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Wang YX, Reyes-García J, Di Mise A, Zheng YM. Role of ryanodine receptor 2 and FK506-binding protein 12.6 dissociation in pulmonary hypertension. J Gen Physiol 2023; 155:213798. [PMID: 36625865 PMCID: PMC9836826 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.202213100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a devastating disease characterized by a progressive increase in pulmonary arterial pressure leading to right ventricular failure and death. A major cellular response in this disease is the contraction of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) of the pulmonary vasculature. Cell contraction is determined by the increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i), which is generated and regulated by various ion channels. Several studies by us and others have shown that ryanodine receptor 2 (RyR2), a Ca2+-releasing channel in the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), is an essential ion channel for the control of [Ca2+]i in pulmonary artery SMCs (PASMCs), thereby mediating the sustained vasoconstriction seen in PH. FK506-binding protein 12.6 (FKBP12.6) strongly associates with RyR2 to stabilize its functional activity. FKBP12.6 can be dissociated from RyR2 by a hypoxic stimulus to increase channel function and Ca2+ release, leading to pulmonary vasoconstriction and PH. More specifically, dissociation of the RyR2-FKBP12.6 complex is a consequence of increased mitochondrial ROS generation mediated by the Rieske iron-sulfur protein (RISP) at the mitochondrial complex III after hypoxia. Overall, RyR2/FKBP12.6 dissociation and the corresponding signaling pathway may be an important factor in the development of PH. Novel drugs and biologics targeting RyR2, FKBP12.6, and related molecules may become unique effective therapeutics for PH.
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- Yong-Xiao Wang
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA,Correspondence to Yong-Xiao Wang:
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA,Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,Ciudad de México, México
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA,Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA,Yun-Min Zheng:
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High oxygen-modified packaging (HiOx-MAP) mediates HIF-1α regulation of tenderness changes during postmortem aging of yak meat. Food Chem X 2023; 17:100573. [PMID: 36845525 PMCID: PMC9945635 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2023.100573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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In the present study, we studied the effect of high oxygen-modified packaging (HiOx-MAP) on yak meat tenderness and the underlying mechanism. HiOx-MAP significantly increased the myofibril fragmentation index (MFI) of yak meat. In addition, western blotting showed that the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF-1α) and ryanodine receptors (RyR) in the HiOx-MAP group was reduced. HiOx-MAP increased the activity of sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium-ATPase (SERCA). The energy disperse spectroscopy (EDS) mapping showed gradually reduced calcium distribution in the treated endoplasmic reticulum. Furthermore, HiOx-MAP treatment increased the caspase-3 activity and the apoptosis rate. The activity of calmodulin protein (CaMKKβ) and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) was down-regulated leading to apoptosis. These results indicated that HiOx-MAP promoted apoptosis during postmortem aging to improve the tenderization of meat.
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Pak O, Nolte A, Knoepp F, Giordano L, Pecina P, Hüttemann M, Grossman LI, Weissmann N, Sommer N. Mitochondrial oxygen sensing of acute hypoxia in specialized cells - Is there a unifying mechanism? BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOENERGETICS 2022; 1863:148911. [PMID: 35988811 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2022.148911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Acclimation to acute hypoxia through cardiorespiratory responses is mediated by specialized cells in the carotid body and pulmonary vasculature to optimize systemic arterial oxygenation and thus oxygen supply to the tissues. Acute oxygen sensing by these cells triggers hyperventilation and hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction which limits pulmonary blood flow through areas of low alveolar oxygen content. Oxygen sensing of acute hypoxia by specialized cells thus is a fundamental pre-requisite for aerobic life and maintains systemic oxygen supply. However, the primary oxygen sensing mechanism and the question of a common mechanism in different specialized oxygen sensing cells remains unresolved. Recent studies unraveled basic oxygen sensing mechanisms involving the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 isoform 2 that is essential for the hypoxia-induced release of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and subsequent acute hypoxic responses in both, the carotid body and pulmonary vasculature. This review compares basic mitochondrial oxygen sensing mechanisms in the pulmonary vasculature and the carotid body.
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- Oleg Pak
- Justus Liebig University, Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
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- Justus Liebig University, Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
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- Justus Liebig University, Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
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- Justus Liebig University, Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Bioenergetics, Institute of Physiology CAS, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Justus Liebig University, Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
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- Justus Liebig University, Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany.
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Truong L, Zheng YM, Wang YX. The Potential Important Role of Mitochondrial Rieske Iron–Sulfur Protein as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Pulmonary Hypertension in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10050957. [PMID: 35625694 PMCID: PMC9138741 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10050957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide, which is often due to pulmonary hypertension (PH). The underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood, and current medications are neither specific nor always effective. In this review, we highlight the recent findings on the roles of altered mitochondrial bioenergetics in PH in COPD. We also discuss the central role of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation mediated by Rieske iron–sulfur protein (RISP) and review the contributions of RISP-dependent DNA damage and NF-κB-associated inflammatory signaling. Finally, the potential importance of mitochondrial RISP and its associated molecules as novel therapeutic targets for PH in COPD are meticulously discussed.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-(518)-262-9506; Fax: +1-(518)-262-8101
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Important Functions and Molecular Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Redox Signaling in Pulmonary Hypertension. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11030473. [PMID: 35326123 PMCID: PMC8944689 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11030473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Mitochondria are important organelles that act as a primary site to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS). Additionally, mitochondria play a pivotal role in the regulation of Ca2+ signaling, fatty acid oxidation, and ketone synthesis. Dysfunction of these signaling molecules leads to the development of pulmonary hypertension (PH), atherosclerosis, and other vascular diseases. Features of PH include vasoconstriction and pulmonary artery (PA) remodeling, which can result from abnormal proliferation, apoptosis, and migration of PA smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). These responses are mediated by increased Rieske iron–sulfur protein (RISP)-dependent mitochondrial ROS production and increased mitochondrial Ca2+ levels. Mitochondrial ROS and Ca2+ can both synergistically activate nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) to trigger inflammatory responses leading to PH, right ventricular failure, and death. Evidence suggests that increased mitochondrial ROS and Ca2+ signaling leads to abnormal synthesis of ketones, which play a critical role in the development of PH. In this review, we discuss some of the recent findings on the important interactive role and molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial ROS and Ca2+ in the development and progression of PH. We also address the contributions of NF-κB-dependent inflammatory responses and ketone-mediated oxidative stress due to abnormal regulation of mitochondrial ROS and Ca2+ signaling in PH.
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Kobayashi T, Kurebayashi N, Murayama T. The Ryanodine Receptor as a Sensor for Intracellular Environments in Muscles. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221910795. [PMID: 34639137 PMCID: PMC8509754 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 10/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The ryanodine receptor (RyR) is a Ca2+ release channel in the sarcoplasmic reticulum of skeletal and cardiac muscles and plays a key role in excitation-contraction coupling. The activity of the RyR is regulated by the changes in the level of many intracellular factors, such as divalent cations (Ca2+ and Mg2+), nucleotides, associated proteins, and reactive oxygen species. Since these intracellular factors change depending on the condition of the muscle, e.g., exercise, fatigue, or disease states, the RyR channel activity will be altered accordingly. In this review, we describe how the RyR channel is regulated under various conditions and discuss the possibility that the RyR acts as a sensor for changes in the intracellular environments in muscles.
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Wang L, Ginnan RG, Wang YX, Zheng YM. Interactive Roles of CaMKII/Ryanodine Receptor Signaling and Inflammation in Lung Diseases. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1303:305-317. [PMID: 33788199 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63046-1_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) is a multifunctional protein kinase and has been recently recognized to play a vital role in pathological events in the pulmonary system. CaMKII has diverse downstream targets that promote vascular disease, asthma, and cancer, so improved understanding of CaMKII signaling has the potential to lead to new therapies for lung diseases. Multiple studies have demonstrated that CaMKII is involved in redox modulation of ryanodine receptors (RyRs). CaMKII can be directly activated by reactive oxygen species (ROS) which then regulates RyR activity, which is essential for Ca2+-dependent processes in lung diseases. Furthermore, both CaMKII and RyRs participate in the inflammation process. However, their role in the pulmonary physiology in response to ROS is still an ambiguous one. Because CaMKII and RyRs are important in pulmonary biology, cell survival, cell cycle control, and inflammation, it is possible that the relationship between ROS and CaMKII/RyRs signal complex will be necessary for understanding and treating lung diseases. Here, we review roles of CaMKII/RyRs in lung diseases to understand with how CaMKII/RyRs may act as a transduction signal to connect prooxidant conditions into specific downstream pathological effects that are relevant to rare and common forms of pulmonary disease.
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- Lan Wang
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA.,Department of Cardio-Pulmonary Circulation, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA.
