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Ibrahim KS, El-Yazbi AF, El-Gowelli HM, El-Mas MM. Heme oxygenase byproducts variably influences myocardial and autonomic dysfunctions induced by the cyclosporine/diclofenac regimen in female rats. Biomed Pharmacother 2018; 101:889-897. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Aziz NM, Ragy MM, Gayyed MF. Effect of acute immobilization stress with or without a heme oxygenase inducer on testicular structure and function in male albino rats. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2014; 24:255-62. [PMID: 23509214 DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2012-0066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2012] [Accepted: 01/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Stress disturbs homeostasis and may induce various disorders. Immobilization stress (IS) induced due to reduced area provided for mobility results in the imbalance of oxidant and antioxidant status. Stress leads to male reproductive dysfunction in many species, including rodents and humans. Induction of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), the rate limiting enzyme in heme degradation, increases host antioxidant defenses. We elucidated the protective role of induction of HO-1 by hemin on testicular damage induced by acute IS. METHODS Male albino rats were immobilized for a period of 6 h. Hemin was given for 3 consecutive days (40 μmol/kg/day, s.c.), before subjecting the animals to acute IS. RESULTS Upregulation of HO-1 following hemin administration was evidenced in our study by increasing carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) level. Histopathological evaluation confirmed that acute IS caused significant testicular tissue injury, which improves in groups pretreated with hemin. Acute IS also caused significant increases in serum catecholamines and corticosterone levels; however, it produced a significant decrease in testosterone level with non-significant changes in luteinizing hormone (LH) level. In addition, it was found that IS significantly increased testicular malondialdehyde (MDA) and decreased catalase activities. The HO-1 inducer (i.e., hemin) significantly decreased catecholamines and corticosterone levels, and increased testosterone and LH levels. Hemin also decreased testicular MDA and increased catalase activities significantly. CONCLUSIONS Induction of HO-1 protects the testes through its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Thus, it represents a potential therapeutic option to protect testicular tissue from detrimental effects of IS.
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Austgen JR, Hermann GE, Dantzler HA, Rogers RC, Kline DD. Hydrogen sulfide augments synaptic neurotransmission in the nucleus of the solitary tract. J Neurophysiol 2011; 106:1822-32. [PMID: 21734104 PMCID: PMC3191839 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00463.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2011] [Accepted: 07/05/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Within the brain stem, the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) serves as a principal central site for sensory afferent integration from the cardiovascular and respiratory reflexes. Neuronal activity and synaptic transmission in the NTS are highly pliable and subject to neuromodulation. In the central nervous system, hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) is a gasotransmitter generated primarily by the enzyme cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS). We sought to determine the role of H₂S, and its generation by CBS, in NTS excitability. Real-time RT-PCR, immunoblot, and immunohistochemistry analysis identified the presence of CBS in the NTS. Patch-clamp electrophysiology in brain stem slices examined excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) and membrane properties in monosynaptically driven NTS neurons. Confocal imaging of labeled afferent synaptic terminals in NTS slices monitored intracellular calcium. Exogenous H₂S significantly increased the amplitude of evoked solitary tract (TS)-EPSCs, frequency of miniature (m)EPSCs, and presynaptic terminal calcium fluorescence in the NTS. H₂S did not alter action potential discharge or postsynaptic properties. On the other hand, the CBS inhibitor aminooxyacetate (AOA) significantly reduced the amplitude of TS-EPSCs and presynaptic terminal calcium fluorescence in the NTS without altering postsynaptic properties. Taken together, these data support a presynaptic role for endogenous H₂S in modulation of excitatory neurotransmission in the NTS.
