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Taylor JL, Martin-Aragon Baudel M, Nieves-Cintron M, Navedo MF. Vascular Function and Ion Channels in Alzheimer's Disease. Microcirculation 2024:e12881. [PMID: 39190776 DOI: 10.1111/micc.12881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
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This review paper explores the critical role of vascular ion channels in the regulation of cerebral artery function and examines the impact of Alzheimer's disease (AD) on these processes. Vascular ion channels are fundamental in controlling vascular tone, blood flow, and endothelial function in cerebral arteries. Dysfunction of these channels can lead to impaired cerebral autoregulation, contributing to cerebrovascular pathologies. AD, characterized by the accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, has been increasingly linked to vascular abnormalities, including altered vascular ion channel activity. Here, we briefly review the role of vascular ion channels in cerebral blood flow control and neurovascular coupling. We then examine the vascular defects in AD, the current understanding of how AD pathology affects vascular ion channel function, and how these changes may lead to compromised cerebral blood flow and neurodegenerative processes. Finally, we provide future perspectives and conclusions. Understanding this topic is important as ion channels may be potential therapeutic targets for improving cerebrovascular health and mitigating AD progression.
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- Jade L Taylor
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA
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Matsumoto T, Taguchi K, Kobayashi T. Role of TRPV4 on vascular tone regulation in pathophysiological states. Eur J Pharmacol 2023; 959:176104. [PMID: 37802278 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.176104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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Vascular tone regulation is a key event in controlling blood flow in the body. Endothelial cells (ECs) and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) help regulate the vascular tone. Abnormal vascular responsiveness to various stimuli, including constrictors and dilators, has been observed in pathophysiological states although EC and VSMC coordinate to maintain the exquisite balance between contraction and relaxation in vasculatures. Thus, investigating the mechanisms underlying vascular tone abnormality is very important in maintaining vascular health and treating vasculopathy. Increased intracellular free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) is one of the major triggers initiating each EC and VSMC response. Transient receptor potential vanilloid family member 4 (TRPV4) is a Ca2+-permeable non-selective ion channel, which is activated by several stimuli, and is presented in both ECs and VSMCs. Therefore, TRPV4 plays an important role in vascular responses. Emerging evidence indicates the role of TRPV4 on the functions of ECs and VSMCs in various pathophysiological states, including hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. This review focused on the link between TRPV4 and the functions of ECs/VSMCs, particularly its role in vascular tone and responsiveness to vasoactive substances.
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- Takayuki Matsumoto
- Department of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Pharmaceutical Education and Research Center, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan
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Kant S, Xing H, Liu Y, Harrington EO, Sellke FW, Feng J. Acute protein kinase C beta inhibition preserves coronary endothelial function after cardioplegic hypoxia/reoxygenation. JTCVS OPEN 2023; 15:242-251. [PMID: 37808045 PMCID: PMC10556935 DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2023.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Objective Protein kinase C (PKC) influences myocardial contractility and susceptibility to long-term cardiac dysfunction after ischemia-reperfusion injury. In diabetes, PKC inhibition has a protective effect in terms of microvascular dysfunction. SK-channel dysfunction also influences endothelial dysfunction in cardioplegic hypoxia-reoxygenation (CP-H/R). Here, we examine whether acute inhibition of PKC beta protects against CP-H/R-induced coronary endothelial and SK channel dysfunction. Methods Isolated mouse coronary arterioles, half pretreated with selective PKC inhibitor ruboxistaurin (RBX), were subjected to hyperkalemic, cardioplegic hypoxia (1 hour), and reoxygenation (1 hour) with Krebs buffer. Sham control vessels were continuously perfused with oxygenated Krebs buffer without CP-H/R. After 1 hour of reoxygenation, responses to the endothelium-dependent vasodilator adenosine-diphosphate (ADP) and the SK-channel activator NS309 were examined. Endothelial SK-specific potassium currents from mouse heart endothelial cells were examined using whole-cell path clamp configurations in response to NS309 and SK channel blockers apamin and TRAM34. Results CP-H/R significantly decreased coronary relaxation responses to ADP (P = .006) and NS309 (P = .0001) compared with the sham control group. Treatment with selective PKC beta inhibitor RBX significantly increased recovery of coronary relaxation responses to ADP (P = .031) and NS309 (P = .004) after CP-H/R. Treatment with RBX significantly increased NS309-mediated potassium currents following CP-H/R (P = .0415). Apamin and TRAM34 sensitive currents were significantly greater in CP-H/R + RBX versus CP-H/R mouse heart endothelial cells (P = .0027). Conclusions Acute inhibition of PKC beta significantly protected mouse coronary endothelial function after CP-H/R injury. This suggests that acute PKC beta inhibition may be a novel approach for preventing microvascular dysfunction during CP-H/R.
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- Shawn Kant
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Vascular Research Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Providence VA Medical Center, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
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Arany Z. Riding up the escaLEC-TOR for valvular health. J Cell Biol 2023; 222:e202305005. [PMID: 37227450 PMCID: PMC10225616 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202305005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
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Endothelial-lined valves assure unidirectional flow in the lymphatic system. In this issue, Saygili Demir et al. (2023. J. Cell Biol.https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.202207049) demonstrate how continuous repair of these valves occur, beginning with mTOR-activated cell replication in valve sinuses, and followed by cell migration to cover the valve surface.
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- Zolt Arany
- Cardiovascular Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Karaca C, Bektas M, Dincer MT, Bakkaloglu OK, Cebeci Z, Bakir A, Seyahi N, Trabulus S, Tukek T. NT-proCNP levels predict higher atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk profile in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Acta Diabetol 2023:10.1007/s00592-023-02095-y. [PMID: 37085633 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-023-02095-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023]
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AIMS In this study, we aimed to demonstrate the effectiveness of serum amino-terminal proCNP (NT-proCNP) levels in predicting coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. METHODS We recruited 73 patients with T2DM in the study. Additionally, we grouped the patients according to their status of diabetic retinopathy (DR) as no DR, non-proliferative DR, or proliferative DR. Serum NT-proCNP levels of the patients were measured and their atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk scores were calculated. RESULTS There was no significant difference in terms of NT-proCNP levels between the groups (p = 0.3) and in terms of CHD and ASCVD risk scores (p = 0.4 and p = 0.4, respectively). In the correlation analysis, a significant correlation was observed between the NT-proCNP levels and the ASCVD risk score (r = 0.373; p = 0.008 among the entire cohort and r = 0.555; p = 0.01 in the non-proliferative-DR group), smoking status (r = 0.280; p = 0.03 among the entire cohort and r = 0.362; p = 0.035 in the non-proliferative-DR group), sBP (r = 0.278; p = 0.038 among the entire cohort), and dBP (r = 0.284; p = 0.034 among the entire cohort and r = 0.482; p = 0.004 in the proliferative-DR group). In the ROC analysis, we found that the NT-proCNP level predicted a high ASCVD risk score with 83.3% sensitivity and 70.8% specificity and a very high ASCVD risk score with 100% sensitivity and 69.2% specificity among the proliferative-DR patients. No cut-off value was calculated for the prediction of high and very-high ASCVD risk scores in patients with non-proliferative DR. Similarly, no cut-off value was revealed for the prediction of established coronary artery disease in all groups. CONCLUSIONS Our study revealed a significant association between NT-proCNP levels and high ASCVD risk scores in patients with proliferative DR.
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- Cebrail Karaca
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Fatih, 34360, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Fatih, 34360, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Gastroenterohepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Social Pediatrics, Institute of Child Health, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Fatih, 34360, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Fatih, 34360, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Ding Q, Loganathan S, Zhou P, Sayour AA, Brlecic P, Radovits T, Domain R, Korkmaz B, Karck M, Szabó G, Korkmaz-Icöz S. Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Protects Vascular Grafts of Brain-Dead Rats Against Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. J Surg Res 2023; 283:953-964. [PMID: 36915024 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Endothelial dysfunction is a potential side effect of brain death (BD). Ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury during heart transplantation may lead to further endothelial damage. Protective effects of alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT), a human neutrophil serine protease inhibitor, have been demonstrated against IR injury. We hypothesized that AAT protects brain-dead rats' vascular grafts from IR injury. METHODS Donor rats were subjected to BD by inflation of a subdural balloon. After 5.5 h, aortic rings were immediately mounted in organ baths (BD, n = 6 rats) or preserved in saline, supplemented either with vehicle (BD-IR, n = 8 rats) or AAT (BD-IR + AAT, n = 14 rats) for 24 h. During organ bath experiment, rings from both IR groups were exposed to hypochlorite to simulate warm reperfusion-associated endothelial injury. Endothelial function was measured ex vivo. Immunohistochemical staining for caspases was carried out and DNA-strand breaks were evaluated using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling. Data are presented as median (interquartile range). RESULTS AAT improved IR-induced decreased maximum endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation to acetylcholine in the BD-IR + AAT aortas compared to the BD-IR group (BD: 83 (9-28) % versus BD-IR: 49 (39-60) % versus BD-IR + AAT: 64 (24-42) %, P < 0.05). Additionally, an increase in the rings' sensitivity to acetylcholine was noted after AAT (pD2-value: BD-IR + AAT: 7.35 (7.06-7.89) versus BD-IR: 6.96 (6.65-7.21), P < 0.05). Caspase-3, -8, -9, and -12 immunoreactivity and the number of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling-positive cells were significantly decreased by AAT. CONCLUSIONS AAT alleviates endothelial dysfunction, prevents increased caspase-3, -8, -9, and -12 levels, and decreases apoptotic DNA breakage due to BD and IR injury. This suggests that AAT treatment may be therapeutically beneficial to reduce IR-induced vascular damage.
