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Watanabe S, Matsumoto T, Oda M, Yamada K, Takagi J, Taguchi K, Kobayashi T. Insulin augments serotonin-induced contraction via activation of the IR/PI3K/PDK1 pathway in the rat carotid artery. Pflugers Arch 2015; 468:667-77. [PMID: 26577585 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-015-1759-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Revised: 11/09/2015] [Accepted: 11/11/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
Hyperinsulinemia associated with type 2 diabetes may contribute to the development of vascular diseases. Although we recently reported that enhanced contractile responses to serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) are observed in the arteries of type 2 diabetes models, the causative factors and detailed signaling pathways involved remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether high insulin would be an amplifier of 5-HT-induced contraction in rat carotid arteries and whether the contraction involves phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 (PDK1) signaling, an insulin-mediated signaling pathway. In rat carotid arteries organ-cultured with insulin (for 24 h), (1) the contractile responses to 5-HT were significantly greater (vs. vehicle), (2) the insulin-induced enhancement of 5-HT-induced contractions was largely suppressed by inhibitors of the insulin receptor (IR) (GSK1838705A), PI3K (LY294002), and PDK1 (GSK2334470), and (3) the levels of phosphorylated forms of both PDK1 and myosin phosphatase target subunit 1 (MYPT1) were greater upon 5-HT stimulation. In addition, in rat carotid arteries organ-cultured with an activator of PDK1 (PS48), the 5-HT-induced contraction was greater, and this was suppressed by PDK1 inhibition but not PI3K inhibition. In addition, MYPT1 and PDK1 phosphorylation upon 5-HT stimulation was enhanced (vs. vehicle). These results suggest that high insulin levels amplify 5-HT-induced contraction. Moreover, the present results indicated the direct linkage between IR/PI3K/PDK1 activation and 5-HT-induced contraction in rat carotid arteries for the first time.
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- Shun Watanabe
- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8501, Japan.
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Xiao X, Ping NN, Li S, Cao L, Cao YX. An optimal initial tension for rat basilar artery in wire myography. Microvasc Res 2014; 97:156-8. [PMID: 25445029 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2014.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2014] [Revised: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 11/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
AIMS The aim of the present study was to determine the optimal initial tension for the rat basilar artery when using wire myography. METHODS Rat basilar arteries were mounted in myograph baths. A normalization procedure was performed. K(+)-rich (60mM) buffer solution-induced tension was measured in different initial tensions. RESULTS The initial tension of the basilar artery increased from 0.47 to 2.68mN/mm. Contractile tension was also elevated along with the initial tension. When the initial tension reached 1.63mN/mm, K(+)-induced contractile tension of basilar artery achieved its maximum. Thereafter, contractile tension declined as initial tension increased. The duration of equilibration time did not affect K(+)-induced contractile tension. CONCLUSION The optimal initial tension is 1.63±0.01mN/mm in rat basilar arteries when using wire myography.
