha plays a role in activation of the polymorphonuclear leukocyte NADPH oxidase, thereby contributing to systemic OS, inflammation, and the development of hypertension in this model.
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- Rafi Mazor
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Eliachar Research Laboratory, Western Galilee Hospital, Naharyia, Israel.
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- Terry S Elton
- Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Ohio State University, DHLRI 515, 473 West 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Mehta PK, Griendling KK. Angiotensin II cell signaling: physiological and pathological effects in the cardiovascular system. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2006; 292:C82-97. [PMID: 16870827 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00287.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1410] [Impact Index Per Article: 78.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The renin-angiotensin system is a central component of the physiological and pathological responses of cardiovascular system. Its primary effector hormone, angiotensin II (ANG II), not only mediates immediate physiological effects of vasoconstriction and blood pressure regulation, but is also implicated in inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, hypertension, and congestive heart failure. The myriad effects of ANG II depend on time (acute vs. chronic) and on the cells/tissues upon which it acts. In addition to inducing G protein- and non-G protein-related signaling pathways, ANG II, via AT(1) receptors, carries out its functions via MAP kinases (ERK 1/2, JNK, p38MAPK), receptor tyrosine kinases [PDGF, EGFR, insulin receptor], and nonreceptor tyrosine kinases [Src, JAK/STAT, focal adhesion kinase (FAK)]. AT(1)R-mediated NAD(P)H oxidase activation leads to generation of reactive oxygen species, widely implicated in vascular inflammation and fibrosis. ANG II also promotes the association of scaffolding proteins, such as paxillin, talin, and p130Cas, leading to focal adhesion and extracellular matrix formation. These signaling cascades lead to contraction, smooth muscle cell growth, hypertrophy, and cell migration, events that contribute to normal vascular function, and to disease progression. This review focuses on the structure and function of AT(1) receptors and the major signaling mechanisms by which angiotensin influences cardiovascular physiology and pathology.
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- Puja K Mehta
- Division of Cardiology, 319 WMB, Emory University, 1639 Pierce Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Wassmann S, Nickenig G. Pathophysiological regulation of the AT1-receptor and implications for vascular disease. J Hypertens 2006; 24:S15-21. [PMID: 16601568 DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000220402.53869.72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Numerous studies have demonstrated that activation of the angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor plays an important role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. RESULTS AT1-receptor activation by angiotensin II is not only involved in the regulation of blood pressure, water and sodium homeostasis, and control of other neurohumoral systems, but also leads to excessive production of reactive oxygen species and to hypertrophy, proliferation, migration, and apoptosis of vascular cells. AT1-receptor-induced oxidative stress may cause nitric oxide inactivation, lipid oxidation, and activation of redox-sensitive genes, such as chemotaxis and adhesion molecules, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and matrix metalloproteinases, all of which are involved in the initiation and progression of endothelial dysfunction and manifested atherosclerosis. The expression levels of the AT1-receptor define the biological efficacy of angiotensin II. Many agonists, such as, for example, angiotensin II, growth factors, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, insulin, glucose, estrogen, progesterone, reactive oxygen species, cytokines, nitric oxide, and many others, are known to regulate AT1-receptor expression in vascular cells. The pathophysiological relevance of dysregulated AT1-receptor expression has been demonstrated in many cell culture and animal studies and interventional trials in humans. Hypercholesterolemia, estrogen deficiency, and diabetes mellitus are associated with enhanced vascular AT1-receptor expression, increased oxidative stress, and endothelial dysfunction. Importantly, treatment with AT1-receptor blockers may inhibit the onset and progression of vascular oxidative stress and inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis, and related organ damage. CONCLUSION Inhibition of AT1-receptor activation is presumably a primary treatment goal in patients suffering from cardiovascular risk factors or manifested atherosclerotic diseases.
