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Turner SR, Al‐Ghabkari A, Carlson DA, Chappellaz M, Sutherland C, Haystead TAJ, Cole WC, MacDonald JA. Death-associated protein kinase 3 regulates the myogenic reactivity of cerebral arteries. Exp Physiol 2023; 108:986-997. [PMID: 37084168 PMCID: PMC10988501 DOI: 10.1113/ep090631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? DAPK3 contributes to the Ca2+ -sensitization of vascular smooth muscle contraction: does this protein kinase participate in the myogenic response of cerebral arteries? What is the main finding and its importance? Small molecule inhibitors of DAPK3 effectively block the myogenic responses of cerebral arteries. HS38-dependent changes to vessel constriction occur independent of LC20 phosphorylation, and therefore DAPK3 appears to operate via the actin cytoskeleton. A role for DAPK3 in the myogenic response was not previously reported, and the results support a potential new therapeutic target in the cerebrovascular system. ABSTRACT The vascular smooth muscle (VSM) of resistance blood vessels is a target of intrinsic autoregulatory responses to increased intraluminal pressure, the myogenic response. In the brain, the myogenic reactivity of cerebral arteries is critical to homeostatic blood flow regulation. Here we provide the first evidence to link the death-associated protein kinase 3 (DAPK3) to the myogenic response of rat and human cerebral arteries. DAPK3 is a Ser/Thr kinase involved in Ca2+ -sensitization mechanisms of smooth muscle contraction. Ex vivo administration of a specific DAPK3 inhibitor (i.e., HS38) could attenuate vessel constrictions invoked by serotonin as well as intraluminal pressure elevation. The HS38-dependent dilatation was not associated with any change in myosin light chain (LC20) phosphorylation. The results suggest that DAPK3 does not regulate Ca2+ sensitization pathways during the myogenic response of cerebral vessels but rather operates to control the actin cytoskeleton. A slow return of myogenic tone was observed during the sustained ex vivo exposure of cerebral arteries to HS38. Recovery of tone was associated with greater LC20 phosphorylation that suggests intrinsic signalling compensation in response to attenuation of DAPK3 activity. Additional experiments with VSM cells revealed HS38- and siDAPK-dependent effects on the actin cytoskeleton and focal adhesion kinase phosphorylation status. The translational importance of DAPK3 to the human cerebral vasculature was noted, with robust expression of the protein kinase and significant HS38-dependent attenuation of myogenic reactivity found for human pial vessels.
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- Sara R. Turner
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cumming School of MedicineUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cumming School of MedicineUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
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- Department of Pharmacology & Cancer BiologyDuke University School of MedicineDurhamNCUSA
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cumming School of MedicineUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cumming School of MedicineUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of MedicineUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
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- Department of Pharmacology & Cancer BiologyDuke University School of MedicineDurhamNCUSA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of MedicineUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cumming School of MedicineUniversity of CalgaryCalgaryABCanada
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Shi Y, Liu J, Zhu D, Lu L, Zhang M, Li W, Zeng H, Yu X, Guo J, Zhang Y, Zhou X, Gao Q, Xia F, Chen Y, Li M, Sun M. Methylation-reprogrammed CHRM3 results in vascular dysfunction in the human umbilical vein following IVF-ET. Biol Reprod 2021; 106:687-698. [PMID: 34935917 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioab234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Assisted reproductive technology (ART) has been used globally among infertile couples. However, many epidemiological investigations have indicated that ART is associated with a range of long-term adverse health outcomes in offspring, including cardiovascular disease, obesity and increased plasma lipid levels. Until now, direct evidence has been limited regarding the pathological changes in vascular function in fetuses with ART. In this study, human umbilical cords were collected from healthy normal pregnancies and IVF-ET pregnancies. Vascular functional studies involving acetylcholine (ACh), antagonists of its specific receptors, and L-type calcium channel/PKC-MLC20 phosphorylation pathway specific inhibitors were conducted. Quantitative real-time PCR, Western blotting and methylation analyses were performed on umbilical vein samples. We found that the umbilical vein constriction induced by ACh in the IVF-ET group was significantly attenuated compared with that in the healthy normal pregnancy group, which was not only associated with the hypermethylation of ACh muscarinic receptor subtype 3 (CHRM3) and decreased expression of CHRM3, PKCβ and CaV1.2, but was also related to the reduced phosphorylation of MLC20. The present study revealed that the hypermethylation of CHRM3, leading to a reduction in CHRM3 expression and downregulation of the CaV1.2/PKC-MLC20 phosphorylation pathway, was responsible for the decreased sensitivity to ACh observed in the umbilical vein under IVF-ET conditions. The hypermethylation of CHRM3 caused by IVF-ET might play an important role in altered vasoconstriction and impact cardiovascular systems in the long run.