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- Xue Xiao
- Department of Pharmacology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Deng CY, Yang H, Kuang SJ, Rao F, Xue YM, Zhou ZL, Liu XY, Shan ZX, Li XH, Lin QX, Wu SL, Yu XY. Upregulation of 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor signaling in coronary arteries after organ culture. PLoS One 2014; 9:e107128. [PMID: 25202989 PMCID: PMC4159325 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 08/13/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Background 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is a powerful constrictor of coronary arteries and is considered to be involved in the pathophysiological mechanisms of coronary-artery spasm. However, the mechanism of enhancement of coronary-artery constriction to 5-HT during the development of coronary artery disease remains to be elucidated. Organ culture of intact blood-vessel segments has been suggested as a model for the phenotypic changes of smooth muscle cells in cardiovascular disease. Methodology/Principal Findings We wished to characterize 5-HT receptor-induced vasoconstriction and quantify expression of 5-HT receptor signaling in cultured rat coronary arteries. Cumulative application of 5-HT produced a concentration-dependent vasoconstriction in fresh and 24 h-cultured rat coronary arteries without endothelia. 5-HT induced greater constriction in cultured coronary arteries than in fresh coronary arteries. U46619- and CaCl2-induced constriction in the two groups was comparable. 5-HT stimulates the 5-HT2A receptor and cascade of phospholipase C to induce coronary vasoconstriction. Calcium influx through L-type calcium channels and non-L-type calcium channels contributed to the coronary-artery constrictions induced by 5-HT. The contractions mediated by non-L-type calcium channels were significantly enhanced in cultured coronary arteries compared with fresh coronary arteries. The vasoconstriction induced by thapsigargin was also augmented in cultured coronary arteries. The decrease in Orai1 expression significantly inhibited 5-HT-evoked entry of Ca2+ in coronary artery cells. Expression of the 5-HT2A receptor, Orai1 and STIM1 were augmented in cultured coronary arteries compared with fresh coronary arteries. Conclusions An increased contraction in response to 5-HT was mediated by the upregulation of 5-HT2A receptors and downstream signaling in cultured coronary arteries.
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MESH Headings
- 15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid/pharmacology
- Animals
- Calcium/metabolism
- Calcium Channels/genetics
- Calcium Channels/metabolism
- Calcium Channels, L-Type/genetics
- Calcium Channels, L-Type/metabolism
- Coronary Vessels/drug effects
- Coronary Vessels/metabolism
- Male
- Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics
- Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/drug effects
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- ORAI1 Protein
- Organ Culture Techniques/methods
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/genetics
- Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A/metabolism
- Serotonin/genetics
- Serotonin/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Signal Transduction/genetics
- Stromal Interaction Molecule 1
- Thapsigargin/pharmacology
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
- Up-Regulation/genetics
- Vasoconstriction/drug effects
- Vasoconstriction/genetics
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- Chun-Yu Deng
- Medical Research Center of Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Medical Research Center of Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Medical Research Center of Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Medical Research Center of Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Medical Research Center of Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Medical Research Center of Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Medical Research Center of Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Medical Research Center of Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Medical Research Center of Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Medical Research Center of Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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- Medical Research Center of Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, P.R. China
- * E-mail: (SLW); (XYY)
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- Medical Research Center of Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, P.R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, P.R. China
- * E-mail: (SLW); (XYY)
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Morita T, Okada M, Yamawaki H. Mechanisms underlying a decrease in KCl-induced contraction after long-term serum-free organ culture of rat isolated mesenteric artery. J Vet Med Sci 2014; 76:963-9. [PMID: 24694942 PMCID: PMC4143657 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.14-0022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Organ culture of blood vessel
is a better technique to investigate the long-term effects of drugs. However, some
functional changes may occur from freshly isolated vessel (Fresh). Mammalian/mechanistic
target of rapamycin (mTOR) regulates smooth muscle differentiation and Ca2+
mobilization. We thus investigated mechanisms of alteration in smooth muscle contractility
after serum-free organ culture focusing on mTOR. Rat isolated mesenteric arteries were
cultured for 5 days without (0% serum) or with rapamycin. In 0% serum, absolute
contraction by KCl significantly decreased from Fresh, which was significantly rescued by
rapamycin. In 0% serum, mTOR expression significantly increased from Fresh, which was
significantly rescued by rapamycin. In 0% serum, expression of myocardin, a key regulator
of smooth muscle differentiation markers, significantly decreased from Fresh, which was
significantly rescued by rapamycin. However, the decrease in expression of contractile
proteins, including SM22α and calponin, was not changed by rapamycin. Basal
phosphorylation of calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II significantly increased in 0%
serum, which was significantly rescued by rapamycin. In 0% serum, absolute contraction by
caffeine significantly decreased from Fresh, which was significantly rescued by rapamycin.
