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Levay MK, Throm L, Bahrami N, Wieland T. The Muscarinic Acetylcholine M 2 Receptor-Induced Nitration of p190A by eNOS Increases RhoA Activity in Cardiac Myocytes. Cells 2023; 12:2432. [PMID: 37887276 PMCID: PMC10605742 DOI: 10.3390/cells12202432] [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: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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p190RhoGAP, which exists in two paralogs, p190RhoGAP-A (p190A) and p190RhoGAP-B (p190B), is a GTPase activating protein (GAP) contributing to the regulation of the cellular activity of RhoGTPases. Recent data showed that M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (M2R) stimulation in neonatal rat cardiac myocytes (NRCM) induces the binding of p190RhoGAP to the long isoform of the regulator of G protein signaling 3 (RGS3L). This complex formation alters the substrate preference of p190RhoGAP from RhoA to Rac1. By analyzing carbachol-stimulated GAP activity, we show herein that p190A, but not p190B, alters its substrate preference in NRCM. Based on data that the RhoGAP activity of p190A in endothelial cells is diminished upon nitration by endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)-derived peroxynitrite, we studied whether carbachol-induced NO/peroxynitrite formation contributes to the carbachol-induced RhoA activation in NRCM. Interestingly, the carbachol-induced RhoA activation in NRCM was suppressed by the eNOS-preferring inhibitor L-NIO as well as the non-selective NOS inhibitor L-NAME. Using L-NIO, we firstly verified the carbachol-induced NO production concurrent with eNOS activation and, secondly, the carbachol-induced nitration of p190A in NRCM. By co-immunoprecipitation, the carbachol-induced complex formation of eNOS, p190A, RGS3L and caveolin-3 was detected. We thus conclude that the NO production by M2R-induced eNOS activation in caveolae in NRCM is required for the nitration of p190A, leading to the binding to RGS3L and the change in substrate preference from RhoA to Rac1. In line with this interpretation, the disruption of caveolae in NRCM by methyl-β-cyclodextrin suppressed carbachol-induced RhoA activation in NRCM to a similar extent as the inhibition of NO production.
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- Magdolna K. Levay
- Experimental Pharmacology Mannheim (EPM), European Center for Angioscience (ECAS), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (M.K.L.); (L.T.); (N.B.)
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
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- Experimental Pharmacology Mannheim (EPM), European Center for Angioscience (ECAS), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (M.K.L.); (L.T.); (N.B.)
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- Experimental Pharmacology Mannheim (EPM), European Center for Angioscience (ECAS), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (M.K.L.); (L.T.); (N.B.)
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
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- Experimental Pharmacology Mannheim (EPM), European Center for Angioscience (ECAS), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (M.K.L.); (L.T.); (N.B.)
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
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Goshovska YV, Fedichkina RA, Korkach YP, Sagach VF. Stimulation of mitochondrial hydrogen sulfide and glutathione production improves the Frank-Starling response of the rat heart via a nitric oxide-dependent pathway. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2022; 100:53-60. [PMID: 34428378 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2021-0363] [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] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The Frank-Starling response of the heart is known to be mediated by nitric oxide (NO) signaling, which is regulated by reduced glutathione (GSH) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S). We hypothesized that stimulation of endogenous H2S or GSH synthesis would improve the Frank-Starling response. Wistar male rats were injected with propargylglycine (PAG; 11.3 mg/kg, 40 min, n = 12), an inhibitor of H2S-producing enzyme (cystationine-γ-lyase), and l-cysteine (121 mg/kg, 30 min, n = 20), a precursor of H2S and GSH. Pretreatment with PAG or l-cysteine separately slightly improved the pressure-volume (P-V) dependence of the isolated rat heart, but the combination of PAG and l-cysteine (n = 12) improved heart contractile activity. H2S content, Ca2+-dependent NOS activity (cNOS) activity, nitrate reductase activity, and nitrite content increased by 2, 3.83, 2.5, and 1.3 times in cardiac mitochondria, and GSH and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) levels increased by 2.24 and 1.86 times in the heart homogenates of the PAG + l-cysteine group compared with the control (all P < 0.05). Inhibition of glutathione with DL-buthionine-sulfoximine (BSO; 22.2 mg/kg, 40 min, n = 6) drastically decreased Frank-Starling response of the heart and prevented PAG + l-cysteine-induced increase of GSH and GSSG levels (BSO + PAG + l-cysteine, n = 9). Inhibition of NOS, N-nitro-l-arginine-methylester hydrochloride (l-NAME; 40 min, 27 mg/kg) abolished positive inotropy induced by PAG+l-cysteine pretreatment (l-NAME + PAG + l-cysteine, n = 7). Thus, PAG + l-cysteine administration improves the Frank-Starling response by upregulating mitochondrial H2S, glutathione, and NO synthesis, which may be a promising approach in the treatment of myocardial dysfunction.
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- Yulia V Goshovska
- Department of Blood Circulation, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Department of Blood Circulation, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Blood Circulation, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Department of Blood Circulation, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Blood Circulation, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Department of Blood Circulation, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Blood Circulation, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Department of Blood Circulation, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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Bunaim MK, Kamisah Y, Mohd Mustazil MN, Fadhlullah Zuhair JS, Juliana AH, Muhammad N. Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Prevents Hypertension and Protects the Heart in Chronic Nitric Oxide Deficiency Rat Model. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:742562. [PMID: 34925007 PMCID: PMC8678489 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.742562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is the number one cause of global mortality. The potential use of natural products to alleviate high blood pressure has been demonstrated to exert a cardioprotective effect. Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. belongs to the plant family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). It contains a high amount of triterpenoid and flavonoid that have antioxidant properties and are involved in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system which is an important hormonal system for blood pressure regulation. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of C. asiatica ethanolic extract on blood pressure and heart in a hypertensive rat model, which was induced using oral N(G)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME). Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into five groups and were given different treatments for 8 weeks. Group 1 only received deionized water. Groups 2, 4, and 5 were given l-NAME (40 mg/kg, orally). Groups 4 and 5 concurrently received C. asiatica extract (500 mg/kg, orally) and captopril (5 mg/kg, orally), respectively. Group 3 only received C. asiatica extract (500 mg/kg body weight, orally). Systolic blood pressure (SBP) was measured at weeks 0, 4, and 8, while serum nitric oxide (NO) was measured at weeks 0 and 8. At necropsy, cardiac and aortic malondialdehyde (MDA) contents, cardiac angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity, and serum level of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) were measured. Results: After 8 weeks, the administrations of C. asiatica extract and captopril showed significant (p < 0.05) effects on preventing the elevation of SBP, reducing the serum nitric oxide level, as well as increasing the cardiac and aortic MDA content, cardiac ACE activity, and serum brain natriuretic peptide level. Conclusion: C. asiatica extract can prevent the development of hypertension and cardiac damage induced by l-NAME, and these effects were comparable to captopril.
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- Mohd Khairulanwar Bunaim
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.,Department of Biomedical Sciences and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Filice M, Cerra MC, Imbrogno S. The goldfish Carassius auratus: an emerging animal model for comparative cardiac research. J Comp Physiol B 2021; 192:27-48. [PMID: 34455483 PMCID: PMC8816371 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-021-01402-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The use of unconventional model organisms is significantly increasing in different fields of research, widely contributing to advance life sciences understanding. Among fishes, the cyprinid Carassius auratus (goldfish) is largely used for studies on comparative and evolutionary endocrinology, neurobiology, adaptive and conservation physiology, as well as for translational research aimed to explore mechanisms that may be useful in an applicative biomedical context. More recently, the research possibilities offered by the goldfish are further expanded to cardiac studies. A growing literature is available to illustrate the complex networks involved in the modulation of the goldfish cardiac performance, also in relation to the influence of environmental signals. However, an overview on the existing current knowledge is not yet available. By discussing the mechanisms that in C. auratus finely regulate the cardiac function under basal conditions and under environmental challenges, this review highlights the remarkable flexibility of the goldfish heart in relation not only to the basic morpho-functional design and complex neuro-humoral traits, but also to its extraordinary biochemical-metabolic plasticity and its adaptive potential. The purpose of this review is also to emphasize the power of the heart of C. auratus as an experimental tool useful to investigate mechanisms that could be difficult to explore using more conventional animal models and complex cardiac designs.
