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Peixoto P, Vieira-Alves I, Couto GK, Lemos VS, Rossoni LV, Bissoli NS, Dos Santos RL. Sex differences in the participation of endothelial mediators and signaling pathways involved in the vasodilator effect of a selective GPER agonist in resistance arteries of gonadectomized Wistar rats. Life Sci 2022; 308:120917. [PMID: 36044974 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120917] [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: 07/10/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AIM Endothelial mechanisms underlying the vascular effects of estrogen modulated by the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) are not well understood, especially in gonadal sex hormone deprivation. Thus, we investigated vascular function and endothelial signaling pathways involved in the selective activation of GPER in resistance arteries of gonadectomized rats. METHODS Gonadectomy was performed in Wistar rats of both sexes. After 21 days, the animals were euthanized. Concentration-response curves were obtained by cumulative additions of G-1 in third-order mesenteric arteries. The vasodilatory effects of G-1 were evaluated before and after endothelium removal or incubation with pharmacological inhibitors. Tissue protein expression was measured by western blotting. Assays with 4-amino-5-methylamino-2',7'-difluorofluorescein diacetate (DAF-FM) and 2',7' dichlorodihydrofluorescein-diacetate (DCF-DA) were performed in the arteries investigated. Immunolocalization was assessed by immunofluorescence. RESULTS G-1 induced partially endothelium-dependent relaxation in both sexes. The three isoforms of the enzyme nitric oxide synthase contributed to the production and release of nitric oxide in both gonadectomized groups, but the role of inducible nitric oxide synthase is more expressive in males. The mechanistic pathway by which endothelial nitric oxide synthase is phosphorylated appears to differ between sexes, with the rapid signaling pathway phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B/endothelial nitric oxide synthase (PI3k-Akt-eNOS) being identified for males and mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase/endothelial nitric oxide synthase (MEK-ERK-eNOS) for females. The contribution of hydrogen peroxide as an endothelial relaxation mediator seems to be greater in females. CONCLUSION These results provide new insights into the effects of estrogen-induced responses via GPER on vascular function in gonadal sex hormone deprivation.
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- Pollyana Peixoto
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil.
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The Effects of Acidosis on eNOS in the Systemic Vasculature: A Focus on Early Postnatal Ontogenesis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23115987. [PMID: 35682667 PMCID: PMC9180972 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23115987] [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: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The activity of many vasomotor signaling pathways strongly depends on extracellular/intracellular pH. Nitric oxide (NO) is one of the most important vasodilators produced by the endothelium. In this review, we present evidence that in most vascular beds of mature mammalian organisms metabolic or respiratory acidosis increases functional endothelial NO-synthase (eNOS) activity, despite the observation that direct effects of low pH on eNOS enzymatic activity are inhibitory. This can be explained by the fact that acidosis increases the activity of signaling pathways that positively regulate eNOS activity. The role of NO in the regulation of vascular tone is greater in early postnatal ontogenesis compared to adulthood. Importantly, in early postnatal ontogenesis acidosis also augments functional eNOS activity and its contribution to the regulation of arterial contractility. Therefore, the effect of acidosis on total peripheral resistance in neonates may be stronger than in adults and can be one of the reasons for an undesirable decrease in blood pressure during neonatal asphyxia. The latter, however, should be proven in future studies.
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Chauhan M, Betancourt A, Balakrishnan M, Mishra A, Espinosa J, Shamshirsaz AA, Fox K, Belfort M, Yallampalli C. Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide, Adrenomedullin, and Adrenomedullin 2 Function in Uterine Artery During Human Pregnancy. Endocrinology 2022; 163:6374898. [PMID: 34558598 PMCID: PMC8574633 DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqab204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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RATIONALE Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and its family members adrenomedullin (ADM) and adrenomedullin 2 (ADM2; also known as intermedin) support vascular adaptions in rat pregnancy. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the relaxation response of uterine artery (UA) for CGRP, ADM, and ADM2 in nonpregnant and pregnant women and identify the involved mechanisms. FINDINGS (1) Segments of UA from nonpregnant women that were precontracted with U46619 (1μM) in vitro are insensitive to the hypotensive effects of CGRP, ADM, and ADM2; (2) CGRP, ADM, and ADM2 (0.1-100nM) dose dependently relax UA segments from pregnant women with efficacy for CGRP > ADM = ADM2; (3) the relaxation responses to CGRP, ADM, and ADM2 are differentially affected by the inhibitors of nitric oxide (NO) synthase (L-NAME), adenylyl cyclase (SQ22536), apamin, and charybdotoxin; (4) UA smooth muscle cells (UASMC) express mRNA for calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CRLR) and receptor activity modifying protein (RAMP)1 and RAMP2 but not RAMP3; (5) receptor heterodimer comprising CRLR/RAMP1 and CRLR/RAMP2 but not CRLR/RAMP3 is present in UA; (6) soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase (sFLT-1) and TNF-α treatment decrease the expression of RAMP1 mRNA (P < 0.05) in UASMC; and (7) sFLT-1 treatment impairs the association of CRLR with all 3 peptides while TNF-α inhibits the interaction of CGRP but not ADM or ADM2 with CRLR in UASMC (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Relaxation sensitivity of UA for CGRP, ADM, and ADM2 is increased during pregnancy via peptide-specific involvement of NO system and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factors; vascular disruptors such as sFLT-1 and TNFα adversely impact their receptor system in UASMC.
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- Madhu Chauhan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Correspondence: Madhu Chauhan, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1102 bates Avenue, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Correspondence: Chandra Yallampalli, DMV, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1102 bates Avenue, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Zahorán S, Szántó PR, Bódi N, Bagyánszki M, Maléth J, Hegyi P, Sári T, Hermesz E. Sustained Maternal Smoking Triggers Endothelial-Mediated Oxidative Stress in the Umbilical Cord Vessels, Resulting in Vascular Dysfunction. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10040583. [PMID: 33918732 PMCID: PMC8069726 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10040583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability is fundamental in the regulation of redox balance and functionality of the endothelium, especially in the case of the umbilical cord (UC), which has no innervation. The analysis of UC vessel-related complications could serve as a useful tool in the understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms leading to neonatal cardiovascular disorders. Therefore, the aim of this study was to characterize the mechanisms that rule the severity of prenatal endothelial dysfunction, induced by the long-term effect of maternal smoking. Our analysis describes the initiation and the consequences of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) deactivation, along with the up-regulation of possible compensatory pathways, using structural, molecular and biochemical approaches. This study was carried out on both the UC arteries and veins originated from neonates born to non-smoking and heavy-smoking mothers. The alterations stimulated by maternal smoking are vessel-specific and proportional to the level of exposure to harmful materials passed through the placenta. Typically, in the primarily exposed veins, an increased formation of reactive oxygen species and an up-regulation of the highly-efficient NOS2-NO producing pathway were detected. Despite all the extensive structural and functional damages, the ex vivo heat and cadmium ion-treated UC vein pieces still support the potential for stress response.