In conclusion, expression of mTOR increased during serum-free organ culture of rat
isolated mesenteric artery for 5 days, which may be at least partly responsible for the
decreased smooth muscle contractility perhaps due to the decrease in the stored
Ca2+ in smooth muscle.
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- Tomoka Morita
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Aomori 034-8628, Japan
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Zheng JP, Zhang X, Wang H, Wang Y, Cheng Z, Yin P, Peng W. Vasomotor Dysfunction in the Mesenteric Artery after Organ Culture with Cyclosporin A. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2013; 113:370-6. [PMID: 23809336 DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.12105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 06/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Jian-Pu Zheng
- Experimental Research Center; Putuo Hospital; Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Shanghai China
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- Department of Pharmacology; School of Pharmacy; Fudan University; Shanghai China
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- Department of Nephrology; Putuo Hospital; Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Shanghai China
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- Department of Nephrology; Putuo Hospital; Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Shanghai China
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- Experimental Research Center; Putuo Hospital; Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Shanghai China
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- Department of General Surgery; Putuo Hospital; Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Shanghai China
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- Department of Nephrology; Putuo Hospital; Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Shanghai China
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Minimally modified LDL upregulates endothelin type A receptors in rat coronary arterial smooth muscle cells. Mediators Inflamm 2013; 2013:656570. [PMID: 23861561 PMCID: PMC3703896 DOI: 10.1155/2013/656570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2013] [Accepted: 05/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Minimally modified low-density lipoprotein (mmLDL) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The present study investigated the effects of mmLDL on the expression of endothelin type A (ETA) receptors in coronary arteries. Rat coronary arteries were organ-cultured for 24 h. The contractile responses were recorded using a myographic system. ETA receptor mRNA and protein expressions were determined using real-time PCR and western blotting, respectively. The results showed that organ-culturing in the presence of mmLDL enhanced the arterial contractility mediated by the ETA receptor in a concentration-dependent and time-dependent manner. Culturing with mmLDL (10 μg/mL) for 24 h shifted the concentration-contractile curves toward the left significantly with increased Emax of 228% ± 20% from control of 100% ± 10% and significantly increased ETA receptor mRNA and protein levels. Inhibition of the protein kinase C, extracellular signal-related kinases 1 and 2 (ERK1/2), or NF-κB activities significantly attenuated the effects of mmLDL. The c-Jun N-terminal kinase inhibitor or the p38 pathway inhibitor, however, had no such effects. The results indicate that mmLDL upregulates the ETA receptors in rat coronary arterial smooth muscle cells mainly via activating protein kinase C, ERK1/2, and the downstream transcriptional factor, NF-κB.
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Addition of adult serum improves endothelium-dependent relaxation of organ-cultured rat mesenteric artery via inhibiting mitochondrial reactive oxygen species. Vascul Pharmacol 2013; 58:105-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2012.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2012] [Revised: 07/31/2012] [Accepted: 08/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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MORITA T, YAMAWAKI H, OKADA M, HARA Y. Contractile Characteristics of Rat Mesenteric Artery after Organ Culture. J Vet Med Sci 2010; 72:1621-7. [DOI: 10.1292/jvms.10-0205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Tomoka MORITA
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University
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Zheng JP, Ju D, Shen J, Yang M, Li L. Disruption of actin cytoskeleton mediates loss of tensile stress induced early phenotypic modulation of vascular smooth muscle cells in organ culture. Exp Mol Pathol 2009; 88:52-7. [PMID: 19874818 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2009.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2009] [Accepted: 10/19/2009] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Aorta organ culture has been widely used as an ex vivo model for studying vessel pathophysiology. Recent studies show that the vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in organ culture undergo drastic dedifferentiation within the first few hours (termed early phenotypic modulation). Loss of tensile stress to which aorta is subject in vivo is the cause of this early phenotypic modulation. However, no underlying molecular mechanism has been discovered thus far. The purpose of the present study is to identify intracellular signals involved in the early phenotypic modulation of VSMC in organ culture. We find that the drastic VSMC dedifferentiation is accompanied by accelerated actin cytoskeleton dynamics and downregulation of SRF and myocardin. Among the variety of signal pathways examined, increasing actin polymerization by jasplakinolide is the only one hindering VSMC dedifferentiation in organ culture. Moreover, jasplakinolide reverses actin dynamics during organ culture. Latrunculin B (disrupting actin cytoskeleton) and jasplakinolide respectively suppressed and enhanced the expression of VSMC markers, SRF, myocardin, and CArG-box-mediated SMC promoters in PAC1, a VSMC line. These results identify actin cytoskeleton degradation as a major intracellular signal for loss of tensile stress-induced early phenotypic modulation of VSMC in organ culture. This study suggests that disrupting actin cytoskeleton integrity may contribute to the pathogenesis of vascular diseases.