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- Mariacristina Filice
- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy
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Zaripova RI, Yafarova GG, Andrianov VV, Gainutdinov KL, Zefirov TL. Studies of Nitric Oxide Production in Rat Tissues in Postnatal Development by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350921030234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Filice M, Mazza R, Leo S, Gattuso A, Cerra MC, Imbrogno S. The Hypoxia Tolerance of the Goldfish ( Carassius auratus) Heart: The NOS/NO System and Beyond. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:antiox9060555. [PMID: 32604810 PMCID: PMC7346152 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9060555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The extraordinary capacity of the goldfish (Carassius auratus) to increase its cardiac performance under acute hypoxia is crucial in ensuring adequate oxygen supply to tissues and organs. However, the underlying physiological mechanisms are not yet completely elucidated. By employing an ex vivo working heart preparation, we observed that the time-dependent enhancement of contractility, distinctive of the hypoxic goldfish heart, is abolished by the Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) antagonist L-NMMA, the Nitric Oxide (NO) scavenger PTIO, as well as by the PI3-kinase (PI3-K) and sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase 2a (SERCA2a) pumps’ inhibition by Wortmannin and Thapsigargin, respectively. In goldfish hearts exposed to hypoxia, an ELISA test revealed no changes in cGMP levels, while Western Blotting analysis showed an enhanced expression of the phosphorylated protein kinase B (pAkt) and of the NADPH oxidase catalytic subunit Nox2 (gp91phox). A significant decrease of protein S-nitrosylation was observed by Biotin Switch assay in hypoxic hearts. Results suggest a role for a PI3-K/Akt-mediated activation of the NOS-dependent NO production, and SERCA2a pumps in the mechanisms conferring benefits to the goldfish heart under hypoxia. They also propose protein denitrosylation, and the possibility of nitration, as parallel intracellular events.
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Wunpathe C, Maneesai P, Rattanakanokchai S, Bunbupha S, Kukongviriyapan U, Tong-un T, Pakdeechote P. Tangeretin mitigates l-NAME-induced ventricular dysfunction and remodeling through the AT1R/pERK1/2/pJNK signaling pathway in rats. Food Funct 2020; 11:1322-1333. [DOI: 10.1039/c9fo02365h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Tangeretin alleviates ventricular alterations in l-NAME hypertensive rats.
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- Chutamas Wunpathe
- Department of Physiology
- Faculty of Medicine
- Khon Kaen University
- Khon Kaen 40002
- Thailand
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- Department of Physiology
- Faculty of Medicine
- Khon Kaen University
- Khon Kaen 40002
- Thailand
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- Veterinary Teaching Hospital
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Khon Kaen University
- Khon Kaen 40002
- Thailand
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- Faculty of Medicine
- Mahasarakham University
- Mahasarakham 44150
- Thailand
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- Department of Physiology
- Faculty of Medicine
- Khon Kaen University
- Khon Kaen 40002
- Thailand
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- Department of Physiology
- Faculty of Medicine
- Khon Kaen University
- Khon Kaen 40002
- Thailand
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- Department of Physiology
- Faculty of Medicine
- Khon Kaen University
- Khon Kaen 40002
- Thailand
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Kokoz YM, Evdokimovskii EV, Maltsev AV. Upregulation of α2-adrenoceptor synthesis in SHR cardiomyocytes: Recompense without sense – Increased amounts, impaired commands. Arch Biochem Biophys 2019; 674:108109. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2019.108109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Pimenov OY, Galimova MH, Evdokimovskii EV, Averin AS, Nakipova OV, Reyes S, Alekseev AE. Myocardial α2-Adrenoceptors as Therapeutic Targets to Prevent Cardiac Hypertrophy and Heart Failure. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s000635091905021x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Alekseev AE, Park S, Pimenov OY, Reyes S, Terzic A. Sarcolemmal α2-adrenoceptors in feedback control of myocardial response to sympathetic challenge. Pharmacol Ther 2019; 197:179-190. [PMID: 30703415 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2019.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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α2-adrenoceptor (α2-AR) isoforms, abundant in sympathetic synapses and noradrenergic neurons of the central nervous system, are integral in the presynaptic feed-back loop mechanism that moderates norepinephrine surges. We recently identified that postsynaptic α2-ARs, found in the myocellular sarcolemma, also contribute to a muscle-delimited feedback control capable of attenuating mobilization of intracellular Ca2+ and myocardial contractility. This previously unrecognized α2-AR-dependent rheostat is able to counteract competing adrenergic receptor actions in cardiac muscle. Specifically, in ventricular myocytes, nitric oxide (NO) and cGMP are the intracellular messengers of α2-AR signal transduction pathways that gauge the kinase-phosphatase balance and manage cellular Ca2+ handling preventing catecholamine-induced Ca2+ overload. Moreover, α2-AR signaling counterbalances phospholipase C - PKC-dependent mechanisms underscoring a broader cardioprotective potential under sympathoadrenergic and angiotensinergic challenge. Recruitment of such tissue-specific features of α2-AR under sustained sympathoadrenergic drive may, in principle, be harnessed to mitigate or prevent cardiac malfunction. However, cardiovascular disease may compromise peripheral α2-AR signaling limiting pharmacological targeting of these receptors. Prospective cardiac-specific gene or cell-based therapeutic approaches aimed at repairing or improving stress-protective α2-AR signaling may offer an alternative towards enhanced preservation of cardiac muscle structure and function.
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- Alexey E Alekseev
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Stabile 5, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Science, Institutskaya 3, Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russia.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Stabile 5, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Russian Academy of Science, Institutskaya 3, Pushchino, Moscow Region 142290, Russia
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Stabile 5, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Stabile 5, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Role of Nitric Oxide in the Cardiovascular and Renal Systems. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19092605. [PMID: 30177600 PMCID: PMC6164974 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19092605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2018] [Revised: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The gasotransmitters are a family of gaseous signaling molecules which are produced endogenously and act at specific receptors to play imperative roles in physiologic and pathophysiologic processes. As a well-known gasotransmitter along with hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide, nitric oxide (NO) has earned repute as a potent vasodilator also known as endothelium-derived vasorelaxant factor (EDRF). NO has been studied in greater detail, from its synthesis and mechanism of action to its physiologic, pathologic, and pharmacologic roles in different disease states. Different animal models have been applied to investigate the beneficial effects of NO as an antihypertensive, renoprotective, and antihypertrophic agent. NO and its interaction with different systems like the renin–angiotensin system, sympathetic nervous system, and other gaseous transmitters like hydrogen sulfide are also well studied. However, links that appear to exist between the endocannabinoid (EC) and NO systems remain to be fully explored. Experimental approaches using modulators of its synthesis including substrate, donors, and inhibitors of the synthesis of NO will be useful for establishing the relationship between the NO and EC systems in the cardiovascular and renal systems. Being a potent vasodilator, NO may be unique among therapeutic options for management of hypertension and resulting renal disease and left ventricular hypertrophy. Inclusion of NO modulators in clinical practice may be useful not only as curatives for particular diseases but also for arresting disease prognoses through its interactions with other systems.
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Imbrogno S, Filice M, Cerra MC, Gattuso A. NO, CO and H 2 S: What about gasotransmitters in fish and amphibian heart? Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2018; 223:e13035. [PMID: 29338122 DOI: 10.1111/apha.13035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Revised: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The gasotransmitters nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO), and hydrogen sulphide (H2 S), long considered only toxicant, are produced in vivo during the catabolism of common biological molecules and are crucial for a large variety of physiological processes. Mounting evidence is emerging that in poikilotherm vertebrates, as in mammals, they modulate the basal performance of the heart and the response to stress challenges. In this review, we will focus on teleost fish and amphibians to highlight the evolutionary importance in vertebrates of the cardiac control elicited by NO, CO and H2 S, and the conservation of the intracellular cascades they activate. Although many gaps are still present due to discontinuous information, we will use examples obtained by studies from our and other laboratories to illustrate the complexity of the mechanisms that, by involving gasotransmitters, allow beat-to-beat, short-, medium- and long-term cardiac homoeostasis. By presenting the latest data, we will also provide a framework in which the peculiar morpho-functional arrangement of the teleost and amphibian heart can be considered as a reference tool to decipher cardiac regulatory networks which are difficult to explore using more conventional vertebrates, such as mammals.