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- Szabolcs Zahorán
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, H-6701 Szeged, Hungary; (S.Z.); (P.R.S.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, H-6701 Szeged, Hungary; (S.Z.); (P.R.S.)
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, H-6701 Szeged, Hungary; (N.B.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, H-6701 Szeged, Hungary; (N.B.); (M.B.)
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- First Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, H-6701 Szeged, Hungary;
- HAS-USZ Momentum Epithel Cell Signalling and Secretion Research Group, H-6701 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, H-7601 Pécs, Hungary;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, H-6701 Szeged, Hungary;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, H-6701 Szeged, Hungary; (S.Z.); (P.R.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +36-(62)-544-887
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Yuvaraj S, Ramprasath T, Saravanan B, Vasudevan V, Sasikumar S, Selvam GS. Chrysin attenuates high-fat-diet-induced myocardial oxidative stress via upregulating eNOS and Nrf2 target genes in rats. Mol Cell Biochem 2021; 476:2719-2727. [PMID: 33677805 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-021-04105-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hypercholesterolemia is one of the risk factors associated with increased morbidity and mortality in cardiovascular disorders. Chrysin (Chy) is reported to exhibit anti-inflammatory, anti-cancerous, anti-oxidative, anti-aging, and anti-atherogenic properties. In the present study, we aimed to investigate whether Chy would mediate the cardioprotective effect against hypercholesterolemia-triggered myocardial oxidative stress. Male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into different groups as control and fed with high-fat diet (HFD) followed by oral administration of Chy (100 mg/kg b.wt), atorvastatin (Atv) (10 mg/kg b.wt), and L-NAME (10 mg/kg b.wt) for 30 days. At the end of the experimental period, the rats were sacrificed and tissues were harvested. Biochemical results showed a significant increase of cardiac disease marker enzymes (ALT, AST, and CKMB), lipid peroxidation, and lipid profile (TC, TG, LDL, and VLDL) in HFD-fed rat tissues when compared to control, whereas oral administration of Chy significantly reduced the activities of these marker enzymes and controlled the lipid profile. qRT-PCR studies revealed that Chy administration significantly increased the expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), and Nrf2 target genes such as SOD, catalase, and GCL3 in left ventricular heart tissue of HFD-challenged rats. Immunohistochemistry results also showed that Chy treatment increased myocardial protein expression of eNOS and Nrf2 in HFD-challenged rats. Concluding the results of the present study, the Chy could mediate the cardioprotective effect through the activation of eNOS and Nrf2 signaling against hypercholesterolemia-induced oxidative stress. Thus, the administration of Chy would provide a promising therapeutic strategy for the prevention of HFD-induced oxidative stress-mediated myocardial complications.
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- Subramani Yuvaraj
- Department of Biochemistry, Centre for Excellence in Genomics Science, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625 021, India
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- Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT) - ICMR Chetpet, Chennai, 600 031, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Centre for Excellence in Genomics Science, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625 021, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Centre for Excellence in Genomics Science, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625 021, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Centre for Excellence in Genomics Science, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625 021, India.
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Chen J, Huang Y, Hu X, Bian X, Nian S. Gastrodin prevents homocysteine-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cells injury via PI3K/Akt/eNOS and Nrf2/ARE pathway. J Cell Mol Med 2020; 25:345-357. [PMID: 33320446 PMCID: PMC7810955 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.16073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In this study, we investigated the protective effects of gastrodin (Gas) against homocysteine‐induced human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) injury and the role of the phosphoinositide 3‐kinase (PI3K)/threonine kinase 1 (Akt)/endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and NF‐E2‐related factor 2 (Nrf2)/antioxidant response element (ARE) pathways. We stimulated cells with homocysteine (1 mmol/L, 24 hours) and tested the effects of gastrodin (200‐800 μg/mL) on cell viability and the production of malondialdehyde (MDA), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and reactive oxygen species (ROS). Then, Nrf2 distribution in the cytoplasm and nucleus as well as the expression of enzymes downstream of Nrf2 was determined. Furthermore, we analysed the expression of bax, bcl‐2 and cleaved caspase3, and assessed the involvement of the PI3K/Akt/eNOS pathway by Western blots. Finally, we tested the vasoactive effect of gastrodin in thoracic aortic rings. The results showed that gastrodin decreased MDA, LDH and ROS production and increased cell viability, NO production and relaxation of thoracic aortic rings. Moreover, the protective effects of Gas on NO production and relaxation of thoracic aortic rings were blocked by L‐NAME but enhanced by Cav‐1 knockdown, and MK‐2206 treatment abolished the effect of Gas on the ROS. In addition, treatment with gastrodin increased Nrf2 nuclear translocation, thus enhancing the expression of downstream enzymes. Finally, gastrodin increased the expression of PI3K, p‐Akt, and eNOS and decreased Cav‐1 protein expression. In conclusion, our study suggested that gastrodin may protect HUVECs from homocysteine‐induced injury, and the PI3K/Akt/eNOS and Nrf2/ARE pathways may be responsible for the efficacy of gastrodin.
