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Chatzinikolaou PN, Margaritelis NV, Paschalis V, Theodorou AA, Vrabas IS, Kyparos A, D'Alessandro A, Nikolaidis MG. Erythrocyte metabolism. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2024; 240:e14081. [PMID: 38270467 DOI: 10.1111/apha.14081] [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: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
Abstract
Our aim is to present an updated overview of the erythrocyte metabolism highlighting its richness and complexity. We have manually collected and connected the available biochemical pathways and integrated them into a functional metabolic map. The focus of this map is on the main biochemical pathways consisting of glycolysis, the pentose phosphate pathway, redox metabolism, oxygen metabolism, purine/nucleoside metabolism, and membrane transport. Other recently emerging pathways are also curated, like the methionine salvage pathway, the glyoxalase system, carnitine metabolism, and the lands cycle, as well as remnants of the carboxylic acid metabolism. An additional goal of this review is to present the dynamics of erythrocyte metabolism, providing key numbers used to perform basic quantitative analyses. By synthesizing experimental and computational data, we conclude that glycolysis, pentose phosphate pathway, and redox metabolism are the foundations of erythrocyte metabolism. Additionally, the erythrocyte can sense oxygen levels and oxidative stress adjusting its mechanics, metabolism, and function. In conclusion, fine-tuning of erythrocyte metabolism controls one of the most important biological processes, that is, oxygen loading, transport, and delivery.
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- Panagiotis N Chatzinikolaou
- Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres, Greece
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- Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres, Greece
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- School of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres, Greece
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- Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres, Greece
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Physical Education and Sports Science at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres, Greece
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Gou Z, Zhang H, Misbah C. Heterogeneous ATP patterns in microvascular networks. J R Soc Interface 2023; 20:20230186. [PMID: 37464803 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2023.0186] [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: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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ATP is not only an energy carrier but also serves as an important signalling molecule in many physiological processes. Abnormal ATP level in blood vessel is known to be related to several pathologies, such as inflammation, hypoxia and atherosclerosis. Using advanced numerical methods, we analysed ATP released by red blood cells (RBCs) and its degradation by endothelial cells (ECs) in a cat mesentery-inspired vascular network, accounting for RBC mutual interaction and interactions with vascular walls. Our analysis revealed a heterogeneous ATP distribution in the network, with higher concentrations in the cell-free layer, concentration peaks around bifurcations and heterogeneity among vessels of the same level. These patterns arise from the spatio-temporal organization of RBCs induced by the network geometry. It is further shown that an alteration of hematocrit and flow strength significantly affects ATP level as well as heterogeneity in the network. These findings constitute a first building block to elucidate the intricate nature of ATP patterns in vascular networks and the far reaching consequences for other biochemical signalling, such as calcium, by ECs.
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- Zhe Gou
- CNRS, LIPhy, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- CNRS, LIPhy, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Shenzhen Sibionics Co. Ltd, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- CNRS, LIPhy, Université Grenoble Alpes, 38000 Grenoble, France
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Kosenko E, Tikhonova L, Alilova G, Montoliu C. Erythrocytes Functionality in SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Potential Link with Alzheimer's Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:5739. [PMID: 36982809 PMCID: PMC10051442 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a rapidly spreading acute respiratory infection caused by SARS-CoV-2. The pathogenesis of the disease remains unclear. Recently, several hypotheses have emerged to explain the mechanism of interaction between SARS-CoV-2 and erythrocytes, and its negative effect on the oxygen-transport function that depends on erythrocyte metabolism, which is responsible for hemoglobin-oxygen affinity (Hb-O2 affinity). In clinical settings, the modulators of the Hb-O2 affinity are not currently measured to assess tissue oxygenation, thereby providing inadequate evaluation of erythrocyte dysfunction in the integrated oxygen-transport system. To discover more about hypoxemia/hypoxia in COVID-19 patients, this review highlights the need for further investigation of the relationship between biochemical aberrations in erythrocytes and oxygen-transport efficiency. Furthermore, patients with severe COVID-19 experience symptoms similar to Alzheimer's, suggesting that their brains have been altered in ways that increase the likelihood of Alzheimer's. Mindful of the partly assessed role of structural, metabolic abnormalities that underlie erythrocyte dysfunction in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD), we further summarize the available data showing that COVID-19 neurocognitive impairments most probably share similar patterns with known mechanisms of brain dysfunctions in AD. Identification of parameters responsible for erythrocyte function that vary under SARS-CoV-2 may contribute to the search for additional components of progressive and irreversible failure in the integrated oxygen-transport system leading to tissue hypoperfusion. This is particularly relevant for the older generation who experience age-related disorders of erythrocyte metabolism and are prone to AD, and provide an opportunity for new personalized therapies to control this deadly infection.
