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Shin S, Park J, Choi HY, Bu Y, Lee K. Antihypertensive Effects of Lindera erythrocarpa Makino via NO/cGMP Pathway and Ca 2+ and K + Channels. Nutrients 2024; 16:3003. [PMID: 39275318 PMCID: PMC11397354 DOI: 10.3390/nu16173003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2024] [Revised: 09/01/2024] [Accepted: 09/03/2024] [Indexed: 09/16/2024] Open
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Studies have demonstrated the therapeutic effects of Lindera plants. This study was undertaken to reveal the antihypertensive properties of Lindera erythrocarpa leaf ethanolic extract (LEL). Aorta segments of Sprague-Dawley rats were used to study the vasodilatory effect of LEL, and the mechanisms involved were evaluated by treating specific inhibitors or activators that affect the contractility of blood vessels. Our results revealed that LEL promotes a vasorelaxant effect through the nitric oxide/cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate pathway, blocking the Ca2+ channels, opening the K+ channels, and inhibiting the vasoconstrictive action of angiotensin II. In addition, the effects of LEL on blood pressure were investigated in spontaneously hypertensive rats by the tail-cuff method. LEL (300 or 1000 mg/kg) was orally administered to the rats, and 1000 mg/kg of LEL significantly lowered the blood pressure. Systolic blood pressure decreased by -20.06 ± 4.87%, and diastolic blood pressure also lowered by -30.58 ± 5.92% at 4 h in the 1000 mg/kg LEL group. Overall, our results suggest that LEL may be useful to treat hypertensive diseases, considering its vasorelaxing and hypotensive effects.
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- Sujin Shin
- Department of Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Herbal Pharmacology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Herbal Pharmacology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Herbal Pharmacology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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Moreno-Domínguez A, Colinas O, Arias-Mayenco I, Cabeza JM, López-Ogayar JL, Chandel NS, Weissmann N, Sommer N, Pascual A, López-Barneo J. Hif1α-dependent mitochondrial acute O 2 sensing and signaling to myocyte Ca 2+ channels mediate arterial hypoxic vasodilation. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6649. [PMID: 39103356 PMCID: PMC11300585 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51023-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024] Open
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Vasodilation in response to low oxygen (O2) tension (hypoxic vasodilation) is an essential homeostatic response of systemic arteries that facilitates O2 supply to tissues according to demand. However, how blood vessels react to O2 deficiency is not well understood. A common belief is that arterial myocytes are O2-sensitive. Supporting this concept, it has been shown that the activity of myocyte L-type Ca2+channels, the main ion channels responsible for vascular contractility, is reversibly inhibited by hypoxia, although the underlying molecular mechanisms have remained elusive. Here, we show that genetic or pharmacological disruption of mitochondrial electron transport selectively abolishes O2 modulation of Ca2+ channels and hypoxic vasodilation. Mitochondria function as O2 sensors and effectors that signal myocyte Ca2+ channels due to constitutive Hif1α-mediated expression of specific electron transport subunit isoforms. These findings reveal the acute O2-sensing mechanisms of vascular cells and may guide new developments in vascular pharmacology.
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- Alejandro Moreno-Domínguez
- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- Departamento de Fisiología Médica y Biofísica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- Departamento de Fisiología Médica y Biofísica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Excellence Cluster Cardiopulmonary System, University of Giessen and Marburg Lung Centre (UGMLC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
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- Excellence Cluster Cardiopulmonary System, University of Giessen and Marburg Lung Centre (UGMLC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain.
- Departamento de Fisiología Médica y Biofísica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red sobre Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain.
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Zavadskis S, Shiganyan A, Müllebner A, Oesterreicher J, Holnthoner W, Duvigneau JC, Kozlov AV. Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Induces Vasodilation in Liver Vessels That Is Not Mediated by Unfolded Protein Response. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:3865. [PMID: 38612675 PMCID: PMC11012071 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25073865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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There is a growing body of evidence that ER stress and the unfolded protein response (UPR) play a key role in numerous diseases. Impaired liver perfusion and ER stress often accompany each other in liver diseases. However, the exact impact of ER stress and UPR on the hepatic perfusion is not fully understood. The aim of this study was to disclose the effect of ER stress and UPR on the size of liver vessels and on the levels of Ca2+ and nitric oxide (NO), critical regulators of vascular tonus. This study was carried out in precisely cut liver tissue slices. Confocal microscopy was used to create 3D images of vessels. NO levels were determined either using either laser scan microscopy (LSM) in cells or by NO-analyser in medium. Ca2+ levels were analysed by LSM. We show that tunicamycin, an inducer of ER stress, acts similarly with vasodilator acetylcholine. Both exert a similar effect on the NO and Ca2+ levels; both induce significant vasodilation. Notably, this vasodilative effect persisted despite individual inhibition of UPR pathways-ATF-6, PERK, and IRE1-despite confirming the activation of UPR. Experiments with HUVEC cells showed that elevated NO levels did not result from endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) activation. Our study suggests that tunicamycin-mediated ER stress induces liver vessel vasodilation in an NO-dependent manner, which is mediated by intracellular nitrodilator-activatable NO store (NANOS) in smooth muscle cells rather than by eNOS.
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- Sergejs Zavadskis
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, The Research Center in Cooperation with AUVA, Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Donaueschingenstraße 13, 1200 Vienna, Austria; (S.Z.)
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, The Research Center in Cooperation with AUVA, Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Donaueschingenstraße 13, 1200 Vienna, Austria; (S.Z.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Pathobiology, Institute of Medical Biochemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, The Research Center in Cooperation with AUVA, Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Donaueschingenstraße 13, 1200 Vienna, Austria; (S.Z.)
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, The Research Center in Cooperation with AUVA, Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Donaueschingenstraße 13, 1200 Vienna, Austria; (S.Z.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Pathobiology, Institute of Medical Biochemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, The Research Center in Cooperation with AUVA, Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Donaueschingenstraße 13, 1200 Vienna, Austria; (S.Z.)
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Fameli N, van Breemen C, Groschner K. Nanojunctions: Specificity of Ca 2+ signaling requires nano-scale architecture of intracellular membrane contact sites. Cell Calcium 2024; 117:102837. [PMID: 38011822 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2023.102837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Spatio-temporal definition of Ca2+ signals involves the assembly of signaling complexes within the nano-architecture of contact sites between the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum (SR/ER) and the plasma membrane (PM). While the requirement of precise spatial assembly and positioning of the junctional signaling elements is well documented, the role of the nano-scale membrane architecture itself, as an ion-reflecting confinement of the signalling unit, remains as yet elusive. Utilizing the Na+/Ca2+ Exchanger-1 / SR/ER Ca2+ ATPase-2-mediated ER Ca2+ refilling process as a junctional signalling paradigm, we provide here the first evidence for an indispensable cellular function of the junctional membrane architecture. Our stochastic modeling approach demonstrates that junctional ER Ca2+ refilling operates exclusively at nano-scale membrane spacing, with a strong inverse relationship between junctional width and signaling efficiency. Our model predicts a breakdown of junctional Ca2+ signaling with loss of reflecting membrane confinement. In addition we consider interactions between Ca2+ and the phospholipid membrane surface, which may support interfacial Ca2+ transport and promote receptor targeting. Alterations in the molecular and nano-scale membrane organization at organelle-PM contacts are suggested as a new concept in pathophysiology.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Gottfried Schatz Research Center for Cell Signaling, Metabolism and Aging, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
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Regulated extravascular microenvironment via reversible thermosensitive hydrogel for inhibiting calcium influx and vasospasm. Bioact Mater 2023; 21:422-435. [PMID: 36185746 PMCID: PMC9483581 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Arterial vasospasm after microsurgery can cause severe obstruction of blood flow manifested as low tissue temperature, leading to tissue necrosis. The timely discovery and synchronized treatment become pivotal. In this study, a reversible, intelligent, responsive thermosensitive hydrogel system is constructed employing both the gel–sol transition and the sol–gel transition. The “reversible thermosensitive (RTS)” hydrogel loaded with verapamil hydrochloride is designed to dynamically and continuously regulate the extravascular microenvironment by inhibiting extracellular calcium influx. After accurate implantation and following in situ gelation, the RTS hydrogel reverses to the sol state causing massive drug release to inhibit vasospasm when the tissue temperature drops to the predetermined transition temperature. Subsequent restoration of the blood supply alleviates further tissue injury. Before the temperature drops, the RTS hydrogel maintains the gel state as a sustained-release reservoir to prevent vasospasm. The inhibition of calcium influx and vasospasm in vitro and in vivo is demonstrated using vascular smooth muscle cells, mice mesenteric arterial rings, and vascular ultrasonic Doppler detection. Subsequent animal experiments demonstrate that RTS hydrogel can promote tissue survival and alleviate tissue injury responding to temperature change. Therefore, this RTS hydrogel holds therapeutic potential for diseases requiring timely detection of temperature change. Proposing a new strategy for the discovery and treatment for diseases requiring timely detection of temperature change. Applying both the gel–sol transition and the sol–gel transition of PEG/PLGA triblock polymers. Realizing the dynamical and continuous regulation of the extravascular microenvironment.
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Aljaber MY, Orie NN, Raees A, Kraiem S, Al-Jaber M, Samsam W, Hamza MM, Abraham D, Kneteman NM, Beotra A, Mohamed-Ali V, Almaadheed M. Downregulation of CYP17A1 by 20-hydroxyecdysone: plasma progesterone and its vasodilatory properties. Future Sci OA 2022; 8:FSO805. [PMID: 35909994 PMCID: PMC9327640 DOI: 10.2144/fsoa-2022-0006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Aim: To investigate the effect of 20-hydroxyecdysone on steroidogenic pathway genes and plasma progesterone, and its potential impact on vascular functions. Methods: Chimeric mice with humanized liver were treated with 20-hydroxyecdysone for 3 days, and hepatic steroidogenic pathway genes and plasma progesterone were measured by transcriptomics and GC–MS/MS, respectively. Direct effects on muscle and mesenteric arterioles were assessed by myography. Results: CYP17A1 was downregulated in 20-hydroxyecdysone-treated mice compared with untreated group (p = 0.04), with an insignificant increase in plasma progesterone. Progesterone caused vasorelaxation which was blocked by 60 mM KCl, but unaffected by nitric oxide synthase inhibition. Conclusion: In the short term, 20-hydroxyecdysone mediates CYP17A1 downregulation without a significant increase in plasma progesterone, which has a vasodilatory effect involving inhibition of voltage-dependent calcium channels, and the potential to enhance 20-hydroxyecdysone vasorelaxation.
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- Anti-Doping Laboratory Qatar, Sports City Road, Doha, 27775, Qatar
- Centre of Metabolism & Inflammation, Division of Medicine, Royal Free Campus, University College London, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK
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- Anti-Doping Laboratory Qatar, Sports City Road, Doha, 27775, Qatar
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- Anti-Doping Laboratory Qatar, Sports City Road, Doha, 27775, Qatar
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- Anti-Doping Laboratory Qatar, Sports City Road, Doha, 27775, Qatar
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- Anti-Doping Laboratory Qatar, Sports City Road, Doha, 27775, Qatar
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- Qatar Computing Research Institute, Hamad bin Khalifa University, Doha, 5825, Qatar
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- Centre of Metabolism & Inflammation, Division of Medicine, Royal Free Campus, University College London, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK
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- KMT Hepatech Inc., PhoenixBio Group, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2M9, Canada
- Division of Transplantation Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Anti-Doping Laboratory Qatar, Sports City Road, Doha, 27775, Qatar
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- Anti-Doping Laboratory Qatar, Sports City Road, Doha, 27775, Qatar
- Centre of Metabolism & Inflammation, Division of Medicine, Royal Free Campus, University College London, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK
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- Anti-Doping Laboratory Qatar, Sports City Road, Doha, 27775, Qatar
- Centre of Metabolism & Inflammation, Division of Medicine, Royal Free Campus, University College London, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK
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Safranal Induces Vasorelaxation by Inhibiting Ca2+ Influx and Na+/Ca2+ Exchanger in Isolated Rat Aortic Rings. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27134228. [PMID: 35807473 PMCID: PMC9268204 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27134228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Introduction: Safranal, which endows saffron its unique aroma, causes vasodilatation and has a hypotensive effect in animal studies, but the mechanisms of these effects are unknown. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms of safranal vasodilation. Methods: Isolated rat endothelium-intact or -denuded aortic rings were precontracted with phenylephrine and then relaxed with safranal. To further assess the involvement of nitric oxide, prostaglandins, guanylate cyclase, and phospholipase A2 in safranal-induced vasodilation, aortic rings were preincubated with L-NAME, indomethacin, methylene blue, or quinacrine, respectively, then precontracted with phenylephrine, and safranal concentration–response curves were established. To explore the effects of safranal on Ca2+ influx, phenylephrine and CaCl2 concentration–response curves were established in the presence of safranal. Furthermore, the effect of safranal on aortic rings in the presence of ouabain, a Na+-K+ ATPase inhibitor, was studied to explore the contribution of Na+/Ca2+ exchanger to this vasodilation. Results: Safranal caused vasodilation in endothelium-intact and endothelium-denuded aortic rings. The vasodilation was not eliminated by pretreatment with L-NAME, indomethacin, methylene blue, or quinacrine, indicating the lack of a role for NO/cGMP. Safranal significantly inhibited the maximum contractions induced by phenylephrine, or by CaCl2 in Ca2+-free depolarizing buffer. Safranal also relaxed contractions induced by ouabain, but pretreatment with safranal totally abolished the development of ouabain contractions. Discussion/Conclusion: Inhibition of Na+-K+ ATPase by ouabain leads to the accumulation of Na+ intracellularly, forcing the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger to work in reverse mode, thus causing a contraction. Inhibition of the development of this contraction by preincubation with safranal indicates that safranal inhibited the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger. We conclude that safranal vasodilation is mediated by the inhibition of calcium influx from extracellular space through L-type Ca2+ channels and by the inhibition of the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger.