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- Jiyu Chen
- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Occupational disease, Qingdao Central Hospital, Shandong, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Modern Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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Dangudubiyyam SV, Mishra JS, Zhao H, Kumar S. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) exposure during pregnancy increases blood pressure and impairs vascular relaxation mechanisms in the adult offspring. Reprod Toxicol 2020; 98:165-173. [PMID: 32980420 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2020.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) is a persistent environmental agent. We examined whether PFOS exposure during pregnancy alters blood pressure in male and female offspring, and if this is related to sex-specific changes in vascular mechanisms. PFOS was administered through drinking water (50 μg/mL) to pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats from gestational day 4 until delivery. PFOS-exposure decreased maternal weight gain but did not significantly alter feed and water intake in dams. The male and female pups born to PFOS mothers were smaller in weight by 29 % and 27 %, respectively. The male PFOS offspring remained smaller through adulthood, but the female PFOS offspring exhibited catch-up growth. The blood pressure at 12 and 16 weeks of age was elevated at similar magnitude in PFOS males and females than controls. Mesenteric arterial relaxation to acetylcholine was reduced in both PFOS males and females, but the extent of decrease was greater in females. Relaxation to sodium-nitroprusside was reduced in PFOS females but unaffected in PFOS males. Vascular eNOS expression was not changed, but phospho(Ser1177)-eNOS was decreased in PFOS males. In PFOS females, both total eNOS and phospho(Ser1177)-eNOS expression were reduced. In conclusion, PFOS exposure during prenatal life (1) caused low birth weight followed by catch-up growth only in females (2) lead to hypertension of similar magnitude in both males and females; (2) decreased endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation in males but suppressed both endothelium-dependent and -independent relaxation in females. The endothelial dysfunction is associated with reduced activity of eNOS in males and decreased expression and activity of eNOS in females.
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- Sri Vidya Dangudubiyyam
- Department of Comparative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA; Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53715, USA.
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- Department of Comparative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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- Department of Comparative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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- Department of Comparative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA; Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53715, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
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Gantner BN, LaFond KM, Bonini MG. Nitric oxide in cellular adaptation and disease. Redox Biol 2020; 34:101550. [PMID: 32438317 PMCID: PMC7235643 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2020.101550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Nitric oxide synthases are the major sources of nitric oxide, a critical signaling molecule involved in a wide range of cellular and physiological processes. These enzymes comprise a family of genes that are highly conserved across all eukaryotes. The three family members found in mammals are important for inter- and intra-cellular signaling in tissues that include the nervous system, the vasculature, the gut, skeletal muscle, and the immune system, among others. We summarize major advances in the understanding of biochemical and tissue-specific roles of nitric oxide synthases, with a focus on how these mechanisms enable tissue adaptation and health or dysfunction and disease. We highlight the unique mechanisms and processes of neuronal nitric oxide synthase, or NOS1. This was the first of these enzymes discovered in mammals, and yet much remains to be understood about this highly conserved and complex gene. We provide examples of two areas that will likely be of increasing importance in nitric oxide biology. These include the mechanisms by which these critical enzymes promote adaptation or disease by 1) coordinating communication by diverse cell types within a tissue and 2) directing cellular differentiation/activation decisions processes.
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- Benjamin N Gantner
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA; Feinberg School of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, USA
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Pastore MB, Landeros RV, Chen DB, Magness RR. Structural analysis of estrogen receptors: interaction between estrogen receptors and cav-1 within the caveolae†. Biol Reprod 2020; 100:495-504. [PMID: 30137221 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioy188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Pregnancy is a physiologic state of substantially elevated estrogen biosynthesis that maintains vasodilator production by uterine artery endothelial cells (P-UAECs) and thus uterine perfusion. Estrogen receptors (ER-α and ER-β; ESR1 and ESR2) stimulate nongenomic rapid vasodilatory responses partly through activation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). Rapid estrogenic responses are initiated by the ∼4% ESRs localized to the plasmalemma of endothelial cells. Caveolin-1 (Cav-1) interactions within the caveolae are theorized to influence estrogenic effects mediated by both ESRs. Hypothesis: Both ESR1 and ESR2 display similar spatial partitioning between the plasmalemma and nucleus of UAECs and have similar interactions with Cav-1 at the plasmalemma. Using transmission electron microscopy, we observed numerous caveolae structures in UAECs, while immunogold labeling and subcellular fractionations identified ESR1 and ESR2 in three subcellular locations: membrane, cytosol, and nucleus. Bioinformatics approaches to analyze ESR1 and ESR2 transmembrane domains identified no regions that facilitate ESR interaction with plasmalemma. However, sucrose density centrifugation and Cav-1 immunoisolation columns uniquely demonstrated very high protein-protein association only between ESR1, but not ESR2, with Cav-1. These data demonstrate (1) both ESRs localize to the plasmalemma, cytosol and nucleus; (2) neither ESR1 nor ESR2 contain a classic region that crosses the plasmalemma to facilitate attachment; and (3) ESR1, but not ESR2, can be detected in the caveolar subcellular domain demonstrating ESR1 is the only ESR bound in close proximity to Cav-1 and eNOS within this microdomain. Lack of protein-protein interaction between Cav-1 and ESR2 demonstrates a novel independent association of these proteins at the plasmalemma.
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- Mayra B Pastore
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Perinatal Research Labs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.,Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Perinatal Research Labs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Perinatal Research Labs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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Li Y, Talotta-Altenburg LM, Silimperi KA, Ciabattoni GO, Lowe-Krentz LJ. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase activation is required for heparin receptor effects on vascular smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2019; 318:C463-C475. [PMID: 31891520 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00284.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Published studies indicate that TMEM184A is a heparin receptor that interacts with and transduces stimulation from heparin in vascular cells. Previous studies have indicated that heparin increases endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activity in bovine endothelial cells. However, the precise mechanism remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the impact of heparin treatment and TMEM184A on eNOS's activation and the role of eNOS in heparin signaling in the cloned A7r5 rat vascular smooth muscle cell line and confirmed results in endothelial cells. We employed a combination of TMEM184A knockdown A7r5 cells along with transient eNOS knockdown and enzyme inhibitor strategies. The results indicate that heparin induces phosphorylation of eNOS. eNOS can be immunoprecipitated with TMEM184A and is internalized to the perinuclear region in a TMEM184A-dependent manner in response to heparin. We also examined how heparin treatment leads to phosphorylation of eNOS and confirmed that TMEM184A and Ca2+ were required to mediate heparin-elicited eNOS phosphorylation. Evidence supporting the involvement of transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 4 with TMEM184A in this eNOS activation process is also presented.
