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Moura KF, Silva DGD, Vidigal CB, Silva GSSE, Pinto IC, Simão ANC, Marques BVD, Andrade FGD, Casagrande R, Gerardin DCC, Akamine EH, Franco MDCP, Ceravolo GS. Vascular dysfunction programmed in male rats by topiramate during peripubertal period. Life Sci 2024; 343:122488. [PMID: 38428573 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2024.122488] [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: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
Abstract
AIM The present study evaluated whether topiramate (TPM) treatment during the peripubertal period affects vascular parameters of male rats and whether oxidative stress plays a role in these changes. MAIN METHODS Rats were treated with TPM (41 mg/kg/day, gavage) or vehicle (CTR group) from the postnatal day (PND) 28 to 50. At PND 51 and 120 the rats were evaluated for: thoracic aorta reactivity to phenylephrine, in the presence (Endo+) or absence of endothelium (Endo-), to acetylcholine and to sodium nitroprusside (SNP), aortic thickness and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) expression. In serum were analyzed: the antioxidant capacity by ferric reducing antioxidant power assay; endogenous antioxidant reduced glutathione, and superoxide anion. Results were expressed as mean ± s.e.m., differences when p < 0.05. STATISTICS Two-way ANOVA (and Tukey's) or Student t-test. KEY FINDINGS At PND 51, the contraction induced by phenylephrine in Endo+ ring was higher in TPM when compared to CTR. At PND 120, the aortic sensitivity to acetylcholine in TPM rats was reduced in comparison with CTR. The aortic eNOs expression and the aortic thickness were similar between the groups. At PND 51 and 120, TPM group presented a decrease in antioxidants when compared to CTR groups and at PND 120, in TPM group the superoxide anion was increased. SIGNIFICANCE Taken together, the treatment of rats with TPM during peripubertal period promoted permanent impairment of endothelial function probably mediated by oxidative stress.
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- Kawane F Moura
- Graduation Program in Physiological Sciences, Department of Physiological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Brazil
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- Graduation Program in Physiological Sciences, Department of Physiological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Brazil
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- Graduation Program in Physiological Sciences, Department of Physiological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Brazil
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- Graduation Program in Physiological Sciences, Department of Physiological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Brazil; Department of Histology, State University of Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Graduation Program in Physiological Sciences, Department of Physiological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Brazil; Department of Histology, State University of Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Londrina State University, Brazil
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- Graduation Program in Physiological Sciences, Department of Physiological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Graduation Program in Physiological Sciences, Department of Physiological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Brazil.
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Souza ACD, Silva DGD, Jezuíno JDS, Ferreira ARO, Ribeiro MVG, Vidigal CB, Moura KF, Erthal RP, Mathias PCDF, Fernandes GSA, Palma-Rigo K, Ceravolo GS. Protein restriction during peripubertal period impairs endothelial aortic function in adult male Wistar rats. J Dev Orig Health Dis 2023; 14:451-458. [PMID: 37198976 DOI: 10.1017/s2040174423000119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Protein restriction during early phases of body development, such as intrauterine life can favor the development of vascular disorders. However, it is not known if peripubertal protein restriction can favor vascular dysfunction in adulthood. The present study aimed to evaluated whether a protein restriction diet during peripubertal period favors endothelial dysfunction in adulthood. Male Wistar rats from postnatal day (PND) 30 until 60 received a diet with either 23% protein (CTR group) or with 4% protein (LP group). At PND 120, the thoracic aorta reactivity to phenylephrine, acetylcholine, and sodium nitroprusside was evaluated in the presence or absence of: endothelium, indomethacin, apocynin and tempol. The maximum response (Rmax) and pD2 (-log of the concentration of the drug that causes 50% of the Rmax) were calculated. The lipid peroxidation and catalase activity were also evaluated in the aorta. The data were analyzed by ANOVA (one or two-ways and Tukey's) or independent t-test; the results were expressed as mean ± S.E.M., p < 0.05. The Rmax to phenylephrine in aortic rings with endothelium were increased in LP rats when compared with the Rmax in CTR rats. Apocynin and tempol reduced Rmax to phenylephrine in LP aortic rings but not in CTR. The aortic response to the vasodilators was similar between the groups. Aortic catalase activity was lower and lipid peroxidation was greater in LP compared to CTR rats. Therefore, protein restriction during the peripubertal period causes endothelial dysfunction in adulthood through a mechanism related to oxidative stress.
