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Yu J, Zhu Q, Zhou M, Huang X, Le Y, Ouyang H, Cheng S. Mechanism of Tianma-Gouteng granules lowering blood pressure based on the bile acid-regulated Farnesoid X Receptor-Fibroblast Growth Factor 15- Cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase pathway. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 328:118091. [PMID: 38521427 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.118091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Tianma-Gouteng granules (TGG) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) compound that was first recorded by modern medical practitioner Hu Guangci in "New Meaning of the Treatment of Miscellaneous Diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine". It is widely used to treat hypertensive vertigo, headache and insomnia. AIM OF STUDY To investigate the antihypertensive effect of TGG and explore its mechanism. MATERIALS AND METHODS Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were prepared a model of the ascendant hyperactivity of liver yang syndrome (AHLYS), blood pressure and general state of rats were recorded. A series of experiments were performed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), ultra high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-QTOF-MS), 16S rRNA sequencing, real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR), and enzymatic colorimetry. RESULTS TGG can effectively lower blood pressure and improve related symptoms. TGG significantly reduced the levels of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, Renin and AngII. A total of 17 differential metabolites were found in plasma, with the two most potent metabolic pathways being glycerophospholipid metabolism and primary bile acid biosynthesis. After TGG intervention, 7 metabolite levels decreased and 10 metabolite levels increased. TGG significantly increased the relative abundance of Desulfovibio, Lachnoclostridium, Turicibacter, and decreased the relative abundance of Alluobaculum and Monoglobu. TGG also downregulated Farnesoid X Receptor (FXR) and Fibroblast Growth Factor 15 (FGF15) levels in the liver and ileum, upregulated Cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) levels, and regulated total bile acid (TBA) levels. CONCLUSION TGG can regulate bile acid metabolism through liver-gut axis, interfere with related intestinal flora and plasma metabolites, decrease blood pressure, and positively influence the pathologic process of SHR with AHLYS. When translating animal microbiota findings to humans, validation studies are essential to confirm reliability and applicability, particularly through empirical human research.
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- Jianjun Yu
- Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China
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- Fuzhou Medical College of Nanchang University, Fuzhou, China
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- Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China.
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- Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, China.
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Cavusoglu Nalbantoglu I, Sevgi S, Kerimoglu G, Kadıoglu Duman M, Kalyoncu NI. Ursodeoxycholic acid ameliorates erectile dysfunction and corporal fibrosis in diabetic rats by inhibiting the TGF-β1/Smad2 pathway. Int J Impot Res 2024:10.1038/s41443-024-00868-9. [PMID: 38454160 DOI: 10.1038/s41443-024-00868-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Corporal tissue fibrosis is critical in diabetes-associated erectile dysfunction. Transforming growth factor-β1/Small mothers against decapentaplegic-2 (TGF-β1/Smad2) contributes to the induction of fibrosis in corporal tissue. Smad7 is accepted as a general negative regulator of Smad signaling, although its role in corporal fibrosis is unknown. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is a hydrophilic bile acid used for biliary and liver related disorders and has antifibrotic effects in the liver. This study investigated the effects of UDCA on diabetic erectile dysfunction. Forty-eight male Spraque Dawley rats were divided into six groups: nondiabetic (n = 6), nondiabetic+20 mg/kg UDCA (n = 6), nondiabetic+80 mg/kg UDCA (n = 6), diabetic (n = 10), diabetic+20 mg/kg UDCA (n = 10), diabetic+80 mg/kg UDCA (n = 10). Diabetes was induced by intraperitoneal injection of 60 mg/kg Streptozocin. UDCA (20 and 80 mg/kg/day) or saline was subsequently administered via oral gavage for 56 days. Erectile function was evaluated as measurement of maximum intracavernosal pressure (m-ICP)/mean arterial pressure (MAP) and total ICP/MAP. Corporal tissues were evaluated by Western blotting and Masson's trichrome staining. Electrical stimulation-induced m-ICP/MAP responses were higher in UDCA-treated diabetic rats compared to untreated diabetic rats, respectively (20 mg/kg; 4 V: 0.77 ± 0.11 vs 0.45 ± 0.09, p = 0.0001 and 80 mg/kg; 4 V: 0.78 ± 0.11 vs 0.45 ± 0.09, p = 0.0001) UDCA prevented the increase in phospho-Smad2 and fibronectin protein expressions in diabetic corporal tissue both at 20 mg/kg (p = 0.0002, p = 0.002 respectively) and 80 mg/kg doses (p < 0.0001 for both). Smad7 protein expressions were significantly increased in the UDCA-treated diabetic groups compared to the untreated diabetic group (20 mg/kg: p = 0.0079; 80 mg/kg: p = 0.004). Furthermore, UDCA significantly prevented diabetes-induced increase in collagen (20 mg/kg: p = 0.0172; 80 mg/kg: p = 0.0003) and smooth muscle loss (20 mg/kg: p = 0.044; 80 mg/kg: p = 0.039). In conclusion, UDCA has a potential protective effect on erectile function in diabetic rats by altering fibrotic pathways via inhibition of TGF-β1/Smad2 and activation of Smad7.
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- Irem Cavusoglu Nalbantoglu
- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Türkiye
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Sauerbruch T, Hennenberg M, Trebicka J, Beuers U. Bile Acids, Liver Cirrhosis, and Extrahepatic Vascular Dysfunction. Front Physiol 2021; 12:718783. [PMID: 34393832 PMCID: PMC8358446 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.718783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The bile acid pool with its individual bile acids (BA) is modulated in the enterohepatic circulation by the liver as the primary site of synthesis, the motility of the gallbladder and of the intestinal tract, as well as by bacterial enzymes in the intestine. The nuclear receptor farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and Gpbar1 (TGR5) are important set screws in this process. Bile acids have a vasodilatory effect, at least according to in vitro studies. The present review examines the question of the extent to which the increase in bile acids in plasma could be responsible for the hyperdynamic circulatory disturbance of liver cirrhosis and whether modulation of the bile acid pool, for example, via administration of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) or via modulation of the dysbiosis present in liver cirrhosis could influence the hemodynamic disorder of liver cirrhosis. According to our analysis, the evidence for this is limited. Long-term studies on this question are lacking.
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- Tilman Sauerbruch
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Urology I, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Translational Hepatology, Medical Department, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Mechanism of SQQX Decoction's Protective Effect on SHR: A Serum Metabolomics-Based Analysis. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2020; 2020:8856943. [PMID: 33376502 PMCID: PMC7744199 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8856943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 11/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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SangQiQingXuan (SQQX) decoction is a pharmaceutical preparation exerting good therapeutic efficacy on high blood pressure (BP) and has widely been accepted in primarily hypertensive patients as a herbal formula prescribed by Professor Li Huang from China-Japan Friendship Hospital according to her 30-year clinical experience. A previous study showed that SQQX could reduce BP by decreasing levels of many inflammatory factors such as transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) and elevating peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) expression. However, a research focusing on SQQX's protection against HTN from a metabolomic perspective has never been done before. This study aimed to figure out the metabolic profiling variations due to oral administration of SQQX in spontaneous hypertensive rat (SHR) models and to find out the optimal dosage of SQQX. SHR in the intervention group orally received SQQX extract of three doses, namely, the low- (5.25 g/kg/d), middle- (10.5 g/kg/d), and high-dosage groups (21 g/kg/d) for 90 days. Rats were sacrificed at the end of the experiment, and their serum was collected for further examination. Serum metabolic profiling variations were analyzed using ultraperformance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC/MS). Results showed that dealing with SQQX remarkably decreased systolic blood pressure (SBP) of SHRs and the high-dosage group was with the best therapeutic effect where a total of 11 metabolites were markedly changed in contrast to the model group. Orthogonal partial least square discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) score plot showed that the 5 groups of serum samples were divided into 5 categories, and the metabolic trajectory of the high-dosage SQQX group was inclined to move to the control group. Glycochenodeoxycholic acid, nicotinamide-N-oxide, and tryptophan betaine might be biomarkers that specifically marked the protective effects of SQQX against high BP mainly involving in cholesterol metabolism, primary bile acid biosynthesis, bile secretion, and nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism. To conclude, SQQX has a protective effect on SHR, which may be partially correlated to restoration of perturbed metabolism in serum.