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- Elena Kosenko
- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290 Pushchino, Russia
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- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290 Pushchino, Russia
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- Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics of Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290 Pushchino, Russia
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- Hospital Clinico Research Foundation, INCLIVA Health Research Institute, 46010 Valencia, Spain
- Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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Hayter EA, Azibere S, Skrajewski LA, Soule LD, Spence DM, Martin RS. A 3D-printed, multi-modal microfluidic device for measuring nitric oxide and ATP release from flowing red blood cells. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2022; 14:3171-3179. [PMID: 35959771 PMCID: PMC10227723 DOI: 10.1039/d2ay00931e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In this paper, a 3D-printed multi-modal device was designed and fabricated to simultaneously detect nitric oxide (NO) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in red blood cell suspensions prepared from whole blood. Once a sample was injected into the device, NO was first detected (via amperometry) using a three-electrode, dual-opposed, electrode configuration with a platinum-black/Nafion coated gold working electrode. After in-line amperometric detection of NO, ATP was detected via a chemiluminescence reaction, with a luciferin/luciferase solution continuously pumped into an integrated mixing T and the resulting light being measured with a PMT underneath the channel. The device was optimized for mixing/reaction conditions, limits of detection (40 nM for NO and 30 nM for ATP), and sensitivity. This device was used to determine the basal (normoxic) levels of NO and ATP in red blood cells, as well as an increase in concentration of both analytes under hypoxic conditions. Finally, the effect of storing red blood cells in a commonly used storage solution was also investigated by monitoring the production of NO and ATP over a three-week storage time.
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- Elizabeth A Hayter
- Department of Chemistry, Saint Louis University, 3501 Laclede Ave St. Louis, MO, USA, 63103.
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- Department of Chemistry, Saint Louis University, 3501 Laclede Ave St. Louis, MO, USA, 63103.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute for Quantitative Health Science & Engineering, Michigan State University, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute for Quantitative Health Science & Engineering, Michigan State University, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Institute for Quantitative Health Science & Engineering, Michigan State University, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Saint Louis University, 3501 Laclede Ave St. Louis, MO, USA, 63103.
