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Billig S, Hein M, Mechelinck M, Schumacher D, Roehl AB, Fuchs D, Kramann R, Uhlig M. Comparative assessment of coronary physiology using transthoracic pulsed-wave Doppler and myocardial contrast echocardiography in rats. Eur Radiol Exp 2023; 7:6. [PMID: 36757486 PMCID: PMC9911582 DOI: 10.1186/s41747-022-00319-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Coronary physiology assessment in rodents by ultrasound is an excellent noninvasive and easy to perform technique, including pulsed-wave Doppler (PWD) and myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE). Both techniques and the corresponding calculated parameters were investigated in this study at rest as well as their response to pharmacologically induced stress. METHODS Left ventricular myocardial function was assessed in eight anaesthetised rats using transthoracic echocardiography. Coronary physiology was assessed by both PWD of the left coronary artery and MCE using a bolus method. Measurements were performed at rest and under stimulation with adenosine and dobutamine. Effects of stimulation on the calculated parameters were evaluated and rated by effect size (η2). RESULTS Changes could be demonstrated by selected parameters of PWD and MCE. The clearest effect in PWD was found for diastolic peak velocity (η2 = 0.58). It increased from 528 ± 110 mm/s (mean ± standard deviation) at rest to 839 ± 342 mm/s (p = 0.001) with adenosine and 1093 ± 302 mm/s with dobutamine (p = 0.001). The most distinct effect from MCE was found for the normalised wash-in rate (η2 = 0.58). It increased from 1.95 ± 0.35% at rest to 3.87 ± 0.85% with adenosine (p = 0.001) and 3.72 ± 1.03% with dobutamine (p = 0.001). CONCLUSION Induced changes in coronary physiology by adenosine and dobutamine could successfully be monitored using MCE and PWD in anaesthetised rats. Due to the low invasiveness of the measurements, this protocol could be used for longitudinal animal studies.
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- Sebastian Billig
- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
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- grid.1957.a0000 0001 0728 696XDepartment of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- grid.1957.a0000 0001 0728 696XDepartment of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- grid.1957.a0000 0001 0728 696XDepartment of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany ,grid.1957.a0000 0001 0728 696XInstitute of Experimental Medicine and Systems Biology, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- grid.1957.a0000 0001 0728 696XDepartment of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- grid.509684.60000 0001 2309 6090FUJIFILM VisualSonics, Inc., Joop Geesinkweg 140, 1114 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.1957.a0000 0001 0728 696XInstitute of Experimental Medicine and Systems Biology, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany ,grid.1957.a0000 0001 0728 696XDivision of Nephrology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany ,Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Transplantation, Erasmus Medical, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.1957.a0000 0001 0728 696XDepartment of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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Paganelli F, Gaudry M, Ruf J, Guieu R. Recent advances in the role of the adenosinergic system in coronary artery disease. Cardiovasc Res 2020; 117:1284-1294. [PMID: 32991685 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvaa275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Adenosine is an endogenous nucleoside that plays a major role in the physiology and physiopathology of the coronary artery system, mainly by activating its A2A receptors (A2AR). Adenosine is released by myocardial, endothelial, and immune cells during hypoxia, ischaemia, or inflammation, each condition being present in coronary artery disease (CAD). While activation of A2AR improves coronary blood circulation and leads to anti-inflammatory effects, down-regulation of A2AR has many deleterious effects during CAD. A decrease in the level and/or activity of A2AR leads to: (i) lack of vasodilation, which decreases blood flow, leading to a decrease in myocardial oxygenation and tissue hypoxia; (ii) an increase in the immune response, favouring inflammation; and (iii) platelet aggregation, which therefore participates, in part, in the formation of a fibrin-platelet thrombus after the rupture or erosion of the plaque, leading to the occurrence of acute coronary syndrome. Inflammation contributes to the development of atherosclerosis, leading to myocardial ischaemia, which in turn leads to tissue hypoxia. Therefore, a vicious circle is created that maintains and aggravates CAD. In some cases, studying the adenosinergic profile can help assess the severity of CAD. In fact, inducible ischaemia in CAD patients, as assessed by exercise stress test or fractional flow reserve, is associated with the presence of a reserve of A2AR called spare receptors. The purpose of this review is to present emerging experimental evidence supporting the existence of this adaptive adenosinergic response to ischaemia or inflammation in CAD. We believe that we have achieved a breakthrough in the understanding and modelling of spare A2AR, based upon a new concept allowing for a new and non-invasive CAD management.
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- Franck Paganelli
- C2VN, INSERM, INRAE, Aix-Marseille University, Campus Santé Timone, Faculté de Pharmacie, 27 Bd Jean Moulin, F-13005 Marseille, France.,Department of Cardiology, North Hospital, Chemin des Bourrely, F-13015 Marseille, France
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Timone Hospital, 278 Rue Saint Pierre, F-13005 Marseille, France
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- C2VN, INSERM, INRAE, Aix-Marseille University, Campus Santé Timone, Faculté de Pharmacie, 27 Bd Jean Moulin, F-13005 Marseille, France
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- C2VN, INSERM, INRAE, Aix-Marseille University, Campus Santé Timone, Faculté de Pharmacie, 27 Bd Jean Moulin, F-13005 Marseille, France.,Laboratory of Biochemistry, Timone Hospital, 278 Rue Saint Pierre, F-13005 Marseille, France
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Gaudry M, Vairo D, Marlinge M, Gaubert M, Guiol C, Mottola G, Gariboldi V, Deharo P, Sadrin S, Maixent JM, Fenouillet E, Ruf J, Guieu R, Paganelli F. Adenosine and Its Receptors: An Expected Tool for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Artery and Ischemic Heart Diseases. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21155321. [PMID: 32727116 PMCID: PMC7432452 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21155321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Adenosine is an endogenous nucleoside which strongly impacts the cardiovascular system. Adenosine is released mostly by endothelial cells and myocytes during ischemia or hypoxia and greatly regulates the cardiovascular system via four specific G-protein-coupled receptors named A1R, A2AR, A2BR, and A3R. Among them, A2 subtypes are strongly expressed in coronary tissues, and their activation increases coronary blood flow via the production of cAMP in smooth muscle cells. A2A receptor modulators are an opportunity for intense research by the pharmaceutical industry to develop new cardiovascular therapies. Most innovative therapies are mediated by the modulation of adenosine release and/or the activation of the A2A receptor subtypes. This review aims to focus on the specific exploration of the adenosine plasma level and its relationship with the A2A receptor, which seems a promising biomarker for a diagnostic and/or a therapeutic tool for the screening and management of coronary artery disease. Finally, a recent class of selective adenosine receptor ligands has emerged, and A2A receptor agonists/antagonists are useful tools to improve the management of patients suffering from coronary artery disease.
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- Marine Gaudry
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Timone Hospital, F-13008 Marseille, France;
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- C2VN, INSERM, INRA, Aix-Marseille University, F-13015 Marseille, France; (D.V.); (M.M.); (M.G.); (C.G.); (G.M.); (V.G.); (P.D.); (E.F.); (J.R.); (R.G.)
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- C2VN, INSERM, INRA, Aix-Marseille University, F-13015 Marseille, France; (D.V.); (M.M.); (M.G.); (C.G.); (G.M.); (V.G.); (P.D.); (E.F.); (J.R.); (R.G.)
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Timone Hospital, F-13008 Marseille, France
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- C2VN, INSERM, INRA, Aix-Marseille University, F-13015 Marseille, France; (D.V.); (M.M.); (M.G.); (C.G.); (G.M.); (V.G.); (P.D.); (E.F.); (J.R.); (R.G.)
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- C2VN, INSERM, INRA, Aix-Marseille University, F-13015 Marseille, France; (D.V.); (M.M.); (M.G.); (C.G.); (G.M.); (V.G.); (P.D.); (E.F.); (J.R.); (R.G.)
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- C2VN, INSERM, INRA, Aix-Marseille University, F-13015 Marseille, France; (D.V.); (M.M.); (M.G.); (C.G.); (G.M.); (V.G.); (P.D.); (E.F.); (J.R.); (R.G.)
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Timone Hospital, F-13008 Marseille, France
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- C2VN, INSERM, INRA, Aix-Marseille University, F-13015 Marseille, France; (D.V.); (M.M.); (M.G.); (C.G.); (G.M.); (V.G.); (P.D.); (E.F.); (J.R.); (R.G.)
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Timone Hospital, F-13008 Marseille, France
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- C2VN, INSERM, INRA, Aix-Marseille University, F-13015 Marseille, France; (D.V.); (M.M.); (M.G.); (C.G.); (G.M.); (V.G.); (P.D.); (E.F.); (J.R.); (R.G.)
- Department of Cardiology, Timone Hospital, F-13008 Marseille, France
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- Unité de Recherche Clinique Pierre Deniker (URC C.S. 10587) Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit, 86000 Poitiers, France
- I.A.P.S. Equipe Emergeante, Université de Toulon, 83957 Toulon-La Garde, UFR S.F.A., F-86073 Poitiers, France
- Correspondence: (J.M.M.); (F.P.)
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- C2VN, INSERM, INRA, Aix-Marseille University, F-13015 Marseille, France; (D.V.); (M.M.); (M.G.); (C.G.); (G.M.); (V.G.); (P.D.); (E.F.); (J.R.); (R.G.)
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- C2VN, INSERM, INRA, Aix-Marseille University, F-13015 Marseille, France; (D.V.); (M.M.); (M.G.); (C.G.); (G.M.); (V.G.); (P.D.); (E.F.); (J.R.); (R.G.)
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- C2VN, INSERM, INRA, Aix-Marseille University, F-13015 Marseille, France; (D.V.); (M.M.); (M.G.); (C.G.); (G.M.); (V.G.); (P.D.); (E.F.); (J.R.); (R.G.)
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Timone Hospital, F-13008 Marseille, France
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- C2VN, INSERM, INRA, Aix-Marseille University, F-13015 Marseille, France; (D.V.); (M.M.); (M.G.); (C.G.); (G.M.); (V.G.); (P.D.); (E.F.); (J.R.); (R.G.)
- Department of Cardiology, Nord Hospital, ARCHANTEC, F-13015 Marseille, France
- Correspondence: (J.M.M.); (F.P.)
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Andrejew R, Glaser T, Oliveira-Giacomelli Á, Ribeiro D, Godoy M, Granato A, Ulrich H. Targeting Purinergic Signaling and Cell Therapy in Cardiovascular and Neurodegenerative Diseases. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1201:275-353. [PMID: 31898792 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-31206-0_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Extracellular purines exert several functions in physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms. ATP acts through P2 receptors as a neurotransmitter and neuromodulator and modulates heart contractility, while adenosine participates in neurotransmission, blood pressure, and many other mechanisms. Because of their capability to differentiate into mature cell types, they provide a unique therapeutic strategy for regenerating damaged tissue, such as in cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Purinergic signaling is pivotal for controlling stem cell differentiation and phenotype determination. Proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis of stem cells of various origins are regulated by purinergic receptors. In this chapter, we selected neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases with clinical trials using cell therapy and purinergic receptor targeting. We discuss these approaches as therapeutic alternatives to neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases. For instance, promising results were demonstrated in the utilization of mesenchymal stem cells and bone marrow mononuclear cells in vascular regeneration. Regarding neurodegenerative diseases, in general, P2X7 and A2A receptors mostly worsen the degenerative state. Stem cell-based therapy, mainly through mesenchymal and hematopoietic stem cells, showed promising results in improving symptoms caused by neurodegeneration. We propose that purinergic receptor activity regulation combined with stem cells could enhance proliferative and differentiation rates as well as cell engraftment.