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- Jian-Pu Zheng
- Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Li J, Cao YX, Cao L, Liu Y, Xu CB. Heat stress alters G-protein coupled receptor-mediated function and endothelium-dependent relaxation in rat mesenteric artery. Eur J Pharmacol 2008; 588:280-5. [PMID: 18511037 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.04.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2008] [Revised: 04/03/2008] [Accepted: 04/14/2008] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
Heat stress has been demonstrated to have strong cardiovascular effects. However, the underlying mechanism-mediated cardiovascular effects are still not fully understood. The present study was designed to examine if heat stress alters vascular G-protein coupled receptor-mediated vasomotion and endothelium function in rat mesenteric artery. Rats were divided into two groups, heat stress rats and control. The G-protein coupled receptors of endothelin type B (ETB) receptor-, endothelin type A (ETA) receptor-, 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptor-, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor-, alpha-adrenoceptor-mediated vosoactivity and endothelium-dependent relaxation on rat mesenteric artery ring segments were monitored by a myograph system. The plasma level of CGRP was determined by radioimmunological assay. Compared with control arterial segments, the contractile response curves of sarafotoxin 6c, a selective ETB receptor agonist and 5-HT in the arterial segments from heat stress rats were shifted towards left. An increased maximum contraction (Emax) induced by sarafotoxin 6c, but not 5-HT, was seen in the arterial segments from heat stress rats. CGRP-induced relaxation in endothelium-denuded arterial segments from heat stress rats was enhanced. The relaxation in endothelium-intact arterial segments induced by acetylcholine was significantly decreased in heat stress rats. In addition, the plasma concentration of CGRP was increased in heat stress rats. The endothelium-dependent relaxation was characterized and shown there was a decrease in nitric oxide and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor-mediated relaxation in the arterial segments from heat stress rats. In conclusion, heat stress induces an enhanced vascular endothelin ETB-, 5-HT-receptors-mediated contraction, an enhanced CGRP-receptor-induced relaxation and damage to endothelium-dependent relaxation.