- Center for Additive Manufacturing, Saint Louis University, USA
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Darvish S, Coppock ME, Murray KO. Age-related impairments in ATP release by red blood cells as an important contributor to declines in skeletal muscle blood flow in older adults. J Physiol 2022; 600:3643-3645. [PMID: 35818302 PMCID: PMC9378623 DOI: 10.1113/jp283367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- Sanna Darvish
- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder
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González-Alonso J. Targeting red cell-derived ATP signalling to improve the aged muscle circulation. J Physiol 2022; 600:3215-3216. [PMID: 35716371 DOI: 10.1113/jp283322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- José González-Alonso
- Division of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK
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Hypoxia and hemorheological properties in older individuals. Ageing Res Rev 2022; 79:101650. [PMID: 35597435 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2022.101650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Hypoxia is caused by insufficient oxygen availability for the organism leading to reduced oxygen delivery to tissues and cells. It has been regarded as a severe threat to human health and it is indeed implicated in pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the development and progression of many diseases. Nevertheless, the potential of controlled hypoxia interventions (i.e. hypoxia conditioning) for improving cardio-vascular health is gaining increased attention. However, blood rheology is often a forgotten factor for vascular health while aging and hypoxia exposure are both suspected to alter hemorheological properties. These changes in blood rheology may influence the benefits-risks balance of hypoxia exposure in older individuals. The benefits of hypoxia exposure for vascular health are mainly reported for healthy populations and the combined impact of aging and hypoxia on blood rheology could therefore be deleterious in older individuals. This review discusses evidence of hypoxia-related and aging-related changes in blood viscosity and its determinants. It draws upon an extensive literature search on the effects of hypoxia/altitude and aging on blood rheology. Aging increases blood viscosity mainly through a rise in plasma viscosity, red blood cell (RBC) aggregation and a decrease in RBC deformability. Hypoxia also causes an increase in RBC aggregation and plasma viscosity. In addition, hypoxia exposure may increase hematocrit and modulate RBC deformability, depending on the hypoxic dose, i.e, beneficial effect of intermittent hypoxia with moderate dose vs deleterious effect of chronic continuous or intermittent hypoxia or if the hypoxic dose is too high. Special attention is directed toward the risks vs. benefits of hemorheological changes during hypoxia exposure in older individuals, and its clinical relevance for vascular disorders.
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Racine ML, Terwoord JD, Ketelhut NB, Bachman NP, Richards JC, Luckasen GJ, Dinenno FA. Rho-kinase inhibition improves haemodynamic responses and circulating ATP during hypoxia and moderate intensity handgrip exercise in healthy older adults. J Physiol 2022; 600:3265-3285. [PMID: 35575293 PMCID: PMC9288513 DOI: 10.1113/jp282730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Abstract Skeletal muscle haemodynamics and circulating adenosine triphosphate (ATP) responses during hypoxia and exercise are blunted in older (OA) vs. young (YA) adults, which may be associated with impaired red blood cell (RBC) ATP release. Rho‐kinase inhibition improves deoxygenation‐induced ATP release from OA isolated RBCs. We tested the hypothesis that Rho‐kinase inhibition (via fasudil) in vivo would improve local haemodynamic and ATP responses during hypoxia and exercise in OA. Healthy YA (25 ± 3 years; n = 12) and OA (65 ± 5 years; n = 13) participated in a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, crossover study on two days (≥5 days between visits). A forearm deep venous catheter was used to administer saline/fasudil and sample venous plasma ATP ([ATP]V). Forearm vascular conductance (FVC) and [ATP]V were measured at rest, during isocapnic hypoxia (80% SpO2), and during graded rhythmic handgrip exercise that was similar between groups (5, 15 and 25% maximum voluntary contraction (MVC)). Isolated RBC ATP release was measured during normoxia/hypoxia. With saline, ΔFVC was lower (P < 0.05) in OA vs. YA during hypoxia (∼60%) and during 15 and 25% MVC (∼25–30%), and these impairments were abolished with fasudil. Similarly, [ATP]V and ATP effluent responses from normoxia to hypoxia and rest to 25% MVC were lower in OA vs. YA and improved with fasudil (P < 0.05). Isolated RBC ATP release during hypoxia was impaired in OA vs. YA (∼75%; P < 0.05), which tended to improve with fasudil in OA (P = 0.082). These data suggest Rho‐kinase inhibition improves haemodynamic responses to hypoxia and moderate intensity exercise in OA, which may be due in part to improved circulating ATP.