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- S. Imbrogno
- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences; University of Calabria; Arcavacata di Rende; Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences; University of Calabria; Arcavacata di Rende; Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences; University of Calabria; Arcavacata di Rende; Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences; University of Calabria; Arcavacata di Rende; Italy
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Satriano A, Vigmond EJ, Schwartzman DS, Di Martino ES. Mechano-electric finite element model of the left atrium. Comput Biol Med 2018. [PMID: 29529527 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2018.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mechanical stretch plays a major role in modulating atrial function, being responsible for beat-by-beat responses to changes in chamber preload, enabling a prompt regulation of cardiac function. Mechano-electric coupling (MEC) operates through many mechanisms and has many targets, making it experimentally difficult to isolate causes and effects especially under sinus conditions where effects are more transient and subtle. Therefore, modelling is a powerful tool to help understand the role of MEC with respect to the atrial electromechanical interaction. We propose a cellular-based computational model of the left atrium that includes a strongly coupled MEC component and mitral flow component to account for correct pressure generation in the atrial chamber as a consequence of blood volume and contraction. The method was applied to a healthy porcine left atrium. Results of the strongly coupled simulation show that strains are higher in the areas adjacent to the mitral annulus, the rim of the appendage, around the pulmonary venous trunks and at the location of the Bachmann's bundle, approximately between the mitral annulus and the region where the venous tissue transitions into atrial. These are regions where arrhythmias are likely to originate. The role of stretch-activated channels was very small for sinus rhythm for the single cardiac beat simulation, although tension development was very sensitive to stretch. The method could be applied to investigate potential therapeutic interventions acting on the mechano-electrical properties of the left atrium.
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- Alessandro Satriano
- Stephenson Cardiac Imaging Centre, The University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada; LIRYC, Electrophysiology and Heart Modelling Institute, PTIB-Hopital Xavier Arnozan, Avenue Haut-Lévèque, Pessac, 33600, France; IMB, University of Bordeaux, 351 Cours de la Liberation, Talence, 33405, France
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- Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Presbyterian, B535, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 2582, United States
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta and Centre for Bioengineering Research and Education, The University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada.
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Shim AL, Mitrokhin VM, Kazanski VE, Mladenov MI, Kamkin AG. Discrete Stretch Eliminates Electrophysiological Dose-Dependent Effects of Nitric Oxide Donor SNAP in Rat Atrium. Bull Exp Biol Med 2017; 163:705-709. [PMID: 29063314 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-017-3885-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Depolarization of cardiomyocytes triggered by stretch and activation of mechanically gated ion channels can lead to serious arrhythmias. However, stretch-induced signaling activating these channels remain little studied. This study tested the hypothesis on implication of NO in shaping the electrical abnormalities provoked by stretch of the right atrial myocardium in rat via a mechanism engaging a signaling cascade, where NO plays a significant role. This approach showed that in isolated right atrial preparation, NO donor SNAP induces the electrical abnormalities similar to those provoked by stretch, and the latter results from activation of NO synthase.
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- A L Shim
- Department of Physiology, N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physiology, N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia.
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- Department of Physiology, N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physiology, N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physiology, N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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Lopez JR, Kolster J, Zhang R, Adams J. Increased constitutive nitric oxide production by whole body periodic acceleration ameliorates alterations in cardiomyocytes associated with utrophin/dystrophin deficiency. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2017. [PMID: 28623080 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2017.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) cardiomyopathy is a progressive lethal disease caused by the lack of the dystrophin protein in the heart. The most widely used animal model of DMD is the dystrophin-deficient mdx mouse; however, these mice exhibit a mild dystrophic phenotype with heart failure only late in life. In contrast, mice deficient for both dystrophin and utrophin (mdx/utrn-/-, or dKO) can be used to model severe DMD cardiomyopathy where pathophysiological indicators of heart failure are detectable by 8-10weeks of age. Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling molecule involved in vital functions of regulating rhythm, contractility, and microcirculation of the heart, and constitutive NO production affects the function of proteins involved in excitation-contraction coupling. In this study, we explored the efficacy of enhancing NO production as a therapeutic strategy for treating DMD cardiomyopathy using the dKO mouse model of DMD. Specifically, NO production was induced via whole body periodic acceleration (pGz), a novel non-pharmacologic intervention which enhances NO synthase (NOS) activity through sinusoidal motion of the body in a headward-footward direction, introducing pulsatile shear stress to the vascular endothelium and cardiomyocyte plasma membrane. Male dKO mice were randomized at 8weeks of age to receive daily pGz (480cpm, Gz±3.0m/s2, 1h/d) for 4weeks or no treatment, and a separate age-matched group of WT animals (pGz-treated and untreated) served as non-diseased controls. At the conclusion of the protocol, cardiomyocytes from untreated dKO animals had, respectively, 4.3-fold and 3.5-fold higher diastolic resting concentration of Ca2+ ([Ca2+]d) and Na+ ([Na+]d) compared to WT, while pGz treatment significantly reduced these levels. For dKO cardiomyocytes, pGz treatment also improved the depressed contractile function, decreased oxidative stress, blunted the elevation in calpain activity, and mitigated the abnormal increase in [Ca2+]d upon mechanical stress. These improvements culminated in a significant reduction in circulating cardiac troponin T (cTnT) and an extension of the median lifespan of dKO mice from 16 to 31weeks. Treatment with L-NAME (NOS inhibitor) significantly decreased overall lifespan and abolished the cardioprotective properties elicited by pGz. Our results provide evidence that enhancement of NO synthesis by pGz can ameliorate cellular dysfunction in dKO cardiomyocytes and may represent a novel therapeutic intervention in DMD cardiomyopathy patients.
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- Jose R Lopez
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States; Division of Neonatology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, FL 33140, United States.
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas, México, D.F., Mexico
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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- Division of Neonatology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, FL 33140, United States
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Zaripova RI, Ziyatdinova NI, Zefirov TL. Effect of NO Synthase Blockade on Myocardial Contractility of Hypokinetic Rats during Stimulation of β-Adrenoreceptors. Bull Exp Biol Med 2016; 161:215-7. [PMID: 27383158 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-016-3378-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Stimulation of β-adrenoreceptors with low (10(-8) and 10(-7) M) or high (10(-6) M) doses of isoproterenol in hypokinetic rats treated with L-NAME (a non-selective blocker of NO synthases) decreased or increased myocardial contractility, respectively. In control rats, all examined doses of isoproterenol used under blockade of NO synthases inhibited myocardial contractility.
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- R I Zaripova
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Human Health Protection, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Human Health Protection, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Human Health Protection, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.
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Gattuso A, Angelone T, Cerra MC. Methodological challenges in the ex vivo hemodynamic evaluation of the myocardial stretch response: The case of catestatin-induced modulation of cardiac contractility. Nitric Oxide 2016; 53:4-5. [PMID: 26748292 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2015.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- A Gattuso
- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende CS, Italy; National Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende CS, Italy; National Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende CS, Italy; National Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Bologna, Italy.