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- Jie Li
- Department of Pharmacology, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, PR China
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Zhang Y, Cardell LO, Adner M. IL-1beta induces murine airway 5-HT2A receptor hyperresponsiveness via a non-transcriptional MAPK-dependent mechanism. Respir Res 2007; 8:29. [PMID: 17407556 PMCID: PMC1852101 DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-8-29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2006] [Accepted: 04/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Interleukin 1 beta (IL-1beta) is found in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids from asthmatic patients and plays an important role in normal immunoregulatory processes but also in pathophysiological inflammatory responses. The present study was designed to investigate if IL-1beta could be involved in the development of airway hyperresponsiveness and if transcriptional mechanisms, epithelium contractile factors and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways are involved in IL-1beta effect. METHODS The effect of IL-1beta on 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) induced bronchoconstriction was evaluated in an in-vitro model for assessment of long-term effects of inflammatory mediators on the airway smooth muscle. Murine tracheal segments were cultured up to 8 days in the absence or presence of IL-1beta with subsequent evaluation in a myograph system, along with mRNA quantification, focusing on the role of the epithelium, acetylcholine release, transcriptional mechanisms and MAPK activity. RESULTS During control conditions, 5-HT induced a relatively weak contraction. Presence of IL-1beta increased this response in a time- and concentration-dependent way. The increased concentration-effect curves could be shifted rightwards in a parallel manner by ketanserin, a selective 5-HT2A receptor antagonist, indicating that the responses are mediated by 5-HT2A receptors. The mRNA levels of 5-HT2A receptors were not changed as a consequence of the IL-1beta treatment and actinomycin D, a general transcriptional inhibitor, failed to affect the contractile response, suggesting a non-transcriptional mechanism behind this phenomenon. Neither the removal of the epithelium nor the addition of atropine affected the IL-1beta induced enhancement of 5-HT2A receptor-mediated contractile response. Application of inhibitors for c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), p38 and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) showed that the signaling pathways for JNK and ERK1/2 dominated only in cultured segments (control) whereas JNK and p38 dominated in segments treated with IL-1beta. CONCLUSION IL-1beta induces murine airway hyperresponsiveness, via a non-transcriptional up-regulation of 5-HT2A receptor-mediated contractile response. The increase of 5-HT contraction is unrelated to epithelial and cholinergic factors, but is dependent on IL-1beta-induced changes of MAPK pathways. The fact that IL-1beta can alter airway responses to contractile agents such as 5-HT, via alteration of the intracellular MAPK signal transduction pathways, might provide a new concept for future treatment of asthma.
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- Yaping Zhang
- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Allergy Research, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, SE 205 02 Malmö, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Allergy Research, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, SE 205 02 Malmö, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Allergy Research, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, SE 205 02 Malmö, Sweden
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Tummala S, Hill BJF. The enhanced endothelin-1-induced contraction in cultured coronary arteries from mature female pigs is not antagonized by 17beta-estradiol. Vascul Pharmacol 2006; 46:346-52. [PMID: 17240201 PMCID: PMC1924796 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2006.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2006] [Revised: 11/14/2006] [Accepted: 12/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
We have previously reported that organ cultured coronary arteries from market-age pigs (6-9 months of age) exhibit an enhanced contraction to the atherosclerotic-associated peptide, endothelin-1 (ET-1). The objective of this study was to investigate the interaction of 17beta-estradiol with ET-1 in organ cultured coronary arteries from older female pigs (3-4 years old). A cumulative concentration-response relationship (1 x 10(-9) M to 3 x 10(-7) M) was generated to ET-1, and the isometric tension measured in fresh and organ cultured (4 days at 37 degrees C) arterial rings that were each pre-incubated for 50 min in different concentrations (1 x 10(-9) M to 1 x 10(-5) M) of 17beta-estradiol. Compared to freshly used arteries, culturing induced a 2-fold increase in tension development to ET-1 (3 x 10(-7) M). Although 17beta-estradiol previously relaxed pre-constricted (with a 60 mM KCl solution) arteries, it did not affect the constrictive response to ET-1. Also, using an ET-1 ELISA we found that 17beta-estradiol did not effect ET-1 production in intact arteries. Our results indicate that 17beta-estradiol does not attenuate the production and constrictive properties of ET-1 in coronary arteries demonstrating a dedifferentiated cell phenotype.