![]() Key points Skeletal muscle blood flow responses to hypoxia and exercise are impaired with age. Blunted increases in circulating ATP, a vasodilator, in older adults may contribute to age‐related impairments in haemodynamics. Red blood cells (RBCs) are a primary source of circulating ATP, and treating isolated RBCs with a Rho‐kinase inhibitor improves age‐related impairments in deoxygenation‐induced RBC ATP release. In this study, treating healthy older adults systemically with the Rho‐kinase inhibitor fasudil improved blood flow and circulating ATP responses during hypoxia and moderate intensity handgrip exercise compared to young adults, and also tended to improve isolated RBC ATP release. Improved blood flow regulation with fasudil was also associated with increased skeletal muscle oxygen delivery during hypoxia and exercise in older adults. This is the first study to demonstrate that Rho‐kinase inhibition can significantly improve age‐related impairments in haemodynamic and circulating ATP responses to physiological stimuli, which may have therapeutic implications.
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- Matthew L Racine
- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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- Medical Center of the Rockies, University of Colorado Health, Loveland, CO, 80538, USA
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- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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Kuck L, Peart JN, Simmonds MJ. Piezo1 regulates shear-dependent nitric oxide production in human erythrocytes. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2022; 323:H24-H37. [PMID: 35559724 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00185.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Mature circulating red blood cells (RBC) are classically viewed as passive participants in circulatory function, given erythroblasts eject their organelles during maturation. Endogenous production of nitric oxide (NO) and its effects are of particular significance; however, the integration between RBC sensation of the local environment and subsequent activation of mechano-sensitive signaling networks that generate NO remain poorly understood. The present study investigated endogenous NO-production via the RBC-specific nitric oxide synthase-isoform (RBC-NOS), connecting membrane strain with intracellular enzymatic processes. Isolated RBC were obtained from apparently healthy humans. Intracellular NO was compared at rest and following shear (cellular deformation) using semi-quantitative fluorescent imaging. Concurrently, RBC-NOS phosphorylation at its Serine1177 (ser1177) residue was measured. The contribution of cellular deformation to shear-induced NO-production in RBC was determined by rigidifying RBC with the thiol-oxidizing agent diamide; rigid RBC exhibited significantly impaired (up to 80%) capacity to generate NO via RBC-NOS during shear. Standardizing membrane strain of rigid RBC by applying increased shear did not normalize NO-production, or RBC-NOS activation. Calcium-imaging with Fluo-4 revealed that diamide-treated RBC exhibited a 42%-impairment in Piezo1-mediated calcium-movement when compared with untreated RBC. Pharmacological inhibition of Piezo1 with GsMTx4 during shear inhibited RBC-NOS activation in untreated RBC, while Piezo1-activation with Yoda1 in the absence of shear stimulated RBC-NOS activation. Collectively, a novel, mechanically-activated signaling pathway in mature RBC is described. Opening of Piezo1 and subsequent influx of calcium appears to be required for endogenous production of NO in response to mechanical shear, which is accompanied by phosphorylation of RBC-NOS at ser1177.
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- Lennart Kuck
- Biorheology Research Laboratory, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Australia
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- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Griffith University Gold Coast, Southport, Australia
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- Biorheology Research Laboratory, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Australia
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Novel insights into the consequences of obesity: a phenotype-wide Mendelian randomization study. Eur J Hum Genet 2022; 30:540-546. [PMID: 34974530 PMCID: PMC9091238 DOI: 10.1038/s41431-021-00978-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Obesity is thought to significantly impact the quality of life. In this study, we sought to evaluate the health consequences of obesity on the risk of a broad spectrum of human diseases. The causal effects of exposing to obesity on health outcomes were inferred using Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses using a fixed effects inverse-variance weighted model. The instrumental variables were SNPs associated with obesity as measured by body mass index (BMI) reported by GIANT consortium. The spectrum of outcome consisted of the phenotypes from published GWAS and the UK Biobank. The MR-Egger intercept test was applied to estimate horizontal pleiotropic effects, along with Cochran's Q test to assess heterogeneity among the causal effects of instrumental variables. Our MR results confirmed many putative disease risks due to obesity, such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, sleep disorder, gout, smoking behaviors, arthritis, myocardial infarction, and diabetes-related eye disease. The novel findings indicated that elevated red blood cell count was inferred as a mediator of BMI-induced type 2 diabetes in our bidirectional MR analysis. Intriguingly, the effects that higher BMI could decrease the risk of both skin and prostate cancers, reduce calorie intake, and increase the portion size warrant further studies. Our results shed light on a novel mechanism of the disease-causing roles of obesity.