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- Yaqiu Li
- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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Matthaeus C, Lian X, Kunz S, Lehmann M, Zhong C, Bernert C, Lahmann I, Müller DN, Gollasch M, Daumke O. eNOS-NO-induced small blood vessel relaxation requires EHD2-dependent caveolae stabilization. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0223620. [PMID: 31600286 PMCID: PMC6786623 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)-related vessel relaxation is a highly coordinated process that regulates blood flow and pressure and is dependent on caveolae. Here, we investigated the role of caveolar plasma membrane stabilization by the dynamin-related ATPase EHD2 on eNOS-nitric oxide (NO)-dependent vessel relaxation. Loss of EHD2 in small arteries led to increased numbers of caveolae that were detached from the plasma membrane. Concomitantly, impaired relaxation of mesenteric arteries and reduced running wheel activity were observed in EHD2 knockout mice. EHD2 deletion or knockdown led to decreased production of nitric oxide (NO) although eNOS expression levels were not changed. Super-resolution imaging revealed that eNOS was redistributed from the plasma membrane to internalized detached caveolae in EHD2-lacking tissue or cells. Following an ATP stimulus, reduced cytosolic Ca2+ peaks were recorded in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) lacking EHD2. Our data suggest that EHD2-controlled caveolar dynamics orchestrates the activity and regulation of eNOS/NO and Ca2+ channel localization at the plasma membrane.
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- Claudia Matthaeus
- Crystallography, Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), Campus Buch, Berlin, Germany
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- Electron Microscopy Core Facility, Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Cell Biology and Imaging Core Facility, Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), Campus Buch, Berlin, Germany
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- Crystallography, Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Signal Transduction/Developmental Biology, Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental & Clinical Research Center, a cooperation between Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), Campus Buch, Berlin, Germany
- Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Medical Clinic for Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care, Campus Virchow, Berlin, Germany
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- Crystallography, Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Dymara-Konopka W, Laskowska M. The Role of Nitric Oxide, ADMA, and Homocysteine in The Etiopathogenesis of Preeclampsia-Review. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20112757. [PMID: 31195628 PMCID: PMC6600256 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20112757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Preeclampsia is a serious, pregnancy-specific, multi-organ disease process of compound aetiology. It affects 3–6% of expecting mothers worldwide and it persists as a leading cause of maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality. In fact, hallmark features of preeclampsia (PE) result from vessel involvement and demonstrate maternal endothelium as a target tissue. Growing evidence suggests that chronic placental hypoperfusion triggers the production and release of certain agents that are responsible for endothelial activation and injury. In this review, we will present the latest findings on the role of nitric oxide, asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), and homocysteine in the etiopathogenesis of preeclampsia and their possible clinical implications.
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- Weronika Dymara-Konopka
- Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland, 20-950 Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8, Poland.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland, 20-950 Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8, Poland.
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Nuno DW, Coppey LJ, Yorek MA, Lamping KG. Dietary fats modify vascular fat composition, eNOS localization within lipid rafts and vascular function in obesity. Physiol Rep 2018; 6:e13820. [PMID: 30105819 PMCID: PMC6090220 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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We tested whether dietary fatty acids alter membrane composition shifting localization of signaling pathways within caveolae to determine their role in vascular function. Wild type (WT) and caveolin-1-deficient mice (cav-1 KO), required for vascular caveolae formation, were fed low fat (LF), high saturated fat (HF, 60% kcal from lard), or high-fat diet with 50:50 lard and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid-enriched menhaden oil (MO). HF and MO increased body weight and fat in WT but had less effect in cav-1 KO. MO increased unsaturated fatty acids and the unsaturation index of aorta from WT and cav-1 KO. In LF WT aorta, endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) was localized to cav-1-enriched low-density fractions which shifted to actin-enriched high-density fractions with acetylcholine (ACh). HF and MO shifted eNOS to high-density fractions in WT aorta which was not affected by ACh. In cav-1 KO aorta, eNOS was localized in low-density non-caveolar fractions but not shifted by ACh or diet. Inducible NOS and cyclooxygenase 1/2 were not localized in low-density fractions or affected by diet, ACh or genotype. ACh-induced dilation of gracilis arteries from HF WT was similar to dilation in LF but the NOS component was reduced. In WT and cav-1 KO, dilation to ACh was enhanced by MO through increased role for NOS and cyclooxygenase. We conclude that dietary fats affect vascular fatty acid composition and membrane localization of eNOS but the contribution of eNOS and cyclooxygenase in ACh-mediated vascular responses is independent of lipid rafts.
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- Daniel W. Nuno
- Department of Internal MedicineRoy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineUniversity of IowaIowa CityIowa
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- Department of Internal MedicineRoy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineUniversity of IowaIowa CityIowa
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- Department of Internal MedicineRoy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineUniversity of IowaIowa CityIowa
- Iowa City Veterans Affairs Healthcare SystemIowa CityIowa
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- Department of Internal MedicineRoy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineUniversity of IowaIowa CityIowa
- Iowa City Veterans Affairs Healthcare SystemIowa CityIowa
- Department of PharmacologyRoy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineUniversity of IowaIowa CityIowa
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Osol G, Ko NL, Mandalà M. Altered Endothelial Nitric Oxide Signaling as a Paradigm for Maternal Vascular Maladaptation in Preeclampsia. Curr Hypertens Rep 2017; 19:82. [PMID: 28942512 DOI: 10.1007/s11906-017-0774-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The goal of this review is to present the newest insights into what we view as a central failure of cardiovascular adaptation in preeclampsia (PE) by focusing on one clinically significant manifestation of maternal endothelial dysfunction: nitric oxide signaling. The etiology, symptoms, and current theories of the PE syndrome are described first, followed by a review of the available evidence, and underlying causes of reduced endothelial nitric oxide (NO) signaling in PE. RECENT FINDINGS PE maladaptations include, but are not limited to, altered physiological stimulatory inputs (e.g., estrogen; VEGF/PlGF; shear stress) and substrates (L-Arg; ADMA), augmented placental secretion of anti-angiogenic and inflammatory factors such as sFlt-1 and Eng, changes in eNOS (polymorphisms, expression), and reduced bioavailability of NO secondary to oxidative stress. PE is a complex obstetrical syndrome that is associated with maternal vascular dysfunction. Diminished peripheral endothelial vasodilator influence in general, and of NO signaling specifically, are key in driving disease progression and severity.