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- Amanda Cristina de Souza
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center of Biological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Graduation Program of Physiological Sciences, Department of Physiological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center of Biological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Center of Biological Sciences, State University of Maringa, Maringa, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Center of Biological Sciences, State University of Maringa, Maringa, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center of Biological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Graduation Program of Physiological Sciences, Department of Physiological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of General Biology, Center of Biological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Graduation Program of Physiological Sciences, Department of Physiological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
- Department of General Biology, Center of Biological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Center of Biological Sciences, State University of Maringa, Maringa, Brazil
- Adventist College of Parana, Ivatuba, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Center of Biological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
- Graduation Program of Physiological Sciences, Department of Physiological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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Wu T, Zhou K, Hua Y, Zhang W, Li Y. The molecular mechanisms in prenatal drug exposure-induced fetal programmed adult cardiovascular disease. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1164487. [PMID: 37153765 PMCID: PMC10157035 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1164487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023] Open
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The "developmental origins of health and disease" (DOHaD) hypothesis posits that early-life environmental exposures have a lasting impact on individual's health and permanently shape growth, structure, and metabolism. This reprogramming, which results from fetal stress, is believed to contribute to the development of adulthood cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure, and increased susceptibility to ischemic injuries. Recent studies have shown that prenatal exposure to drugs, such as glucocorticoids, antibiotics, antidepressants, antiepileptics, and other toxins, increases the risk of adult-onset cardiovascular diseases. In addition, observational and animal experimental studies have demonstrated the association between prenatal drug exposure and the programming of cardiovascular disease in the offspring. The molecular mechanisms underlying these effects are still being explored but are thought to involve metabolism dysregulation. This review summarizes the current evidence on the relationship between prenatal drug exposure and the risk of adult cardiovascular disorders. Additionally, we present the latest insights into the molecular mechanisms that lead to programmed cardiovascular phenotypes after prenatal drug exposure.
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- Ting Wu
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Ultrasonic Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Ultrasonic Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Ultrasonic Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Ultrasonic Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Wen Zhang, ; Yifei Li,
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- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Wen Zhang, ; Yifei Li,
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Topiramate treatment in Wistar rats during childhood induces sex-specific vascular dysfunction in adulthood. Life Sci 2022; 288:120189. [PMID: 34863798 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.120189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The present study determined whether treatment during childhood with topiramate (TPM), a new generation antiepileptic drug, results in altered aortic reactivity in adult male and female rats. We also sought to understand the role of endothelium-derived contractile factors in TPM-induced vascular dysfunction. Male and female Wistar rats were treated with TPM (41 mg/kg/day) or water (TPM vehicle) by gavage during childhood (postnatal day, 16-28). In adulthood, thoracic aorta reactivity to phenylephrine (phenyl), as well as aortic thickness and expression of cyclooxygenases (COX-1 and COX-2), NOX2, and p47phox were evaluated. The aortic response to phenyl was increased in male and female rats from the TPM group when compared with the control group. In TPM male rats, the hyperreactivity to phenyl was abrogated by the inhibition of NADPH oxidase and COX-2, while in female rats, responses were restored only by inhibition of COX-2. In addition, TPM male rats presented aortic hypertrophy and increased expression of NOX-2 and p47phox, while TPM female rats showed increased COX-2 aortic expression. Taken together, for the first-time, the present study provides evidence that treatment with TPM during childhood causes vascular dysfunction in adulthood, and that the mechanism underlying the vascular effects of TPM is sex-specific.
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Zullino S, Simoncini T. Impact of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy and lactation: a focus on short and long-term vascular effects. Vascul Pharmacol 2018; 108:74-76. [PMID: 29803894 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2018.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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SSRIs are the first choice for the treatment of mood disorders during pregnancy and lactation. Despite the known side effects, the benefits/risks balance suggests their use. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) are the main vascular effects of these drugs, with mechanisms that involves endothelial dysfunction in feto-placental system. These data are supported by animal models, even if
preliminary findings are not yet adequately supported by molecular and clinical data.
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- S Zullino
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pisa, Italy
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