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Neves JS, Leite-Moreira AM, Neiva-Sousa M, Almeida-Coelho J, Castro-Ferreira R, Leite-Moreira AF. Acute Myocardial Response to Stretch: What We (don't) Know. Front Physiol 2016; 6:408. [PMID: 26779036 PMCID: PMC4700209 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2015.00408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Myocardial stretch, as result of acute hemodynamic overload, is one of the most frequent challenges to the heart and the ability of the heart to intrinsically adapt to it is essential to prevent circulatory congestion. In this review, we highlight the historical background, the currently known mechanisms, as well as the gaps in the understanding of this physiological response. The systolic adaptation to stretch is well-known for over 100 years, being dependent on an immediate increase in contractility—known as the Frank-Starling mechanism—and a further progressive increase—the slow force response. On the other hand, its diastolic counterpart remains largely unstudied. Mechanosensors are structures capable of perceiving mechanical signals and activating pathways that allow their transduction into biochemical responses. Although the connection between these structures and stretch activated pathways remains elusive, we emphasize those most likely responsible for the initiation of the acute response. Calcium-dependent pathways, including angiotensin- and endothelin-related pathways; and cGMP-dependent pathways, comprising the effects of nitric oxide and cardiac natriuretic hormones, embody downstream signaling. The ischemic setting, a paradigmatic situation of acute hemodynamic overload, is also touched upon. Despite the relevant knowledge accumulated, there is much that we still do not know. The quest for further understanding the myocardial response to acute stretch may provide new insights, not only in its physiological importance, but also in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
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- João S Neves
- Department of Physiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Physiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Physiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Physiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Physiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Physiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto Porto, Portugal
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Filice E, Pasqua T, Quintieri AM, Cantafio P, Scavello F, Amodio N, Cerra MC, Marban C, Schneider F, Metz-Boutigue MH, Angelone T. Chromofungin, CgA47-66-derived peptide, produces basal cardiac effects and postconditioning cardioprotective action during ischemia/reperfusion injury. Peptides 2015; 71:40-8. [PMID: 26151429 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2015.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Revised: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Endogenous chromogranin A (CgA)-derived peptides are secreted by nervous, endocrine and immune cells. Chromofungin (Chr: CgA47-66) is one of these peptides that display antimicrobial activities and activate neutrophils, with important implications in inflammation and innate immunity. The aim of the present study is to examine the effects of Chr on isolated and Langendorff perfused rat hearts. The study was performed by using the isolated and Langendorff perfused rat hearts, Elisa assay and real-time PCR. We found that, under basal conditions, increasing doses (11-165nM) of Chr induced negative inotropic effects without changing coronary pressure. This action was mediated by the AKT/eNOS/cGMP/PKG pathway. We also found that Chr acted as a postconditioning (PostC) agent against ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) damages, reducing infarct size and LDH level. Cardioprotection involved PI3K, RISK pathway, MitoKATP and miRNA-21. We suggest that Chr directly affects heart performance, protects against I/R myocardial injuries through the activation of prosurvival kinases. Results may propose Chr as a new physiological neuroendocrine modulator able to prevent heart dysfunctions, also encouraging the clarification of its clinical potential.
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- Elisabetta Filice
- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro Magna Græcia, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy; National Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Italy
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- University of Strasbourg, Biomatériaux et Ingénierie Tissulaire, Inserm U977, Strasbourg, France
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- University of Strasbourg, Biomatériaux et Ingénierie Tissulaire, Inserm U977, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy; National Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Italy.
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Alpha-2 adrenoceptors and imidazoline receptors in cardiomyocytes mediate counterbalancing effect of agmatine on NO synthesis and intracellular calcium handling. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2014; 68:66-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2013.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2013] [Revised: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Valenti VE, de Abreu LC, Fonseca FLA, Figueiredo JL, Adami F, Ferreira C. Cardiovascular responses induced by Catalase Inhibitior into the Fourth Cerebral Ventricle is changed in Wistar rats exposed to sidestream cigarette smoke. Int J Health Sci (Qassim) 2014; 7:200-7. [PMID: 24421748 DOI: 10.12816/0006043] [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: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This experimental study aimed to evaluate the effects of central catalase inhibition on cardiovascular responses in rats exposed to sidestream cigarette smoke (SSCS) for 3 weeks. METHODOLOGY A total of 20 males Wistar rats (320-370g) were implanted with a stainless steel guide cannula into the fourth cerebral ventricle (4(th)V). Femoral artery and vein were cannulated for mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) measurement and drug infusion, respectively. Rats were exposed to SSCS for three weeks, 180 minutes per day, 5 days/week [carbon monoxide (CO): 100-300 ppm)]. Baroreflex was tested with one pressor dose of phenylephrine (PHE, 8 μg/kg, bolus) and one depressor dose of sodium nitroprusside (SNP, 50 μg/kg, bolus). Cardiovascular responses were evaluated before and 15 minutes after 3-amino-1, 2, 4-triazole (ATZ, catalase inhibitor, 0.001g/100μL) injection into the 4(th) V. RESULTS Vehicle treatment into the 4(th) V did not change cardiovascular responses. Central catalase inhibition increased tachycardic peak, attenuated bradycardic peak and reduced HR range at 15 minutes, increased MAP at 5, 15 and 30 min and increased HR at 5 and 15 min. In rats exposed to SSCS, central ATZ increased basal MAP after 5 min and increased HR at 5, 15 and 30 minutes, respectively, and attenuated bradycardic peak at 15 minutes. CONCLUSION This study suggests that brain oxidative stress caused by SSCS influences autonomic regulation of the cardiovascular system.
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- Vitor E Valenti
- Department of Speech Language and Hearing Therapy, Faculty of Philosophy and Sciences, UNESP, Marilia, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology and Physiology, School of Medicine of ABC, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology and Physiology, School of Medicine of ABC, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Coletive Health, School of Medicine of ABC, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology and Physiology, School of Medicine of ABC, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil
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Imbrogno S. The eel heart: multilevel insights into functional organ plasticity. J Exp Biol 2013; 216:3575-86. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.089292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The remarkable functional homogeneity of the heart as an organ requires a well-coordinated myocardial heterogeneity. An example is represented by the selective sensitivity of the different cardiac cells to physical (i.e. shear stress and/or stretch) or chemical stimuli (e.g. catecholamines, angiotensin II, natriuretic peptides, etc.), and the cell-specific synthesis and release of these substances. The biological significance of the cardiac heterogeneity has recently received great attention in attempts to dissect the complexity of the mechanisms that control the cardiac form and function. A useful approach in this regard is to identify natural models of cardiac plasticity. Among fishes, eels (genus Anguilla), for their adaptive and acclimatory abilities, represent a group of animals so far largely used to explore the structural and ultrastructural myoarchitecture organization, as well as the complex molecular networks involved in the modulation of the heart function, such as those converting environmental signals into physiological responses. However, an overview on the existing current knowledge of eel cardiac form and function is not yet available. In this context, this review will illustrate major features of eel cardiac organization and pumping performance. Aspects of autocrine–paracrine modulation and the influence of factors such as body growth, exercise, hypoxia and temperature will highlight the power of the eel heart as an experimental model useful to decipher how the cardiac morpho-functional heterogeneities may support the uniformity of the whole-organ mechanics.
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- Sandra Imbrogno
- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences (BEST), University of Calabria, Italy
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TNF-α provokes electrical abnormalities in rat atrial myocardium via a NO-dependent mechanism. Pflugers Arch 2013; 465:1741-52. [DOI: 10.1007/s00424-013-1320-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2013] [Revised: 06/09/2013] [Accepted: 06/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Valenti VE, Vanderlei LCM, Ferreira C, Fonseca FLA, Oliveira FR, Sousa FH, Rodrigues LM, Monteiro CBM, Adami F, Wajnsztejn R, de Abreu LC. Sidestream cigarette smoke and cardiac autonomic regulation. Int Arch Med 2013; 6:11. [PMID: 23497654 PMCID: PMC3599979 DOI: 10.1186/1755-7682-6-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Accepted: 03/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The literature has already demonstrated that cigarette influences the cardiovascular system. In this study, we performed a literature review in order to investigate the relationship between sidestream cigarette smoke (SSCS) and cardiac autonomic regulation. METHODS Searches were performed on Medline, SciELO, Lilacs and Cochrane databases using the crossing between the key-words: "cigarette smoking", "autonomic nervous system", "air pollution" and "heart rate variability". RESULTS The selected studies indicated that SSCS exposure affects the sympathetic and parasympathetic responses to changes in arterial blood pressure. Moreover, heart rate responses to environmental tobacco smoke are increased in smokers compared to non-smokers. The mechanism involved on this process suggest increased oxidative stress in brainstem areas that regulate the cardiovascular system. CONCLUSION Further studies are necessary to add new elements in the literature to improve new therapies to treat cardiovascular disorders in subjects exposed to sidestream cigarette smoke.
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- Vitor E Valenti
- Department of Speech Language and Hearing therapy, Faculty of Philosophy and Sciences, UNESP, Av, Higyno Muzzi Filho, 737, Marilia, SP 17,525-900, Brazil.
