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Awata WM, Gonzaga NA, Borges VF, Silva CB, Tanus-Santos JE, Cunha FQ, Tirapelli CR. Perivascular adipose tissue contributes to lethal sepsis-induced vasoplegia in rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2019; 863:172706. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2019.172706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Liu T, Zhang M, Mukosera GT, Borchardt D, Li Q, Tipple TE, Ishtiaq Ahmed AS, Power GG, Blood AB. L-NAME releases nitric oxide and potentiates subsequent nitroglycerin-mediated vasodilation. Redox Biol 2019; 26:101238. [PMID: 31200239 PMCID: PMC6565607 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2019.101238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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L-NG-Nitro arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) has been widely applied for several decades in both basic and clinical research as an antagonist of nitric oxide synthase (NOS). Herein, we show that L-NAME slowly releases NO from its guanidino nitro group. Daily pretreatment of rats with L-NAME potentiated mesenteric vasodilation induced by nitrodilators such as nitroglycerin, but not by NO. Release of NO also occurred with the NOS-inactive enantiomer D-NAME, but not with L-arginine or another NOS inhibitor L-NMMA, consistent with the presence or absence of a nitro group in their structure and their nitrodilator-potentiating effects. Metabolic conversion of the nitro group to NO-related breakdown products was confirmed using isotopically-labeled L-NAME. Consistent with Fenton chemistry, transition metals and reactive oxygen species accelerated the release of NO from L-NAME. Both NO production from L-NAME and its nitrodilator-potentiating effects were augmented under inflammation. NO release by L-NAME can confound its intended NOS-inhibiting effects, possibly by contributing to a putative intracellular NO store in the vasculature. NOS-inhibitor L-NAME is also a precursor of NO. ROS releases NO from the nitro group of L-NAME via Fenton Chemistry. L-NAME potentates nitrodilator-mediated vasodilation. Nitroglycerin may cause vasodilation via activation of an intracellular NO store.
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- Taiming Liu
- Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Neonatal Redox Biology Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Neonatal Redox Biology Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Lawrence D. Longo Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA; Lawrence D. Longo Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA.
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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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Gonzaga NA, Awata WMC, do Vale GT, Marchi KC, Muniz JJ, Tanus-Santos JE, Tirapelli CR. Perivascular adipose tissue protects against the vascular dysfunction induced by acute ethanol intake: Role of hydrogen peroxide. Vascul Pharmacol 2018; 111:44-53. [PMID: 30157459 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2018.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Revised: 07/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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AIM We investigated the consequences of acute ethanol intake on the anti-contractile effect of perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT). METHODS The effects of a single dose of ethanol (1 g/kg; p.o. gavage) on the vascular function were assessed within 30 min in male Wistar rats. RESULTS Ethanol decreased the relaxation induced by acetylcholine and increased the contraction induced by phenylephrine in endothelium-intact, but not in endothelium-denuded aortas without PVAT. The vascular dysfunction induced by ethanol was not observed in aortic rings with PVAT. Nω-Nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), NG-nitro-l-arginine (L-NNA) and 1H-(1,2,4)oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ), but not tiron or tempol, increased the contraction induced by phenylephrine in endothelium-intact aortas with PVAT from control and ethanol-treated rats. Catalase increased phenylephrine-induced contraction in aortas with PVAT from ethanol-treated rats, but not from control rats. Conversely, inhibition of catalase with aminotriazole decreased phenylephrine-induced contraction in aortas from ethanol-treated rats. Treatment with ethanol increased hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels and decreased catalase activity in aortas with PVAT. Ethanol increased superoxide anion (O2-) generation in aortas with or without PVAT. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity was not affected by ethanol intake. In situ quantification of H2O2 using 2'7'dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) revealed increased levels of H2O2 in periaortic PVAT from ethanol-treated rats. However, in situ evaluation of nitric oxide (NO) in both aorta and PVAT showed no differences between groups. CONCLUSIONS Our study provides novel evidence that the periaortic PVAT protects against the vascular dysfunction induced by acute ethanol intake through a mechanism that involves increased generation of H2O2.