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Can Blebbistatin block the hypertrophy status in the zebrafish exvivo cardiac model? Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2022; 1868:166471. [PMID: 35750268 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2022.166471] [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: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ex-vivo simple models are powered tools to study cardiac hypertrophy. It is possible to control the activation of critical genes and thus test the effects of drug therapies before the in vivo tests. A zebrafish cardiac hypertrophy developed by 500 μM phenylephrine (PE) treatment in ex vivo culture has been demonstrated to activate the essential expression of the embryonal genes. These genes are the same as those described in several previous pieces of research on hypertrophic pathology in humans. The efficacy of the chemical drug Blebbistatin (BL) on hypertrophy induced ex vivo cultured hearts is studied in this research. BL can inhibit the myosins and the calcium wave in counteracting the hypertrophy status caused by PE. Samples treated with PE, BL and PE simultaneously, or pre/post-treatment with BL, have been analysed for the embryonal gene activation concerning the hypertrophy status. The qRTPCR has shown an inhibitory effect of BL treatments on the microRNAs downregulation with the consequent low expression of essential embryonal genes. In particular, BL seems to be effective in blocking the hyperplasia of the epicardium but less effective in myocardium hypertrophy. The model can make it possible to obtain knowledge on the transduction pathways activated by BL and investigate the potential use of this drug in treating cardiac hypertrophy in humans.
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Li L, Su XL, Bai TT, Qin W, Li AH, Liu YX, Wang M, Wang JK, Xing L, Li HJ, He CX, Zhou X, Zhao D, Li PQ, Wu SP, Liu JL, Chen YL, Cao HL. New paeonol derivative C302 reduces hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats through endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent vasodilation. Eur J Pharmacol 2022; 927:175057. [PMID: 35636525 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.175057] [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: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and Chinese herb monomers could provide new structural skeletons for anti-hypertension new drug development. Paeonol is a Chinese herbal monomer extracted from Cortex moutan, exhibited some anti-hypertensive activity. The study focused on the structural optimization of paeonol to provide promising lead compounds for anti-hypertension new drug development. Herein, twelve new paeonol derivatives (PD) were designed and synthesized and their vasodilation activity was evaluated by in vitro vasodilation drug screening platform based on Myograph. Its anti-hypertension activity, PD-C302 (2-hydroxy-4-methoxyvalerophenone) as a representative with the optimal vasodilation activity, was determined by its response to blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) in vivo. Moreover, its molecular mechanism was probed by the vasodilation activity of rat superior mesenteric artery rings with or without endothelium pre-contracted by potassium chloride (KCl) or phenylephrine hydrochloride (PE). It was indicated that PD-C302 significantly reduced the blood pressure in SHR, which would involve in PD-C302-induced vasodilation. Furthermore, endothelium-dependent pathways and endothelium-independent pathways both contributed importantly to PD-C302-induced vasodilation at low concentration of PD-C302. Endothelium-independent pathways (vascular smooth muscle cell-mediated vasodilation), were mainly responsible for the PD-C302-induced vasodilation at high concentration of PD-C302, which involved in opening multiple K+ channels to restrain Ca2+ channels, and then triggered vasodilation to reduce blood pressure. PD-C302 has a simple structure and favorable anti-hypertensive activity in vivo, which could be a promising lead compound for anti-hypertension new drug development.
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- Long Li
- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chinese Herb and Natural Drug Development, Medicine Research Institute, Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Holding Group Co., LTD, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710075, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China.
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China.
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Basic and Translation of Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China; College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710069, China.
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de Andrade DML, Correia MC, de Oliveira MG, Santos ESA, Neves BJ, de Paula JR, Rocha ML. Vascular relaxing effect of Hydrocotyle umbellata L. is mediated by blocking of l-type Ca 2+ channels. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 289:115019. [PMID: 35074453 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Hydrocotyle umbellata L. is a medicinal herb for the treatment of some health problems including hypertension, according to traditional medicine. Even so, its vascular effects and the pharmacological action mechanisms have not been analyzed. AIM OF THE STUDY This experiment aimed to analyze the effects of hydroalcoholic extract of Hydrocotyle umbellata L. (HEHU) on isolated vessels and verify the interaction of hibalactone (chemical marker) against Cav1.2 channels using molecular docking. MATERIALS AND METHODS Vascular reactivity experiments were performed using rat aortas with (E+) or without endothelium (E-) in an isolated organ bath. Computational molecular docking approaches were used to show the direct effect on L-type Ca2+ Channels. RESULTS HEHU (0-560 μg/mL) induced relaxation of the pre-contracted arteries in a concentration-dependent manner. The maximum effect was higher in E+ (76.8 ± 4.1%) as compared to E- (47.3 ± 5.5%). Pre-treatment of E+ arteries with L-NAME or ODQ reduced the relaxation to similar level of E- arteries. The treatment of arteries with MDL-12,330 A, diclofenac, propranolol and atropine did not change the relaxation induced by HEHU. The contraction caused by internal Ca2+ release induced by caffeine was reduced after HEHU treatment. Moreover, the HEHU also impaired the contraction induced by Ca2+ influx stimulated with phenylephrine or high KCl. The docking study demonstrated the effectiveness of hibalactone in blocking the Cav1.2 channel. CONCLUSIONS These findings show that HEHU induces vascular relaxation which is potentiated (but not dependent) by endothelial cells. Blocking of Ca2+ influx seems to be the main mechanism for the vascular effects of HEHU.
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- Daniela M L de Andrade
- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, GO, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, GO, Brazil.
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- Natural Products Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, GO, Brazil.
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- Laboratory for Molecular Modeling and Drug Design, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, GO, Brazil.
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- Laboratory for Molecular Modeling and Drug Design, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, GO, Brazil.
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- Natural Products Research Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, GO, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Goias, Goiania, GO, Brazil.
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Xu JF, Xia J, Wan Y, Yang Y, Wu JJ, Peng C, Ao H. Vasorelaxant Activities and its Underlying Mechanisms of Magnolia Volatile Oil on Rat Thoracic Aorta Based on Network Pharmacology. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:812716. [PMID: 35308213 PMCID: PMC8926352 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.812716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Objective: Magnolia volatile oil (MVO) is a mixture mainly containing eudesmol and its isomers. This study was to investigate the vasorelaxant effects and the underlying mechanism of MVO in rat thoracic aortas. Method: The present study combined gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and network pharmacology analysis with in vitro experiments to clarify the mechanisms of MVO against vessel contraction. A compound–target network, compound–target–disease network, protein–protein interaction network, compound–target–pathway network, gene ontology, and pathway enrichment for hypertension were applied to identify the potential active compounds, drug targets, and pathways. Additionally, the thoracic aortic rings with or without endothelium were prepared to explore the underlying mechanisms. The roles of the PI3K-Akt-NO pathways, neuroreceptors, K+ channels, and Ca2+ channels on the vasorelaxant effects of MVO were evaluated through the rat thoracic aortic rings. Results: A total of 29 compounds were found in MVO, which were identified by GC-MS, of which 21 compounds with a content of more than 0.1% were selected for further analysis. The network pharmacology research predicted that beta-caryophyllene, palmitic acid, and (+)-β-selinene might act as the effective ingredients of MVO for the treatment of hypertension. Several hot targets, mainly involving TNF, CHRM1, ACE, IL10, PTGS2, REN, and F2, and pivotal pathways, such as the neuroactive ligand–receptor interaction, the calcium signaling pathway, and the PI3K-Akt signaling, were responsible for the vasorelaxant effect of MVO. As expected, MVO exerted a vasorelaxant effect on the aortic rings pre-contracted by KCl and phenylephrine in an endothelium-dependent and non-endothelium-dependent manner. Importantly, a pre-incubation with indomethacin (Indo), N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, methylene blue, wortmannin, and atropine sulfate as well as 4-aminopyridione diminished MVO-induced vasorelaxation, suggesting that the activation of the PI3K-Akt-NO pathway and KV channel were involved in the vasorelaxant effect of MVO, which was consistent with the results of the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and the Genomes. Additionally, MVO could significantly inhibit Ca2+ influx resulting in the contraction of aortic rings, revealing that the inhibition of the calcium signaling pathway exactly participated in the vasorelaxant activity of MVO as predicted by network pharmacology. Conclusion: MVO might be a potent treatment of diseases with vascular dysfunction like hypertension. The underlying mechanisms were related to the PI3K-Akt-NO pathway, KV pathway, as well as Ca2+ channel, which were predicted by the network pharmacology and verified by the experiments in vitro. This study based on network pharmacology provided experimental support for the clinical application of MVO in the treatment of hypertension and afforded a novel research method to explore the activity and mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine.
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- Jin-Feng Xu
- Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Cheng Peng, ; Hui Ao,
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- Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Cheng Peng, ; Hui Ao,
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Lee HS, Lee J, Smolensky D, Lee SH. Potential benefits of patchouli alcohol in prevention of human diseases: A mechanistic review. Int Immunopharmacol 2020; 89:107056. [PMID: 33039955 PMCID: PMC7543893 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.107056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Patchouli alcohol (PA) is a bioactive component in essential oil extracted from Pogostemon cablin. The present review provides the scientific mechanisms for health beneficial activities of PA in diverse disease models. PA possesses diverse health beneficial activities.
Patchouli alcohol (PA), a tricyclic sesquiterpene, is a dominant bioactive component in oil extracted from the aerial parts of Pogostemon cablin (patchouli). Diverse beneficial activities have been reported, including anti-influenza virus, anti-depressant, anti-nociceptive, vasorelaxation, lung protection, brain protection, anti-ulcerogenic, anti-colitis, pre-biotic-like, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer and protective activities against metabolic diseases. However, detailed mechanistic studies are required to explore the possibility of developing PA as a functional food material or promising drug for the prevention and treatment of human diseases. This review highlights multiple molecular targets and working mechanisms by which PA mediates health benefits.
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- Hee-Seop Lee
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Grain Quality and Structure Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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Barrientos RE, Simirgiotis MJ, Palacios J, Paredes A, Bórquez J, Bravo A, Cifuentes F. Chemical Fingerprinting, Isolation and Characterization of Polyphenol Compounds from Heliotropium taltalense (Phil.) I.M. Johnst and Its Endothelium-Dependent Vascular Relaxation Effect in Rat Aorta. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25143105. [PMID: 32650373 PMCID: PMC7397318 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25143105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Heliotropium taltalense is an endemic species of the northern coast of Chile and is used as folk medicine. The polyphenolic composition of the methanolic and aqueous extract of the endemic Chilean species was investigated using Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography, Heated Electrospray Ionization and Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-Orbitrap-HESI-MS). Fifty-three compounds were detected, mainly derivatives of benzoic acid, flavonoids, and some phenolic acids. Furthermore, five major compounds were isolated by column chromatography from the extract, including four flavonoids and one geranyl benzoic acid derivative, which showed vascular relaxation and were in part responsible for the activity of the extracts. Since aqueous extract of H. taltalense (83% ± 9%, 100 μg/mL) produced vascular relaxation through an endothelium-dependent mechanism in rat aorta, and the compounds rhamnocitrin (89% ± 7%; 10−4 M) and sakuranetin (80% ± 6%; 10−4 M) also caused vascular relaxation similar to the extracts of H. taltalense, these pure compounds are, to some extent, responsible for the vascular relaxation.
