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Gao Y, Zhao P, Wang C, Fang K, Pan Y, Zhang Y, Miao Z, Wang M, Wei M, Zou W, Liu M, Peng K. Buqi Huoxue Tongnao prescription protects against chronic cerebral hypoperfusion via regulating PI3K/AKT and LXRα/CYP7A1 signaling pathways. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 132:155844. [PMID: 38959552 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2024.155844] [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: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 06/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (CCH) has been confirmed as one of the pathogenesis underlying vascular cognitive impairment. A series of pathological changes, including inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis, are involved in this pathophysiology and contribute to cognitive impairment and neuropathological alterations. The traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) of Buqi Huoxue Tongnao (BQHXTN) prescription possesses a remarkable clinical efficacy for treating patients with CCH, but still lacks a scientific foundation for its pharmacological mechanisms. PURPOSE To investigate the role and underlying mechanism of the effects of BQHXTN on CCH both in vitro and in vivo. METHODS In this study, we established a two-vessel occlusion (2-VO) induced CCH model in Sprague-Dawley rats, an oxygen-glucose deprivation model in BV2 cells, and a steatosis cell model in L02 cells to reveal the underlying mechanisms of BQHXTN by behavioral test, histopathological analysis and the detection of pro-inflammatory cytokine, apoptotic factors and reactive oxide species. Donepezil hydrochloride and Buyang Huanwu decoction were used as positive drugs. RESULTS Compared with the 2-VO group, BQHXTN treatment at three doses significantly enhanced the memory and learning abilities in the Y-maze and novel object recognition tests. The hematoxylin-eosin staining indicated that BQHXTN protected against hippocampal injury induced by CCH. Of note, in both in vivo and in vitro experiments, BQHXTN prominently inhibited the production of IL-1β, TNF-α, cleaved-caspase 3, and iNOS by regulating the PI3K/AKT pathway, consequently exerting anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, and antioxidant effects. Moreover, it provided the first initial evidence that BQHXTN treatment mitigated dyslipidemia by increasing the LXRα/CYP7A1 expression, thereby delaying the neuropathological process. CONCLUSION In summary, these findings firstly revealed the pharmacodynamics and mechanism of BQHXTN, that is, BQHXTN could alleviate cognitive impairment, neuropathological alterations and dyslipidemia in CCH rats by activating PI3K/AKT and LXRα/CYP7A1 signaling pathways, as well as providing a TCM treatment strategy for CCH.
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- Yinhuang Gao
- Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Peng Kang National Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Expert Inheritance Studio, Southern Medicine University, Guangzhou 510315, China; Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation of the State Drug Administration, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Peng Kang National Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Expert Inheritance Studio, Southern Medicine University, Guangzhou 510315, China
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- Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Peng Kang National Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Expert Inheritance Studio, Southern Medicine University, Guangzhou 510315, China
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- Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Peng Kang National Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Expert Inheritance Studio, Southern Medicine University, Guangzhou 510315, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation of the State Drug Administration, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation of the State Drug Administration, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation of the State Drug Administration, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation of the State Drug Administration, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation of the State Drug Administration, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Changsha Research and Development Center on Obstetric and Gynecologic Traditional Chinese Medicine Preparation, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Changsha, Hunan 410008, China
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- Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Peng Kang National Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Expert Inheritance Studio, Southern Medicine University, Guangzhou 510315, China; Key Laboratory of Drug Metabolism Research and Evaluation of the State Drug Administration, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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- Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Peng Kang National Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Expert Inheritance Studio, Southern Medicine University, Guangzhou 510315, China.
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Zhou S, Wang L, Huang X, Wang T, Tang Y, Liu Y, Xu M. Comprehensive bioinformatics analytics and in vivo validation reveal SLC31A1 as an emerging diagnostic biomarker for acute myocardial infarction. Aging (Albany NY) 2024; 16:8361-8377. [PMID: 38713173 PMCID: PMC11132003 DOI: 10.18632/aging.205199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND Globally, Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) is a common cause of heart failure (HF), which has been a leading cause of mortality resulting from non-communicable diseases. On the other hand, increasing evidence suggests that the role of energy production within the mitochondria strongly links to the development and progression of heart diseases, while Cuproptosis, a newly identified cell death mechanism, has not yet been comprehensively analyzed from the aspect of cardiovascular medicine. MATERIALS AND METHODS 8 transcriptome profiles curated from the GEO database were integrated, from which a diagnostic model based on the Stacking algorithm was established. The efficacy of the model was evaluated in a multifaced manner (i.e., by Precision-Recall curve, Receiver Operative Characteristic curve, etc.). We also sequenced our animal models at the bulk RNA level and conducted qPCR and immunohistochemical staining, with which we further validated the expression of the key contributor gene to the model. Finally, we explored the immune implications of the key contributor gene. RESULTS A merged machine learning model containing 4 Cuproptosis-related genes (i.e., PDHB, CDKN2A, GLS, and SLC31A1) for robust AMI diagnosis was developed, in which SLC31A1 served as the key contributor. Through in vivo modeling, we validated the aberrant overexpression of SLC31A1 in AMI. Besides, further transcriptome analysis revealed that its high expression was correlated with significant potential immunological implications in the infiltration of many immune cell types, especially monocyte. CONCLUSIONS We constructed an AMI diagnostic model based on Cuproptosis-related genes and validated the key contributor gene in animal modeling. We also analyzed the effects on the immune system for its overexpression in AMI.
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- Shujing Zhou
- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Cardiology, Sixth Medical Center, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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Venâncio AKLP, Dias FCR, Nascimento AS, Ramos FF, Oliveira F, Torres SM, Carvalho FFR, da Silva Júnior VA. Effects of Dietary Crude Glycerin Concentration on Testicular Morphology and Oxidative Stress Markers and on Plasma Testosterone Concentrations. J Comp Pathol 2021; 185:72-81. [PMID: 34119234 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2021.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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We evaluated the effects of feeding 6%, 12% or 18% crude glycerin, containing 80.5% glycerol, on testicular histomorphometry and markers of oxidative stress and on plasma testosterone concentrations in lambs. Body weight, testicular biometric measurements, gonadosomatic index and net weight of the testicles were higher for the treated groups (P <0.05) compared with a control group that did not receive dietary glycerin. The mean total length of seminiferous tubules was higher in the 6% group (P <0.05), while the mean total tubular and seminiferous epithelium volumes increased in all treated groups (P <0.05). The volume of Leydig cells increased in the 12% group, while their number per gram of testicle decreased (P <0.05). There was a decrease in mean nuclear diameter and mean volume of Leydig cells, and an increase in the mean number of these cells per gram of testicle, in the 18% group (P <0.05). Plasma testosterone concentrations were unaffected. There was desquamation of seminiferous epithelium and vacuolation of Sertoli cells in the treated groups. Variable degrees of spermatocyte necrosis and the presence of giant cells were seen in all groups and there was intense vacuolation of Sertoli cells in the 12% and 18% groups. Superoxide dismutase and catalase production increased most in the 12% and 18% groups (P <0.05), while glutathione production was higher in the 18% group (P <0.05). Mean nitric oxide concentration decreased in all treated groups (P <0.05), while malondialdehyde production was higher in the 18% group than in the control and 6% groups (P <0.05). We conclude that the inclusion of 6% glycerin in the diet of lambs results in changes in testicular morphology that have been previously associated with improved reproductive function, but without evidence of oxidative stress.
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- Anna K L P Venâncio
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, , Brazil
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- Department of Structural Biology, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, , Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, , Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, , Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, , Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, , Brazil
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Mechanisms of vascular dysfunction in the interleukin-10-deficient murine model of preeclampsia indicate nitric oxide dysregulation. Kidney Int 2020; 99:646-656. [PMID: 33144212 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.09.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific hypertensive disorder characterized by proteinuria, and vascular injury in the second half of pregnancy. We hypothesized that endothelium-dependent vascular dysfunction is present in a murine model of preeclampsia based on administration of human preeclamptic sera to interleukin-10-/- mice and studied mechanisms that underlie vascular injury. Pregnant wild type and IL-10-/- mice were injected with either normotensive or severe preeclamptic patient sera (sPE) during gestation. A preeclampsia-like phenotype was confirmed by blood pressure measurements; assessment of albuminuria; measurement of angiogenic factors; demonstration of foot process effacement and endotheliosis in kidney sections; and by accumulation of glycogen in placentas from IL-10-/- mice injected with sPE sera (IL-10-/-sPE). Vasomotor function of isolated aortas was assessed. The IL-10-/-sPE murine model demonstrated significantly augmented aortic contractions to phenylephrine and both impaired endothelium-dependent and, to a lesser extent, endothelium-independent relaxation compared to wild type normotensive mice. Treatment of isolated aortas with indomethacin, a cyclooxygenase inhibitor, improved, but failed to normalize contraction to phenylephrine to that of wild type normotensive mice, suggesting the additional contribution from nitric oxide downregulation and effects of indomethacin-resistant vasoconstricting factors. In contrast, indomethacin normalized relaxation of aortas derived from IL-10-/-sPE mice. Thus, our results identify the role of IL-10 deficiency in dysregulation of the cyclooxygenase pathway and vascular dysfunction in the IL-10-/-sPE murine model of preeclampsia and point towards a possible contribution of nitric oxide dysregulation. These compounds and related mechanisms may serve both as diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets for preventive and treatment strategies in preeclampsia.