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- Qingwei Ding
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Halle, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- INSERM UMR-1100, "Research Center for Respiratory Diseases" and University of Tours, Tours, France
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- INSERM UMR-1100, "Research Center for Respiratory Diseases" and University of Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Halle, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Halle, Germany.
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Bone Marrow Culture-Derived Conditioned Medium Recovers Endothelial Function of Vascular Grafts following In Vitro Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Diabetic Rats. Stem Cells Int 2022; 2022:7019088. [PMID: 36277042 PMCID: PMC9586819 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7019088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) remains a challenge in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Diabetic patients with coronary artery disease are more likely to require CABG and therefore run a high risk for cardiovascular complications. Conditioned medium (CM) from bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells has been shown to have beneficial effects against IRI. We hypothesized that adding CM to physiological saline protects vascular grafts from IRI in diabetic rats. Bone-marrow derived cells were isolated from nondiabetic rat femurs/tibias, and CM was generated. As we previously reported, CM contains 23 factors involved in inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis. DM was induced by streptozotocin administration. Eight weeks later, to measure vascular function, aortic rings were isolated and mounted in organ bath chambers (DM group) or stored in 4°C saline, supplemented either with a vehicle (DM-IR group) or CM (DM-IR+CM group). Although DM was associated with structural changes compared to controls, there were no functional alterations. However, compared to the DM group, in the DM-IR aortas, impaired maximum endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in response to acetylcholine (DM 86.7 ± 0.1% vs. DM-IR 42.5 ± 2.5% vs. DM-IR+CM 61.9 ± 2.0%, p < 0.05) was improved, caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9, and caspase-12 immunoreactivity was decreased, and DNA strand breakage, detected by the TUNEL assay, was reduced by CM. We present the experimental finding that the preservation of vascular grafts with CM prevents endothelial dysfunction after IRI in diabetic rats. Targeting apoptosis by CM may contribute to its protective effect.
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Sathiyanadan K, Alonso F, Domingos-Pereira S, Santoro T, Hamard L, Cesson V, Meda P, Nardelli-Haefliger D, Haefliger JA. Targeting Endothelial Connexin37 Reduces Angiogenesis and Decreases Tumor Growth. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:2930. [PMID: 35328350 PMCID: PMC8948817 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23062930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Connexin37 (Cx37) and Cx40 form intercellular channels between endothelial cells (EC), which contribute to the regulation of the functions of vessels. We previously documented the participation of both Cx in developmental angiogenesis and have further shown that loss of Cx40 decreases the growth of different tumors. Here, we report that loss of Cx37 reduces (1) the in vitro proliferation of primary human EC; (2) the vascularization of subcutaneously implanted matrigel plugs in Cx37-/- mice or in WT using matrigel plugs supplemented with a peptide targeting Cx37 channels; (3) tumor angiogenesis; and (4) the growth of TC-1 and B16 tumors, resulting in a longer mice survival. We further document that Cx37 and Cx40 function in a collaborative manner to promote tumor growth, inasmuch as the injection of a peptide targeting Cx40 into Cx37-/- mice decreased the growth of TC-1 tumors to a larger extent than after loss of Cx37. This loss did not alter vessel perfusion, mural cells coverage and tumor hypoxia compared to tumors grown in WT mice. The data show that Cx37 is relevant for the control of EC proliferation and growth in different tumor models, suggesting that it may be a target, alone or in combination with Cx40, in the development of anti-tumoral treatments.
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- Karthik Sathiyanadan
- Department of Urology, Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; (K.S.); (S.D.-P.); (V.C.); (D.N.-H.)
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- Laboratory for the Bioengineering of Tissues (BioTis-INSERM U1026), Université de Bordeaux, 33607 Bordeaux, France;
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- Department of Urology, Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; (K.S.); (S.D.-P.); (V.C.); (D.N.-H.)
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- Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; (T.S.); (L.H.)
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- Department of Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; (T.S.); (L.H.)
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- Department of Urology, Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; (K.S.); (S.D.-P.); (V.C.); (D.N.-H.)
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- Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, Medical Center, University of Geneva, 1206 Geneva, Switzerland;
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- Department of Urology, Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; (K.S.); (S.D.-P.); (V.C.); (D.N.-H.)
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Matsumoto T, Taguchi K, Kobayashi T. Relationships between advanced glycation end products (AGEs), vasoactive substances, and vascular function. J Smooth Muscle Res 2022; 57:94-107. [PMID: 35095032 PMCID: PMC8795595 DOI: 10.1540/jsmr.57.94] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and endothelial cells (ECs) are major cell types that control vascular function, and hence dysfunction of these cells plays a key role in the development and progression of vasculopathies. Abnormal vascular responsiveness to vasoactive substances including vasoconstrictors and vasodilators has been observed in various arteries in diseases including diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney diseases, and atherosclerosis. Several substances derived from ECs tightly control vascular function, such as endothelium-derived relaxing and contracting factors, and it is known that abnormal vascular signaling of these endothelium-derived substances is often observed in various diseases. Derangement of signaling in VSMCs and altered function influence vascular reactivity to vasoactive substances and tone, which are important determinants of vascular resistance and blood pressure. However, understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying abnormalities of vascular functions in pathological states is difficult because multiple substances interact in the development of these processes. Advanced glycation end products (AGEs), a heterogeneous group of bioactive compounds, are thought to contribute to vascular dysfunction, which in turn cause the development of several diseases including diabetes, hypertension, stroke, and atherosclerosis. A growing body of evidence suggests that AGEs could affect these cells and modulate vascular function. This study is focused on the link between AGEs and functions of ECs and VSMCs, particularly the modulative effects of AGEs on vascular reactivities to vasoactive substances.
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- Takayuki Matsumoto
- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
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Drobna M, Berenyiova A, Cacanyiova S. The effect of the long-term inhibition of hydrogen sulfide production on the reactivity of the cardiovascular system in Wistar rats. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2022; 100:464-472. [PMID: 35104157 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2021-0251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In this study, we investigated the blood pressure responses of the peripheral bed in vivo after chronic hydrogen sulphide (H2S) inhibition combined with acute nitric oxide (NO) deficiency. We also evaluated the role of endogenously produced H2S in the vasoactive responses of large- and medium-sized arteries in vitro. Changes in integrated blood pressure responses were measured after chronic inhibition of cystathionine-γ-lyase, an enzyme involved in H2S synthesis, with DL-propargylglycine (PPG), and acute inhibition of NO-synthase with nonspecific L-NG-nitro arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), and vasoactive responses of the thoracic aorta (TA) and mesenteric artery (MA) were investigated after acute incubation with PPG. We confirmed that chronic H2S deficiency had no effect on blood pressure, heart trophycity, noradrenaline and H2S donor vasoactive responses but induced renal hypertrophy and decrease in acetylcholine-induced hypotensive and L-NAME-induced hypertensive responses. Acute H2S deficiency led to an increase in basal tone (MA) or active tone (TA), whereas endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation remained unaffected. Long-term administration of PPG revealed a role of endogenous H2S in the bioavailability of endothelial NO in peripheral arteries. When both H2S and NO were lacking, the activation of H2S-independent compensatory mechanisms plays an important role in maintaining the vasodilator responses of the cardiovascular system.
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- Magdalena Drobna
- Centre of Experimental Medicine Slovak Academy of Sciences, 575841, Institute of Normal and Pahtological Physiology, Bratislava, Slovakia, 841 04;
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- Centre of Experimental Medicine Slovak Academy of Sciences, 575841, Institute of Normal and Pahtological Physiology, Bratislava, Slovakia;
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- Centre of Experimental Medicine Slovak Academy of Sciences, 575841, Institute of Normal and Pahtological Physiology, Bratislava, Slovakia;
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Cabiati M, Sgalippa A, Federico G, Del Ry S. C-type natriuretic peptide in childhood obesity. Peptides 2021; 145:170639. [PMID: 34425175 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2021.170639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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According to the World Health Organization obesity is the result of an energy imbalance between calories assumed and expended and over the past 30 years its incidence has dramatically increased. Recently, the problem of obesity has drastically increased also in childhood, assuming a social relevance. Childhood obesity, in fact, increases the possibility to be obese in adulthood, representing a risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Aim of this review was to carry out a revision of the literature on childhood obesity focusing on natriuretic peptides (NPs) and in particular on the role of C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP). In obesity NPs play a fundamental role in the regulation of body weight and energy metabolism. Data on plasma CNP levels in children are scarce. The review of the literature relating to the role of CNP in adolescents showed a progressive reduction in the CNP plasma levels in overweight/obese adolescents compared to normal-weight subjects, as previously observed in obese adults, as well as a different modulation in CNP mRNA expression. An independent association between CNP levels and obesity as well as a significant association with the endothelial dysfunction index was reported, indicating that the peptide could play a very important role as a marker of risk of developing obesity. The results of these studies indicate the importance of adopting healthy lifestyles to improve glucometabolic control as well as to provide the rationale for designing and developing new drugs to modulate the NPs system.
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- Manuela Cabiati
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Pisa, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Pisa, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Dep. Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Pisa, Italy.
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Troy AM, Cheng HM. Human microvascular reactivity: a review of vasomodulating stimuli and non-invasive imaging assessment. Physiol Meas 2021; 42. [PMID: 34325417 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/ac18fd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The microvasculature serves an imperative function in regulating perfusion and nutrient exchange throughout the body, adaptively altering blood flow to preserve hemodynamic and metabolic homeostasis. Its normal functioning is vital to tissue health, whereas its dysfunction is present in many chronic conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, and cognitive decline. As microvascular dysfunction often appears early in disease progression, its detection can offer early diagnostic information. To detect microvascular dysfunction, one uses imaging to probe the microvasculature's ability to react to a stimulus, also known as microvascular reactivity (MVR). An assessment of MVR requires an integrated understanding of vascular physiology, techniques for stimulating reactivity, and available imaging methods to capture the dynamic response. Practical considerations, including compatibility between the selected stimulus and imaging approach, likewise require attention. In this review, we provide a comprehensive foundation necessary for informed imaging of MVR, with a particular focus on the challenging endeavor of assessing microvascular function in deep tissues.