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- Roberta Andrejew
- Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Institute of Biophysics Carlos Chagas Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Khan M, Meuth AI, Brown SM, Chandrasekar B, Bowles DK, Bender SB. Aldosterone impairs coronary adenosine-mediated vasodilation via reduced functional expression of Ca 2+-activated K + channels. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2019; 317:H357-H363. [PMID: 31199187 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00081.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Elevated plasma aldosterone (Aldo) levels are associated with greater risk of cardiac ischemic events and cardiovascular mortality. Adenosine-mediated coronary vasodilation is a critical cardioprotective mechanism during ischemia; however, whether this response is impaired by increased Aldo is unclear. We hypothesized that chronic Aldo impairs coronary adenosine-mediated vasodilation via downregulation of vascular K+ channels. Male C57BL/6J mice were treated with vehicle (Con) or subpressor Aldo for 4 wk. Coronary artery function, assessed by wire myography, revealed Aldo-induced reductions in vasodilation to adenosine and the endothelium-dependent vasodilator acetylcholine but not to the nitric oxide donor sodium nitroprusside. Coronary vasoconstriction to endothelin-1 and the thromboxane A2 mimetic U-46619 was unchanged by Aldo. Additional mechanistic studies revealed impaired adenosine A2A, not A2B, receptor-dependent vasodilation by Aldo with a tendency for Aldo-induced reduction of coronary A2A gene expression. Adenylate cyclase inhibition attenuated coronary adenosine dilation but did not eliminate group differences, and adenosine-stimulated vascular cAMP production was similar between Con and Aldo mice. Similarly, blockade of inward rectifier K+ channels reduced but did not eliminate group differences in adenosine dilation whereas group differences were eliminated by blockade of Ca2+-activated K+ (KCa) channels that blunted and abrogated adenosine and A2A-dependent dilation, respectively. Gene expression of several coronary KCa channels was reduced by Aldo. Together, these data demonstrate Aldo-induced impairment of adenosine-mediated coronary vasodilation involving blunted A2A-KCa-dependent vasodilation, independent of blood pressure, providing important insights into the link between plasma Aldo and cardiac mortality and rationale for aldosterone antagonist use to preserve coronary microvascular function.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Increased plasma aldosterone levels are associated with worsened cardiac outcomes in diverse patient groups by unclear mechanisms. We identified that, in male mice, elevated aldosterone impairs coronary adenosine-mediated vasodilation, an important cardioprotective mechanism. This aldosterone-induced impairment involves reduced adenosine A2A, not A2B, receptor-dependent vasodilation associated with downregulation of coronary KCa channels and does not involve altered adenylate cyclase/cAMP signaling. Importantly, this effect of aldosterone occurred independent of changes in coronary vasoconstrictor responsiveness and blood pressure.
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- Maloree Khan
- Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.,Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri
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- Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.,Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri
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- Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.,Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri
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- Medicine-Cardiology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri.,Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri
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- Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.,Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.,Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.,Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.,Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri
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Giles AV, Sun J, Femnou AN, Kuzmiak-Glancy S, Taylor JL, Covian R, Murphy E, Balaban RS. Paradoxical arteriole constriction compromises cytosolic and mitochondrial oxygen delivery in the isolated saline-perfused heart. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2018; 315:H1791-H1804. [PMID: 30311498 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00493.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The isolated saline-perfused heart is used extensively to study cardiac physiology. Previous isolated heart studies have demonstrated lower tissue oxygenation compared with in vivo hearts based on myoglobin oxygenation and the mitochondrial redox state. These data, consistent with small anoxic regions, suggest that the homeostatic balance between work and oxygen delivery is impaired. We hypothesized that these anoxic regions are caused by inadequate local perfusion due to a paradoxical arteriole constriction generated by a disrupted vasoregulatory network. We tested this hypothesis by applying two exogenous vasodilatory agents, adenosine and cromakalim, to relax vascular tone in an isolated, saline-perfused, working rabbit heart. Oxygenation was monitored using differential optical transmission spectroscopy and full spectral fitting. Increases in coronary flow over control with adenosine (27 ± 4 ml/min) or cromakalim (44 ± 4 ml/min) were associated with proportional spectral changes indicative of myoglobin oxygenation and cytochrome oxidase (COX) oxidation, consistent with a decrease in tissue anoxia. Quantitatively, adenosine decreased deoxymyoglobin optical density (OD) across the wall by 0.053 ± 0.008 OD, whereas the reduced form of COX was decreased by 0.039 ± 0.005 OD. Cromakalim was more potent, decreasing deoxymyoglobin and reducing the level of COX by 0.070 ± 0.019 OD and 0.062 ± 0.019 OD, respectively. These effects were not species specific, as Langendorff-perfused mouse hearts treated with adenosine demonstrated similar changes. These data are consistent with paradoxical arteriole constriction as a major source of regional anoxia during saline heart perfusion. We suggest that the vasoregulatory network is disrupted by the washout of interstitial vasoactive metabolites in vitro. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Regional tissue anoxia is a common finding in the ubiquitous saline-perfused heart but is not found in vivo. Noninvasive optical techniques confirmed the presence of regional anoxia under control conditions and demonstrated that anoxia is diminished using exogenous vasodilators. These data are consistent with active arteriole constriction, occurring despite regional anoxia, generated by a disrupted vasoregulatory network. Washout of interstitial vasoactive metabolites may contribute to the disruption of normal vasoregulatory processes in vitro.
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- Abigail V Giles
- Laboratory of Cardiac Energetics, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Cardiac Physiology, Cardiovascular Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Cardiac Energetics, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, University of Maryland , College Park, Maryland
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- Division of Veterinary Resources, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Cardiac Energetics, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Cardiac Physiology, Cardiovascular Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Cardiac Energetics, Systems Biology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland
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Alencar AKN, Montes GC, Barreiro EJ, Sudo RT, Zapata-Sudo G. Adenosine Receptors As Drug Targets for Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Front Pharmacol 2017; 8:858. [PMID: 29255415 PMCID: PMC5722832 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2017.00858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a clinical condition characterized by pulmonary arterial remodeling and vasoconstriction, which promote chronic vessel obstruction and elevation of pulmonary vascular resistance. Long-term right ventricular (RV) overload leads to RV dysfunction and failure, which are the main determinants of life expectancy in PAH subjects. Therapeutic options for PAH remain limited, despite the introduction of prostacyclin analogs, endothelin receptor antagonists, phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors, and soluble guanylyl cyclase stimulators within the last 15 years. Through addressing the pulmonary endothelial and smooth muscle cell dysfunctions associated with PAH, these interventions delay disease progression but do not offer a cure. Emerging approaches to improve treatment efficacy have focused on beneficial actions to both the pulmonary vasculature and myocardium, and several new targets have been investigated and validated in experimental PAH models. Herein, we review the effects of adenosine and adenosine receptors (A1, A2A, A2B, and A3) on the cardiovascular system, focusing on the A2A receptor as a pharmacological target. This receptor induces pulmonary vascular and heart protection in experimental models, specifically models of PAH. Targeting the A2A receptor could potentially serve as a novel and efficient approach for treating PAH and concomitant RV failure. A2A receptor activation induces pulmonary endothelial nitric oxide synthesis, smooth muscle cell hyperpolarization, and vasodilation, with important antiproliferative activities through the inhibition of collagen deposition and vessel wall remodeling in the pulmonary arterioles. The pleiotropic potential of A2A receptor activation is highlighted by its additional expression in the heart tissue, where it participates in the regulation of intracellular calcium handling and maintenance of heart chamber structure and function. In this way, the activation of A2A receptor could prevent the production of a hypertrophic and dysfunctional phenotype in animal models of cardiovascular diseases.
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- Allan K N Alencar
- Programa de Pesquisa em Desenvolvimento de Fármacos, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pesquisa em Desenvolvimento de Fármacos, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pesquisa em Desenvolvimento de Fármacos, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pesquisa em Desenvolvimento de Fármacos, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pesquisa em Desenvolvimento de Fármacos, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Lenzarini F, Di Lascio N, Stea F, Kusmic C, Faita F. Time Course of Isoflurane-Induced Vasodilation: A Doppler Ultrasound Study of the Left Coronary Artery in Mice. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2016; 42:999-1009. [PMID: 26792616 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2015.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Revised: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Isoflurane is widely used as vasodilator in studies of coronary flow reserve (CFR) in small animals, but the protocols have not been standardized. This study assessed the time course of the increase in isoflurane-induced flow in the mouse coronary artery by pulsed-wave Doppler measurements at 1% isoflurane concentration maintained for 6 min and then increased to 2.5% for 30 min. Velocity-time integral and velocity peak values were best fitted by the sigmoid model, which allowed derivation of the mean time (Tt90 = 14 min) of high-isoflurane needed to reach 90% of the hyperemic plateau value. In subsequent experiments, CFR was measured at 4 min (mean time of literature data) and 14 min of hyperemic response. The 4-min CFR was significantly lower than the 14 -min CFR, and the Bland-Altman plot revealed significant bias of the 4-min CFR against the 14-min CFR. This result suggests that measurements of flow velocity at times shorter than 14 min may be inappropriate for expressing the effective value of CFR.
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy; Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, P.zza Martiri della Libertà, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy.
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy
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Labazi H, Teng B, Zhou Z, Mustafa SJ. Enhanced A2A adenosine receptor-mediated increase in coronary flow in type I diabetic mice. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2015; 90:30-7. [PMID: 26654777 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2015.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2015] [Revised: 11/09/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Adenosine A2A receptor (A2AAR) activation plays a major role in the regulation of coronary flow (CF). Recent studies from our laboratory and others have suggested that A2AAR expression and/or signaling is altered in disease conditions. However, the coronary response to AR activation, in particular A2AAR, in diabetes is not fully understood. In this study, we use an STZ mouse model of type 1 diabetes (T1D) to look at CF responses to the nonspecific AR agonist NECA and the A2AAR specific agonist CGS 21680 in-vivo and ex-vivo. Using immunofluorescence, we also explored the effect of diabetes on A2AAR expression in coronary arteries. NECA mediated increase in CF was significantly increased in hearts isolated from STZ-induced diabetic mice. In addition, both in in-vivo and ex-vivo responses to A2AAR activation using CGS 21680 were significantly higher in diabetic mice when compared to their controls. Immunohistochemistry showed an upregulation of A2AAR in both coronary smooth muscle and endothelial cells (~160% and ~140%, respectively). Our data suggest that diabetes resulted in an increased A2AAR expression in coronary arteries which resulted in enhanced A2AAR-mediated increase in CF observed in diabetic hearts. This is the first report implying that A2AAR has a role in the regulation of CF in diabetes, supporting recent studies suggesting that the use of adenosine and its A2A selective agonist (regadenoson, Lexiscan®) may not be appropriate for the detection of coronary artery diseases in T1D and the estimation of coronary reserve.