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- Yajun Shi
- Institute for Fetology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Institute for Fetology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Institute for Fetology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Institute for Fetology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Institute for Fetology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu, 215006, China.,Center of Reproduction and Genetics, Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou, 215002, China
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- Institute for Fetology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Institute for Fetology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Institute for Fetology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Institute for Fetology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Institute for Fetology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Institute for Fetology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Institute for Fetology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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- Institute for Fetology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou City, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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Li B, Feng XJ, Hu XY, Chen YP, Sha JC, Zhang HY, Fan HG. Effect of melatonin on attenuating the isoflurane-induced oxidative damage is related to PKCα/Nrf2 signaling pathway in developing rats. Brain Res Bull 2018; 143:9-18. [PMID: 30278199 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2018.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Isoflurane, an inhalational anesthesia, has frequently been used in pediatric anesthesia. However, research indicates that isoflurane can induce oxidative stress and affect neural and cognitive development. Melatonin, an endogenous hormone that exhibits antioxidant functions, can play a neuroprotective role by activating the PKCα/Nrf2 signaling pathway in response to oxidative stress. This study aims to determine whether the effect of melatonin on isoflurane-induced oxidative stress is related to activation of the PKCα/Nrf2 signaling pathway. Rat pups at postnatal day 7 were treated with control or 1.5% isoflurane for 4 h after pretreatment for 15 min with either melatonin (10 mg/kg i.p.) or 1% ethanol. The hematoxylin and eosin staining and transmission electron microscopic examination were used for observation of histopathology. The oxidative stress-related indicators were detected by using assay kits. The western blotting, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence were used to detect the activation of PKCα/Nrf2 signaling pathway. Results showed that isoflurane induced nerve damage in the hippocampus, and melatonin could reduce this injury. Oxidative stress-related indicators suggested that isoflurane can significantly increase reactive oxygen species and malondialdehyde levels, and decrease superoxide dismutase and glutathione activity compared with the control group, whereas melatonin ameliorated these indices. Expression of proteins associated with the PKCα/Nrf2 signaling pathway indicated that the neuroprotective effect of melatonin is related to activation of the PKCα/Nrf2 signaling pathway. These results suggest that the attenuating effect of melatonin on isoflurane-induced oxidative stress is related to activation of the PKCα/Nrf2 signaling pathway. These findings promote further research into underlying mechanisms and effective treatments to attenuate anesthesia neurotoxicity.
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- Bei Li
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China.