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- Ruth E. Barrientos
- Instituto de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile;
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- Instituto de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile;
- Correspondence: or (M.J.S.); (J.P.); Tel.: +56-63-63233257 (M.J.S.); +56-57-2526910 (J.P.)
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Arturo Prat, Iquique 1110939, Chile
- Correspondence: or (M.J.S.); (J.P.); Tel.: +56-63-63233257 (M.J.S.); +56-57-2526910 (J.P.)
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad de Antofagasta, Casilla 170, Antofagasta 1240000, Chile; (A.P.); (J.B.)
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad de Antofagasta, Casilla 170, Antofagasta 1240000, Chile; (A.P.); (J.B.)
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- Laboratorio de Fisiología Experimental (EPhyL), Instituto Antofagasta (IA), Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta 1240000, Chile; (A.B.); (F.C.)
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- Laboratorio de Fisiología Experimental (EPhyL), Instituto Antofagasta (IA), Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta 1240000, Chile; (A.B.); (F.C.)
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Tran QK. Reciprocality Between Estrogen Biology and Calcium Signaling in the Cardiovascular System. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020; 11:568203. [PMID: 33133016 PMCID: PMC7550652 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2020.568203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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17β-Estradiol (E2) is the main estrogenic hormone in the body and exerts many cardiovascular protective effects. Via three receptors known to date, including estrogen receptors α (ERα) and β (ERβ) and the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 (GPER, aka GPR30), E2 regulates numerous calcium-dependent activities in cardiovascular tissues. Nevertheless, effects of E2 and its receptors on components of the calcium signaling machinery (CSM), the underlying mechanisms, and the linked functional impact are only beginning to be elucidated. A picture is emerging of the reciprocality between estrogen biology and Ca2+ signaling. Therein, E2 and GPER, via both E2-dependent and E2-independent actions, moderate Ca2+-dependent activities; in turn, ERα and GPER are regulated by Ca2+ at the receptor level and downstream signaling via a feedforward loop. This article reviews current understanding of the effects of E2 and its receptors on the cardiovascular CSM and vice versa with a focus on mechanisms and combined functional impact. An overview of the main CSM components in cardiovascular tissues will be first provided, followed by a brief review of estrogen receptors and their Ca2+-dependent regulation. The effects of estrogenic agonists to stimulate acute Ca2+ signals will then be reviewed. Subsequently, E2-dependent and E2-independent effects of GPER on components of the Ca2+ signals triggered by other stimuli will be discussed. Finally, a case study will illustrate how the many mechanisms are coordinated to moderate Ca2+-dependent activities in the cardiovascular system.
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Curcumane C and (±)-curcumane D, an unusual seco-cadinane sesquiterpenoid and a pair of unusual nor-bisabolane enantiomers with significant vasorelaxant activity from Curcuma longa. Bioorg Chem 2019; 92:103275. [PMID: 31539747 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.103275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 08/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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A new seco-cadinane sesquiterpenoid (curcumane C, 1) and a pair of new nor-bisabolene enantiomers [(+)- and (-)-curcumane D, 2a and 2b] were isolated from C. longa. Compound 1 possesses an unusual 4,5-seco-cadinane skeleton with a tetrahydrophthalide moiety, while 2a and 2b contain an unusual 15-nor-bisabolene skeleton with a chromone core. All compounds exhibited significant vasorelaxant effects against KCl-induced contraction of rat aortic rings. Compound 1 also exhibited a vasorelaxant effect against phenylephrine-induced contraction of rat aortic rings. Meanwhile, compound 1 showed a stronger vasorelaxant effect in endothelium-intact rat aortic rings compared with endothelium-denuded rat aortic rings, indicating that vasodilation by 1 involved both endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent pathways. Furthermore, compound 1 increased the NO content in human umbilical vein endothelial cells and its vasorelaxant effect could be attenuated by treatment with L-NAME, an endothelium NO synthase inhibitor. Thus, the underlying vasodilatory mechanisms of 1 may be mediated via abrogation of extracellular Ca2+ influx and regulation of NO release in vascular endothelial cells.
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Jia M, Zhou XX, Qin Q, Wang F, Li J, Xu CB, Wang S. Tetrahydroxystilbene glucoside-induced relaxation of the superior mesenteric artery via both endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent mechanisms. Microvasc Res 2019; 123:42-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2018.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Revised: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Zheoat AM, Gray AI, Igoli JO, Ferro VA, Drummond RM. Hibiscus acid from Hibiscus sabdariffa (Malvaceae) has a vasorelaxant effect on the rat aorta. Fitoterapia 2019; 134:5-13. [PMID: 30690125 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2019.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Hibiscus sabdariffa (Malvaceae) is a plant that is widely recognised for its antihypertensive properties; however the constituent(s) responsible for this biological activity are presently unknown. The aim of this study was to identify the potential compounds that are responsible for the vasorelaxant activity of H. sabdariffa. Thereafter, the mechanisms involved in producing the vasorelaxation were investigated. The plant was extracted consecutively with hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol. The methanolic extract was subjected to bioassay-guided fractionation in order to isolate pure compounds that possessed vasorelaxant activity. The vascular effects of the pure compounds were studied on the rat aorta in vitro using myography techniques. Hibiscus acid produced a concentration-dependent relaxation of the rat aorta pre-contracted with either phenylephrine (3 μM) or KCl (60 mM), irrespective of the presence of the endothelium. When the tissue was pre-contracted with phenylephrine, the concentration required to produce 50% relaxation (IC50), was 0.09 ± 0.01 mg/ml. Hibiscus acid had no effect on the phasic contraction induced by phenylephrine in Ca2+-free physiological solution; but it did affect the component of the contraction that is due to Ca2+ influx. In parallel studies, garcinia acid, a diastereoisomer of hibiscus acid, was found to have an almost identical vasorelaxant effect. The vasorelaxant action of both compounds is most likely due to the inhibition of Ca2+ influx via voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels.
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- Ahmed M Zheoat
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, Scotland, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, Scotland, UK
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- Phytochemistry Research Group, Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, PMB 2373 Makurdi, Nigeria
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, Scotland, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, Scotland, UK.
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Silva JC, Azevedo PSDS, Souza FDM, Aragão KKV, Sabino CKB, Carvalho GD, Morais ICP, Mendes MB, Chaves MH, Oliveira APD. Vasorelaxant activity and acute toxicity of the ethanolic extract of Zanthoxylum rhoifolium Lam leaves. BRAZ J PHARM SCI 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/s2175-97902019000117754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Wen J, Meng X, Xuan B, Zhou T, Gao H, Dong H, Wang Y. Na +/Ca 2+ Exchanger 1 in Airway Smooth Muscle of Allergic Inflammation Mouse Model. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:1471. [PMID: 30618761 PMCID: PMC6300471 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cytosolic free Ca2+ ([Ca2+]cyt) is essential for airway contraction, secretion and remodeling. [Ca2+]cyt homeostasis is controlled by several critical molecules, one of which is the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger 1 (NCX1) in the plasma membrane. Since little is currently known about NCX1 in the airway smooth muscle and its involvement in airway diseases, the present study was designed to investigate the expression and function of NCX1 in normal airway smooth muscle and its relevance to airway inflammation. Western blot analysis, tracheal smooth muscle contraction, and [Ca2+]cyt measurements were performed in mouse tracheal smooth muscle tissues and primary airway smooth muscle cell cultures. Additional studies were performed in a mouse model of allergic airway inflammation. Our data showed that NCX1 proteins were expressed in the human bronchial smooth muscle cells (HBSMCs), murine airway and whole lung. Carbachol raised [Ca2+]cyt in mouse tracheal smooth muscle cells and induced murine tracheal contraction, all of which were significantly attenuated by KB-R7943, a selective NCX inhibitor. Removal of extracellular Na+ increased [Ca2+]cyt in HBSMCs and mouse tracheal SMCs, which was dependent on extracellular Ca2+ and sensitive to KB-R7943. TNF-α treatment of HBSMCs significantly upregulated mRNA and protein expression of NCX1 and enhanced NCX activity. Finally, KB-R7943 abolished the airway hyperresponsiveness to methacholine in an ovalbumin-induced mouse model of allergic airway inflammation. Together, these findings indicate that NCX1 in airway smooth muscle may play an important role in the development of airway hyperresponsiveness, and downregulation or inhibition of NCX1 may serve as a potential therapeutic approach for asthma.
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- Jiexia Wen
- Department of Central Laboratory, The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Hebei Medical University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Hebei Medical University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Hebei Medical University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Hebei Medical University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Hebei Medical University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Hebei Medical University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Hebei Medical University, Qinhuangdao, China.,Department of General Surgery, The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Hebei Medical University, Qinhuangdao, China
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8-Oxo-9-Dihydromakomakine Isolated from Aristotelia chilensis Induces Vasodilation in Rat Aorta: Role of the Extracellular Calcium Influx. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23113050. [PMID: 30469451 PMCID: PMC6278248 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23113050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/17/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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8-Oxo-9-dihydromakomakine is a tetracyclic indole alkaloid extracted from leaves of the Chilean tree Aristotelia chilensis. The present study investigated the effects of this alkaloid on vascular response in tissues isolated from aortic segments obtained from normotensive rats. Our results showed that 8-oxo-9-dihydromakomakine induced a dose-dependent relaxation of aortic rings pre-contracted with phenylephrine (PE; 10−6 M). The vasorelaxation induced by 8-oxo-9-dihydromakomakine in rat aortic rings is independent of endothelium. The pre-incubation of aortic rings with 8-oxo-9-dehydromakomakine (10−4 M) significantly reduced the contractile response to KCl (p < 0.001) more than PE (p < 0.05). The highest dose of 8-oxo-9-dehydromakomakine (10−4 M) drastically reduced the contraction to KCl (6·10−2 M), but after that, PE (10−6 M) caused contraction (p < 0.05) in the same aortic rings. The addition of 8-oxo-9-dihydromakomakine (10−5 M) decreased the contractile response to tetraethylammonium (a voltage-dependent potassium channels blocker; TEA; 5 × 10−3 M; p < 0.01) and BaCl2 (a non-selective inward rectifier potassium channel blocker; 5 × 10−3 M; p < 0.001) in rat aorta. 8-oxo-9-dihydromakomakine (10−5 M) decreased the contractile response to PE in rat aorta in the presence or absence of ouabain (an inhibitor of Na,K-ATPase; 10−3 M; p < 0.05). These results could indicate that 8-oxo-9-dihydromakomakine partially reduces plasma membrane depolarization-induced contraction. In aortic rings depolarized by PE, 8-oxo-9-dihydromakomakine inhibited the contraction induced by the influx of extracellular Ca2+ in a Ca2+ free solution (p < 0.01). 8-oxo-9-dihydromakomakine reduced the contractile response to agonists of voltage-dependent calcium channels type L (Bay K6844; 10−8 M; p < 0.01), likely decreasing the influx of extracellular Ca2+ through the voltage-dependent calcium channels. This study provides the first qualitative analysis indicating that traditional folk medicine Aristotelia chilensis may be protective in the treatment of cardiovascular pathologies.