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Alcicek FC, Mohaissen T, Bulat K, Dybas J, Szczesny-Malysiak E, Kaczmarska M, Franczyk-Zarow M, Kostogrys R, Marzec KM. Sex-Specific Differences of Adenosine Triphosphate Levels in Red Blood Cells Isolated From ApoE/LDLR Double-Deficient Mice. Front Physiol 2022; 13:839323. [PMID: 35250640 PMCID: PMC8895041 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.839323] [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: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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In this study for the first time, we investigated the correlation between sex-specific differences in adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels in red blood cells (RBCs) and their mechanical, biochemical, and morphological alterations during the progression of atherosclerosis in ApoE/LDLR double-deficient (ApoE/LDLR−/−) mice. Our results indicate that both sex and age affect alterations in RBCs of both ApoE/LDLR−/− and C57BL/6J mice. When compared with male RBCs, female RBCs were characterized by lower basal ATP and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), higher hemoglobin concentration (HGB), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), deformability, and phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure levels, regardless of age in both, ApoE/LDLR−/− and C57BL/6J mice. ApoE/LDLR−/− mice compared with age-matched controls showed lower basal ATP levels regardless of age and sex. Intracellular ATP level of RBCs was decreased solely in senescent female C57BL/6J mice, while it was elevated in males. Basal extracellular ATP levels were 400 times lower than corresponding intracellular level. In conclusion, basal ATP levels, RBC morphology, deformability, PS exposure levels alterations are sex-dependent in mice. Changes in basal ATP levels were correlated with PS exposure and trends of changes in MCV. Trends of changes of the most RBC parameters were similar in both sexes of ApoE/LDLR−/− mice compared with age-matched controls; however, their kinetics and levels vary greatly between different stages of disease progression.
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- Fatih Celal Alcicek
- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- Chair and Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- Łukasiewicz Research Network - Krakow Institute of Technology, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Food Technology, University of Agriculture, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Food Technology, University of Agriculture, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- Łukasiewicz Research Network - Krakow Institute of Technology, Krakow, Poland
- *Correspondence: Katarzyna M. Marzec,
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Estrada AL, Valenti ZJ, Hehn G, Amorese AJ, Williams NS, Balestrieri NP, Deighan C, Allen CP, Spangenburg EE, Kruh-Garcia NA, Lark DS. Extracellular vesicle secretion is tissue-dependent ex vivo and skeletal muscle myofiber extracellular vesicles reach the circulation in vivo. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2022; 322:C246-C259. [PMID: 34910603 PMCID: PMC8816621 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00580.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are biomarkers and modifiers of human disease. EVs secreted by insulin-responsive tissues like skeletal muscle (SkM) and white adipose tissue (WAT) contribute to metabolic health and disease but the relative abundance of EVs from these tissues has not been directly examined. Human Protein Atlas data and directly measuring EV secretion in mouse SkM and WAT using an ex vivo tissue explant model confirmed that SkM tissue secretes more EVs than WAT. Differences in EV secretion between SkM and WAT were not due to SkM contraction but may be explained by differences in tissue metabolic capacity. We next examined how many EVs secreted from SkM tissue ex vivo and in vivo are myofiber-derived. To do this, a SkM myofiber-specific dual fluorescent reporter mouse was created. Spectral flow cytometry revealed that SkM myofibers are a major source of SkM tissue-derived EVs ex vivo and EV immunocapture indicates that ∼5% of circulating tetraspanin-positive EVs are derived from SkM myofibers in vivo. Our findings demonstrate that 1) SkM secretes more EVs than WAT, 2) many SkM tissue EVs are derived from SkM myofibers, and 3) SkM myofiber-derived EVs reach the circulation in vivo. These findings advance our understanding of EV secretion between metabolically active tissues and provide direct evidence that SkM myofibers secrete EVs that can reach the circulation in vivo.