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- Aaron M Troy
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, CANADA
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Pecchiari M, Pontikis K, Alevrakis E, Vasileiadis I, Kompoti M, Koutsoukou A. Cardiovascular Responses During Sepsis. Compr Physiol 2021; 11:1605-1652. [PMID: 33792902 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c190044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Sepsis is the life-threatening organ dysfunction arising from a dysregulated host response to infection. Although the specific mechanisms leading to organ dysfunction are still debated, impaired tissue oxygenation appears to play a major role, and concomitant hemodynamic alterations are invariably present. The hemodynamic phenotype of affected individuals is highly variable for reasons that have been partially elucidated. Indeed, each patient's circulatory condition is shaped by the complex interplay between the medical history, the volemic status, the interval from disease onset, the pathogen, the site of infection, and the attempted resuscitation. Moreover, the same hemodynamic pattern can be generated by different combinations of various pathophysiological processes, so the presence of a given hemodynamic pattern cannot be directly related to a unique cluster of alterations. Research based on endotoxin administration to healthy volunteers and animal models compensate, to an extent, for the scarcity of clinical studies on the evolution of sepsis hemodynamics. Their results, however, cannot be directly extrapolated to the clinical setting, due to fundamental differences between the septic patient, the healthy volunteer, and the experimental model. Numerous microcirculatory derangements might exist in the septic host, even in the presence of a preserved macrocirculation. This dissociation between the macro- and the microcirculation might account for the limited success of therapeutic interventions targeting typical hemodynamic parameters, such as arterial and cardiac filling pressures, and cardiac output. Finally, physiological studies point to an early contribution of cardiac dysfunction to the septic phenotype, however, our defective diagnostic tools preclude its clinical recognition. © 2021 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 11:1605-1652, 2021.
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- Matteo Pecchiari
- Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico Chirurgica e dei Trapianti, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit, 1st Department of Pulmonary Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, General Hospital for Diseases of the Chest 'I Sotiria', Athens, Greece
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- 4th Department of Pulmonary Medicine, General Hospital for Diseases of the Chest 'I Sotiria', Athens, Greece
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- Intensive Care Unit, 1st Department of Pulmonary Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, General Hospital for Diseases of the Chest 'I Sotiria', Athens, Greece
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- Intensive Care Unit, Thriassio General Hospital of Eleusis, Magoula, Greece
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- Intensive Care Unit, 1st Department of Pulmonary Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, General Hospital for Diseases of the Chest 'I Sotiria', Athens, Greece
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Schmidt K, de Wit C. Endothelium-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor and Myoendothelial Coupling: The in vivo Perspective. Front Physiol 2021; 11:602930. [PMID: 33424626 PMCID: PMC7786115 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.602930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The endothelium controls vascular tone adopting blood flow to tissue needs. It releases chemical mediators [e.g., nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandins (PG)] and exerts appreciable dilation through smooth muscle hyperpolarization, thus termed endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization (EDH). Initially, EDH was attributed to release of a factor, but later it was suggested that smooth muscle hyperpolarization might be derived from radial spread of an initial endothelial hyperpolarization through heterocellular channels coupling these vascular cells. The channels are indeed present and formed by connexins that enrich in gap junctions (GJ). In vitro data suggest that myoendothelial coupling underlies EDH-type dilations as evidenced by blocking experiments as well as simultaneous, merely identical membrane potential changes in endothelial and smooth muscle cells (SMCs), which is indicative of coupling through ohmic resistors. However, connexin-deficient animals do not display any attenuation of EDH-type dilations in vivo, and endothelial and SMCs exhibit distinct and barely superimposable membrane potential changes exerted by different means in vivo. Even if studied in the exact same artery EDH-type dilation exhibits distinct features in vitro and in vivo: in isometrically mounted vessels, it is rather weak and depends on myoendothelial coupling through connexin40 (Cx40), whereas in vivo as well as in vitro under isobaric conditions it is powerful and independent of myoendothelial coupling through Cx40. It is concluded that EDH-type dilations are distinct and a significant dependence on myoendothelial coupling in vitro does not reflect the situation under physiologic conditions in vivo. Myoendothelial coupling may act as a backup mechanism that is uncovered in the absence of the powerful EDH-type response and possibly reflects a situation in a pathophysiologic environment.
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- Kjestine Schmidt
- Institut für Physiologie, Universität zu Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung (DZHK) e.V. (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institut für Physiologie, Universität zu Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung (DZHK) e.V. (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Bai S, Wei Y, Hou W, Yao Y, Zhu J, Hu X, Chen W, Du Y, He W, Shen B, Du J. Orai-IGFBP3 signaling complex regulates high-glucose exposure-induced increased proliferation, permeability, and migration of human coronary artery endothelial cells. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2020; 8:8/1/e001400. [PMID: 33087338 PMCID: PMC7580052 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Diabetes-associated endothelium dysfunction might be linked to disturbances in Ca2+ homeostasis. Our main objective is to reveal the potential mechanisms by which high-glucose (HG) exposure promotes increased proliferation of human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs) in culture, and that store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP3) contribute to this proliferation. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We detected the expression levels of Ca2+ release-activated calcium channel proteins (Orais), IGFBP3 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen of HCAECs cultured in HG medium for 1, 3, 7, and 14 days and in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mouse coronary endothelial cells. Coimmunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence technologies were used to detect the interactions between Orais and IGFBP3 of HCAECs exposed to HG environment, and to detect IGFBP3 expression and proliferation after treatment of HCAECs cultured in HG medium with an agonist or inhibitor of SOCE. Similarly, after transfection of specific small interfering RNA to knock down IGFBP3 protein expression, SOCE activity and Orais expression were tested. Some processes related to endothelial dysfunction, such as migration, barrier function and adhesion marker expression, are also measured. RESULTS HG exposure promoted increased proliferation of HCAECs in culture and that SOCE and IGFBP3 contributed to this proliferation. In addition, we also found that Orais and IGFBP3 were physically associated and regulated each other's expression levels. Besides, their expression levels and interactions were enhanced in HCAECs after exposure to HG. HG exposure promotes cell migration, but reduces barrier function and adherens junction protein expression levels in HCAECs. CONCLUSION Orais and IGFBP3 formed a signaling complex that mediated HCAEC proliferation during HG exposure in culture. Meanwhile, we also found that SOCE stimulates proliferation of HCAECs by regulating IGFBP3, thereby promoting the occurrence and progression of coronary atherosclerosis in diabetes. It is worth noting that our findings may shed new light on the mechanisms of increased proliferation in HCAECs in diabetes and suggest the potential value of SOCE and IGFBP3 as therapeutic targets for coronary atherosclerosis in individuals with diabetes.
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- Suwen Bai
- Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen & The Third Affiliated Hospital (Provisional) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen & The Third Affiliated Hospital (Provisional) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Longgang District People's Hospital of Shenzhen & The Third Affiliated Hospital (Provisional) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Basic Concepts of the Microcirculation. Microcirculation 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-28199-1_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Matsumoto T, Takayanagi K, Kojima M, Katome T, Taguchi K, Kobayashi T. Direct Impairment of the Endothelial Function by Acute Indoxyl Sulfate through Declined Nitric Oxide and Not Endothelium-Derived Hyperpolarizing Factor or Vasodilator Prostaglandins in the Rat Superior Mesenteric Artery. Biol Pharm Bull 2019; 42:1236-1242. [PMID: 31257300 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b19-00177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Upon stimulation, endothelial cells release various factors to regulate the vascular tone. In particular, vasorelaxing factors, called endothelium-derived relaxing factors (EDRFs), are altered in the production and/or release, as well as their signaling every vessel and under pathophysiological states, including cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic diseases. Although indoxyl sulfate is known as a protein-bound uremic toxin and circulating levels are elevated in the impaired kidney functions, direct impact on the vascular function, especially EDRF's signaling, remains unclear. In this study, we hypothesize that acute exposure to indoxyl sulfate could alter vascular relaxation in the rat superior mesenteric artery. Accordingly, we measured acetylcholine (ACh)-induced endothelium-dependent relaxation in the absence and presence of several inhibitors to divide into each EDRF, including nitric oxide (NO), vasodilator prostaglandins (PGs), and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF). Indoxyl sulfate reduced the sensitivity to ACh but not sodium nitroprusside. Under cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibition or inhibitions of COX plus source of EDHF, such as small (SKCa)- and intermediate (IKCa)-conductance calcium-activated K+ channels, the decreased sensitivity to ACh in indoxyl sulfate exposed vessel was still preserved. However, under inhibition of NO synthase (NOS) or inhibitions of NOS and COX, the difference of sensitivity to ACh between vehicle and indoxyl sulfate was eliminated. These findings indicated that acute exposure of indoxyl sulfate in the rat superior mesenteric artery specifically explicitly impaired NO signaling but not EDHF or vasodilator PGs.
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- Takayuki Matsumoto
- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University
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The microcirculation maintains tissue homeostasis through local regulation of blood flow and oxygen delivery. Perturbations in microvascular function are characteristic of several diseases and may be early indicators of pathological changes in the cardiovascular system and in parenchymal tissue function. These changes are often mediated by various reactive oxygen species and linked to disruptions in pathways such as vasodilation or angiogenesis. This overview compiles recent advances relating to redox regulation of the microcirculation by adopting both cellular and functional perspectives. Findings from a variety of vascular beds and models are integrated to describe common effects of different reactive species on microvascular function. Gaps in understanding and areas for further research are outlined. © 2020 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 10:229-260, 2020.