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Kuo KH, Leo JM. Enhancement of Vascular Smooth Muscle Contractility by Alterations of Membranous Architecture. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2018; 302:186-192. [PMID: 30299599 DOI: 10.1002/ar.23946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Revised: 01/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Plasma membrane (PM) of smooth muscle cells hosts channel molecules regulating the flow of various ions. An intact architecture of PM is essential to orchestrate proper channel functions in order to complete agonist-mediated contraction, which includes Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) to initiate contraction, and subsequent Ca2+ refilling into SR through PM to sustain muscle contraction. The Junctional Complex (JC), comprising of junctional SR, and its apposing PM and neighboring caveolae, provides a quasi-enclosed microdomain housing receptors as well as ion channels and also restricting ion diffusions into the cytosol so the cell achieves optimal performance. The spatial arrangement of the JC is believed to ensure an uninterrupted Ca2+ cycling route. Full understanding of the functional role of the JC is the key to elucidating the contractile mechanisms of vascular smooth muscle and the physiological function of vessel contraction. The JC can be further divided into two sub-divisions, namely the PM-SR and caveolar regions. Previously, we demonstrated the role of the PM-SR region in the initiation of muscle contraction using pharmacological tools on the inferior vena cava (IVC) of rabbit. In the current study, we further dissected the caveolar region using a cholesterol-disrupting agent to investigate the role of the caveolar region. We conclude that disruption of the caveolar region in rabbit IVC smooth muscle results in augmented muscle contraction in response to adrenergic stimulation and the altered Ca2+ signaling may underlie the augmented contractility. Anat Rec, 302:186-192, 2019. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Kuo-Hsing Kuo
- Northern Medical Program, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Victoria Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Zhou QM, Chen MH, Li XH, Peng C, Lin DS, Li XN, He Y, Xiong L. Absolute Configurations and Bioactivities of Guaiane-Type Sesquiterpenoids Isolated from Pogostemon cablin. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2018; 81:1919-1927. [PMID: 30188125 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.7b00690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Seven novel guaiane sesquiterpenoids (1-7) and three known seco-guaianes were isolated from the volatile oil of Pogostemon cablin. Their structures including absolute configurations were determined by spectroscopic analyses, a modified Mosher's method, and X-ray diffraction and ECD data. The results indicated that the ECD Cotton effects arising from one or two nonconjugated olefinic chromophores could be applied to define the absolute configurations of guaiane sesquiterpenoids. Compounds 3 and 6 exhibited significant vasorelaxant activity against phenylephrine-induced and KCl-induced contractions of rat aorta rings [half-maximal effective concentration (EC50) of 3 against PHE-induced contraction, 5.4 μM; EC50 of 6 against PHE- and KCl-induced contractions, 1.6 and 24.2 μM, respectively]. They also showed antifungal activity against Candida albicans (minimum inhibitory concentrations, 500 and 300 μM, respectively). In addition, 2 and 7-9 displayed a neuroprotective effect against glutamate-induced injury in PC12 cells.
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- Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology , Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College , Beijing 100050 , People's Republic of China
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- Chengdu Taihe Health Technology Group Inc., Ltd. , Chengdu 610075 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China , Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Kunming 650201 , People's Republic of China
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Hu GY, Peng C, Xie XF, Xiong L, Zhang SY, Cao XY. Patchouli alcohol isolated from Pogostemon cablin mediates endothelium-independent vasorelaxation by blockade of Ca 2+ channels in rat isolated thoracic aorta. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2018; 220:188-196. [PMID: 28965754 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2017.09.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Revised: 09/24/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The aerial parts of Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. for the treatment of cardiodynia have been documented in Mingyi Bielu of late Han Dynasty, in addition to that the Ca2+ antagonized activities of P. cablin and its critically pharmacological ingredient patchouli alcohol (PA) were reported previously. AIM OF THE STUDY To investigate the relaxant effects of PA on rat isolated thoracic aortas and further explore its potential mechanisms of actions. MATERIALS AND METHODS The aortas with endothelium and without endothelium were prepared and suspended in the organ bath for isometric tension recordings. The responses to accumulative concentrations of PA in endothelium-intact (E + ) aortas with basal tension and in different treated aortas pre-contracted with potassium chloride (KCl) or phenylephrine (PHE) were observed; the effects of L-NAME and indomethacin in aortas with intact endothelium, and of L-NAME, propranolol, tetraethtylamine (TEA), 4-aminopyridine (4-AP), barium chloride (BaCl2), glyburide in aortas with endothelial denudation on PA-produced vasorelaxation were assessed; the influences of PA on extracellular Ca2+ influx and intracellular Ca2+ release were measured in Ca2+-free medium. Finally, the abilities of PA to inhibit KCl- and PHE-induced contractions were compared to that of verapamil in E- aortas. RESULTS PA produced vasorelaxant effects in KCl- and PHE-precontracted E + aortas in a concentration-dependent manner, which had no statistically different from that in KCl- and PHE-precontracted E- aortas. PA (10 μM) significantly reduced KCl-induced contractions while PHE-induced contractions were significantly reduced by 100 μM of PA instead of 10 μM and 30 μM in aortas with endothelium. Pre-incubation of E + aortas with L-NAME as well as indomethacin and of E- aortas with L-NAME, propranolol, TEA, 4-AP, BaCl2 and glyburide had no obvious effects on vasorelaxation of PA. In endothelium-removed aortas around Ca2+-free solution, PA remarkably lowered the contractions stimulated with Ca2+ and PHE, and application of ruthenium red and heparin further enhanced the abilities of PA to reduce PHE-caused contractions. In aortas without endothelium, 100 μM of PA markedly attenuated KCl-induced contractions but not affect PHE-induced contractions. Verapamil at the equal dose markedly attenuated KCl- and PHE-induced contractions, and the inhibitory effects on KCl-induced contractions were more forceful than that on PHE-induced contractions. In combined usage, the inhibitory effects on the contractions elicited by KCl were evidently weaker than that of verapamil alone and indifferently stronger than that of PA alone, and the inhibitory effects on the contractions elicited by PHE were evidently weaker than that of single verapamil but stronger than that of single PA. CONCLUSION PA may act as a Ca2+ antagonist to exert an intensively vasorelaxant effects through endothelium-independent pathway, and its mechanisms underlying the vasoactivities seem to be associated with the blockade of extracellular Ca2+ influx through VDCCs and ROCCs in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) membrane and intracellular Ca2+ releases through IP3R- and RYR-mediated Ca2+ channels in sarcolemma.
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- Guan-Ying Hu
- Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Herbal Medicines of the Ministry of Education, Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611173, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Herbal Medicines of the Ministry of Education, Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611173, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Herbal Medicines of the Ministry of Education, Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611173, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Herbal Medicines of the Ministry of Education, Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611173, PR China.
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- TCM Qi&Blood Functional Laboratory, College of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611173, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Herbal Medicines of the Ministry of Education, Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611173, PR China.
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Takenouchi Y, Ohtake K, Nobe K, Kasono K. Eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester improves endothelial dysfunction in type 2 diabetic mice. Lipids Health Dis 2018; 17:118. [PMID: 29788974 PMCID: PMC5964666 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-018-0770-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) is thought to have many beneficial effects, such as anti-atherosclerogenic and anti-inflammatory properties. However, few studies have reported its effects of endothelial dysfunction in diabetes and its direct effects on the aorta. Here, we investigated the effects of EPA treatment on impaired endothelium-dependent relaxation of the aorta in KKAy mice, a model of type 2 diabetes. Methods Male KKAy mice were fed a high-fat (HF) diet for 8 weeks to induce diabetes, after which they were divided into two groups. One group was fed a HF diet, and the other group was fed a HF diet containing EPA ethyl ester (EPA-E, 10 mg/day) for 4 weeks. Then, the vascular reactivities of prepared aortic rings were measured in an organ bath to determine if EPA-E administration changed vascular function in these diabetic mice. In addition, we examined effect of EPA-E and its metabolites to vascular action using aorta separated from C57BL/6 J mice. Results Although EPA-E administration did not change the plasma glucose and insulin levels in diabetic mice, total cholesterol levels were significantly decreased. The aorta extracted from EPA-E untreated diabetic mice showed impaired endothelium-dependent relaxation in response to acetylcholine (ACh). However, EPA-E administration improved the relaxation response to ACh to the control levels observed in non-diabetic C57BL/6 J mice. On the other hand, endothelium-independent relaxation in response to sodium nitroprusside did not significantly differ among these three groups. The enhanced contractile response by phenylephrine in diabetic mice was not altered by the administration of EPA-E. In addition, the direct administration of EPA-E metabolites such as EPA, docosahexaenoic acid, and docosapentaenoic acid led to vasodilation in the aortic rings of C57BL/6 J mice. Conclusion These results showed that chronic EPA-E administration prevented the development of endothelial dysfunction in KKAy mice, partly via the direct action of EPA-E metabolites on the aorta.
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- Yasuhiro Takenouchi
- Department of Pharmacology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577, Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan. .,Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, 350-0295, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, 350-0295, Japan
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Showa University, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan
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- Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, 350-0295, Japan
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Zhang H, Liu H, Chen Y, Zhang Y. The Curcumin-Induced Vasorelaxation in Rat Superior Mesenteric Arteries. Ann Vasc Surg 2017; 48:233-240. [PMID: 28943490 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2017.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2017] [Revised: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Curcumin (Cur) is a natural lipophilic polyphenol compound extracted from the rhizome of turmeric. Recently, protective effect of Cur on cardiovascular system is paid close attention. Some researches demonstrated that Cur could induce vascular relaxation in many arterial beds. However, relaxant effect of Cur on rat superior mesenteric artery is not clear. This present study will investigate the vasorelaxant effect of Cur on rat superior mesenteric arteries and the mechanisms involved. METHODS The isometric tension of rat superior mesenteric arterial rings was recorded by a sensitive myograph system in vitro. The vasodilation of Cur at various concentrations (range: 10-8-10-4 M) on potassium chloride (KCl; 60 mmol/L)-precontracted or phenylephrine hydrochloride (PE; 10 μmol/L)-precontracted arterial rings were observed. We also observed vasorelaxant effect of Cur on KCl (60 mM)-preconstricted rat superior mesenteric arterial rings after incubating the inhibitors of endothelial mechanism, including the endothelial nitric oxide synthase inhibitor Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, the guanylate cyclase inhibitor 1H-[1,2,4]Oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one, and the cyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacin, and inhibitors of potassium ion channel, including 4-aminopyridine (Voltage-sensitive K+ channel blockers), and tetraethylammonium chloride (Ca2+ activated K+ channel blockers), and BaCl2 (Inward rectifying K+ channel blockers), and glibenclamide (ATP -sensitive K+ channel blockers), respectively. The effects of Cur are expressed as percentage of relaxation from the precontraction induced by KCl (60 mmol/L) or PE (10 μmol/L). The Emax value refers to the maximum relaxation. The pD2 value refers to the negative logarithmic value of the drug concentration that produces 50% Emax. RESULTS Cur concentration dependently relaxed the superior mesenteric artery rings with endothelium precontracted by PE (Emax = 84.33 ± 1.11 and pD2 = 5.03 ± 0.02) or KCl (Emax = 80.96 ± 2.12% and pD2 = 4.32 ± 0.01). The vasorelaxant effect of Cur on the superior mesenteric artery rings relied on endothelium partially. Indomethacin (5 μM) significantly inhibited the effect. However, 1H-[1,2,4]Oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (10 μM) and Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (100 μM) had no effect on the action. In artery rings without endothelium, vasorelaxation induced by Cur was attenuated by 4-aminopyridine (100 μM). However, barium chloride dehydrate (10 μM), glibenclamide (10 μM), and traethylammonium chloride (1 mM) did not affect vasorelaxation induced by Cur. Moreover, Cur also significantly inhibited contraction induced by increasing external calcium in Ca2+-free medium plus K+ (60 mM) and releasing intracellular Ca2+ in the Ca2+-free solution. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggested that Cur induces relaxation in superior mesenteric arterial rings through an endothelium-dependent pathway, involving prostanoid, and also through an endothelium-independent pathway, opening K+ channel, and blockade of Ca2+ influx and intracellular Ca2+ release.
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- Han Zhang
- College of Pharmacy, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Pocahemiketals A and B, two new hemiketals with unprecedented sesquiterpenoid skeletons from Pogostemon cablin. Fitoterapia 2017; 120:67-71. [PMID: 28576720 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2017.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2017] [Revised: 05/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Pocahemiketals A and B (1 and 2), two novel hemiketal sesquiterpenoids with unprecedented skeletons, were isolated from the essential oil of the aerial parts of Pogostemon cablin. In addition to a bicyclo[3.2.1]-carbon core, 1 and 2 possessed a hemiketal α,β-unsaturated-γ-lactone moiety. Their structures were determined by extensive spectroscopic analysis, electronic circular dichroism calculation, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 2 exhibited significant vasorelaxant activity against phenylephrine-induced contraction of a rat aorta ring with the EC50 value of 16.32μM.