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Serum Bile Acid Levels Before and After Sleeve Gastrectomy and Their Correlation with Obesity-Related Comorbidities. Obes Surg 2020; 29:2517-2526. [PMID: 31069691 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-019-03877-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The rising prevalence of morbid obesity is increasing the demand for bariatric surgery. The benefits observed after bariatric surgery seems to be not fully explained by surgery-induced weight loss or traditional cardiovascular risk factors regression or improvement. Some evidences suggest that bile acid (BA) levels change after bariatric surgery, thus suggesting that BA concentrations could influence some of the metabolic improvement induced by bariatric surgery. In this report, we have characterized circulating BA patterns and compared them to metabolic and vascular parameters before and after sleeve gastrectomy (SG). PATIENTS AND METHODS Seventy-nine subjects (27 males, 52 females, aged 45 ± 12 years, mean BMI 45 ± 7 kg/m2) SG candidates were included in the study. Before and about 12 months after SG, all subjects underwent a clinical examination, blood tests (including lipid profile, plasma glucose and insulin, both used for calculating HOMA-IR, and glycated hemoglobin), ultrasound visceral fat area estimation, ultrasound flow-mediated dilation evaluation, and determination of plasma BA concentrations. RESULTS Before SG, both primary and secondary BA levels were higher in insulin-resistant obese subjects than in non-insulin resistant obese, and BA were positively associated with the markers of insulin-resistance. After SG, total (conjugated and unconjugated) cholic acids significantly decreased (p 0.007), and total lithocholic acids significantly increased (p 0.017). SG-induced total cholic and chenodeoxycholic acid changes were directly associated with surgery-induced glycemia (p 0.011 and 0.033 respectively) and HOMA-IR (p 0.016 and 0.012 respectively) changes. CONCLUSIONS Serum BA are associated with glucose metabolism and particularly with markers of insulin-resistance. SG modifies circulating BA pool size and composition. SG-induced BA changes are associated with insulin-resistance amelioration. In conclusion, an interplay between glucose metabolism and circulating BA exists but further studies are needed.
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Arab JP, Barrera F, Arrese M. Bile Acids and Portal Hypertension. Ann Hepatol 2017; 16 Suppl 1:S83-S86. [PMID: 29080345 DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0010.5500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The recent discovery of bile acid (BA) receptors and a better delineation of the multiple roles of BAs in relevant biological processes have revamped BA research. The vasoactive actions of BAs were recognized more than three decades ago but the underlying mechanisms of the BA-induced vasorelaxation are now being clarified. Recent evidence shows that the BA receptors FXR and TGR5 are expressed in endothelial cells and may have important effects on both systemic and portal circulation. The availability of genetically engineered mice with ablation of BA receptors and the development of BA receptor agonists has allowed to explore the modulation of XR and, in a lesser extent, of TGR5 in the setting of portal hypertension (PHT) with promising results. In this review, we summarize recent data on how BA-dependent pathways influence several processes that impact in PHT and the preclinical data showing that pharmacological modulation of those pathways may hold promise in the treatment of PHT.
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- Juan Pablo Arab
- Departamento de Gastroenterología, Escuela de Medicina. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Gastroenterología, Escuela de Medicina. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Gastroenterología, Escuela de Medicina. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Santiago, Chile
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Dopico AM, Bukiya AN. Regulation of Ca 2+-Sensitive K + Channels by Cholesterol and Bile Acids via Distinct Channel Subunits and Sites. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2017; 80:53-93. [PMID: 28863822 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ctm.2017.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Cholesterol (CLR) conversion into bile acids (BAs) in the liver constitutes the major pathway for CLR elimination from the body. Moreover, these steroids regulate each other's metabolism. While the roles of CLR and BAs in regulating metabolism and tissue function are well known, research of the last two decades revealed the existence of specific protein receptors for CLR or BAs in tissues with minor contribution to lipid metabolism, raising the possibility that these lipids serve as signaling molecules throughout the body. Among other lipids, CLR and BAs regulate ionic current mediated by the activity of voltage- and Ca2+-gated, K+ channels of large conductance (BK channels) and, thus, modulate cell physiology and participate in tissue pathophysiology. Initial work attributed modification of BK channel function by CLR or BAs to the capability of these steroids to directly interact with bilayer lipids and thus alter the physicochemical properties of the bilayer with eventual modification of BK channel function. Based on our own work and that of others, we now review evidence that supports direct interactions between CLR or BA and specific BK protein subunits, and the consequence of such interactions on channel activity and organ function, with a particular emphasis on arterial smooth muscle. For each steroid type, we will also briefly discuss several mechanisms that may underlie modification of channel steady-state activity. Finally, we will present novel computational data that provide a chemical basis for differential recognition of CLR vs lithocholic acid by distinct BK channel subunits and recognition sites.
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- Alex M Dopico
- College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States.
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- College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States
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Kuntamallappanavar G, Bisen S, Bukiya AN, Dopico AM. Differential distribution and functional impact of BK channel beta1 subunits across mesenteric, coronary, and different cerebral arteries of the rat. Pflugers Arch 2016; 469:263-277. [PMID: 28012000 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-016-1929-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Revised: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Large conductance, Ca2+i- and voltage-gated K+ (BK) channels regulate myogenic tone and, thus, arterial diameter. In smooth muscle (SM), BK channels include channel-forming α and auxiliary β1 subunits. BK β1 increases the channel's Ca2+ sensitivity, allowing BK channels to negatively feedback on depolarization-induced Ca2+ entry, oppose SM contraction and favor vasodilation. Thus, endothelial-independent vasodilation can be evoked though targeting of SM BK β1 by endogenous ligands, including lithocholate (LCA). Here, we investigated the expression of BK β1 across arteries of the cerebral and peripheral circulations, and the contribution of such expression to channel function and BK β1-mediated vasodilation. Data demonstrate that endothelium-independent, BK β1-mediated vasodilation by LCA is larger in coronary (CA) and basilar (BA) arteries than in anterior cerebral (ACA), middle cerebral (MCA), posterior cerebral (PCA), and mesenteric (MA) arteries, all arterial segments having a similar diameter. Thus, differential dilation occurs in extracranial arteries which are subjected to similar vascular pressure (CA vs. MA) and in arteries that irrigate different brain regions (BA vs. ACA, MCA, and PCA). SM BK channels from BA and CA displayed increased basal activity and LCA responses, indicating increased BK β1 functional presence. Indeed, in the absence of detectable changes in BK α, BA and CA myocytes showed an increased location of BK β1 in the plasmalemma/subplasmalemma. Moreover, these myocytes distinctly showed increased BK β1 messenger RNA (mRNA) levels. Supporting a major role of enhanced BK β1 transcripts in artery dilation, LCA-induced dilation of MCA transfected with BK β1 complementary DNA (cDNA) was as high as LCA-induced dilation of untransfected BA or CA.
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- Guruprasad Kuntamallappanavar
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 71 South Manassas St, Memphis, TN, 38103, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 71 South Manassas St, Memphis, TN, 38103, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 71 South Manassas St, Memphis, TN, 38103, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 71 South Manassas St, Memphis, TN, 38103, USA.
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Fiorucci S, Zampella A, Cirino G, Bucci M, Distrutti E. Decoding the vasoregulatory activities of bile acid-activated receptors in systemic and portal circulation: role of gaseous mediators. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2016; 312:H21-H32. [PMID: 27765751 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00577.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Revised: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Bile acids are end products of cholesterol metabolism generated in the liver and released in the intestine. Primary and secondary bile acids are the result of the symbiotic relation between the host and intestinal microbiota. In addition to their role in nutrient absorption, bile acids are increasingly recognized as regulatory signals that exert their function beyond the intestine by activating a network of membrane and nuclear receptors. The best characterized of these bile acid-activated receptors, GPBAR1 (also known as TGR5) and the farnesosid-X-receptor (FXR), have also been detected in the vascular system and their activation mediates the vasodilatory effects of bile acids in the systemic and splanchnic circulation. GPBAR1, is a G protein-coupled receptor, that is preferentially activated by lithocholic acid (LCA) a secondary bile acid. GPBAR1 is expressed in endothelial cells and liver sinusoidal cells (LSECs) and responds to LCA by regulating the expression of both endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and cystathionine-γ-lyase (CSE), an enzyme involved in generation of hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Activation of CSE by GPBAR1 ligands in LSECs is due to genomic and nongenomic effects, involves protein phosphorylation, and leads to release of H2S. Despite that species-specific effects have been described, vasodilation caused by GPBAR1 ligands in the liver microcirculation and aortic rings is abrogated by inhibition of CSE but not by eNOS inhibitor. Vasodilation caused by GPBAR1 (and FXR) ligands also involves large conductance calcium-activated potassium channels likely acting downstream to H2S. The identification of GPBAR1 as a vasodilatory receptor is of relevance in the treatment of complex disorders including metabolic syndrome-associated diseases, liver steatohepatitis, and portal hypertension.
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- Stefano Fiorucci
- Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II," Naples, Italy; and
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II," Naples, Italy; and
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II," Naples, Italy; and
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Bile Acid Signaling Is Involved in the Neurological Decline in a Murine Model of Acute Liver Failure. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2015; 186:312-23. [PMID: 26683664 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Revised: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hepatic encephalopathy is a serious neurological complication of liver failure. Serum bile acids are elevated after liver damage and may disrupt the blood-brain barrier and enter the brain. Our aim was to assess the role of serum bile acids in the neurological complications after acute liver failure. C57Bl/6 or cytochrome p450 7A1 knockout (Cyp7A1(-/-)) mice were fed a control, cholestyramine-containing, or bile acid-containing diet before azoxymethane (AOM)-induced acute liver failure. In parallel, mice were given an intracerebroventricular infusion of farnesoid X receptor (FXR) Vivo-morpholino before AOM injection. Liver damage, neurological decline, and molecular analyses of bile acid signaling were performed. Total bile acid levels were increased in the cortex of AOM-treated mice. Reducing serum bile acids via cholestyramine feeding or using Cyp7A1(-/-) mice reduced bile acid levels and delayed AOM-induced neurological decline, whereas cholic acid or deoxycholic acid feeding worsened AOM-induced neurological decline. The expression of bile acid signaling machinery apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter, FXR, and small heterodimer partner increased in the frontal cortex, and blocking FXR signaling delayed AOM-induced neurological decline. In conclusion, circulating bile acids may play a pathological role during hepatic encephalopathy, although precisely how they dysregulate normal brain function is unknown. Strategies to minimize serum bile acid concentrations may reduce the severity of neurological complications associated with liver failure.