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Gonzaga NA, Awata WM, Tanus-Santos JE, Padovan JC, Tirapelli CR. Mechanisms underlying vascular hypocontractility induced by ethanol withdrawal: Role of cyclooxygenase 2-derived prostacyclin. Eur J Pharmacol 2019; 847:103-112. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2019.01.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Zou Z, Ma XQ, Zou L, Shi ZZ, Sun QQ, Liu Q, Liang TT, Li CM. Tailoring pore structures with optimal mesopores to remarkably promote DNA adsorption guiding the growth of active Mn 3(PO 4) 2 toward sensitive superoxide biomimetic enzyme sensors. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:2624-2630. [PMID: 30693354 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr08829b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The great challenge in preparing a biomimetic enzyme sensor is to have sensitivity and selectivity equal to or better than its corresponding biological sensor. Porous electrodes possess a large surface area and are often used to greatly improve the sensor sensitivity. However, how to tailor the pore structure, especially the pore size distribution to further improve the sensitivity and selectivity of a biomimetic sensor, has not been investigated yet. The superoxide anion (O2˙-) plays essential roles in various biological processes and is of importance in clinical diagnosis and life science research. It is generally detected by the superoxide dismutase enzyme. Herein, we delicately tailor the pore structure of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) by pyrolysis to obtain an optimal mesopore structure for strong adsorption of DNA, followed by guiding the growth of Mn3(PO4)2 as a biomimetic enzyme toward highly sensitive detection of O2˙-. The Mn3(PO4)2-DNA/CNF sensor achieves the best sensitivity among the reported O2˙- sensors while possessing good selectivity. The enhancement mechanism is also investigated, indicating that the mesopore ratio of CNFs plays an essential role in the high sensitivity and selectivity due to their strong adsorption of DNA for guiding the growth of a large amount of uniform sensing components, Mn3(PO4)2, toward high sensitivity and selectivity. The biomimetic sensor was further used to in situ monitor O2˙- released from human keratinocyte cells and human malignant melanoma cells under drug stimulation, showing high sensitivity to real-time quantitative detection of O2˙-. This work provides a highly sensitive in situ real-time biomimetic O2˙- sensor for applications in biological research and diagnosis, while shedding light on the enhancement mechanism of the pore structure, especially the pore size distribution of a porous electrode for high performance sensing processes.
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- Zhuo Zou
- Institute for Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P.R. China.
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Peixoto P, da Silva JF, Aires RD, Costa ED, Lemos VS, Bissoli NS, dos Santos RL. Sex difference in GPER expression does not change vascular relaxation or reactive oxygen species generation in rat mesenteric resistance arteries. Life Sci 2018; 211:198-205. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.09.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Revised: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Chennupati R, Meens MJ, Janssen BJ, van Dijk P, Hakvoort TBM, Lamers WH, De Mey JGR, Koehler SE. Deletion of endothelial arginase 1 does not improve vasomotor function in diabetic mice. Physiol Rep 2018; 6:e13717. [PMID: 29890043 PMCID: PMC5995309 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2018] [Revised: 04/29/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Endothelial arginase 1 was ablated to assess whether this prevents hyperglycemia-induced endothelial dysfunction by improving arginine availability for nitric oxide production. Endothelial Arg1-deficient mice (Arg1-KOTie2 ) were generated by crossing Arg1fl/fl (controls) with Tie2Cretg/- mice and analyzed by immunohistochemistry, measurements of hemodynamics, and wire myography. Ablation was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. Mean arterial blood pressure was similar in conscious male control and Arg1-KOTie2 mice. Depletion of circulating arginine by intravenous infusion of arginase 1 or inhibition of nitric oxide synthase activity with L-NG -nitro-arginine methyl ester increased mean arterial pressure similarly in control (9 ± 2 and 34 ± 2 mmHg, respectively) and Arg1-KOTie2 mice (11 ± 3 and 38 ± 4 mmHg, respectively). Vasomotor responses were studied in isolated saphenous arteries of 12- and 34-week-old Arg1-KOTie2 and control animals by wire myography. Diabetes was induced in 10-week-old control and Arg1-KOTie2 mice with streptozotocin, and vasomotor responses were studied 10 weeks later. Optimal arterial diameter, contractile responses to phenylephrine, and relaxing responses to acetylcholine and sodium nitroprusside were similar in normoglycemic control and Arg1-KOTie2 mice. The relaxing response to acetylcholine was dependent on the availability of extracellular l-arginine. In the diabetic mice, arterial relaxation responses to endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization and to exogenous nitric oxide were impaired. The data show that endothelial ablation of arginase 1 in mice does not markedly modify smooth muscle and endothelial functions of a resistance artery under normo- and hyperglycemic conditions.
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- Ramesh Chennupati
- Departments of Anatomy & EmbryologyMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtthe Netherlands
- Department of Pharmacology & ToxicologyMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtthe Netherlands
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM)Maastricht UniversityMaastrichtthe Netherlands
- Nutrim ‐ School of Nutrition and Translational Research in MetabolismMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtthe Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology & ToxicologyMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtthe Netherlands
- Department of Pathology and ImmunologyUniversity of GenevaGenevaSwitzerland
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- Department of Pharmacology & ToxicologyMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtthe Netherlands
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM)Maastricht UniversityMaastrichtthe Netherlands
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- Departments of Anatomy & EmbryologyMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtthe Netherlands
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- Departments of Anatomy & EmbryologyMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtthe Netherlands
- Nutrim ‐ School of Nutrition and Translational Research in MetabolismMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtthe Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology & ToxicologyMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtthe Netherlands
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM)Maastricht UniversityMaastrichtthe Netherlands
- Department of Cardiovascular and Renal ResearchInstitute of Molecular MedicineUniversity of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark
- Department of CardiacThoracic and Vascular SurgeryOdense University HospitalOdenseDenmark
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- Departments of Anatomy & EmbryologyMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtthe Netherlands
- Nutrim ‐ School of Nutrition and Translational Research in MetabolismMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtthe Netherlands
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Morris CJ, Kameny RJ, Boehme J, Gong W, He Y, Zhu T, Maltepe E, Raff GW, Fineman JR, Datar SA. KLF2-mediated disruption of PPAR-γ signaling in lymphatic endothelial cells exposed to chronically increased pulmonary lymph flow. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2018; 315:H173-H181. [PMID: 29631374 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00635.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Lymphatic abnormalities associated with congenital heart disease are well described, yet the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Using a clinically relevant ovine model of congenital heart disease with increased pulmonary blood flow, we have previously demonstrated that lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs) exposed in vivo to chronically increased pulmonary lymph flow accumulate ROS and have decreased bioavailable nitric oxide (NO). Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ), which abrogates production of cellular ROS by NADPH oxidase, is inhibited by Krüppel-like factor 2 (KLF2), a flow-induced transcription factor. We hypothesized that chronically increased pulmonary lymph flow induces a KLF2-mediated decrease in PPAR-γ and an accumulation of cellular ROS, contributing to decreased bioavailable NO in LECs. To better understand the mechanisms that transduce the abnormal mechanical forces associated with chronically increased pulmonary lymph flow, LECs were isolated from the efferent vessel of the caudal mediastinal lymph node of control ( n = 5) and shunt ( n = 5) lambs. KLF2 mRNA and protein were significantly increased in shunt compared with control LECs, and PPAR-γ mRNA and protein were significantly decreased. In control LECs exposed to shear forces in vitro, we found similar alterations to KLF2 and PPAR-γ expression. In shunt LECs, NADPH oxidase subunit expression was increased, and bioavailable NO was significantly lower. Transfection of shunt LECs with KLF2 siRNA normalized PPAR-γ, ROS, and bioavailable NO. Conversely, pharmacological inhibition of PPAR-γ in control LECs increased ROS equivalent to levels in shunt LECs at baseline. Taken together, these data suggest that one mechanism by which NO-mediated lymphatic function is disrupted after chronic exposure to increased pulmonary lymph flow is through altered KLF2-dependent PPAR-γ signaling, resulting in increased NADPH oxidase activity, accumulation of ROS, and decreased bioavailable NO. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Lymphatic endothelial cells, when exposed in vivo to chronically elevated pulmonary lymph flow in a model of congenital heart disease with increased pulmonary blood flow, demonstrate Krüppel-like factor 2-dependent disrupted peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ signaling that results in the accumulation of reactive oxygen species and decreased bioavailable nitric oxide.