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van Helden DF, Kamiya A, Kelsey S, Laver DR, Jobling P, Mitsui R, Hashitani H. Nerve-induced responses of mouse vaginal smooth muscle. Pflugers Arch 2017; 469:1373-1385. [DOI: 10.1007/s00424-017-1995-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Revised: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Di Giuro CML, Shrestha N, Malli R, Groschner K, van Breemen C, Fameli N. Na +/Ca 2+ exchangers and Orai channels jointly refill endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca 2+ via ER nanojunctions in vascular endothelial cells. Pflugers Arch 2017; 469:1287-1299. [PMID: 28497275 PMCID: PMC5590033 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-017-1989-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Revised: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We investigated the role of Na+/ Ca2+ exchange (NCX) in the refilling of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca2+ in vascular endothelial cells under various conditions of cell stimulation and plasma membrane (PM) polarization. Better understanding of the mechanisms behind basic ER Ca2+ content regulation is important, since current hypotheses on the possible ultimate causes of ER stress point to deterioration of the Ca2+ transport mechanism to/from ER itself. We measured [Ca2+]i temporal changes by Fura-2 fluorescence under experimental protocols that inhibit a host of transporters (NCX, Orai, non-selective transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channels, sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA), Na+/ K+ ATPase (NKA)) involved in the Ca2+ communication between the extracellular space and the ER. Following histamine-stimulated ER Ca2+ release, blockade of NCX Ca2+-influx mode (by 10 μM KB-R7943) diminished the ER refilling capacity by about 40%, while in Orai1 dominant negative-transfected cells NCX blockade attenuated ER refilling by about 60%. Conversely, inhibiting the ouabain sensitive NKA (10 nM ouabain), which may be localized in PM-ER junctions, increased the ER Ca2+ releasable fraction by about 20%, thereby supporting the hypothesis that this process of privileged ER refilling is junction-mediated. Junctions were observed in the cell ultrastructure and their main parameters of membrane separation and linear extension were (9.6 ± 3.8) nm and (128 ± 63) nm, respectively. Our findings point to a process of privileged refilling of the ER, in which NCX and store-operated Ca2+ entry via the stromal interaction molecule (STIM)-Orai system are the sole protagonists. These results shed light on the molecular machinery involved in the function of a previously hypothesized subplasmalemmal Ca2+ control unit during ER refilling with extracellular Ca2+.
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- Institute of Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Department of Anaesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Institute of Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
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Evans AM. Nanojunctions of the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Deliver Site- and Function-Specific Calcium Signaling in Vascular Smooth Muscles. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 2016; 78:1-47. [PMID: 28212795 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apha.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Vasoactive agents may induce myocyte contraction, dilation, and the switch from a contractile to a migratory-proliferative phenotype(s), which requires changes in gene expression. These processes are directed, in part, by Ca2+ signals, but how different Ca2+ signals are generated to select each function is enigmatic. We have previously proposed that the strategic positioning of Ca2+ pumps and release channels at membrane-membrane junctions of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) demarcates cytoplasmic nanodomains, within which site- and function-specific Ca2+ signals arise. This chapter will describe how nanojunctions of the SR may: (1) define cytoplasmic nanospaces about the plasma membrane, mitochondria, contractile myofilaments, lysosomes, and the nucleus; (2) provide for functional segregation by restricting passive diffusion and by coordinating active ion transfer within a given nanospace via resident Ca2+ pumps and release channels; (3) select for contraction, relaxation, and/or changes in gene expression; and (4) facilitate the switch in myocyte phenotype through junctional reorganization. This should serve to highlight the need for further exploration of cellular nanojunctions and the mechanisms by which they operate, that will undoubtedly open up new therapeutic horizons.
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- A M Evans
- Centre for Integrative Physiology, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
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Melanaphy D, Johnson CD, Kustov MV, Watson CA, Borysova L, Burdyga TV, Zholos AV. Ion channel mechanisms of rat tail artery contraction-relaxation by menthol involving, respectively, TRPM8 activation and L-type Ca2+ channel inhibition. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2016; 311:H1416-H1430. [PMID: 27765744 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00222.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Accepted: 09/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Transient receptor potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8) is the principal cold and menthol receptor channel. Characterized primarily for its cold-sensing role in sensory neurons, it is expressed and functional in several nonneuronal tissues, including vasculature. We previously demonstrated that menthol causes variable mechanical responses (vasoconstriction, vasodilatation, or biphasic reactions) in isolated arteries, depending on vascular tone. Here we aimed to dissect the specific ion channel mechanisms and corresponding Ca2+ signaling pathways underlying such complex responses to menthol and other TRPM8 ligands in rat tail artery myocytes using patch-clamp electrophysiology, confocal Ca2+ imaging, and ratiometric Ca2+ recording. Menthol (300 μM, a concentration typically used to induce TRPM8 currents) strongly inhibited L-type Ca2+ channel current (L-ICa) in isolated myocytes, especially its sustained component, most relevant for depolarization-induced vasoconstriction. In contraction studies, with nifedipine present (10 μM) to abolish L-ICa contribution to phenylephrine (PE)-induced vasoconstrictions of vascular rings, a marked increase in tone was observed with menthol, similar to resting (i.e., without α-adrenoceptor stimulation by PE) conditions, when L-type channels were mostly deactivated. Menthol-induced increases in PE-induced vasoconstrictions could be inhibited both by the TRPM8 antagonist AMTB (thus confirming the specific role of TRPM8) and by cyclopiazonic acid treatment to deplete Ca2+ stores, pointing to a major contribution of Ca2+ release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum in these contractile responses. Immunocytochemical analysis has indeed revealed colocalization of TRPM8 and InsP3 receptors. Moreover, menthol Ca2+ responses, which were somewhat reduced under Ca2+-free conditions, were strongly reduced by cyclopiazonic acid treatment to deplete Ca2+ store, whereas caffeine-induced Ca2+ responses were blunted in the presence of menthol. Finally, two other common TRPM8 agonists, WS-12 and icilin, also inhibited L-ICa With respect to L-ICa inhibition, WS-12 is the most selective agonist. It augmented PE-induced contractions, whereas any secondary phase of vasorelaxation (as with menthol) was completely lacking. Thus TRPM8 channels are functionally active in rat tail artery myocytes and play a distinct direct stimulatory role in control of vascular tone. However, indirect effects of TRPM8 agonists, which are unrelated to TRPM8, are mediated by inhibition of L-type Ca2+ channels and largely obscure TRPM8-mediated vasoconstriction. These findings will promote our understanding of the vascular TRPM8 role, especially the well-known hypotensive effect of menthol, and may also have certain translational implications (e.g., in cardiovascular surgery, organ storage, transplantation, and Raynaud's phenomenon).
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- Donal Melanaphy
- Center for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Biomedical Sciences Education, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom;
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- A. A. Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Centre for Biomedical Sciences Education, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom; and
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom; and
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- Center for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom.,A. A. Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine.,Department of Biophysics, Institute of Biology, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
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Leite LN, Gonzaga NA, Simplicio JA, do Vale GT, Carballido JM, Alves-Filho JC, Tirapelli CR. Pharmacological characterization of the mechanisms underlying the vascular effects of succinate. Eur J Pharmacol 2016; 789:334-343. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.07.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Chen Y, Zhang H, Liu H, Cao A. Mechanisms of simvastatin-induced vasodilatation of rat superior mesenteric arteries. Biomed Rep 2016; 5:491-496. [PMID: 27699019 DOI: 10.3892/br.2016.756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Independent of its lipid-lowering properties, simvastatin (Sim) induces vasorelaxation; however, the underlying mechanisms have remained elusive. The aim of the present study was to investigate the vasorelaxant effects of Sim on rat superior mesenteric arteries and the mechanisms involved. The isometric tension of rat superior mesenteric arterial rings was recorded in vitro on a myograph. The results showed that Sim concentration-dependently relaxed the superior mesenteric artery rings with endothelium pre-contracted by phenylephrine hydrochloride [maximum relaxation (Emax)=51.05±4.09%; negative logarithm of the concentration that caused 50% of the maximum response (pD2)=4.17±0.18] or KCl (Emax=41.65±1.32%; pD2=3.55±0.1). Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (100 µM) significantly inhibited this effect, while it was not affected by 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (10 µM) and indomethacin (5 µM). In artery rings without endothelium, vasorelaxation induced by Sim was attenuated by 4-aminopyridine (100 µM), but was not affected by barium chloride dehydrate (10 µM), glibenclamide (10 µM) and traethylammonium chloride (1 mM). Moreover, Sim also inhibited the contraction induced by increasing external calcium in Ca2+-free medium with added KCl (60 mM). These results suggested that Sim induces relaxation of superior mesenteric arterial rings through an endothelium-dependent pathway, involving nitric oxide release and also through an endothelium-independent pathway, involving the opening of voltage-dependent K+ channels and blockade of extracellular Ca2+ influx.
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- Yulong Chen
- Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Development Center, Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Holding Group Co., Ltd., Xi'an, Shaanxi 710075, P.R. China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, P.R. China
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- Medical Record Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710077, P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Development Center, Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Holding Group Co., Ltd., Xi'an, Shaanxi 710075, P.R. China; Preparation Research Room, Shaanxi Chinese Medicine Institute, Xianyang, Shaanxi 712000, P.R. China
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Zhu M, Ren Z, Possomato-Vieira JS, Khalil RA. Restoring placental growth factor-soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 balance reverses vascular hyper-reactivity and hypertension in pregnancy. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2016; 311:R505-21. [PMID: 27280428 PMCID: PMC5142222 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00137.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy-related hypertensive disorder (HTN-Preg) with unclear mechanism. An imbalance between antiangiogenic soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) and angiogenic placental growth factor (PlGF) has been observed in PE, but the vascular targets and signaling pathways involved are unclear. We assessed the extent of sFlt-1/PlGF imbalance and vascular dysfunction in a rat model of HTN-Preg produced by reduction of uteroplacental perfusion pressure (RUPP), and tested whether inducing a comparable sFlt-1/PlGF imbalance by infusing sFlt-1 (10 μg·kg(-1)·day(-1)) in day 14 pregnant (Preg) rats cause similar increases in blood pressure (BP) and vascular reactivity. Using these guiding measurements, we then tested whether restoring sFlt-1/PlGF balance by infusing PIGF (20 μg·kg(-1)·day(-1)) in RUPP rats would improve BP and vascular function. On gestational day 19, BP was in Preg+sFlt-1 and RUPP > Preg, and in RUPP+PlGF < RUPP rats. Plasma sFlt-1/PlGF ratio was increased in Preg+sFlt-1, and RUPP and was reduced in RUPP+PlGF rats. In isolated endothelium-intact aorta, carotid, mesenteric, and renal artery, phenylephrine (Phe)- and high KCl-induced contraction was in Preg+sFlt-1 and RUPP > Preg, and in RUPP+PlGF < RUPP. The differences in vascular reactivity to Phe and KCl between groups were less apparent in vessels treated with the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor l-NAME or guanylate cyclase inhibitor 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ) or endothelium-denuded, suggesting changes in endothelial NO-cGMP pathway. In Phe precontracted vessels, ACh-induced relaxation was in Preg+sFlt-1 and RUPP < Preg, and in RUPP+PlGF > RUPP, and was blocked by N(ω)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME) or ODQ treatment or endothelium removal. Western blots revealed that aortic total endothelial NOS (eNOS) and activated phosphorylated-eNOS were in Preg+sFlt-1 and RUPP < Preg and in RUPP+PlGF > RUPP. ACh-induced vascular nitrate/nitrite production was in Preg+sFlt-1 and RUPP < Preg, and in RUPP+PlGF > RUPP. Vascular relaxation to the exogenous NO donor sodium nitroprusside was not different among groups. Thus, a tilt in the angiogenic balance toward anti-angiogenic sFlt-1 is associated with decreased vascular relaxation and increased vasoconstriction and BP. Restoring the angiogenic/antiangiogenic balance using PlGF enhances endothelial NO-cGMP vascular relaxation and decreases vasoconstriction and BP in HTN-Preg rats and could offer a new approach in the management of PE.
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- Minglin Zhu
- Vascular Surgery Research Laboratories, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Vascular Surgery Research Laboratories, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Vascular Surgery Research Laboratories, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Vascular Surgery Research Laboratories, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Chen Y, Xu C, Wei Y, Zhang Y, Cao A. Endothelium-dependent and-independent relaxation induced by resveratrol in rat superior mesenteric arteries. Exp Ther Med 2016; 12:2241-2246. [PMID: 27698719 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2016.3605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Resveratrol (Res) is a specific agonist of sirtuin 1, and has many cardioprotective effects. Although Res is able to relax various vascular beds, its pharmacological properties in rat superior mesenteric arteries and the underlying mechanism are not well clarified. The aim of present study was to investigate the vasorelaxant effects of Res on rat superior mesenteric arteries and the mechanisms involved. The isometric tension of rat superior mesenteric arterial rings was recorded in vitro using myography. It was found that Res concentration-dependently relaxed endothelium-intact superior mesenteric artery rings pre-contracted by phenylephrine hydrochloride (Emax, 97.66±0.79%; pD2, 4.30±0.14) or KCl (Emax, 101.3±0.6%; pD2, 4.12±0.03). The vasorelaxant effect of Res on the superior mesenteric artery rings was partially endothelium-dependent. NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (100 µM) significantly inhibited the Res-induced vasorelaxant effect. However, 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a] quinoxalin-1-one (10 µM) and indomethacin (5 µM) each had no effect on the Res-induced vasorelaxation. In artery rings without endothelium, the vasorelaxation induced by Res was attenuated by 4-aminopyridine (100 µM) and glibenclamide (10 µM). However, barium chloride dehydrate (10 µM) and tetraethylammonium chloride (1 mM) did not affect the vasorelaxation induced by Res. Moreover, Res also inhibited the contraction induced by an increase in external calcium concentration in Ca2+-free medium plus KCl (60 mM). These results suggest that Res induces relaxation in superior mesenteric arterial rings through an endothelium-dependent pathway, involving nitric oxide release, and also through an endothelium-independent pathway, with opening of voltage-dependent K+ channels and ATP-sensitive K+ channels and blockade of extracellular Ca2+ influx.