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McMillin M, Frampton G, Quinn M, Divan A, Grant S, Patel N, Newell-Rogers K, DeMorrow S. Suppression of the HPA Axis During Cholestasis Can Be Attributed to Hypothalamic Bile Acid Signaling. Mol Endocrinol 2015; 29:1720-30. [PMID: 26431088 DOI: 10.1210/me.2015-1087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis has been shown to occur during cholestatic liver injury. Furthermore, we have demonstrated that in a model of cholestasis, serum bile acids gain entry into the brain via a leaky blood brain barrier and that hypothalamic bile acid content is increased. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to determine the effects of bile acid signaling on the HPA axis. The data presented show that HPA axis suppression during cholestatic liver injury, specifically circulating corticosterone levels and hypothalamic corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) expression, can be attenuated by administration of the bile acid sequestrant cholestyramine. Secondly, treatment of hypothalamic neurons with various bile acids suppressed CRH expression and secretion in vitro. However, in vivo HPA axis suppression was only evident after the central injection of the bile acids taurocholic acid or glycochenodeoxycholic acid but not the other bile acids studied. Furthermore, we demonstrate that taurocholic acid and glycochenodeoxycholic acid are exerting their effects on hypothalamic CRH expression after their uptake through the apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter and subsequent activation of the glucocorticoid receptor. Taken together with previous studies, our data support the hypothesis that during cholestatic liver injury, bile acids gain entry into the brain, are transported into neurons through the apical sodium-dependent bile acid transporter and can activate the glucocorticoid receptor to suppress the HPA axis. These data also lend themselves to the broader hypothesis that bile acids may act as central modulators of hypothalamic peptides that may be altered during liver disease.
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- Matthew McMillin
- Central Texas Veterans Health Care System 76504 (M.M., G.F., S.G., S.D.); Department of Internal Medicine (M.M., G.F., S.G., N.P., S.D.), Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine 76508; Digestive Disease Research Center (M.M., G.F., S.G., S.D.) 76508; and Department of Surgery (A.D., M.K.N.-R.), Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple 76508, Texas; and Signal Transduction Laboratory (M.Q.), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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- Central Texas Veterans Health Care System 76504 (M.M., G.F., S.G., S.D.); Department of Internal Medicine (M.M., G.F., S.G., N.P., S.D.), Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine 76508; Digestive Disease Research Center (M.M., G.F., S.G., S.D.) 76508; and Department of Surgery (A.D., M.K.N.-R.), Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple 76508, Texas; and Signal Transduction Laboratory (M.Q.), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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- Central Texas Veterans Health Care System 76504 (M.M., G.F., S.G., S.D.); Department of Internal Medicine (M.M., G.F., S.G., N.P., S.D.), Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine 76508; Digestive Disease Research Center (M.M., G.F., S.G., S.D.) 76508; and Department of Surgery (A.D., M.K.N.-R.), Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple 76508, Texas; and Signal Transduction Laboratory (M.Q.), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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- Central Texas Veterans Health Care System 76504 (M.M., G.F., S.G., S.D.); Department of Internal Medicine (M.M., G.F., S.G., N.P., S.D.), Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine 76508; Digestive Disease Research Center (M.M., G.F., S.G., S.D.) 76508; and Department of Surgery (A.D., M.K.N.-R.), Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple 76508, Texas; and Signal Transduction Laboratory (M.Q.), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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- Central Texas Veterans Health Care System 76504 (M.M., G.F., S.G., S.D.); Department of Internal Medicine (M.M., G.F., S.G., N.P., S.D.), Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine 76508; Digestive Disease Research Center (M.M., G.F., S.G., S.D.) 76508; and Department of Surgery (A.D., M.K.N.-R.), Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple 76508, Texas; and Signal Transduction Laboratory (M.Q.), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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- Central Texas Veterans Health Care System 76504 (M.M., G.F., S.G., S.D.); Department of Internal Medicine (M.M., G.F., S.G., N.P., S.D.), Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine 76508; Digestive Disease Research Center (M.M., G.F., S.G., S.D.) 76508; and Department of Surgery (A.D., M.K.N.-R.), Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple 76508, Texas; and Signal Transduction Laboratory (M.Q.), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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- Central Texas Veterans Health Care System 76504 (M.M., G.F., S.G., S.D.); Department of Internal Medicine (M.M., G.F., S.G., N.P., S.D.), Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine 76508; Digestive Disease Research Center (M.M., G.F., S.G., S.D.) 76508; and Department of Surgery (A.D., M.K.N.-R.), Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple 76508, Texas; and Signal Transduction Laboratory (M.Q.), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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- Central Texas Veterans Health Care System 76504 (M.M., G.F., S.G., S.D.); Department of Internal Medicine (M.M., G.F., S.G., N.P., S.D.), Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine 76508; Digestive Disease Research Center (M.M., G.F., S.G., S.D.) 76508; and Department of Surgery (A.D., M.K.N.-R.), Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple 76508, Texas; and Signal Transduction Laboratory (M.Q.), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
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Rottgen TS, Fancher IS, Asano S, Widlanski TS, Dick GM. Bisphenol A activates BK channels through effects on α and β1 subunits. Channels (Austin) 2015; 8:249-57. [PMID: 24476761 PMCID: PMC4203754 DOI: 10.4161/chan.27709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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We demonstrated previously that BK (K(Ca)1.1) channel activity (NP(o)) increases in response to bisphenol A (BPA). Moreover, BK channels containing regulatory β1 subunits were more sensitive to the stimulatory effect of BPA. How BPA increases BK channel NPo remains mostly unknown. Estradiol activates BK channels by binding to an extracellular site, but neither the existence nor location of a BPA binding site has been demonstrated. We tested the hypothesis that an extracellular binding site is responsible for activation of BK channels by BPA. We synthesized membrane-impermeant BPA-monosulfate (BPA-MS) and used patch clamp electrophysiology to study channels composed of α or α + β1 subunits in cell-attached (C-A), whole-cell (W-C), and inside-out (I-O) patches. In C-A patches, bath application of BPA-MS (100 μM) had no effect on the NP(o) of BK channels, regardless of their subunit composition. Importantly, however, subsequent addition of membrane-permeant BPA (100 μM) increased the NP(o) of both α and α + β1 channels in C-A patches. The C-A data indicate that in order to alter BK channel NP(o), BPA must interact with the channel itself (or some closely associated partner) and diffusible messengers are not involved. In W-C patches, 100 μM BPA-MS activated current in cells expressingα subunits, whereas cells expressing α + β1 subunits responded similarly to a log-order lower concentration (10 μM). The W-C data suggest that an extracellular activation site exists, but do not eliminate the possibility that an intracellular site may also be present. In I-O patches, where the cytoplasmic face was exposed to the bath, BPA-MS had no effect on the NP(o) of BK α subunits, but BPA increased it. BPA-MS increased the NP(o) of α + β1 channels in I-O patches, but not as much as BPA. We conclude that BPA activates BK α via an extracellular site and that BPA-sensitivity is increased by the β1 subunit, which may also constitute part of an intracellular binding site.
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Renga B, Bucci M, Cipriani S, Carino A, Monti MC, Zampella A, Gargiulo A, d'Emmanuele di Villa Bianca R, Distrutti E, Fiorucci S. Cystathionine γ-lyase, a H2S-generating enzyme, is a GPBAR1-regulated gene and contributes to vasodilation caused by secondary bile acids. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2015; 309:H114-26. [PMID: 25934094 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00087.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2015] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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GPBAR1 is a bile acid-activated receptor (BAR) for secondary bile acids, lithocholic (LCA) and deoxycholic acid (DCA), expressed in the enterohepatic tissues and in the vasculature by endothelial and smooth muscle cells. Despite that bile acids cause vasodilation, it is unclear why these effects involve GPBAR1, and the vascular phenotype of GPBAR1 deficient mice remains poorly defined. Previous studies have suggested a role for nitric oxide (NO) in regulatory activity exerted by GPBAR1 in liver endothelial cells. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a vasodilatory agent generated in endothelial cells by cystathionine-γ-lyase (CSE). Here we demonstrate that GPBAR1 null mice had increased levels of primary and secondary bile acids and impaired vasoconstriction to phenylephrine. In aortic ring preparations, vasodilation caused by chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), a weak GPBAR1 ligand and farnesoid-x-receptor agonist (FXR), was iberiotoxin-dependent and GPBAR1-independent. In contrast, vasodilation caused by LCA was GPBAR1 dependent and abrogated by propargyl-glycine, a CSE inhibitor, and by 5β-cholanic acid, a GPBAR1 antagonist, but not by N(5)-(1-iminoethyl)-l-ornithine (l-NIO), an endothelial NO synthase inhibitor, or iberiotoxin, a large-conductance calcium-activated potassium (BKCa) channels antagonist. In venular and aortic endothelial (HUVEC and HAEC) cells GPBAR1 activation increases CSE expression/activity and H2S production. Two cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) sites (CREs) were identified in the CSE promoter. In addition, TLCA stimulates CSE phosphorylation on serine residues. In conclusion we demonstrate that GPBAR1 mediates the vasodilatory activity of LCA and regulates the expression/activity of CSE. Vasodilation caused by CDCA involves BKCa channels. The GPBAR1/CSE pathway might contribute to endothelial dysfunction and hyperdynamic circulation in liver cirrhosis.