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Okonski R, Zheng YM, Di Mise A, Wang YX. Reciprocal Correlations of Inflammatory and Calcium Signaling in Asthma Pathogenesis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1303:319-331. [PMID: 33788200 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63046-1_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Asthma is a chronic disease characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness, which can be caused by exposure to an allergen, spasmogen, or be induced by exercise. Despite its prevalence, the exact mechanisms by which the airway becomes hyperresponsive in asthma are not fully understood. There is evidence that myosin light-chain kinase is overexpressed, with a concomitant downregulation of myosin light-chain phosphatase in the airway smooth muscle, leading to sustained contraction. Additionally, the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum ATPase may be affected by inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, and TNF-α, which are all associated with asthmatic airway inflammation. IL-13 and TNF-α seem to promote sodium/calcium exchanger 1 overexpression as well. Anyhow, the exact mechanisms beyond these dysregulations need to be clarified. Of note, multiple studies show an association between asthma and the ORMLD3 gene, opening new perspectives to future potential gene therapies. Currently, several treatments are available for asthma, although many of them have systemic side effects, or are not effective in patients with severe asthma. Furthering our knowledge on the molecular and pathophysiological mechanisms of asthma plays a pivotal role for the development of new and more targeted treatments for patients who cannot totally benefit from the current therapies.
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- Ryan Okonski
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA. .,Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies e Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA.
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Liu Z, Zhang Y, Pan S, Qiu C, Jia H, Wang Y, Zhu H. Activation of RAGE-dependent endoplasmic reticulum stress associates with exacerbated postmyocardial infarction ventricular arrhythmias in diabetes. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2021; 320:E539-E550. [PMID: 33459180 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00450.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Association between receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) and postmyocardial infarction (MI) ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) in diabetes was investigated. Correlation between premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) and serum advanced glycation end products (AGEs) content was analyzed in a cohort consisting of 101 patients with ST-segment elevated MI (STEMI). MI diabetic rats were treated with anti-receptor for AGE (RAGE) antibody. Electrocardiography was used to record VAs. Myocytes were isolated from adjacent area around infracted region. Immunofluorescent stains were used to evaluate the association between FKBP12.6 (FK506-bindingprotein 12.6) and ryanodine receptor 2 (RyR2). Calcium sparks were evaluated by confocal microscope. Protein expression and phosphorylation were assessed by Western blotting. Calcineurin (CaN) enzymatic activity and RyR2 channel activity were also determined. In the cohort study, significantly increased amount of PVC was found in STEMI patients with diabetes (P < 0.05). Serum AGE concentration was significantly positively correlated with PVC amount in patients with STEMI (r = 0.416, P < 0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that serum AGE concentration was independently and positively related to frequent PVCs (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.86; 95% CI, 1.09-3.18, P = 0.022). In the animal study, increased glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) expression, protein kinase RNA-like ER kinase (PERK) phosphorylation, CaN enzymatic activity, FKBP12.6-RyR2 disassociation, RyR2 channel opening, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) calcium releasing were found in diabetic MI animals, which were attenuated by anti-RAGE antibody treatment. This RAGE blocking also significantly lowered the VA amount in diabetic MI animals. Activation of RAGE-dependent ER stress-mediated PERK/CaN/RyR2 signaling participated in post-MI VAs in diabetes.NEW & NOTEWORTHY In this study, we proposed a possible mechanism interpreting the clinical scenario that after myocardial infarction (MI) patients were more vulnerable to ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) when complicated with diabetes. A cohort study revealed that advanced glycation end products (AGEs) accumulated in patients with diabetes and closely associated post-MI VAs. In vivo and in vitro studies indicated that receptor for AGEs (RAGE)-dependent endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress protein kinase RNA-like ER kinase (PERK) pathway triggered VAs, via ER calcium releasing, through calcineurin/RyR2 mechanism.
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- Zhongwei Liu
- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Global Biostatistics and Data Science, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Center for Bioinformatics and Genomics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- International Medical Services, Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Northwest University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Prevention, Affiliated Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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Li XQ, Zheng YM, Reyes-García J, Wang YX. Diversity of ryanodine receptor 1-mediated Ca 2+ signaling in systemic and pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. Life Sci 2021; 270:119016. [PMID: 33515564 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Revised: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 01/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS Ryanodine receptor-1 (RyR1) is essential for skeletal muscle cell functions. However, its roles in vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) are well recognized. This study aims to determine the potential physiological importance and difference in systemic and pulmonary artery SMCs (SASMCs and PASMCs). METHODS Local and global Ca2+ release were measured using a laser scanning confocal microscope and wide-field fluorescence microscope; membrane currents were recorded using a patch clamp recording; muscle contraction was determined using an organ bath system; RyR protein expression was assessed using immunofluorescence staining. Homozygous and heterozygous RyR1 gene knockout (RyR1-/- and RyR1+/-) mice were used to determine its specific functions. KEY FINDINGS Ca2+ sparks were more prominently decreased in RyR1-/- ASMCs than in PASMCs. Caffeine induced a smaller increase in [Ca2+]i in both RyR1+/+ and RyR1-/- ASMCs than in PASMCs. High K+ produced a reduced [Ca2+]i increase in RyR1-/- PASMCs and ASMCs as well as a reduced contraction in RyR1+/- pulmonary artery and aortic tissues. ATP elicited a smaller increase in [Ca2+]i in RyR1-/- ASMCs and PASMCs with a greater inhibition in ASMCs. Norepinephrine-elicited muscle contraction was reduced in RyR1+/- aortic and pulmonary arteries. IP3 dialysis-induced Ca2+ release was much smaller in RyR1+/- ASMCs and PASMCs. Hypoxia-induced large Ca2+ and contractile responses were inhibited in RyR1+/- PASMCs. However, hypoxic exposure did not evoke a notable increase in [Ca2+]i in ASMCs. SIGNIFICANCE Our findings for the first time provide clear genetic evidence for the functional importance and difference of RyR1 in systemic and pulmonary artery SMCs.
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- Xiao-Qiang Li
- Albany Medical College, Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology (MC-8), 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, United States of America
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- Albany Medical College, Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology (MC-8), 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, United States of America
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CDMX, México
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- Albany Medical College, Department of Molecular & Cellular Physiology (MC-8), 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, United States of America.
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Pamenter ME, Hall JE, Tanabe Y, Simonson TS. Cross-Species Insights Into Genomic Adaptations to Hypoxia. Front Genet 2020; 11:743. [PMID: 32849780 PMCID: PMC7387696 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Over millions of years, vertebrate species populated vast environments spanning the globe. Among the most challenging habitats encountered were those with limited availability of oxygen, yet many animal and human populations inhabit and perform life cycle functions and/or daily activities in varying degrees of hypoxia today. Of particular interest are species that inhabit high-altitude niches, which experience chronic hypobaric hypoxia throughout their lives. Physiological and molecular aspects of adaptation to hypoxia have long been the focus of high-altitude populations and, within the past decade, genomic information has become increasingly accessible. These data provide an opportunity to search for common genetic signatures of selection across uniquely informative populations and thereby augment our understanding of the mechanisms underlying adaptations to hypoxia. In this review, we synthesize the available genomic findings across hypoxia-tolerant species to provide a comprehensive view of putatively hypoxia-adaptive genes and pathways. In many cases, adaptive signatures across species converge on the same genetic pathways or on genes themselves [i.e., the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) pathway). However, specific variants thought to underlie function are distinct between species and populations, and, in most cases, the precise functional role of these genomic differences remains unknown. Efforts to standardize these findings and explore relationships between genotype and phenotype will provide important clues into the evolutionary and mechanistic bases of physiological adaptations to environmental hypoxia.
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- Matthew E. Pamenter
- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
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Mei L, Zheng YM, Song T, Yadav VR, Joseph LC, Truong L, Kandhi S, Barroso MM, Takeshima H, Judson MA, Wang YX. Rieske iron-sulfur protein induces FKBP12.6/RyR2 complex remodeling and subsequent pulmonary hypertension through NF-κB/cyclin D1 pathway. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3527. [PMID: 32669538 PMCID: PMC7363799 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17314-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Ca2+ signaling in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) plays an important role in pulmonary hypertension (PH). However, the underlying specific ion channel mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here, we report ryanodine receptor (RyR) channel activity and Ca2+ release both are increased, and association of RyR2 by FK506 binding protein 12.6 (FKBP12.6) is decreased in PASMCs from mice with chronic hypoxia (CH)-induced PH. Smooth muscle cell (SMC)-specific RyR2 knockout (KO) or Rieske iron-sulfur protein (RISP) knockdown inhibits the altered Ca2+ signaling, increased nuclear factor (NF)-κB/cyclin D1 activation and cell proliferation, and CH-induced PH in mice. FKBP12.6 KO or FK506 treatment enhances CH-induced PH, while S107 (a specific stabilizer of RyR2/FKBP12.6 complex) produces an opposite effect. In conclusion, CH causes RISP-dependent ROS generation and FKBP12.6/RyR2 dissociation, leading to PH. RISP inhibition, RyR2/FKBP12.6 complex stabilization and Ca2+ release blockade may be potentially beneficial for the treatment of PH.