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- Hicham Labazi
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Center for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences and Clinical Translational Science Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Center for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences and Clinical Translational Science Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Center for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences and Clinical Translational Science Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Center for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences and Clinical Translational Science Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States.
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There are nineteen different receptor proteins for adenosine, adenine and uridine nucleotides, and nucleotide sugars, belonging to three families of G protein-coupled adenosine and P2Y receptors, and ionotropic P2X receptors. The majority are functionally expressed in blood vessels, as purinergic receptors in perivascular nerves, smooth muscle and endothelial cells, and roles in regulation of vascular contractility, immune function and growth have been identified. The endogenous ligands for purine receptors, ATP, ADP, UTP, UDP and adenosine, can be released from different cell types within the vasculature, as well as from circulating blood cells, including erythrocytes and platelets. Many purine receptors can be activated by two or more of the endogenous ligands. Further complexity arises because of interconversion between ligands, notably adenosine formation from the metabolism of ATP, leading to complex integrated responses through activation of different subtypes of purine receptors. The enzymes responsible for this conversion, ectonucleotidases, are present on the surface of smooth muscle and endothelial cells, and may be coreleased with neurotransmitters from nerves. What selectivity there is for the actions of purines/pyrimidines comes from differential expression of their receptors within the vasculature. P2X1 receptors mediate the vasocontractile actions of ATP released as a neurotransmitter with noradrenaline (NA) from sympathetic perivascular nerves, and are located on the vascular smooth muscle adjacent to the nerve varicosities, the sites of neurotransmitter release. The relative contribution of ATP and NA as functional cotransmitters varies with species, type and size of blood vessel, neuronal firing pattern, the tone/pressure of the blood vessel, and in ageing and disease. ATP is also a neurotransmitter in non-adrenergic non-cholinergic perivascular nerves and mediates vasorelaxation via smooth muscle P2Y-like receptors. ATP and adenosine can act as neuromodulators, with the most robust evidence being for prejunctional inhibition of neurotransmission via A1 adenosine receptors, but also prejunctional excitation and inhibition of neurotransmission via P2X and P2Y receptors, respectively. P2Y2, P2Y4 and P2Y6 receptors expressed on the vascular smooth muscle are coupled to vasocontraction, and may have a role in pathophysiological conditions, when purines are released from damaged cells, or when there is damage to the protective barrier that is the endothelium. Adenosine is released during hypoxia to increase blood flow via vasodilator A2A and A2B receptors expressed on the endothelium and smooth muscle. ATP is released from endothelial cells during hypoxia and shear stress and can act at P2Y and P2X4 receptors expressed on the endothelium to increase local blood flow. Activation of endothelial purine receptors leads to the release of nitric oxide, hyperpolarising factors and prostacyclin, which inhibits platelet aggregation and thus ensures patent blood flow. Vascular purine receptors also regulate endothelial and smooth muscle growth, and inflammation, and thus are involved in the underlying processes of a number of cardiovascular diseases.
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- Vera Ralevic
- School of Life Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, United Kingdom.
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- School of Life Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, United Kingdom
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Zhou Z, Rajamani U, Labazi H, Tilley SL, Ledent C, Teng B, Mustafa SJ. Involvement of NADPH oxidase in A2A adenosine receptor-mediated increase in coronary flow in isolated mouse hearts. Purinergic Signal 2015; 11:263-73. [DOI: 10.1007/s11302-015-9451-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2015] [Accepted: 04/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Burnstock G, Pelleg A. Cardiac purinergic signalling in health and disease. Purinergic Signal 2015; 11:1-46. [PMID: 25527177 PMCID: PMC4336308 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-014-9436-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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This review is a historical account about purinergic signalling in the heart, for readers to see how ideas and understanding have changed as new experimental results were published. Initially, the focus is on the nervous control of the heart by ATP as a cotransmitter in sympathetic, parasympathetic, and sensory nerves, as well as in intracardiac neurons. Control of the heart by centers in the brain and vagal cardiovascular reflexes involving purines are also discussed. The actions of adenine nucleotides and nucleosides on cardiomyocytes, atrioventricular and sinoatrial nodes, cardiac fibroblasts, and coronary blood vessels are described. Cardiac release and degradation of ATP are also described. Finally, the involvement of purinergic signalling and its therapeutic potential in cardiac pathophysiology is reviewed, including acute and chronic heart failure, ischemia, infarction, arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy, syncope, hypertrophy, coronary artery disease, angina, diabetic cardiomyopathy, as well as heart transplantation and coronary bypass grafts.
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- Geoffrey Burnstock
- Autonomic Neuroscience Centre, University College Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK,
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El-Mas MM, El-Gowilly SM, Elsalakawy LK, El-Gowelli HM. Oestrogen compromises the facilitatory effect of chronic nicotine on adenosine A2Breceptor-K+channel-mediated renal vasodilation. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2014; 41:600-7. [DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Revised: 04/20/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Mahmoud M El-Mas
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Faculty of Pharmacy; Alexandria University; Alexandria Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Faculty of Pharmacy; Alexandria University; Alexandria Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Faculty of Pharmacy; Alexandria University; Alexandria Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Faculty of Pharmacy; Alexandria University; Alexandria Egypt
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Burnstock G, Ralevic V. Purinergic signaling and blood vessels in health and disease. Pharmacol Rev 2013; 66:102-92. [PMID: 24335194 DOI: 10.1124/pr.113.008029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Purinergic signaling plays important roles in control of vascular tone and remodeling. There is dual control of vascular tone by ATP released as a cotransmitter with noradrenaline from perivascular sympathetic nerves to cause vasoconstriction via P2X1 receptors, whereas ATP released from endothelial cells in response to changes in blood flow (producing shear stress) or hypoxia acts on P2X and P2Y receptors on endothelial cells to produce nitric oxide and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor, which dilates vessels. ATP is also released from sensory-motor nerves during antidromic reflex activity to produce relaxation of some blood vessels. In this review, we stress the differences in neural and endothelial factors in purinergic control of different blood vessels. The long-term (trophic) actions of purine and pyrimidine nucleosides and nucleotides in promoting migration and proliferation of both vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cells via P1 and P2Y receptors during angiogenesis and vessel remodeling during restenosis after angioplasty are described. The pathophysiology of blood vessels and therapeutic potential of purinergic agents in diseases, including hypertension, atherosclerosis, ischemia, thrombosis and stroke, diabetes, and migraine, is discussed.
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- Geoffrey Burnstock
- Autonomic Neuroscience Centre, University College Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK; and Department of Pharmacology, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
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Cardiovascular adenosine receptors: Expression, actions and interactions. Pharmacol Ther 2013; 140:92-111. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2013.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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El-Awady MS, Rajamani U, Teng B, Tilley SL, Mustafa SJ. Evidence for the involvement of NADPH oxidase in adenosine receptors-mediated control of coronary flow using A 1 and A 3 knockout mice. Physiol Rep 2013; 1:e00070. [PMID: 24159377 PMCID: PMC3804374 DOI: 10.1002/phy2.70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The NADPH oxidase (Nox) subunits 1, 2 (gp91 phox) and 4 are the major sources for reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cardiovascular system. In conditions such as ischemia-reperfusion injury and hypoxia, both ROS and adenosine are released suggesting a possible interaction. We hypothesized that ROS generated through Nox is involved in adenosine-induced coronary flow (CF) responses. Adenosine (10-8-10-5.5 M) increased CF in isolated hearts from wild type (WT; C57/BL6), A1 adenosine receptor (AR) knockout (A1KO), A3AR KO (A3KO) and A1 and A3AR double KO (A1/A3DKO) mice. The Nox inhibitors apocynin (10-5 M) and gp91 ds-tat (10-6 M) or the SOD and catalase-mimicking agent EUK134 (50 μM) decreased the adenosine-enhanced CF in the WT and all the KOs. Additionally, adenosine increased phosphorylation of p47-phox subunit and ERK 1/2 without changing protein expression of Nox isoforms in WT. Moreover, intracellular superoxide production was increased by adenosine and CGS-21680 (a selective A2A agonist), but not BAY 60-6583 (a selective A2B agonist), in mouse coronary artery smooth muscle cells (CASMCs) and endothelial cells (CAECs). This superoxide increase was inhibited by the gp91 ds-tat and ERK 1/2 inhibitor (PD98059). In conclusion, adenosine-induced increase in CF in isolated heart involves Nox2-generated superoxide, possibly through ERK 1/2 phosphorylation with subsequent p47-phox subunit phosphorylation. This adenosine/Nox/ROS interaction occurs in both CASMCs and CAECs, and involves neither A1 nor A3 ARs, but possibly A2A ARs in mouse.
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- Mohammed S El-Awady
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology,Center for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences and Clinical & Translational Science Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA ; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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Effects of diabetes and vascular occlusion on adenosine-induced relaxant response of rat common carotid artery. Pharmacol Rep 2013; 65:632-41. [DOI: 10.1016/s1734-1140(13)71040-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2012] [Revised: 01/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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An allosteric modulator of the adenosine A1 receptor improves cardiac function following ischaemia in murine isolated hearts. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2013; 6:546-56. [PMID: 24276124 PMCID: PMC3816699 DOI: 10.3390/ph6040546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Revised: 03/26/2013] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The effect of an allosteric modulator of the adenosine A1 receptors was investigated using an ischaemia-reperfusion protocol in murine isolated hearts. Isolated hearts were perfused with Kreb-Henseleit solution gassed with carbogen gas (95% O2 and 5% CO2) in Langendorff mode and electrically paced at 480 bpm. Following 20 min equilibration and 20 min global normothermic ischaemia, the allosteric modulator VCP333 (1 μM) or the adenosine A1 receptor partial agonist VCP102 (10 μM) were infused after 5 min of reperfusion for 15 min. Upon termination of the drug treatment, reperfusion continued for a further 40 min. At the end of 60 min reperfusion, treatment with VCP333 or VCP102 improved the recovery of the left ventricular developed pressure when compared to control group responses (p < 0.05). Neither compound affected end diastolic pressure, coronary flow rates or dP/dtmax values when compared to control tissues during reperfusion (p > 0.05). The infusion of VCP102 or VCP333 during reperfusion reduced cardiac troponin I efflux to 6.7% and 25% respectively of control heart efflux (p < 0.05). This data indicates that the allosteric modulator of the adenosine A1 receptor (VCP333) has similar characteristics to the adenosine receptor partial agonist VCP102 as it improves cardiac function and reduces myocardial cell death following an ischaemic episode.