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Angelone T, Filice E, Quintieri AM, Imbrogno S, Amodio N, Pasqua T, Pellegrino D, Mulè F, Cerra MC. Receptor identification and physiological characterisation of glucagon-like peptide-2 in the rat heart. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2012; 22:486-494. [PMID: 21186112 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2010.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2010] [Revised: 07/26/2010] [Accepted: 07/28/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The anorexigenic glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-2 is produced by intestinal L cells and released in response to food intake. It affects intestinal function involving G-protein-coupled receptors. To verify whether GLP-2 acts as a cardiac modulator in mammals, we analysed, in the rat heart, the expression of GLP-2 receptors and the myocardial and coronary responses to GLP-2. METHODS AND RESULTS GLP-2 receptors were detected on ventricular extracts by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (Q-RT-PCR) and Western blotting. Cardiac GLP-2 effects were analysed on Langendorff perfused hearts. Intracellular GLP-2 signalling was investigated on Langendorff perfused hearts and by Western blotting and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) on ventricular extracts. By immunoblotting and Q-RT-PCR, we revealed the expression of ventricular GLP-2 receptors. Perfusion analyses showed that GLP-2 induces positive inotropism at low concentration (10-12 mol l(-1)), and negative inotropism and lusitropism from 10 to 10 mol l(-1). It dose-dependently constricts coronaries. The negative effects of GLP-2 were independent from GLP-1 receptors, being unaffected by exendin-3 (9-39) amide. GLP-2-dependent negative action involves Gi/o proteins, associates with a reduction of intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), an increase in extracellular signal regulated kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) and a decrease in phospholamban phosphorylation, but is independent from endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and protein kinase G (PKG). Finally, GLP-2 competitively antagonised β-adrenergic stimulation. CONCLUSIONS For the first time, to our knowledge, we found that: (1) the rat heart expresses functional GLP-2 receptors; (2) GLP-2 acts on both myocardium and coronaries, negatively modulating both basal and β-adrenergic stimulated cardiac performance; and (3) GLP-2 effects are mediated by G-proteins and involve ERK1/2.
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- T Angelone
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy
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Cerra MC, Imbrogno S. Phospholamban and cardiac function: a comparative perspective in vertebrates. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2012; 205:9-25. [PMID: 22463608 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2012.02389.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Phospholamban (PLN) is a small phosphoprotein closely associated with the cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). Dephosphorylated PLN tonically inhibits the SR Ca-ATPase (SERCA2a), while phosphorylation at Ser16 by PKA and Thr17 by Ca(2+) /calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaMKII) relieves the inhibition, and this increases SR Ca(2+) uptake. For this reason, PLN is one of the major determinants of cardiac contractility and relaxation. In this review, we attempted to highlight the functional significance of PLN in vertebrate cardiac physiology. We will refer to the huge literature on mammals in order to describe the molecular characteristics of this protein, its interaction with SERCA2a and its role in the regulation of the mechanic and the electric performance of the heart under basal conditions, in the presence of chemical and physical stresses, such as β-adrenergic stimulation, response to stretch, force-frequency relationship and intracellular acidosis. Our aim is to provide the basis to discuss the role of PLN also on the cardiac function of nonmammalian vertebrates, because so far this aspect has been almost neglected. Accordingly, when possible, the literature on PLN will be analysed taking into account the nonuniform cardiac structural and functional characteristics encountered in ectothermic vertebrates, such as the peculiar and variable organization of the SR, the large spectrum of response to stresses and the disaptive absence of crucial proteins (i.e. haemoglobinless and myoglobinless species).
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- Department of Cell Biology; University of Calabria; Arcavacata di Rende (CS); Italy
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Angelone T, Gattuso A, Imbrogno S, Mazza R, Tota B. Nitrite is a positive modulator of the Frank-Starling response in the vertebrate heart. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2012; 302:R1271-81. [PMID: 22492815 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00616.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Evidence from both mammalian and nonmammalian vertebrates indicates that intracardiac nitric oxide (NO) facilitates myocardial relaxation, ventricular diastolic distensibility, and, consequently, the Frank-Starling response, i.e., the preload-induced increase of cardiac output. Since nitrite ion (NO(2)(-)), the major storage pool of bioactive NO, recently emerged as a cardioprotective endogenous modulator, we explored its influence on the Frank-Starling response in eel, frog, and rat hearts, used as paradigms of fish, amphibians, and mammals, respectively. We demonstrated that, like NO, exogenous nitrite improves the Frank-Starling response in all species, as indicated by an increase of stroke volume and stroke work (eel and frog) and of left ventricular (LV) pressure and LVdP/dt max (rat), used as indexes of inotropism. Unlike in frog and rat, in eel, the positive influence of nitrite appeared to be dependent on NO synthase inhibition. In all species, the effect was sensitive to NO scavengers, independent on nitroxyl anion, and mediated by a cGMP/PKG-dependent pathway. Moreover, the nitrite treatment increased S-nitrosylation of lower-molecular-weight proteins in cytosolic and membrane fractions. These results suggest that nitrite acts as a physiological source of NO, modulating through different species-specific mechanisms, the stretch-induced intrinsic regulation of the vertebrate heart.
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- Tommaso Angelone
- Dept. of Cell Biology, Univ. of Calabria, 87030 Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy
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Molnár G, Csonka E, Vass A, Boros M, Kaszaki J. Circulatory consequences of reduced endogenous nitric oxide production during small-volume resuscitation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 98:393-408. [PMID: 22173021 DOI: 10.1556/aphysiol.98.2011.4.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hypertonic small-volume resuscitation transiently restores the cardiovascular function during various circulatory disturbances. Nitric oxide (NO) is an important mediator of flow-induced peripheral and central hemodynamic changes, and therefore, we hypothesized that a decreased endogenous NO production could influence the consequences and the effectiveness of hypertonic fluid therapy. The main goal of this study was to outline and compare the circulatory effects small volume hypertonic saline-dextran (HSD, 7.5% NaCl-10% dextran; 4 ml/kg iv) infusion with (n=7) or without (n=7) artificially diminished NO production in normovolemic anesthetized dogs. HSD administration significantly increased cardiac index (CI), coronary flow (CF) and myocardial contractility, and elevated plasma nitrite/nitrate (NOx) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) levels. However, the late (2 h) postinfusion period was characterized by significantly decreased myocardial NO synthase (NOS) and enhanced myeloperoxidase activities. Pre-treatment with the non-selective NOS inhibitor N-nitro-L-arginine (NNA, 4 mg/kg) immediately increased cardiac contractility, and the HSD-induced CI and CF elevations and the positive inotropy were absent. Additionally, plasma ET-1 levels increased and NOx levels were significantly decreased. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that HSD infusion leads to preponderant vasoconstriction when endogenous NO synthesis is diminished, and this could explain the loss of effectiveness of HSD resuscitation in NO-deficient states.
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- G Molnár
- Department of Surgery, Dr. István Bugyi Hospital, Szentes Hungary
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Cerra MC, Imbrogno S. Phospholamban and cardiac function: a comparative perspective in vertebrates. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2011.02389.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Department of Cell Biology; University of Calabria; Arcavacata di Rende (CS); Italy
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The evolutionary functions of cardiac NOS/NO in vertebrates tracked by fish and amphibian paradigms. Nitric Oxide 2011; 25:1-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2011.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2010] [Revised: 04/15/2011] [Accepted: 05/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Nediani C, Raimondi L, Borchi E, Cerbai E. Nitric oxide/reactive oxygen species generation and nitroso/redox imbalance in heart failure: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic implications. Antioxid Redox Signal 2011; 14:289-331. [PMID: 20624031 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2010.3198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Adaptation of the heart to intrinsic and external stress involves complex modifications at the molecular and cellular levels that lead to tissue remodeling, functional and metabolic alterations, and finally to failure depending upon the nature, intensity, and chronicity of the stress. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have long been considered as merely harmful entities, but their role as second messengers has gradually emerged. At the same time, our comprehension of the multifaceted role of nitric oxide (NO) and the related reactive nitrogen species (RNS) has been upgraded. The tight interlay between ROS and RNS suggests that their imbalance may implicate the impairment in physiological NO/redox-based signaling that contributes to the failing of the cardiovascular system. This review initially provides basic concepts on the role of nitroso/oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of heart failure with a particular focus on sources of ROS/RNS, their downstream targets, and endogenous modulators. Then, the role of NO/redox regulation of cardiomyocyte function, including calcium homeostasis, electrogenesis, and insulin signaling pathways, is described. Finally, an overview of old and emerging therapeutic opportunities in heart failure is presented, focusing on modulation of NO/redox mechanisms and discussing benefits and limitations.