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- Sven Wassmann
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
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Lee S, Ji H, Wu Z, Zheng W, Hassan A, Sandberg K. Translational regulation of ANG II type 1 receptors in proliferating vascular smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2006; 290:R50-6. [PMID: 16123226 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00448.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The current study examined angiotensin receptor (ATR) regulation in proliferating rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in culture. Radioligand competition analysis coupled with RNase protection assays (RPAs) revealed that angiotensin type 1a receptor (AT1aR) densities (Bmax) increased by 30% between 5 and 7 days in culture [Bmax (fmol/mg protein): day 5, 379 ± 8.4 vs. day 7, 481 ± 12, n = 3, P < 0.05] under conditions in which no significant changes in AT1aR mRNA expression occurred [in RPA arbitrary units (AU): day 5, 0.23 ± 0.01 vs. day 7, 0.24 ± 0.04, n = 4] or in mRNA synthesis determined by nuclear run-on assays [AU: day 5, 0.35 ± 0.14 vs. day 7, 0.33 ± 0.11, n = 5]. In contrast, polysome distribution analysis indicated that AT1aR mRNA was more efficiently translated in day 7 cells compared with day 5 [% of AT1aR mRNA in fraction 2 out of total AT1R mRNA recovered from the sucrose gradient: day 5, 20.9 ± 9.9 vs. day 7, 56.8 ± 5.6, n = 3, P < 0.001]. Accompanying the polysome shift was 50% less RNA-protein complex (RPC) formation between VSMC cytosolic RNA binding proteins in day 7 cells compared with 5-day cultures and the 5′ leader sequence (5′LS) of the AT1aR [5′LS RPC (AU): day 5, 0.62 ± 0.15 vs. day 7, 0.23 ± 0.03; n = 4, P < 0.05] and also with exon 2 [Exon 2 RPC (AU): day 5, 35.0 ± 5.7 vs. day 7, 17.2 ± 3.6; n = 4, P < 0.05]. Taken together, these results suggest that AT1aR expression is regulated by translation during VSMC proliferation in part by RNA binding proteins that interact within exon 2 in the 5′LS of the AT1aR mRNA.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Aorta/cytology
- Aorta/metabolism
- Cell Proliferation
- Cells, Cultured
- Gene Expression Regulation/physiology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Protein Binding
- Protein Biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred F344
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/biosynthesis
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/genetics
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- Sunghou Lee
- Georgetown University, 4000 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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Imaizumi T, Yagihashi N, Hatakeyama M, Yamashita K, Ishikawa A, Taima K, Yoshida H, Inoue I, Fujita T, Yagihashi S, Satoh K. Expression of retinoic acid-inducible gene-I in vascular smooth muscle cells stimulated with interferon-gamma. Life Sci 2004; 75:1171-80. [PMID: 15219805 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2004.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2003] [Accepted: 01/26/2004] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) play an important role in atherogenesis and vasospasm. Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) is a potent cytokine that regulates immune and inflammatory responses by inducing multiple genes in many types of cells including SMC. Retinoic acid-inducible gene-I (RIG-I) is a putative RNA helicase, but its physiological function is not known. RIG-I is induced in leukemic cells by retinoic acid or in endothelial cells by lipopolysaccharide. We have studied the expression of RIG-I in cultured SMC from human umbilical artery. IFN-gamma stimulated SMC to express RIG-I mRNA and protein in concentration- and time-dependent manners. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed the expression of RIG-I in SMC in vivo. We conclude that RIG-I may play some pathophysiological role in immune and inflammatory reactions in SMC.
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- Tadaatsu Imaizumi
- Department of Vascular Biology, Institute of Brain Science, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan.
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Mead JR, Hughes TR, Irvine SA, Singh NN, Ramji DP. Interferon-gamma stimulates the expression of the inducible cAMP early repressor in macrophages through the activation of casein kinase 2. A potentially novel pathway for interferon-gamma-mediated inhibition of gene transcription. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:17741-51. [PMID: 12609974 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m301602200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) is a pleiotropic cytokine that modulates the immune function, cell proliferation, apoptosis, macrophage activation, and numerous other cellular responses. These biological actions of IFN-gamma are characterized by both the activation and the inhibition of gene transcription. Unfortunately, in contrast to gene activation, the mechanisms through which the cytokine suppresses gene transcription remain largely unclear. We show here for the first time that exposure of macrophages to IFN-gamma leads to a dramatic induction in the expression of the inducible cAMP early repressor (ICER), a potent inhibitor of gene transcription. In addition, a synergistic action of IFN-gamma and calcium in the activation of ICER expression was identified. The IFN-gamma-mediated activation of ICER expression was not blocked by H89, bisindoylmaleimide, SB202190, PD98059, W7, and AG490, which inhibit protein kinase A, protein kinase C, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, extracellular signal-regulated kinase, calcium-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase, and Janus kinase-2, respectively. In contrast, apigenin, a selective casein kinase 2 (CK2) inhibitor, was found to inhibit response. Consistent with this finding, IFN-gamma stimulated CK2 activity and the level of phosphorylated cAMP response element-binding protein, which is known to induce ICER gene transcription, and this response was inhibited in the presence of apigenin. These studies, therefore, identify a previously uncharacterized pathway, involving the IFN-gamma-mediated stimulation of CK2 activity, activation of cAMP response element-binding protein, and increased production of ICER, which may then play an important role in the inhibition of macrophage gene transcription by this cytokine.