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- Lin Mei
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, 12208, NY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, 12208, NY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, 12208, NY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, 12208, NY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, 12208, NY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, 12208, NY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, 12208, NY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, 12208, NY, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Kyoto University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, 12208, NY, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, 12208, NY, USA.
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Yang Z, Song T, Truong L, Reyes-García J, Wang L, Zheng YM, Wang YX. Important Role of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca 2+ Release via Ryanodine Receptor-2 Channel in Hypoxia-Induced Rieske Iron-Sulfur Protein-Mediated Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Generation in Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells. Antioxid Redox Signal 2020; 32:447-462. [PMID: 31456413 PMCID: PMC6987675 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2018.7652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Aims: It is known that mitochondrial reactive oxygen species generation ([ROS]m) causes the release of Ca2+via ryanodine receptor-2 (RyR2) on the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs), playing an essential role in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV). In this study, we sought to determine whether hypoxia-induced RyR2-mediated Ca2+ release may in turn promote [ROS]m in PASMCs and the underlying signaling mechanism. Results: Our data reveal that application of caffeine or norepinephrine to induce Ca2+ release increased [ROS]m in PASMCs. Likewise, exogenous Ca2+ augmented ROS generation in isolated mitochondria and at complex III from PASMCs. Inhibition of mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter (MCU) with Ru360 attenuated agonist-induced [ROS]m. Ru360 produced a similar inhibitory effect on hypoxia-induced [ROS]m. Rieske iron-sulfur protein (RISP) gene knockdown inhibited Ca2+- and caffeine-induced [ROS]m. Inhibition of RyR2 by tetracaine or RyR2 gene knockout suppressed hypoxia-induced [ROS]m as well. Innovation: In this article, we present convincing evidence that Ca2+ release following hypoxia or RyR simulation causes a significant increase in MCU, and the increased MCU subsequently RISP-dependent [ROS]m, which provides a positive feedback mechanism to enhance hypoxia-initiated [ROS]m in PASMCs. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that hypoxia-induced mitochondrial ROS-dependent SR RyR2-mediated Ca2+ release increases MCU and then RISP-dependent [ROS]m in PASMCs, which may make significant contributions to HPV and associated pulmonary hypertension.
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- Zhao Yang
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Suzhou Science & Technology Town Hospital, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York
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Truong L, Zheng YM, Wang YX. Mitochondrial Rieske iron-sulfur protein in pulmonary artery smooth muscle: A key primary signaling molecule in pulmonary hypertension. Arch Biochem Biophys 2020; 683:108234. [PMID: 31980131 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2019.108234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Rieske iron-sulfur protein (RISP) is a catalytic subunit of the complex III in the mitochondrial electron transport chain. Studies for years have revealed that RISP is essential for the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) via delicate signaling pathways associated with many important molecules such as protein kinase C-ε, NADPH oxidase, and ryanodine receptors. More significantly, mitochondrial RISP-mediated ROS production has been implicated in the development of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction, leading to pulmonary hypertension, right heart failure, and death. Investigations have also shown the involvement of RISP in ROS-dependent cardiac ischemic/reperfusion injuries. Further research may provide novel and valuable information that can not only enhance our understanding of the functional roles of RISP and the underlying molecular mechanisms in the pulmonary vasculature and other systems, but also elucidate whether RISP targeting can act as preventative and restorative therapies against pulmonary hypertension, cardiac diseases, and other disorders.
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- Lillian Truong
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, 12208, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, 12208, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, 12208, USA.
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Knock GA. NADPH oxidase in the vasculature: Expression, regulation and signalling pathways; role in normal cardiovascular physiology and its dysregulation in hypertension. Free Radic Biol Med 2019; 145:385-427. [PMID: 31585207 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The last 20-25 years have seen an explosion of interest in the role of NADPH oxidase (NOX) in cardiovascular function and disease. In vascular smooth muscle and endothelium, NOX generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) that act as second messengers, contributing to the control of normal vascular function. NOX activity is altered in response to a variety of stimuli, including G-protein coupled receptor agonists, growth-factors, perfusion pressure, flow and hypoxia. NOX-derived ROS are involved in smooth muscle constriction, endothelium-dependent relaxation and smooth muscle growth, proliferation and migration, thus contributing to the fine-tuning of blood flow, arterial wall thickness and vascular resistance. Through reversible oxidative modification of target proteins, ROS regulate the activity of protein tyrosine phosphatases, kinases, G proteins, ion channels, cytoskeletal proteins and transcription factors. There is now considerable, but somewhat contradictory evidence that NOX contributes to the pathogenesis of hypertension through oxidative stress. Specific NOX isoforms have been implicated in endothelial dysfunction, hyper-contractility and vascular remodelling in various animal models of hypertension, pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary arterial hypertension, but also have potential protective effects, particularly NOX4. This review explores the multiplicity of NOX function in the healthy vasculature and the evidence for and against targeting NOX for antihypertensive therapy.
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- Greg A Knock
- Dpt. of Inflammation Biology, School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London, UK.
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Weise-Cross L, Resta TC, Jernigan NL. Redox Regulation of Ion Channels and Receptors in Pulmonary Hypertension. Antioxid Redox Signal 2019; 31:898-915. [PMID: 30569735 PMCID: PMC7061297 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2018.7699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Significance: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is characterized by elevated vascular resistance due to vasoconstriction and remodeling of the normally low-pressure pulmonary vasculature. Redox stress contributes to the pathophysiology of this disease by altering the regulation and activity of membrane receptors, K+ channels, and intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis. Recent Advances: Antioxidant therapies have had limited success in treating PH, leading to a growing appreciation that reductive stress, in addition to oxidative stress, plays a role in metabolic and cell signaling dysfunction in pulmonary vascular cells. Reactive oxygen species generation from mitochondria and NADPH oxidases has substantial effects on K+ conductance and membrane potential, and both receptor-operated and store-operated Ca2+ entry. Critical Issues: Some specific redox changes resulting from oxidation, S-nitrosylation, and S-glutathionylation are known to modulate membrane receptor and ion channel activity in PH. However, many sites of regulation that have been elucidated in nonpulmonary cell types have not been tested in the pulmonary vasculature, and context-specific molecular mechanisms are lacking. Future Directions: Here, we review what is known about redox regulation of membrane receptors and ion channels in PH. Further investigation of the mechanisms involved is needed to better understand the etiology of PH and develop better targeted treatment strategies.
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- Laura Weise-Cross
- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Villamor E, Moreno L, Mohammed R, Pérez-Vizcaíno F, Cogolludo A. Reactive oxygen species as mediators of oxygen signaling during fetal-to-neonatal circulatory transition. Free Radic Biol Med 2019; 142:82-96. [PMID: 30995535 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2019] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are frequently seen as pathological agents of oxidative stress. However, ROS are not always deleterious and can also act as cell signaling molecules. Vascular oxygen sensing and signaling during fetal-to-neonatal circulatory transition is a remarkable example of the physiological regulatory actions of ROS. The fetal relative hypoxic environment induces hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) and ductus arteriosus (DA) relaxation favoring the presence of high pulmonary vascular resistance and right-to-left ductal shunt. At birth, the increase in oxygen tension causes relaxation of pulmonary arteries (PAs) and normoxic DA vasoconstriction (NDAV), thus diverting blood flow to the lungs. Although the response to changes in oxygen tension is diametrically opposite, the mechanisms responsible for HPV and NDAV appear to be the result of a similar interaction between triggering and modulating factors that lead to an increase in cytosolic Ca2+ concentration and Ca2+ sensitization of the contractile apparatus. Growing evidence points to an increase in ROS (mitochondria- and/or NADPH-derived superoxide and/or H2O2), leading to inhibition of voltage-gated K+ channels, membrane depolarization, and activation of voltage-gated L-type Ca2+ channels as critical events in the signaling pathway of both HPV and NDAV. Several groups of investigators have completed this pathway adding other elements such as neutral sphingomyelinase-derived ceramide, the sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum (through ryanodine and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors), Rho kinase-mediated Ca2+ sensitization, or transient receptor potential channels. The present review focus on the role of ROS as mediators of the homeostatic oxygen sensing system during fetal and neonatal life not only in the PAs and DA but also in systemic arteries.