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- James R Austgen
- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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Waki H, Bhuiyan MER, Gouraud SS, Takagishi M, Hatada A, Kohsaka A, Paton JFR, Maeda M. Acute reductions in blood flow restricted to the dorsomedial medulla induce a pressor response in rats. J Hypertens 2011; 29:1536-45. [PMID: 21666494 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0b013e3283484106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The brainstem nucleus of the solitary tract (nucleus tractus solitarii, NTS) is a pivotal region for regulating the set-point of arterial pressure, the mechanisms of which are not fully understood. Based on evidence that the NTS exhibits O2-sensing mechanisms, we examined whether a localized disturbance of blood supply, resulting in hypoxia in the NTS, would lead to an acute increase in arterial pressure. METHODS Male Wistar rats were used. Cardiovascular parameters were measured before and after specific branches of superficial dorsal medullary veins were occluded; we assumed these were drainage vessels from the NTS and would produce stagnant hypoxia. Hypoxyprobe-1, a marker for detecting cellular hypoxia in the post-mortem tissue, was used to reveal whether vessel occlusion induced hypoxia within the NTS. RESULTS Following vessel occlusion, blood flow in the dorsal surface of the medulla oblongata including the NTS region showed an approximately 60% decrease and was associated with hypoxia in neurons located predominantly in the caudal part of the NTS as revealed using hypoxyprobe-1. Arterial pressure increased and this response was pronounced significantly in both magnitude and duration when baroreceptor reflex afferents were sectioned. CONCLUSION These results suggest that localized hypoxia in the NTS increases arterial pressure. We suggest this represents a protective mechanism whereby the elevated systemic pressure is a compensatory mechanism to enhance cerebral perfusion. Whether this physiological mechanism has any relevance to neurogenic hypertension is discussed.
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- Hidefumi Waki
- Department of Physiology, Wakayama Medical University School of Medicine, Wakayama, Japan.
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Nassar NN, Li G, Strat AL, Abdel-Rahman AA. Enhanced hemeoxygenase activity in the rostral ventrolateral medulla mediates exaggerated hemin-evoked hypotension in the spontaneously hypertensive rat. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2011; 339:267-74. [PMID: 21768222 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.111.183368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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In anesthetized normotensive rats, activation of brainstem hemeoxygenase (HO) elicits sympathoinhibition and hypotension. Accordingly, we tested the hypothesis that attenuated basal or induced HO activity in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) contributes to hypertension in the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR). We measured basal RVLM HO expression and catalytic activity and investigated the effects of intra-RVLM HO activation (hemin) or selective HO isoform 1 (HO-1) inhibition [zinc protoporphyrin IX (ZnPPIX)] on mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate, and RVLM neuronal norepinephrine (NE) level (index of sympathetic activity) in conscious SHRs and Wistar Kyoto rats. Basal RVLM HO catalytic activity (bilirubin level) and HO-1 expression were significantly higher in the SHR. These neurochemical findings were corroborated by the significantly greater decreases (hemin) and increases (ZnPPIX) in RVLM NE and MAP in the SHR. By contrast, HO-independent CO release in the RVLM (CO-releasing molecule 3) elicited similar MAP reductions in both rat strains. Furthermore, pretreatment with ZnPPIX or the selective neuronal nitric-oxide synthase (nNOS) inhibitor N-propyl-l-arginine abrogated the neurochemical (RVLM cGMP) and hypotensive responses caused by hemin. In addition to demonstrating, for the first time, higher basal RVLM HO catalytic activity and HO-1 expression in the SHR, the findings suggest: 1) the exaggerated hypotension elicited by intra-RVLM HO activation in the SHR is nNOS-dependent, and 2) in the SHR, the enhanced RVLM HO-nNOS signaling compensates for the reduced expression/activity of the downstream target, soluble guanylyl cyclase. Together, the findings suggest a protective role for the RVLM HO-nNOS pathway against further increases in MAP in the SHR.