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- Andrea L. Estrada
- 1Department of Health and Exercise Science, College of Health and
Human Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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- 1Department of Health and Exercise Science, College of Health and
Human Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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- 1Department of Health and Exercise Science, College of Health and
Human Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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- 3Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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- 1Department of Health and Exercise Science, College of Health and
Human Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado,4Department of Biology, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania
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- 3Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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- 2Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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- 3Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
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- 2Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of
Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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- 1Department of Health and Exercise Science, College of Health and
Human Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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Geiger M, Hayter E, Martin R, Spence D. Red blood cells in type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis and technologies to measure their emerging roles. J Transl Autoimmun 2022; 5:100161. [PMID: 36039310 PMCID: PMC9418496 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtauto.2022.100161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- M. Geiger
- Institute of Quantitative Health Sciences and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA
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- Institute of Quantitative Health Sciences and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- Corresponding author. 775 Woodlot Drive, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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Life-long sports engagement enhances adult erythrocyte adenylate energetics. Sci Rep 2021; 11:23759. [PMID: 34887502 PMCID: PMC8660807 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03275-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Regular physical activity reduces age-related metabolic and functional decline. The energy stored in adenine nucleotides (ATP, ADP, and AMP) is essential to enable multiple vital functions of erythrocytes and body tissues. Our study aimed to predict the rate of age-related changes in erythrocyte adenylate energetics in athletes and untrained controls. The erythrocyte concentration of adenylates was measured in 68 elite endurance runners (EN, 20–81 years), 58 elite sprinters (SP, 21–90 years), and 62 untrained individuals (CO, 20–68 years). Resting concentrations of ATP, total adenine nucleotide pool, and ADP/AMP ratio were lowest in the CO group and highest in the SP group. The concentration of erythrocyte ADP and AMP was lowest in the EN group and highest in the CO group. In all studied groups, we found a significant increase in the concentration of most erythrocyte adenylate metabolites with age. For ADP and AMP, the trend was also significant but decreasing. Our study strongly suggests that lifelong sports and physical activity participation supports erythrocyte energetics preservation. Although the direction and the predicted rates of change are similar regardless of the training status, the concentrations of particular metabolites are more advantageous in highly trained athletes than in less active controls. Of the two analyzed types of physical training, sprint-oriented training seems to be more efficient in enhancing erythrocyte metabolism throughout adulthood and old age than endurance training.