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- Eduardo Villamor
- Department of Pediatrics, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), School for Oncology and Developmental Biology (GROW), Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pediatrics, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), School for Oncology and Developmental Biology (GROW), Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain
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Yuan M, Meng XW, Ma J, Liu H, Song SY, Chen QC, Liu HY, Zhang J, Song N, Ji FH, Peng K. Dexmedetomidine protects H9c2 cardiomyocytes against oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation-induced intracellular calcium overload and apoptosis through regulating FKBP12.6/RyR2 signaling. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2019; 13:3137-3149. [PMID: 31564830 PMCID: PMC6730549 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s219533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Purpose Intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) overload is a major cause of cell injury during myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). Dexmedetomidine (DEX) has been shown to exert anti-inflammatory and organ protective effects. This study aimed to investigate whether pretreatment with DEX could protect H9c2 cardiomyocytes against oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) injury through regulating the Ca2+ signaling. Methods H9c2 cardiomyocytes were subjected to OGD for 12 h, followed by 3 h of reoxygenation. DEX was administered 1 h prior to OGD/R. Cell viability, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release, level of [Ca2+]i, cell apoptosis, and the expression of 12.6-kd FK506-binding protein/ryanodine receptor 2 (FKBP12.6/RyR2) and caspase-3 were assessed. Results Cells exposed to OGD/R had decreased cell viability, increased LDH release, elevated [Ca2+]i level and apoptosis rate, down-regulated expression of FKBP12.6, and up-regulated expression of phosphorylated-Ser2814-RyR2 and cleaved caspase-3. Pretreatment with DEX significantly blocked the above-mentioned changes, alleviating the OGD/R-induced injury in H9c2 cells. Moreover, knockdown of FKBP12.6 by small interfering RNA abolished the protective effects of DEX. Conclusion This study indicates that DEX pretreatment protects the cardiomyocytes against OGD/R-induced injury by inhibiting [Ca2+]i overload and cell apoptosis via regulating the FKBP12.6/RyR2 signaling. DEX may be used for preventing cardiac I/R injury in the clinical settings.
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- Mei Yuan
- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, People's Republic of China.,Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of California Davis Health System, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, People's Republic of China
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Truong L, Zheng YM, Wang YX. Mitochondrial Rieske iron-sulfur protein in pulmonary artery smooth muscle: A key primary signaling molecule in pulmonary hypertension. Arch Biochem Biophys 2019; 664:68-75. [PMID: 30710505 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2019.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Rieske iron-sulfur protein (RISP) is a catalytic subunit of the complex III in the mitochondrial electron transport chain. Studies for years have revealed that RISP is essential for the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) via delicate signaling pathways associated with many important molecules such as protein kinase C-ε, NADPH oxidase, and ryanodine receptors. More significantly, mitochondrial RISP-mediated ROS production has been implicated in the development of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction, leading to pulmonary hypertension, right heart failure, and death. Investigations have also shown the involvement of RISP in ROS-dependent cardiac ischemic/reperfusion injuries. Further research may provide novel and valuable information that can not only enhance our understanding of the functional roles of RISP and the underlying molecular mechanisms in the pulmonary vasculature and other systems, but also elucidate whether RISP targeting can act as preventative and restorative therapies against pulmonary hypertension, cardiac diseases, and other disorders.
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- Lillian Truong
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, 12208, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, 12208, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, 12208, USA.
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Smith KA, Schumacker PT. Sensors and signals: the role of reactive oxygen species in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. J Physiol 2018; 597:1033-1043. [PMID: 30091476 DOI: 10.1113/jp275852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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When lung cells experience hypoxia, the functional response, termed hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction, activates a multitude of pathways with the goal of optimizing gas exchange. While previously controversial, overwhelming evidence now suggests that increased reactive oxygen species - produced at complex III of the mitochondrial electron transport chain and released into the intermembrane space - is the cellular oxygen signal responsible for triggering hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. The increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) activate many downstream targets that ultimately lead to increased intracellular ionized calcium concentration and contraction of pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells. While the specific targets of ROS signals are not completely understood, it is clear that this signalling pathway is critical for development and for normal lung function in newborns and adults.
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- Kimberly A Smith
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Propofol Protects Hippocampal Neurons from Hypoxia-Reoxygenation Injury by Decreasing Calcineurin-Induced Calcium Overload and Activating YAP Signaling. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2018; 2018:1725191. [PMID: 30046369 PMCID: PMC6038584 DOI: 10.1155/2018/1725191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Objectives Propofol is a popular anesthetic drug that is neuroprotective. However, the mechanisms of propofol for hippocampal neuroprotection remain elusive. This study is aimed at investigating the neuroprotective effect and mechanism of propofol in hippocampal neurons exposed to ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. Methods Hypoxia-reoxygenated (H/R) HT-22 cells were used to mimic I/R injury of the hippocampus in vitro. An MTT assay was used to determine cell viability. Cell apoptosis was detected by a TUNEL assay and a flow cytometry cell apoptosis assay. Expression levels of proteins were measured by Western blotting. Intracellular calcium was assessed by Fura-2/AM staining. Flow cytometry was used to determine the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP). Coimmunoprecipitation was used to evaluate the stability of the FKBP-RyR complex. Calcineurin enzymatic activity was measured with a colorimetric method. YAP nuclear translocation was tested by immunofluorescence staining. Results H/R induced HT-22 cell viability depression, and apoptosis was reversed by propofol treatment. Propofol could alleviate H/R-induced intracellular calcium accumulation and MMP loss by inhibiting calcineurin activity and FKBP12.6-RyR disassociation in a concentration-dependent manner. In addition, YAP expression was crucial for propofol to protect HT-22 cell apoptosis from H/R injury. Propofol could activate YAP through dephosphorylation. Activated YAP stimulated the transcription of the Bcl2 gene, which promotes cellular survival. Our data also demonstrated that propofol activated YAP through the RhoA-Lats1 pathway without large G proteins or MST involvement. In addition, we showed that there was no interaction between calcineurin signaling and YAP activation in HT-22 cells. Conclusions Propofol protected hippocampal neurons from I/R injury through two independent signaling pathways, including the calcineurin/FKBP12.6-RyR/calcium overload pathway and the RhoA/Lats1/YAP/Bcl-2 pathway.
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Yadav VR, Song T, Mei L, Joseph L, Zheng YM, Wang YX. PLCγ1-PKCε-IP 3R1 signaling plays an important role in hypoxia-induced calcium response in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2018; 314:L724-L735. [PMID: 29388468 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00243.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Hypoxia-induced pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) is attributed to an increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). We have reported that phospholipase C-γ1 (PLCγ1) plays a significant role in the hypoxia-induced increase in [Ca2+]i in PASMCs and attendant HPV. In this study, we intended to determine molecular mechanisms for hypoxic Ca2+ and contractile responses in PASMCs. Our data reveal that hypoxic vasoconstriction occurs in pulmonary arteries, but not in mesenteric arteries. Hypoxia caused a large increase in [Ca2+]i in PASMCs, which is diminished by the PLC inhibitor U73122 and not by its inactive analog U73433 . Hypoxia augments PLCγ1-dependent inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) generation. Exogenous ROS, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), increases PLCγ1 phosphorylation at tyrosine-783 and IP3 production. IP3 receptor-1 (IP3R1) knock-down remarkably diminishes hypoxia- or H2O2-induced increase in [Ca2+]i. Hypoxia or H2O2 increases the activity of IP3Rs, which is significantly reduced in protein kinase C-ε (PKCε) knockout PASMCs. A higher PLCγ1 expression, activity, and basal [Ca2+]i are found in PASMCs, but not in mesenteric artery smooth muscle cells from mice exposed to chronic hypoxia (CH) for 21 days. CH enhances H2O2- and ATP-induced increase in [Ca2+]i in PASMCs and PLC-dependent, norepinephrine-evoked pulmonary vasoconstriction. In conclusion, acute hypoxia uniquely causes ROS-dependent PLCγ1 activation, IP3 production, PKCε activation, IP3R1 opening, Ca2+ release, and contraction in mouse PASMCs; CH enhances PASM PLCγ1 expression, activity, and function, playing an essential role in pulmonary hypertension in mice.