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- George Osol
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Given H.S.C. C-217A 89 Beaumont Ave, Burlington, VT, 5405, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Given H.S.C. C-217A 89 Beaumont Ave, Burlington, VT, 5405, USA
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- Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria, Cosenza, Italy
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Kong X, Qu X, Li B, Wang Z, Chao Y, Jiang X, Wu W, Chen SL. Modulation of low shear stress-induced eNOS multi-site phosphorylation and nitric oxide production via protein kinase and ERK1/2 signaling. Mol Med Rep 2016; 15:908-914. [DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.6060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Ampey BC, Morschauser TJ, Ramadoss J, Magness RR. Domain-Specific Partitioning of Uterine Artery Endothelial Connexin43 and Caveolin-1. Hypertension 2016; 68:982-8. [PMID: 27572151 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.116.08000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Uterine vascular adaptations facilitate rises in uterine blood flow during pregnancy, which are associated with gap junction connexin (Cx) proteins and endothelial nitric oxide synthase. In uterine artery endothelial cells (UAECs), ATP activates endothelial nitric oxide synthase in a pregnancy (P)-specific manner that is dependent on Cx43 function. Caveolar subcellular domain partitioning plays key roles in ATP-induced endothelial nitric oxide synthase activation and nitric oxide production. Little is known regarding the partitioning of Cx proteins to caveolar domains or their dynamics with ATP treatment. We observed that Cx43-mediated gap junction function with ATP stimulation is associated with Cx43 repartitioning between the noncaveolar and caveolar domains. Compared with UAECs from nonpregnant (NP) ewes, levels of ATP, PGI2, cAMP, NOx, and cGMP were 2-fold higher (P<0.05) in pregnant UAECs. In pregnant UAECs, ATP increased Lucifer yellow dye transfer, a response abrogated by Gap27, but not Gap 26, indicating involvement of Cx43, but not Cx37. Confocal microscopy revealed domain partitioning of Cx43 and caveolin-1. In pregnant UAECs, LC/MS/MS analysis revealed only Cx43 in the caveolar domain. In contrast, Cx37 was located only in the noncaveolar pool. Western analysis revealed that ATP increased Cx43 distribution (1.7-fold; P=0.013) to the caveolar domain, but had no effect on Cx37. These data demonstrate rapid ATP-stimulated repartitioning of Cx43 to the caveolae, where endothelial nitric oxide synthase resides and plays an important role in nitric oxide-mediated increasing uterine blood flow during pregnancy.
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- Bryan C Ampey
- From the Department of Ob/Gyn, University of Wisconsin, Madison (B.C.A., T.J.M., R.R.M.); Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station (J.R.); and Department of Ob/Gyn, University South Florida, Perinatal Research Center Tampa (R.R.M.)
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- From the Department of Ob/Gyn, University of Wisconsin, Madison (B.C.A., T.J.M., R.R.M.); Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station (J.R.); and Department of Ob/Gyn, University South Florida, Perinatal Research Center Tampa (R.R.M.)
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- From the Department of Ob/Gyn, University of Wisconsin, Madison (B.C.A., T.J.M., R.R.M.); Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station (J.R.); and Department of Ob/Gyn, University South Florida, Perinatal Research Center Tampa (R.R.M.)
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- From the Department of Ob/Gyn, University of Wisconsin, Madison (B.C.A., T.J.M., R.R.M.); Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station (J.R.); and Department of Ob/Gyn, University South Florida, Perinatal Research Center Tampa (R.R.M.).
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Chiesa G, Busnelli M, Manzini S, Parolini C. Nutraceuticals and Bioactive Components from Fish for Dyslipidemia and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction. Mar Drugs 2016; 14:md14060113. [PMID: 27338419 PMCID: PMC4926072 DOI: 10.3390/md14060113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular disease remains the most common health problem in developed countries, and residual risk after implementing all current therapies is still high. Permanent changes in lifestyle may be hard to achieve and people may not always be motivated enough to make the recommended modifications. Emerging research has explored the application of natural food-based strategies in disease management. In recent years, much focus has been placed on the beneficial effects of fish consumption. Many of the positive effects of fish consumption on dyslipidemia and heart diseases have been attributed to n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs, i.e., EPA and DHA); however, fish is also an excellent source of protein and, recently, fish protein hydrolysates containing bioactive peptides have shown promising activities for the prevention/management of cardiovascular disease and associated health complications. The present review will focus on n-3 PUFAs and bioactive peptides effects on cardiovascular disease risk factors. Moreover, since considerable controversy exists regarding the association between n-3 PUFAs and major cardiovascular endpoints, we have also reviewed the main clinical trials supporting or not this association.
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- Giulia Chiesa
- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Balzaretti 9, Milano 20133, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Balzaretti 9, Milano 20133, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Balzaretti 9, Milano 20133, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Balzaretti 9, Milano 20133, Italy.
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Pastore MB, Talwar S, Conley MR, Magness RR. Identification of Differential ER-Alpha Versus ER-Beta Mediated Activation of eNOS in Ovine Uterine Artery Endothelial Cells. Biol Reprod 2016; 94:139. [PMID: 27170438 PMCID: PMC4946807 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.115.137554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Endothelial nitric oxide (NO) production is partly responsible for maintenance of uterine vasodilatation during physiologic states of high circulating estrogen levels, e.g., pregnancy. Although 3%–5% of estrogen receptors (ER-alpha/beta) localize to the endothelial plasmalemma, these receptors are responsible for the nongenomic vasodilator responses. Estradiol induces endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) activation to increase NO production; however, it is unknown if eNOS regulation is dependent on both ERs. We hypothesize that ER-alpha and/or ER-beta are capable of changing eNOS phosphorylation and increasing NO production in uterine artery endothelial cells (UAECs). UAECs were 1) treated with vehicle or increasing concentrations (0.1–100 nM) or timed treatments (0–30 min) of estradiol and 2) pretreated with the inhibitors ICI 182,780 (nonspecific ER), 1,3-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-5-[4-(2-piperidinylethoxy)phenol]-1H-pyrazole dihydrochloride (MPP; ER-alpha specific), or 4-[2-phenyl-5,7-bis(trifluoromethyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl]phenol (PHTPP; ER-beta specific) followed by estradiol to analyze the changes in eNOS stimulatory Ser1177eNOS and Ser635eNOS versus inhibitory Thr495eNOS via Western blot analysis. UAECs were also pretreated with MPP, PHTPP, or MPP + PHTTP followed by estradiol or treated with the agonists estradiol, 4,4′,4″-(4-propyl-[1H]-pyrazole-1,3,5-triyl)trisphenol, 2,3-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propionitrile, or ATP to quantify total NOx levels (NO2+NO3). Estrogen and ER-alpha activation induced an increase in Ser1177eNOS and Ser635eNOS, a decrease in Thr495eNOS, and an increase in NOx levels. In contrast, ER-beta activation only reduced Thr495eNOS without changes in Ser1177eNOS or Ser635eNOS. However, ER-beta activation increased NOx levels. Lastly, the antagonism of both receptors induced a reduction in basal and stimulated NOx levels in UAECs. These data demonstrate that 1) eNOS phosphorylation changes occur via ER-alpha- and ER-beta-dependent mechanisms and 2) ER-alpha and ER-beta can both increase NO levels independently from each other.