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- Noha N Nassar
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27834, USA
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Waki H, Gouraud SS, Maeda M, Raizada MK, Paton JFR. Contributions of vascular inflammation in the brainstem for neurogenic hypertension. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2011; 178:422-8. [PMID: 21601658 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2011] [Revised: 05/06/2011] [Accepted: 05/06/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Essential hypertension is idiopathic although it is accepted as a complex polygenic trait with underlying genetic components, which remain unknown. Our supposition is that primary hypertension involves activation of the sympathetic nervous system. One pivotal region controlling arterial pressure set point is nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS). We recently identified that pro-inflammatory molecules, such as junctional adhesion molecule-1, were over expressed in endothelial cells of the microvasculature supplying the NTS in an animal model of human hypertension (the spontaneously hypertensive rat: SHR) compared to normotensive Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats. We have also shown endogenous leukocyte accumulation inside capillaries within the NTS of SHR but not WKY rats. Despite the inflammatory state in the NTS of SHR, transcripts of some inflammatory molecules such as chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 5 (Ccl5), and its receptors, chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 1 and 3 were down-regulated in the NTS of SHR compared to WKY rats. This may be compensatory to avoid further strong inflammatory activity. More importantly, we found that down-regulation of Ccl5 in the NTS of SHR may be pro-hypertensive since microinjection of Ccl5 into the NTS of SHR decreased arterial pressure but was less effective in WKY rats. Leukocyte accumulation of the NTS microvasculature may also induce an increase in vascular resistance and hypoperfusion within the NTS; the latter may trigger release of pro-inflammatory molecules which via paracrine signaling may affect central neural cardiovascular activity conducive to neurogenic hypertension. All told, we suggest that vascular inflammation within the brainstem contributes to neurogenic hypertension by multiple pathways.
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- Hidefumi Waki
- Department of Physiology, Wakayama Medical University School of Medicine, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan.
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Zhang J, He Y, Ding Y, Zhou H, Tang Y, Chen L, Zheng Y. Nitric oxide synthase expression in the medullary respiratory related nuclei and its involvement in CO-mediated central respiratory effects in neonatal rats. Brain Res Bull 2011; 84:258-63. [PMID: 21255634 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2011.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2010] [Revised: 12/06/2010] [Accepted: 01/05/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The present study was conducted in order to observe the potential participation of the nitric oxide synthase-NO pathway in CO-mediated regulation of respiration of neonatal rats. An immunofluorescent histochemical technique was used to examine the existence of the neuronal nitric oxide synthase, a key enzyme of synthesizing NO, in medullary respiratory nuclei. The rhythmic respiratory-like discharges of hypoglossal rootlets of medullary slices were recorded to test the role of the nitric oxide synthase in CO-mediated respiratory effects. We observed neuronal nitric oxide synthase expressed in the medullary respiratory nuclei in conjunction with CO lengthened expiratory duration, decreased respiratory frequency, and increased inspiratory amplitude. These CO-mediated respiratory effects could be partially eliminated by prior treatment of the slices with Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase. The results suggest that nitric oxide synthase-NO pathway might be involved in the CO-mediated central regulation of respiration at the level of medulla oblongata in neonatal rats.
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- Jie Zhang
- Department of Physiology, West China School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China
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Pajolla GP, Accorsi-Mendonça D, Rodrigues GJ, Bendhack LM, Machado BH, Lunardi CN. Fluorescent indication that nitric oxide formation in NTS neurons is modulated by glutamate and GABA. Nitric Oxide 2009; 20:207-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2009.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Activation Is Involved in Insulin-Mediated Cardiovascular Effects in the Nucleus Tractus Solitarii of Rats. Neuroscience 2009; 159:727-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.12.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2008] [Revised: 11/22/2008] [Accepted: 12/27/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Syapin PJ. Regulation of haeme oxygenase-1 for treatment of neuroinflammation and brain disorders. Br J Pharmacol 2008; 155:623-40. [PMID: 18794892 DOI: 10.1038/bjp.2008.342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Injury to the CNS elicits a host defense reaction that utilizes astrocytes, microglia, neurons and oligodendrocytes. Neuroinflammation is a major host defense mechanism designed to restore normal structure and function after CNS insult, but like other forms of inflammation, chronic neuroinflammation may contribute to pathogenesis. The inducible haeme oxygenase isoform, haeme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), is a phase 2 enzyme upregulated in response to electrophilic xenobiotics, oxidative stress, cellular injury and disease. There is emerging evidence that HO-1 expression helps mediate the resolution of inflammation, including neuroinflammation. Whether this is solely because of the catabolism of haeme or includes additional mechanisms is unclear. This review provides a brief background on the molecular biology and biochemistry of haeme oxygenases and the actions of haeme, bilirubin, iron and carbon monoxide in the CNS. It then presents our current state of knowledge regarding HO-1 expression in the CNS, regulation of HO-1 induction in neural cells and discusses the prospect of pharmacological manipulation of HO-1 as therapy for CNS disorders. Because of recognized species and cellular differences in HO-1 regulation, a major objective of this review is to draw attention to areas where gaps exist in the experimental record regarding regulation of HO-1 in neural cells. The results indicate the HO-1 system to be an important therapeutic target in CNS disorders, but our understanding of HO-1 expression in human neural cells is severely lacking.