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- Vishal R Yadav
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College , Albany, New York
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College , Albany, New York
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College , Albany, New York
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College , Albany, New York
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College , Albany, New York
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College , Albany, New York
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Adam AP, Zheng Y, Wang Y. The changes in endothelial cytoskeleton and calcium in vascular barrier breakdown: a response of ever‐growing complexity. Pulm Circ 2018; 8:2045893218754854. [PMID: 29309245 PMCID: PMC5784478 DOI: 10.1177/2045893218754854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Alejandro Pablo Adam
- Department of Molecular and Cellular PhysiologyAlbany Medical CollegeAlbanyNYUSA
- Department of OphthalmologyAlbany Medical CollegeAlbanyNYUSA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular PhysiologyAlbany Medical CollegeAlbanyNYUSA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular PhysiologyAlbany Medical CollegeAlbanyNYUSA
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Prieto-Lloret J, Snetkov VA, Shaifta Y, Docio I, Connolly MJ, MacKay CE, Knock GA, Ward JPT, Aaronson PI. Role of reactive oxygen species and sulfide-quinone oxoreductase in hydrogen sulfide-induced contraction of rat pulmonary arteries. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2017; 314:L670-L685. [PMID: 29351439 PMCID: PMC5966778 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00283.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Application of H2S ("sulfide") elicits a complex contraction in rat pulmonary arteries (PAs) comprising a small transient contraction (phase 1; Ph1) followed by relaxation and then a second, larger, and more sustained contraction (phase 2; Ph2). We investigated the mechanisms causing this response using isometric myography in rat second-order PAs, with Na2S as a sulfide donor. Both phases of contraction to 1,000 μM Na2S were attenuated by the pan-PKC inhibitor Gö6983 (3 μM) and by 50 μM ryanodine; the Ca2+ channel blocker nifedipine (1 μM) was without effect. Ph2 was attenuated by the mitochondrial complex III blocker myxothiazol (1 μM), the NADPH oxidase (NOX) blocker VAS2870 (10 μM), and the antioxidant TEMPOL (3 mM) but was unaffected by the complex I blocker rotenone (1 μM). The bath sulfide concentration, measured using an amperometric sensor, decreased rapidly following Na2S application, and the peak of Ph2 occurred when this had fallen to ~50 μM. Sulfide caused a transient increase in NAD(P)H autofluorescence, the offset of which coincided with development of the Ph2 contraction. Sulfide also caused a brief mitochondrial hyperpolarization (assessed using tetramethylrhodamine ethyl ester), followed immediately by depolarization and then a second more prolonged hyperpolarization, the onset of which was temporally correlated with the Ph2 contraction. Sulfide application to cultured PA smooth muscle cells increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production (recorded using L012); this was absent when the mitochondrial flavoprotein sulfide-quinone oxoreductase (SQR) was knocked down using small interfering RNA. We propose that the Ph2 contraction is largely caused by SQR-mediated sulfide metabolism, which, by donating electrons to ubiquinone, increases electron production by complex III and thereby ROS production.
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- Jesus Prieto-Lloret
- Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London , London , United Kingdom
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- Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London , London , United Kingdom
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- Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London , London , United Kingdom
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- Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London , London , United Kingdom
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- Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London , London , United Kingdom
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- Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London , London , United Kingdom
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- Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London , London , United Kingdom
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- Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London , London , United Kingdom
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- Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London , London , United Kingdom
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Strielkov I, Pak O, Sommer N, Weissmann N. Recent advances in oxygen sensing and signal transduction in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2017; 123:1647-1656. [PMID: 28751366 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00103.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) is a physiological reaction, which adapts lung perfusion to regional ventilation and optimizes gas exchange. Impaired HPV may cause systemic hypoxemia, while generalized HPV contributes to the development of pulmonary hypertension. The triggering mechanisms underlying HPV are still not fully elucidated. Several hypotheses are currently under debate, including a possible decrease as well as an increase in reactive oxygen species as a triggering event. Recent findings suggest an increase in the production of reactive oxygen species in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells by complex III of the mitochondrial electron transport chain and occurrence of oxygen sensing at complex IV. Other essential components are voltage-dependent potassium and possibly L-type, transient receptor potential channel 6, and transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 channels. The release of arachidonic acid metabolites appears also to be involved in HPV regulation. Further investigation of the HPV mechanisms will facilitate the development of novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of HPV-related disorders.
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- Ievgen Strielkov
- Excellence Cluster Cardiopulmonary System, University of Giessen Lung Center, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen , Germany
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- Excellence Cluster Cardiopulmonary System, University of Giessen Lung Center, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen , Germany
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- Excellence Cluster Cardiopulmonary System, University of Giessen Lung Center, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen , Germany
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- Excellence Cluster Cardiopulmonary System, University of Giessen Lung Center, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen , Germany
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Shaalan AK, Carpenter G, Proctor G. Measurement of intracellular calcium of submandibular glands using a high throughput plate reader. J Biol Methods 2017; 4:e74. [PMID: 31453231 PMCID: PMC6706108 DOI: 10.14440/jbm.2017.180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Revised: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Calcium ions (Ca2+) impact nearly every aspect of cellular life and intracellular calcium [Ca2+]i is a critical factor in the regulation of a plethora of physiological functions, including: muscle contraction, saliva secretion, metabolism, gene expression, cell survival and death. By measuring the changes of [Ca2+]i levels, critical physiologic functions can be characterized and aberrant pathologic conditions or drug responses can be efficiently monitored. We developed a protocol for assessment of Ca2+ signaling in the acinar units of submandibular glands isolated from C57BL/6 mice, using benchtop, multi-mode, high throughput plate reader (FlexStation 3). This method represents a powerful tool for unlimited in vitro studies to monitor changes in receptor-mediated Ca2+ responses while retaining functional and morphological features of a native setting.
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- Abeer Kamal Shaalan
- Mucosal and Salivary Biology Division, Dental Institute, King’s College London, Guy’s Hospital, Floor 17, Tower Wing, London SE1 9 RT, UK
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Daiber A, Di Lisa F, Oelze M, Kröller‐Schön S, Steven S, Schulz E, Münzel T. Crosstalk of mitochondria with NADPH oxidase via reactive oxygen and nitrogen species signalling and its role for vascular function. Br J Pharmacol 2017; 174:1670-1689. [PMID: 26660451 PMCID: PMC5446573 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Revised: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular diseases are associated with and/or caused by oxidative stress. This concept has been proven by using the approach of genetic deletion of reactive species producing (pro-oxidant) enzymes as well as by the overexpression of reactive species detoxifying (antioxidant) enzymes leading to a marked reduction of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) and in parallel to an amelioration of the severity of diseases. Likewise, the development and progression of cardiovascular diseases is aggravated by overexpression of RONS producing enzymes as well as deletion of antioxidant RONS detoxifying enzymes. Thus, the consequences of the interaction (redox crosstalk) of superoxide/hydrogen peroxide produced by mitochondria with other ROS producing enzymes such as NADPH oxidases (Nox) are of outstanding importance and will be discussed including the consequences for endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) uncoupling as well as the redox regulation of the vascular function/tone in general (soluble guanylyl cyclase, endothelin-1, prostanoid synthesis). Pathways and potential mechanisms leading to this crosstalk will be analysed in detail and highlighted by selected examples from the current literature including hypoxia, angiotensin II-induced hypertension, nitrate tolerance, aging and others. The general concept of redox-based activation of RONS sources via "kindling radicals" and enzyme-specific "redox switches" will be discussed providing evidence that mitochondria represent key players and amplifiers of the burden of oxidative stress. LINKED ARTICLES This article is part of a themed section on Redox Biology and Oxidative Stress in Health and Disease. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v174.12/issuetoc.
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- Andreas Daiber
- Center for Cardiology, Laboratory of Molecular CardiologyMedical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg UniversityMainzGermany
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- Department of Biomedical SciencesUniversity of PadovaPadovaItaly
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- Center for Cardiology, Laboratory of Molecular CardiologyMedical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg UniversityMainzGermany
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- Center for Cardiology, Laboratory of Molecular CardiologyMedical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg UniversityMainzGermany
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- Center for Cardiology, Laboratory of Molecular CardiologyMedical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg UniversityMainzGermany
- Center of Thrombosis and HemostasisMedical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg UniversityMainzGermany
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- Center for Cardiology, Laboratory of Molecular CardiologyMedical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg UniversityMainzGermany
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- Center for Cardiology, Laboratory of Molecular CardiologyMedical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg UniversityMainzGermany
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Song T, Zheng YM, Wang YX. Cross Talk Between Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species and Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium in Pulmonary Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2017; 967:289-298. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-63245-2_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bcl-2 and FKBP12 bind to IP3 and ryanodine receptors at overlapping sites: the complexity of protein-protein interactions for channel regulation. Biochem Soc Trans 2016; 43:396-404. [PMID: 26009182 DOI: 10.1042/bst20140298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The 12- and 12.6-kDa FK506-binding proteins, FKBP12 (12-kDa FK506-binding protein) and FKBP12.6 (12.6-kDa FK506-binding protein), have been implicated in the binding to and the regulation of ryanodine receptors (RyRs) and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs), both tetrameric intracellular Ca2+-release channels. Whereas the amino acid sequences responsible for FKBP12 binding to RyRs are conserved in IP3Rs, FKBP12 binding to IP3Rs has been questioned and could not be observed in various experimental models. Nevertheless, conservation of these residues in the different IP3R isoforms and during evolution suggested that they could harbour an important regulatory site critical for IP3R-channel function. Recently, it has become clear that in IP3Rs, this site was targeted by B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) via its Bcl-2 homology (BH)4 domain, thereby dampening IP3R-mediated Ca2+ flux and preventing pro-apoptotic Ca2+ signalling. Furthermore, vice versa, the presence of the corresponding site in RyRs implied that Bcl-2 proteins could associate with and regulate RyR channels. Recently, the existence of endogenous RyR-Bcl-2 complexes has been identified in primary hippocampal neurons. Like for IP3Rs, binding of Bcl-2 to RyRs also involved its BH4 domain and suppressed RyR-mediated Ca2+ release. We therefore propose that the originally identified FKBP12-binding site in IP3Rs is a region critical for controlling IP3R-mediated Ca2+ flux by recruiting Bcl-2 rather than FKBP12. Although we hypothesize that anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, but not FKBP12, are the main physiological inhibitors of IP3Rs, we cannot exclude that Bcl-2 could help engaging FKBP12 (or other FKBP isoforms) to the IP3R, potentially via calcineurin.