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- Mayra B Pastore
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Perinatal Research Labs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Perinatal Research Labs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Perinatal Research Labs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Perinatal Research Labs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin Department of Animal Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin University of South Florida Perinatal Research Center, Tampa, Florida
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Analyzing Protein Clusters on the Plasma Membrane: Application of Spatial Statistical Analysis Methods on Super-Resolution Microscopy Images. FOCUS ON BIO-IMAGE INFORMATICS 2016; 219:95-122. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-28549-8_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Zanetti M, Grillo A, Losurdo P, Panizon E, Mearelli F, Cattin L, Barazzoni R, Carretta R. Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Structural and Functional Effects on the Vascular Wall. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:791978. [PMID: 26301252 PMCID: PMC4537737 DOI: 10.1155/2015/791978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 01/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) consumption is associated with reduced cardiovascular disease risk. Increasing evidence demonstrating a beneficial effect of n-3 PUFA on arterial wall properties is progressively emerging. We reviewed the recent available evidence for the cardiovascular effects of n-3 PUFA focusing on structural and functional properties of the vascular wall. In experimental studies and clinical trials n-3 PUFA have shown the ability to improve arterial hemodynamics by reducing arterial stiffness, thus explaining some of its cardioprotective properties. Recent studies suggest beneficial effects of n-3 PUFA on endothelial activation, which are likely to improve vascular function. Several molecular, cellular, and physiological pathways influenced by n-3 PUFA can affect arterial wall properties and therefore interfere with the atherosclerotic process. Although the relative weight of different physiological and molecular mechanisms and the dose-response on arterial wall properties have yet to be determined, n-3 PUFA have the potential to beneficially impact arterial wall remodeling and cardiovascular outcomes by targeting arterial wall stiffening and endothelial dysfunction.
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- Michela Zanetti
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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Ampey BC, Morschauser TJ, Lampe PD, Magness RR. Gap junction regulation of vascular tone: implications of modulatory intercellular communication during gestation. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2014; 814:117-32. [PMID: 25015806 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1031-1_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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In the vasculature, gap junctions (GJ) play a multifaceted role by serving as direct conduits for cell-cell intercellular communication via the facilitated diffusion of signaling molecules. GJs are essential for the control of gene expression and coordinated vascular development in addition to vascular function. The coupling of endothelial cells to each other, as well as with vascular smooth muscle cells via GJs, plays a relevant role in the control of vasomotor tone, tissue perfusion and arterial blood pressure. The regulation of cell-signaling is paramount to cardiovascular adaptations of pregnancy. Pregnancy requires highly developed cell-to-cell coupling, which is affected partly through the formation of intercellular GJs by Cx43, a gap junction protein, within adjacent cell membranes to help facilitate the increase of uterine blood flow (UBF) in order to ensure adequate perfusion for nutrient and oxygen delivery to the placenta and thus the fetus. One mode of communication that plays a critical role in regulating Cx43 is the release of endothelial-derived vasodilators such as prostacyclin (PGI2) and nitric oxide (NO) and their respective signaling mechanisms involving second messengers (cAMP and cGMP, respectively) that are likely to be important in maintaining UBF. Therefore, the assertion we present in this review is that GJs play an integral if not a central role in maintaining UBF by controlling rises in vasodilators (PGI2 and NO) via cyclic nucleotides. In this review, we discuss: (1) GJ structure and regulation; (2) second messenger regulation of GJ phosphorylation and formation; (3) pregnancy-induced changes in cell-signaling; and (4) the role of uterine arterial endothelial GJs during gestation. These topics integrate the current knowledge of this scientific field with interpretations and hypotheses regarding the vascular effects that are mediated by GJs and their relationship with vasodilatory vascular adaptations required for modulating the dramatic physiological rises in uteroplacental perfusion and blood flow observed during normal pregnancy.
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- Bryan C Ampey
- Perinatal Research Laboratories, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, School Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, 53715, USA
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Flotillin-1 facilitates toll-like receptor 3 signaling in human endothelial cells. Basic Res Cardiol 2014; 109:439. [PMID: 25204797 PMCID: PMC4330457 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-014-0439-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Revised: 08/22/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Endothelial cells are important elements in the vascular response to danger-associated molecules signaling through toll-like receptors (TLRs). Flotillin-1 and -2 are markers of membrane rafts but their true endothelial function is unknown. We hypothesized that flotillins are required for TLR signaling in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Knockdown of flotillin-1 by shRNA decreased the TLR3-mediated poly-I:C-induced but not the TLR4-mediated LPS-induced inflammatory activation of HUVEC. As TLR3 but not TLR4 signals through the endosomal compartment, flotillin-1 might be involved in the transport of poly-I:C to its receptor. Consistently, uptake of poly-I:C was attenuated by flotillin-1 knockdown and probably involved the scavenger receptor SCARA4 as revealed by knockdown of this receptor. To determine the underlying mechanism, SILAC proteomics was performed. Down-regulation of flotillin-1 led to a reduction of the structural caveolae proteins caveolin-1, cavin-1 and -2, suggesting a role of flotillin-1 in caveolae formation. Flotillin-1 and caveolin-1 colocalized within the cell, and knockdown of flotillin-1 decreased caveolin-1 expression in an endoplasmic reticulum stress-dependent manner. Importantly, downregulation of caveolin-1 also attenuated TLR3-induced signaling. To demonstrate the importance of this finding, cell adhesion was studied. Flotillin-1 shRNA attenuated the poly-I:C-mediated induction of the adhesion molecules VCAM-1 and ICAM-1. As a consequence, the poly-I:C-induced adhesion of peripheral blood mononuclear cells onto HUVECs was significantly attenuated by flotillin-1 shRNA. Collectively, these data suggest that interaction between flotillin-1 and caveolin-1 may facilitate the transport of TLR3-ligands to its intracellular receptor and enables inflammatory TLR3 signaling.