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- Barbara Renga
- Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II," Naples, Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II," Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples "Federico II," Naples, Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy;
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Bukiya AN, McMillan JE, Fedinec AL, Patil SA, Miller DD, Leffler CW, Parrill AL, Dopico AM. Cerebrovascular dilation via selective targeting of the cholane steroid-recognition site in the BK channel β1-subunit by a novel nonsteroidal agent. Mol Pharmacol 2013; 83:1030-44. [PMID: 23455312 DOI: 10.1124/mol.112.083519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The Ca(2+)/voltage-gated K(+) large conductance (BK) channel β1 subunit is particularly abundant in vascular smooth muscle. By determining their phenotype, BK β1 allows the BK channels to reduce myogenic tone, facilitating vasodilation. The endogenous steroid lithocholic acid (LCA) dilates cerebral arteries via BK channel activation, which requires recognition by a BK β1 site that includes Thr169. Whether exogenous nonsteroidal agents can access this site to selectively activate β1-containing BK channels and evoke vasodilation remain unknown. We performed a chemical structure database similarity search using LCA as a template, along with a two-step reaction to generate sodium 3-hydroxyolean-12-en-30-oate (HENA). HENA activated the BK (cbv1 + β1) channels cloned from rat cerebral artery myocytes with a potency (EC₅₀ = 53 μM) similar to and an efficacy (×2.5 potentiation) significantly greater than that of LCA. This HENA action was replicated on native channels in rat cerebral artery myocytes. HENA failed to activate the channels made of cbv1 + β2, β3, β4, or β1T169A, indicating that this drug selectively targets β1-containing BK channels via the BK β1 steroid-sensing site. HENA (3-45 μM) dilated the rat and C57BL/6 mouse pressurized cerebral arteries. Consistent with the electrophysiologic results, this effect was larger than that of LCA. HENA failed to dilate the arteries from the KCNMB1 knockout mouse, underscoring BK β1's role in HENA action. Finally, carotid artery-infusion of HENA (45 μM) dilated the pial cerebral arterioles via selective BK-channel targeting. In conclusion, we have identified for the first time a nonsteroidal agent that selectively activates β1-containing BK channels by targeting the steroid-sensing site in BK β1, rendering vasodilation.
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- Anna N Bukiya
- Departments of Pharmacology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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Moezi L, Dehpour AR. Cardiovascular abnormalities in obstructive cholestasis: the possible mechanisms. Liver Int 2013; 33:7-15. [PMID: 22520558 DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2012.02803.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2011] [Accepted: 03/12/2012] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Cholestatic liver disease is associated with widespread derangements in the cardiovascular system, such as bradycardia, hypotension, QT prolongation and peripheral vasodilation; it is also associated with increased susceptibility to postoperative renal failure and haemorrhagic shock. A number of cellular signalling pathways have been shown to contribute to these abnormalities. In this article, we briefly review recent in vivo and in vitro findings in the field in an attempt to highlight the areas of agreement and areas of controversy. In this review, we will summarize pathogenic mechanisms underlying cardiac and vascular abnormalities in obstructive cholestasis. It seems that cardiovascular dysfunction is likely because of bile acids as one of the predominant factors. Other important factors which might play roles in these abnormalities are increased nitric oxide, endogenous opioids and endocannabinoids. These three factors interact with each other to exert vasodilation and impaired cardiovascular responses to sympathetic stimulation.
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- Leila Moezi
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Ursodeoxycholic acid in patients with chronic heart failure: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012; 59:585-92. [PMID: 22300693 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.10.880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2011] [Revised: 09/22/2011] [Accepted: 10/17/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to assess the effects of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) on endothelial function and inflammatory markers in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). BACKGROUND Endothelial dysfunction is commonly observed in patients with CHF, and it contributes to the limitation in exercise capacity that accompanies this condition. Bacterial lipopolysaccharide may trigger proinflammatory cytokine release and promote further endothelial dysfunction. UDCA, a bile acid used in the treatment of cholestatic liver disease, has anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective properties and may contribute to the formation of mixed micelles around lipopolysaccharide. These properties may help to improve peripheral blood flow in patients with CHF. METHODS We performed a prospective, single-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled crossover study of UDCA in 17 clinically stable male patients with CHF (New York Heart Association functional class II/III, left ventricular ejection fraction <45%). Patients received in random order 500 mg UDCA twice daily for 4 weeks and placebo for another 4 weeks. The primary endpoint was post-ischemic peak peripheral arm blood flow as assessed by strain-gauge plethysmography. RESULTS Sixteen patients completed the study. UDCA was well tolerated in all patients. Compared with placebo, UDCA improved peak post-ischemic blood flow in the arm (+18%, p = 0.038), and a trend for improved peak post-ischemic blood flow in the leg was found (+17%, p = 0.079). Liver function improved: compared with placebo, levels of γ-glutamyl transferase, aspartate transaminase, and soluble tumor necrosis factor α receptor 1 were lower after treatment with UDCA than after placebo (all p < 0.05). There was no change in 6-min walk test or New York Heart Association functional class, and levels of tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin-6 were unchanged or increased compared with placebo. CONCLUSIONS UDCA is well tolerated in patients with CHF. UDCA improves peripheral blood flow and is associated with improved markers of liver function.
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Lee HK, Lee KH, Cho ES. Bile Acid Inhibition of N-type Calcium Channel Currents from Sympathetic Ganglion Neurons. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGY 2012; 16:25-30. [PMID: 22416216 PMCID: PMC3298822 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2012.16.1.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2011] [Revised: 12/30/2011] [Accepted: 01/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Under some pathological conditions as bile flow obstruction or liver diseases with the enterohepatic circulation being disrupted, regurgitation of bile acids into the systemic circulation occurs and the plasma level of bile acids increases. Bile acids in circulation may affect the nervous system. We examined this possibility by studying the effects of bile acids on gating of neuronal (N)-type Ca2+ channel that is essential for neurotransmitter release at synapses of the peripheral and central nervous system. N-type Ca2+ channel currents were recorded from bullfrog sympathetic neuron under a cell-attached mode using 100 mM Ba2+ as a charge carrier. Cholic acid (CA, 10-6 M) that is relatively hydrophilic thus less cytotoxic was included in the pipette solution. CA suppressed the open probability of N-type Ca2+ channel, which appeared to be due to an increase in null (no activity) sweeps. For example, the proportion of null sweep in the presence of CA was ~40% at +40 mV as compared with ~8% in the control recorded without CA. Other single channel properties including slope conductance, single channel current amplitude, open and shut times were not significantly affected by CA being present. The results suggest that CA could modulate N-type Ca2+ channel gating at a concentration as low as 10-6 M. Bile acids have been shown to activate nonselective cation conductance and depolarize the cell membrane. Under pathological conditions with increased circulating bile acids, CA suppression of N-type Ca2+ channel function may be beneficial against overexcitation of the synapses.
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- Hye Kyung Lee
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 138-736, Korea
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The steroid interaction site in transmembrane domain 2 of the large conductance, voltage- and calcium-gated potassium (BK) channel accessory β1 subunit. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011; 108:20207-12. [PMID: 22123969 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1112901108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Large conductance, voltage- and calcium-gated potassium (BK) channels regulate several physiological processes, including myogenic tone and thus, artery diameter. Nongenomic modulation of BK activity by steroids is increasingly recognized, but the precise location of steroid action remains unknown. We have shown that artery dilation by lithocholate (LC) and related cholane steroids is caused by a 2× increase in vascular myocyte BK activity (EC(50) = 45 μM), an action that requires β1 but not other (β2-β4) BK accessory subunits. Combining mutagenesis and patch-clamping under physiological conditions of calcium and voltage on BK α- (cbv1) and β1 subunits from rat cerebral artery myocytes, we identify the steroid interaction site from two regions in BK β1 transmembrane domain 2 proposed by computational dynamics: the outer site includes L157, L158, and T165, whereas the inner site includes T169, L172, and L173. As expected from computational modeling, cbv1+rβ1T165A,T169A channels were LC-unresponsive. However, cbv1 + rβ1T165A and cbv1 + rβ1T165A,L157A,L158A were fully sensitive to LC. Data indicate that the transmembrane domain 2 outer site does not contribute to steroid action. Cbv1 + rβ1T169A was LC-insensitive, with rβ1T169S being unable to rescue responsiveness to LC. Moreover, cbv1 + rβ1L172A, and cbv1 + rβ1L173A channels were LC-insensitive. These data and computational modeling indicate that tight hydrogen bonding between T169 and the steroid α-hydroxyl, and hydrophobic interactions between L172,L173 and the steroid rings are both necessary for LC action. Therefore, β1 TM2 T169,L172,L173 provides the interaction area for cholane steroid activation of BK channels. Because this amino acid triplet is unique to BK β1, our study provides a structural basis for advancing β1 subunit-specific pharmacology of BK channels.