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Sommer N, Strielkov I, Pak O, Weissmann N. Oxygen sensing and signal transduction in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. Eur Respir J 2015; 47:288-303. [PMID: 26493804 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00945-2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV), also known as the von Euler-Liljestrand mechanism, is an essential response of the pulmonary vasculature to acute and sustained alveolar hypoxia. During local alveolar hypoxia, HPV matches perfusion to ventilation to maintain optimal arterial oxygenation. In contrast, during global alveolar hypoxia, HPV leads to pulmonary hypertension. The oxygen sensing and signal transduction machinery is located in the pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) of the pre-capillary vessels, albeit the physiological response may be modulated in vivo by the endothelium. While factors such as nitric oxide modulate HPV, reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been suggested to act as essential mediators in HPV. ROS may originate from mitochondria and/or NADPH oxidases but the exact oxygen sensing mechanisms, as well as the question of whether increased or decreased ROS cause HPV, are under debate. ROS may induce intracellular calcium increase and subsequent contraction of PASMCs via direct or indirect interactions with protein kinases, phospholipases, sarcoplasmic calcium channels, transient receptor potential channels, voltage-dependent potassium channels and L-type calcium channels, whose relevance may vary under different experimental conditions. Successful identification of factors regulating HPV may allow development of novel therapeutic approaches for conditions of disturbed HPV.
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- Natascha Sommer
- Excellence Cluster Cardiopulmonary System, University of Giessen Lung Center, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
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- Excellence Cluster Cardiopulmonary System, University of Giessen Lung Center, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
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- Excellence Cluster Cardiopulmonary System, University of Giessen Lung Center, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
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- Excellence Cluster Cardiopulmonary System, University of Giessen Lung Center, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
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NADPH oxidases—do they play a role in TRPC regulation under hypoxia? Pflugers Arch 2015; 468:23-41. [DOI: 10.1007/s00424-015-1731-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Revised: 08/23/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Brown DI, Griendling KK. Regulation of signal transduction by reactive oxygen species in the cardiovascular system. Circ Res 2015; 116:531-49. [PMID: 25634975 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.116.303584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 343] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Oxidative stress has long been implicated in cardiovascular disease, but more recently, the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in normal physiological signaling has been elucidated. Signaling pathways modulated by ROS are complex and compartmentalized, and we are only beginning to identify the molecular modifications of specific targets. Here, we review the current literature on ROS signaling in the cardiovascular system, focusing on the role of ROS in normal physiology and how dysregulation of signaling circuits contributes to cardiovascular diseases, including atherosclerosis, ischemia-reperfusion injury, cardiomyopathy, and heart failure. In particular, we consider how ROS modulate signaling pathways related to phenotypic modulation, migration and adhesion, contractility, proliferation and hypertrophy, angiogenesis, endoplasmic reticulum stress, apoptosis, and senescence. Understanding the specific targets of ROS may guide the development of the next generation of ROS-modifying therapies to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with oxidative stress.
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- David I Brown
- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
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Ryanodine receptor 2 contributes to hemorrhagic shock-induced bi-phasic vascular reactivity in rats. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2014; 35:1375-84. [PMID: 25263335 DOI: 10.1038/aps.2014.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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AIM Ryanodine receptor 2 (RyR2) is a critical component of intracellular Ca(2+) signaling in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). The aim of this study was to investigate the role of RyR2 in abnormal vascular reactivity after hemorrhagic shock in rats. METHODS SD rats were hemorrhaged and maintained mean arterial pressure (MAP) at 40 mmHg for 30 min or 2 h, and then superior mesenteric arteries (SMA) rings were prepared to measure the vascular reactivity. In other experiments, SMA rings of normal rats and rat VSMCs were exposed to a hypoxic medium for 10 min or 3 h. SMA rings of normal rats and VSMCs were transfected with siRNA against RyR2. Intracellular Ca(2+) release in VSMCs was assessed using Fura-2/AM. RESULTS The vascular reactivity of the SMA rings from hemorrhagic rats was significantly increased in the early stage (30 min), but decreased in the late stage (2 h) of hemorrhagic shock. Similar results were observed in the SMA rings exposed to hypoxia for 10 min or 3 h. The enhanced vascular reactivity of the SMA rings exposed to hypoxia for 10 min was partly attenuated by transfection with RyR2 siRNA, whereas the blunted vascular reactivity of the SMA rings exposed to hypoxia for 3 h was partly restored by transfection with RyR2 siRNA. Treatment with the RyR agonist caffeine (1 mmol/L) significantly increased Ca(2+) release in VSMCs exposed to hypoxia for 10 min or 3 h, which was partially antagonized by transfection with RyR2 siRNA. CONCLUSION RyR2-mediated Ca(2+) release contributes to the development of bi-phasic vascular reactivity induced by hemorrhagic shock or hypoxia.
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Ramiro-Diaz JM, Giermakowska W, Weaver JM, Jernigan NL, Gonzalez Bosc LV. Mechanisms of NFATc3 activation by increased superoxide and reduced hydrogen peroxide in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2014; 307:C928-38. [PMID: 25163518 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00244.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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We recently demonstrated increased superoxide (O2(·-)) and decreased H2O2 levels in pulmonary arteries of chronic hypoxia-exposed wild-type and normoxic superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) knockout mice. We also showed that this reciprocal change in O2(·-) and H2O2 is associated with elevated activity of nuclear factor of activated T cells isoform c3 (NFATc3) in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMC). This suggests that an imbalance in reactive oxygen species levels is required for NFATc3 activation. However, how such imbalance activates NFATc3 is unknown. This study evaluated the importance of O2(·-) and H2O2 in the regulation of NFATc3 activity. We tested the hypothesis that an increase in O2(·-) enhances actin cytoskeleton dynamics and a decrease in H2O2 enhances intracellular Ca(2+) concentration, contributing to NFATc3 nuclear import and activation in PASMC. We demonstrate that, in PASMC, endothelin-1 increases O2(·-) while decreasing H2O2 production through the decrease in SOD1 activity without affecting SOD protein levels. We further demonstrate that O2(·-) promotes, while H2O2 inhibits, NFATc3 activation in PASMC. Additionally, increased O2(·-)-to-H2O2 ratio activates NFATc3, even in the absence of a Gq protein-coupled receptor agonist. Furthermore, O2(·-)-dependent actin polymerization and low intracellular H2O2 concentration-dependent increases in intracellular Ca(2+) concentration contribute to NFATc3 activation. Together, these studies define important and novel regulatory mechanisms of NFATc3 activation in PASMC by reactive oxygen species.
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- Juan Manuel Ramiro-Diaz
- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico;
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Liu Z, Cai H, Zhu H, Toque H, Zhao N, Qiu C, Guan G, Dang Y, Wang J. Protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK)/calcineurin signaling is a novel pathway regulating intracellular calcium accumulation which might be involved in ventricular arrhythmias in diabetic cardiomyopathy. Cell Signal 2014; 26:2591-600. [PMID: 25152364 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2014.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Accepted: 08/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We previously found that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress was involved in ventricular arrhythmias in diabetic cardiomyopathy. The present study was aimed to investigate the possible mechanism. In the in vivo study, diabetes cardiomyopathy (DCM) was induced by streptozotocin (STZ) injection. Hemodynamic and plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) detections were used to evaluate cardiac functions; ECG was used to assess the vulnerability to arrhythmias by recording ventricular arrhythmia events (VAEs). In the in vitro study, high-glucose incubation was employed to mimic the diabetic environment of myocytes. Immunofluorescent staining was used to investigate the nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) nuclear translocation and (FK506-binding protein 12.6) FKBP12.6 disassociation. [(3)H]-ryanodine binding assay was implemented to assess the channel activity of ryanodine receptor. In both in vivo and in vitro studies, activity of calcineurin was determined by colorimetric method, and western blotting was used to detect protein expression levels. In the in vivo study, we found that inhibition of both of ER stress and PERK activation decreased the VAEs in DCM rats, accompanied by reduced activity of calcineurin in myocardial tissue. In the in vitro study, in high-glucose incubated myocytes, the depletion of PERK reduced activity of calcineurin, decreased NFAT translocation and FKBP12.6 disassociation from ryanodine receptor 2 (RyR2). Furthermore, PERK deletion also reduced RyR2 channel activity and consequently impaired intracellular calcium accumulation. We concluded that PERK/calcineurin-pathway was involved in intracellular calcium regulation in myocytes in diabetic heart, which might be the mechanism inducing arrhythmias in DCM.