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- James R Mead
- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, P. O. Box 911, Cardiff CF10 3US, United Kingdom
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The renin-angiotensin system plays a major role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Most known effects of angiotensin II are mediated via activation of the AT(1)-receptor, which is in turn influenced to a great degree by levels of expression of the AT(1)-receptor. AT(1)-receptor activation is not only involved in vasoconstriction, water and salt homoeostasis and control of other neurohumoral systems, but also induces reactive oxygen species production, cellular hypertrophy and hyperplasia and apoptosis. Expression of this G-protein-coupled receptor is regulated by multiple factors. Among other conditions, oestrogen deficiency and hypercholesterolaemia increase AT(1)-receptor expression. Experimental data suggest that this augments the actions of angiotensin II, contributes to endothelial dysfunction, increases vascular production of reactive oxygen species, and via these mechanisms promotes atherosclerosis. Because of this, AT(1)-receptor regulation is likely to be critical in the development and progression of vascular lesions. Interventional studies demonstrated that ACE inhibitors which reduce AT(1)-receptor activation, improve endothelial dysfunction and inhibit onset and progression of atherosclerosis. The more specific AT(1)-receptor antagonists have also been shown to decrease blood pressure, protect renal function and to improve endothelial function. Thus, there is compelling evidence that AT(1)-receptor activation participates in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, and more importantly, that treatment regimens aiming at inhibition of AT(1)-receptor activation are promising anti-atherosclerotic therapeutic options.
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- G Nickenig
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik Innere Medizin III, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
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Takeuchi K. Molecular biology of blood pressure regulatory genes. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2002; 197:1-8. [PMID: 12180788 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.197.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Blood pressure is determined by vascular resistance and circulating volume. Activation of vascular angiotensin II or thromboxane receptor is mostly involved in the former, and function of renal prostagalandin EP3 receptor or thiazide-sensitive sodium-chloride co-transporter is also in the latter. We have cloned rat genes for these blood pressure regulatory factors, and studied their gene expression. Here we review the molecular biology of those genes, based on our observations.
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- Kazuhisa Takeuchi
- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Biology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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Nickenig G, Harrison DG. The AT(1)-type angiotensin receptor in oxidative stress and atherogenesis: Part II: AT(1) receptor regulation. Circulation 2002; 105:530-6. [PMID: 11815439 DOI: 10.1161/hc0402.102619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Georg Nickenig
- Klinik und Poliklinik Innere Medizin III, Universität des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
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Hogan JC, Stephens JM. The identification and characterization of a STAT 1 binding site in the PPARgamma2 promoter. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 287:484-92. [PMID: 11554754 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Interferon-gamma (IFNgamma) has been shown to decrease the expression of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma) in fat cells by blocking the synthesis and increasing the degradation of this transcription factor. Since IFNgamma is a potent activator of STAT 1, we searched for IFNgamma-sensitive binding sites in the PPARgamma promotors. A region of the murine PPARgamma2 promoter was identified that bound nuclear protein from adipocyte nuclei that had been acutely treated with IFNgamma. Supershift analysis revealed that STAT 1, and no other STATs present in the adipocyte nucleus, was capable of binding to this site within the PPARgamma2 promoter. NIH 3T3 and 3T3-L1 cells were transiently transfected with a PPARgamma2 promoter reporter construct, which contained the STAT 1 binding site. Treatment of these cells with IFNgamma resulted in a decrease in reporter activity, demonstrating the modulation of the PPARgamma2 promoter by IFNgamma. We also examined the ability of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) to regulate binding at this site. LIF, a potent activator of STAT3 and a weak activator of STAT 1 in these cells, resulted in some binding to the IFNgamma responsive element in the PPARgamma2 promoter that was mediated by STAT 1. Therefore, we examined the ability of LIF to regulate PPARgamma mRNA and observed that LIF, unlike IFNgamma, had little effect on PPARgamma expression. These results and our previous work suggest that cytokine induced STAT 1 homodimers modulate the transcriptional repression of PPARgamma2 in adipocytes.