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- Natália A Gonzaga
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil; Laboratório de Farmacologia, DEPCH, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil; Laboratório de Farmacologia, DEPCH, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil; Laboratório de Farmacologia, DEPCH, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil; Laboratório de Farmacologia, DEPCH, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia, DEPCH, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia, DEPCH, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Leite LN, Gonzaga NA, Simplicio JA, do Vale GT, Carballido JM, Alves-Filho JC, Tirapelli CR. Pharmacological characterization of the mechanisms underlying the vascular effects of succinate. Eur J Pharmacol 2016; 789:334-343. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.07.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Literáti-Nagy B, Tory K, Peitl B, Bajza Á, Korányi L, Literáti-Nagy Z, Hooper PL, Vígh L, Szilvássy Z. Improvement of insulin sensitivity by a novel drug candidate, BGP-15, in different animal studies. Metab Syndr Relat Disord 2014; 12:125-31. [PMID: 24386957 DOI: 10.1089/met.2013.0098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Insulin resistance has been recognized as the most significant predictor of further development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Here we investigated the effect of a heat shock protein (HSP) co-inducer, BGP-15, on insulin sensitivity in different insulin-resistant animal models and compared its effect with insulin secretagogues and insulin sensitizers. METHODS Insulin sensitivity was assessed by the hyperinsulinemic euglycemic glucose clamp technique in normal and cholesterol-fed rabbits and in healthy Wistar and Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats in dose-ranging studies. We also examined the effect of BGP-15 on streptozotocin-induced changes in the vasorelaxation of the aorta in Sprague-Dawley rats. RESULTS BGP-15 doses of 10 and 30 mg/kg increased insulin sensitivity by 50% and 70%, respectively, in cholesterol-fed but not in normal rabbits. After 5 days of treatment with BGP-15, the glucose infusion rate was increased in a dose-dependent manner in genetically insulin-resistant GK rats. The most effective dose was 20 mg/kg, which showed a 71% increase in insulin sensitivity compared to control group. Administration of BGP-15 protected against streptozotocin-induced changes in vasorelaxation, which was similar to the effect of rosiglitazone. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that the insulin-sensitizing effect of BGP-15 is comparable to conventional insulin sensitizers. This might be of clinical utility in the treatment of T2DM.
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Astrocyte-induced cortical vasodilation is mediated by D-serine and endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:3149-54. [PMID: 23386721 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1215929110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Astrocytes play a critical role in neurovascular coupling by providing a physical linkage from synapses to arterioles and releasing vaso-active gliotransmitters. We identified a gliotransmitter pathway by which astrocytes influence arteriole lumen diameter. Astrocytes synthesize and release NMDA receptor coagonist, D-serine, in response to neurotransmitter input. Mouse cortical slice astrocyte activation by metabotropic glutamate receptors or photolysis of caged Ca(2+) produced dilation of penetrating arterioles in a manner attenuated by scavenging D-serine with D-amino acid oxidase, deleting the enzyme responsible for D-serine synthesis (serine racemase) or blocking NMDA receptor glycine coagonist sites with 5,7-dichlorokynurenic acid. We also found that dilatory responses were dramatically reduced by inhibition or elimination of endothelial nitric oxide synthase and that the vasodilatory effect of endothelial nitric oxide synthase is likely mediated by suppressing levels of the vasoconstrictor arachidonic acid metabolite, 20-hydroxy arachidonic acid. Our results provide evidence that D-serine coactivation of NMDA receptors and endothelial nitric oxide synthase is involved in astrocyte-mediated neurovascular coupling.