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- Zhongwei Liu
- Department of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
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- School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, GA Regents University, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, China
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- School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, China
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- Department of Forensic Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, China.
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Du Y, Zhao J, Li X, Jin S, Ma WL, Mu Q, Xu S, Yang J, Rao S, Zhu L, Xin J, Cai PC, Su Y, Ye H. Dissociation of FK506-binding protein 12.6 kD from ryanodine receptor in bronchial smooth muscle cells in airway hyperresponsiveness in asthma. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2014; 50:398-408. [PMID: 24053175 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2013-0222oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in asthma is predominantly caused by increased sensitivity of bronchial smooth muscle cells (BSMCs) to stimuli. The sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR)-Ca(2+) release channel, known as ryanodine receptor (RyR), mediates the contractive response of BSMCs to stimuli. FK506-binding protein 12.6 kD (FKBP12.6) stabilizes the RyR2 channel in a closed state. However, the interaction of FKBP12.6 with RyR2 in AHR remains unknown. This study examined the interaction of FKBP12.6 with RyR2 in BSMCs in AHR of asthma. The interaction of FKBP12.6 with RyR2 and FKBP12.6 expression was determined in a rat asthma model and in BSMCs treated with inflammatory cytokines. The calcium responses to contractile agonists were determined in BSMCs with overexpression and knockdown of FKBP12.6. Asthmatic serum, IL-5, IL-13, and TNF-α enhance the calcium response of BSMCs to contractile agonists and cause dissociation of FKBP12.6 from RyR2 and a decrease in FKBP12.6 gene expression in BSMCs in culture and in ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized and -challenged rats. Knockdown of FKBP12.6 in BSMCs causes a decrease in the association of RyR2 with FKBP12.6 and an increase in the calcium response of BSMCs. Overexpression of FKBP12.6 increases the association of FKBP12.6 with RyR2, decreases the calcium response of BSMCs, and normalizes airway responsiveness in OVA-sensitized and -challenged rats. Dissociation of FKBP12.6 from RyR2 in BSMCs is responsible for the increased calcium response contributing to AHR in asthma. Manipulating the interaction of FKBP12.6 with RyR2 might be a novel and useful treatment for asthma.
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- Ying Du
- 1 Department of Pathophysiology
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Jernigan NL, Resta TC. Calcium Homeostasis and Sensitization in Pulmonary Arterial Smooth Muscle. Microcirculation 2014; 21:259-71. [DOI: 10.1111/micc.12096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2013] [Accepted: 09/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Nikki L. Jernigan
- Vascular Physiology Group; Department of Cell Biology and Physiology; University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center; Albuquerque New Mexico USA
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- Vascular Physiology Group; Department of Cell Biology and Physiology; University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center; Albuquerque New Mexico USA
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Schulz E, Wenzel P, Münzel T, Daiber A. Mitochondrial redox signaling: Interaction of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species with other sources of oxidative stress. Antioxid Redox Signal 2014; 20:308-24. [PMID: 22657349 PMCID: PMC3887453 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2012.4609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Oxidative stress is a well established hallmark of cardiovascular disease and there is strong evidence for a causal role of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) therein. RECENT ADVANCES Improvement of cardiovascular complications by genetic deletion of RONS producing enzymes and overexpression of RONS degrading enzymes proved the involvement of these species in cardiovascular disease at a molecular level. Vice versa, overexpression of RONS producing enzymes as well as deletion of antioxidant enzymes was demonstrated to aggravate cardiovascular complications. CRITICAL ISSUES With the present overview we present and discuss different pathways how mitochondrial RONS interact (crosstalk) with other sources of oxidative stress, namely NADPH oxidases, xanthine oxidase and an uncoupled nitric oxide synthase. The potential mechanisms of how this crosstalk proceeds are discussed in detail. Several examples from the literature are summarized (including hypoxia, angiotensin II mediated vascular dysfunction, cellular starvation, nitrate tolerance, aging, hyperglycemia, β-amyloid stress and others) and the underlying mechanisms are put together to a more general concept of redox-based activation of different sources of RONS via enzyme-specific "redox switches". Mitochondria play a key role in this concept providing redox triggers for oxidative damage in the cardiovascular system but also act as amplifiers to increase the burden of oxidative stress. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Based on these considerations, the characterization of the role of mitochondrial RONS formation in cardiac disease as well as inflammatory processes but also the role of mitochondria as potential therapeutic targets in these pathophysiological states should be addressed in more detail in the future.
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- Eberhard Schulz
- 1 2nd Medical Clinic, Molecular Cardiology, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University , Mainz, Germany
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Connolly MJ, Prieto-Lloret J, Becker S, Ward JPT, Aaronson PI. Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in the absence of pretone: essential role for intracellular Ca2+ release. J Physiol 2013; 591:4473-98. [PMID: 23774281 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2013.253682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) maintains blood oxygenation during acute hypoxia but contributes to pulmonary hypertension during chronic hypoxia. The mechanisms of HPV remain controversial, in part because HPV is usually studied in the presence of agonist-induced preconstriction ('pretone'). This potentiates HPV but may obscure and distort its underlying mechanisms. We therefore carried out an extensive assessment of proposed mechanisms contributing to HPV in isolated intrapulmonary arteries (IPAs) in the absence of pretone by using a conventional small vessel myograph. Hypoxia elicited a biphasic constriction consisting of a small transient (phase 1) superimposed upon a sustained (phase 2) component. Neither phase was affected by the L-type Ca2+ channel antagonists diltiazem (10 and 30 μm) or nifedipine (3 μm). Application of the store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) blockers BTP2 (10 μm) or SKF96365 (50 μm) attenuated phase 2 but not phase 1, whereas a lengthy (30 min) incubation in Ca2+-free physiological saline solution similarly reduced phase 2 but abolished phase 1. No further effect of inhibition of HPV was observed if the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase inhibitor cyclopiazonic acid (30 μm) was also applied during the 30 min incubation in Ca2+-free physiological saline solution. Pretreatment with 10 μm ryanodine and 15 mm caffeine abolished both phases, whereas treatment with 100 μm ryanodine attenuated both phases. The two-pore channel blocker NED-19 (1 μm) and the nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP) antagonist BZ194 (200 μm) had no effect on either phase of HPV. The lysosomal Ca2+-depleting agent concanamycin (1 μm) enhanced HPV if applied during hypoxia, but had no effect on HPV during a subsequent hypoxic challenge. The cyclic ADP ribose antagonist 8-bromo-cyclic ADP ribose (30 μm) had no effect on either phase of HPV. Neither the Ca2+-sensing receptor (CaSR) blocker NPS2390 (0.1 and 10 μm) nor FK506 (10 μm), a drug which displaces FKBP12.6 from ryanodine receptor 2 (RyR2), had any effect on HPV. HPV was virtually abolished by the rho kinase blocker Y-27632 (1 μm) and attenuated by the protein kinase C inhibitor Gö6983 (3 μm). Hypoxia for 45 min caused a significant increase in the ratio of oxidised to reduced glutathione (GSSG/GSH). HPV was unaffected by the NADPH oxidase inhibitor VAS2870 (10 μm), whereas phase 2 was inhibited but phase 1 was unaffected by the antioxidants ebselen (100 μm) and TEMPOL (3 mm). We conclude that both phases of HPV in this model are mainly dependent on [Ca2+]i release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Neither phase of HPV requires voltage-gated Ca2+ entry, but SOCE contributes to phase 2. We can detect no requirement for cyclic ADP ribose, NAADP-dependent lysosomal Ca2+ release, activation of the CaSR, or displacement of FKBP12.6 from RyR2 for either phase of HPV. Sustained HPV is associated with an oxidising shift in the GSSG/GSH redox potential and is inhibited by the antioxidants ebselen and TEMPOL, consistent with the concept that it requires an oxidising shift in the cell redox state or the generation of reactive oxygen species.
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- Michelle J Connolly
- P. I. Aaronson: Room 1.19, Henriette Raphael House, Guy's Campus, King's College London, London SE1 9HN, UK.