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- Saigiridhar Tummala
- Department of Biology, University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Avenue, Conway, AR 72035, USA
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Li J, Cao YX, Liu H, Xu CB. Enhanced G-protein coupled receptors-mediated contraction and reduced endothelium-dependent relaxation in hypertension. Eur J Pharmacol 2006; 557:186-94. [PMID: 17204265 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.11.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2006] [Revised: 11/20/2006] [Accepted: 11/24/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
The present study was designed to demonstrate a hypothesis that some G-protein coupled receptors are up-regulated and a dysfunction of endothelium occurs in hypertension. The arteries from hypertensive patients and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were tested. An in vitro myograph system was used to obtain concentration-contraction curves mediated by endothelin ET(A), endothelin ET(B), 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A (5-HT2A)-receptors and alpha1-adrenoceptors in the arterial segments. In hypertensive patients, the maximum contractions (Emax) induced by endothelin ET(B), endothelin ET(A) and 5-HT receptors were significantly increased with elevated pEC50 values, while a significantly leftward shift of alpha1-adrenoceptor-mediated contraction was seen. Similar results were obtained in SHR. Specific antagonists for 5-HT2A receptors or alpha1-adrenoceptors rightward shifted the concentration-contractile curves induced by 5-HT or noradrenaline, while the Emax were not significantly altered, suggesting that the contractions were mediated by 5-HT2A receptors and alpha1-adrenoceptors, respectively. Endothelium-dependent maximum relaxation (Rmax) in the arterial segments induced by acetylcholine was significantly decreased in both hypertensive patients and SHR. In addition, nitric oxide- and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor-mediated dilatations were decreased significantly and the arterial endothelial cells were in part lost in SHR. In conclusion, endothelin ET(B), endothelin ET(A), 5-HT2A receptor- and alpha-adrenoceptor-mediated contractions were increased in hypertension, while the endothelium and its functions were damaged.
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MESH Headings
- Adrenergic alpha-Agonists/pharmacology
- Aged
- Animals
- Arteries/drug effects
- Case-Control Studies
- Colon/blood supply
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Endothelin-1/pharmacology
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/physiology
- Female
- Humans
- Hypertension/physiopathology
- Male
- Mesenteric Arteries/drug effects
- Mesenteric Arteries/ultrastructure
- Middle Aged
- Muscle Contraction/drug effects
- Muscle Contraction/physiology
- Muscle Relaxation/drug effects
- Muscle Relaxation/physiology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiopathology
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred SHR
- Rats, Inbred WKY
- Receptor, Endothelin A/genetics
- Receptor, Endothelin A/metabolism
- Receptor, Endothelin B/genetics
- Receptor, Endothelin B/metabolism
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/genetics
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/metabolism
- Receptors, Serotonin/genetics
- Receptors, Serotonin/metabolism
- Serotonin Antagonists/pharmacology
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Affiliation(s)
- Jie Li
- Department of Pharmacology, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, and Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases (Xi'an Jiaotong University), Ministry of Education, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, PR China
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Luo G, Jamali R, Cao YX, Edvinsson L, Xu CB. Vascular endothelin ET(B) receptor-mediated contraction requires phosphorylation of ERK1/2 proteins. Eur J Pharmacol 2006; 538:124-31. [PMID: 16650404 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.03.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2005] [Revised: 03/23/2006] [Accepted: 03/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
In cardiovascular diseases, endothelin type B (ET(B)) receptors in arterial smooth muscle cells are upregulated. The present study revealed that organ culture of rat mesenteric artery segments enhanced endothelin ET(B) receptor-mediated contraction paralleled with increase in the receptor mRNA and protein expressions. The endothelin ET(B) receptor-mediated contraction was associated with increase in phosphorylation of extracellular regulation kinase 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) proteins and elevated levels of intracellular calcium. The elevation curve of intracellular calcium consisted of two phases: one rapid and one sustained. Inhibition of ERK1/2 phosphorylation by SB386023 or blockage of calcium channels by nifedipine significantly reduced the endothelin ET(B) receptor-mediated contraction (P<0.05) and decreased the sustained phase of intracellular calcium level, but not the rapid phase. Thus, phosphorylation of ERK1/2 proteins and elevation of intracellular calcium level are required for endothelin ET(B) receptor-mediated contraction in rat mesenteric artery.
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Affiliation(s)
- Guogang Luo
- Neurology Department of the First Hospital, Medical College of Xian Jiaotong University, P. R. China
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