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- Catherine J Morris
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California , San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California , San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California , San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California , San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California , San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California , San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California , San Francisco, California
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- Department of Surgery, University of California , Davis, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California , San Francisco, California.,Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California , San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California , San Francisco, California
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Barrett EJ, Liu Z, Khamaisi M, King GL, Klein R, Klein BEK, Hughes TM, Craft S, Freedman BI, Bowden DW, Vinik AI, Casellini CM. Diabetic Microvascular Disease: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2017; 102:4343-4410. [PMID: 29126250 PMCID: PMC5718697 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-01922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 296] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes adversely affect the microvasculature in multiple organs. Our understanding of the genesis of this injury and of potential interventions to prevent, limit, or reverse injury/dysfunction is continuously evolving. This statement reviews biochemical/cellular pathways involved in facilitating and abrogating microvascular injury. The statement summarizes the types of injury/dysfunction that occur in the three classical diabetes microvascular target tissues, the eye, the kidney, and the peripheral nervous system; the statement also reviews information on the effects of diabetes and insulin resistance on the microvasculature of skin, brain, adipose tissue, and cardiac and skeletal muscle. Despite extensive and intensive research, it is disappointing that microvascular complications of diabetes continue to compromise the quantity and quality of life for patients with diabetes. Hopefully, by understanding and building on current research findings, we will discover new approaches for prevention and treatment that will be effective for future generations.
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- Eugene J. Barrett
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
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- Section of Vascular Cell Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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- Section of Vascular Cell Biology, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53705
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- Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157
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- Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157
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- Divisions of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Centers for Diabetes Research, and Center for Human Genomics and Personalized Medicine Research, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157
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- Divisions of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Centers for Diabetes Research, and Center for Human Genomics and Personalized Medicine Research, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157
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- EVMS Strelitz Diabetes Center, Eastern Virginia Medical Center, Norfolk, Virginia 23510
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- EVMS Strelitz Diabetes Center, Eastern Virginia Medical Center, Norfolk, Virginia 23510
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Crisóstomo L, Alves MG, Calamita G, Sousa M, Oliveira PF. Glycerol and testicular activity: the good, the bad and the ugly. Mol Hum Reprod 2017; 23:725-737. [DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gax049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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- Luís Crisóstomo
- Department of Microscopy, Laboratory of Cell Biology, and Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB), Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- i3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Microscopy, Laboratory of Cell Biology, and Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB), Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Microscopy, Laboratory of Cell Biology, and Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB), Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Centre for Reproductive Genetics Professor Alberto Barros, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Microscopy, Laboratory of Cell Biology, and Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB), Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- i3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Bari, Italy
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Antioxidant and Vasodilator Activity of Ugni molinae Turcz. (Murtilla) and Its Modulatory Mechanism in Hypotensive Response. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2016; 2016:6513416. [PMID: 27688827 PMCID: PMC5027056 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6513416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Revised: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Hypertension is a systemic condition with high morbidity and mortality rates worldwide, which poses an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we demonstrated the antioxidant and vasodilator activity of Ugni molinae Turcz. (Murtilla) fruit, a berry native to Chile and proposed models to explain its modulatory mechanism in hypotensive response. Murtilla fruits were cultivated in a germplasm bank and submitted to chemical and biological analyses. The phenolic compounds gallic acid, Catechin, Quercetin-3-β-D-glucoside, Myricetin, Quercetin, and Kaempferol were identified. Murtilla extract did not generate toxic effects on human endothelial cells and had significant antioxidant activity against ROS production, lipid peroxidation, and superoxide anion production. Furthermore, it showed dose-dependent vasodilator activity in aortic rings in the presence of endothelium, whose hypotensive mechanism is partially mediated by nitric oxide synthase/guanylate cyclase and large-conductance calcium-dependent potassium channels. Murtilla fruits might potentially have beneficial effects on the management of cardiovascular diseases.
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Klein R, Myers CE, Lee KE, Paterson AD, Cruickshanks KJ, Tsai MY, Gangnon RE, Klein BEK. Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein and the Incidence of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy and Clinically Significant Macular Edema Determined From Fundus Photographs. JAMA Ophthalmol 2015; 133:1054-61. [PMID: 26181138 DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.2239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Studies have shown oxidized low-density lipoprotein to be associated with the incidence of proliferative retinopathy and other complications of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Because low-risk interventions are available to modify oxidized low-density lipoprotein, it is important to examine the relationships between this factor and the incidence of proliferative retinopathy and of macular edema, 2 important causes of visual impairment in people with type 1 diabetes. OBJECTIVE To determine the association of oxidized low-density lipoprotein with the worsening of diabetic retinopathy and the incidence of proliferative retinopathy and of macular edema. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Of 996 participants with type 1 diabetes in the Wisconsin Epidemiologic Study of Diabetic Retinopathy, 730 were examined up to 4 times (1990-1992, 1994-1996, 2005-2007, and 2012-2014) over 24 years and had assays of oxidized low-density lipoprotein and fundus photographs gradable for diabetic retinopathy and macular edema. Analyses started July 2014 and ended February 2015. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Worsening of diabetic retinopathy, incidence of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and incidence of macular edema as assessed via grading of color stereo film fundus photographs. The levels of oxidized low-density lipoprotein collected from serum samples at the time of each examination were measured in 2013 and 2014 from frozen serum. RESULTS The cohort at baseline had a mean (SD) level of oxidized low-density lipoprotein of 30.0 (8.5) U/L. While adjusting for duration of diabetes, glycated hemoglobin A1c level, and other factors, we found that neither the level of oxidized low-density lipoprotein at the beginning of a period nor the change in it over a certain period was associated with the incidence of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (hazard ratio [HR], 1.11 [95% CI, 0.91-1.35], P = .30; odds ratio [OR], 1.77 [95% CI, 0.99-3.17], P = .06), the incidence of macular edema (HR, 1.04 [95% CI, 0.83-1.29], P = .74; OR, 1.08 [95% CI, 0.44-2.61], P = .87), or the worsening of diabetic retinopathy (HR, 0.94 [95% CI, 0.83-1.07], P = .34; OR, 1.32 [95% CI, 0.83-2.09], P = .24). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Our findings do not provide evidence for a relationship between increasing levels of serum oxidized low-density lipoprotein and the incidence of macular edema or the worsening of diabetic retinopathy in persons with type 1 diabetes. The potential increase in the HR for incident proliferative retinopathy, with an increase in oxidized low-density lipoprotein level over the preceding period, warrants further investigation of this relationship.
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- Ronald Klein
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison
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- Program in Genetics and Genome Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison3Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison
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Ye BH, Lee SJ, Choi YW, Park SY, Kim CD. Preventive effect of gomisin J from Schisandra chinensis on angiotensin II-induced hypertension via an increased nitric oxide bioavailability. Hypertens Res 2014; 38:169-77. [DOI: 10.1038/hr.2014.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Revised: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Kang KT. Endothelium-derived Relaxing Factors of Small Resistance Arteries in Hypertension. Toxicol Res 2014; 30:141-8. [PMID: 25343007 PMCID: PMC4206740 DOI: 10.5487/tr.2014.30.3.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Revised: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 09/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Endothelium-derived relaxing factors (EDRFs), including nitric oxide (NO), prostacyclin (PGI2), and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF), play pivotal roles in regulating vascular tone. Reduced EDRFs cause impaired endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation, or endothelial dysfunction. Impaired endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in response to acetylcholine (ACh) is consistently observed in conduit vessels in human patients and experimental animal models of hypertension. Because small resistance arteries are known to produce more than one type of EDRF, the mechanism(s) mediating endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in small resistance arteries may be different from that observed in conduit vessels under hypertensive conditions, where vasorelaxation is mainly dependent on NO. EDHF has been described as one of the principal mediators of endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in small resistance arteries in normotensive animals. Furthermore, EDHF appears to become the predominant endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation pathway when the endothelial NO synthase (NOS3)/NO pathway is absent, as in NOS3-knockout mice, whereas some studies have shown that the EDHF pathway is dysfunctional in experimental models of hypertension. This article reviews our current knowledge regarding EDRFs in small arteries under normotensive and hypertensive conditions.
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- Kyu-Tae Kang
- College of Pharmacy, Duksung Women's University, Seoul, Korea ; Innovative Drug Center, Duksung Women's University, Seoul, Korea
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Synthesis, biological evaluation and structure–activity relationships of new phthalazinedione derivatives with vasorelaxant activity. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 82:407-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.05.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2013] [Revised: 05/19/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Herrera EA, Krause B, Ebensperger G, Reyes RV, Casanello P, Parra-Cordero M, Llanos AJ. The placental pursuit for an adequate oxidant balance between the mother and the fetus. Front Pharmacol 2014; 5:149. [PMID: 25009498 PMCID: PMC4068002 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2014.00149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The placenta is the exchange organ that regulates metabolic processes between the mother and her developing fetus. The adequate function of this organ is clearly vital for a physiologic gestational process and a healthy baby as final outcome. The umbilico-placental vasculature has the capacity to respond to variations in the materno-fetal milieu. Depending on the intensity and the extensity of the insult, these responses may be immediate-, mediate-, and long-lasting, deriving in potential morphostructural and functional changes later in life. These adjustments usually compensate the initial insults, but occasionally may switch to long-lasting remodeling and dysfunctional processes, arising maladaptation. One of the most challenging conditions in modern perinatology is hypoxia and oxidative stress during development, both disorders occurring in high-altitude and in low-altitude placental insufficiency. Hypoxia and oxidative stress may induce endothelial dysfunction and thus, reduction in the perfusion of the placenta and restriction in the fetal growth and development. This Review will focus on placental responses to hypoxic conditions, usually related with high-altitude and placental insufficiency, deriving in oxidative stress and vascular disorders, altering fetal and maternal health. Although day-to-day clinical practice, basic and clinical research are clearly providing evidence of the severe impact of oxygen deficiency and oxidative stress establishment during pregnancy, further research on umbilical and placental vascular function under these conditions is badly needed to clarify the myriad of questions still unsettled.