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MacDonald JA, Sutherland C, Carlson DA, Bhaidani S, Al-Ghabkari A, Swärd K, Haystead TAJ, Walsh MP. A Small Molecule Pyrazolo[3,4-d]Pyrimidinone Inhibitor of Zipper-Interacting Protein Kinase Suppresses Calcium Sensitization of Vascular Smooth Muscle. Mol Pharmacol 2015; 89:105-17. [DOI: 10.1124/mol.115.100529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Liu L, Zang J, Chen X, Yang G, Zhu Y, Wu Y, Li T. Role of miR-124 and miR-141 in the regulation of vascular reactivity and the relationship to RhoA and Rac1 after hemorrhage and hypoxia. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2015; 310:H206-16. [PMID: 26453334 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00651.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2014] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Recent studies show that hypoxia can alter expression levels of microRNAs (miRNAs). Whether hypoxia or hemorrhage-induced vascular hyporeactivity is related to miRNAs and the underlying mechanisms of this process is not clear. Using hypoxia-treated superior mesenteric arteries (SMAs) and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) of rats that underwent hemorrhage, we observed the regulatory effects of miR-124/miR-141 on vascular reactivity, the relationship of these miRNAs to RhoA and Rac1, and the mutual regulation of miR-124 and miR-141. The contractile responses of SMAs and VSMCs showed an increase in early stages and a decrease in late stages of hypoxia and hemorrhage. Forty-five miRNAs appeared to have been significantly changed in SMAs after hypoxia, and miR-124 and miR-141 underwent the most change. Overexpressed miR-124 or miR-141 and their antisenses appeared to alter both vascular reactivity and expression of the proteins RhoA and Rac1 after hypoxia. miR-124 inhibited Rac1 by acting at the Rac1 mRNA 3'-untranslated region (UTR), but it led to an increase in RhoA by inhibiting miR-141. miR-141 inhibited RhoA by acting at the RhoA mRNA 3'-UTR, but it led to an increase in Rac1 by inhibiting miR-124. Further study found that miR-124 inhibited miR-141 via transcription factor early growth response gene-1 (Egr-1), whereas miR-141 inhibited miR-124 via transcription of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf-2). These results suggest that miR-124 and miR-141 participate in the regulation of vascular reactivity after hypoxia and hemorrhage by regulating expression of the RhoA and Rac1 proteins, and in doing so, miR-124 and miR-141 are mutually regulated. These findings provide potential targets for restoring vascular function as part of the treatment protocol for hemorrhagic shock and some other critical illness.
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- Liangming Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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Liu S, Li T, Yang G, Hu Y, Xiao X, Xu J, Zhang J, Liu L. Protein markers related to vascular responsiveness after hemorrhagic shock in rats. J Surg Res 2015; 196:149-58. [PMID: 25801977 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Revised: 01/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vascular hyporesponsiveness is an important pathophysiological feature of some critical conditions such as hemorrhagic shock. Many proteins and molecules are involved in the regulation of the pathologic process, however the mechanism has still remained unclear. Our study was intended to look for the related protein markers involved in the regulation of vascular reactivity after hemorrhagic shock. METHODS Differential in-gel electrophoresis and tandem mass spectrometry were applied to quantify the differences of protein expression in the superior mesenteric arteries from hemorrhagic shock and normal rats. RESULTS A total of 2317 differentially expressed protein spots in the superior mesenteric arteries of rats before and after hemorrhagic shock were found, and 146 protein spots were selected for tandem mass spectrometry identification. Thirty-seven differentially expressed proteins were obtained, including 3 uncharacterized proteins and 34 known proteins. Among them, heat shock protein beta-1 and calmodulin were the known proteins involved in the occurrence of vascular hyporesponsiveness. Bioinformatics analysis results showed that 18 proteins were related to vasoconstriction, 11 proteins may be involved in other vascular functions such as regulation of angiogenesis and endothelial cell proliferation. CONCLUSIONS The changes of vascular responsiveness after hemorrhagic shock in rats may be associated with the upregulation or downregulation of previously mentioned protein expressions. These findings may provide the basis for understanding and further study of the mechanism and treatment targets of vascular hyporeactivity after shock.
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- Shangqing Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of the Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China; Experimental Teaching Centre of Human Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, North Sichuan Medical College, Nangchong, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of the Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of the Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of the Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of the Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of the Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of the Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of the Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P. R. China.