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Lakshmikanthan S, Zieba BJ, Ge ZD, Momotani K, Zheng X, Lund H, Artamonov MV, Maas JE, Szabo A, Zhang DX, Auchampach JA, Mattson DL, Somlyo AV, Chrzanowska-Wodnicka M. Rap1b in smooth muscle and endothelium is required for maintenance of vascular tone and normal blood pressure. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2014; 34:1486-94. [PMID: 24790136 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.114.303678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Small GTPase Ras-related protein 1 (Rap1b) controls several basic cellular phenomena, and its deletion in mice leads to several cardiovascular defects, including impaired adhesion of blood cells and defective angiogenesis. We found that Rap1b(-/-) mice develop cardiac hypertrophy and hypertension. Therefore, we examined the function of Rap1b in regulation of blood pressure. APPROACH AND RESULTS Rap1b(-/-) mice developed cardiac hypertrophy and elevated blood pressure, but maintained a normal heart rate. Correcting elevated blood pressure with losartan, an angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist, alleviated cardiac hypertrophy in Rap1b(-/-) mice, suggesting a possibility that cardiac hypertrophy develops secondary to hypertension. The indices of renal function and plasma renin activity were normal in Rap1b(-/-) mice. Ex vivo, we examined whether the effect of Rap1b deletion on smooth muscle-mediated vessel contraction and endothelium-dependent vessel dilation, 2 major mechanisms controlling basal vascular tone, was the basis for the hypertension. We found increased contractility on stimulation with a thromboxane analog or angiotensin II or phenylephrine along with increased inhibitory phosphorylation of myosin phosphatase under basal conditions consistent with elevated basal tone and the observed hypertension. Cyclic adenosine monophosphate-dependent relaxation in response to Rap1 activator, Epac, was decreased in vessels from Rap1b(-/-) mice. Defective endothelial release of dilatory nitric oxide in response to elevated blood flow leads to hypertension. We found that nitric oxide-dependent vasodilation was significantly inhibited in Rap1b-deficient vessels. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report to indicate that Rap1b in both smooth muscle and endothelium plays a key role in maintaining blood pressure by controlling normal vascular tone.
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- Sribalaji Lakshmikanthan
- From the Blood Research Institute, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (S.L., M.C.W.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (B.J.Z., K.M., M.V.A., A.V.S.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Z.-D.G., J.A.A.), Cardiovascular Center (Z.-D.G., X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z., J.A.A.), Department of Medicine (X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z.), Department of Physiology (H.L., D.L.M.), and Division of Biostatistics (A.S.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Blood Research Institute, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (S.L., M.C.W.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (B.J.Z., K.M., M.V.A., A.V.S.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Z.-D.G., J.A.A.), Cardiovascular Center (Z.-D.G., X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z., J.A.A.), Department of Medicine (X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z.), Department of Physiology (H.L., D.L.M.), and Division of Biostatistics (A.S.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Blood Research Institute, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (S.L., M.C.W.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (B.J.Z., K.M., M.V.A., A.V.S.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Z.-D.G., J.A.A.), Cardiovascular Center (Z.-D.G., X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z., J.A.A.), Department of Medicine (X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z.), Department of Physiology (H.L., D.L.M.), and Division of Biostatistics (A.S.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Blood Research Institute, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (S.L., M.C.W.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (B.J.Z., K.M., M.V.A., A.V.S.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Z.-D.G., J.A.A.), Cardiovascular Center (Z.-D.G., X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z., J.A.A.), Department of Medicine (X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z.), Department of Physiology (H.L., D.L.M.), and Division of Biostatistics (A.S.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Blood Research Institute, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (S.L., M.C.W.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (B.J.Z., K.M., M.V.A., A.V.S.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Z.-D.G., J.A.A.), Cardiovascular Center (Z.-D.G., X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z., J.A.A.), Department of Medicine (X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z.), Department of Physiology (H.L., D.L.M.), and Division of Biostatistics (A.S.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Blood Research Institute, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (S.L., M.C.W.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (B.J.Z., K.M., M.V.A., A.V.S.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Z.-D.G., J.A.A.), Cardiovascular Center (Z.-D.G., X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z., J.A.A.), Department of Medicine (X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z.), Department of Physiology (H.L., D.L.M.), and Division of Biostatistics (A.S.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Blood Research Institute, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (S.L., M.C.W.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (B.J.Z., K.M., M.V.A., A.V.S.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Z.-D.G., J.A.A.), Cardiovascular Center (Z.-D.G., X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z., J.A.A.), Department of Medicine (X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z.), Department of Physiology (H.L., D.L.M.), and Division of Biostatistics (A.S.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Blood Research Institute, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (S.L., M.C.W.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (B.J.Z., K.M., M.V.A., A.V.S.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Z.-D.G., J.A.A.), Cardiovascular Center (Z.-D.G., X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z., J.A.A.), Department of Medicine (X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z.), Department of Physiology (H.L., D.L.M.), and Division of Biostatistics (A.S.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Blood Research Institute, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (S.L., M.C.W.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (B.J.Z., K.M., M.V.A., A.V.S.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Z.-D.G., J.A.A.), Cardiovascular Center (Z.-D.G., X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z., J.A.A.), Department of Medicine (X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z.), Department of Physiology (H.L., D.L.M.), and Division of Biostatistics (A.S.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Blood Research Institute, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (S.L., M.C.W.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (B.J.Z., K.M., M.V.A., A.V.S.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Z.-D.G., J.A.A.), Cardiovascular Center (Z.-D.G., X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z., J.A.A.), Department of Medicine (X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z.), Department of Physiology (H.L., D.L.M.), and Division of Biostatistics (A.S.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Blood Research Institute, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (S.L., M.C.W.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (B.J.Z., K.M., M.V.A., A.V.S.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Z.-D.G., J.A.A.), Cardiovascular Center (Z.-D.G., X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z., J.A.A.), Department of Medicine (X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z.), Department of Physiology (H.L., D.L.M.), and Division of Biostatistics (A.S.