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- Emilio A Herrera
- Laboratorio de Función y Reactividad Vascular, Programa de Fisiopatología, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile ; International Center for Andean Studies, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile
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- División de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Función y Reactividad Vascular, Programa de Fisiopatología, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Función y Reactividad Vascular, Programa de Fisiopatología, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile
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- División de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Santiago, Chile ; División de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Santiago, Chile
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- Unidad Materno-Fetal, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Función y Reactividad Vascular, Programa de Fisiopatología, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile ; International Center for Andean Studies, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Chile
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Ahmad FUD, Sattar MA, Rathore HA, Tan YC, Akhtar S, Jin OH, Pei YP, Abdullah NA, Johns EJ. Hydrogen sulphide and tempol treatments improve the blood pressure and renal excretory responses in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Ren Fail 2014; 36:598-605. [PMID: 24502512 DOI: 10.3109/0886022x.2014.882218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress and suppressed H2S production lead to increased renal vascular resistance, disturbed glomerular hemodynamics, and abnormal renal sodium and water handling, contribute to the pathogenesis and maintenance of essential hypertension in man and the spontaneously hypertensive rat. This study investigated the impact of H2S and tempol alone and in combination on blood pressure and renal hemodynamics and excretory functions in the SHR. Groups of WKY rats or SHR (n=6) were treated for 4 weeks either as controls or received NaHS (SHR+NaHS), tempol (SHR+Tempol), or NaHS plus tempol (SHR+NaHS +Tempol). Metabolic studies were performed on days 0, 14, and 28, thereafter animals were anaesthetized to measure renal hemodynamics and plasma oxidative and antioxidant markers. SHR control rats had higher mean arterial blood pressure (140.0 ± 2 vs. 100.0 ± 3 mmHg), lower plasma and urinary H2S, creatinine clearance, urine flow rate and urinary sodium excretion, and oxidative stress compared to WKY (all p<0.05). Treatment either with NaHS or with tempol alone decreased blood pressure and oxidative stress and improved renal hemodynamic and excretory function compared to untreated SHR. Combined NaHS and tempol therapy in SHRs caused larger decreases in blood pressure (∼20-22% vs. ∼11-15% and ∼10-14%), increases in creatinine clearance, urinary sodium excretion and fractional sodium excretion and up-regulated the antioxidant status compared to each agent alone (all p<0.05). These findings demonstrated that H2S and tempol together resulted in greater reductions in blood pressure and normalization of kidney function compared with either compound alone.
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- Fiaz Ud Din Ahmad
- Department of Physiology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia , Penang , Malaysia
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Endothelial nitric oxide (NO) is generated by constitutively active endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), an essential enzyme responsible for cardiovascular homeostasis. Historically, endothelial NO was first recognized as a major vasodilator involved in control of vasomotor function and local blood flow. In this review, our attention is focused on the emerging role of endothelial NO in linking cerebrovascular function with cognition. We will discuss the recognized ability of endothelial NO to modulate processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP), influence functional status of microglia, and affect cognitive function. Existing evidence suggests that the loss of NO in cultured human cerebrovascular endothelium causes increased expression of APP and β-site APP-cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) thereby resulting in increased secretion of amyloid β peptides (Aβ1-40 and Aβ1-42). Furthermore, increased expression of APP and BACE1 as well as increased production of Aβ peptides was detected in the cerebral microvasculature and brain tissue of eNOS-deficient mice. Since Aβ peptides are considered major cytotoxic molecules responsible for the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, these observations support the concept that a loss of endothelial NO might significantly contribute to the initiation and progression of cognitive decline. In addition, genetic inactivation of eNOS causes activation of microglia and promotes a pro-inflammatory phenotype in the brain. Behavioural analysis revealed that eNOS-deficient mice exhibit impaired cognitive performance thereby indicating that selective loss of endothelial NO has a detrimental effect on the function of neuronal cells. Together with findings from prior studies demonstrating the ability of endothelial NO to affect synaptic plasticity, mitochondrial biogenesis, and function of neuronal progenitor cells, it is becoming apparent that the role of endothelial NO in the control of central nervous system function is very complex. We propose that endothelial NO represents the key molecule linking cerebrovascular and neuronal function.
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- Zvonimir S Katusic
- Department of Anesthesiology, Vascular Biology Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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The role of nitric oxide signaling in food intake; insights from the inner mitochondrial membrane peptidase 2 mutant mice. Redox Biol 2013; 1:498-507. [PMID: 24251118 PMCID: PMC3830068 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2013.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2013] [Revised: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 10/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Reactive oxygen species have been implicated in feeding control through involvement in brain lipid sensing, and regulating NPY/AgRP and pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons, although the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Nitric oxide is a signaling molecule in neurons and it stimulates feeding in many species. Whether reactive oxygen species affect feeding through interaction with nitric oxide is unclear. We previously reported that Immp2l mutation in mice causes excessive mitochondrial superoxide generation, which causes infertility and early signs of aging. In our present study, reduced food intake in mutant mice resulted in significantly reduced body weight and fat composition while energy expenditure remained unchanged. Lysate from mutant brain showed a significant decrease in cGMP levels, suggesting insufficient nitric oxide signaling. Thus, our data suggests that reactive oxygen species may regulate food intake through modulating the bioavailability of nitric oxide. Mature adult Immp2l mutant mice have reduced body weight and fat composition. Reduced body weight and fat composition is caused by reduced food intake. Energy expenditure is not affected in mutant mice. Brain cGMP level is lower in mutant mice.
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Key Words
- ADSC, adipose-derived stromal cells
- AMPK, AMP-activated protein kinase.
- AgRP, agouti related protein
- CART, cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript
- CYC1, cytochrome c1
- Energy expenditure
- Food intake
- GPD2, mitochondrial glycerol phosphate dehydrogenase
- Immp2l
- Immp2l, IMP2 inner mitochondrial membrane peptidase-like
- Mutant mice
- NO, nitric oxide
- NOS, nitric oxide synthase
- NPY, neuropeptide Y
- Nitric oxide
- POMC, pro-opiomelanocortin
- ROS, reactive oxygen species
- Superoxide
- UCP2, uncoupling protein 2
- cGMP, cyclic guanosine monophosphate
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Kwon MH, Ryu JK, Kim WJ, Jin HR, Song KM, Kwon KD, Batbold D, Yin GN, Koh GY, Suh JK. Effect of intracavernous administration of angiopoietin-4 on erectile function in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic mouse. J Sex Med 2013; 10:2912-27. [PMID: 23937122 DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a highly prevalent complication of diabetes, and the severity of endothelial dysfunction is one of the most important factors in reduced responsiveness to oral phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors. AIM To study the effects of human angiopoietin-4 (Ang-4) protein on erectile function in diabetic mice. METHODS Diabetes was induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin into 8-week-old C57BL/6J male mice. At 8 weeks after the induction of diabetes, the animals were divided into four groups: control nondiabetic mice and diabetic mice receiving two successive intracavernous injections of phosphate buffered saline (days -3 and 0), a single intracavernous injection of Ang-4 protein (day 0), or two successive intracavernous injections of Ang-4 protein (days -3 and 0). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES One week after treatment, we measured erectile function by electrical stimulation of the cavernous nerve. The penis was harvested and stained with hydroethidine or antibodies to Ang-4, platelet/endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1, and phosphorylated endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). We also determined the differential expression of Ang-4 in cavernous tissue in the control and diabetic mice. The effect of Ang-4 protein on the phosphorylation of Tie-2, Akt, and eNOS was determined in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) by Western blot. RESULTS The cavernous expression of Ang-4 was downregulated in diabetic mice; Ang-4 was mainly expressed in endothelial cells. Local delivery of Ang-4 protein significantly increased cavernous endothelial content, induced eNOS phosphorylation, and decreased the generation of superoxide anion and apoptosis in diabetic mice. Ang-4 protein strongly increased the phosphorylation of Tie-2, Akt, and eNOS in HUVECs. Repeated intracavernous injections of Ang-4 induced significant restoration of erectile function in diabetic mice (87% of control values), whereas a single intracavernous injection of Ang-4 protein elicited modest improvement. CONCLUSIONS Cavernous endothelial regeneration by use of Ang-4 protein may have potential for the treatment of vascular disease-induced ED, such as diabetic ED.