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- Andrew O Kadlec
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.,Medical Scientist Training Program, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.,Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.,Department of Medicine-Division of Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.,Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Mechanical pressure unloading therapy reverses thoracic aortic structural and functional changes in a hypertensive rat model. J Hypertens 2019; 36:2350-2361. [PMID: 30045361 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000001853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Hypertension can impair structure and function of blood vessels. Experimental data describing the reverse remodeling process after a mechanical pressure unloading therapy in the vasculature is limited. We studied the influence of pressure unloading on both the structural and functional alterations of the aorta in a hypertensive rat model. METHODS Using isolated thoracic aortic rings in an in-vitro organ bath system, endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent vasorelaxation were studied 6-weeks or 12-weeks after abdominal aortic banding (aortic banding-6-week or aortic banding-12-week), and 6-weeks after an aortic debanding procedure performed after the sixth experimental week of aortic banding (aortic banding + debanding-12-week). Age-matched rats were sham-operated (sham-6-week or sham-12-week). The aortic morphometry and histological fibrosis were studied, and the mRNA-expression of metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-2, and soluble guanylate cyclase subunits GUCY1a3 and GUCY1b3 were determined. RESULTS Aortic banding significantly increased systolic, diastolic, and pulse pressures. Structural changes (increased intima-media thickness and area normalized to body weight, aortic collagen content, higher MMP-2 and TIMP-2, and lower GUCY1a3 and GUCY1b3 mRNA-levels) and functional alterations (impaired endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent vasorelaxation) have already taken place after 6 weeks of aortic banding. Pressure unloading, after established vascular changes, improved vascular function, resulted in reduced collagen content, and decreased both MMP-2 and TIMP-2 mRNA-expression. CONCLUSION Pressure-overload-induced vascular changes regressed due to mechanical unloading. Furthermore, debanding leads to a reductive tendency in fibrosis-associated gene expression and collagen accumulation. Collectively, the addition of drugs that target fibrosis to existing hypertensive treatment may present an attractive therapy against vascular remodeling.
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Van den Bergh G, Opdebeeck B, D'Haese PC, Verhulst A. The Vicious Cycle of Arterial Stiffness and Arterial Media Calcification. Trends Mol Med 2019; 25:1133-1146. [PMID: 31522956 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2019.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Arterial media calcification and arterial stiffness are independent predictors of cardiovascular mortality. Both processes reinforce one another, creating a vicious cycle in which transdifferentiation of endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells play a central role. Physiological functioning of vascular smooth muscle cells in the arterial medial layer greatly depends on normal endothelial cell behavior. Endothelial or intimal layer cells are the primary sensors of pathological triggers circulating in the blood during, for example, ageing or inflammation, and often can be seen as initiators of this vicious cycle. As such, the search for treatment of arterial media calcification, which until now has been mainly concentrated at the level of the vascular smooth cell, may need to be expanded to intimal layer targets.
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- Geoffrey Van den Bergh
- Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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Chenopodium ambrosioides induces an endothelium-dependent relaxation of rat isolated aorta. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE-JIM 2019; 17:115-124. [PMID: 30738772 DOI: 10.1016/j.joim.2019.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aims to evaluate the vasodilatory effect of Chenopodium ambrosioides on the isolated rat aorta, and to explore its mechanism of action. METHODS The vasorelaxant effect and the mode of action of various extracts from the leaves of C. ambrosioides were evaluated on thoracic aortic rings isolated from Wistar rats. In addition, ethyl acetate and methanol fractions were analyzed, using thin-layer chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography techniques, for their polyphenolic content. RESULTS The various active extracts of C. ambrosioides at four concentrations (10-3, 10-2, 10-1 and 1 mg/mL) relaxed the contraction elicited by phenylephrine, in a concentration-dependent manner. This effect seems to be endothelium-dependent, since the vasodilatory effect was entirely absent in denuded aortic rings. The vasorelaxant effect of the methanol fraction (MF) of C. ambrosioides at 1 mg/mL was also inhibited by atropine and tetraethylammonium. This effect remained unchanged by Nω-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride and glibenclamide. The preliminary phytochemical analysis showed that the leaves of C. ambrosioides are rich in phenolic and flavonoid derivatives. CONCLUSION These results suggest that the MF of C. ambrosioides produces an endothelium-dependent relaxation of the isolated rat aorta, which is thought to be mediated mainly through stimulation of the muscarinic receptors, and probably involving the opening of Ca2+-activated potassium channels.
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Soloviev AI, Kizub IV. Mechanisms of vascular dysfunction evoked by ionizing radiation and possible targets for its pharmacological correction. Biochem Pharmacol 2018; 159:121-139. [PMID: 30508525 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2018.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Ionizing radiation (IR) leads to a variety of the cardiovascular diseases, including the arterial hypertension. A number of studies have demonstrated that blood vessels represent important target for IR, and the endothelium is one of the most vulnerable components of the vascular wall. IR causes an inhibition of nitric oxide (NO)-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilatation and generation of reactive oxygen (ROS) and nitrogen (RNS) species trigger this process. Inhibition of NO-mediated vasodilatation could be due to endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) down-regulation, inactivation of endothelium-derived NO, and abnormalities in diffusion of NO from the endothelial cells (ECs) leading to a decrease in NO bioavailability. Beside this, IR suppresses endothelial large conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels (BKCa) activity, which control NO synthesis. IR also leads to inhibition of the BKCa current in vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) which is mediated by protein kinase C (PKC). On the other hand, IR-evoked enhanced vascular contractility may result from PKC-mediated increase in SMCs myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity. Also, IR evokes vascular wall inflammation and atherosclerosis development. Vascular function damaged by IR can be effectively restored by quercetin-filled phosphatidylcholine liposomes and mesenchymal stem cells injection. Using RNA-interference technique targeted to different PKC isoforms can also be a perspective approach for pharmacological treatment of IR-induced vascular dysfunction.
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- Anatoly I Soloviev
- Department of Pharmacology of Cellular Signaling Systems and Experimental Therapy, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, 14 Eugene Pottier Street, Kiev 03068, Ukraine
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- Department of Pharmacology, New York Medical College, 15 Dana Road, Valhalla 10595, NY, United States.
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Li M, Qian M, Kyler K, Xu J. Endothelial-Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Interactions in Atherosclerosis. Front Cardiovasc Med 2018; 5:151. [PMID: 30406116 PMCID: PMC6207093 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2018.00151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Atherosclerosis is a chronic progressive inflammatory process that can eventually lead to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Despite available treatment, the prevalence of atherosclerotic CVD, which has become the leading cause of death worldwide, persists. Identification of new mechanisms of atherogenesis are highly needed in order to develop an effective therapeutic treatment. The blood vessels contain two primary major cell types: endothelial cells (EC) and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). Each of these performs an essential function in sustaining vascular homeostasis. EC-VSMC communication is essential not only to development, but also to the homeostasis of mature blood vessels. Aberrant EC-VSMC interaction could promote atherogenesis. Identification of the mode of EC-VSMC crosstalk that regulates vascular functionality and sustains homeostasis may offer strategic insights for prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic CVD. Here we will review the molecular mechanisms underlying the interplay between EC and VSMC that could contribute to atherosclerosis. We also highlight open questions for future research directions.
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- Manna Li
- Department of Medicine, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma, OK, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma, OK, United States
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- Office of Research Administration, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma, OK, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Harold Hamm Diabetes Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma, OK, United States
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Molica F, Figueroa XF, Kwak BR, Isakson BE, Gibbins JM. Connexins and Pannexins in Vascular Function and Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19061663. [PMID: 29874791 PMCID: PMC6032213 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19061663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Connexins (Cxs) and pannexins (Panxs) are ubiquitous membrane channel forming proteins that are critically involved in many aspects of vascular physiology and pathology. The permeation of ions and small metabolites through Panx channels, Cx hemichannels and gap junction channels confers a crucial role to these proteins in intercellular communication and in maintaining tissue homeostasis. This review provides an overview of current knowledge with respect to the pathophysiological role of these channels in large arteries, the microcirculation, veins, the lymphatic system and platelet function. The essential nature of these membrane proteins in vascular homeostasis is further emphasized by the pathologies that are linked to mutations and polymorphisms in Cx and Panx genes.
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- Filippo Molica
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Faculdad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8330025, Chile.
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
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- Institute for Cardiovascular & Metabolic Research, School of Biological Sciences, Harborne Building, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AS, UK.
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Mishra JS, More AS, Hankins GDV, Kumar S. Hyperandrogenemia reduces endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor-mediated relaxation in mesenteric artery of female rats. Biol Reprod 2018; 96:1221-1230. [PMID: 28486649 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/iox043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are often presented with hyperandrogenemia along with vascular dysfunction and elevated blood pressure. In animal models of PCOS, anti-androgen treatment decreased blood pressure, indicating a key role for androgens in the development of hypertension. However, the underlying androgen-mediated mechanism that contributes to increased blood pressure is not known. This study determined whether elevated androgens affect endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF)-mediated vascular relaxation responses through alteration in function of gap junctional proteins. Female rats were implanted with placebo or dihydrotestosterone (DHT) pellets (7.5 mg, 90-day release). After 12 weeks of DHT exposure, blood pressure was assessed through carotid arterial catheter and endothelium-dependent mesenteric arterial EDHF relaxation using wire myograph. Connexin expression in mesenteric arteries was also examined. Elevated DHT significantly increased mean arterial pressure and decreased endothelium-dependent EDHF-mediated acetylcholine relaxation. Inhibition of Cx40 did not have any effect, while inhibition of Cx37 decreased EDHF relaxation to a similar magnitude in both controls and DHT females. On the other hand, inhibition of Cx43 significantly attenuated EDHF relaxation in mesenteric arteries of controls but not DHT females. Elevated DHT did not alter Cx37 or Cx40, but decreased Cx43 mRNA and protein levels in mesenteric arteries. In vitro exposure of DHT to cultured mesenteric artery smooth muscle cells dose-dependently downregulated Cx43 expression. In conclusion, increased blood pressure in hyperandrogenic females is due, at least in part, to decreased EDHF-mediated vascular relaxation responses. Decreased Cx43 expression and activity may play a role in contributing to androgen-induced decrease in EDHF function.