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- J C Hogan
- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, 508 Life Sciences Building., Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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Bucher M, Ittner KP, Hobbhahn J, Taeger K, Kurtz A. Downregulation of angiotensin II type 1 receptors during sepsis. Hypertension 2001; 38:177-82. [PMID: 11509472 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.38.2.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Our study aimed to characterize the mechanisms underlying the attenuated cardiovascular responsiveness toward the renin-angiotensin system during sepsis. For this purpose, we determined the effects of experimental Gram-negative and Gram-positive sepsis in rats. We found that sepsis led to a ubiquitous upregulation of NO synthase isoform II expression and to pronounced hypotension. Despite increased plasma renin activity and plasma angiotensin (Ang) II levels, plasma aldosterone concentrations were normal, and the blood pressure response to exogenous Ang II was markedly diminished in septic rats. Mimicking the fall of blood pressure during sepsis by short-term infusion of the NO donor sodium nitroprusside in normal rats did not alter their blood pressure response to exogenous Ang II. Therefore, we considered the possibility of an altered expression of Ang II receptors during sepsis. It turned out that Ang II type 1 receptor expression was markedly downregulated in all organs of septic rats. Further in vitro studies with rat renal mesangial cells showed that NO and a combination of proinflammatory cytokines (interleukin-1beta, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interferon-gamma) downregulated Ang II type 1 receptor expression in a synergistic fashion. In summary, our data suggest that sepsis causes a systemic downregulation of Ang II type 1 receptors that is likely mediated by proinflammatory cytokines and NO. We suggest that this downregulation of Ang II type 1 receptors is the main reason for the attenuated responsiveness of blood pressure and of aldosterone formation to Ang II and, therefore, contributes to the characteristic septic shock.
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- M Bucher
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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Sugawara A, Takeuchi K, Uruno A, Ikeda Y, Arima S, Kudo M, Sato K, Taniyama Y, Ito S. Transcriptional suppression of type 1 angiotensin II receptor gene expression by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma in vascular smooth muscle cells. Endocrinology 2001; 142:3125-34. [PMID: 11416035 DOI: 10.1210/endo.142.7.8272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Angiotensin (A) II plays a critical role in vascular remodeling, and its action is mediated by type 1 AII receptor (AT1R). Recently, 15-deoxy-(Delta)(12,14)-prostaglandin J(2) and thiazolidinediones have been shown to be ligands for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma and activate PPAR-gamma. In the present work, we have studied the effect of PPAR-gamma on AT1R expression in rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). We observed that: 1) endogenous AT1R expression was significantly decreased by PPAR-gamma ligands both at messenger RNA and protein levels, whereas AT1R messenger RNA stability was not affected; 2) AII-induced increase of (3)H-thymidine incorporation into VSMCs was inhibited by PPAR-gamma ligands; 3) rat AT1R gene promoter activity was significantly suppressed by PPAR-gamma ligands, and PPAR-gamma overexpression further suppressed the promoter activity; 4) transcriptional analyses using AT1R gene promoter mutants revealed that a GC-box-related sequence within the -58/-34 region of the AT1R gene promoter was responsible for the suppression; 5) Sp1 overexpression stimulated AT1R gene transcription via the GC-box-related sequence, which was inhibited by additional PPAR-gamma overexpression; 6) electrophoretic mobility shift assay suggested that Sp1 could bind to the GC-box-related sequence whereas PPAR-gamma could not; 7) antibody supershift experiments using VSMC nuclear extracts revealed that protein-DNA complexes formed on the GC-box-related sequence, which were decreased by PPAR-gamma coincubation, were mostly composed of Sp1; and 8) glutathione S-transferase pull-down assay revealed a direct interaction between PPAR-gamma and Sp1. Taken together, it is suggested that activated PPAR-gamma suppresses AT1R gene at a transcriptional level by inhibiting Sp1 via a protein-protein interaction. PPAR-gamma ligands, thus, may inhibit AII-induced cell growth and hypertrophy in VSMCs by AT1R expression suppression and possibly be beneficial for treatment of diabetic patients with hypertension and atherosclerosis.