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- Mi-Hye Kwon
- National Research Center for Sexual Medicine and Department of Urology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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Choi S, Na HY, Kim JA, Cho SE, Suh SH. Contradictory Effects of Superoxide and Hydrogen Peroxide on KCa3.1 in Human Endothelial Cells. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGY 2013; 17:181-7. [PMID: 23776393 PMCID: PMC3682077 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2013.17.3.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2013] [Revised: 05/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated in various cells, including vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cells, and regulate ion channel functions. KCa3.1 plays an important role in endothelial functions. However, the effects of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide radicals on the expression of this ion channel in the endothelium remain unclear. In this study, we examined the effects of ROS donors on KCa3.1 expression and the K+ current in primary cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). The hydrogen peroxide donor, tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP), upregulated KCa3.1 expression, while the superoxide donors, xanthine/xanthine oxidase mixture (X/XO) and lysopho-sphatidylcholine (LPC), downregulated its expression, in a concentration-dependent manner. These ROS donor effects were prevented by antioxidants or superoxide dismustase. Phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (pERK) was upregulated by TBHP and downregulated by X/XO. In addition, repressor element-1-silencing transcription factor (REST) was downregulated by TBHP, and upregulated by X/XO. Furthermore, KCa3.1 current, which was activated by clamping cells with 1 µM Ca2+ and applying the KCa3.1 activator 1-ethyl-2-benzimidazolinone, was further augmented by TBHP, and inhibited by X/XO. These effects were prevented by antioxidants. The results suggest that hydrogen peroxide increases KCa3.1 expression by upregulating pERK and downregulating REST, and augments the K+ current. On the other hand, superoxide reduces KCa3.1 expression by downregulating pERK and upregulating REST, and inhibits the K+ current. ROS thereby play a key role in both physiological and pathological processes in endothelial cells by regulating KCa3.1 and endothelial function.
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- Shinkyu Choi
- Department of Physiology and Medical Research Institute, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 158-710, Korea
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Nsuadi Manga F, El Khattabi C, Fontaine J, Berkenboom G, Duez P, Noyon C, Van Antwerpen P, Lami Nzunzu J, Pochet S. Vasorelaxant and antihypertensive effects of methanolic extracts from Hymenocardia acida Tul. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2013; 146:623-631. [PMID: 23411013 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2012] [Revised: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE In Congolese traditional medicine, decoctions of Hymenocardia acida root bark (HaRB) and trunk bark (HaTrB) are used for the treatment of conditions assumed to be hypertension. In this work, we propose to study the vasorelaxant effect of HaRB and HaTrB methanolic extracts on isolated rat thoracic aorta, to characterize the group of molecules responsible for the observed vasorelaxant activity, to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant activity of these extracts and to determine the antihypertensive activity of the HaRB extract on spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). MATERIALS AND METHODS The vasorelaxant effect of the HaRB and HaTrB methanolic extracts was studied on endothelium-intact aortic rings pre-contracted with phenylephrine (PE, 1μM). The mechanism of this vasorelaxant effect was investigated on endothelium-denuded vessels and on endothelium-intact aortic rings in the presence of three inhibitors: l-N(G)-nitroarginine methyl ester (100μM), indomethacin (10μM) and 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (10μM). To determine the nature of the compounds responsible for the vasorelaxant activity, we carried out a fractionation of the extracts and a thiolysis of the most active fraction followed by a liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS) analysis. The extracts antioxidant activity was determined by the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) colorimetric assay. In vivo anti-hypertensive activity of the HaRB extract was conducted on SHR. RESULTS HaRB and HaTrB methanolic extracts produced a concentration-dependent vasorelaxation on intact aortic rings pre-contracted with PE (1μM). The vasorelaxant responses obtained were 95.3±1.5% (5μg/ml) and 100.6±3.0% (1μg/ml), respectively. The effect was markedly attenuated by removal of endothelium or pretreatment of aortic rings with all inhibitors except indomethacin. The LC/ESI-MS analysis of the thiolysis products indicated that the fraction which caused the most important vasorelaxation (97.9±2.5% at 3μg/ml) was a mixture of procyanidins and prodelphinidins, with a predominance of procyanidins. Both extracts and all fractions from HaRB extract showed a DPPH scavenging activity, ranging from 0.4 to 0.8 quercetin-equivalents. The HaRB methanolic extract reduced the systolic blood pressure in SHR (from 214±3mmHg to 194±4mmHg) after a 5-week treatment. CONCLUSIONS The methanolic extracts of Hymenocardia acida root and trunk bark have vasorelaxant activity. The vasorelaxant effect observed is endothelium-dependent and seems mainly mediated through the NO-cGMP pathway. The COX pathway is not involved. The vasorelaxant activity appears to be due to polymeric procyanidins and prodelphinidins. These extracts also have an antioxidant effect. The extract of Hymenocardia acida root bark shows a significant but weak antihypertensive activity in SHR.
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- Francine Nsuadi Manga
- Laboratory of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Libre de Bruxelles, CP 205/7, Bd du Triomphe, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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The present review first summarizes the complex chain of events, in endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells, that leads to endothelium-dependent relaxations (vasodilatations) due to the generation of nitric oxide (NO) by endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and how therapeutic interventions may improve the bioavailability of NO and thus prevent/cure endothelial dysfunction. Then, the role of other endothelium-derived mediators (endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing (EDHF) and contracting (EDCF) factors, endothelin-1) and signals (myoendothelial coupling) is summarized also, with special emphasis on their interaction(s) with the NO pathway, which make the latter not only a major mediator but also a key regulator of endothelium-dependent responses.
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Nsuadi Manga F, El Khattabi C, Fontaine J, Berkenboom G, Duez P, Lami Nzunzu J, Pochet S. Vascular effects and antioxidant activity of two Combretum species from Democratic Republic of Congo. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2012; 142:194-200. [PMID: 22564815 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.04.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Accepted: 04/12/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Combretum racemosum P. Beauv (Combretaceae) leaves (CrLv) and root bark (CrRB) and Combretum celastroides subsp. laxiflorum Welw (Combretaceae) leaves (ClLv) are used in Congolese traditional medicine for several therapeutic purposes, notably for the treatment of conditions consistent with hypertension. The present study aims to investigate the vasorelaxant and in vitro antioxidant activities of these plants polar extracts and to examine the in vivo antihypertensive effect of the extract which displays the most potent vasorelaxant effect. MATERIAL AND METHODS The vasorelaxant effect of CrLv, CrRB and ClLv methanolic extracts was studied on rat aorta rings pre-contracted with phenylephrine (PE, 1 μM) in the presence or absence of the endothelium. In some experiments, prior to the addition of the extract, rings were incubated for 30 min with either L-N(G)-nitroarginine methyl ester (L-NAME; 100 μM), a nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor, indomethacin (10 μM), a cyclooxygenase inhibitor, or 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ; 10 μM), a guanylate cyclase inhibitor. The antioxidant activity was determined by the measurement of the scavenging ability of extracts towards the stable free radical 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). Blood pressure was measured on normotensive Wistar rats and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) treated orally with a daily dose (40 mg/kg) of the CILv extract for 5 weeks. Tested extracts have been characterised by TLC profiles targeted at flavonoids. RESULTS All tested extracts showed an important DPPH scavenging activity, ranging from 0.6 to 1.1 quercetin-equivalents. They caused a concentration-dependent vasorelaxation on intact aortic rings pre-contracted with PE (1 μM). The responses to CrRB and CrLv methanolic extracts reached 74.0±5.1% and 62.2±8.6% at a cumulative concentration of 50 μg/ml, respectively. The ClLv (10 μg/ml) extract was more active and, in the same conditions, relaxed aortic rings by 90.3±5.8%. The vasorelaxant activity of all extracts disappeared or was significantly attenuated by removal of the endothelium or after pretreatment with L-NAME or ODQ. Indomethacin only inhibited the activity of CrLv and CrRB extracts. The ClLv extract was able to lower the systolic blood pressure in SHR rats by 7% after a 5-week treatment. CONCLUSIONS The present study shows that methanolic extracts from ClLv, CrRB and CrLv have an antioxidant activity and an endothelium-dependent vasorelaxant effect. ClLv induces the vasorelaxant effect through the NO-cGMP pathway while CrLv and CrRB extracts also act via a prostanoid pathway. ClLv extract demonstrated a modest but significant antihypertensive activity in SHR rats.