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El-Gowelli HM, El-Gowilly SM, Elsalakawy LK, El-Mas MM. Nitric oxide synthase/K+ channel cascade triggers the adenosine A(2B) receptor-sensitive renal vasodilation in female rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2013; 702:116-25. [PMID: 23396225 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.01.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Revised: 01/17/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Adenosine A2B-receptors mediate the adenosine-evoked renal vasodilations in male rats. Here, we tested whether this finding could be replicated in female renal vasculature and whether K(+) hyperpolarization induced by nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and/or heme oxygenase (HO) accounts for adenosine A2B receptor-sensitive renal vasodilations. In phenylephrine-preconstricted perfused kidneys, vasodilations caused by the adenosine analog 5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (NECA, 1.6-50 nmol) were attenuated after blockade of adenosine A2B (alloxazine) but not A2A [8-(3-Chlorostyryl) caffeine, CSC] or A3 receptors (N-(2-methoxyphenyl)-N'-[2-(3-pyridinyl)-4-quinazolinyl]-urea, VUF 5574), confirming the preferential involvement of A2B receptors in NECA responses. NOS activation mediated the A2B receptor-mediated NECA response because: (i) NOS inhibition (N(ω)-nitro-L-arginine-methyl ester, L-NAME) attenuated NECA vasodilations, (ii) concurrent L-NAME/alloxazine exposure caused more inhibition of NECA responses, and (iii) inhibition of NECA responses by alloxazine disappeared in L-arginine-supplemented preparations. Although HO inhibition (zinc protoporphyrin) failed to modify NECA responses, the attenuation of these responses by alloxazine disappeared in hemin (HO inducer)-treated preparations. NECA vasodilations were also attenuated after exposure to BaCl2, glibenclamide but not tetraethylammonium (blockers of inward rectifier, ATP-sensitive, and Ca(2+)-dependent K(+)-channels, respectively). The combined alloxazine/BaCl2/glibenclamide infusion caused no additional attenuation of NECA vasodilations. Vasodilations caused by minoxidil (K(+)-channel opener) were reduced by L-NAME or BaCl2/glibenclamide, supporting the importance of NOS signaling in K(+) hyperpolarization. NECA or minoxidil vasodilations were attenuated by ouabain, Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase inhibitor, and in KCl-preconstricted preparations. Overall, facilitation of adenosine A2B receptor/NOS/K(+) channel/Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase cascade underlies NECA vasodilations in female rats. Enhancing HO activity, albeit not causally related to NECA vasodilations, improves the pharmacologically compromised (alloxazine) NECA response.
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- Hanan M El-Gowelli
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Riksen NP, Rongen GA. Targeting adenosine receptors in the development of cardiovascular therapeutics. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2012; 5:199-218. [PMID: 22390562 DOI: 10.1586/ecp.12.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Adenosine receptor stimulation has negative inotropic and dromotropic actions, reduces cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury and remodeling, and prevents cardiac arrhythmias. In the vasculature, adenosine modulates vascular tone, reduces infiltration of inflammatory cells and generation of foam cells, and may prevent the development of atherosclerosis as a result. Modulation of insulin sensitivity may further add to the anti-atherosclerotic properties of adenosine signaling. In the kidney, adenosine plays an important role in tubuloglomerular feedback and modulates tubular sodium reabsorption. The challenge is to take advantage of the beneficial actions of adenosine signaling while preventing its potential adverse effects, such as salt retention and sympathoexcitation. Drugs that interfere with adenosine formation and elimination or drugs that allosterically enhance specific adenosine receptors seem to be most promising to meet this challenge.
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- Niels P Riksen
- Department of Pharmacology-Toxicology 149 and Internal Medicine 463, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Reichelt ME, Ashton KJ, Tan XL, Mustafa SJ, Ledent C, Delbridge LMD, Hofmann PA, Headrick JP, Morrison RR. The adenosine A₂A receptor - myocardial protectant and coronary target in endotoxemia. Int J Cardiol 2011; 166:672-80. [PMID: 22192288 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.11.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2011] [Revised: 11/07/2011] [Accepted: 11/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac injury and dysfunction are contributors to disease progression and mortality in sepsis. This study evaluated the cardiovascular role of intrinsic A₂A adenosine receptor (A₂AAR) activity during lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation. METHODS We assessed the impact of 24 h of LPS challenge (20 mg/kg, IP) on cardiac injury, coronary function and inflammatory mediator levels in Wild-Type (WT) mice and mice lacking functional A₂AARs (A₂AAR KO). RESULTS Cardiac injury was evident in LPS-treated WTs, with ~7-fold elevation in serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI), and significant ventricular and coronary dysfunction. Absence of A₂AARs increased LPS-provoked cTnI release at 24 h by 3-fold without additional demise of contraction function. Importantly, A₂AAR deletion per se emulated detrimental effects of LPS on coronary function, and LPS was without effect in coronary vessels lacking A₂AARs. Effects of A₂AAR KO were independent of major shifts in circulating C-reactive protein (CRP) and haptoglobin. Cytokine responses were largely insensitive to A₂AAR deletion; substantial LPS-induced elevations (up to 100-fold) in IFN-γ and IL-10 were unaltered in A₂AAR KO mice, as were levels of IL-4 and TNF-α. However, late elevations in IL-2 and IL-5 were differentially modulated by A₂AAR KO (IL-2 reduced, IL-5 increased). Data demonstrate that in the context of LPS-triggered cardiac and coronary injury, A₂AAR activity protects myocardial viability without modifying contractile dysfunction, and selectively modulates cytokine (IL-2, IL-5) release. A₂AARs also appear to be targeted by LPS in the coronary vasculature. CONCLUSIONS These experimental data suggest that preservation of A₂AAR functionality might provide therapeutic benefit in human sepsis.
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- Melissa E Reichelt
- Heart Foundation Research Center, Griffith University, Southport QLD, Australia.
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Deussen A, Ohanyan V, Jannasch A, Yin L, Chilian W. Mechanisms of metabolic coronary flow regulation. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2011; 52:794-801. [PMID: 22004900 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2011.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2011] [Revised: 09/23/2011] [Accepted: 10/02/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Coronary blood flow is tightly adjusted to the oxygen requirements of the myocardium. The underlying control mechanisms keep coronary venous pO(2) at a rather constant level around 20mm Hg under a variety of physiological conditions. Because coronary flow may increase more than 5-fold during exercise without any signs of under- or overperfusion, coronary flow must be controlled, at least in part, in a feed forward manner. Likely metabolic factors contributing to feed forward control are carbon dioxide and reactive oxygen species. Adaptation of coronary flow to exercise under physiological conditions involves in addition to metabolic control feed forward neuronal and endothelium-dependent control. Under pathological conditions, e.g. vessel stenosis or anemia, or specific environmental conditions, e.g. high altitude exposure, cardiac oxygenation may become critical, especially if oxygen demand is increased during physical exercise. Under such conditions the fall of coronary pO(2) may directly result in opening of oxygen sensitive potassium or closure of calcium channels. Furthermore the fall of pO(2) results in the production of vasoactive metabolites, e.g. adenosine, nitric oxide or prostaglandins, and in proton accumulation. All of these adaptations support a reduction of coronary vessel resistance. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled "Coronoray Blood Flow".
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- Andreas Deussen
- Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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Sanjani MS, Teng B, Krahn T, Tilley S, Ledent C, Mustafa SJ. Contributions of A2A and A2B adenosine receptors in coronary flow responses in relation to the KATP channel using A2B and A2A/2B double-knockout mice. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2011; 301:H2322-33. [PMID: 21949117 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00052.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Adenosine plays a role in physiological and pathological conditions, and A(2) adenosine receptor (AR) expression is modified in many cardiovascular disorders. In this study, we elucidated the role of the A(2B)AR and its relationship to the A(2A)AR in coronary flow (CF) changes using A(2B) single-knockout (KO) and A(2A/2B) double-KO (DKO) mice in a Langendorff setup. We used two approaches: 1) selective and nonselective AR agonists and antagonists and 2) A(2A)KO and A(2B)KO and A(2A/2B)DKO mice. BAY 60-6583 (a selective A(2B) agonist) had no effect on CF in A(2B)KO mice, whereas it significantly increased CF in wild-type (WT) mice (maximum of 23.3 ± 9 ml·min(-1)·g(-1)). 5'-N-ethylcarboxamido adenosine (NECA; a nonselective AR agonist) increased CF in A(2B)KO mice (maximum of 34.6 ± 4.7 ml·min(-1)·g(-1)) to a significantly higher degree compared with WT mice (maximum of 23.1 ± 2.1 ml·min(-1)·g(-1)). Also, CGS-21680 (a selective A(2A) agonist) increased CF in A(2B)KO mice (maximum of 29 ± 1.9 ml·min(-1)·g(-1)) to a significantly higher degree compared with WT mice (maximum of 25.1 ± 2.3 ml·min(-1)·g(-1)). SCH-58261 (an A(2A)-selective antagonist) inhibited the NECA-induced increase in CF to a significantly higher degree in A(2B)KO mice (19.3 ± 1.6 vs. 0.5 ± 0.4 ml·min(-1)·g(-1)) compared with WT mice (19 ± 3.5 vs. 3.6 ± 0.5 ml·min(-1)·g(-1)). NECA did not induce any increase in CF in A(2A/2B)DKO mice, whereas a significant increase was observed in WT mice (maximum of 23.1 ± 2.1 ml·min(-1)·g(-1)). Furthermore, the mitochondrial ATP-sensitive K(+) (K(ATP)) channel blocker 5-hydroxydecanoate had no effect on the NECA-induced increase in CF in WT mice, whereas the NECA-induced increase in CF in WT (17.6 ± 2 ml·min(-1)·g(-1)), A(2A)KO (12.5 ± 2.3 ml·min(-1)·g(-1)), and A(2B)KO (16.2 ± 0.8 ml·min(-1)·g(-1)) mice was significantly blunted by the K(ATP) channel blocker glibenclamide (to 0.7 ± 0.7, 2.3 ± 1.1, and 0.9 ± 0.4 ml·min(-1)·g(-1), respectively). Also, the CGS-21680-induced (22 ± 2.3 ml·min(-1)·g(-1)) and BAY 60-6583-induced (16.4 ± 1.60 ml·min(-1)·g(-1)) increase in CF in WT mice was significantly blunted by glibenclamide (to 1.2 ± 0.4 and 1.8 ± 1.2 ml·min(-1)·g(-1), respectively). In conclusion, this is the first evidence supporting the compensatory upregulation of A(2A)ARs in A(2B)KO mice and demonstrates that both A(2A)ARs and A(2B)ARs induce CF changes through K(ATP) channels. These results identify AR-mediated CF responses that may lead to better therapeutic approaches for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders.