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- Chiara Nediani
- Department of Biochemical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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Coquerel D, Tamion F. Ischémie-reperfusion myocardique — Aspects physiopathologiques. MEDECINE INTENSIVE REANIMATION 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s13546-010-0102-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Nonspecific inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis evokes endothelin-dependent increases in myocardial contractility. Nitric Oxide 2009; 21:201-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2009.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2009] [Revised: 08/07/2009] [Accepted: 08/31/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Garofalo F, Parisella ML, Amelio D, Tota B, Imbrogno S. Phospholamban S-nitrosylation modulates Starling response in fish heart. Proc Biol Sci 2009; 276:4043-52. [PMID: 19726482 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The Frank-Starling mechanism is a fundamental property of the vertebrate heart, which allows the myocardium to respond to increased filling pressure with a more vigorous contraction of its lengthened fibres. In mammals, myocardial stretch increases cardiac nitric oxide (NO) release from both vascular endothelium and cardiomyocytes. This facilitates myocardial relaxation and ventricular diastolic distensibility, thus influencing the Frank-Starling mechanism. In the in vitro working heart of the eel Anguilla anguilla, we previously showed that an endogenous NO release affects the Frank-Starling response making the heart more sensitive to preload. Using the same bioassay, we now demonstrate that this effect is confirmed in the presence of the exogenous NO donor S-nitroso-N-acetyl penicillamine, is independent from endocardial endothelium and guanylate cyclase/cGMP/protein kinase G and cAMP/protein kinase A pathways, involves a PI(3)kinase-mediated activation of endothelial NO synthase and a modulation of the SR-CA(2+)ATPase (SERCA2a) pumps. Furthermore, we show that NO influences cardiac response to preload through S-nitrosylation of phospholamban and consequent activation of SERCA2a. This suggests that in the fish heart NO modulates the Frank-Starling response through a beat-to-beat regulation of calcium reuptake and thus of myocardial relaxation. We propose that this mechanism represents an important evolutionary step for the stretch-induced intrinsic regulation of the vertebrate heart, providing, at the same time, a stimulus for mammalian-oriented studies.
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- F Garofalo
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Calabria, , 87030 Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy
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Andrianov VV, Sitdikov FG, Gainutdinov KL, Yurtaeva SV, Yafarova GG, Muranova LN, Obynochnyi AA, Karimov FK, Chiglintsev VM, Iyudin VS. Changes in nitric oxide in heart of intact and sympathectomized rats of different age. Russ J Dev Biol 2008. [DOI: 10.1134/s1062360408060040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Stretch-activated potassium channels in hypotonically induced blebs of atrial myocytes. J Membr Biol 2008; 226:17-25. [PMID: 19015804 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-008-9135-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2008] [Accepted: 10/08/2008] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Stress in the lipids of the cell membrane may be responsible for activating stretch-activated channels (SACs) in nonspecialized sensory cells such as cardiac myocytes, where they are likely to play a role in cardiac mechanoelectric feedback. We examined the influence of the mechanical microenvironment on the gating of stretch-activated potassium channels (SAKCs) in rat atrial myocytes. The goal was to examine the role of the cytoskeleton in the gating process. We recorded from blebs that have minimal cytoskeleton and cells treated with cytochalasin B (cyto-B) to disrupt filamentous actin. Histochemical and electron microscopic techniques confirmed that the bleb membrane was largely free of F-actin. Channel currents showed mechanosensitivity and potassium selectivity and were activated by low pH and arachidonic acid, similar to properties of TREK-1. Some patches showed a time-dependent decrease in current that may be adaptation or inactivation, and since this decrease appeared in control cells and blebs, it is probably not the result of adaptation in the cytoskeleton. Cyto-B treatment and blebbing caused an increase in background channel activity, suggesting a transfer of stress from actin to bilayer and then to the channel. The slope sensitivity of gating before and after cyto-B treatment was similar to that of blebs, implying the characteristic change of dimensions associated with channel gating was the same in the three mechanical environments. The mechanosensitivity of SAKCs appears to be the result of interaction with membrane lipids and not of direct involvement of the cytoskeleton.
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Eszlári E, Czóbel M, Molnár G, Bogáts G, Kaszaki J, Nagy S, Boros M. Modulation of cardiac contractility through endothelin-1 release and myocardial mast cell degranulation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 95:267-85. [PMID: 18788466 DOI: 10.1556/aphysiol.95.2008.3.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The aim of this study was to outline the consequences of a hypertonic saline-dextran-40 (HSD) infusion-induced peripheral flow stimulus on the ventricular function in closed-chest, pentobarbital-anesthetized dogs. We hypothesized that HSD-induced elevation in endothelin-1 (ET-1) and nitric oxide (NO) release can have a role in myocardial contractile responses; and that cardiac mast cells (MC) degranulation may be involved in this process. The consequences of disodium cromoglycate (a MC stabilizer) or ETR-p1/fl peptide (an endothelin-A receptor antagonist) treatment were evaluated. A 4 ml/kg iv HSD40 infusion significantly increased cardiac index and myocardial contractility, and resulted in a decreased peripheral resistance. The postinfusion period was characterized by significant plasma NO and ET-1 elevations, these hemodynamic and biochemical changes being accompanied by a decreased myocardial ET-1 content, NO synthase activity and enhanced myocardial MC degranulation. Disodium cromoglycate treatment inhibited the HSD40-induced elevations in myocardial contractility and MC degranulation, and similar hemodynamic changes were noted after treatment with ETR-p1/fl peptide, together with a normalized myocardial myocardial ET-1 content, NO synthesis and a significant reduction in MC degranulation. These results indicate that peripheral NO and ET-1 release modulates the cardiac contractility through myocardial ET-A receptor activation and MC degranulation.
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- E Eszlári
- Institute of Surgical Research, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Faucher FA, Gannier FE, Lignon JM, Cosnay P, Malécot CO. Roles of PKA, PI3K, and cPLA2 in the NO-mediated negative inotropic effect of β2-adrenoceptor agonists in guinea pig right papillary muscles. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2008; 294:C106-17. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00231.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Although β2-adrenoceptors represent 15–25% of β-adrenoceptors in the guinea pig heart, their functionality is controversial. We assessed the inotropic effects of β2-adrenoceptor partial agonists in right papillary muscles. Salbutamol induced a small but significant concentration-dependent negative inotropic effect (NIE, −5% at 60 nM) followed by a moderate positive inotropic effect (+36% at 6 μM) due to activation of β1-adrenoceptors. In the presence of 4 μM atenolol, the concentration-dependent NIE (−12% at 6 μM) was biphasic, best described by a double logistic equation with respective EC50 values of 3 and ∼420 nM, and was insensitive to SR59230A. In muscles from pertussis toxin-treated guinea pigs, the salbutamol-induced positive inotropic effect was sensitive to low concentrations of ICI-118551 in an unusual manner. Experiments in reserpinized animals revealed the importance of the phosphorylation-dephosphorylation processes. PKA inhibition reduced and suppressed the effects obtained at low and high concentrations, respectively, indicating that its activation was a prerequisite to the NIE. The effect occurring at nanomolar concentrations depended upon PKA/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) activations leading to nitric oxide (NO) release via the arachidonic acid/cyclooxygenase pathway. NO release via PKA-dependent phosphorylation of the receptor was responsible for the inotropic effect observed at submicromolar concentrations, which is negatively controlled by cPLA2. The possibility that these effects are due to an equilibrium between different affinity states of the receptor (Gs/Gi coupled and Gi independent with different signaling pathways) that can be displaced by ICI-118551 is discussed. We conclude that β2-adrenoceptors are functional in guinea pig heart and can modulate the inotropic state.