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- Yulong Chen
- Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Development Center, Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Holding Group Co., Ltd., Xi'an, Shaanxi 710075, P.R. China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, P.R. China; Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Experimental Vascular Research, Lund University, S-22184 Lund, Sweden
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710069, P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ischemic Cardiovascular Disease, Institute of Basic and Translational Medicine, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710021, P.R. China
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- Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Development Center, Shaanxi Pharmaceutical Holding Group Co., Ltd., Xi'an, Shaanxi 710075, P.R. China; Preparation Research Room, Shaanxi Chinese Medicine Institute, Xianyang, Shaanxi 712000, P.R. China
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Andrade DMLD, Borges LL, Torres IMS, Conceição ECD, Rocha ML. Jabuticaba-Induced Endothelium-Independent Vasodilating Effect on Isolated Arteries. Arq Bras Cardiol 2016; 107:223-229. [PMID: 27533258 PMCID: PMC5053190 DOI: 10.5935/abc.20160118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Background: Despite the important biological effects of jabuticaba, its actions on the cardiovascular system have not been clarified. Objectives: To determine the effects of jabuticaba hydroalcoholic extract (JHE) on vascular smooth muscle (VSM) of isolated arteries. Methods: Endothelium-denuded aortic rings of rats were mounted in isolated organ bath to record isometric tension. The relaxant effect of JHE and the influence of K+ channels and Ca2+ intra- and extracellular sources on JHE-stimulated response were assessed. Results: Arteries pre-contracted with phenylephrine showed concentration-dependent relaxation (0.380 to 1.92 mg/mL). Treatment with K+ channel blockers (tetraethyl-ammonium, glibenclamide, 4-aminopyridine) hindered relaxation due to JHE. In addition, phenylephrine-stimulated contraction was hindered by previous treatment with JHE. Inhibition of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase did not change relaxation due to JHE. In addition, JHE inhibited the contraction caused by Ca2+ influx stimulated by phenylephrine and KCl (75 mM). Conclusion: JHE induces endothelium-independent vasodilation. Activation of K+ channels and inhibition of Ca2+ influx through the membrane are involved in the JHE relaxant effect. Fundamentos: Embora a jabuticaba apresente importantes efeitos biológicos, suas ações sobre o sistema cardiovascular ainda não foram esclarecidas. Objetivos: Determinar os efeitos do extrato de jabuticaba (EHJ) sobre o músculo liso vascular (MLV) em artérias isoladas. Métodos: Aortas (sem endotélio) de ratos foram montadas em banho de órgãos isolados para registro de tensão isométrica. Foram verificados o efeito relaxante, a influência dos canais de K+ e das fontes de Ca2+ intra- e extracelular sob a resposta estimulada pelo EHJ. Resultados: Artérias pré-contraídas com fenilefrina apresentaram relaxamento concentração-dependente (0,380 a 1,92 mg/mL). O tratamento com bloqueadores de canais de K+ (tetraetilamônio, glibenclamida, 4-aminopiridina) prejudicaram o relaxamento pelo EHJ. A contração estimulada com fenilefrina também foi prejudicada pelo tratamento prévio com EHJ. A inibição da Ca2+ATPase do reticulo sarcoplasmático não alterou o relaxamento pelo EHJ. Além disso, o EHJ inibiu a contração causada pelo influxo de Ca2+ estimulado por fenilefrina e KCl (75 mM). Conclusão: O EHJ induz vasodilatação independente do endotélio. Ativação dos canais de K+ e inibição do influxo de Ca2+ através da membrana estão envolvidas no efeito relaxante do EHJ.
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- Laboratório de Pesquisa em Produtos Naturais - Faculdade de Farmácia - Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, GO - Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia Cardiovascular - Faculdade de Farmácia - Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, GO - Brazil
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- Laboratório de Pesquisa em Produtos Naturais - Faculdade de Farmácia - Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, GO - Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia Cardiovascular - Faculdade de Farmácia - Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, GO - Brazil
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From contraction to gene expression: nanojunctions of the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum deliver site- and function-specific calcium signals. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2016; 59:749-63. [PMID: 27376531 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-016-5071-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Calcium signals determine, for example, smooth muscle contraction and changes in gene expression. How calcium signals select for these processes is enigmatic. We build on the "panjunctional sarcoplasmic reticulum" hypothesis, describing our view that different calcium pumps and release channels, with different kinetics and affinities for calcium, are strategically positioned within nanojunctions of the SR and help demarcate their respective cytoplasmic nanodomains. SERCA2b and RyR1 are preferentially targeted to the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) proximal to the plasma membrane (PM), i.e., to the superficial buffer barrier formed by PM-SR nanojunctions, and support vasodilation. In marked contrast, SERCA2a may be entirely restricted to the deep, perinuclear SR and may supply calcium to this sub-compartment in support of vasoconstriction. RyR3 is also preferentially targeted to the perinuclear SR, where its clusters associate with lysosome-SR nanojunctions. The distribution of RyR2 is more widespread and extends from this region to the wider cell. Therefore, perinuclear RyR3s most likely support the initiation of global calcium waves at L-SR junctions, which subsequently propagate by calcium-induced calcium release via RyR2 in order to elicit contraction. Data also suggest that unique SERCA and RyR are preferentially targeted to invaginations of the nuclear membrane. Site- and function-specific calcium signals may thus arise to modulate stimulus-response coupling and transcriptional cascades.
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Hu G, Li X, Zhang S, Wang X. Association of rat thoracic aorta dilatation by astragaloside IV with the generation of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factors and nitric oxide, and the blockade of Ca 2+ channels. Biomed Rep 2016; 5:27-34. [PMID: 27347401 PMCID: PMC4907089 DOI: 10.3892/br.2016.680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The aim of the present study was to elucidate the roles of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factors (EDHFs) and nitric oxide (NO) in mediating the vasodilatation response to astragaloside IV and the effects of astragaloside IV on voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels and receptor-operated Ca2+ channels in rat thoracic aortic rings precontracted with potassium chloride (KCl; 60 mM) or phenylephrine (PHE; 1 µM). The results showed that astragaloside IV (1×10−4-3×10−1 g/l) concentration-dependently relaxed the contraction induced by KCl (10–90 mM) or PHE (1×10−9-3×10−5 µM) and inhibited concentration-contraction curves for the two vasoconstrictors in the aortic rings. Preincubation with Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, 100 µM) significantly attenuated astragaloside IV-induced relaxation in the endothelium-intact and -denuded arterial rings precontracted with PHE. Astragaloside IV, following preincubation with L-NAME (100 µM) plus indomethacin (10 µM), exerted vasodilatation, which was depressed by tetraethtylamine (1 mM) and propargylglycine (100 µM), but not by carbenoxolone (10 µM), catalase (500 U/ml) or proadifen hydrochloride (10 µM). The action mode of astragaloside IV was evident in comparison to nifedipine. Inhibition of PHE-induced contraction by astragaloside IV (100 mg/l) was more potent compared to inhibition of KCl-induced contraction, while inhibition of KCl-induced contraction by nifedipine (100 mg/l) was more potent compared to inhibition of PHE-induced contraction by nifedipine (100 mg/l). In addition, the combination of astragaloside IV and nifedipine exhibited synergistic and additive inhibitory effects on contraction evoked by KCl, which was similar to PHE. In conclusion, astragaloside IV, as a Ca2+ antagonist, relaxes the vessels through the blockade of superior receptor-operated Ca2+ and inferior voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels, which modulate NO from vascular endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells, and EDHFs including K+ and hydrogen sulfide.
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- Guanying Hu
- Basic Medical College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan 611137, P.R. China
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- Basic Medical College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan 611137, P.R. China
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- Basic Medical College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan 611137, P.R. China
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- Basic Medical College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan 611137, P.R. China
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Horvat A, Zorec R, Vardjan N. Adrenergic stimulation of single rat astrocytes results in distinct temporal changes in intracellular Ca(2+) and cAMP-dependent PKA responses. Cell Calcium 2016; 59:156-63. [PMID: 26794933 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2016.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Revised: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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During the arousal and startle response, locus coeruleus neurons, innervating practically all brain regions, release catecholamine noradrenaline, which reaches neural brain cells, including astrocytes. These glial cells respond to noradrenergic stimulation by simultaneous activation of the α- and β-adrenergic receptors (ARs) in the plasma membrane with increasing cytosolic levels of Ca(2+) and cAMP, respectively. AR-activation controls a myriad of processes in astrocytes including glucose metabolism, gliosignal vesicle homeostasis, gene transcription, cell morphology and antigen-presenting functions, all of which have distinct temporal characteristics. It is known from biochemical studies that Ca(2+) and cAMP signals in astrocytes can interact, however it is presently unclear whether the temporal properties of the two second messengers are time associated upon AR-activation. We used confocal microscopy to study AR agonist-induced intracellular changes in Ca(2+) and cAMP in single cultured cortical rat astrocytes by real-time monitoring of the Ca(2+) indicator Fluo4-AM and the fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based nanosensor A-kinase activity reporter 2 (AKAR2), which reports the activity of cAMP via its downstream effector protein kinase A (PKA). The results revealed that the activation of α1-ARs by phenylephrine triggers periodic (phasic) Ca(2+) oscillations within 10s, while the activation of β-ARs by isoprenaline leads to a ∼10-fold slower tonic rise to a plateau in cAMP/PKA activity devoid of oscillations. Thus the concomitant activation of α- and β-ARs triggers the Ca(2+) and cAMP second messenger systems in astrocytes with distinct temporal properties, which appears to be tailored to regulate downstream effectors in different time domains.
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- Anemari Horvat
- Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology - Molecular Cell Physiology, Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Zaloška 4, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology - Molecular Cell Physiology, Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Zaloška 4, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Celica Biomedical, Tehnološki park 24, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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- Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology - Molecular Cell Physiology, Institute of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Zaloška 4, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Celica Biomedical, Tehnološki park 24, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Jiang M, Wan F, Wang F, Wu Q. Irisin relaxes mouse mesenteric arteries through endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent mechanisms. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 468:832-6. [PMID: 26582714 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.11.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Irisin, a newly discovered myokine, has been shown to produce modest weight loss and improve glucose intolerance in mice. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of irisin on vascular activity and the mechanisms involved. Experiments were performed on mouse mesenteric arteries. We demonstrated that irisin induced relaxation in mesenteric arteries with or without endothelium in a concentration-dependent manner. It was further demonstrated that the irisin-induced vasorelaxation effects on endothelium-intact mesenteric arteries were reduced by pretreatment with Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) or 1H-[1, 2, 4] oxadizolo [4, 3-a] quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ). However, pretreatment with indomethacin (INDO), a nonselective cyclooxygenase inhibitor did not modulate irisin-induced relaxation. In addition, the contraction due to extracellular Ca(2+) influx and intracellular Ca(2+) release was also inhibited by irisin. In summary, these results suggested that the endothelium-dependent relaxation of irisin is mediated by the nitric oxide (NO)-guanosine 3', 5'-cyclic phosphate (cGMP)-dependent pathway but not the prostaglandin I2 (PGI2)-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent mechanism. Endothelium-independent relaxation may be depend on inhibiting Ca(2+) influx through blocking VDCCs and intracellular Ca(2+) release through both IP3R and RyR channels.
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- Miao Jiang
- Experimental Animal Center, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, PR China
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- Experimental Animal Center, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, PR China.