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Bukiya AN, McMillan J, Parrill AL, Dopico AM. Structural determinants of monohydroxylated bile acids to activate beta 1 subunit-containing BK channels. J Lipid Res 2008; 49:2441-51. [PMID: 18650555 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m800286-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Lithocholate (LC) (10-300 microM) in physiological solution is sensed by vascular myocyte large conductance, calcium- and voltage-gated potassium (BK) channel beta(1) accessory subunits, leading to channel activation and arterial dilation. However, the structural features in steroid and target that determine LC action are unknown. We tested LC and close analogs on BK channel (pore-forming cbv1+beta(1) subunits) activity using the product of the number of functional ion channels in the membrane patch (N) and the open channel probability (Po). LC (5beta-cholanic acid-3alpha-ol), 5alpha-cholanic acid-3alpha-ol, and 5beta-cholanic acid-3beta-ol increased NPo (EC(50) approximately 45 microM). At maximal increase in NPo, LC increased NPo by 180%, whereas 5alpha-cholanic acid-3alpha-ol and 5beta-cholanic acid-3beta-ol raised NPo by 40%. Thus, the alpha-hydroxyl and the cis A-B ring junction are both required for robust channel potentiation. Lacking both features, 5alpha-cholanic acid-3beta-ol and 5-cholenic acid-3beta-ol were inactive. Three-dimensional structures show that only LC displays a bean shape with clear-cut convex and concave hemispheres; 5alpha-cholanic acid-3alpha-ol and 5beta-cholanic acid-3beta-ol partially matched LC shape, and 5alpha-cholanic acid-3beta-ol and 5-cholenic acid-3beta-ol did not. Increasing polarity in steroid rings (5beta-cholanic acid-3alpha-sulfate) or reducing polarity in lateral chain (5beta-cholanic acid 3alpha-ol methyl ester) rendered poorly active compounds, consistent with steroid insertion between beta(1) and bilayer lipids, with the steroid-charged tail near the aqueous phase. Molecular dynamics identified two regions in beta(1) transmembrane domain 2 that meet unique requirements for bonding with the LC concave hemisphere, where the steroid functional groups are located.
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- Anna N Bukiya
- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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Bukiya AN, Vaithianathan T, Toro L, Dopico AM. The second transmembrane domain of the large conductance, voltage- and calcium-gated potassium channel beta(1) subunit is a lithocholate sensor. FEBS Lett 2008; 582:673-8. [PMID: 18242174 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2008.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2007] [Revised: 01/17/2008] [Accepted: 01/23/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Bile acids and other steroids modify large conductance, calcium- and voltage-gated potassium (BK) channel activity contributing to non-genomic modulation of myogenic tone. Accessory BK beta(1) subunits are necessary for lithocholate (LC) to activate BK channels and vasodilate. The protein regions that sense steroid action, however, remain unknown. Using recombinant channels in 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-phosphatidylethanolamine/1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-phosphatidylserine bilayers we now demonstrate that complex proteolipid domains and cytoarchitecture are unnecessary for beta(1) to mediate LC action; beta(1) and a simple phospholipid microenvironment suffice. Since beta(1) senses LC but beta(4) does not, we made chimeras swapping regions between these subunits and, following channel heterologous expression, demonstrate that beta(1) TM2 is a bile acid-recognizing sensor.
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- Anna N Bukiya
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Tennessee HSC, Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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Bukiya AN, Liu J, Toro L, Dopico AM. Beta1 (KCNMB1) subunits mediate lithocholate activation of large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels and dilation in small, resistance-size arteries. Mol Pharmacol 2007; 72:359-69. [PMID: 17468198 DOI: 10.1124/mol.107.034330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Among the nongenomic effects of steroids, control of vasomotion has received increasing attention. Lithocholate (LC) and other physiologically relevant cholane-derived steroids cause vasodilation, yet the molecular targets and mechanisms underlying this action remain largely unknown. We demonstrate that LC (45 microM) reversibly increases the diameter of pressurized resistance cerebral arteries by approximately 10%, which would result in approximately 30% increase in cerebral blood flow. LC action is independent of endothelial integrity, prevented by 55 nM iberiotoxin, and unmodified by 0.8 mM 4-aminopyridine, indicating that LC causes vasodilation via myocyte BK channels. Indeed, LC activates BK channels in isolated myocytes through a destabilization of channel long-closed states without modifying unitary conductance. LC channel activation occurs within a wide voltage range and at Ca2+ concentrations reached in the myocyte at rest and during contraction. Channel accessory beta1 subunits, which are predominant in smooth muscle, are necessary for LC to modify channel activity. In contrast, beta4 subunits, which are predominant in neuronal tissues, fail to evoke LC sensitivity. LC activation of cbv1+beta1 and native BK channels display identical characteristics, including EC50 (46 microM) and Emax (approximately 300 microM) values, strongly suggesting that the cbv1+beta1 complex is necessary and sufficient to evoke LC action. Finally, intact arteries from beta1 subunit knockout mice fail to relax in response to LC, although they are able to respond to other vasodilators. This study pinpoints the BK beta1 subunit as the molecule that senses LC, which results in myocyte BK channel activation and, thus, endothelial-independent relaxation of small, resistance-size arteries.
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- Anna N Bukiya
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 874 Union Ave. Memphis, TN 38163, USA
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Le M, Krilov L, Meng J, Chapin-Kennedy K, Ceryak S, Bouscarel B. Bile acids stimulate PKCalpha autophosphorylation and activation: role in the attenuation of prostaglandin E1-induced cAMP production in human dermal fibroblasts. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2006; 291:G275-87. [PMID: 16710050 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00346.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The aim was to identify the specific PKC isoform(s) and their mechanism of activation responsible for the modulation of cAMP production by bile acids in human dermal fibroblasts. Stimulation of fibroblasts with 25-100 microM of chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) and ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) led to YFP-PKCalpha and YFP-PKCdelta translocation in 30-60 min followed by a transient 24- to 48-h downregulation of the total PKCalpha, PKCdelta, and PKCepsilon protein expression by 30-50%, without affecting that of PKCzeta. Increased plasma membrane translocation of PKCalpha was associated with an increased PKCalpha phosphorylation, whereas increased PKCdelta translocation to the perinuclear domain was associated with an increased accumulation of phospho-PKCdelta Thr505 and Tyr311 in the nucleus. The PKCalpha specificity on the attenuation of cAMP production by CDCA was demonstrated with PKC downregulation or inhibition, as well as PKC isoform dominant-negative mutants. Under these same conditions, neither phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, p38 MAP kinase, p42/44 MAP kinase, nor PKA inhibitors had any significant effect on the CDCA-induced cAMP production attenuation. CDCA concentrations as low as 10 microM stimulated PKCalpha autophosphorylation in vitro. This bile acid effect required phosphatidylserine and was completely abolished by the presence of Gö6976. CDCA at concentrations less than 50 microM enhanced the PKCalpha activation induced by PMA, whereas greater CDCA concentrations reduced the PMA-induced PKCalpha activation. CDCA alone did not affect PKCalpha activity in vitro. In conclusion, although CDCA and UDCA activate different PKC isoforms, PKCalpha plays a major role in the bile acid-induced inhibition of cAMP synthesis in fibroblasts. This study emphasizes potential consequences of increased systemic bile acid concentrations and cellular bile acid accumulation in extrahepatic tissues during cholestatic liver diseases.
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- Man Le
- Gastroenterology Research Laboratory, Department of Medicine, George Washington Univesity Medical Center, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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Meng JP, Ceryak S, Aratsu Z, Jones L, Epstein L, Bouscarel B. Biphasic regulation by bile acids of dermal fibroblast proliferation through regulation of cAMP production and COX-2 expression level. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2006; 291:C546-54. [PMID: 16687473 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00011.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We have previously reported that the bile acids chenodeoxycholate (CDCA) and ursodeoxycholate (UDCA) decreased PGE1-induced cAMP production in a time- and dose-dependent manner not only in hepatocytes but also in nonhepatic cells, including dermal fibroblasts. In the present study, we investigated the physiological relevance of this cAMP modulatory action of bile acids. PGE1 induced cAMP production in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Moreover, PGE1 (1 microM), forskolin (1-10 microM), and the membrane-permeable cAMP analog CPT-cAMP (0.1-10 microM) decreased dermal fibroblast proliferation in a dose-dependent manner with a maximum inhibition of approximately 80%. CDCA alone had no significant effect on cell proliferation at a concentration up to 25 microM. However, CDCA significantly reduced PGE1-induced cAMP production by 80-90% with an EC(50) of approximately 20 microM. Furthermore, at concentrations < or =25 microM, CDCA significantly attenuated the PGE-1-induced decreased cell proliferation. However, at concentrations of 50 microM and above, while still able to almost completely inhibit PGE-1-induced cAMP production, CDCA, at least in part through an increased cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression level and PGE2 synthesis, produced a direct and significant decrease in cell proliferation. Indeed, the CDCA effect was partially blocked by approximately 50-70% by both indomethacin and dexamethasone. In addition, overexpression of COX-2 cDNA wild type resulted in an increased efficacy of CDCA to block cell proliferation. The effects of CDCA on both cAMP production and cell proliferation were similar to those of UDCA and under the same conditions cholate had no effect. Results of the present study underline pathophysiological consequences of cholestatic hepatobiliary disorders, in which cells outside of the enterohepatic circulation can be exposed to elevated bile acid concentrations. Under these conditions, low bile acid concentrations can attenuate the negative hormonal control on cell proliferation, resulting in the stimulation of cell growth, while at high concentrations these bile acids provide for a profound and prolonged inhibition of cell proliferation.