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Adams JA, Wu D, Bassuk J, Arias J, Lozano H, Kurlansky P, Lamas GA. Nitric oxide synthase isoform inhibition before whole body ischemia reperfusion in pigs: Vital or protective? Resuscitation 2007; 74:516-25. [PMID: 17466432 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2007] [Revised: 02/06/2007] [Accepted: 02/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nitric oxide (NO) is a critical regulator of vascular tone, and signal transduction. NO is produced via three unique synthases (NOS); endothelial (eNOS), and neuronal (nNOS) are both constitutively expressed and inducible (iNOS) produced primarily after stimulation. NO has been implicated during and after ischemia reperfusion injury as both a detrimental and cardioprotective mediator. Since cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in ventricular fibrillation (VF) is a model of whole body ischemia reperfusion injury, it provides an opportunity to assess the effects of NO from the three NOS isoforms. OBJECTIVE To determine the differential role of nitric oxide synthase isoforms inhibition in ventricular fibrillation CPR and investigate whether inhibition of the NOS isoforms afford any cardioprotection in this model. METHODS Thirty-two pigs, weight range 25-35 kg, were assigned to four groups of eight animals each. The animals were randomized to receive (1) N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (LNAME), a non-selective endothelial nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, (2) 1-(2-trifluoromethylphenyl) imidazole (TRIM), a selective neuronal NOS inhibitor, (3) aminoguanidine (AMINOG), a selective inducible NOS inhibitor or (4) saline control (Control) in equal volumes, 30 min before induction of ventricular fibrillation (VF). After 3 min VF with no intervention, the animals received standard chest compressions using an automated chest compression device (Thumper) for 15 min. After 18 min of VF, single doses of vasopressin and bicarbonate were given and defibrillation attempted. Hemodynamics, regional blood flows, and echocardiography and were performed, before and after drug infusion, during CPR, and after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). RESULTS ROSC for 3 h occurred in 5/8 (63%), 1/8 (13%), 0/8 (0%), and 6/8 (75%) in Control, LNAME, TRIM, and AMINOG treated animals, respectively. After infusion of LNAME, there was a significant increase from baseline in blood pressure [127+/-6 mmHg versus 169+/-3 mmHg, p<0.002] and coronary perfusion pressure [119+/-6 mmHg versus 149+/-6 mmHg, p<0.003]. During CPR, there were no differences among groups in hemodynamics or regional blood flow. In surviving animals, AMINOG had significantly better myocardial function (left ventricular ejection fraction, fractional shortening, and wall motion score index) than control or LNAME treated animals, and attenuated the post-resuscitation hyperemic response in heart and brain. CONCLUSIONS Intact basal nNOS activity is vital for survival from whole body ischemia reperfusion injury. iNOS inhibition prior to ischemia reperfusion, protects myocardial function after ROSC and decreases myocardial and brain hyperemic response after ROSC.
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- Jose A Adams
- Division of Neonatology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL 33140, United States.
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Wheatley C. The return of the Scarlet Pimpernel: cobalamin in inflammation II - cobalamins can both selectively promote all three nitric oxide synthases (NOS), particularly iNOS and eNOS, and, as needed, selectively inhibit iNOS and nNOS. JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL & ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE 2007; 16:181-211. [PMID: 18836533 PMCID: PMC2556189 DOI: 10.1080/10520290701791839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The up-regulation of transcobalamins [hitherto posited as indicating a central need for cobalamin (Cbl) in inflammation], whose expression, like inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), is Sp1- and interferondependent, together with increased intracellular formation of glutathionylcobalamin (GSCbl), adenosylcobalamin (AdoCbl), methylcobalamin (MeCbl), may be essential for the timely promotion and later selective inhibition of iNOS and concordant regulation of endothelial and neuronal NOS (eNOS/nNOS.) Cbl may ensure controlled high output of nitric oxide (NO) and its safe deployment, because: (1) Cbl is ultimately responsible for the synthesis or availability of the NOS substrates and cofactors heme, arginine, BH(4) flavin adenine dinucleotide/flavin mononucleotide (FAD/FMN) and NADPH, via the far-reaching effects of the two Cbl coenzymes, methionine synthase (MS) and methylmalonyl CoA mutase (MCoAM) in, or on, the folate, glutathione, tricarboxylic acid (TCA) and urea cycles, oxidative phosphorylation, glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway. Deficiency of any of theNOS substrates and cofactors results in 'uncoupled' NOS reactions, decreasedNO production and increased or excessive O(2) (-), H(2)O(2), ONOO(-) and other reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive nitric oxide species (RNIS) leading to pathology. (2) Cbl is also the overlooked ultimate determinant of positive glutathione status, which favours the formation of more benign NO species, s-nitrosothiols, the predominant form in which NO is safely deployed. Cbl status may consequently act as a 'back-up disc' that ensures the active status of antioxidant systems, as well as reversing and modulating the effects of nitrosylation in cell signal transduction.New evidence shows that GSCbl can significantly promote iNOS/ eNOS NO synthesis in the early stages of inflammation, thus lowering high levels of tumour necrosis factor-a that normally result in pathology, while existing evidence shows that in extreme nitrosative and oxidative stress, GSCbl can regenerate the activity of enzymes important for eventual resolution, such as glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase, which ensures NADPH supply, lactate dehydrogenase, and more; with human clinical case studies of OHCbl for cyanide poisoning, suggesting Cbl may regenerate aconitase and cytochrome c oxidase in the TCA cycle and oxidative phosphorylation. Thus, Cbl may simultaneously promote a strong inflammatory response and the means to resolve it.
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- Carmen Wheatley
- Orthomolecular Oncology, 4 Richmond Road, Oxford OX1 2JJ, UK
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Rastaldo R, Pagliaro P, Cappello S, Penna C, Mancardi D, Westerhof N, Losano G. Nitric oxide and cardiac function. Life Sci 2007; 81:779-93. [PMID: 17707439 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2007] [Revised: 07/16/2007] [Accepted: 07/18/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) participates in the control of contractility and heart rate, limits cardiac remodeling after an infarction and contributes to the protective effect of ischemic pre- and postconditioning. Low concentrations of NO, with production of small amounts of cGMP, inhibit phosphodiesterase III, thus preventing the hydrolysis of cAMP. The subsequent activation of a protein-kinase A causes the opening of sarcolemmal voltage-operated and sarcoplasmic ryanodin receptor Ca(2+) channels, thus increasing myocardial contractility. High concentrations of NO induce the production of larger amounts of cGMP which are responsible for a cardiodepression in response to an activation of protein kinase G (PKG) with blockade of sarcolemmal Ca(2+) channels. NO is also involved in reduced contractile response to adrenergic stimulation in heart failure. A reduction of heart rate is an evident effect of NO-synthase (NOS) inhibition. It is noteworthy that the direct effect of NOS inhibition can be altered if baroreceptors are stimulated by increases in blood pressure. Finally, NO can limit the deleterious effects of cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction possibly via the cGMP pathway. The protective effect of NO is mainly mediated by the guanylyl cyclase-cGMP pathway resulting in activation of PKG with opening of mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channels and inhibition of the mitochondrial permeability transition pores. NO acting on heart is produced by vascular and endocardial endothelial NOS, as well as neuronal and inducible synthases. In particular, while in the basal control of contractility, endothelial synthase has a predominant role, the inducible isoform is mainly responsible for the cardiodepression in septic shock.
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- R Rastaldo
- Department of Neurosciences, Physiology Division, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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Wu D, Bassuk J, Arias J, Kurlansky P, Lozano H, Lamas G, Adams JA. Different roles of nitric oxide synthase isoforms in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pigs. Resuscitation 2007; 73:144-53. [PMID: 17316954 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2006] [Revised: 07/27/2006] [Accepted: 07/28/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The purpose of the present study was to identify the roles of the three nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms on whole body ischemia-reperfusion injury during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with periodic acceleration (pGz) in pigs. Thirty-two anesthetized pigs (27.6+/-3.4 kg) were monitored for hemodynamics and selected echocardiographic variables. Twenty minutes after NOS inhibition or placebo administration, ventricular fibrillation (VF) was induced and remained untreated for 3 min, followed by CPR with pGz for 15 min, plus 3 min of manual chest compressions and defibrillation attempt. Four groups were studied: (1) saline control; (2) L-NAME (non-selective NOS inhibitor); (3) aminoguanidine (inducible NOS inhibitor); (4) TRIM (neuronal NOS inhibitor). Return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) to 180 min occurred in 6/8 controls, 4/8 L-NAME, 7/8 aminoguanidine, and 2/8 TRIM animals. The L-NAME group had significantly lower organ blood flow, impaired cardiac function, but higher vascular tone than control group. The aminoguanidine group had the highest organ blood flows and survival rate. Six out of eight TRIM treated animals had initial return of heartbeat; however, with impaired heart contractility and could not survive more than 20 min of ROSC. This study reveals the differential role of endogenous NO produced from the three NOS isoforms during pGz-CPR. Both endothelial and neuronal NOS derived NO show predominantly protective effects while inducible NOS derived NO plays a detrimental role in pGz-CPR. The present study has shown that cardiac arrest and resuscitation appears to be associated with a different expression of NOS isoforms which appear to affect resuscitation outcomes differently.