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Liu L, Zhang J, Zhu Y, Xiao X, Peng X, Yang G, Zang J, Liu S, Li T. Beneficial effects of platelet-derived growth factor on hemorrhagic shock in rats and the underlying mechanisms. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2014; 307:H1277-87. [PMID: 25172895 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00006.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Studies have shown that local application of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) can be used for the treatment of acute and chronic wounds. We investigated if systemic application of PDGF has a protective effect on acute hemorrhagic shock in rats in the present study. Using hemorrhagic shock rats and isolated superior mesenteric arteries, the effects of PDGF-BB on hemodynamics, animal survival, and vascular reactivity as well as the roles of the gap junction proteins connexin (Cx)40 and Cx43, PKC, and Rho kinase were observed. PDGF-BB (1–15 μg/kg iv) significantly improved the hemodynamics and blood perfusion to vital organs (liver and kidney) as well as vascular reactivity and improved the animal survival in hemorrhagic shock rats. PDGF recovering shock-induced vascular hyporeactivity depended on the integrity of the endothelium and myoendothelial gap junction. Cx43 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide abolished these improving effects of PDGF, whereas Cx40 oligodeoxynucleotide did not. Further study indicated that PDGF increased the activity of Rho kinase and PKC as well as vascular Ca2+ sensitivity, whereas it did not interfere with the intracellular Ca2+ concentration in hypoxia-treated vascular smooth muscle cells. In conclusion, systemic application of PDGF-BB may exert beneficial effects on hemorrhagic shock, which are closely related to the improvement of vascular reactivity and hemodynamics. The improvement of PDGF-BB in vascular reactivity is vascular endothelium and myoendothelial gap junction dependent. Cx43, Rho kinase, and PKC play very important role in this process. These findings suggest that PDGF may be a potential measure to treat acute clinical critical diseases such as severe trauma, shock, and sepsis.
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MESH Headings
- Angiogenesis Inducing Agents/pharmacology
- Angiogenesis Inducing Agents/therapeutic use
- Animals
- Becaplermin
- Calcium Signaling
- Connexin 43/genetics
- Connexin 43/metabolism
- Connexins/genetics
- Connexins/metabolism
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Gap Junctions/drug effects
- Gap Junctions/metabolism
- Gap Junctions/physiology
- Hemodynamics/drug effects
- Liver Circulation
- Mesenteric Artery, Superior/cytology
- Mesenteric Artery, Superior/metabolism
- Mesenteric Artery, Superior/physiopathology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/drug effects
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- Protein Kinase C/metabolism
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis/pharmacology
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis/therapeutic use
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Renal Circulation
- Shock, Hemorrhagic/drug therapy
- Shock, Hemorrhagic/metabolism
- Shock, Hemorrhagic/physiopathology
- rho-Associated Kinases/metabolism
- Gap Junction alpha-5 Protein
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Zhang J, Yang GM, Zhu Y, Peng XY, Liu LM, Li T. Bradykinin induces vascular contraction after hemorrhagic shock in rats. J Surg Res 2014; 193:334-43. [PMID: 25048290 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.06.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2014] [Revised: 06/12/2014] [Accepted: 06/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bradykinin (BK) has many biological effects in inflammation, allergy, and septic shock. Studies have shown that low doses of BK can induce vascular relaxation and high doses can induce vascular contraction in many pathophysiological conditions, but the role and mechanisms that high doses of BK have on vascular contraction in hemorrhagic shock are not clear. METHODS With hemorrhagic-shock rats and hypoxia-treated superior mesenteric artery (SMA), we investigated the role and mechanisms of high doses of BK-induced vascular contraction in hemorrhagic shock. RESULTS High doses of BK (500-50,000 ng/kg in vivo or 10(-10) to 10(-5) mol/L in vitro) dose dependently induced vascular contraction of SMA and increased the vascular calcium sensitivity in normal and hemorrhagic-shock rats. Less than 10(-10) mol/L of BK induced vascular dilation BK-induced increase of vascular contractile response and calcium sensitivity was reduced by denudation of the endothelium, 18α-glycyrrhetic acid (an inhibitor of myoendothelial gap junction) and connexin 43 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide. Further studies found that high concentrations of BK-induced vascular contraction in hemorrhagic shock was closely related to the activation of Rho A-Rho kinase pathway and Protein Kinase C (PKC) α and ε. CONCLUSIONS High doses of BK can induce vascular contraction in hemorrhagic shock condition, which is endothelium and myoendothelial gap junction dependent. Cx43-mediated activation of Rho A-Rho kinase and Protein Kinase C (PKC) pathway plays a very important role in this process. This finding provided a new angle of view to the biological role of BK in other pathophysiological conditions such as hemorrhagic shock or hypoxia.