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MESH Headings
- Angiotensin II/pharmacology
- Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
- Animals
- Base Sequence/genetics
- Cells, Cultured
- Gene Expression/physiology
- Ligands
- Male
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiology
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/physiology
- RNA Stability
- RNA, Messenger/antagonists & inhibitors
- RNA, Messenger/chemistry
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2
- Receptors, Angiotensin/genetics
- Receptors, Angiotensin/metabolism
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/physiology
- Sp1 Transcription Factor/antagonists & inhibitors
- Sp1 Transcription Factor/metabolism
- Thymidine/metabolism
- Transcription Factors/physiology
- Transcription, Genetic/physiology
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Affiliation(s)
- A Sugawara
- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574, Japan.
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Ikeda Y, Sugawara A, Taniyama Y, Uruno A, Igarashi K, Arima S, Ito S, Takeuchi K. Suppression of rat thromboxane synthase gene transcription by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma in macrophages via an interaction with NRF2. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:33142-50. [PMID: 10930400 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m002319200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
We have studied the transcription regulation of the rat thromboxane synthase (TXS) gene by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) in macrophages. The transcription activity of a cloned 5'-flanking region (1.6 kilobases) of the rat TXS gene (5'FL-TXS) was examined by luciferase reporter gene assay. TXS mRNA expression and the transcription activity of 5'FL-TXS were inhibited by PPARgamma ligands, 15-deoxy-Delta(12,14)-prostaglandin J(2) (PGJ(2)), and the thiazolidinedione troglitazone (TRO) in a dose-dependent manner. Overexpression of PPARgamma also significantly suppressed transcription, and further addition of PGJ(2) or TRO augmented the suppression. Deletion analysis showed that the element responsible for the PPARgamma effect is located in a region containing the nuclear factor E2 (NF-E2)/AP-1 site (-98/-88), which was indicated to be the major promoter of the TXS gene. By electrophoretic mobility shift assay using the NF-E2/AP-1 site and nuclear extracts from macrophages, we observed a specific protein-DNA complex formation, which was inhibited by a specific antibody against the transcription factor NRF2 (NF-E2-related factor 2). Moreover, the complex was decreased with PGJ(2), TRO, or in vitro translated PPARgamma. The transcription suppression by PPARgamma was confirmed using this truncated NRF2-binding element (-98/-88) by the reporter gene assay. Finally, a direct interaction between PPARgamma and NRF2 was confirmed by glutathione S-transferase pull-down assay. In conclusion, the NRF2-binding site (-98/-88) is the major promoter of 5'FL-TXS which can be suppressed by activated PPARgamma via a protein-protein interaction with NRF2 in macrophages.
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Affiliation(s)
- Y Ikeda
- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, and Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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Ramana CV, Chatterjee-Kishore M, Nguyen H, Stark GR. Complex roles of Stat1 in regulating gene expression. Oncogene 2000; 19:2619-27. [PMID: 10851061 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1203525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 245] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Stat1 is a fascinating and complex protein with multiple, yet contrasting transcriptional functions. Upon activation, it drives the expression of many genes but also suppresses the transcription of others. These opposing characteristics also apply to its role in facilitating crosstalk between signal transduction pathways, as it participates in both synergistic activation and inhibition of gene expression. Stat1 is a functional transcription factor even in the absence of inducer-mediated activation, participating in the constitutive expression of some genes. This review summarizes the well studied involvement of Stat1 in IFN-dependent and growth factor-dependent signaling and then describes the roles of Stat1 in positive, negative and constitutive regulation of gene expression as well as its participation in crosstalk between signal transduction pathways. Oncogene (2000).
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Affiliation(s)
- C V Ramana
- Department of Molecular Biology, Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, OH 44195 USA
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