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- Jian Ping Meng
- Gastroenterology Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The George Washington University Medical Center, 2300 I Street NW, 523 Ross Hall, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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Khurana S, Yamada M, Wess J, Kennedy RH, Raufman JP. Deoxycholyltaurine-induced vasodilation of rodent aorta is nitric oxide- and muscarinic M3 receptor-dependent. Eur J Pharmacol 2005; 517:103-10. [PMID: 15964566 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2005] [Revised: 05/19/2005] [Accepted: 05/24/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Emerging evidence indicates that some secondary bile acids interact functionally with muscarinic cholinergic receptors. Using thoracic aortic rings prepared from rats and mice, we examined the mechanism of deoxycholyltaurine-induced vasorelaxation. Increasing concentrations of both acetylcholine (1 nM to 0.1 mM) and deoxycholyltaurine (0.1 microM to 1 mM) stimulated relaxation of phenylephrine-constricted rings prepared from rat thoracic aortae. These effects were reduced by endothelial denudation and by treatment with an inhibitor of nitric oxide formation and with a synthetic acetylcholine:bile acid hybrid that acts as a muscarinic receptor antagonist. Likewise, both acetylcholine (1 nM to 0.1 mM) and deoxycholyltaurine (0.1 microM to 0.1 mM) stimulated relaxation of phenylephrine-constricted rings prepared from mouse thoracic aortae. These effects were reduced by endothelial denudation, addition of an inhibitor of nitric oxide formation, and by muscarinic M(3) receptor knockout. We conclude that the systemic vasodilatory actions of deoxycholyltaurine are mediated in part by a nitric oxide-, muscarinic M(3) receptor-dependent mechanism. In advanced liver disease, interaction of serum bile acids with endothelial muscarinic receptors may explain nitric oxide overproduction in the systemic circulation and resulting peripheral arterial vasodilation.
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MESH Headings
- Acetylcholine/pharmacology
- Adenosine Triphosphate/pharmacology
- Animals
- Aorta, Thoracic/drug effects
- Aorta, Thoracic/physiology
- Bile Acids and Salts/pharmacology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Endothelium, Vascular/physiology
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Female
- Genotype
- In Vitro Techniques
- Lithocholic Acid/analogs & derivatives
- Lithocholic Acid/pharmacology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Mice, Knockout
- Molsidomine/analogs & derivatives
- Molsidomine/pharmacology
- NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester/pharmacology
- Nitric Oxide/physiology
- Nitric Oxide Donors/pharmacology
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/antagonists & inhibitors
- Nitroarginine/pharmacology
- Phenylephrine/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptor, Muscarinic M3/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptor, Muscarinic M3/genetics
- Receptor, Muscarinic M3/physiology
- Taurodeoxycholic Acid/pharmacology
- Vasoconstrictor Agents/pharmacology
- Vasodilation/drug effects
- Vasodilator Agents/pharmacology
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- Sandeep Khurana
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Central Arkansas Veterans Health Care System, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
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Jun JY, Choi S, Chang IY, Yoon CK, Jeong HG, Kong ID, So I, Kim KW, You HJ. Deoxycholic acid inhibits pacemaker currents by activating ATP-dependent K+ channels through prostaglandin E2 in interstitial cells of Cajal from the murine small intestine. Br J Pharmacol 2005; 144:242-51. [PMID: 15665863 PMCID: PMC1575998 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2004] [Revised: 09/16/2004] [Accepted: 10/26/2004] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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1. We investigated the role of deoxycholic acid in pacemaker currents using whole-cell patch-clamp techniques at 30 degrees C in cultured interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) from murine small intestine. 2. The treatment of ICC with deoxycholic acid resulted in a decrease in the frequency and amplitude of pacemaker currents and increases in resting outward currents. Also, under current clamping, deoxycholic acid produced the hyperpolarization of membrane potential and decreased the amplitude of the pacemaker potentials. 3. These observed effects of deoxycholic acid on pacemaker currents and pacemaker potentials were completely suppressed by glibenclamide, an ATP-sensitive K(+) channel blocker. 4. NS-398, a specific cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor, significantly inhibited the deoxycholic acid-induced effects. The treatment with prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) led to a decrease in the amplitude and frequency of pacemaker currents and to an increase in resting outward currents, and these observed effects of PGE(2) were blocked by glibenclamide. 5. We next examined the role of deoxycholic acid in the production of PGE(2) in ICC, and found that deoxycholic acid increased PGE(2) production through the induction of COX-2 enzyme activity and its gene expression. 6. The results suggest that deoxycholic acid inhibits the pacemaker currents of ICC by activating ATP-sensitive K(+) channels through the production of PGE(2).
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- Jae Yeoul Jun
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-dong, Gwangju 501-759, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-dong, Gwangju 501-759, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-dong, Gwangju 501-759, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-dong, Gwangju 501-759, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-dong, Gwangju 501-759, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju 220-701, Korea
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-dong, Seoul 110-799, Korea
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yongon-dong, Seoul 110-799, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-dong, Gwangju 501-759, Korea
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Bakr AM, Abdalla AF, El-Marsafawy H, Abu-Hashem I, El-Regal ME, Amer T, Abdel-Khalik MK, Mostafa H, A-Kader HH. Plasma endothelin-1 concentrations in children with cirrhosis and their relationship to renal function and the severity of portal hypertension. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2002; 35:149-53. [PMID: 12187289 DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200208000-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Plasma endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictor peptide involved in the pathogenesis of several disorders. Endothelin-1 concentrations are increased in adult patients with cirrhosis. However, little is known about ET-1 concentrations in children with cirrhosis. METHODS Radioimmune assay was used to measure plasma ET-1 concentrations in 19 children with cirrhosis (8 patients with ascites, and 11 without ascites), and 11 age- and sex-matched healthy children. The plasma ET-1 concentrations were correlated with the mean blood pressure, creatinine clearance, and severity of portal hypertension, as measured by portal flow volume and portal flow velocity. RESULTS Patients with cirrhosis and ascites had increased plasma ET-1 concentrations compared with patients who did not have ascites (6.8 pg/mL +/- 0.62 pg/mL vs. 4.6 pg/mL +/- 0.35 pg/mL; mean +/- SEM; < 0.01) and controls (3.6 pg/mL +/- 0.27 pg/mL; mean +/- SEM; < 0.0005). Plasma ET-1 concentrations were higher in patients with cirrhosis who did not have ascites compared with controls ( < 0.005). No significant differences were observed between concentrations of the patients with cholestasis and those without cholestasis (5.4 pg/mL +/- 0.52 pg/mL vs. 5.2 +/- 0.32 pg/mL; mean +/- SEM; = 0.1). Plasma ET-1 concentrations correlated positively with the mean blood pressure ( = 0.58; < 0.05) and negatively with renal function, as measured by creatinine clearance ( = -0.7; <0.005). However, no correlation was detected between ET-1 concentrations and portal flow volume ( = -0.02; = 0.4) or portal flow velocity ( = -0.16; = 0.4). CONCLUSIONS Plasma ET-1 concentrations are increased in children with cirrhosis, with or without ascites, compared with controls. Patients with cirrhosis and ascites have increased ET-1 concentrations compared with those without ascites. The degree of increase does not relate to the severity of portal hypertension. This increase tends to maintain systemic blood pressure but is associated with a decrease in renal function.
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- A M Bakr
- Department of Pediatrics, Radiology, and Clinical Pathology, Mansoura University Children's Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt
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Dopico AM, Walsh JV, Singer JJ. Natural bile acids and synthetic analogues modulate large conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BKCa) channel activity in smooth muscle cells. J Gen Physiol 2002; 119:251-73. [PMID: 11865021 PMCID: PMC2217287 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.20028537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2002] [Revised: 01/28/2002] [Accepted: 01/28/2002] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Bile acids have been reported to produce relaxation of smooth muscle both in vitro and in vivo. The cellular mechanisms underlying bile acid-induced relaxation are largely unknown. Here we demonstrate, using patch-clamp techniques, that natural bile acids and synthetic analogues reversibly increase BK(Ca) channel activity in rabbit mesenteric artery smooth muscle cells. In excised inside-out patches bile acid-induced increases in channel activity are characterized by a parallel leftward shift in the activity-voltage relationship. This increase in BK(Ca) channel activity is not due to Ca(2+)-dependent mechanism(s) or changes in freely diffusible messengers, but to a direct action of the bile acid on the channel protein itself or some closely associated component in the cell membrane. For naturally occurring bile acids, the magnitude of bile acid-induced increase in BK(Ca) channel activity is inversely related to the number of hydroxyl groups in the bile acid molecule. By using synthetic analogues, we demonstrate that such increase in activity is not affected by several chemical modifications in the lateral chain of the molecule, but is markedly favored by polar groups in the side of the steroid rings opposite to the side where the methyl groups are located, which stresses the importance of the planar polarity of the molecule. Bile acid-induced increases in BK(Ca) channel activity are also observed in smooth muscle cells freshly dissociated from rabbit main pulmonary artery and gallbladder, raising the possibility that a direct activation of BK(Ca) channels by these planar steroids is a widespread phenomenon in many smooth muscle cell types. Bile acid concentrations that increase BK(Ca) channel activity in mesenteric artery smooth muscle cells are found in the systemic circulation under a variety of human pathophysiological conditions, and their ability to enhance BK(Ca) channel activity may explain their relaxing effect on smooth muscle.