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- Maryam Sharifi Sanjani
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Center for Cardiovascular Respiratory Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
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Berwick ZC, Payne GA, Lynch B, Dick GM, Sturek M, Tune JD. Contribution of adenosine A(2A) and A(2B) receptors to ischemic coronary dilation: role of K(V) and K(ATP) channels. Microcirculation 2011; 17:600-7. [PMID: 21044214 DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2010.00054.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study was designed to elucidate the contribution of adenosine A(2A) and A(2B) receptors to coronary reactive hyperemia and downstream K(+) channels involved. Coronary blood flow was measured in open-chest anesthetized dogs. Adenosine dose-dependently increased coronary flow from 0.72 ± 0.1 to 2.6 ± 0.5 mL/minute/g under control conditions. Inhibition of A(2A) receptors with SCH58261 (1 μm) attenuated adenosine-induced dilation by ∼50%, while combined administration with the A(2B) receptor antagonist alloxazine (3 μm) produced no additional effect. SCH58261 significantly reduced reactive hyperemia in response to a transient 15 second occlusion; debt/repayment ratio decreased from 343 ± 63 to 232 ± 44%. Alloxazine alone attenuated adenosine-induced increases in coronary blood flow by ∼30% but failed to alter reactive hyperemia. A(2A) receptor agonist CGS21680 (10 μg bolus) increased coronary blood flow by 3.08 ± 0.31 mL/minute/g. This dilator response was attenuated to 0.76 ± 0.14 mL/minute/g by inhibition of K(V) channels with 4-aminopyridine (0.3mm) and to 0.11 ± 0.31 mL/minute/g by inhibition of K(ATP) channels with glibenclamide (3 mg/kg). Combined administration abolished vasodilation to CGS21680. These data indicate that A(2A) receptors contribute to coronary vasodilation in response to cardiac ischemia via activation of K(V) and K(ATP) channels.
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- Zachary C Berwick
- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Headrick JP, Peart JN, Reichelt ME, Haseler LJ. Adenosine and its receptors in the heart: regulation, retaliation and adaptation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2010; 1808:1413-28. [PMID: 21094127 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2010.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2010] [Revised: 11/05/2010] [Accepted: 11/07/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The purine nucleoside adenosine is an important regulator within the cardiovascular system, and throughout the body. Released in response to perturbations in energy state, among other stimuli, local adenosine interacts with 4 adenosine receptor sub-types on constituent cardiac and vascular cells: A(1), A(2A), A(2B), and A(3)ARs. These G-protein coupled receptors mediate varied responses, from modulation of coronary flow, heart rate and contraction, to cardioprotection, inflammatory regulation, and control of cell growth and tissue remodeling. Research also unveils an increasingly complex interplay between members of the adenosine receptor family, and with other receptor groups. Given generally favorable effects of adenosine receptor activity (e.g. improving the balance between myocardial energy utilization and supply, limiting injury and adverse remodeling, suppressing inflammation), the adenosine receptor system is an attractive target for therapeutic manipulation. Cardiovascular adenosine receptor-based therapies are already in place, and trials of new treatments underway. Although the complex interplay between adenosine receptors and other receptors, and their wide distribution and functions, pose challenges to implementation of site/target specific cardiovascular therapy, the potential of adenosinergic pharmacotherapy can be more fully realized with greater understanding of the roles of adenosine receptors under physiological and pathological conditions. This review addresses some of the major known and proposed actions of adenosine and adenosine receptors in the heart and vessels, focusing on the ability of the adenosine receptor system to regulate cell function, retaliate against injurious stressors, and mediate longer-term adaptive responses.
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- John P Headrick
- Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, Southport QLD, Australia.
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Leal S, Sá C, Gonçalves J, Fresco P, Diniz C. Immunohistochemical characterization of adenosine receptors in rat aorta and tail arteries. Microsc Res Tech 2008; 71:703-9. [PMID: 18570336 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Adenosine plays an important role in the cardiovascular system, activating adenosine A(1), A(2A), A(2B), and A(3) receptors, and regulating blood flow either by acting directly on vascular cells or indirectly because of its effects on the central or peripheral nervous systems. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the pattern of distribution of adenosine receptor subtypes is different on elastic and muscular, using abdominal aorta and tail arteries as models. Immunohistochemistry using anti-A(1), anti-A(2A), anti-A(2B), and anti-A(3) receptor antibodies was performed on perfused-fixed/paraffin-embedded arteries from Wistar rats. 3,3'-Diaminobenzidine tetrahydrochloride (DAB; activated by hydrogen peroxide) staining revealed significant differences in the abundance of A(1), A(2A), and A(3) receptors between abdominal aorta and tail artery and allowed the identification of distinct distribution patterns for A(1), A(2A), A(2B), and A(3) receptors in the tunica adventitia, media, and intima of muscular and elastic arteries. Data are compatible with several previous functional reports supporting that different adenosine receptor subtype expression and/or their distribution in the vessel wall may influence their respective contribution to the control of blood flow.
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- Sandra Leal
- Serviço de Farmacologia, REQUIMTE/FARMA, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Aníbal Cunha, 164, P 4050-047 Porto, Portugal
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Drelicharz L, Kozlovski V, Skorka T, Heinze-Paluchowska S, Jasinski A, Gebska A, Guzik T, Olszanecki R, Wojnar L, Mende U, Csanyi G, Chlopicki S. NO and PGI(2) in coronary endothelial dysfunction in transgenic mice with dilated cardiomyopathy. Basic Res Cardiol 2008; 103:417-30. [PMID: 18431525 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-008-0723-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2007] [Accepted: 03/11/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the present work was to analyze coronary endothelial function in the transgenic mouse model of dilated cardiomyopathy (Tgalphaq*44 mice). METHODS Coronary vasodilatation, both NO-dependent (induced by bradykinin) and PGI(2)-dependent (induced by acetylcholine), was assessed in the isolated hearts of Tgalphaq*44 and FVB mice. Cardiac function was analyzed in vivo (MRI). RESULTS In Tgalphaq*44 mice at the age of 2-4 months cardiac function was preserved and there were no alterations in endothelial function. By contrast, in Tgalphaq*44 mice at the age of 14-16 months cardiac function was significantly impaired and NO, but not PGI(2)-dependent coronary function was altered. Interestingly, the basal level of PGI(2) in coronary circulation increased fourfold as compared to FVB mice. Cardiac O(2) (-) production increased 1.5-fold and 3-fold in Tgalphaq*44 vs. FVB mice at the age of 2-6 and 14-16 months, respectively, and was inhibited by apocynin. Interestingly, inhibition of NADPH oxidase or NOS-3 normalized augmented PGI(2) production in Tgalphaq*44 mice. There was also an increased expression of gp91phox in Tgalphaq*44 vs. FVB hearts, without evident alterations in the expression of COX-1, COX-2, NOS-3 and PGI(2)-synthase. CONCLUSIONS In the mouse model of dilated cardiomyopathy, endothelial dysfunction in coronary circulation is present in the late but not the early stage of heart failure pathology and is characterized by a decrease in NO bioavailability and a compensatory increase in PGI(2). Both the decrease in NO activity and the increase in PGI(2) activity may result from excessive O(2) (-) production by cardiac NADPH oxidase in Tgalphaq*44 hearts.
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- Lukasz Drelicharz
- Dept. of Experimental Pharmacology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Grzegorzecka 16, Krakow, 31-531, Poland
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Ribé D, Sawbridge D, Thakur S, Hussey M, Ledent C, Kitchen I, Hourani S, Li JM. Adenosine A2A receptor signaling regulation of cardiac NADPH oxidase activity. Free Radic Biol Med 2008; 44:1433-42. [PMID: 18206127 PMCID: PMC2889612 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.12.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2007] [Revised: 12/17/2007] [Accepted: 12/21/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cardiac tissues express constitutively an NADPH oxidase, which generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) and is involved in redox signaling. Myocardial metabolism generates abundant adenosine, which binds to its receptors and plays important roles in cardiac function. The adenosine A2A receptor (A2AR) has been found to be expressed in cardiac myocytes and coronary endothelial cells. However, the role of the A2AR in the regulation of cardiac ROS production remains unknown. We found that knockout of A2AR significantly decreased (39+/-8%) NADPH-dependent O2- production in mouse hearts compared to age (10 weeks)-matched wild-type controls. This was accompanied by a significant decrease in Nox2 (a catalytic subunit of NADPH oxidase) protein expression, and down-regulation of ERK1/2, p38MAPK, and JNK phosphorylation (all P<0.05). In wild-type mice, intraperitoneal injection of the selective A2AR antagonist SCH58261 (3-10 mg/kg body weight for 90 min) inhibited phosphorylation of p47phox (a regulatory subunit of Nox2), which was accompanied by a down-regulated cardiac ROS production (48+/-8%), and decreased JNK and ERK1/2 activation by 54+/-28% (all P<0.05). In conclusion, A2AR through MAPK signaling regulates p47phox phosphorylation and cardiac ROS production by NADPH oxidase. Modulation of A2AR activity may have potential therapeutic applications in controlling ROS production by NADPH oxidase in the heart.
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- David Ribé
- Cardiovascular Research, Division of Biochemical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
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- Cardiovascular Research, Division of Biochemical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
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- Cardiovascular Research, Division of Biochemical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
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- Cardiovascular Research, Division of Biochemical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
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- Cardiovascular Research, Division of Biochemical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
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- Cardiovascular Research, Division of Biochemical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
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- Cardiovascular Research, Division of Biochemical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
- Corresponding author. (J.-M. Li)
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Peart JN, Headrick JP. Adenosinergic cardioprotection: Multiple receptors, multiple pathways. Pharmacol Ther 2007; 114:208-21. [PMID: 17408751 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2007.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2007] [Accepted: 02/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Adenosine, formed primarily via hydrolysis of 5'-AMP, has been historically dubbed a "retaliatory" metabolite due to enhanced local release and beneficial actions during cellular/metabolic stress. From a cardiovascular perspective, evidence indicates the adenosinergic system is essential in mediation of intrinsic protection (e.g., pre- and postconditioning) and determining myocardial resistance to insult. Modulation of adenosine and its receptors thus remains a promising, though as yet not well-realized, approach to amelioration of injury in ischemic-reperfused myocardium. Adenosine exerts effects through A(1), A(2A), A(2B), and A(3) adenosine receptor subtypes (A(1)AR, A(2A)AR, A(2B)AR, and A(3)AR), which are all expressed in myocardial and vascular cells, and couple to G proteins to trigger a range of responses (generally, but not always, beneficial). Adenosine can also enhance tolerance to injurious stimuli via receptor-independent metabolic effects. Given adenosines contribution to preconditioning, it is no surprise that postreceptor signaling typically mimics that associated with preconditioning. This involves activation/translocation of PKC, PI3 kinase, and MAPKs, with ultimate effects at the level of mitochondrial targets-the mitochondrial K(ATP) channel and/or the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP). Nonetheless, differences in cytoprotective signaling and actions of the different adenosine receptor subtypes have been recently revealed. Our understanding of adenosinergic cytoprotection continues to evolve, with roles for the A(2) subtypes emerging, together with evidence of essential receptor "cross-talk" in mediation of protection. This review focuses on current research into adenosine-mediated cardioprotection, highlighting recent findings which, together with a wealth of prior knowledge, may ultimately facilitate adenosinergic approaches to clinical cardiac protection.
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- Jason N Peart
- Heart Foundation Research Center, Griffith University, PMB 50 Gold Coast Mail Center, QLD, 4217, Australia.