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de Fátima Reis C, de Andrade DML, Neves BJ, de Almeida Ribeiro Oliveira L, Pinho JF, da Silva LP, Cruz JDS, Bara MTF, Andrade CH, Rocha ML. Blocking the L-type Ca2+ channel (Cav 1.2) is the key mechanism for the vascular relaxing effect of Pterodon spp. and its isolated diterpene methyl-6α-acetoxy-7β-hydroxyvouacapan-17β-oate. Pharmacol Res 2015; 100:242-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2015.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Revised: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Garza AE, Pojoga LH, Moize B, Hafiz WM, Opsasnick LA, Siddiqui WT, Horenstein M, Adler GK, Williams GH, Khalil RA. Critical Role of Striatin in Blood Pressure and Vascular Responses to Dietary Sodium Intake. Hypertension 2015; 66:674-80. [PMID: 26169051 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.115.05600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Striatin is a protein regulator of vesicular trafficking in neurons that also binds caveolin-1 and Ca(2+)-calmodulin and could activate endothelial nitric oxide synthase. We have shown that striatin colocalizes with the mineralocorticoid receptor and that mineralocorticoid receptor activation increases striatin levels in vascular cells. To test whether striatin is a regulator of vascular function, wild-type and heterozygous striatin-deficient mice (Strn(+/-)) were randomized in crossover intervention to restricted (0.03%) and liberal sodium (1.6%) diets for 7 days on each diet, and blood pressure and aortic vascular function were measured. Compared with wild-type, sodium restriction significantly reduced blood pressure in Strn(+/-). On liberal salt intake, phenylephrine and high KCl caused a greater vascular contraction in Strn(+/-) than wild-type, and endothelium removal, nitric oxide synthase inhibitor L-NAME, and guanylate cyclase inhibitor ODQ enhanced phenylephrine contraction to a smaller extent in Strn(+/-) than wild-type. On liberal salt, acetylcholine relaxation was less in Strn(+/-) than in wild-type, and endothelium removal, L-NAME, and ODQ blocked acetylcholine relaxation, suggesting changes in endothelial NO-cGMP. On liberal salt, endothelial nitric oxide synthase mRNA expression and the ratio of endothelial nitric oxide synthase activator pAkt/total Akt were decreased in Strn(+/-) versus wild-type. Vascular relaxation to NO donor sodium nitroprusside was not different among groups. Thus, striatin deficiency is associated with salt sensitivity of blood pressure, enhanced vasoconstriction, and decreased vascular relaxation, suggesting a critical role for striatin, through modulation of endothelial NO-cGMP, in regulation of vascular function and BP during changes in sodium intake.
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- Amanda E Garza
- From the Cardiovascular Endocrine Section, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension (A.E.G., L.H.P., B.M., W.M.H., G.K.A., G.H.W.), and Division of Vascular Surgery (L.A.O., W.T.S., M.H., R.A.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- From the Cardiovascular Endocrine Section, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension (A.E.G., L.H.P., B.M., W.M.H., G.K.A., G.H.W.), and Division of Vascular Surgery (L.A.O., W.T.S., M.H., R.A.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- From the Cardiovascular Endocrine Section, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension (A.E.G., L.H.P., B.M., W.M.H., G.K.A., G.H.W.), and Division of Vascular Surgery (L.A.O., W.T.S., M.H., R.A.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- From the Cardiovascular Endocrine Section, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension (A.E.G., L.H.P., B.M., W.M.H., G.K.A., G.H.W.), and Division of Vascular Surgery (L.A.O., W.T.S., M.H., R.A.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- From the Cardiovascular Endocrine Section, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension (A.E.G., L.H.P., B.M., W.M.H., G.K.A., G.H.W.), and Division of Vascular Surgery (L.A.O., W.T.S., M.H., R.A.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- From the Cardiovascular Endocrine Section, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension (A.E.G., L.H.P., B.M., W.M.H., G.K.A., G.H.W.), and Division of Vascular Surgery (L.A.O., W.T.S., M.H., R.A.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- From the Cardiovascular Endocrine Section, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension (A.E.G., L.H.P., B.M., W.M.H., G.K.A., G.H.W.), and Division of Vascular Surgery (L.A.O., W.T.S., M.H., R.A.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- From the Cardiovascular Endocrine Section, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension (A.E.G., L.H.P., B.M., W.M.H., G.K.A., G.H.W.), and Division of Vascular Surgery (L.A.O., W.T.S., M.H., R.A.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- From the Cardiovascular Endocrine Section, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension (A.E.G., L.H.P., B.M., W.M.H., G.K.A., G.H.W.), and Division of Vascular Surgery (L.A.O., W.T.S., M.H., R.A.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- From the Cardiovascular Endocrine Section, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension (A.E.G., L.H.P., B.M., W.M.H., G.K.A., G.H.W.), and Division of Vascular Surgery (L.A.O., W.T.S., M.H., R.A.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
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Santos MEP, Moura LHP, Mendes MB, Arcanjo DDR, Monção NBN, Araújo BQ, Lopes JAD, Silva-Filho JC, Fernandes RM, Oliveira RCM, Citó AMGL, Oliveira AP. Hypotensive and vasorelaxant effects induced by the ethanolic extract of the Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. (Mimosaceae) inflorescences in normotensive rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2015; 164:120-128. [PMID: 25683301 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Revised: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Caatinga is highly influenced by its seasonality. This species is endemic in the northeastern region, which is rich in plants with pharmacological potential. Many of these plants are used by the population and some of them have confirmed pharmacological properties. Mimosa caesalpiniifolia Benth. (Mimosaceae) is a native plant from northeastern Brazil׳s caatinga, popularly known as sabiá and cascudo. The tea from the inflorescence of this species is used by the population of the semi-arid for the treatment of hypertension, and the utilization of the plant bark for the staunching of bleedings and wound washing in order to prevent inflammation; also, the ingestion of the bark infusion is used in the treatment of bronchitis. However, its pharmacological effects and mechanisms of action have not yet been studied. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of the ethanolic extract of M. caesalpiniifolia on the cardiovascular system in rats. MATERIAL AND METHODS In a study for the assessment of the hypotensive effect of the extract, the polyethylene catheters were inserted in the aorta artery and inferior vena cava for the measurement of the arterial pressure and heart rate. When intragastric administration was performed, only one catheter was implanted in the abdominal aorta. In studies for the vasorelaxant activity, mesenteric arterial rings (1-2mm) were used: they were kept in Tyrode׳s solution (95% O2 and 5% CO2) and submitted to tension of 0.75 g/f for 1h. The results were expressed as mean ± S.E.M., significant to the values of p<0.05. RESULTS The administration of the doses through venous pathway (6.25; 12.5 and 25mg/kg, i.v.) promoted hypotension followed by bradycardia in the higher doses. The pre-treatment with atropine (2mg/kg, i.v.) interrupted both the hypotension and the bradycardia; with hexamethonium, hypotension was reverted and bradycardia was attenuated. While the administration of tea/flowers (25mg/kg i.v.) also promoted a following section of hypotension, a slight increase in heart rate was observed. When administered orally, MC-EtOH/flowers (100mg/kg, v.o.) promoted a decrease in the arterial pressure from 90 min on, without a significant alteration in the heart rate in relation to the control. In the in vitro study, a pharmacological trial was performed with the extracts obtained from parts of the species M. caesalpiifolia (leaves, bark, fruit and inflorescences). Among all extracts tested, the ethanolic extract from the inflorescences (MC-EtOH/flowers) presented higher vasorelaxant potency in relation to the other parts of the plant. Henceforth, MC-EtOH/flowers was used in the sequence. In mesenteric preparations pre-contracted with phenylephrine (10(-5)M), the MC-EtOH/flowers (0.1-750 µg/ml) promoted vasorelaxant effect regardless of the vascular endothelium. MC-EtOH/flowers inhibited the contractions induced by the cumulative addition of phenylephrine (10(-9)-10(-5)mol/l) or CaCl2 (10(-6)-3 × 10(-2)M), in a concentration-dependent way. In contractions induced by S(-)Bay K 8644, a Cav-L activator, the MC-EtOH/flowers promoted concentration-dependent relaxation, corroborating previous results. CONCLUSION The tea of flowers of M. caesalpiniifolia promotes hypotension and tachycardia, whereas ethanolic extract (MC-EtOH) promotes hypotension and bradycardia involving the participation of the muscarinic and ganglionic pathways, as well as vasorelaxant action involving the Ca(2+) influx inhibition blockade.
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- M E P Santos
- Medicinal Plants Research Center, Federal University of Piauí, 64049-550 Terezina, PI, Brazil
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- Medicinal Plants Research Center, Federal University of Piauí, 64049-550 Terezina, PI, Brazil
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- Medicinal Plants Research Center, Federal University of Piauí, 64049-550 Terezina, PI, Brazil
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- Medicinal Plants Research Center, Federal University of Piauí, 64049-550 Terezina, PI, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Piauí, 64049-550 Terezina, PI, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Piauí, 64049-550 Terezina, PI, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Piauí, 64049-550 Terezina, PI, Brazil
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- Medicinal Plants Research Center, Federal University of Piauí, 64049-550 Terezina, PI, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Piauí, 64049-550, Terezina, PI, Brazil
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- Medicinal Plants Research Center, Federal University of Piauí, 64049-550 Terezina, PI, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Piauí, 64049-550 Terezina, PI, Brazil
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- Medicinal Plants Research Center, Federal University of Piauí, 64049-550 Terezina, PI, Brazil.
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Wang X, Cheang WS, Yang H, Xiao L, Lai B, Zhang M, Ni J, Luo Z, Zhang Z, Huang Y, Wang N. Nuciferine relaxes rat mesenteric arteries through endothelium-dependent and -independent mechanisms. Br J Pharmacol 2015; 172:5609-18. [PMID: 25409881 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Revised: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 11/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Nuciferine, a constituent of lotus leaf, is an aromatic ring-containing alkaloid, with antioxidative properties. We hypothesize nuciferine might affect vascular reactivity. This study aimed at determining the effects of nuciferine on vasomotor tone and the underlying mechanism EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Nuciferine-induced relaxations in rings of rat main mesenteric arteries were measured by wire myographs. Endothelial NOS (eNOS) was determined by immunoblotting. Intracellular NO production in HUVECs and Ca(2+) level in both HUVECs and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) from rat mesenteric arteries were assessed by fluorescence imaging. KEY RESULTS Nuciferine induced relaxations in arterial segments pre-contracted by KCl or phenylephrine. Nuciferine-elicited arterial relaxations were reduced by removal of endothelium or by pretreatment with the eNOS inhibitor L-NAME or the NO-sensitive guanylyl cyclase inhibitor ODQ. In HUVECs, the phosphorylation of eNOS at Ser(1177) and increase in cytosolic NO level induced by nuciferine were mediated by extracellular Ca(2+) influx. Under endothelium-free conditions, nuciferine attenuated CaCl2-induced contraction in Ca(2+)-free depolarizing medium. In the absence of extracellular calcium, nuciferine relieved the vasoconstriction induced by phenylephrine and the addition of CaCl2. Nuciferine also suppressed Ca(2+) influx in Ca(2+)-free K(+)-containing solution in VSMCs. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Nuciferine has a vasorelaxant effect via both endothelium-dependent and -independent mechanisms. These results suggest that nuciferine may have a therapeutic effect on vascular diseases associated with aberrant vasoconstriction.
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- Xinfeng Wang
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Institute of Vascular Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Institute of Vascular Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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Simplicio JA, Pernomian L, Simão MR, Carnio EC, Batalhão ME, Ambrosio SR, Tirapelli CR. Mechanisms underlying the vascular and hypotensive actions of the labdane ent-3-acetoxy-labda-8(17),13-dien-15-oic acid. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 726:66-76. [PMID: 24463178 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We investigated the mechanisms underlying the vasorelaxant and hypotensive actions of the labdane-type diterpene ent-3-acetoxy-labda-8(17),13-dien-15-oic acid (labda-15-oic acid). Vascular reactivity experiments were performed in aortic rings isolated from male Wistar rats. cAMP and cGMP were measured by enzyme immunoassay (EIA) whereas nitrate measurement was performed by chemiluminescence. Nitric oxide (NO) concentration ([NO]c) was measured in endothelial cells by flow cytometry. The cytosolic calcium concentration ([Ca2+]c) in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) was measured by confocal microscopy. Blood pressure measurements were performed in conscious rats. Labda-15-oic acid inhibited the contraction induced by phenylephrine and serotonin in either endothelium-intact or endothelium-denuded rat aortic rings. The labdane significantly reduced CaCl2-induced contraction in a Ca2+-free solution containing KCl or phenylephrine. Labda-15-oic acid (0.1–300 μmol/l) concentration-dependently relaxed endothelium-intact and endothelium-denuded aortas pre-contracted with either phenylephrine or KCl. In endothelium-intact rings, the relaxation induced by labda-15-oic acid was affected by L-NAME, 7-nitroindazole, ODQ, hemoglobin, Rp-8-Br-Pet-cGMPS and thapsigargin. Blockade of K+ channels with 4-aminopyridine, apamin, charybdotoxin and glibenclamide affected the relaxation induced by labda-15-oic acid. The labdane increased cGMP and nitrate levels but did not affect cAMP levels in endothelium-intact aortas. Labda-15-oic acid increased [NO]c in endothelial cells and decreased [Ca2+]c in VSMC. The hypotension induced by intravenous administration of labda-15-oic acid (0.3–3 mg/kg) was partially reduced by L-NAME. In conclusion, the mechanisms underlying the cardiovascular actions of the labdane involve the activation of the endothelial NO-cGMP pathway, the opening of K+ channels and the alteration on Ca2+ mobilization.