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- Alejandro M Dopico
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 874 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 39163, USA.
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Danchenko E, Petermann H, Chirkin A, Dargel R. Effect of bile acids on the proliferative activity and apoptosis of rat hepatocytes. EXPERIMENTAL AND TOXICOLOGIC PATHOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE GESELLSCHAFT FUR TOXIKOLOGISCHE PATHOLOGIE 2001; 53:227-33. [PMID: 11484843 DOI: 10.1078/0940-2993-00178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Bile acids are known to have damaging as well as protective effects on liver cells. A likely candidate for bile acid-mediated hepatocellular injury during cholestasis is glycochenodeoxycholic acid (GCDCA), a hydrophobic bile acid with a direct cytotoxic effect on hepatocytes. In contrast, ursodeoxycholic acid was shown to exhibit protective effects. Our aim was to determine the effect of GCDCA on proliferation, synthesis and secretion of proteins and death processes in cultured rat hepatocytes. Furthermore, it should be studied whether the hydrophilic bile acid tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) might be able to protect cells from the damaging effect of GCDCA. Our results demonstrate that GCDCA decreased dose-dependently hepatocellular proliferation, synthesis and secretion of newly synthesized proteins and, at low concentration, induced apoptosis or, at high doses, cytolysis of cultured hepatocytes. TUDCA did not exert cytotoxic effects on the isolated hepatocytes at a wide range of concentrations. However, TUDCA coincubated with GCDCA protected the cells from the damaging effect of GCDCA at all measured parameters except the secretion of newly synthesized protein.
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- E Danchenko
- Department of Biochemistry, Vitebsk Medical University, Belarus
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Ljubuncic P, Said O, Ehrlich Y, Meddings JB, Shaffer EA, Bomzon A. On the in vitro vasoactivity of bile acids. Br J Pharmacol 2000; 131:387-98. [PMID: 11015287 PMCID: PMC1572336 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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We compared the vasorelaxant action of nine different bile acids and correlated their vasorelaxant activity with their individual indices for hydrophobicity or lipophilicity. Vasorelaxant activity correlated with the relative lipid solubility of bile acids with lipophilic bile acids exhibiting the greatest vasorelaxant activity with modest to no vasorelaxant activity exhibited by hydrophilic bile acids. We also investigated whether bile acid-induced vasorelaxation is mediated by antagonism of a prototypal contractile receptor, the alpha(1)-adrenoceptor, by stimulation of a bile acid surface membrane receptor, by the release of endothelium-derived relaxant factors, by promoting the generation of reactive oxygen species and increasing the extent of lipid peroxidation, or by modifying membrane fluidity. Lipophilic bile acids induce vasorelaxation possibly by antagonizing alpha(1)-adrenoceptors, a phenomenon that manifests itself as a lowering of the affinity of vascular alpha(1)-adrenoceptors. Bile acid-induced vasorelaxation was not dependent upon stimulation of a bile acid surface membrane receptor or the release of endothelium-derived relaxant factors. Lipophilic bile acids can also increase the extent of lipid peroxidation with a subtle reduction in the fluidity of rat vascular smooth muscle membranes not associated with loss of membrane cholesterol or phospholipid. We have concluded that lipophilic bile acids are non-selective vasorelaxants whose mechanism of action is a multifaceted process involving antagonism of contractile surface membrane receptors possibly effected by an increased extent of lipid peroxidation and/or membrane fluidity but occurs independent of the release of endothelial-derived relaxant factors or stimulation of a surface membrane bile acid binding site.
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- Predrag Ljubuncic
- Department of Pharmacology, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 9647, Haifa, Israel 31096
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- Department of Pharmacology, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 9647, Haifa, Israel 31096
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- Department of Pharmacology, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 9647, Haifa, Israel 31096
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 9647, Haifa, Israel 31096
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Gazawi H, Ljubuncic P, Cogan U, Hochgraff E, Ben-Shachar D, Bomzon A. The effects of bile acids on beta-adrenoceptors, fluidity, and the extent of lipid peroxidation in rat cardiac membranes. Biochem Pharmacol 2000; 59:1623-8. [PMID: 10799661 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(00)00259-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bile acids have been proposed as a causative factor for the cardiomyopathy of cholestatic liver disease, since they cause negative inotropism and chronotropism and attenuate cardiac responsiveness to sympathetic stimulation. Bile acids can also modify membrane fluidity and generate reactive oxygen species (ROS). The effects of 10(-6)-10(-3) M deoxycholic acid (DCA) and chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA) and their taurine conjugates, TDCA and TCDCA, on (1) the binding characteristics of beta-adrenoceptors, (2) membrane fluidity, and (3) the extent of lipid peroxidation in rat cardiac membranes were assessed. The results were compared to the effects of the oxidant, 10(-4)-10(-3) M hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)), and the membrane-fluidizing compound, 5 x 10(-5) M 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl 8-(cis-2-n-octylcyclopropyl)octanoate (A(2)C). Cardiac beta-adrenoceptor density alone was reduced at 10(-4) M bile acid concentration while, at 10(-3) M bile acids, reductions in both receptor density and affinity were seen. At 10(-4) M H(2)O(2), receptor number and affinity were reduced, whereas A(2)C increased receptor affinity without affecting receptor density. Bile acids (10(-3) M) and 10(-4) M H(2)O(2) reduced membrane fluidity. H(2)O(2) caused a concentration-dependent increase in the extent of lipid peroxidation, whereas the bile acids and A(2)C had no effect. Bile acids (10(-4) M) reduced beta-adrenoceptor density in the absence of variations in membrane fluidity and in the extent of membrane lipid peroxidation. This result suggests that bile acids, at concentrations equivalent to the plasma/serum total or estimated free bile acid concentration, may have a possible role in the etiology of cardiomyopathy of cholestatic liver disease. At 10(-3) M bile acid concentration, beta-adrenoceptor number and affinity were adversely affected, accompanied by a decrease in membrane fluidity but without any significant increase in the extent of membrane lipid peroxidation. Although cardiac beta-adrenoceptor density and affinity and membrane fluidity were adversely affected by bile acids, the relevance of these findings to our understanding of the etiological basis of hepatic cardiomyopathy is questionable, since such concentrations exceeded the highest concentrations seen in the plasma and/or tissues of patients with cholestatic liver disease.
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- H Gazawi
- Department of Pharmacology, Bruce Rappoport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Schiedermaier P, Hansen S, Asdonk D, Brensing K, Sauerbruch T. Effects of ursodeoxycholic acid on splanchnic and systemic hemodynamics. A double-blind, cross-over, placebo-controlled study in healthy volunteers. Digestion 2000; 61:107-12. [PMID: 10705174 DOI: 10.1159/000007742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recently, the beneficial effects of ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) on the portal hypertensive state have been demonstrated in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. However, it is not known whether UDCA has direct or indirect effects on the vascular smooth muscles in humans, thereby leading to a change in splanchnic or systemic hemodynamics. AIMS We therefore evaluated the hemodynamic effects of UDCA as to its established effect on gallbladder motility under fasting and postprandial conditions in healthy volunteers. METHODS In a double-blind, cross-over study of 20 healthy volunteers, placebo or UDCA (750 mg/d) were randomly administered over 4 weeks with an interim 4-week washout period. Portal blood flow, cardiac output and gallbladder motility were measured using echo-Doppler and b-mode sonography before and after placebo and verum, respectively. ECG, blood pressure, heart rate and blood chemistry were also measured. RESULTS UDCA did not significantly change fasting portal flow or meal-induced portal hyperemia. Both fasting and postprandial gallbladder volumes increased (26.5 +/- 6.0 vs. 40.7 +/- 13.8 ml, p < 0.05, and 11.2 +/- 6.2 vs. 14.8 +/- 6.7 ml, p < 0.05). Diastolic blood pressure decreased under UDCA (71.2 +/- 8.7 vs. 66.5 +/- 6.5 mm Hg, p < 0.05). Serum levels of chloride and gamma-glutamyltransferase decreased slightly, while alkaline phosphatase increased. CONCLUSIONS UDCA affected systemic but not portal hemodynamics. The increase in gallbladder volume is obviously mediated by factors that do not influence the splanchnic vascular bed.
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- P Schiedermaier
- Department of General Internal Medicine, University of Bonn, Germany.