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Hartley CJ, Reddy AK, Madala S, Michael LH, Entman ML, Taffet GE. Effects of isoflurane on coronary blood flow velocity in young, old and ApoE(-/-) mice measured by Doppler ultrasound. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2007; 33:512-21. [PMID: 17346873 PMCID: PMC2048667 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2006] [Revised: 10/16/2006] [Accepted: 11/01/2006] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The commonly used anesthetic agent isoflurane (ISO) is a potent coronary vasodilator that could potentially be used in the assessment of coronary reserve, but its effects on coronary blood flow in mice are unknown. Coronary reserve is reduced by age, coronary artery disease and other cardiac pathologies in man, and some of these conditions can now be modeled in mice. Accordingly, we used Doppler ultrasound to measure coronary flow velocity in mice anesthetized with low (1%) and high (2.5%) levels of ISO to generate baseline (B) and elevated hyperemic (H) coronary flows, respectively. A 20-MHz Doppler probe was mounted in a micromanipulator and pointed trans-thoracically toward the origin of the left main coronary arteries of 10 6-wk (Young [Y]), 10 2-y (Old [O]) and 20 2-y apolipoprotein-E null (ApoE(-/-)) atherosclerotic (A) mice. In each mouse, we measured (B) and (H) peak diastolic velocities. B was 35.4 +/- 1.4 cm/s (Y), 24.8 +/- 1.6 (O) and 51.7 +/- 6.4 (A); H was 83.5 +/- 1.3 (Y), 86.5 +/- 1.9 (O) and 120 +/- 16.9 (A) and H/B was 2.4 +/- 0.1 (Y), 3.6 +/- 0.2 (O) and 2.5 +/- 0.2 (A). The differences in baseline velocities and H/B between O and Y and between A and O were significant (p < 0.01), whereas the differences in hyperemic velocities were not (p > 0.05). H/B was higher in old mice as a result of decreased baseline flow rather than increased hyperemic flow velocity. In contrast, ApoE(-/-) mice have increased baseline and hyperemic velocities, perhaps because of coronary lesions. The differences in baseline velocities between young and old mice could be the result of age-related changes in basal metabolism or to differential sensitivity to isoflurane. We conclude that Doppler ultrasound combined with coronary vasodilation via isoflurane could provide a convenient and noninvasive method to estimate coronary reserve in mice, but also that care must be taken when assessing coronary flow in mice under isoflurane anesthesia because of its potent coronary vasodilator properties.
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- Craig J Hartley
- Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiovascular Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine and The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Ashton KJ, Peart JN, Morrison RR, Matherne GP, Blackburn MR, Headrick JP. Genetic modulation of adenosine receptor function and adenosine handling in murine hearts: insights and issues. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2006; 42:693-705. [PMID: 17258765 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2006.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2006] [Revised: 12/20/2006] [Accepted: 12/21/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The adenosine receptor system has been attributed with a broad range of both physiological and so-called 'retaliatory' functions in the heart and vessels. Despite many years of research, the precise roles of adenosine within the cardiovascular system continue to be debated, and new functions are continually emerging. Adenosine acts via 4 known G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) sub-types: A(1), A(2A), A(2B), and A(3) adenosine receptors (ARs). In addition to roles in cardiovascular control, these receptors may represent therapeutic targets, having been attributed with roles in modifying cell death and injury, inflammatory processes, and cardiac and vascular remodeling during/after ischemic or hypoxic insult. A number of models have been developed in which AR sub-types and adenosine handling enzymes have been genetically deleted or transgenically overexpressed in an attempt to more equivocally identify the regulatory functions of these proteins, to identify their potential value as therapeutic targets, and to uncover new regulatory functions of this receptor family. Findings generally support current dogma regarding cardioprotection via A(1) and A(3)ARs, and coronary vasoregulation via A(2)AR sub-types. However, some outcomes are both novel and controversial. This review outlines AR-modified murine models currently under study from the perspective of cardiovascular phenotype.
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- Kevin J Ashton
- Heart Foundation Research Centre, Griffith University Southport, QLD 4217, Australia
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Willems L, Headrick JP. Contractile effects of adenosine, coronary flow and perfusion pressure in murine myocardium. Pflugers Arch 2006; 453:433-41. [PMID: 17072640 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-006-0119-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2006] [Accepted: 06/09/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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There is mixed evidence adenosine receptors (ARs) may enhance myocardial contractility, although this remains contentious. We assessed inotropic actions of adenosine (50 muM) and selective AR activation with 100 nM N (6)-cyclohexyladenosine (CHA; A(1)AR agonist), 25 nM 2-[p-(2-carboxyethyl) phenethylamino]-5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (CGS-21680; A(2A)AR agonist) and 100 nM 2-chloro-N (6)-(3-iodobenzyl)-adenosine-5'-N-methyluronamide (Cl-IB-MECA; A(3)AR agonist) in mouse hearts perfused at constant pressure, constant flow, or conditions of stable flow and pressure (following maximal nitroprusside-mediated dilatation at constant flow). Adenosine and CGS-21680 significantly (although modestly) increased force in constant-pressure perfused hearts (</=10 mmHg elevations in systolic pressure), effects paralleled by coronary vasodilatation (</=10 ml min(-1) g(-1) elevations in flow). Neither CHA nor Cl-IB-MECA altered force or flow. With constant-flow perfusion, adenosine and CGS-21680 reduced systolic pressure in parallel with perfusion pressure. When changes in coronary flow and pressure were prevented, CGS-21680 failed to alter contractility. However, adenosine still enhanced systolic pressure up to 10 mmHg. Relations between flow, perfusion pressure and ventricular force evidence substantial Gregg effects in murine myocardium: systolic force increases transiently by approximately 1 mmHg ml(-1) min(-1) g(-1) rise in flow during the first minutes of hyperaemia and in a sustained manner (by approximately 1 mmHg mmHg(-1)) during altered perfusion pressure. These effects contribute to inotropism with AR agonism when flow/pressure is uncontrolled. In summary, we find no evidence of direct A(1) or A(3)AR-mediated inotropic responses in intact myocardium. Inotropic actions of A(2A)AR agonism appear entirely Gregg-related. Nonetheless, the endogenous agonist adenosine exerts a modest inotropic action independently of flow and perfusion pressure. The basis of this response remains to be identified.
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- Laura Willems
- Heart Foundation Research Centre, School of Medical Science, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 4217, Australia
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Hack B, Witting PK, Rayner BS, Stocker R, Headrick JP. Oxidant Stress and Damage in Post-Ischemic Mouse Hearts: Effects of Adenosine. Mol Cell Biochem 2006; 287:165-75. [PMID: 16718382 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-005-9093-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2005] [Accepted: 11/28/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Despite the general understanding that ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) promotes oxidant stress, specific contributions of oxidant stress or damage to myocardial I/R injury remain poorly defined. Moreover, whether endogenous 'cardioprotectants' such as adenosine act via limiting this oxidant injury is unclear. Herein we characterized effects of 20 min ischemia and 45 min reperfusion on cardiovascular function, oxidative stress and damage in isolated perfused mouse hearts (with glucose or pyruvate as substrate), and examined whether 10 microM adenosine modified these processes. In glucose-perfused hearts post-ischemic contractile function was markedly impaired (< 50% of pre-ischemia), cell damage assessed by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release was increased (12 +/- 2 IU/g vs. 0.2 +/- 0.1 IU/g in normoxic hearts), endothelial-dependent dilation in response to ADP was impaired while endothelial-independent dilation in response to nitroprusside was unaltered. Myocardial oxidative stress increased significantly, based on decreased glutathione redox status ([GSSG]/[GSG + GSSH] = 7.8 +/- 0.3% vs. 1.3 +/- 0.1% in normoxic hearts). Tissue cholesterol, native cholesteryl esters (CE) and the lipid-soluble antioxidant alpha-tocopherol (alpha-TOH, the most biologically active form of vitamin E) were unaffected by I/R, whereas markers of primary lipid peroxidation (CE-derived lipid hydroperoxides and hydroxides; CE-O(O)H) increased significantly (14 +/- 2 vs. 2 +/- 1 pmol/mg in normoxic hearts). Myocardial alpha -tocopherylquinone (alpha-TQ; an oxidation product of alpha -TOH) also increased (10.3 +/- 1.0 vs. 1.7 +/- 0.2 pmol/mg in normoxic hearts). Adenosine treatment improved functional recovery and vascular function, and limited LDH efflux. These effects were associated with an anti-oxidant effect of adenosine, as judged by inhibition of I/R-mediated changes in glutathione redox status (by 60%), alpha-TQ (80%) and CE-O(O)H (100%). Provision of 10 mM pyruvate as sole substrate (to by-pass glycolysis) modestly reduced I/R injury and changes in glutathione redox status and alpha-TQ, but not CE-O(O)H. Adenosine exerted further protection and anti-oxidant actions in these hearts. Functional recoveries and LDH efflux correlated inversely with oxidative stress and alpha -TQ (but not CE-O(O)H) levels. Collectively, our data reveal selective oxidative events in post-ischemic murine hearts, which are effectively limited by adenosine (independent of substrate). Correlation of post-ischemic cardiovascular outcomes with specific oxidative events (glutathione redox state, alpha-TQ) supports an important anti-oxidant component to adenosinergic protection.
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- Benjamin Hack
- Heart Foundation Research Center, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Southport, QLD, 4217, Australia.
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Zatta AJ, Matherne GP, Headrick JP. Adenosine receptor-mediated coronary vascular protection in post-ischemic mouse heart. Life Sci 2005; 78:2426-37. [PMID: 16300799 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2005.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2005] [Accepted: 09/29/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This study evaluated the ability of A1 and A3 adenosine receptor (AR) agonism, and A1, A2A, A2B and A3AR antagonism (revealing "intrinsic" responses), to modify post-ischemic coronary dysfunction in mouse heart. Vascular function was assessed before and after 20 min global ischemia and 30-45 min reperfusion in Langendorff perfused C57/Bl6 mouse hearts. Ischemic insult impaired coronary sensitivity to the endothelial-dependent dilators ADP (pEC50=6.8+/-0.1 vs. 7.6+/-0.1, non-ischemic) and acetylcholine (pEC50=6.1+/-0.1 vs. 7.3+/-0.1 in non-ischemic), and for the mixed endothelial-dependent/independent dilator 2-chloroadenosine (pEC50=7.5+/-0.1 vs. 8.4+/-0.1, non-ischemic). Endothelium-independent dilation in response to nitroprusside was unaltered (pEC50=7.0+/-0.1 vs. 7.1+/-0.1 in non-ischemic). Pre-treatment with a selective A1AR agonist (50 nM CHA) failed to modify coronary dysfunction, whereas A1AR antagonism (200 nM DPCPX) worsened the effects of I/R (2-chloroadenosine pEC50=6.9+/-0.1). Conversely, A3AR agonism (100 nM Cl-IB-MECA) did reduce effects of I/R (pEC50s=8.0+/-0.1 and 7.3+/-0.1 for 2-chloroadenosine and ADP, respectively), whereas antagonism (100 nM MRS1220) was without effect. While A2AAR agonism could not be assessed (due to pronounced vasodilatation), A2AAR antagonism (100 nM SCH58261) was found to exert no effect, and antagonism of A2BARs (50 nM MRS1754) was also ineffective. The protective actions of A3AR agonism were also manifest as improved reactive hyperemic responses. Interestingly, post-ischemic coronary dysfunction was also limited by: Na+-H+ exchange (NHE) inhibition with 10 or 50 microM BIIB-513 (2-chloroadenosine pEC50s=7.8+/-0.1, either dose), an effect not additive with A3AR agonism; Ca2+ antagonism with 0.3 microM verapamil (2-chloroadenosine pEC50=7.9+/-0.1); and Ca2+ desensitization with 5 mM BDM (2-chloroadenosine pEC50=7.8+/-0.1). In contrast, endothelin antagonism (200 nM PD142893) and anti-oxidant therapy (300 microM MPG+150 U/ml SOD+600 U/ml catalase) were ineffective. Our data collectively confirm that ischemia selectively impairs endothelial function and reactive hyperemia independently of blood cells. Vascular injury is intrinsically limited by endogenous (but not exogenous) activation of A1ARs, whereas exogenous A3AR activation further limits dysfunction (improving post-ischemic vasoregulation). Finally, findings suggest this form of post-ischemic coronary injury is unrelated to endothelin or oxidant stress, but may involve modulation of Ca2+ overload and/or related ionic perturbations.