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Coactivation of NMDA receptors by glutamate and D-serine induces dilation of isolated middle cerebral arteries. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2012; 32:537-47. [PMID: 22068228 PMCID: PMC3293118 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2011.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are glutamate-gated cation channels that mediate excitatory neurotransmission in the central nervous system. In addition to glutamate, NMDA receptors are also activated by coagonist binding of the gliotransmitter, D-serine. Neuronal NMDA receptors mediate activity-dependent blood flow regulation in the brain. Our objective was to determine whether NMDA receptors expressed by brain endothelial cells can induce vasodilation of isolated brain arteries. Adult mouse middle cerebral arteries (MCAs) were isolated, pressurized, and preconstricted with norepinephrine. N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor agonists, glutamate and NMDA, significantly dilated MCAs in a concentration-dependent manner in the presence of D-serine but not alone. Dilation was significantly inhibited by NMDA receptor antagonists, D-2-amino-5-phosphonopentanoate and 5,7-dichlorokynurenic acid, indicating a response dependent on NMDA receptor glutamate and D-serine binding sites, respectively. Vasodilation was inhibited by denuding the endothelium and by selective inhibition or genetic knockout of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). We also found evidence for expression of the pan-NMDA receptor subunit, NR1, in mouse primary brain endothelial cells, and for the NMDA receptor subunit NR2C in cortical arteries in situ. Overall, we conclude that NMDA receptor coactivation by glutamate and D-serine increases lumen diameter in pressurized MCA in an endothelial and eNOS-dependent mechanism.
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Tirapelli CR, Fukada SY, Yogi A, Chignalia AZ, Tostes RC, Bonaventura D, Lanchote VL, Cunha FQ, de Oliveira AM. Gender-specific vascular effects elicited by chronic ethanol consumption in rats: a role for inducible nitric oxide synthase. Br J Pharmacol 2007; 153:468-79. [PMID: 18037914 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0707589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Epidemiological data suggest that the risk of ethanol-associated cardiovascular disease is greater in men than in women. This study investigates the mechanisms underlying gender-specific vascular effects elicited by chronic ethanol consumption in rats. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Vascular reactivity experiments using standard muscle bath procedures were performed on isolated thoracic aortae from rats. mRNA and protein for inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and for endothelial NOS (eNOS) was assessed by RT-PCR or western blotting, respectively. KEY RESULTS In male rats, chronic ethanol consumption enhanced phenylephrine-induced contraction in both endothelium-intact and denuded aortic rings. However, in female rats, chronic ethanol consumption enhanced phenylephrine-induced contraction only in endothelium denuded aortic rings. After pre-incubation of endothelium-intact rings with L-NAME, both male and female ethanol-treated rats showed larger phenylephrine-induced contractions in aortic rings, compared to the control group. Acetylcholine-induced relaxation was not affected by ethanol consumption. The effects of ethanol on responses to phenylephrine were similar in ovariectomized (OVX) and intact (non-OVX) female rats. In the presence of aminoguanidine, but not 7-nitroindazole, the contractions to phenylephrine in rings from ethanol-treated female rats were greater than that found in control tissues in the presence of the inhibitors. mRNA levels for eNOS and iNOS were not altered by ethanol consumption. Ethanol intake reduced eNOS protein levels and increased iNOS protein levels in aorta from female rats. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Gender differences in the vascular effects elicited by chronic ethanol consumption were not related to ovarian hormones but seemed to involve the upregulation of iNOS.