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- Jie Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P.R China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P.R China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P.R China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P.R China
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P.R China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Second Department of Research Institute of Surgery, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, P.R China.
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Rho kinase acts as a downstream molecule to participate in protein kinase Cε regulation of vascular reactivity after hemorrhagic shock in rats. Shock 2014; 42:239-45. [PMID: 24827390 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000000199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Our previous study demonstrated that Rho kinase and protein kinase C (PKC) played important parts in the regulation of vascular reactivity after shock. Using superior mesenteric arteries (SMAs) from hemorrhagic shock rats and hypoxia-treated vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), relationship of PKCε regulation of vascular reactivity to Rho kinase, as well as the signal transduction after shock, was investigated. The results showed that inhibition of Rho kinase with the Rho kinase-specific inhibitor Y-27632 antagonized the PKCε-specific agonist carbachol and highly expressed PKCε-induced increase of vascular reactivity in SMAs and VSMCs, whereas inhibition of PKCε with its specific inhibitory peptide did not antagonize the Rho kinase agonist (U-46619)-induced increase of vascular reactivity in SMAs and VSMCs. Activation of PKCε or highly expressed PKCε upregulated the activity of Rho kinase and the phosphorylation of PKC-dependent phosphatase inhibitor 17 (CPI-17), zipper interacting protein kinase (ZIPK), and integrin-linked kinase (ILK), whereas activation of Rho kinase increased only CPI-17 phosphorylation. The specific neutralization antibodies of ZIPK and ILK antagonized PKCε-induced increases in the activity of Rho kinase, but CPI-17 neutralization antibody did not antagonize this effect. These results suggested that Rho kinase takes part in the regulation of PKCε on vascular reactivity after shock. Rho kinase is downstream of PKCε. Protein kinase Cε activates Rho kinase via ZIPK and ILK; CPI-17 is downstream of Rho kinase.
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The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a major public health problem and a leading source of morbidity in intensive care units. Lung tissue in patients with ARDS is characterized by inflammation, with exuberant neutrophil infiltration, activation, and degranulation that is thought to initiate tissue injury through the release of proteases and oxygen radicals. Treatment of ARDS is supportive primarily because the underlying pathophysiology is poorly understood. This gap in knowledge must be addressed to identify urgently needed therapies. Recent research efforts in anti-inflammatory drug development have focused on identifying common control points in multiple signaling pathways. The protein kinase C (PKC) serine-threonine kinases are master regulators of proinflammatory signaling hubs, making them attractive therapeutic targets. Pharmacological inhibition of broad-spectrum PKC activity and, more importantly, of specific PKC isoforms (as well as deletion of PKCs in mice) exerts protective effects in various experimental models of lung injury. Furthermore, PKC isoforms have been implicated in inflammatory processes that may be involved in the pathophysiologic changes that result in ARDS, including activation of innate immune and endothelial cells, neutrophil trafficking to the lung, regulation of alveolar epithelial barrier functions, and control of neutrophil proinflammatory and prosurvival signaling. This review focuses on the mechanistic involvement of PKC isoforms in the pathogenesis of ARDS and highlights the potential of developing new therapeutic paradigms based on the selective inhibition (or activation) of specific PKC isoforms.