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Baruch Y, Assy N, Weisbruch F, Reisner SA, Rinkevich D, Enat R, Blendis LM, Bomzon A. A pilot study on the hemodynamic effect of short-term ursodeoxycholic acid therapy in patients with stable liver cirrhosis. Am J Gastroenterol 1999; 94:3000-4. [PMID: 10520859 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.01450.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Total serum bile acid concentrations are elevated in individuals with liver disease. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) therapy in such patients results in a further significant rise in plasma levels to the extent that it becomes the major circulating bile acid. In laboratory animals, bile acids, such as taurocholic acid, have also been shown to possess a diuretic-like action, as they can promote diuresis, natriuresis, and kaliuresis by inhibiting tubular sodium reabsorption. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of 1 month's UDCA therapy on cardiovascular function in cirrhotic patients. METHODS Two groups of patients with cirrhosis were studied, six with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and six with postnecrotic liver cirrhosis (PNC). Cardiovascular function was assessed by determination of blood pressure, heart rate, and by two-dimensional and pulsed Doppler echocardiography. RESULTS In PBC patients, 1 month's treatment with UDCA significantly reduced diastolic volume without changing systolic, diastolic, and mean blood pressures, heart rate, systolic and stroke volumes, ejection fraction, cardiac output, and systemic vascular resistance. In PNC patients, UDCA significantly reduced cardiac output, with a tendency to reduce left ventricular volumes, without any changes in systolic, diastolic, and mean blood pressures. CONCLUSIONS UDCA caused reductions in diastolic volume in the PBC patients and cardiac output in the PNC patients. Such reductions are not unlike that seen in individuals treated with diuretics. This diuretic-like action deserves further study, particularly in cirrhotic patients who are also being treated with diuretics or show evidence of cardiac myopathy.
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- Y Baruch
- Department of Medicine Band Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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Sinisalo J, Vanhanen H, Pajunen P, Vapaatalo H, Nieminen MS. Ursodeoxycholic acid and endothelial-dependent, nitric oxide-independent vasodilatation of forearm resistance arteries in patients with coronary heart disease. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1999; 47:661-5. [PMID: 10383544 PMCID: PMC2014254 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.1999.00940.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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AIMS Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) has cholesterol lowering and anti-inflammatory effects and bile acids are reported to exert vasodilator effects; all of these properties might be considered desirable in a drug used in the treatment of patients with coronary heart disease. We investigated a hypothesis that UDCA may dilate arteries and the mechanism of action. METHODS We evaluated effects of a 6-week treatment with UDCA in 11 coronary heart disease patients on endothelium-dependent (acetylcholine-induced) and -independent (nitroprusside-induced) vasodilatations in forearm vasculature by strain-gauge plethysmography. Healthy individuals (n=14) served as baseline controls. RESULTS The percentage increase by acetylcholine in the flow of the infused arm relative to the non-infused arm of coronary heart disease patients during the trial remained unaltered, but vasodilatation to NG-monomethyl-l-arginine+acetylcholine was improved by 161+/-27% with UDCA vs 83+/-22% with placebo (mean difference 91% [95% CI 35%, 147%], P=0.016). CONCLUSIONS Six weeks' UDCA therapy improved endothelium-dependent nitric oxide-independent vasodilatation, which might maintain arterial flow in coronary heart disease patients under conditions of impaired nitric oxide production.
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- J Sinisalo
- Helsinki University Central Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Helsinki, Finland
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Dabagh K, Said O, Lebrec D, Bomzon A. Down-regulation of vascular alpha1-adrenoceptors does not account for the loss of vascular responsiveness to catecholamines in experimental cholestasis. LIVER 1999; 19:193-8. [PMID: 10395038 DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.1999.tb00035.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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AIMS/BACKGROUND Vascular hyporesponsiveness to sympathomimetic stimulation occurs in jaundice. Recently, we reported that this vascular adrenergic hyporesponsiveness was associated with the loss of reactivity of vascular alpha1-adrenoceptors. This study examines the possibility that the vascular adrenergic hyporesponsiveness is due to down-regulation of vascular alpha1-adrenoceptors. METHODS This question was addressed by measuring the changes in the plasma norepinephrine (NE) and epinephrine (E) concentrations, determined by high performance liquid chromatography, and the affinity and number of alpha1-adrenoceptors determined by a competitive antagonist radioligand binding assay in vascular smooth muscle membranes prepared from 3-day bile duct ligated (BDL) rats. The results were compared to data obtained from 3-day bile duct manipulated (sham-operated; SO) and control (C) rats. RESULTS Compared to C and SO rats, the plasma concentrations of NE and E in the BDL rats were significantly elevated reflecting increased sympathetic nervous system activity. BDL did not change either the affinity or the number of vascular alpha1-adrenoceptors. CONCLUSIONS Since the affinity and number of vascular alpha1-adrenoceptors were unchanged in the face of elevated plasma concentrations of catecholamines in the BDL rats, we have concluded that down-regulation of vascular alpha1-adrenoceptors does not account for the vascular adrenergic hyporesponsiveness in experimental cholestasis.
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- K Dabagh
- Department of Pharmacology, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
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Altshuler G. Placental pathology clues for interdisciplinary clarification of fetal disease. Placenta 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0143-4004(99)80040-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The toxic effect of hydrophobic bile acids is claimed to be in part mediated by lipid peroxidation. Conversely, antioxidant properties of tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDC), a hydrophilic bile acid, have been suggested as a possible mechanism by which TUDC confers its beneficial effect in a variety of diseases. We have investigated the effect of taurodeoxycholic acid (TDC), a hydrophobic bile acid and TUDC on lipid peroxidation using a pure lipid system both in the presence and absence of iron ions. Neither TDC nor TUDC showed any effect on spontaneous lipid peroxidation of phosphatidylcholine liposomes or sodium arachidonate solution. This lack of effect excludes the possibility of direct prooxidant or antioxidant properties for TDC and TUDC. Addition of ferrous ions (0.1 mM) to the lipid system brought about a linear increase in lipid peroxidation with time. The presence of TDC caused an increase in the rate and extent of iron-stimulated lipid peroxidation. The propensity of bile acids to increase iron-induced lipid peroxidation was related to hydrophobicity of the individual bile acids, with the highest effect observed with taurolithocholic acid, whereas TUDC did not have any influence. The TDC-induced increase in the iron-stimulated lipid peroxidation was concentration dependent. Addition of TUDC (10 mM) completely abolished the effect of TDC (2 mM) on iron-induced lipid peroxidation. This finding suggests that TUDC does not function as an antioxidant per se but may prevent lipid peroxidation caused by TDC. In conclusion, only in the presence of iron ions, hydrophobic bile acids may enhance lipid peroxidation. TUDC has no antioxidant activity per se but may counter the TDC-induced increase in iron-stimulated lipid peroxidation.
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- N Sreejayan
- Department of Medicine II, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Ma Z, Lee SS, Meddings JB. Effects of altered cardiac membrane fluidity on beta-adrenergic receptor signalling in rats with cirrhotic cardiomyopathy. J Hepatol 1997; 26:904-12. [PMID: 9126806 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(97)80259-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIMS The relationship between cardiac plasma membrane physical properties and beta-adrenergic receptor signalling function in cirrhotic cardiomyopathy remains unclear. We aimed to clarify this issue by examining the effect of altering membrane fluidity on beta-adrenergic receptor signalling in cirrhotic rats. METHODS Cirrhosis was induced by chronic bile duct ligation, while controls were sham-operated. Left ventricular papillary muscle contractility was measured in an organ bath containing 95% oxygen saturated Tyrode's buffer. Cardiac plasma membrane physical properties, represented by membrane fluidity, were evaluated by fluorescent depolarization, using 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5,-hexatriene as a probe. Membrane cAMP levels were measured after stimulation at the beta-adrenoceptor level by isoproterenol (10(-4) mol/l), the G-protein level with AIF(-4) (10 mmol/l) and the adenylyl cyclase level with forskolin (100 micromol/l) before and after membrane fluidization with 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl 8-(cis-2-n-octylcyclopropyl)octanoate (A2C). RESULTS Maximum papillary muscle contractile force under isoproterenol stimulation was 0.48+/-0.05 and 0.34+/-0.03 N/cm2 in sham-operated and bile duct ligated rats, respectively (p<0.05). Cardiac membranes from cirrhosis were rigid and this was associated with diminished cAMP generation. After the fluidity of membranes from cirrhotic rats was restored to control values with A2C, cAMP production stimulated with isoproterenol was significantly increased. However, cAMP production stimulated by AIF(-4) and forskolin did not differ before and after membrane fluidization. CONCLUSIONS The blunted cardiac contractility of cirrhosis was associated with decreased membrane fluidity and diminished beta-adrenergic receptor signalling. The results suggest that in cirrhotic cardiomyopathy, the rigid plasma membrane interferes with the beta-adrenoceptor and G-protein coupling process.
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- Z Ma
- Liver Unit, University of Calgary, Canada
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Ca2+ plays an important role in the contraction of skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle, as well as in a number of important processes, such as secretion and neuronal activity. In this review, I focus on the various mechanisms by which cytosolic Ca2+ concentration is regulated in vascular smooth muscle, in the resting state and during activation. Particular attention is paid to the calcium pumps of the plasmalemma and the sarcoplasmic reticulum, to the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate- and ryanodine-sensitive calcium channels of the sarcoplasmic reticulum, and to voltage-dependent and voltage-independent calcium channels of the plasmalemma.
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- F Orallo
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, La Corunai, Spain
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