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- C R Tirapelli
- Department of Psychiatry Nursing and Human Sciences, College of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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Yamawaki H, Lehoux S, Berk BC. Chronic physiological shear stress inhibits tumor necrosis factor-induced proinflammatory responses in rabbit aorta perfused ex vivo. Circulation 2003; 108:1619-25. [PMID: 12963644 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000089373.49941.c4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Regions in the vasculature exposed to steady laminar flow have a lower likelihood for atherosclerosis than regions exposed to disturbed flow with low shear stress. We previously found that laminar flow of short duration inhibited tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha-mediated proinflammatory signaling in cultured endothelial cells (ECs). However, mechanisms responsible for the atheroprotective effects of physiological shear stress remain undefined. Therefore, we examined the effects of chronic shear stress on TNF-alpha-induced inflammatory responses using an ex vivo perfusion organ culture system. METHODS AND RESULTS Rabbit aortas were exposed to low or normal shear stress (0.4 or 12 dyne/cm2) at a constant pressure for 24 to 26 hours. EC and vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proteins were selectively purified. After exposure to low shear stress, TNF-alpha (50 ng/mL, 6 hours) specifically stimulated vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1 expression in ECs but not VSMCs. TNF-alpha-stimulated VCAM expression was inhibited significantly by preexposure to normal shear stress. Normal shear stress inhibited TNF (15 minutes) activation of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases (c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase [JNK], p38, extracellular signal-regulated kinase [ERK]) in ECs. Specific pharmacological inhibitors of JNK and p38 but not ERK significantly inhibited TNF-induced VCAM expression. Normal shear stress prevented the association of TNF receptor (TNFR)-1 with TNFR-associated factor (TRAF)-2. There was no effect of low or normal shear stress on TNF-alpha-induced nuclear factor-kappaB activation. A nitric oxide synthesis inhibitor, NG-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester, did not reverse the inhibitory effects of shear stress on VCAM expression. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that physiological shear stress is antiinflammatory by specifically inhibiting MAP kinase signaling and inhibiting TRAF-2 interaction with TNFR-1.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, CD/metabolism
- Aorta/cytology
- Aorta/enzymology
- Aorta/metabolism
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/enzymology
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Inflammation/chemically induced
- Inflammation/enzymology
- Inflammation/metabolism
- JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/physiology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/chemistry
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Nitric Oxide/physiology
- Organ Culture Techniques
- Proteins/isolation & purification
- Proteins/metabolism
- Rabbits
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/metabolism
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I
- Stress, Mechanical
- TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/antagonists & inhibitors
- Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/metabolism
- p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
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- Hideyuki Yamawaki
- Center for Cardiovascular Research, Box 679, 601 Elmwood Ave, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Ralevic V. Endothelial nitric oxide modulates perivascular sensory neurotransmission in the rat isolated mesenteric arterial bed. Br J Pharmacol 2002; 137:19-28. [PMID: 12183327 PMCID: PMC1573465 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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1. A possible role of nitric oxide (NO) as a modulator of capsaicin-sensitive sensory neurotransmission in blood vessels was investigated in the rat isolated mesenteric arterial bed. 2. Electrical field stimulation (EFS) of methoxamine-preconstricted mesenteric beds elicited frequency-dependent vasorelaxation mediated by capsaicin-sensitive sensory nerves. N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, 10 and 300 microM) and 7-nitroindazole (7-NI, 100 microM), inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), augmented sensory neurogenic vasorelaxation. D-NAME (300 microM), 6-aminoindazole (100 microM) and N(omega)-propyl-L-arginine (50 nM), a selective inhibitor of neuronal NOS, were without effect. The effect of 10 microM L-NAME was reversed by L-arginine (1 mM), the substrate for NOS. 3. L-NAME (300 microM) and 7-NI (100 microM) had no significant effect on vasorelaxations to calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), the principal motor neurotransmitter of capsaicin-sensitive sensory nerves in rat mesenteric arteries, or to capsaicin, indicating a prejunctional action. The inhibitors of NOS had no effect on vasorelaxation to forskolin, but augmented vasorelaxation to sodium nitroprusside (SNP). 4. Removal of the endothelium augmented sensory neurogenic vasorelaxation, but did not affect vasorelaxation to CGRP, indicating a prejunctional action of endothelial NO. 5. In the absence of endothelium, L-NAME (300 microM) inhibited, and 7-NI (100 microM) caused no further augmentation of sensory neurotransmission. 6. SNP (100 nM), a nitric oxide donor, attenuated sensory neurogenic relaxations to EFS. 7. In rat isolated thoracic aortic rings, L-NAME (100 microM) and 7-NI (100 microM) attenuated concentration-dependent relaxations to acetylcholine. 8. These data show that NO modulates sensory neurotransmission evoked by EFS of the rat isolated mesenteric arterial bed, and that when NO synthesis is blocked sensory neurogenic relaxation is augmented. The source of NO is the vascular endothelium.