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Gillespie MN, Al-Mehdi AB, McMurtry IF. Mitochondria in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction: potential importance of compartmentalized reactive oxygen species signaling. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013; 187:338-40. [PMID: 23418325 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201301-0037ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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FK506 binding proteins: Cellular regulators of intracellular Ca2+ signalling. Eur J Pharmacol 2013; 700:181-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Revised: 12/04/2012] [Accepted: 12/18/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Hadley SR, Blood Q, Rubalcava M, Waskel E, Lumbard B, Le P, Longo LD, Buchholz JN, Wilson SM. Maternal high-altitude hypoxia and suppression of ryanodine receptor-mediated Ca2+ sparks in fetal sheep pulmonary arterial myocytes. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2012; 303:L799-813. [PMID: 22962012 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00009.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Ca(2+) sparks are fundamental Ca(2+) signaling events arising from ryanodine receptor (RyR) activation, events that relate to contractile and dilatory events in the pulmonary vasculature. Recent studies demonstrate that long-term hypoxia (LTH) can affect pulmonary arterial reactivity in fetal, newborn, and adult animals. Because RyRs are important to pulmonary vascular reactivity and reactivity changes with ontogeny and LTH we tested the hypothesis that RyR-generated Ca(2+) signals are more active before birth and that LTH suppresses these responses. We examined these hypotheses by performing confocal imaging of myocytes in living arteries and by performing wire myography studies. Pulmonary arteries (PA) were isolated from fetal, newborn, or adult sheep that lived at low altitude or from those that were acclimatized to 3,801 m for > 100 days. Confocal imaging demonstrated preservation of the distance between the sarcoplasmic reticulum, nucleus, and plasma membrane in PA myocytes. Maturation increased global Ca(2+) waves and Ca(2+) spark activity, with sparks becoming larger, wider, and slower. LTH preferentially depressed Ca(2+) spark activity in immature pulmonary arterial myocytes, and these sparks were smaller, wider, and slower. LTH also suppressed caffeine-elicited contraction in fetal PA but augmented contraction in the newborn and adult. The influence of both ontogeny and LTH on RyR-dependent cell excitability shed new light on the therapeutic potential of these channels for the treatment of pulmonary vascular disease in newborns as well as adults.
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- Scott R Hadley
- Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University, California 92350, USA
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Wang J, Shimoda LA, Sylvester JT. Ca2+ responses of pulmonary arterial myocytes to acute hypoxia require release from ryanodine and inositol trisphosphate receptors in sarcoplasmic reticulum. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2012; 303:L161-8. [PMID: 22582116 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00348.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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In pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMC), acute hypoxia increases intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) by inducing Ca(2+) release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) and Ca(2+) influx through store- and voltage-operated Ca(2+) channels in sarcolemma. To evaluate the mechanisms of hypoxic Ca(2+) release, we measured [Ca(2+)](i) with fluorescent microscopy in primary cultures of rat distal PASMC. In cells perfused with Ca(2+)-free Krebs Ringer bicarbonate solution (KRBS), brief exposures to caffeine (30 mM) and norepinephrine (300 μM), which activate SR ryanodine and inositol trisphosphate receptors (RyR, IP(3)R), respectively, or 4% O(2) caused rapid transient increases in [Ca(2+)](i), indicating intracellular Ca(2+) release. Preexposure of these cells to caffeine, norepinephrine, or the SR Ca(2+)-ATPase inhibitor cyclopiazonic acid (CPA; 10 μM) blocked subsequent Ca(2+) release to caffeine, norepinephrine, and hypoxia. The RyR antagonist ryanodine (10 μM) blocked Ca(2+) release to caffeine and hypoxia but not norepinephrine. The IP(3)R antagonist xestospongin C (XeC, 0.1 μM) blocked Ca(2+) release to norepinephrine and hypoxia but not caffeine. In PASMC perfused with normal KRBS, acute hypoxia caused a sustained increase in [Ca(2+)](i) that was abolished by ryanodine or XeC. These results suggest that in rat distal PASMC 1) the initial increase in [Ca(2+)](i) induced by hypoxia, as well as the subsequent Ca(2+) influx that sustained this increase, required release of Ca(2+) from both RyR and IP(3)R, and 2) the SR Ca(2+) stores accessed by RyR, IP(3)R, and hypoxia functioned as a common store, which was replenished by a CPA-inhibitable Ca(2+)-ATPase.
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- Jian Wang
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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It has been known for more than 60 years, and suspected for over 100, that alveolar hypoxia causes pulmonary vasoconstriction by means of mechanisms local to the lung. For the last 20 years, it has been clear that the essential sensor, transduction, and effector mechanisms responsible for hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) reside in the pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell. The main focus of this review is the cellular and molecular work performed to clarify these intrinsic mechanisms and to determine how they are facilitated and inhibited by the extrinsic influences of other cells. Because the interaction of intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms is likely to shape expression of HPV in vivo, we relate results obtained in cells to HPV in more intact preparations, such as intact and isolated lungs and isolated pulmonary vessels. Finally, we evaluate evidence regarding the contribution of HPV to the physiological and pathophysiological processes involved in the transition from fetal to neonatal life, pulmonary gas exchange, high-altitude pulmonary edema, and pulmonary hypertension. Although understanding of HPV has advanced significantly, major areas of ignorance and uncertainty await resolution.
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- J. T. Sylvester
- Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; and Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, School of Medicine, King's College, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; and Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, School of Medicine, King's College, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; and Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, School of Medicine, King's College, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; and Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, School of Medicine, King's College, London, United Kingdom
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Korde AS, Yadav VR, Zheng YM, Wang YX. Primary role of mitochondrial Rieske iron-sulfur protein in hypoxic ROS production in pulmonary artery myocytes. Free Radic Biol Med 2011; 50:945-52. [PMID: 21238580 PMCID: PMC3051030 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2010] [Revised: 01/04/2011] [Accepted: 01/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This study was designed to determine whether: (1) hypoxia could directly affect ROS production in isolated mitochondria and mitochondrial complex III from pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) and (2) Rieske iron-sulfur protein in complex III might mediate hypoxic ROS production, leading to hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV). Our data, for the first time, demonstrate that hypoxia significantly enhances ROS production, measured by the standard ROS indicator dichlorodihydrofluorescein/diacetate, in isolated mitochondria from PASMCs. Studies using the newly developed, specific ROS biosensor pHyPer have found that hypoxia increases mitochondrial ROS generation in isolated PASMCs as well. Hypoxic ROS production has also been observed in isolated complex III. Rieske iron-sulfur protein silencing using siRNA abolishes the hypoxic ROS formation in isolated PASM complex III, mitochondria, and cells, whereas Rieske iron-sulfur protein overexpression produces the opposite effect. Rieske iron-sulfur protein silencing inhibits the hypoxic increase in [Ca(2+)](i) in PASMCs and hypoxic vasoconstriction in isolated PAs. These findings together provide novel evidence that mitochondria are the direct hypoxic targets in PASMCs, in which Rieske iron-sulfur protein in complex III may serve as an essential, primary molecule that mediates the hypoxic ROS generation, leading to an increase in intracellular Ca(2+) in PASMCs and HPV.
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- Corresponding author: Dr. Yong-Xiao Wang Albany Medical College Center for Cardiovascular Sciences (MC-8) 47 New Scotland Avenue Albany, NY 12208 Phone: (518)-262-9506 Fax: (518)-262-8101
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Wang YX, Zheng YM. Role of ROS signaling in differential hypoxic Ca2+ and contractile responses in pulmonary and systemic vascular smooth muscle cells. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2010; 174:192-200. [PMID: 20713188 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2010.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2010] [Revised: 08/06/2010] [Accepted: 08/09/2010] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Hypoxia causes a large increase in [Ca2+]i and attendant contraction in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs), but not in systemic artery SMCs. The different responses meet the respective functional needs in these two distinct vascular myocytes; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms are not well known. We and other investigators have provided extensive evidence to reveal that voltage-dependent K+ (KV) channels, canonical transient receptor potential (TRPC) channels, ryanodine receptor Ca2+ release channels (RyRs), cyclic adenosine diphosphate-ribose, FK506 binding protein 12.6, protein kinase C, NADPH oxidase and reactive oxygen species (ROS) are the essential effectors and signaling intermediates in the hypoxic increase in [Ca2+]i in PASMCs and HPV, but they may not primarily underlie the diverse cellular responses in pulmonary and systemic vascular myocytes. Hypoxia significantly increases mitochondrial ROS generation in PASMCs, which can induce intracellular Ca2+ release by opening RyRs, and may also cause extracellular Ca2+ influx by inhibiting KV channels and activating TRPC channels, leading to a large increase in [Ca2+]i in PASMCs and HPV. In contrast, hypoxia has no or a minor effect on mitochondrial ROS generation in systemic SMCs, thereby causing no change or a negligible increase in [Ca2+]i and contraction. Further preliminary work indicates that Rieske iron-sulfur protein in the mitochondrial complex III may perhaps serve as a key initial molecular determinant for the hypoxic increase in [Ca2+]i in PASMCs and HPV, suggesting its potential important role in different cellular changes to respond to hypoxic stimulation in pulmonary and systemic artery myocytes. All these findings have greatly improved our understanding of the molecular processes for the differential hypoxic Ca2+ and contractile responses in vascular SMCs from distinct pulmonary and systemic circulation systems.
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- Yong-Xiao Wang
- Center for Cardiovascular Sciences, Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, USA.
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