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- P J Syapin
- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX 79430-6592, USA.
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Vera T, Kelsen S, Stec DE. Kidney-specific induction of heme oxygenase-1 prevents angiotensin II hypertension. Hypertension 2008; 52:660-5. [PMID: 18695146 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.108.114884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The main goal of this study was to determine whether kidney-specific induction of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) can prevent the development of angiotensin (Ang) II-dependent hypertension. To test this hypothesis, intrarenal medullary interstitial catheters were implanted into the left kidney of uninephrectomized mice. Infusion of cobalt protoporphyrin (CoPP; 250 microg/mL; at 50 microL/h for 48 hours) resulted in significant induction of HO-1 in the renal medulla when examined 2 weeks after the infusion with no induction observed in other organs, such as the heart or liver. Next, we examined the effect of renal-specific induction of HO-1 on the development of Ang II-dependent hypertension. CoPP or vehicle (0.1 mol/L NaOH [pH 8.3]) was infused as indicated above 2 days before implantation of an osmotic minipump, which delivered Ang II or saline vehicle at a rate of 1 microg/kg per minute. Mean arterial pressure was measured in conscious, unrestrained mice for 3 consecutive days starting on day 7 after implantation of the minipumps. Mean arterial pressure averaged 114+/-5, 122+/-4, 162+/-2, and 125+/-6 mm Hg in vehicle-, intrarenal medullary interstitial CoPP-, Ang II-, and Ang II + intrarenal medullary interstitial CoPP-treated mice, respectively (n=6 or 7). These results demonstrate that kidney-specific induction of HO-1 prevents the development of Ang II-dependent hypertension and that induction of HO-1 in the kidney may be the mechanism by which systemic delivery of CoPP lowers blood pressure in Ang II-dependent hypertension.
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- Trinity Vera
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216-4505, USA
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- David E Stec
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Center for Excellence in Cardiovascular-Renal Research, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216-4505, USA.
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Wood CE, Chen GF, Keller-Wood M. Expression of nitric oxide synthase isoforms is reduced in late-gestation ovine fetal brainstem. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2005; 289:R613-R619. [PMID: 16014452 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00722.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Fetal baroreflex responsiveness increases in late gestation. An important modulator of baroreflex activity is the generation of nitric oxide in the brainstem nuclei that integrate afferent and efferent reflex activity. The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms are expressed in the fetal brainstem and that the expression of one or more of these enzymes is reduced in late gestation. Brainstem tissue was rapidly collected from fetal sheep of known gestational ages (80, 100, 120, 130, 145 days gestation and 1 day and 1 wk postnatal). Neuronal (nNOS), inducible (iNOS), and endothelial (eNOS) mRNA was measured using real-time PCR methodology specific for ovine NOS isoforms. The three enzymes were measured at the protein level using Western blot methodology. In tissue prepared for histology separately, the cellular pattern of immunostaining was identified in medullae from late-gestation fetal sheep. Fetal brainstem contained mRNA and protein of all three NOS isoforms, with nNOS the most abundant, followed by iNOS and eNOS, respectively. nNOS and iNOS mRNA abundances were highest at 80 days' gestation, with statistically significant decreases in abundance in more mature fetuses and postnatal animals. nNOS and eNOS protein abundance also decreased as a function of developmental age. nNOS and eNOS were expressed in neurons, iNOS was expressed in glia, and eNOS was expressed in vascular endothelial cells. We conclude that all three isoforms of NOS are constitutively expressed within the fetal brainstem, and the expression of all three forms is reduced with advancing gestation. We speculate that the reduced expression of NOS in this brain region plays a role in the increased fetal baroreflex activity in late gestation.
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- Charles E Wood
- Dept. of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida College of Medicine, P.O. Box 100274, Gainesville, FL 32610-0274, USA.
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