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Qiang Y, Liu J, Dao M, Du E. In vitro assay for single-cell characterization of impaired deformability in red blood cells under recurrent episodes of hypoxia. LAB ON A CHIP 2021; 21:3458-3470. [PMID: 34378625 PMCID: PMC8440480 DOI: 10.1039/d1lc00598g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Red blood cells (RBCs) are subjected to recurrent changes in shear stress and oxygen tension during blood circulation. The cyclic shear stress has been identified as an important factor that alone can weaken cell mechanical deformability. The effects of cyclic hypoxia on cellular biomechanics have yet to be fully investigated. As the oxygen affinity of hemoglobin plays a key role in the biological function and mechanical performance of RBCs, the repeated transitions of hemoglobin between its R (high oxygen tension) and T (low oxygen tension) states may impact their mechanical behavior. The present study focuses on developing a novel microfluidic-based assay for characterization of the effects of cyclic hypoxia on cell biomechanics. The capability of this assay is demonstrated by a longitudinal study of individual RBCs in health and sickle cell disease subjected to cyclic hypoxia conditions of various durations and levels of low oxygen tension. The viscoelastic properties of cell membranes are extracted from tensile stretching and relaxation processes of RBCs induced by the electrodeformation technique. Results demonstrate that cyclic hypoxia alone can significantly reduce cell deformability, similar to the fatigue damage accumulated through cyclic mechanical loading. RBCs affected by sickle cell disease are less deformable (significantly higher membrane shear modulus and viscosity) than normal RBCs. The fatigue resistance of sickle RBCs to the cyclic hypoxia challenge is significantly inferior to that of normal RBCs, and this trend is more significant in mature erythrocytes of sickle cells. When the oxygen affinity of sickle hemoglobin is enhanced by anti-sickling drug treatment of 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (5-HMF), sickle RBCs show ameliorated resistance to fatigue damage induced by cyclic hypoxia. These results indicate an important biophysical mechanism underlying RBC senescence in which the cyclic hypoxia challenge alone can lead to mechanical degradation of the RBC membrane. We envision that the application of this assay can be further extended to RBCs in other blood diseases and other cell types.
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- Yuhao Qiang
- Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Rd., Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
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- Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Rd., Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
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- Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Rd., Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
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ROCK Inhibition as Potential Target for Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. Cells 2021; 10:cells10071648. [PMID: 34209333 PMCID: PMC8303917 DOI: 10.3390/cells10071648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a cardiovascular disease caused by extensive vascular remodeling in the lungs, which ultimately leads to death in consequence of right ventricle (RV) failure. While current drugs for PH therapy address the sustained vasoconstriction, no agent effectively targets vascular cell proliferation and tissue inflammation. Rho-associated protein kinases (ROCKs) emerged in the last few decades as promising targets for PH therapy, since ROCK inhibitors demonstrated significant anti-remodeling and anti-inflammatory effects. In this review, current aspects of ROCK inhibition therapy are discussed in relation to the treatment of PH and RV dysfunction, from cell biology to preclinical and clinical studies.
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Terwoord JD, Racine ML, Hearon CM, Luckasen GJ, Dinenno FA. ATP and acetylcholine interact to modulate vascular tone and α 1-adrenergic vasoconstriction in humans. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2021; 131:566-574. [PMID: 34166116 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00205.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The vascular endothelium senses and integrates numerous inputs to regulate vascular tone. Recent evidence reveals complex signal processing within the endothelium, yet little is known about how endothelium-dependent stimuli interact to regulate blood flow. We tested the hypothesis that combined stimulation of the endothelium with adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and acetylcholine (ACh) elicits greater vasodilation and attenuates α1-adrenergic vasoconstriction compared with combination of ATP or ACh with the endothelium-independent dilator sodium nitroprusside (SNP). We assessed forearm vascular conductance (FVC) in young adults (6 women, 7 men) during local intra-arterial infusion of ATP, ACh, or SNP alone and in the following combinations: ATP + ACh, SNP + ACh, and ATP + SNP, wherein the second dilator was coinfused after attaining steady state with the first dilator. By design, each dilator evoked a similar response when infused separately (ΔFVC, ATP: 48 ± 4; ACh: 57 ± 6; SNP: 53 ± 6 mL·min-1·100 mmHg-1; P ≥ 0.62). Combined infusion of the endothelium-dependent dilators evoked greater vasodilation than combination of either dilator with SNP (ΔFVC from first dilator, ATP + ACh: 45 ± 9 vs. SNP + ACh: 18 ± 7 and ATP + SNP: 26 ± 4 mL·min-1·100 mmHg-1, P < 0.05). Phenylephrine was subsequently infused to evaluate α1-adrenergic vasoconstriction. Phenylephrine elicited less vasoconstriction during infusion of ATP or ACh versus SNP (ΔFVC, -25 ± 3 and -29 ± 4 vs. -48 ± 3%; P < 0.05). The vasoconstrictor response to phenylephrine was further diminished during combined infusion of ATP + ACh (-13 ± 3%; P < 0.05 vs. ATP or ACh alone) and was less than that observed when either dilator was combined with SNP (SNP + ACh: -26 ± 3%; ATP + SNP: -31 ± 4%; both P < 0.05 vs. ATP + ACh). We conclude that endothelium-dependent agonists interact to elicit vasodilation and limit α1-adrenergic vasoconstriction in humans.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The results of this study highlight the vascular endothelium as a critical site for integration of vasomotor signals in humans. To our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate that combined stimulation of the endothelium with ATP and ACh results in enhanced vasodilation compared with combination of either ATP or ACh with an endothelium-independent dilator. Furthermore, we show that ATP and ACh interact to modulate α1-adrenergic vasoconstriction in human skeletal muscle in vivo.