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- Amanda J Zatta
- Heart Foundation Research Centre, Griffith University Southport, QLD 4217, Australia
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Frøbert O, Haink G, Simonsen U, Gravholt CH, Levin M, Deussen A. Adenosine concentration in the porcine coronary artery wall and A2A receptor involvement in hypoxia-induced vasodilatation. J Physiol 2005; 570:375-84. [PMID: 16284071 PMCID: PMC1464310 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2005.100115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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We tested whether hypoxia-induced coronary artery dilatation could be mediated by an increase in adenosine concentration within the coronary artery wall or by an increase in adenosine sensitivity. Porcine left anterior descendent coronary arteries, precontracted with prostaglandin F(2alpha) (10(-5) M), were mounted in a pressure myograph and microdialysis catheters were inserted into the tunica media. Dialysate adenosine concentrations were analysed by HPLC. Glucose, lactate and pyruvate were measured by an automated spectrophotometric kinetic enzymatic analyser. The exchange fraction of [(14)C]adenosine over the microdialysis membrane increased from 0.32 +/- 0.02 to 0.46 +/- 0.02 (n = 4, P < 0.01) during the study period. At baseline, interstitial adenosine was in the region of 10 nM which is significantly less than previously found myocardial concentrations. Hypoxia (P(O(2)) 30 mmHg for 60 min, n = 5) increased coronary diameters by 20.0 +/- 2.6% (versus continuous oxygenation -3.1 +/- 2.4%, n = 6, P < 0.001) but interstitial adenosine concentration fell. Blockade of adenosine deaminase (with erythro-9-(2-hydroxy-3-nonyl-)-adenine, 5 microM), adenosine kinase (with iodotubericidine, 10 microM) and adenosine transport (with n-nitrobenzylthioinosine, 1 microM) increased interstitial adenosine but the increase was unrelated to hypoxia or diameter. A coronary dilatation similar to that during hypoxia could be obtained with 30 microM of adenosine in the organ bath and the resulting interstitial adenosine concentrations (n = 5) were 20 times higher than the adenosine concentration measured during hypoxia. Adenosine concentration-response experiments showed vasodilatation to be more pronounced during hypoxia (n = 9) than during normoxia (n = 9, P < 0.001) and the A(2A) receptor antagonist ZM241385 (20 nM, n = 5), attenuated hypoxia-induced vasodilatation while the selective A(2B) receptor antagonist MRS1754 (20 nM, n = 4), had no effect. The lactate/pyruvate ratio was significantly increased in hypoxic arteries but did not correlate with adenosine concentration. We conclude that hypoxia-induced coronary artery dilatation is not mediated by increased adenosine produced within the artery wall but might be facilitated by increased adenosine sensitivity at the A(2A) receptor level.
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- Ole Frøbert
- Department of Cardiology, Center for Cardiovascular Research, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
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Son YK, Park WS, Ko JH, Han J, Kim N, Earm YE. Protein kinase A-dependent activation of inward rectifier potassium channels by adenosine in rabbit coronary smooth muscle cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 337:1145-52. [PMID: 16226714 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.09.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2005] [Accepted: 09/29/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We studied the effect of adenosine on the Ba(2+)-sensitive K(IR) channels in the smooth muscle cells isolated from the small-diameter (<100microm) coronary arteries of rabbit. Adenosine increased K(IR) currents in concentration-dependent manner (EC(50)=9.4+/-1.4microM, maximum increase of 153%). The adenosine-induced stimulation of K(IR) current was blocked by adenylyl cyclase inhibitor, SQ22536 and was mimicked by adenylyl cyclase activator, forskolin. The adenosine-induced increase of current was blocked by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) inhibitors, KT 5720 and Rp-8-CPT-cAMPs. The adenosine-induced increase of K(IR) currents was blocked by an A(3)-selective antagonist MRS1334, while the antagonists of other subtypes (DPCPX for A(1), ZM241385 for A(2A), and alloxazine for A(2B)) were all ineffective. Furthermore, an A(3)-selective agonist, 2-Cl-IB-MECA induced increase of K(IR) currents. We also examined the effect of adenosine on coronary blood flow (CBF) rate by using the Langendorff-perfused heart. In the presence of glibenclamide to exclude the effects of ATP-sensitive K(+) (K(ATP)) channels, CBF was increased by adenosine (10microM), which was blocked by the addition of Ba(2+) (50microM). Above results suggest that adenosine increases K(IR) current via A(3) subtype through the activation of PKA in rabbit small-diameter coronary arterial smooth muscle cells.
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- Youn Kyoung Son
- Department of Physiology and National Research Laboratory for Cellular Signaling, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Wang J, Whitt SP, Rubin LJ, Huxley VH. Differential coronary microvascular exchange responses to adenosine: roles of receptor and microvessel subtypes. Microcirculation 2005; 12:313-26. [PMID: 16020078 PMCID: PMC3347489 DOI: 10.1080/10739680590934736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the role of adenosine receptors in the regulation of coronary microvascular permeability to porcine serum albumin (P(s)(PSA)). METHODS Solute flux was measured in single perfused arterioles and venules isolated from pig hearts using fluorescent dye-labeled probes by microspectro-fluorometry. Messenger RNA, protein, and cellular distribution of adenosine receptors in arterioles and venules were analyzed by RT-PCR, immunoblot, and immunofluorescence. RESULTS Control venule P(s)(PSA) (10.7 +/- 4.8 x 10(- 7) cm x s(- 1)) was greater than that of arterioles (6.4+/- 2.8 x 10(-7) cm . s(-1); p < .05). Arteriolar P(s)(PSA) decreased (p < .05) with adenosine suffusion over the range from 10(- 8) to 10(-5) M, while venular P(s)(PSA) did not change. The nonselective A(1) and A(2) receptor antagonist, 8-(p-sulfophenyl) theophylline, blocked the adenosine-induced decrease in arteriolar P(s)(PSA). Messenger RNA for adenosine A(1), A(2A), A(2B), and A(3) receptors was expressed in arterioles and venules. Protein for A(1), A(2A), and A(2B), but not A(3), was detected in both microvessel types and was further demonstrated on vascular endothelial cells. CONCLUSION Arteriolar P(s)(PSA) decreases with adenosine suffusion but not venular P(s)(PSA). Adenosine A(1), A(2A), and A(2B) receptors are expressed in both arterioles and venules. Selective receptor-linked cellular signaling mechanisms underlying the regulation of permeability remain to be determined.
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MESH Headings
- Adenosine/pharmacology
- Animals
- Arterioles/chemistry
- Capillary Permeability
- Coronary Circulation/physiology
- Fluorescent Dyes
- In Vitro Techniques
- Microcirculation
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Perfusion
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- Receptor, Adenosine A1/analysis
- Receptor, Adenosine A1/genetics
- Receptor, Adenosine A1/physiology
- Receptor, Adenosine A2A/analysis
- Receptor, Adenosine A2A/genetics
- Receptor, Adenosine A2A/physiology
- Receptor, Adenosine A2B/analysis
- Receptor, Adenosine A2B/genetics
- Receptor, Adenosine A2B/physiology
- Receptor, Adenosine A3/analysis
- Receptor, Adenosine A3/genetics
- Receptor, Adenosine A3/physiology
- Receptors, Purinergic P1/analysis
- Receptors, Purinergic P1/genetics
- Receptors, Purinergic P1/physiology
- Serum Albumin/metabolism
- Swine
- Venules/chemistry
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- Jianjie Wang
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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Wikström J, Grönros J, Bergström G, Gan LM. Functional and Morphologic Imaging of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Living Mice Using High-Resolution Color Doppler Echocardiography and Ultrasound Biomicroscopy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005; 46:720-7. [PMID: 16098442 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2004] [Revised: 04/14/2005] [Accepted: 04/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to establish non-invasive methods of assessing coronary artery morphology in normal and atherosclerotic mice in vivo. BACKGROUND Coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR) has been shown to correlate with coronary minimal lumen diameter (MLD) in patients with coronary artery stenosis. In mice, there are no existing non-invasive imaging techniques allowing quantitative measurement of the coronary artery morphology and function. METHODS Systemic hemodynamic effects of adenosine were studied in seven C57BL/6 mice. In 17 C57BL/6 mice, CFVR was measured in the mid left coronary artery (LCA) using either hypoxia- or adenosine-induced coronary hyperemia. Further, in another 10 atherosclerotic low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR)-/- mice, the hypoxia-induced CFVR was performed and proximal LCA MLD was measured using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM). Histologic sections of the LCA were collected. RESULTS The adenosine dose of 160 microg/kg/min induced maximal coronary hyperemia without any systemic hemodynamic effects. Adenosine and hypoxia-induced CFVR values averaged at 2.0 +/- 0.1 and 1.9 +/- 0.3, respectively, in C57BL/6 mice (p = NS). In LDLR-/- mice, CFVR and MLD ranged between 1.4 to 2.9 microm and 190 to 370 microm, respectively. Histology revealed proximal lumen-narrowing plaques in the LCA. Significant correlation was found between hypoxia-induced CFVR and the MLD (p < 0.005, R2 = 0.8707). CONCLUSIONS The CDE and UBM technique can be used to measure atherosclerosis-related lumen narrowing of the LCA in living mice. These non-invasive techniques may provide us with novel tools for following up disease status in mouse coronary arteries in a quantitative manner.