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Blood Research Institute, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (S.L., M.C.W.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (B.J.Z., K.M., M.V.A., A.V.S.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Z.-D.G., J.A.A.), Cardiovascular Center (Z.-D.G., X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z., J.A.A.), Department of Medicine (X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z.), Department of Physiology (H.L., D.L.M.), and Division of Biostatistics (A.S.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Blood Research Institute, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (S.L., M.C.W.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (B.J.Z., K.M., M.V.A., A.V.S.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Z.-D.G., J.A.A.), Cardiovascular Center (Z.-D.G., X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z., J.A.A.), Department of Medicine (X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z.), Department of Physiology (H.L., D.L.M.), and Division of Biostatistics (A.S.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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- From the Blood Research Institute, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (S.L., M.C.W.); Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville (B.J.Z., K.M., M.V.A., A.V.S.); and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Z.-D.G., J.A.A.), Cardiovascular Center (Z.-D.G., X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z., J.A.A.), Department of Medicine (X.Z., J.E.M., D.X.Z.), Department of Physiology (H.L., D.L.M.), and Division of Biostatistics (A.S.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
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Ahmed F, Dutta NK, Zannettino A, Vandyke K, Choudhury NR. Engineering interaction between bone marrow derived endothelial cells and electrospun surfaces for artificial vascular graft applications. Biomacromolecules 2014; 15:1276-87. [PMID: 24564790 DOI: 10.1021/bm401825c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The aim of this investigation was to understand and engineer the interactions between endothelial cells and the electrospun (ES) polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene (PVDF-HFP) nanofiber surfaces and evaluate their potential for endothelialization. Elastomeric PVDF-HFP samples were electrospun to evaluate their potential use as small diameter artificial vascular graft scaffold (SDAVG) and compared with solvent cast (SC) PVDF-HFP films. We examined the consequences of fibrinogen adsorption onto the ES and SC samples for endothelialisation. Bone marrow derived endothelial cells (BMEC) of human origin were incubated with the test and control samples and their attachment, proliferation, and viability were examined. The nature of interaction of fibrinogen with SC and ES samples was investigated in detail using ELISA, XPS, and FTIR techniques. The pristine SC and ES PVDF-HFP samples displayed hydrophobic and ultrahydrophobic behavior and accordingly, exhibited minimal BMEC growth. Fibrinogen adsorbed SC samples did not significantly enhance endothelial cell binding or proliferation. In contrast, the fibrinogen adsorbed electrospun surfaces showed a clear ability to modulate endothelial cell behavior. This system also represents an ideal model system that enables us to understand the natural interaction between cells and their extracellular environment. The research reported shows potential of ES surfaces for artificial vascular graft applications.
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- Furqan Ahmed
- Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia , Mawson Lakes Campus, South Australia, Australia
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Morschauser TJ, Ramadoss J, Koch JM, Yi FX, Lopez GE, Bird IM, Magness RR. Local effects of pregnancy on connexin proteins that mediate Ca2+-associated uterine endothelial NO synthesis. Hypertension 2013; 63:589-94. [PMID: 24366080 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.113.01171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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UNLABELLED Uterine artery adaptations during gestation facilitate increases in uterine blood flow and fetal growth. HYPOTHESIS local expression and distribution of uterine artery connexins play roles in mediating in vivo gestational eNOS activation and NO production. We established an ovine model restricting pregnancy to a single uterine horn and measured uterine blood flow, uterine artery shear stress, connexins 37/43, and P(635)eNOS protein levels in uterine artery and systemic artery (omental and renal) endothelium and connexins in vascular smooth muscle. Uterine blood flow and shear stress were locally (unilaterally) and substantially elevated by gestation. During pregnancy, uterine artery endothelial gap junction proteins connexins 37/43 were locally regulated in the gravid horn and elevated 10.3- and 25.6-fold; uterine artery endothelial P(635)eNOS and total eNOS were elevated 3.3- and 2.9-fold; whereas uterine artery vascular smooth muscle connexins 37/43 were locally elevated 12.5- and 5.9-fold, respectively. Less pronounced changes were observed in systemic vasculature except for significant pregnancy-associated increases in omental artery vascular smooth muscle connexin 43 and omental artery endothelial P(635)eNOS and total eNOS. Gap junction blockade using connexin 43, but not connexin 37-specific Gap peptides, abrogated uterine artery endothelial ATP-induced Ca(2+)-mediated NO production. Thus, uterine artery endothelial connexin 43, but not connexin 37, regulates Ca(2+)-mediated NO production required for the vasodilation to accommodate increases in uterine blood flow and shear stress during healthy pregnancies.
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- Timothy J Morschauser
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Perinatal Research Laboratories, PAB1, Meriter Hospital/Park, 202 S. Park St, Madison, WI 53715.
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Subramanian K, Naik VD, Sathishkumar K, Sawant OB, Washburn SE, Wu G, Yallampalli C, Saade GR, Hankins GD, Ramadoss J. Interactive effects of in vitro binge-like alcohol and ATP on umbilical endothelial nitric oxide synthase post-translational modifications and redox modulation. Reprod Toxicol 2013; 43:94-101. [PMID: 24300283 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2013.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Revised: 10/29/2013] [Accepted: 11/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Alcohol dysregulates the regulation of reproductive vascular adaptations. We herein investigated chronic in vitro binge-like alcohol effects on umbilical endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) multi-site phosphorylation and related redox switches under basal (unstimulated) and stimulated (with ATP) states. Alcohol decreased endothelial excitatory (Pser1177)eNOS (P<0.001), whereas excitatory (Pser635)eNOS exhibited a main effect of alcohol (↓P=0.016) and ATP (↑P<0.001). Alcohol decreased (Pthr495)eNOS (P=0.004) levels, whereas inhibitory (Pser116)eNOS exhibited an alcohol main effect in both basal and stimulated states (↑P=0.005). Total eNOS was reduced by alcohol (P=0.038). In presence of ATP, alcohol inhibited ERK activity (P=0.002), whereas AKT exhibited no alcohol effect. Alcohol main effect on S-nitroso-glutathione reductase (↓P=0.031) and glutathione-S-transferase (↓P=0.027) were noted. Increased protein glutathiolation was noted, whereas no alcohol effect on GSH, GSSG, NOX2 or SOD expression was noted. Thus, alcohol effects on multi-site post-translational modifications and redox switches related to vasodilatory eNOS underscore the necessity for investigating alcohol-induced gestational vascular dysfunction.
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- Kaviarasan Subramanian
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
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Morrison JL, Lumbers E, Bennet L, Black J. Introduction: Celebrating Emeritus Scientia Professor Eugenie R Lumbers AM and Professor Caroline McMillen. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2013; 40:740-2. [PMID: 24117727 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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