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- Jay S Mishra
- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas, USA
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Gheibi S, Jeddi S, Kashfi K, Ghasemi A. Regulation of vascular tone homeostasis by NO and H 2S: Implications in hypertension. Biochem Pharmacol 2018; 149:42-59. [PMID: 29330066 PMCID: PMC5866223 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2018.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 01/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are two gasotransmitters that are produced in the vasculature and contribute to the regulation of vascular tone. NO and H2S are synthesized in both vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cells; NO functions primarily through the sGC/cGMP pathway, and H2S mainly through activation of the ATP-dependent potassium channels; both leading to relaxation of vascular smooth muscle cells. A deficit in the NO/H2S homeostasis is involved in the pathogenesis of various cardiovascular diseases, especially hypertension. It is now becoming increasingly clear that there are important interactions between NO and H2S and that have a profound impact on vascular tone and this may provide insights into the new therapeutic interventions. The aim of this review is to provide a better understanding of individual and interactive roles of NO and H2S in vascular biology. Overall, available data indicate that both NO and H2S contribute to vascular (patho)physiology and in regulating blood pressure. In addition, boosting NO and H2S using various dietary sources or donors could be a hopeful therapeutic strategy in the management of hypertension.
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- Sevda Gheibi
- Endocrine Physiology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Neurophysiology Research Center and Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Endocrine Physiology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, City University of New York School of Medicine, NY, USA
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- Endocrine Physiology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Kadlec AO, Barnes C, Durand MJ, Gutterman DD. Microvascular Adaptations to Exercise: Protective Effect of PGC-1 Alpha. Am J Hypertens 2018; 31:240-246. [PMID: 29140431 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpx162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sedentary behavior and obesity are major risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Regular physical activity has independent protective effects on the cardiovascular system, but the mechanisms responsible remain elusive. Recent studies suggest that the protein peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC-1α) participates in the response to exercise training. We hypothesized that the arterioles of athletes maintain dilation to flow despite combined inhibition of multiple vasodilators, but loss of PGC-1α renders these vessels susceptible to inhibition of a single vasodilator pathway. In addition, arterioles from overweight and obese individuals will display an an exercise-like phenotype when PGC-1α is activated. METHODS Isolated arterioles from exercise-trained (ET) and from mildly overweight or obese subjects (body mass index >25) were cannulated, and changes in lumen diameter in response to graded increases in flow were recorded in the absence and presence of compounds that inhibit various endothelium-dependent vasodilators. RESULTS Microvessels of ET subjects displayed robust dilation that could not be inhibited through targeting the combination of nitric oxide, prostaglandins, and hydrogen peroxide, but were inhibited via interference with membrane hyperpolarization. Loss of PGC-1α (siRNA) in the microcirculation of ET subjects eliminates this vasodilatory robustness rendering vessels susceptible to blockade of H2O2 alone. Pharmacological activation of PGC-1α with alpha-lipoic acid in isolated microvessels from sedentary, overweight, and obese subjects increases arteriolar resistance to vasodilator blockade and protects against acute increases in intraluminal pressure. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that the microvascular adaptations to exercise training, and the exercise-induced protection against acute vascular stress in overweight/obese subjects, are mediated by PGC-1α.
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- Andrew O Kadlec
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Medicine-Division of Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Mathew John C, Khaddaj Mallat R, George G, Kim T, Mishra RC, Braun AP. Pharmacologic targeting of endothelial Ca 2+-activated K + channels: A strategy to improve cardiovascular function. Channels (Austin) 2018; 12:126-136. [PMID: 29577810 PMCID: PMC5972810 DOI: 10.1080/19336950.2018.1454814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Endothelial small and intermediate-conductance, Ca2+-activated K+ channels (KCa2.3 and KCa3.1, respectively) play an important role in the regulation of vascular function and systemic blood pressure. Growing evidence indicates that they are intimately involved in agonist-evoked vasodilation of small resistance arteries throughout the circulation. Small molecule activators of KCa2.x and 3.1 channels, such as SKA-31, can acutely inhibit myogenic tone in isolated resistance arteries, induce effective vasodilation in intact vascular beds, such as the coronary circulation, and acutely decrease systemic blood pressure in vivo. The blood pressure-lowering effect of SKA-31, and early indications of improvement in endothelial dysfunction suggest that endothelial KCa channel activators could eventually be developed into a new class of endothelial targeted agents to combat hypertension or atherosclerosis. This review summarises recent insights into the activation of endothelial Ca2+ activated K+ channels in various vascular beds, and how tools, such as SKA-31, may be beneficial in disease-related conditions.
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- Cini Mathew John
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Burgoyne JR, Prysyazhna O, Richards DA, Eaton P. Proof of Principle for a Novel Class of Antihypertensives That Target the Oxidative Activation of PKG Iα (Protein Kinase G Iα). Hypertension 2017; 70:577-586. [PMID: 28716990 PMCID: PMC5548503 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.117.09670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Revised: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Arterial hypertension continues to be a major health burden. Development of new antihypertensive drugs that engage vasodilatory mechanisms not harnessed by available therapies offer therapeutic potential. Oxidants induce an interprotein disulfide in PKG Iα (protein kinase G Iα) at C42, which is associated with its targeting and activation, resulting in vasodilation and blood pressure lowering. Consequently, we developed an assay and screened for electrophilic drugs that activate PKG Iα by selectively targeting C42, as such compounds have potential as novel antihypertensives with a mechanism of action that differs from current therapies. In this way, a drug that we termed G1 was identified, which targets C42 of PKG Iα to induce vasodilation of isolated resistance blood vessels and blood pressure lowering in a mouse model of angiotensin II-induced hypertension. In contrast, these antihypertensive effects were deficient in angiotensin II-induced hypertensive C42S PKG Iα knockin mice. These transgenic mice were engineered to have the reactive cysteinyl thiol replaced with a hydroxyl so that it cannot react with endogenous vasodilatory oxidants or electrophiles such as drug G1. These studies, therefore, provide validation of PKG Iα C42 as the target of G1, as well as proof-of-principle for a new class of antihypertensive drugs that have potential for further development for clinical use in humans.
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- Joseph R Burgoyne
- From the Cardiovascular Division, the British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, the Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital, King's College London, United Kingdom.
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- From the Cardiovascular Division, the British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, the Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital, King's College London, United Kingdom
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- From the Cardiovascular Division, the British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, the Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital, King's College London, United Kingdom
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- From the Cardiovascular Division, the British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, the Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital, King's College London, United Kingdom
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Wang LJ, Ma KT, Shi WY, Wang YZ, Zhao L, Chen XY, Li XZ, Jiang XW, Zhang ZS, Li L, Si JQ. Enhanced gap junctional channel activity between vascular smooth muscle cells in cerebral artery of spontaneously hypertensive rats. Clin Exp Hypertens 2017; 39:295-305. [PMID: 28513236 DOI: 10.1080/10641963.2016.1235181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of hypertension on the gap junctions between vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in the cerebral arteries (CAs) of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). The functions of gap junctions in the CAs of VSMCs in SHRs and control normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats were studied using whole-cell patch clamp recordings and pressure myography, and the expression levels of connexins were analyzed using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analyses. Whole-cell patch clamp measurements revealed that the membrane capacitance and conductance of in situ VSMCs in the CAs were significantly greater in SHRs than in WKY rats, suggesting that gap junction coupling is enhanced between VSMCs in the CAs of SHRs. Application of the endothelium-independent vasoconstrictors KCl or phenylephrine (PE) stimulated a greater vasoconstriction in the CAs of SHRs than in those of WKY rats. The EC50 value of KCl was 24.9 mM (n = 14) and 36.9 mM (n=12) for SHRs and WKY rats, respectively. The EC50 value of PE was 0.9 µM (n = 7) and 2.2 µM (n = 7) for SHRs and WKY rats, respectively. Gap junction inhibitors 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid (18β-GA), niflumic acid (NFA), and 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (2-APB) attenuated KCl-induced vasoconstriction in SHRs and WKY rats. The mRNA and protein expression levels of the gap junction protein connexin 45 (Cx45) were significantly higher in the CAs of SHRs than in those of WKY rats. Phosphorylated Cx43 protein expression was significantly higher in the CAs of SHRs than in those of WKY rats, despite the total Cx43 mRNA and protein expression levels in the cerebral artery (CA) exhibiting no significant difference between SHRs and WKY rats. Increases in the expression of Cx45 and phosphorylation of Cx43 may promote gap junction communication among VSMCs in the CAs of SHRs, which may enhance the contractile response of the CA to vasoconstrictors.