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- Francine Nsuadi Manga
- Laboratory of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Libre de Bruxelles, CP 205/7, Bd du Triomphe, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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He D, Ma X, Chen Y, Cai Y, Ru X, Bruce IC, Xia Q, Shi G, Jin J. Luteolin inhibits pyrogallol-induced apoptosis through the extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling pathway. FEBS J 2012; 279:1834-43. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2012.08558.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Lau YS, Machha A, Achike FI, Murugan D, Mustafa MR. The aporphine alkaloid boldine improves endothelial function in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2012; 237:93-8. [DOI: 10.1258/ebm.2011.011145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Boldine, a major aporphine alkaloid found in Chilean boldo tree, is a potent antioxidant. Oxidative stress plays a detrimental role in the pathogenesis of endothelial dysfunction in hypertension. In the present study, we investigated the effects of boldine on endothelial dysfunction in hypertension using spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), the most studied animal model of hypertension. SHR and their age-matched normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats were treated with boldine (20 mg/kg per day) or its vehicle, which served as control, for seven days. Control SHR displayed higher systolic blood pressure (SBP), reduced endothelium-dependent aortic relaxation to acetylcholine (ACh), marginally attenuated endothelium-independent aortic relaxation to sodium nitroprusside (SNP), increased aortic superoxide and peroxynitrite production, and enhanced p47phox protein expression as compared with control WKY rats. Boldine treatment significantly lowered SBP in SHR but not in WKY. Boldine treatment enhanced the maximal relaxation to ACh in SHR, but had no effect in WKY, whereas the sensitivity to ACh was increased in both SHR and WKY aortas. Boldine treatment enhanced sensitivity, but was without effect on maximal aortic relaxation responses, to SNP in both WKY and SHR aortas. In addition, boldine treatment lowered aortic superoxide and peroxynitrite production and downregulated p47phox protein expression in SHR aortas, but had no effect in the WKY control. These results show that boldine treatment exerts endothelial protective effects in hypertension, achieved, at least in part, through the inhibition of NADPH-mediated superoxide production.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Centre of Natural Products and Drug Discovery (CENAR), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Molecular Medicine Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Clinical Sciences Section, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Centre of Natural Products and Drug Discovery (CENAR), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Centre of Natural Products and Drug Discovery (CENAR), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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Patra CR, Kim JH, Pramanik K, d’Uscio LV, Patra S, Pal K, Ramchandran R, Strano MS, Mukhopadhyay D. Reactive oxygen species driven angiogenesis by inorganic nanorods. NANO LETTERS 2011; 11:4932-8. [PMID: 21967244 PMCID: PMC3212653 DOI: 10.1021/nl2028766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The exact mechanism of angiogenesis by europium hydroxide nanorods was unclear. In this study we have showed that formation of reactive oxygen species (H(2)O(2) and O(2)·-) is involved in redox signaling pathways during angiogenesis, important for cardiovascular and ischemic diseases. Here we used single-walled carbon nanotube sensor array to measure the single-molecule efflux of H(2)O(2) and a HPLC method for the determination of O(2)·- from endothelial cells in response to proangiogenic factors. Additionally, reactive oxygen species-mediated angiogenesis using inorganic nanorods was observed in transgenic (fli1a:EGFP) zebrafish embryos.
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- Chitta Ranjan Patra
- Department of Chemical Biology, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Uppal Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad - 500607, AP, INDIA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 200 First Street S.W., Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 426-791, Republic of Korea
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- Developmental Biology Division, Developmental Vascular Biology Program, Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Research Institute, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Molecular Pharmacology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 200 First Street S.W., Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 200 First Street S.W., Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Developmental Biology Division, Developmental Vascular Biology Program, Medical College of Wisconsin and Children’s Research Institute, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 200 First Street S.W., Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, 200 First Street S.W., Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Ozkor MA, Quyyumi AA. Endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor and vascular function. Cardiol Res Pract 2011; 2011:156146. [PMID: 21876822 PMCID: PMC3157651 DOI: 10.4061/2011/156146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2011] [Revised: 05/27/2011] [Accepted: 05/27/2011] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Endothelial function refers to a multitude of physiological processes that maintain healthy homeostasis of the vascular wall. Exposure of the endothelium to cardiac risk factors results in endothelial dysfunction and is associated with an alteration in the balance of vasoactive substances produced by endothelial cells. These include a reduction in nitric oxide (NO), an increase in generation of potential vasoconstrictor substances and a potential compensatory increase in other mediators of vasodilation. The latter has been surmised from data demonstrating persistent endothelium-dependent vasodilatation despite complete inhibition of NO and prostaglandins. This remaining non-NO, non-prostaglandin mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilator response has been attributed to endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor/s (EDHF). Endothelial hyperpolarization is likely due to several factors that appear to be site and species specific. Experimental studies suggest that the contribution of the EDHFs increase as the vessel size decreases, with a predominance of EDHF activity in the resistance vessels, and a compensatory up-regulation of hyperpolarization in states characterized by reduced NO availability. Since endothelial dysfunction is a precursor for atherosclerosis development and its magnitude is a reflection of future risk, then the mechanisms underlying endothelial dysfunction need to be fully understood, so that adequate therapeutic interventions can be designed.
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- The Heart Hospital, University College London, London WIG 8PH, UK
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Jin HR, Kim WJ, Song JS, Piao S, Choi MJ, Tumurbaatar M, Shin SH, Yin GN, Koh GY, Ryu JK, Suh JK. Intracavernous delivery of a designed angiopoietin-1 variant rescues erectile function by enhancing endothelial regeneration in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic mouse. Diabetes 2011; 60:969-80. [PMID: 21270241 PMCID: PMC3046858 DOI: 10.2337/db10-0354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Patients with diabetic erectile dysfunction often have severe endothelial dysfunction and respond poorly to oral phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors. We examined the effectiveness of the potent angiopoietin-1 (Ang1) variant, cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP)-Ang1, in promoting cavernous endothelial regeneration and restoring erectile function in diabetic animals. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Four groups of mice were used: controls; streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice; STZ-induced diabetic mice treated with repeated intracavernous injections of PBS; and STZ-induced diabetic mice treated with COMP-Ang1 protein (days -3 and 0). Two and 4 weeks after treatment, we measured erectile function by electrical stimulation of the cavernous nerve. The penis was harvested for histologic examinations, Western blot analysis, and cGMP quantification. We also performed a vascular permeability test. RESULTS Local delivery of the COMP-Ang1 protein significantly increased cavernous endothelial proliferation, endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase (NOS) phosphorylation, and cGMP expression compared with that in the untreated or PBS-treated STZ-induced diabetic group. The changes in the group that received COMP-Ang1 restored erectile function up to 4 weeks after treatment. Endothelial protective effects, such as marked decreases in the expression of p47(phox) and inducible NOS, in the generation of superoxide anion and nitrotyrosine, and in the number of apoptotic cells in the corpus cavernosum tissue, were noted in COMP-Ang1-treated STZ-induced diabetic mice. An intracavernous injection of COMP-Ang1 completely restored endothelial cell-cell junction proteins and decreased cavernous endothelial permeability. COMP-Ang1-induced promotion of cavernous angiogenesis and erectile function was abolished by the NOS inhibitor, N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, but not by the NADPH oxidase inhibitor, apocynin. CONCLUSIONS These findings support the concept of cavernous endothelial regeneration by use of the recombinant Ang1 protein as a curative therapy for diabetic erectile dysfunction.
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- Hai-Rong Jin
- National Research Laboratory of Regenerative Sexual Medicine and Department of Urology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- National Research Laboratory of Regenerative Sexual Medicine and Department of Urology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- National Research Laboratory of Regenerative Sexual Medicine and Department of Urology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- National Research Laboratory of Regenerative Sexual Medicine and Department of Urology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- National Research Laboratory of Regenerative Sexual Medicine and Department of Urology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- National Research Laboratory of Regenerative Sexual Medicine and Department of Urology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- National Research Laboratory of Regenerative Sexual Medicine and Department of Urology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- National Research Laboratory of Regenerative Sexual Medicine and Department of Urology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and National Research Laboratory for Vascular Biology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea
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- National Research Laboratory of Regenerative Sexual Medicine and Department of Urology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
- Corresponding author: Jun-Kyu Suh, , and Ji-Kan Ryu,
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- National Research Laboratory of Regenerative Sexual Medicine and Department of Urology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
- Corresponding author: Jun-Kyu Suh, , and Ji-Kan Ryu,
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Jin HR, Kim WJ, Song JS, Piao S, Tumurbaatar M, Shin SH, Choi MJ, Tuvshintur B, Song KM, Kwon MH, Yin GN, Koh GY, Ryu JK, Suh JK. Intracavernous delivery of synthetic angiopoietin-1 protein as a novel therapeutic strategy for erectile dysfunction in the type II diabetic db/db mouse. J Sex Med 2011; 7:3635-46. [PMID: 20584113 DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01925.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Patients with erectile dysfunction (ED) associated with type II diabetes often have impaired endothelial function and tend to respond poorly to oral phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors. Therefore, neovascularization is a promising strategy for curing diabetic ED. AIM To determine the effectiveness of a soluble, stable, and potent angiopoietin-1 (Ang1) variant, cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP)-Ang1, in promoting cavernous angiogenesis and erectile function in a mouse model of type II diabetic ED. Methods. Sixteen-week-old male db/db mice (in which obesity and type II diabetes are caused by a mutation in the leptin receptor) and control C57BL/6J mice were used and divided into four groups (N=14 per group): age-matched controls; db/db mice receiving two successive intracavernous injections of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) (days -3 and 0; 20 µL); db/db mice receiving a single intracavernous injection of COMP-Ang1 protein (day 0; 5.8 µg/20 µL); and db/db mice receiving two successive intracavernous injections of COMP-Ang1 protein (days -3 and 0; 5.8 µg/20 µL). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Two weeks later, erectile function was measured by electrical stimulation of the cavernous nerve. The penis was then harvested and stained with antibodies to platelet/endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1) (endothelial cell marker), phosphohistone H3 (PH3, a nuclear protein indicative of cell proliferation), phospho-endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), and eNOS. Penis specimens from a separate group of animals were used for cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) quantification. RESULTS Local delivery of COMP-Ang1 protein significantly increased eNOS phosphorylation and cGMP and cAMP expression compared with that in the group treated with PBS. Repeated intracavernous injections of COMP-Ang1 protein completely restored erectile function and cavernous endothelial content through enhanced cavernous neoangiogenesis as evaluated by PECAM-1 and PH3 immunohistochemistry and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick end labeling assay, whereas a single injection of COMP-Ang1 protein elicited partial improvement. CONCLUSION Cavernous neovascularization using recombinant Ang1 protein is a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of ED resulting from type II diabetes.