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Fameli N, Ogunbayo OA, van Breemen C, Evans AM. Cytoplasmic nanojunctions between lysosomes and sarcoplasmic reticulum are required for specific calcium signaling. F1000Res 2014; 3:93. [PMID: 25126414 PMCID: PMC4126599 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.3720.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Herein we demonstrate how nanojunctions between lysosomes and sarcoplasmic reticulum (L-SR junctions) serve to couple lysosomal activation to regenerative, ryanodine receptor-mediated cellular Ca
2+ waves. In pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) it has been proposed that nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP) triggers increases in cytoplasmic Ca
2+ via L-SR junctions, in a manner that requires initial Ca
2+ release from lysosomes and subsequent Ca
2+-induced Ca
2+ release (CICR) via ryanodine receptor (RyR) subtype 3 on the SR membrane proximal to lysosomes. L-SR junction membrane separation has been estimated to be < 400 nm and thus beyond the resolution of light microscopy, which has restricted detailed investigations of the junctional coupling process. The present study utilizes standard and tomographic transmission electron microscopy to provide a thorough ultrastructural characterization of the L-SR junctions in PASMCs. We show that L-SR nanojunctions are prominent features within these cells and estimate that the junctional membrane separation and extension are about 15 nm and 300 nm, respectively. Furthermore, we develop a quantitative model of the L-SR junction using these measurements, prior kinetic and specific Ca
2+ signal information as input data. Simulations of NAADP-dependent junctional Ca
2+ transients demonstrate that the magnitude of these signals can breach the threshold for CICR via RyR3. By correlation analysis of live cell Ca
2+ signals and simulated Ca
2+ transients within L-SR junctions, we estimate that “trigger zones” comprising 60–100 junctions are required to confer a signal of similar magnitude. This is compatible with the 110 lysosomes/cell estimated from our ultrastructural observations. Most importantly, our model shows that increasing the L-SR junctional width above 50 nm lowers the magnitude of junctional [Ca
2+] such that there is a failure to breach the threshold for CICR via RyR3. L-SR junctions are therefore a pre-requisite for efficient Ca
2+signal coupling and may contribute to cellular function in health and disease.
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- Nicola Fameli
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z3, Canada.,Centre for Integrative Physiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, UK.,Current address: Institute for Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, 8010, Austria
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- Centre for Integrative Physiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, UK
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Centre for Integrative Physiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9XD, UK
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Billaud M, Lohman AW, Johnstone SR, Biwer LA, Mutchler S, Isakson BE. Regulation of cellular communication by signaling microdomains in the blood vessel wall. Pharmacol Rev 2014; 66:513-69. [PMID: 24671377 DOI: 10.1124/pr.112.007351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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It has become increasingly clear that the accumulation of proteins in specific regions of the plasma membrane can facilitate cellular communication. These regions, termed signaling microdomains, are found throughout the blood vessel wall where cellular communication, both within and between cell types, must be tightly regulated to maintain proper vascular function. We will define a cellular signaling microdomain and apply this definition to the plethora of means by which cellular communication has been hypothesized to occur in the blood vessel wall. To that end, we make a case for three broad areas of cellular communication where signaling microdomains could play an important role: 1) paracrine release of free radicals and gaseous molecules such as nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species; 2) role of ion channels including gap junctions and potassium channels, especially those associated with the endothelium-derived hyperpolarization mediated signaling, and lastly, 3) mechanism of exocytosis that has considerable oversight by signaling microdomains, especially those associated with the release of von Willebrand factor. When summed, we believe that it is clear that the organization and regulation of signaling microdomains is an essential component to vessel wall function.
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- Marie Billaud
- Dept. of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, PO Box 801394, Charlottesville, VA 22902.
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Osmond JM, Gonzalez Bosc LV, Walker BR, Kanagy NL. Endothelin-1-induced vasoconstriction does not require intracellular Ca²⁺ waves in arteries from rats exposed to intermittent hypoxia. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2014; 306:H667-73. [PMID: 24414066 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00643.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Sleep apnea is associated with cardiovascular disease, and patients with sleep apnea have elevated plasma endothelin (ET)-1 concentrations. Rats exposed to intermittent hypoxia (IH), a model of sleep apnea, also have increased plasma ET-1 concentrations and heightened constriction to ET-1 in mesenteric arteries without an increase in global vascular smooth muscle cell Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]). Because ET-1 has been shown to increase the occurrence of propagating Ca(2+) waves, we hypothesized that ET-1 increases Ca(2+) wave activity in mesenteric arteries, rather than global [Ca(2+)], to mediate enhanced vasoconstriction after IH exposure. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to sham or IH conditions for 7 h/day for 2 wk. Mesenteric arteries from sham- and IH-exposed rats were isolated, cannulated, and pressurized to 75 mmHg to measure ET-1-induced constriction as well as changes in global [Ca(2+)] and Ca(2+) wave activity. A low concentration of ET-1 (1 nM) elicited similar vasoconstriction and global Ca(2+) responses in the two groups. Conversely, ET-1 had no effect on Ca(2+) wave activity in arteries from sham rats but significantly increased wave frequency in arteries from IH-exposed rats. The ET-1-induced increase in Ca(2+) wave frequency in arteries from IH rats was dependent on phospholipase C and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor activation, yet inhibition of phospholipase C and the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor did not prevent ET-1-mediated vasoconstriction. These results suggest that although ET-1 elevates Ca(2+) wave activity after IH exposure, increases in wave activity are not associated with increased vasoconstriction.
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- Jessica M Osmond
- Vascular Physiology Group, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Kim JE, Choi BK, Choi JY, Ryu T, Roh WS, Song SY. Role of calcium channels responsible for phenylephrine-induced contraction in rat aorta 3 days after acute myocardial infarction. Korean J Anesthesiol 2014; 66:143-52. [PMID: 24624273 PMCID: PMC3948442 DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2014.66.2.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2013] [Revised: 01/13/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Phenylephrine (PE) produces tonic contraction through involvement of various calcium channels such as store-operated calcium channels (SOCCs) and voltage-operated calcium channels (VOCCs). However, the relative contribution of each calcium channel to PE-induced contraction has not been investigated in isolated rat aorta of early acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods Endothelium-denuded rat aortic rings from rats 3 days after AMI or sham-operated (SHAM) rats were prepared in an organ chamber with Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate solution for isometric tension recording. We assessed the PE dose-response relationships in 2.5 mM calcium medium for both groups. The same procedure was repeated using rings pretreated with the SOCC inhibitor 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate, sarco/endoplasmic-reticulum calcium ATPase inhibitor thapsigargin (TG), diacyl glycerol lipase inhibitor RHC80267, and sodium-calcium exchanger inhibitor 3,4-dichlorobenzamil hydrochloride for 30 minutes before addition of calcium. When ongoing tonic contraction was sustained, dose-response curves to the VOCC inhibitor nifedipine were obtained to assess the relative contribution of each calcium channel under various conditions. Results The effect of SOCC induction with TG pretreatment on PE-induced contraction was significantly lower in the AMI group compared to the SHAM group. In addition, there were significant decreases in the sensitivity and efficacy of the VOCC inhibitor nifedipine on PE-induced contraction in the AMI group. Conclusions Results suggest that the change of vascular reactivity of PE in rat aorta 3 days after AMI is characterized by a decreased contribution of L-type VOCCs. The enhanced VOCC-independent calcium entry mechanisms after AMI can be mediated by enhanced capacitative calcium entry through the activation of SOCCs.
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- Jung-Eun Kim
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chil-gok Catholic Hospital, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea
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Navarro-Dorado J, Garcia-Alonso M, van Breemen C, Tejerina T, Fameli N. Calcium oscillations in human mesenteric vascular smooth muscle. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 445:84-8. [PMID: 24508261 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.01.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Phenylephrine (PE)-induced oscillatory fluctuations in intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]i) of vascular smooth muscle have been observed in many blood vessels isolated from a wide variety of mammals. Paradoxically, until recently similar observations in humans have proven elusive. In this study, we report for the first time observations of adrenergically-stimulated [Ca(2+)]i oscillations in human mesenteric artery smooth muscle. In arterial segments preloaded with Fluo-4 AM and mounted on a myograph on the stage of a confocal microscope, we observed PE-induced oscillations in [Ca(2+)]i, which initiated and maintained vasoconstriction. These oscillations present some variability, possibly due to compromised health of the tissue. This view is corroborated by our ultrastructural analysis of the cells, in which we found only (5 ± 2)% plasma membrane-sarcoplasmic reticulum apposition, markedly less than measured in healthy tissue from laboratory animals. We also partially characterized the oscillations by using the inhibitory drugs 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate (2-APB), cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) and nifedipine. After PE contraction, all drugs provoked relaxation of the vessel segments, sometimes only partial, and reduced or inhibited oscillations, except CPA, which rarely caused relaxation. These preliminary results point to a potential involvement of the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) in the maintenance of the Ca(2+) oscillations observed in human blood vessels.
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- Jorge Navarro-Dorado
- Departamento de Farmacología, Universidad Complutense, av. Séneca 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Universidad Complutense, av. Séneca 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics, The University of British Columbia, 2176 Health Sciences Mall, Medical Block C, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Universidad Complutense, av. Séneca 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics, The University of British Columbia, 2176 Health Sciences Mall, Medical Block C, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
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Pojoga LH, Yao TM, Opsasnick LA, Garza AE, Reslan OM, Adler GK, Williams GH, Khalil RA. Dissociation of hyperglycemia from altered vascular contraction and relaxation mechanisms in caveolin-1 null mice. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2013; 348:260-70. [PMID: 24281385 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.113.209189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Hyperglycemia and endothelial dysfunction are associated with hypertension, but the specific causality and genetic underpinning are unclear. Caveolin-1 (cav-1) is a plasmalemmal anchoring protein and modulator of vascular function and glucose homeostasis. Cav-1 gene variants are associated with reduced insulin sensitivity in hypertensive individuals, and cav-1(-/-) mice show endothelial dysfunction, hyperglycemia, and increased blood pressure (BP). On the other hand, insulin-sensitizing therapy with metformin may inadequately control hyperglycemia while affecting the vascular outcome in certain patients with diabetes. To test whether the pressor and vascular changes in cav-1 deficiency states are related to hyperglycemia and to assess the vascular mechanisms of metformin under these conditions, wild-type (WT) and cav-1(-/-) mice were treated with either placebo or metformin (400 mg/kg daily for 21 days). BP and fasting blood glucose were in cav-1(-/-) > WT and did not change with metformin. Phenylephrine (Phe)- and KCl-induced aortic contraction was in cav-1(-/-) < WT; endothelium removal, the nitric-oxide synthase (NOS) blocker L-NAME (N(ω)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester), or soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) inhibitor 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ) enhanced Phe contraction, and metformin blunted this effect. Acetylcholine-induced relaxation was in cav-1(-/-) > WT, abolished by endothelium removal, L-NAME or ODQ, and reduced with metformin. Nitric oxide donor sodium nitroprusside was more potent in inducing relaxation in cav-1(-/-) than in WT, and metformin reversed this effect. Aortic eNOS, AMPK, and sGC were in cav-1(-/-) > WT, and metformin decreased total and phosphorylated eNOS and AMPK in cav-1(-/-). Thus, metformin inhibits both vascular contraction and NO-cGMP-dependent relaxation but does not affect BP or blood glucose in cav-1(-/-) mice, suggesting dissociation of hyperglycemia from altered vascular function in cav-1-deficiency states.
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- Luminita H Pojoga
- Cardiovascular Endocrine Section, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension Division (L.H.P., T.M.Y., A.E.G., G.K.A., G.H.W.), and Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (L.A.O., O.M.R., R.A.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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