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- Vera Ralevic
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH.
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Shah MK, Bivalacqua TJ, Champion HC, Kadowitz PJ. Vasodilator responses to ATP and UTP are cAMP dependent in the mesenteric vascular bed of the cat. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther 2001; 6:287-95. [PMID: 11584335 DOI: 10.1177/107424840100600309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study was designed to examine the responses to and the mechanism by which purinergic agonists decrease vascular resistance in the mesenteric vascular bed of the cat. METHODS AND RESULTS Injections of ATP, UTP, and 2-MethylThioATP (2-MetSATP) into the mesenteric perfusion circuit elicited dose-dependent decreases in perfusion pressure while injections of beta,gamma-MethylATP (beta,gamma-MetATP) produced a biphasic response with an initial vasopressor response followed by a vasodilator response. The order of potency of the vasodilator response was 2-MetSATP > ATP > UTP > beta,gamma-MetATP. The vasodilator responses to ATP, UTP, 2-MetSATP, and beta,gamma-MetATP were increased in duration by the cAMP phosphodiesterase inhibitor, rolipram. However, vasodilator responses were not altered by the adminstration of a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, a cGMP phosphodiesterase inhibitor, or a cyclooxygenase inhibitor. Treatment with PPADS, a P2X(1), P2Y(1), and P2Y(4) receptor antagonist, did not alter vasodilator responses to the purinergic agonists; however, the vasopressor component of the response to beta,gamma-MetATP was decreased. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that ATP, UTP, 2-MetSATP, and beta,gamma-MetATP dilate the mesentary vascular bed in the cat by a cAMP dependent mechanism, and that nitric oxide or prostaglandin release, cGMP accumulation, or activation of P2X(1), P2Y(1), or P2Y(4) receptors play little or no role in mediating vasodilator responses to the purinergic agonists in this regional vascular bed. In addition, these results suggest that the pressor component of the response to beta,gamma-MetATP is mediated by the activation of P2X(1) receptors.
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- M K Shah
- Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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Gao F, Christopher TA, Lopez BL, Friedman E, Cai G, Ma XL. Mechanism of decreased adenosine protection in reperfusion injury of aging rats. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2000; 279:H329-38. [PMID: 10899073 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.279.1.h329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether the protective effects of adenosine on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury are altered with age, and if so, to clarify the mechanisms that underlie this change related to nitric oxide (NO) derived from the vascular endothelium. Isolated perfused rat hearts were exposed to 30 min of ischemia and 60 min of reperfusion. In the adult hearts, administration of adenosine (5 micromol/l) stimulated NO release (1. 06 +/- 0.19 nmol. min(-1). g(-1), P < 0.01 vs. vehicle), increased coronary flow, improved cardiac functional recovery (left ventricular developed pressure 79 +/- 3.8 vs. 57 +/- 3.1 mmHg in vehicle, P < 0.001; maximal rate of left ventricular pressure development 2,385 +/- 103 vs. 1,780 +/- 96 in vehicle, P < 0.001), and reduced myocardial creatine kinase loss (95 +/- 3.9 vs. 159 +/- 4.6 U/100 mg protein, P < 0.01). In aged hearts, adenosine-stimulated NO release was markedly reduced (+0.42 +/- 0.12 nmol. min(-1). g(-1) vs. vehicle), and the cardioprotective effects of adenosine were also attenuated. Inhibition of NO production in the adult hearts significantly decreased the cardioprotective effects of adenosine, whereas supplementation of NO in the aged hearts significantly enhanced the cardioprotective effects of adenosine. The results show that the protective effects of adenosine on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury are markedly diminished in aged animals, and that the loss in NO release in response to adenosine may be at least partially responsible for this age-related alteration.