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Effects of interleukin-1β on vascular reactivity after lipopolysaccharide-induced endotoxic shock in rabbits and its relationship with PKC and Rho kinase. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2013; 62:84-9. [PMID: 23846803 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0b013e3182927ea4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Calcium desensitization plays a critical role in the occurrence of vascular hyporeactivity after shock. Interleukin (IL)-1β participates in the regulation of vascular reactivity via both nitric oxide (NO)-dependent and NO-independent mechanisms. However, the specific NO-independent pathway remains to be established. The issue of whether IL-1β modulates vascular reactivity via regulation of calcium sensitivity in the NO-independent mechanism is unclear. In the current study, effects of IL-1β on vascular calcium sensitivity and its relationship with PKC and Rho kinase were investigated in vivo and in vitro using a rabbit model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced endotoxic shock and superior mesenteric arteries (SMAs), respectively. The calcium sensitivity profile of SMAs displayed a biphasic change after LPS-induced endotoxic shock (significant increase at 0.5 hour and 1 hour after LPS administration and marked decrease after 2 hours) and was negatively related to changes in serum IL-1β. The IL-1 receptor antagonist, IL-1ra (4 μg/mL), partly reversed LPS-induced calcium desensitization. In vitro incubation with IL-1β (50-200 ng/mL) reduced the calcium sensitivity of SMAs and suppressed the activities of Rho kinase and PKC and the phosphorylation of 20-kDa myosin light chain. These effects of IL-1β were shown to be regulated by the PKC agonist, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, and Rho kinase agonist and antagonist, angiotensin II, and Y-27632, respectively. Our results collectively suggest that IL-1β participates in vascular hyporeactivity after endotoxic shock via regulation of vascular calcium sensitivity. Moreover, this regulatory effect of IL-1β seems closely related to downregulation of the activities of PKC and Rho kinase.
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Zhang Y, Niu C, Zhao Z, Zhang L, Si Y. Myosin light chain kinase is necessary for post-shock mesenteric lymph drainage enhancement of vascular reactivity and calcium sensitivity in hemorrhagic-shocked rats. Braz J Med Biol Res 2013; 46:574-9. [PMID: 23903684 PMCID: PMC3859335 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20132900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2012] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Vascular hyporeactivity is an important factor in irreversible shock, and
post-shock mesenteric lymph (PSML) blockade improves vascular reactivity after
hemorrhagic shock. This study explored the possible involvement of myosin light
chain kinase (MLCK) in PSML-mediated vascular hyporeactivity and calcium
desensitization. Rats were divided into sham (n=12), shock (n=18), and
shock+drainage (n=18) groups. A hemorrhagic shock model (40±2 mmHg, 3 h) was
established in the shock and shock+drainage groups. PSML drainage was performed
from 1 to 3 h from start of hypotension in shock+drainage rats. Levels of
phospho-MLCK (p-MLCK) were determined in superior mesenteric artery (SMA)
tissue, and the vascular reactivity to norepinephrine (NE) and sensitivity to
Ca2+ were observed in SMA rings in an isolated organ perfusion
system. p-MLCK was significantly decreased in the shock group compared with the
sham group, but increased in the shock+drainage group compared with the shock
group. Substance P (1 nM), an agonist of MLCK, significantly elevated the
decreased contractile response of SMA rings to both NE and Ca2+ at
various concentrations. Maximum contractility (Emax) in the shock
group increased with NE (from 0.179±0.038 to 0.440±0.177 g/mg, P<0.05) and
Ca2+ (from 0.515±0.043 to 0.646±0.096 g/mg, P<0.05). ML-7 (0.1
nM), an inhibitor of MLCK, reduced the increased vascular response to NE and
Ca2+ at various concentrations in the shock+drainage group (from
0.744±0.187 to 0.570±0.143 g/mg in Emax for NE and from 0.729±0.037
to 0.645±0.056 g/mg in Emax for Ca2+, P<0.05). We
conclude that MLCK is an important contributor to PSML drainage, enhancing
vascular reactivity and calcium sensitivity in rats with hemorrhagic shock.