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- Dongmei Wu
- Department of Research, Divisions of Neonatology and Cardiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA.
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Niederer SA, Smith NP. A mathematical model of the slow force response to stretch in rat ventricular myocytes. Biophys J 2007; 92:4030-44. [PMID: 17369410 PMCID: PMC1868992 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.095463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We developed a model of the rat ventricular myocyte at room temperature to predict the relative effects of different mechanisms on the cause of the slow increase in force in response to a step change in muscle length. We performed simulations in the presence of stretch-dependent increases in flux through the Na(+)-H(+) exchanger (NHE) and Cl(-)-HCO(3)(-) exchanger (AE), stretch-activated channels (SAC), and the stretch-dependent nitric oxide (NO) induced increased open probability of the ryanodine receptors to estimate the capacity of each mechanism to produce the slow force response (SFR). Inclusion of stretch-dependent NHE & AE, SACs, and stretch-dependent NO effects caused an increase in tension following 15 min of stretch of 0.87%, 32%, and 0%, respectively. Comparing [Ca(2+)](i) dynamics before and after stretch in the presence of combinations of the three stretch-dependent elements, which produced significant SFR values (>20%), showed that the inclusion of stretch-dependent NO effects produced [Ca(2+)](i) transients, which were not consistent with experimental results. Further simulations showed that in the presence of SACs and the absence of stretch-dependent NHE & AE inhibition of NHE attenuated the SFR, such that reduced SFR in the presence of NHE blockers does not indicate a stretch dependence of NHE. Rather, a functioning NHE is responsible for a portion of the SFR. Based on our simulations we estimate that in rat cardiac myocytes at room temperature SACs play a significant role in producing the SFR, potentially in the presence of stretch-dependent NHE & AE and that NO effects, if any, must involve more mechanisms than just increasing the open probability of ryanodine receptors.
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- Steven A Niederer
- Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Dedkova EN, Wang YG, Ji X, Blatter LA, Samarel AM, Lipsius SL. Signalling mechanisms in contraction-mediated stimulation of intracellular NO production in cat ventricular myocytes. J Physiol 2007; 580:327-45. [PMID: 17234690 PMCID: PMC2075434 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.126805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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In this study we sought to determine whether contractile activity has a role as a signalling mechanism in the activation of intracellular nitric oxide (NO(i)) production induced by electrical stimulation of cat ventricular myocytes. Field stimulation (FS) of single ventricular myocytes elicited frequency-dependent increases in NO(i) that were blocked by the calmodulin (CaM) inhibitor 10 microM W-7 and partially inhibited by the phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase (PI-(3)K) inhibitor 10 microMm LY294002. Increasing extracellular [Ca(2+)] caused a concentration-dependent increase in FS-induced NO(i) that was partially inhibited by LY294002. The negative inotropic agents BDM (5 mm) or blebbistatin (10 microM) decreased cell shortening and NO(i) production without concomitant changes in L-type Ca(2+) current (I(Ca,L)) or [Ca(2+)](i) transients. The positive inotropic agents EMD 57033 or CGP 48506 (1 microM) increased cell shortening and NO(i) production without concomitant changes in I(Ca,L) or [Ca(2+)](i) transients. FS-induced NO(i) production was decreased in myocytes infected (100 multiplicity of viral infection (MOI); 24 h) with a replication-deficient adenovirus expressing a dominant-negative mutant of protein kinase B (Akt) compared with cells infected with a control adenovirus expressing beta-galactosidase. FS-induced NO(i) was partially inhibited by either endothelial (eNOS) or neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) inhibitors and completely blocked by simultaneous exposure to both. FS-induced [Ca(2+)](i) transients were increased by the nNOS inhibitor nNOS-I (0.24 microM), decreased by the eNOS inhibitor L-NIO (1 microM) and unchanged by exposure to both inhibitors. We conclude that in cat ventricular myocytes, FS-induced NO(i) production requires both Ca(2+)-dependent CaM signalling and Ca(2+)-independent PI-(3)K-Akt signalling activated by contractile activity. FS activates NO(i) production from both eNOS and nNOS, and each source of NO(i) exerts opposing effects on [Ca(2+)](i) transient amplitude. These findings are important for understanding the regulation of NO(i) signalling in the normal and mechanically failing heart.
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- E N Dedkova
- Department of Physiology, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S. First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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NOS distribution and NO control of cardiac performance in fish and amphibian hearts. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2423(07)01014-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Casadei B. The emerging role of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the regulation of myocardial function. Exp Physiol 2006; 91:943-55. [PMID: 16990366 DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2006.035493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The recent discovery of a NOS1 gene product (i.e. a neuronal-like isoform of nitric oxide synthase or nNOS) in the mammalian left ventricular (LV) myocardium has provided a new key for the interpretation of the complex experimental evidence supporting a role for myocardial constitutive nitric oxide (NO) production in the regulation of basal and beta-badrenergic cardiac function. Importantly, nNOS gene deletion has been associated with more severe LV remodelling and functional deterioration in murine models of myocardial infarction, suggesting that nNOS-derived NO may also be involved in the myocardial response to injury. To date, the mechanisms by which nNOS influences myocardial pathophysiology remain incompletely understood. In particular, it seems over simplistic to assume that all aspects of the myocardial phenotype of nNOS knockout (nNOS(-/-)) mice are a direct consequence of lack of NO production from this source. Emerging data showing co-localisation of xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) and nNOS in the sarcoplasmic reticulum of rodents, and increased XOR activity in the nNOS(-/-) myocardium, suggest that nNOS gene deletion may have wider implications on the myocardial redox state. Similarly, the mechanisms regulating the targeting of myocardial nNOS to different subcellular compartments and the functional consequences of intracellular nNOS trafficking have not been fully established. Whether this information could be translated into a better understanding and management of human heart failure remains the most important challenge for future investigations.
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- Barbara Casadei
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
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Lin CE, Richardson SK, Wang W, Wang T, Garvey DS. Preparation of functionalized tertiary thiols and nitrosothiols. Tetrahedron 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2006.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kaygisiz Z, Erkasap N, Yazihan N, Sayar K, Ataoglu H, Uyar R, Ikizler M. Erythropoietin changes contractility, cAMP, and nitrite levels of isolated rat hearts. J Physiol Sci 2006; 56:247-51. [PMID: 16839461 DOI: 10.2170/physiolsci.rp004806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2006] [Accepted: 07/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
There is enough evidence that erythropoietin (EPO) may be involved in cardiovascular function. Therefore we have investigated the possible effects of EPO on left ventricular developed pressure, +dP/dt(max), heart rate, tissue cAMP, and nitrite levels. Isolated rat hearts were perfused under constant flow (10 ml/min) conditions with modified Krebs-Henseleit solution and recombinant human erythropoietin at doses of 100, 200, 500, and 1,000 IU/kg was administered as bolus injections. EPO at 100 IU/kg decreased, but higher doses (500 and 1,000 IU/kg) raised the developed pressure and +dP/dt(max). However, it did not affect heart rate or coronary perfusion pressure when all the respective doses were applied. EPO at 100 IU/kg increased nitrite, and at 1,000 IU/kg it raised cAMP. Our results suggest that EPO may produce dose-dependently negative and positive inotropic effects on myocardial contractility in isolated rat hearts. NO and cAMP may be involved in negative and positive inotropic effects of EPO, respectively.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ziya Kaygisiz
- Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Eskiehir Osmangazi University, 26480 Eskişehir, Turkey.
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