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- Hai-Rong Jin
- National Research Laboratory of Regenerative Sexual Medicine and Department of Urology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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Calò L, Semplicini A, Davis P, Bonvicini P, Cantaro S, Rigotti P, D'Angelo A, Livi U, Antonello A. Cyclosporin-induced endothelial dysfunction and hypertension: are nitric oxide system abnormality and oxidative stress involved? Transpl Int 2011. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2000.tb02073.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cutaneous wound healing is a complex and well-coordinated interaction between inflammatory cells and mediators, establishing significant overlap between the phases of wound healing. Wound healing is divided into three major phases: inflammatory phase, proliferative phase, and remodeling phase. Unlike the acute wound, the nonhealing wound is arrested in one of the phases of healing, typically the inflammatory phase. A systematic approach to the management of the chronic nonhealing wound emphasizes three important elements of wound bed preparation in chronic wounds: debridement, moisture, and countering bacterial colonization and infection. In this article, wound-healing process and new approaches to the topical wound care have been reviewed.
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
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ACE2-angiotensin-(1-7)-Mas axis and oxidative stress in cardiovascular disease. Hypertens Res 2010; 34:154-60. [PMID: 21124322 DOI: 10.1038/hr.2010.235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is a pivotal regulator of physiological homeostasis and diseases of the cardiovascular system. Recently, new factors have been discovered, such as angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), angiotensin-(1-7) and Mas. This newly defined ACE2-angiotensin-(1-7)-Mas axis was shown to have a critical role in the vasculature and in the heart, exerting mainly protective effects. One important mechanism of the classic and the new RAAS regulate vascular function is through the regulation of redox signaling. Angiotensin II is a classic prooxidant peptide that increases superoxide production through the activation of NAD(P)H oxidases. This review summarizes the current knowledge about the ACE2-angiotensin-(1-7)-Mas axis and redox signaling in the context of cardiovascular regulation and disease. By interacting with its receptor Mas, angiotensin-(1-7) induces the release of nitric oxide from endothelial cells and thereby counteracts the effects of angiotensin II. ACE2 converts angiotensin II to angiotensin-(1-7) and, thus, is a pivotal regulator of the local effects of the RAAS on the vessel wall. Taken together, the ACE2-angiotensin-(1-7)-Mas axis emerges as a novel therapeutic target in the context of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
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Tronchini EA, De Miranda Neto MH, Zanoni JN. Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) supplementation enhances nitric oxide production in penile tissue of diabetic rats. BJU Int 2010; 106:1788-93. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2010.09312.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Rungseesantivanon S, Thenchaisri N, Ruangvejvorachai P, Patumraj S. Curcumin supplementation could improve diabetes-induced endothelial dysfunction associated with decreased vascular superoxide production and PKC inhibition. Altern Ther Health Med 2010; 10:57. [PMID: 20946622 PMCID: PMC2964550 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-10-57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2009] [Accepted: 10/14/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Background Curcumin, an Asian spice and food-coloring agent, is known for its anti-oxidant properties. We propose that curcumin can improve diabetes-induced endothelial dysfunction through superoxide reduction. Methods Diabetes (DM) was induced in rats by streptozotocin (STZ). Daily curcumin oral feeding was started six weeks after the STZ injection. Twelve weeks after STZ injection, mesenteric arteriolar responses were recorded in real time using intravital fluorescence videomicroscopy. Superoxide and vascular protein kinase C (PKC-βII) were examined by hydroethidine and immunofluorescence, respectively. Results The dilatory response to acetylcholine (ACh) significantly decreased in DM arterioles as compared to control arterioles. There was no difference among groups when sodium nitroprusside (SNP) was used. ACh responses were significantly improved by both low and high doses (30 and 300 mg/kg, respectively) of curcumin supplementation. An oxygen radical-sensitive fluorescent probe, hydroethidine, was used to detect intracellular superoxide anion (O2●-) production. O2●- production was markedly increased in DM arterioles, but it was significantly reduced by supplementation of either low or high doses of curcumin. In addition, with a high dose of curcumin, diabetes-induced vascular PKC-βII expression was diminished. Conclusion Therefore, it is suggested that curcumin supplementation could improve diabetes-induced endothelial dysfunction significantly in relation to its potential to decrease superoxide production and PKC inhibition.
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An Apparent Paradox: Attenuation of Phenylephrine-mediated Calcium Mobilization and Hyperreactivity to Phenylephrine in Contralateral Carotid After Balloon Injury. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2010; 56:162-70. [DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0b013e3181e571cd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Relative contribution of eNOS and nNOS to endothelium-dependent vasodilation in the mouse aorta. Eur J Pharmacol 2010; 643:260-6. [PMID: 20624383 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.06.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2010] [Revised: 06/07/2010] [Accepted: 06/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In large vessels, endothelium-dependent vasodilation is mainly attributed to endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)-derived NO production. However, we have recently shown that neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS)-derived H(2)O(2) is also an endothelium-dependent relaxing factor in the mouse aorta. The relative contribution of nNOS/eNOS, H(2)O(2)/NO remains to be characterized. This work was undertaken to determine the relative contribution of NO versus H(2)O(2), and eNOS versus nNOS to endothelium-dependent vasodilation in the mouse aorta. We used carbon microsensors placed next to the lumen of the vessels to simultaneously measure NO, H(2)O(2) and vascular tone. Acetylcholine produced a concentration-dependent increase in NO and H(2)O(2) production with a good coefficient of linearity with acetylcholine-induced relaxation (R(2)=0.93 and 0.96 for NO and H(2)O(2), respectively). L-NAME, a non-selective inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase, abolished NO and H(2)O(2) production, and impaired vasodilation. Selective pharmacological inhibition of nNOS with L-Arg(NO2)-L-Dbu-NH(2) 2TFA and specific knock-down of nNOS abrogated H(2)O(2) and decreased by half acetylcholine-induced vasodilation. Catalase, which specifically decomposes H(2)O(2), did not interfere with NO, but impaired H(2)O(2) and decreased vasodilation to the same level as those obtained with nNOS inhibition or knocking down. Specific knocking down of eNOS had no effect on H(2)O(2) production but greatly reduced NO and decreased vasodilation to levels similar to those found with nNOS inhibition. In eNOS knocked-down mice, pharmacological nNOS inhibition dramatically reduced H(2)O(2) production and further reduced the residual acetylcholine-induced vasodilation. It is concluded that nNOS/eNOS and H(2)O(2)/NO both contribute in a significant way to relaxation in the mouse aorta.
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Herrera EA, Verkerk MM, Derks JB, Giussani DA. Antioxidant treatment alters peripheral vascular dysfunction induced by postnatal glucocorticoid therapy in rats. PLoS One 2010; 5:e9250. [PMID: 20174656 PMCID: PMC2822858 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2009] [Accepted: 01/18/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Postnatal glucocorticoid therapy in premature infants diminishes chronic lung disease, but it also increases the risk of hypertension in adulthood. Since glucocorticoid excess leads to overproduction of free radicals and endothelial dysfunction, this study tested the hypothesis that adverse effects on cardiovascular function of postnatal glucocorticoids are secondary to oxidative stress. Therefore, combined postnatal treatment of glucocorticoids with antioxidants may diminish unwanted effects. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Male rat pups received a course of dexamethasone (Dex), or Dex with vitamins C and E (DexCE), on postnatal days 1-6 (P1-6). Controls received vehicle (Ctrl) or vehicle with vitamins (CtrlCE). At P21, femoral vascular reactivity was determined via wire myography. Dex, but not DexCE or CtrlCE, increased mortality relative to Ctrl (81.3 versus 96.9 versus 90.6 versus 100% survival, respectively; P<0.05). Constrictor responses to phenylephrine (PE) and thromboxane were enhanced in Dex relative to Ctrl (84.7+/-4.8 versus 67.5+/-5.7 and 132.7+/-4.9 versus 107.0+/-4.9% Kmax, respectively; P<0.05); effects that were diminished in DexCE (58.3+/-7.5 and 121.1+/-4.3% Kmax, respectively; P<0.05). Endothelium-dependent dilatation was depressed in Dex relative to Ctrl (115.3+/-11.9 versus 216.9+/-18.9, AUC; P<0.05); however, this effect was not restored in DexCE (68.3+/-8.3, AUC). Relative to Ctrl, CtrlCE alone diminished PE-induced constriction (43.4+/-3.7% Kmax) and the endothelium-dependent dilatation (74.7+/-8.7 AUC; P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Treatment of newborn rats with dexamethasone has detrimental effects on survival and peripheral vasoconstrictor function. Coadministration of dexamethasone with antioxidant vitamins improves survival and partially restores vascular dysfunction. Antioxidant vitamins alone affect peripheral vascular function.