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Affiliation(s)
- Y.P. Zhang
- Institute of Microcirculation, Hebei North University, China
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- Institute of Microcirculation, Hebei North University, China
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- Institute of Microcirculation, Hebei North University, China
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- Institute of Microcirculation, Hebei North University, China
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- Institute of Microcirculation, Hebei North University, China
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Mitogen-activated protein kinases regulate vascular reactivity after hemorrhagic shock through myosin light chain phosphorylation pathway. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2013; 74:1033-43. [PMID: 23511142 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31828586a2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vascular hyporeactivity played an important role in many critical illness including shock or sepsis, but the mechanisms are incompletely understood. The objective of the present study was to investigate the roles of major mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs extracellular signal-regulated kinase [ERK], p38 MAPK, and jun NH2-terminal kinase [JNK]) on vascular reactivity and the mechanisms. METHODS With superior mesenteric arteries from hemorrhagic shock rats, the role of p38 MAPK, ERK, and JNK in the regulation of vascular reactivity following shock and their relationship to myosin light chain (MLC20) phosphorylation-dependent pathway was observed. RESULTS ERK, p38 MAPK, and JNK activities in superior mesenteric arteries were increased at early shock and decreased at late shock. Stimulation of MAPKs with angiotensin II (AngII) increased the vascular reactivity, calcium sensitivity, and MLC20 phosphorylation. The increasing effect of AngII on vascular reactivity was antagonized by ERK, p38 MAPK, and JNK inhibitors, while the effect of AngII on calcium sensitivity was only blocked by ERK and p38 MAPK inhibitor, but not by JNK inhibitor. AngII increased the activity of protein kinase C-dependent phosphatase inhibitor of 17-kD (CPI17), integrin-linked kinase (ILK), and zipper-interacting protein kinase (ZIPK), The effect of AngII on CPI17 was blocked by ERK and p38 MAPK inhibitor, while the effect of AngII on ILK and ZIPK was only blocked by ERK inhibitor. CONCLUSION MAPKs participated in the regulation of vascular reactivity during shock. ERK and p38 MAPK is mainly through ILK, ZIPK, and CPI17-mediated MLC20 phosphorylation-dependent pathway, while JNK may be involved in the regulation of vascular reactivity by other mechanisms.
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Hemorrhagic preconditioning improves vascular reactivity after hemorrhagic shock by activation of PKCα and PKCε via the adenosine A1 receptor in rats. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2013; 74:1266-74. [DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31828dba35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Xu J, Lan D, Yang G, Li T, Liu L. Hemorrhagic preconditioning improves vascular reactivity after hemorrhagic shock by activation of PKC[alpha] and PKC[epsilon] via the adenosine A1 receptor in rats. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1097/01586154-201305000-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We investigated the beneficial effect of pinacidil pretreatment on vascular reactivity, calcium sensitivity, and animal survival after hemorrhagic shock, its relationship to protein kinase Cα (PKCα), protein kinase Cε (PKCε), and adenosine. Using hemorrhagic shock rats, the protective effects of different extents of pinacidil pretreatment on vascular reactivity and in which the roles of PKCα, PKCε, and adenosine were observed. Pinacidil pretreatment significantly improved shock-induced decrease of vascular reactivity of superior mesenteric artery, which was antagonized by the PKCα antagonist Gö-6976 (5 × 10 mole/L) and PKCε pseudosubstrate inhibitory peptide (1 × 10 mole/L). Pinacidil pretreatment induced the translocation of PKCα and PKCε from the cytoplasm to the membrane. This translocation of PKCα and PKCε was eliminated by adenosine A1 receptor antagonist DPCPX (1 × 10 mole/L). As compared with simple fluid resuscitation, combination with pinacidil pretreatment significantly improved the vascular reactivity and survival rate of hemorrhagic-shocked rats. These results suggested that pinacidil pretreatment could induce good protective effects on vascular reactivity and calcium sensitivity after hemorrhagic shock mainly through the activation of PKCα and PKCε via adenosine A1 receptor, and this protective effect made an important contribution to the overall outcome of shock therapy.
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Xu J, Lan D, Li T, Yang G, Liu L. Angiopoietins regulate vascular reactivity after haemorrhagic shock in rats through the Tie2-nitric oxide pathway. Cardiovasc Res 2012; 96:308-19. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvs254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Mesenteric Lymph Return Is an Important Contributor to Vascular Hyporeactivity and Calcium Desensitization After Hemorrhagic Shock. Shock 2012; 38:186-95. [DOI: 10.1097/shk.0b013e31825f1c9b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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