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- Li-Jie Wang
- a Department of Physiology , Medical College of Shihezi University , Shihezi , China
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- a Department of Physiology , Medical College of Shihezi University , Shihezi , China.,b The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University , Shihezi , China
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- a Department of Physiology , Medical College of Shihezi University , Shihezi , China.,c Department of Physiology , Huazhong University of Science and Technology of Basic Medical Sciences , Wuhan , China
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- a Department of Physiology , Medical College of Shihezi University , Shihezi , China
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- a Department of Physiology , Medical College of Shihezi University , Shihezi , China.,b The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University , Shihezi , China
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- a Department of Physiology , Medical College of Shihezi University , Shihezi , China
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- a Department of Physiology , Medical College of Shihezi University , Shihezi , China.,b The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University , Shihezi , China
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- a Department of Physiology , Medical College of Shihezi University , Shihezi , China
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- a Department of Physiology , Medical College of Shihezi University , Shihezi , China.,b The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University , Shihezi , China
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- a Department of Physiology , Medical College of Shihezi University , Shihezi , China.,b The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University , Shihezi , China
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- a Department of Physiology , Medical College of Shihezi University , Shihezi , China.,b The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University , Shihezi , China.,c Department of Physiology , Huazhong University of Science and Technology of Basic Medical Sciences , Wuhan , China.,d Department of Physiology , Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences , Wuhan , China
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Boeldt DS, Bird IM. Vascular adaptation in pregnancy and endothelial dysfunction in preeclampsia. J Endocrinol 2017; 232:R27-R44. [PMID: 27729465 PMCID: PMC5115955 DOI: 10.1530/joe-16-0340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Maternal vascular adaptation to pregnancy is critically important to expand the capacity for blood flow through the uteroplacental unit to meet the needs of the developing fetus. Failure of the maternal vasculature to properly adapt can result in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy such as preeclampsia (PE). Herein, we review the endocrinology of maternal adaptation to pregnancy and contrast this with that of PE. Our focus is specifically on those hormones that directly influence endothelial cell function and dysfunction, as endothelial cell dysfunction is a hallmark of PE. A variety of growth factors and cytokines are present in normal vascular adaptation to pregnancy. However, they have also been shown to be circulating at abnormal levels in PE pregnancies. Many of these factors promote endothelial dysfunction when present at abnormal levels by acutely inhibiting key Ca2+ signaling events and chronically promoting the breakdown of endothelial cell-cell contacts. Increasingly, our understanding of how the contributions of the placenta, immune cells, and the endothelium itself promote the endocrine milieu of PE is becoming clearer. We then describe in detail how the complex endocrine environment of PE affects endothelial cell function, why this has contributed to the difficulty in fully understanding and treating this disorder, and how a focus on signaling convergence points of many hormones may be a more successful treatment strategy.
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- D S Boeldt
- Department of Ob/GynPerinatal Research Laboratories, University Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Ob/GynPerinatal Research Laboratories, University Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Hearon CM, Kirby BS, Luckasen GJ, Larson DG, Dinenno FA. Endothelium-dependent vasodilatory signalling modulates α 1 -adrenergic vasoconstriction in contracting skeletal muscle of humans. J Physiol 2016; 594:7435-7453. [PMID: 27561916 DOI: 10.1113/jp272829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS 'Functional sympatholysis' describes the ability of contracting skeletal muscle to attenuate sympathetic vasoconstriction, and is critical to ensure proper blood flow and oxygen delivery to metabolically active skeletal muscle. The signalling mechanism responsible for sympatholysis in healthy humans is unknown. Evidence from animal models has identified endothelium-derived hyperpolarization (EDH) as a potential mechanism capable of attenuating sympathetic vasoconstriction. In this study, increasing endothelium-dependent signalling during exercise significantly enhanced the ability of contracting skeletal muscle to attenuate sympathetic vasoconstriction in humans. This is the first study in humans to identify endothelium-dependent regulation of sympathetic vasoconstriction in contracting skeletal muscle, and specifically supports a role for EDH-like vasodilatory signalling. Impaired functional sympatholysis is a common feature of cardiovascular ageing, hypertension and heart failure, and thus identifying fundamental mechanisms responsible for sympatholysis is clinically relevant. ABSTRACT Stimulation of α-adrenoceptors elicits vasoconstriction in resting skeletal muscle that is blunted during exercise in an intensity-dependent manner. In humans, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We tested the hypothesis that stimulating endothelium-dependent vasodilatory signalling will enhance the ability of contracting skeletal muscle to blunt α1 -adrenergic vasoconstriction. Changes in forearm vascular conductance (FVC; Doppler ultrasound, brachial intra-arterial pressure via catheter) to local intra-arterial infusion of phenylephrine (PE; α1 -adrenoceptor agonist) were calculated during (1) infusion of the endothelium-dependent vasodilators acetylcholine (ACh) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the endothelium-independent vasodilator (sodium nitroprusside, SNP), or potassium chloride (KCl) at rest; (2) mild or moderate intensity handgrip exercise; and (3) combined mild exercise + ACh, ATP, SNP, or KCl infusions in healthy adults. Robust vasoconstriction to PE was observed during vasodilator infusion alone and mild exercise, and this was blunted during moderate intensity exercise (ΔFVC: -34 ± 4 and -34 ± 3 vs. -13 ± 2%, respectively, P < 0.05). Infusion of ACh or ATP during mild exercise significantly attenuated PE vasoconstriction similar to levels observed during moderate exercise (ACh: -3 ± 4; ATP: -18 ± 4%). In contrast, infusion of SNP or KCl during mild exercise did not attenuate PE-mediated vasoconstriction (-32 ± 5 and -46 ± 3%). To further study the role of endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization (EDH), ACh trials were repeated with combined nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase inhibition. Here, PE-mediated vasoconstriction was blunted at rest (blockade: -20 ± 5 vs. CONTROL -31 ± 3% vs.; P < 0.05) and remained blunted during exercise (blockade: -15 ± 5 vs. CONTROL -14 ± 5%). We conclude that stimulation of EDH-like vasodilatation can blunt α1 -adrenergic vasoconstriction in contracting skeletal muscle of humans.
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- Christopher M Hearon
- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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- Medical Center of the Rockies Foundation, University of Colorado Health System, Loveland, CO, 80538, USA
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- Medical Center of the Rockies Foundation, University of Colorado Health System, Loveland, CO, 80538, USA
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- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA.,Center for Cardiovascular Research, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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Ellinsworth DC, Sandow SL, Shukla N, Liu Y, Jeremy JY, Gutterman DD. Endothelium-Derived Hyperpolarization and Coronary Vasodilation: Diverse and Integrated Roles of Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids, Hydrogen Peroxide, and Gap Junctions. Microcirculation 2016; 23:15-32. [PMID: 26541094 DOI: 10.1111/micc.12255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Myocardial perfusion and coronary vascular resistance are regulated by signaling metabolites released from the local myocardium that act either directly on the VSMC or indirectly via stimulation of the endothelium. A prominent mechanism of vasodilation is EDH of the arteriolar smooth muscle, with EETs and H(2)O(2) playing important roles in EDH in the coronary microcirculation. In some cases, EETs and H(2)O(2) are released as transferable hyperpolarizing factors (EDHFs) that act directly on the VSMCs. By contrast, EETs and H(2)O(2) can also promote endothelial KCa activity secondary to the amplification of extracellular Ca(2+) influx and Ca(2+) mobilization from intracellular stores, respectively. The resulting endothelial hyperpolarization may subsequently conduct to the media via myoendothelial gap junctions or potentially lead to the release of a chemically distinct factor(s). Furthermore, in human isolated coronary arterioles dilator signaling involving EETs and H(2)O(2) may be integrated, being either complimentary or inhibitory depending on the stimulus. With an emphasis on the human coronary microcirculation, this review addresses the diverse and integrated mechanisms by which EETs and H(2)O(2) regulate vessel tone and also examines the hypothesis that myoendothelial microdomain signaling facilitates EDH activity in the human heart.
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- Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia
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- Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Division of Research Infrastructure, National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Departments of Medicine, Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Fluid shear stress is an important environmental cue that governs vascular physiology and pathology, but the molecular mechanisms that mediate endothelial responses to flow are only partially understood. Gating of ion channels by flow is one mechanism that may underlie many of the known responses. Here, we review the literature on endothelial ion channels whose activity is modulated by flow with an eye toward identifying important questions for future research.
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- Kristin A Gerhold
- Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology), Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut; and
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology), Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut; and Departments of Cell Biology and Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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Chidgey J, Fraser PA, Aaronson PI. Reactive oxygen species facilitate the EDH response in arterioles by potentiating intracellular endothelial Ca(2+) release. Free Radic Biol Med 2016; 97:274-284. [PMID: 27320188 PMCID: PMC5005039 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Revised: 06/14/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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There is abundant evidence that H2O2 can act as an endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in the resistance vasculature. However, whilst scavenging H2O2 can abolish endothelial dependent hyperpolarization (EDH) and the associated vascular relaxation in some arteries, EDH-dependent vasorelaxation can often be mimicked only by using relatively high concentrations of H2O2. We have examined the role of H2O2 in EDH-dependent vasodilatation by simultaneously measuring vascular diameter and changes in endothelial cell (EC) [Ca(2+)]i during the application of H2O2 or carbachol, which triggers EDH. Carbachol (10µM) induced dilatation of phenylephrine-preconstricted rat cremaster arterioles was largely (73%) preserved in the presence of indomethacin (3µM) and l-NAME (300µM). This residual NO- and prostacyclin-independent dilatation was reduced by 89% upon addition of apamin (0.5µM) and TRAM-34 (10µM), and by 74% when an extracellular ROS scavenging mixture of SOD and catalase (S&C; 100Uml(-1) each) was present. S&C also reduced the carbachol-induced EC [Ca(2+)]i increase by 74%. When applied in Ca(2+)-free external medium, carbachol caused a transient increase in EC [Ca(2+)]i. This was reduced by catalase, and was enhanced when 1µM H2O2 was present in the bath. H2O2 -induced dilatation, which occurred only at concentrations ≥100µM, was reduced by a blocking antibody to TRPM2, which had no effect on carbachol-induced responses. Similarly, iberotoxin and Rp-8bromo cGMP reduced the vasodilatation induced by H2O2, but not by carbachol. Inhibiting PLC, PLA2 or CYP450 2C9 each greatly reduced the carbachol-induced increase in EC [Ca(2+)]i and vasodilatation, but adding 10µM H2O2 during PLA2 or CYP450 2C9 inhibition completely restored both responses. The nature of the effective ROS species was investigated by using Fe(2+) chelators to block the formation of ∙OH. A cell permeant chelator was able to inhibit EC Ca(2+) store release, but cell impermeant chelators reduced both the vasodilatation and EC Ca(2+) influx, implying that ∙OH is required for these responses. The results indicate that rather than mediating EDH by acting directly on smooth muscle, H2O2 promotes EDH by acting within EC to enhance Ca(2+) release.