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- F Gao
- Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia 19107, Pennsylvania, USA
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Modulation of Nucleotide Triphosphate Diphosphohydrolase-1 (NTPDase-1)/cd39 in Xenograft Rejection. Mol Med 1999. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03402098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Hansen K, Nedergaard OA. Methodologic aspects of acetylcholine-evoked relaxation of rabbit aorta. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 1999; 41:153-9. [PMID: 10691020 DOI: 10.1016/s1056-8719(99)00035-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The acetylcholine-evoked relaxation of rabbit isolated thoracic aorta precontracted by phenylephrine was studied. Phenylephrine caused a steady contraction that was maintained for 6 h. In the presence of calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) and ascorbic acid the contraction decreased with time. N(G)-Nitro-L-arginine abolished the inhibitory effect of EDTA and ascorbic acid. Acetylcholine evoked a rapid concentration-dependent relaxation that recovered spontaneously and slowly, but fully, with time. Relaxation evoked by equieffective concentrations of carbachol and acetylcholine had the same time course. Cumulative addition of acetylcholine (10(-7)-3 x 10(-5) M) caused a marked relaxation that was reverted slightly at high concentrations. The relaxation was the same with rings derived from the upper, middle, and lower part of the thoracic aorta. Two consecutive concentration-response curves for acetylcholine obtained at a 2-h interval demonstrated a slight development of tachyphylaxis. The relaxation was inversely related to precontractile tension evoked by phenylephrine when expressed as a percentage, but independent when expressed as g tension. Storage of aorta in cold salt solution for 24 h did not alter the relaxation. EDTA and ascorbic acid did not alter the relaxation. It is concluded that (1) EDTA and ascorbic acid can not be used with impunity to stabilize catecholamines used as preconstriction agents; (2) the reversal of the acetylcholine-evoked relaxation is not due to hydrolysis of acetylcholine; (3) the relaxation is uniform in all segments of thoracic aorta; (4) cold storage of aorta does not alter the relaxation; and (5) acetylcholine releases the same amount of relaxing factor, irrespective of the precontractile tension.
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- K Hansen
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Odense University, Denmark
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Martinez-Lemus LA, Hester RK, Becker EJ, Jeffrey JS, Odom TW. Pulmonary artery endothelium-dependent vasodilation is impaired in a chicken model of pulmonary hypertension. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1999; 277:R190-7. [PMID: 10409273 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.277.1.r190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Among chicken strains, broilers are prone to pulmonary hypertension, whereas Leghorns are not. Relaxations to endothelium-dependent (ACh, A23187) and endothelium-independent [sodium nitroprusside (SNP), papaverine (PPV)] vasodilators were compared in preconstricted pulmonary artery (PA) rings from these chicken strains. ACh (10(-7), 10(-6), and 10(-5) M)- and A23187 (10(-6) and 10(-5.5) M)-induced relaxations were smaller (P < 0.05) in broilers than Leghorns. N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (10(-3.5) M) caused similar reductions in ACh-induced relaxations in both strains. L-Arginine (10(-4) M) enhanced ACh-induced relaxations more in broilers than Leghorns. Relaxations to 10(-10)-10(-6) M SNP did not differ between strains, but were greater (P < 0.05) in broilers than Leghorns at higher concentrations (10(-5) and 10(-4) M). PPV (10(-4) M)- and SNP (10(-4) M)-induced maximal relaxations were greater in broilers than in Leghorns (176.2 +/- 14.7 vs. 120.9 +/- 14.7% and 201.3 +/- 7.8 vs. 171.2 +/- 10.7%, respectively, P < 0.05). Broiler PA rings appear to have increased intrinsic tone and reduced endothelium-derived nitric oxide activity, both of which may contribute to the susceptibility of broiler chickens to pulmonary hypertension.
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Affiliation(s)
- L A Martinez-Lemus
- Department of Poultry Science, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and Colleges of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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