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- Johannes Wikström
- Department of Physiology, Institute of Physiology and Pharmacology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, Sweden
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Zatta AJ, Headrick JP. Mediators of coronary reactive hyperaemia in isolated mouse heart. Br J Pharmacol 2005; 144:576-87. [PMID: 15655499 PMCID: PMC1576037 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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1. Mechanisms regulating coronary tone under basal conditions and during reactive hyperaemia following transient ischaemia were assessed in isolated mouse hearts. 2. Blockade of NO-synthase (50 muM L-NAME), K(ATP) channels (5 muM glibenclamide), A(2A) adenosine receptors (A(2A)ARs; 100 nM SCH58261), prostanoid synthesis (100 muM indomethacin), and EDHF (100 nM apamin+100 nM charybdotoxin) all reduced basal flow approximately 40%. Effects of L-NAME, glibenclamide, and apamin+charybdotoxin were additive, whereas coadministration of SCH58261 and indomethacin with these inhibitors failed to further limit flow. 3. Substantial hyperaemia was observed after 5-40 s occlusions, with flow increasing to a peak of 48+/-1 ml min(-1) g(-1). Glibenclamide most effectively inhibited peak flows (up to 50%) while L-NAME was ineffective. 4. With longer occlusions (20-40 s), glibenclamide alone was increasingly ineffective, reducing peak flows by approximately 15% after 20 s occlusion, and not altering peak flow after 40 s occlusion. However, cotreatment with L-NAME+glibenclamide inhibited peak hyperaemia by 70 and 25% following 20 and 40 s occlusions, respectively. 5. In contrast to peak flow changes, sustained dilation and flow repayment over 60 s was almost entirely K(ATP) channel and NO dependent (each contributing equally) with all occlusion durations. 6. Antagonism of A(2A)ARs with SCH58261 reduced hyperaemia 20-30% whereas inhibition of prostanoid synthesis was ineffective. Effects of A(2A)AR antagonism were absent in hearts treated with L-NAME and glibenclamide, supporting NO and K(ATP)-channel-dependent effects of A(2A)ARs. 7. EDHF inhibition alone exerted minor effects on hyperaemia and only with longer occlusions. However, residual hyperaemia after 40 s occlusion in hearts treated with L-NAME+glibenclamide+SCH58261+indomethacin was abrogated by cotreatment with apamin+charybdotoxin. 8. Data support a primary role for K(ATP) channels and NO in mediating sustained dilation after coronary occlusion. While K(ATP) channels (and not NO) are also important in mediating initial peak flow adjustments after brief 5-10 s occlusions, their contribution declines with longer 20-40 s occlusions. Intrinsic activation of A(2A)ARs is important in triggering K(ATP) channel/NO-dependent hyperaemia. Synergistic effects of combined inhibitors implicate interplay between mediators, with compensatory changes occurring in K(ATP) channel, NO, and/or EDHF responses when one is individually blocked.
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- Amanda J Zatta
- Heart Foundation Research Centre, School of Health Science, Griffith University Gold Coast Campus, Southport, QLD 4217, Australia
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- Heart Foundation Research Centre, School of Health Science, Griffith University Gold Coast Campus, Southport, QLD 4217, Australia
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Shen J, Halenda SP, Sturek M, Wilden PA. Novel mitogenic effect of adenosine on coronary artery smooth muscle cells: role for the A1 adenosine receptor. Circ Res 2005; 96:982-90. [PMID: 15831818 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000165800.81876.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Adenosine is a vascular endothelial cell mitogen, but anti-mitogenic for aortic smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts when acting via the A2B adenosine receptor. However, we show that adenosine increases porcine coronary artery smooth muscle cell (CASMC) number, cellular DNA content, protein synthesis, and PCNA staining. RT-PCR analysis indicates that porcine CASMC express A1, A2A, A3, and barely detectable levels of A2B receptor mRNAs. The mitogenic effect of adenosine is mimicked by NECA, CCPA, and R-PIA, but not by CGS21680and 2-Cl-IB-MECA, and is inhibited by DPCPX, indicating a prominent role for the A1 receptor. This interpretation is supported by the finding that adenosine- and CCPA-induced DNA synthesis is significantly inhibited by pertussis toxin, but substantially potentiated by PD81723, an allosteric enhancer of the A1 receptor. When a cDNA encoding the porcine A1 receptor was cloned and expressed in COS-1 cells, A1 receptor pharmacology is confirmed. Anti-sense oligonucleotides to the cloned sequence dramatically suppress the mitogenic effect of adenosine and CCPA. Conversely, over-expression of the cloned A1 receptor in CASMC increases adenosine- and CCPA-induced DNA synthesis. Furthermore, stimulation with adenosine or CCPA of intact coronary arteries in an organ culture model of vascular disease increases cellular DNA synthesis, which was abolished by DPCPX. We conclude that adenosine acts as a novel mitogen in porcine CASMC that express the A1 adenosine receptor, possibly contributing to the development of coronary artery disease.
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MESH Headings
- Adenosine/analogs & derivatives
- Adenosine/pharmacology
- Adenosine A1 Receptor Antagonists
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Cell Proliferation/drug effects
- Cells, Cultured
- Cloning, Molecular
- Coronary Vessels/cytology
- Coronary Vessels/metabolism
- DNA/biosynthesis
- Mitogens/pharmacology
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/pharmacology
- Organ Culture Techniques
- Pertussis Toxin/pharmacology
- Purinergic P1 Receptor Agonists
- Purinergic P1 Receptor Antagonists
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptor, Adenosine A1/genetics
- Receptor, Adenosine A1/physiology
- Receptors, Purinergic P1/biosynthesis
- Sus scrofa
- Thiophenes/pharmacology
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- Jianzhong Shen
- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Medicine, Columbia, Mo 65212, USA
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Reichelt ME, Willems L, Molina JG, Sun CX, Noble JC, Ashton KJ, Schnermann J, Blackburn MR, Headrick JP. Genetic Deletion of the A
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Adenosine Receptor Limits Myocardial Ischemic Tolerance. Circ Res 2005; 96:363-7. [PMID: 15653569 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000156075.00127.c3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Adenosine receptors may be important determinants of intrinsic ischemic tolerance. Genetically modified mice were used to examine effects of global A
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adenosine receptor (A
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AR) knockout (KO) on function and ischemic tolerance in perfused mouse hearts. Baseline contractile function and heart rate were unaltered by A
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AR KO, which was shown to abolish the negative chronotropic effects of 2-chloroadenosine (A
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AR-mediated) without altering A
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adenosine receptor–mediated coronary dilation. Tolerance to 25 minutes global normothermic ischemia (followed by 45 minutes reperfusion) was significantly limited by A
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AR KO, with impaired contractile recovery (reduced by ≈25%) and enhanced lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) efflux (increased by ≈100%). Functional effects of A
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AR KO involved worsened systolic pressure development with little to no change in diastolic dysfunction. In contrast, cardiac specific A
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AR overexpression enhanced ischemic tolerance with a primary action on diastolic dysfunction. Nonselective receptor agonism (10 μmol/L 2-chloroadenosine) protected wild-type and also A
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AR KO hearts (albeit to a lesser extent), implicating protection via subtypes additional to A
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ARs. However, A
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AR KO abrogated effects of 2-chloroadenosine on ischemic contracture and diastolic dysfunction. These data are the first demonstrating global deletion of the A
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AR limits intrinsic myocardial resistance to ischemia. Data indicate the function of intrinsically activated A
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ARs appears primarily to be enhancement of postischemic contractility and limitation of cell death.
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- Melissa E Reichelt
- Heart Foundation Research Centre, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia
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Diniz C, Fresco P, Leal S, Gonçalves J. Adenosine receptors involved in modulation of noradrenaline release in isolated rat tail artery. Eur J Pharmacol 2004; 504:17-25. [PMID: 15507216 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.09.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2004] [Revised: 05/16/2004] [Accepted: 09/21/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Adenosine receptors involved in the modulation of noradrenaline release from postganglionic sympathetic nerves in rat tail artery were characterized by studying the effects of adenosine-receptor agonists and antagonists on electrically evoked tritium overflow (100 pulses, 5 Hz) and by immunohistochemistry. The adenosine A1 receptor-selective agonist N6-cyclopentyladenosine (CPA; 1-100 nM) and the non-selective adenosine receptor agonist N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (NECA; 1-10 microM) decreased tritium overflow. These effects were blocked by the adenosine A1 receptor-selective antagonist 8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine (DPCPX; 30 nM). The adenosine A(2A) receptor-selective agonist 2-p-(2-carboxyethyl)phenethylamino-5'-N-ethylcarboxamido adenosine (CGS 21680; 1-100 nM) enhanced tritium overflow, an effect blocked by the adenosine A(2A) receptor-selective antagonist 5-amino-7-(2-phenylethyl)-2-(2-furyl)-pyrazolo-[4,3-e]-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine (SCH 58261; 20 nM) but not changed by the adenosine A(2B) receptor-selective antagonist N-(4-acetylphenyl)-2-[4-(2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-2,6-dioxo-1,3-dipropyl-1H-purin-8-yl) phenoxy]acetamide (MRS 1706; 20 nM). In the presence of DPCPX (30 nM), NECA enhanced tritium overflow, an effect abolished by MRS 1706 but not influenced by SCH 58261. Immunohistochemistry revealed immunoreactivity for all adenosine-receptor subtypes. Areas of co-localization were found for neurofilament with adenosine A1, A(2A) and A(2B) but not A3 receptors. In conclusion, the present study provides functional and morphological evidence for the occurrence of multiple adenosine receptor-mediated modulation of noradrenaline release in the rat tail: inhibition mediated by adenosine A1 receptors and facilitation mediated by both adenosine A(2A) and A(2B) receptors.
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- Carmen Diniz
- Serviço de Farmacologia, CEQOFFUP, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Anibal Cunha, 164, P 4050-047 Porto, Portugal
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Hinschen AK, Rose'Meyer RB, Headrick JP. Adenosine receptor subtypes mediating coronary vasodilation in rat hearts. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2003; 41:73-80. [PMID: 12500024 DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200301000-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Adenosine receptor-mediated coronary vasodilation was studied in isolated hearts from young (1-2 months) and mature (12-18 months) Wistar rats. The nonselective agonist 5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (NECA) induced biphasic concentration-dependant dilation with similar potencies in both age groups (p < 0.05). Despite similar potencies, responses to NECA were significantly depressed by 50% with age. NECA-mediated dilation was unaltered by selective A adenosine receptor (A1AR) antagonist 1,3-dipropyl-8-cyclopentylxanthine (DPCPX, 100 nM ) or A adenosine receptor (A2AAR) antagonist 5-amino-7-(2-phenylethyl)-2-(2-furyl)-pyrazolo-[4,3-e]-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5- ]pyrimidine (SCH 58261, 100 nM ). However, the A2B adenosine receptor (A2B AR) selective antagonist alloxazine (10 microM ) significantly reduced response magnitude to NECA in both age groups. Concentration-response curves to N -2-(4-aminophenyl) ethyladenosine (APNEA) induced biphasic concentration-dependent dilation in hearts from young animals. In the presence of the three combined antagonists, 1 microM DPCPX, 100 nM SCH 58261, and 1 microM alloxazine, the response magnitude was significantly attenuated (p < 0.05). The addition of the A3 adenosine receptor (A3AR) antagonist 3-ethyl-5-benzyl-2-methyl-4-phenylethyl-6-phenyl-1,4-(+/-)-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate (MRS1191, 100 nM ) to the combined antagonists further attenuated vasodilator responses to APNEA. The results suggest that multiple adenosine receptor subtypes mediate dilation in the rat coronary circulation. NECA mediates vasodilation via the A2BAR subtype, while dilator responses to APNEA in the presence and absence of A1, A2, and A3 ARs antagonists provide evidence for a vasodilator role for A3 ARs in rat coronary circulation. The magnitude of the coronary dilator response is reduced with age and does not involve A2A or A1 ARs.
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- Andrea K Hinschen
- Heart Foundation Research Center, School of Health Science, Griffith University Gold Coast Campus, Southport, QLD 4215, Australia
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