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- James Chidgey
- King's College London, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Division of Asthma, Allergy & Lung Biology, London, United Kingdom
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- King's College London, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, London, United Kingdom
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- King's College London, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Division of Asthma, Allergy & Lung Biology, London, United Kingdom.
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Hearon CM, Dinenno FA. Regulation of skeletal muscle blood flow during exercise in ageing humans. J Physiol 2015; 594:2261-73. [PMID: 26332887 DOI: 10.1113/jp270593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Accepted: 08/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The regulation of skeletal muscle blood flow and oxygen delivery to contracting skeletal muscle is complex and involves the mechanical effects of muscle contraction; local metabolic, red blood cell and endothelium-derived substances; and the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). With advancing age in humans, skeletal muscle blood flow is typically reduced during dynamic exercise and this is due to a lower vascular conductance, which could ultimately contribute to age-associated reductions in aerobic exercise capacity, a primary predictor of mortality in both healthy and diseased ageing populations. Recent findings have highlighted the contribution of endothelium-derived substances to blood flow control in contracting muscle of older adults. With advancing age, impaired nitric oxide availability due to scavenging by reactive oxygen species, in conjunction with elevated vasoconstrictor signalling via endothelin-1, reduces the local vasodilatory response to muscle contraction. Additionally, ageing impairs the ability of contracting skeletal muscle to blunt sympathetic vasoconstriction (i.e. 'functional sympatholysis'), which is critical for the proper regulation of tissue blood flow distribution and oxygen delivery, and could further reduce skeletal muscle perfusion during high intensity and/or large muscle mass exercise in older adults. We propose that initiation of endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization is the underlying signalling event necessary to properly modulate sympathetic vasoconstriction in contracting muscle, and that age-associated impairments in red blood cell adenosine triphosphate release and stimulation of endothelium-dependent vasodilatation may explain impairments in both local vasodilatation and functional sympatholysis with advancing age in humans.
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- Christopher M Hearon
- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA.,Center for Cardiovascular Research, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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Korkmaz-Icöz S, Vater A, Li S, Lehner A, Radovits T, Hegedűs P, Ruppert M, Brlecic P, Zorn M, Karck M, Szabó G. Mild type 2 diabetes mellitus improves remote endothelial dysfunction after acute myocardial infarction. J Diabetes Complications 2015. [PMID: 26219999 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2015.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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AIMS Myocardial infarction (MI) is a common cause of mortality in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and vascular dysfunction is a major component of diabetic cardiomyopathy. We investigated the systemic influence of acute MI on the diabetes-induced pathogenic changes in the rat aorta. METHODS Nondiabetic Wistar (W) and type-2 diabetic Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats underwent 45min of left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion followed by 24h of reperfusion. Isometric force was measured using organ bath. RESULTS Plasma glucose-levels were significantly higher in diabetic rats (GK+sham: 13±2mM; GK+MI: 19±2mM) compared to nondiabetic rats (W+sham: 8±0mM; W+MI: 8±1mM). Acetylcholine-induced relaxation was significantly weaker in rings from W+MI and GK+MI rats compared to corresponding sham-operated animals. Myocardial reperfusion injury was smaller in GK+MI than W+MI rats, and the concentration-response curves to acetylcholine were significantly enhanced in rings from GK+MI than W+MI rats. Nevertheless, the relaxation response to acetylcholine was similar in W+sham and GK+sham. Densitometric analysis of bands for endothelial nitric oxide synthase showed a significant decrease in W+MI rats compared to W+sham and GK+sham animals. Aortas from both GK+sham and GK+MI rats showed impaired contractile responses to phenylephrine in comparison with the nondiabetics. CONCLUSIONS For the first time we showed that short-term and mild type-2 DM improved remote endothelial dysfunction after reperfused acute MI.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Aorta
- Blood Glucose/analysis
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/pathology
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/physiopathology
- Diabetic Angiopathies/complications
- Diabetic Angiopathies/physiopathology
- Diabetic Cardiomyopathies/complications
- Diabetic Cardiomyopathies/physiopathology
- Disease Resistance
- Drug Resistance
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Endothelium, Vascular/pathology
- Endothelium, Vascular/physiopathology
- Male
- Myocardial Infarction/complications
- Myocardial Infarction/physiopathology
- Myocardial Reperfusion Injury/etiology
- Myocardial Reperfusion Injury/prevention & control
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III/metabolism
- Phosphorylation
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Strains
- Rats, Wistar
- Vasoconstriction/drug effects
- Vasoconstrictor Agents/pharmacology
- Vasodilation/drug effects
- Vasodilator Agents/pharmacology
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- Sevil Korkmaz-Icöz
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Heart Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Heart Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Kobuchi S, Miura K, Iwao H, Ayajiki K. Nitric oxide modulation of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in agonist-induced depressor responses in anesthetized rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2015; 762:26-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.04.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Revised: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/30/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The molecular pathway of ATP-sensitive potassium channel in endothelial cells for mediating arteriole relaxation. Life Sci 2015; 137:164-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2015.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Revised: 07/02/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Matsumoto T, Goulopoulou S, Taguchi K, Tostes RC, Kobayashi T. Constrictor prostanoids and uridine adenosine tetraphosphate: vascular mediators and therapeutic targets in hypertension and diabetes. Br J Pharmacol 2015; 172:3980-4001. [PMID: 26031319 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Revised: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Vascular dysfunction plays a pivotal role in the development of systemic complications associated with arterial hypertension and diabetes. The endothelium, or more specifically, various factors derived from endothelial cells tightly regulate vascular function, including vascular tone. In physiological conditions, there is a balance between endothelium-derived factors, that is, relaxing factors (endothelium-derived relaxing factors; EDRFs) and contracting factors (endothelium-derived contracting factors; EDCFs), which mediate vascular homeostasis. However, in disease states, such as diabetes and arterial hypertension, there is an imbalance between EDRF and EDCF, with a reduction of EDRF signalling and an increase of EDCF signalling. Among EDCFs, COX-derived vasoconstrictor prostanoids play an important role in the development of vascular dysfunction associated with hypertension and diabetes. Moreover, uridine adenosine tetraphosphate (Up4 A), identified as an EDCF in 2005, also modulates vascular function. However, the role of Up4 A in hypertension- and diabetes-associated vascular dysfunction is unclear. In the present review, we focused on experimental and clinical evidence that implicate these two EDCFs (vasoconstrictor prostanoids and Up4 A) in vascular dysfunction associated with hypertension and diabetes.
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- Takayuki Matsumoto
- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Anatomy, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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MOKHTAR SS, RASOOL AHG. Role of endothelium-dependent hyperpolarisation and prostacyclin in diabetes. Malays J Med Sci 2015; 22:8-17. [PMID: 26023290 PMCID: PMC4438087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/11/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
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The endothelium plays a crucial role in maintaining vascular homeostasis by producing several vasodilating factors, including nitric oxide (NO), prostacyclin (PGI2), and endothelium-dependent hyperpolarisation (EDH); however, the balance between endothelial relaxing and contracting factors is disrupted in disease states such as diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Most reported studies of endothelial dysfunction in diabetes focused on the actions of NO; however, there is accumulating evidence demonstrating that in addition to NO, PGI2 and EDH are likely to contribute to the vasodilatation of blood vessels. EDH plays an important role as a regulator of vascular tone and reactivity in resistance and conduit arteries of animal models and humans. PGI2 only plays a minimal role in endothelium-dependent vasodilatation but may serve as an important compensatory mechanism in conditions in which NO and EDH activities are decreased. Further studies are needed to determine the exact roles of EDH and PGI2 in the development of endothelial dysfunction and clinical vasculopathy in humans with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
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- Siti Safiah MOKHTAR
- Pharmacology Vascular Laboratory, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
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- Pharmacology Vascular Laboratory, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Malaysia
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Wong PS, Roberts RE, Randall MD. Sex differences in endothelial function in porcine coronary arteries: a role for H2O2 and gap junctions? Br J Pharmacol 2014; 171:2751-66. [PMID: 24467384 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2013] [Revised: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cardiovascular risk is higher in men and postmenopausal women compared with premenopausal women. This may be due to sex differences in endothelial function. Here, sex differences in endothelial function of porcine coronary arteries (PCAs) were investigated. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Distal PCAs were studied under myographic conditions and after precontraction with U46619. Concentration-response curves to bradykinin were constructed in the presence of a range of inhibitors. KEY RESULTS In male and female PCAs, bradykinin produced comparable vasorelaxant responses. Inhibition of NO and prostanoid synthesis produced greater inhibition in males compared with females. Removing H2 O2 with PEG-catalase reduced the maximum relaxation in the absence, but not the presence of L-NAME and indomethacin in females, and had no effect in males. Blocking gap junctions with 100 µM carbenoxolone or 18α-glycyrrhetinic acid further inhibited the endothelium-derived hyperpolarization (EDH)-mediated response in females but not in males. In female PCAs, the maximum EDH-mediated response was reduced by inhibiting SKCa with apamin and by inhibiting IKCa with TRAM-34, or with both. In male PCAs, at maximum bradykinin concentration, the EDH-mediated response was reduced in the presence of apamin but not TRAM-34. Western blot did not detect any differences in connexins 40 or 43 or in IKCa expression between male and female PCAs. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS H2 O2 mediated some part of endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in female PCAs and EDH was more important in females, with differences in the contribution of gap junctions and IKCa channels. These findings may contribute to understanding vascular protection in premenopausal women.