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- Emilio A. Herrera
- Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Perinatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Involvement of Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase in Regulating Brain Blood Flow. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 40:173-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s11055-009-9240-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2008] [Revised: 10/07/2008] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Jin HR, Kim WJ, Song JS, Choi MJ, Piao S, Shin SH, Tumurbaatar M, Tuvshintur B, Nam MS, Ryu JK, Suh JK. Functional and morphologic characterizations of the diabetic mouse corpus cavernosum: comparison of a multiple low-dose and a single high-dose streptozotocin protocols. J Sex Med 2009; 6:3289-304. [PMID: 19732306 DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01464.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION With the advent of genetically modified mice, it seems particularly advantageous to develop a mouse model of diabetic erectile dysfunction. AIM To establish a mouse model of type I diabetes by implementation of either multiple low-dose streptozotocin (STZ) protocol or single high-dose STZ protocol and to evaluate morphologic alterations in the cavernous tissue and subsequent derangements in penile hemodynamics in vivo. METHODS Eight-week-old C57BL/6J mice were divided into three groups: a control group, a group administered the multiple low-dose STZ protocol (50 mg/kg x 5 days), and a group administered the single high-dose STZ protocol (200 mg/kg). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES After 8 weeks, erectile function was measured by electrical stimulation of the cavernous nerve. The penis was then harvested and stained with hydroethidine (in situ analysis of superoxide anion), TUNEL, or antibodies to nitrotyrosine (marker of peroxynitrite formation), PECAM-1, smooth muscle alpha-actin, and phospho-eNOS. Penis specimens from a separate group of animals were used for phospho-eNOS and eNOS western blot or cGMP determination. RESULTS Erectile function was significantly less in diabetic groups than in control group. The generation of superoxide anion and nitrotyrosine and the number of apoptotic cells in both cavernous endothelial and smooth muscle cells were significantly higher in diabetic groups than in control group. Cavernous tissue phospho-eNOS and cGMP expression and the number of endothelial and smooth muscle cells were lower in diabetic groups than in control group. Both diabetic models resulted in similar structural and functional derangements in the corpus cavernosum; however, the mortality rate was higher in mice receiving single high-dose of STZ than in those receiving multiple low-doses. CONCLUSION The mouse model of type I diabetes is useful and technically feasible for the study of the pathophysiologic mechanisms involved in diabetic erectile dysfunction.
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- Hai-Rong Jin
- National Research Laboratory of Regenerative Sexual Medicine and Department of Urology, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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The endothelium can evoke relaxations (dilatations) of the underlying vascular smooth muscle, by releasing vasodilator substances. The best characterized endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) is nitric oxide (NO). The endothelial cells also evoke hyperpolarization of the cell membrane of vascular smooth muscle (endothelium-dependent hyperpolarizations, EDHF-mediated responses). Endothelium-dependent relaxations involve both pertussis toxin-sensitive G(i) (e.g. responses to serotonin and thrombin) and pertussis toxin-insensitive G(q) (e.g. adenosine diphosphate and bradykinin) coupling proteins. The release of NO by the endothelial cell can be up-regulated (e.g. by oestrogens, exercise and dietary factors) and down-regulated (e.g. oxidative stress, smoking and oxidized low-density lipoproteins). It is reduced in the course of vascular disease (e.g. diabetes and hypertension). Arteries covered with regenerated endothelium (e.g. following angioplasty) selectively loose the pertussis toxin-sensitive pathway for NO release which favours vasospasm, thrombosis, penetration of macrophages, cellular growth and the inflammatory reaction leading to atherosclerosis. In addition to the release of NO (and causing endothelium-dependent hyperpolarizations), endothelial cells also can evoke contraction (constriction) of the underlying vascular smooth muscle cells by releasing endothelium-derived contracting factor (EDCF). Most endothelium-dependent acute increases in contractile force are due to the formation of vasoconstrictor prostanoids (endoperoxides and prostacyclin) which activate TP receptors of the vascular smooth muscle cells. EDCF-mediated responses are exacerbated when the production of NO is impaired (e.g. by oxidative stress, ageing, spontaneous hypertension and diabetes). They contribute to the blunting of endothelium-dependent vasodilatations in aged subjects and essential hypertensive patients.
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- P M Vanhoutte
- Department of Pharmacology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Tang EH, Vanhoutte PM. Prostanoids and reactive oxygen species: Team players in endothelium-dependent contractions. Pharmacol Ther 2009; 122:140-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2009.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2009] [Accepted: 02/11/2009] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Wan LL, Xia J, Ye D, Liu J, Chen J, Wang G. Effects of Quercetin on Gene and Protein Expression of NOX and NOS after Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion in Rabbit. Cardiovasc Ther 2009; 27:28-33. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-5922.2009.00071.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Avdagić N, Cosović E, Nakas-Ićindić E, Mornjaković Z, Zaciragić A, Hadzović-Dzuvo A. Spirulina platensis protects against renal injury in rats with gentamicin-induced acute tubular necrosis. Bosn J Basic Med Sci 2009; 8:331-6. [PMID: 19125703 DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2008.2892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The present study was carried out to evaluate the renoprotective antioxidant effect of Spirulina platensis on gentamicin-induced acute tubular necrosis in rats. Albino-Wistar rats, (9male and 9 female), weighing approximately 250 g, were used for this study. Rats were randomly assigned to three equal groups. Control group received 0,9 % sodium chloride intraperitoneally for 7 days at the same volume as gentamicin group. Gentamicin group was treated intraperitoneally with gentamicin, 80 mg/kg daily for 7 days. Gentamicin+spirulina group received Spirulina platensis 1000 mg/kg orally 2 days before and 7 days concurrently with gentamicin (80 mg/kg i.p.). Nephrotoxicity was assessed by measuring plasma nitrite concentration, stabile metabolic product of nitric oxide with oxygen. Plasma nitrite concentration was determined by colorimetric method using Griess reaction. For histological analysis kidney specimens were stained with hematoxylin-eosin (HE) and periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) stain. Plasma nitrite concentration and the level of kidney damage were significantly higher in gentamicin group in comparison both to the control and gentamicin+spirulina group. Spirulina platensis significantly lowered the plasma nitrite level and attenuated histomorphological changes related to renal injury caused by gentamicin. Thus, the results from present study suggest that Spirulina platensis has renoprotective potential in gentamicin-induced acute tubular necrosis possibly due to its antioxidant properties.
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- Nesina Avdagić
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Does Endothelium-derived Hyperpolarizing Factor Play a Role in Endothelium-dependent Component of Electrical Field Stimulation-induced Vasorelaxation of Rat Mesenteric Arterial Rings? J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2009; 53:30-7. [DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0b013e3181953e27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Seccia TM, Rossi GP. Clinical Use and Pathogenetic Basis of Laboratory Tests for the Evaluation of Primary Arterial Hypertension. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2008; 42:393-452. [PMID: 16390680 DOI: 10.1080/10408360500295600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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This review focuses on the laboratory biochemical tests that are useful in the diagnostic approach to the hypertensive patient. A "minimal" diagnostic laboratory work-up, including a small number of tests that are simple and relatively inexpensive, is first described. Because these tests provide basic information on the presence of major cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and target organ damage, and might give some clues to the presence of a secondary form of hypertension (HT), they should be performed on all patients presenting with HT. Other tests that are aimed at assessing the overall CV risk, a major determinant of prognosis that dictates the therapeutic strategy in the individual HT patient, are then discussed. They allow identification of major CV risk factors and associated clinical conditions which, if present, lead to a substantial change of therapeutic strategy. The role of C-reactive protein as a marker of atherosclerosis and its predictive value for CV events are also discussed. Finally, a section is devoted to tests that are currently confined to research purposes, such as markers of endothelial function including endothelin-1, homocysteine and genetic analysis.
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- Teresa M Seccia
- Department of Clinical Methodology and Medical-Surgical Technologies, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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