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- P S Wong
- Pharmacology Research Group, Queen's Medical Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham, UK
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Lok DJ, Klip IJT, Voors AA, Lok SI, Bruggink-André de la Porte PW, Hillege HL, Jaarsma T, van Veldhuisen DJ, van der Meer P. Prognostic value of N-terminal pro C-type natriuretic peptide in heart failure patients with preserved and reduced ejection fraction. Eur J Heart Fail 2014; 16:958-66. [DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Revised: 05/05/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Dirk J. Lok
- University Medical Center Groningen; Groningen The Netherlands
- Deventer Hospital; Deventer The Netherlands
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- University Medical Center Utrecht; Utrecht The Netherlands
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- University Medical Center Groningen; Groningen The Netherlands
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Ellinsworth DC, Shukla N, Fleming I, Jeremy JY. Interactions between thromboxane A₂, thromboxane/prostaglandin (TP) receptors, and endothelium-derived hyperpolarization. Cardiovasc Res 2014; 102:9-16. [PMID: 24469536 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvu015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Endothelium-dependent smooth muscle hyperpolarization (EDH) increasingly predominates over endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) as a participant in vasodilation as vessel size decreases. Its underlying nature is highly variable between vessel types, species, disease states, and exact experimental conditions, and is variably mediated by one or more transferable endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factors and/or the electrotonic spread of endothelial hyperpolarization into the media via gap junctions. Although generally regarded (and studied) as a mechanism that is independent of NO and prostanoids, evidence has emerged that the endothelium-derived contracting factor and prostanoid thromboxane A2 can modulate several signalling components central to EDH, and therefore potentially curtail vasodilation through mechanisms that are distinct from those putatively involved in direct smooth muscle contraction. Notably, vascular production of thromboxane A2 is elevated in a number of cardiovascular disease states that promote endothelial dysfunction. This review will therefore discuss the mechanisms through which thromboxane A2 interacts with and modulates EDH, and will also consider the implications of such cross-talk in vasodilator control in health and disease.
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- David C Ellinsworth
- Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Queens Building Level 7, Upper Maudlin St, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK
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Senadheera S, Bertrand PP, Grayson TH, Leader L, Murphy TV, Sandow SL. Pregnancy-induced remodelling and enhanced endothelium-derived hyperpolarization-type vasodilator activity in rat uterine radial artery: transient receptor potential vanilloid type 4 channels, caveolae and myoendothelial gap junctions. J Anat 2013; 223:677-86. [PMID: 24128141 DOI: 10.1111/joa.12127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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In pregnancy, the vasculature of the uterus undergoes rapid remodelling to increase blood flow and maintain perfusion to the fetus. The present study determines the distribution and density of caveolae, transient receptor potential vanilloid type 4 channels (TRPV4) and myoendothelial gap junctions, and the relative contribution of related endothelium-dependent vasodilator components in uterine radial arteries of control virgin non-pregnant and 20-day late-pregnant rats. The hypothesis examined is that specific components of endothelium-dependent vasodilator mechanisms are altered in pregnancy-related uterine radial artery remodelling. Conventional and serial section electron microscopy were used to determine the morphological characteristics of uterine radial arteries from control and pregnant rats. TRPV4 distribution and expression was examined using conventional confocal immunohistochemistry, and the contribution of endothelial TRPV4, nitric oxide (NO) and endothelium-derived hyperpolarization (EDH)-type activity determined using pressure myography with pharmacological intervention. Data show outward hypertrophic remodelling occurs in uterine radial arteries in pregnancy. Further, caveolae density in radial artery endothelium and smooth muscle from pregnant rats was significantly increased by ~94% and ~31%, respectively, compared with control, whereas caveolae density did not differ in endothelium compared with smooth muscle from control. Caveolae density was significantly higher by ~59% on the abluminal compared with the luminal surface of the endothelium in uterine radial artery of pregnant rats but did not differ at those surfaces in control. TRPV4 was present in endothelium and smooth muscle, but not associated with internal elastic lamina hole sites in radial arteries. TRPV4 fluorescence intensity was significantly increased in the endothelium and smooth muscle of radial artery of pregnant compared with control rats by ~2.6- and 5.5-fold, respectively. The TRPV4 signal was significantly higher in the endothelium compared with the smooth muscle in radial artery of both control and pregnant rats, by ~5.7- and 2.7-fold, respectively. Myoendothelial gap junction density was significantly decreased by ~37% in radial artery from pregnant compared with control rats. Pressure myography with pharmacological intervention showed that NO contributes ~80% and ~30%, and the EDH-type component ~20% and ~70% of the total endothelium-dependent vasodilator response in radial arteries of control and pregnant rats, respectively. TRPV4 plays a functional role in radial arteries, with a greater contribution in those from pregnant rats. The correlative association of increased TRPV4 and caveolae density and role of EDH-type activity in uterine radial artery of pregnant rats is suggestive of their causal relationship. The decreased myoendothelial gap junction density and lack of TRPV4 density at such sites is consistent with their having an integral, albeit complex, interactive role in uterine vascular signalling and remodelling in pregnancy.
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- Sevvandi Senadheera
- Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Berra-Romani R, Avelino-Cruz JE, Raqeeb A, Della Corte A, Cinelli M, Montagnani S, Guerra G, Moccia F, Tanzi F. Ca²⁺-dependent nitric oxide release in the injured endothelium of excised rat aorta: a promising mechanism applying in vascular prosthetic devices in aging patients. BMC Surg 2013; 13 Suppl 2:S40. [PMID: 24266895 PMCID: PMC3851245 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2482-13-s2-s40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Nitric oxide is key to endothelial regeneration, but it is still unknown whether endothelial cell (EC) loss results in an increase in NO levels at the wound edge. We have already shown that endothelial damage induces a long-lasting Ca2+ entry into surviving cells though connexin hemichannels (CxHcs) uncoupled from their counterparts on ruptured cells. The physiological outcome of injury-induced Ca2+ inflow is, however, unknown. Methods In this study, we sought to determine whether and how endothelial scraping induces NO production (NOP) in the endothelium of excised rat aorta by exploiting the NO-sensitive fluorochrome, DAF-FM diacetate and the Ca2+-sensitive fluorescent dye, Fura-2/AM. Results We demonstrated that injury-induced NOP at the lesion site is prevented in presence of the endothelial NO synthase inhibitor, L-NAME, and in absence of extracellular Ca2+. Unlike ATP-dependent NO liberation, the NO response to injury is insensitive to BTP-2, which selectively blocks store-operated Ca2+ inflow. However, injury-induced NOP is significantly reduced by classic gap junction blockers, and by connexin mimetic peptides specifically targeting Cx37Hcs, Cx40HCs, and Cx43Hcs. Moreover, disruption of caveolar integrity prevents injury-elicited NO signaling, but not the accompanying Ca2+ response. Conclusions The data presented provide the first evidence that endothelial scraping stimulates NO synthesis at the wound edge, which might both exert an immediate anti-thrombotic and anti-inflammatory action and promote the subsequent re-endothelialization.
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Recent advances on natriuretic peptide system: New promising therapeutic targets for the treatment of heart failure. Pharmacol Res 2013; 76:190-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2013.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2013] [Revised: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Ma KT, Li XZ, Li L, Jiang XW, Chen XY, Liu WD, Zhao L, Zhang ZS, Si JQ. Role of gap junctions in the contractile response to agonists in the mesenteric artery of spontaneously hypertensive rats. Hypertens Res 2013; 37:110-5. [PMID: 24048484 DOI: 10.1038/hr.2013.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2013] [Revised: 07/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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To investigate the effects of hypertension on the changes in gap junctions between vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in the mesenteric artery (MA) of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Whole-cell patch clamp, pressure myography, real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR), western blot analysis and transmission electron microscopy were used to examine the differences in expression and function of the gap junction between MA VSMCs of SHR and control normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats. (1) Whole-cell patch clamp measurements showed that the membrane capacitance and conductance of in-situ MA VSMCs of SHR were significantly greater than those of WKY rats (P<0.05), suggesting enhanced gap junction coupling between MA VSMCs of SHR. (2) The administration of phenylephrine (PE) and KCl (an endothelium-independent vasoconstrictor) initiated more pronounced vasoconstriction in SHR versus WKY rats (P<0.05). Furthermore, 2-APB (a gap junction inhibitor) attenuated PE- and KCl-induced vasoconstriction, and the inhibitory effects of 2-APB were significantly greater in SHR (P<0.05). (3) The expression of connexin 45 (Cx45) mRNA and protein in the MA was greater in SHR versus WKY rats (P<0.05). The level of phosphorylated Cx43 was significantly higher in SHR versus WKY rats (P<0.05), although the expression of total Cx43 mRNA and protein in the MA was equivalent between SHR and WKY rats. Electron microscopy revealed that the gap junctions were significantly larger in SHR versus WKY rats. Increases in the expression of Cx45 and phosphorylation of Cx43 may contribute to the enhancement of communication across gap junctions between MA VSMCs of SHR, which may increase the contractile response to agonists.
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- Ke-Tao Ma
- 1] Department of Physiology, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, PR China [2] The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, PR China
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- 1] The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, PR China [2] Department of Pathophysiology, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, PR China
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- 1] Department of Physiology, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, PR China [2] The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, PR China
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, PR China
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, PR China
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, PR China
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- 1] Department of Physiology, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, PR China [2] The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, PR China
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- 1] Department of Physiology, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, PR China [2] The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, PR China
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- 1] Department of Physiology, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, PR China [2] The Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Endemic and Ethnic Diseases, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, PR China
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