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- Janée D Terwoord
- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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- Medical Center of the Rockies Foundation, University of Colorado Health, Loveland, Colorado
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- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
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Bardsley EN, Pen DK, McBryde FD, Ford AP, Paton JFR. The inevitability of ATP as a transmitter in the carotid body. Auton Neurosci 2021; 234:102815. [PMID: 33993068 DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2021.102815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Atmospheric oxygen concentrations rose markedly at several points in evolutionary history. Each of these increases was followed by an evolutionary leap in organismal complexity, and thus the cellular adaptions we see today have been shaped by the levels of oxygen within our atmosphere. In eukaryotic cells, oxygen is essential for the production of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) which is the 'Universal Energy Currency' of life. Aerobic organisms survived by evolving precise mechanisms for converting oxygen within the environment into energy. Higher mammals developed specialised organs for detecting and responding to changes in oxygen content to maintain gaseous homeostasis for survival. Hypoxia is sensed by the carotid bodies, the primary chemoreceptor organs which utilise multiple neurotransmitters one of which is ATP to evoke compensatory reflexes. Yet, a paradox is presented in oxygen sensing cells of the carotid body when during periods of low oxygen, ATP is seemingly released in abundance to transmit this signal although the synthesis of ATP is theoretically halted because of its dependence on oxygen. We propose potential mechanisms to maintain ATP production in hypoxia and summarise recent data revealing elevated sensitivity of purinergic signalling within the carotid body during conditions of sympathetic overactivity and hypertension. We propose the carotid body is hypoxic in numerous chronic cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and highlight the therapeutic potential for modulating purinergic transmission.
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- Emma N Bardsley
- Auckland University, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, 85 Park Road, Grafton 1023, New Zealand
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- Auckland University, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, 85 Park Road, Grafton 1023, New Zealand
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- Auckland University, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, 85 Park Road, Grafton 1023, New Zealand
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- CuraSen, 930 Brittan Avenue #306, San Carlos, CA 94070, USA
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- Auckland University, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, 85 Park Road, Grafton 1023, New Zealand.
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Lifelong Endurance Exercise as a Countermeasure Against Age-Related [Formula: see text] Decline: Physiological Overview and Insights from Masters Athletes. Sports Med 2021; 50:703-716. [PMID: 31873927 DOI: 10.1007/s40279-019-01252-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Maximum oxygen consumption ([Formula: see text]) is not only an indicator of endurance performance, but also a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease and mortality. This physiological parameter is known to decrease with aging. In turn, physical exercise might attenuate the rate of aging-related decline in [Formula: see text], which in light of the global population aging is of major clinical relevance, especially at advanced ages. In this narrative review, we summarize the evidence available from masters athletes about the role of lifelong endurance exercise on aging-related [Formula: see text] decline, with examples of the highest [Formula: see text] values reported in the scientific literature for athletes across different ages (e.g., 35 ml·kg-1·min-1 in a centenarian cyclist). These data suggest that a linear decrease in [Formula: see text] might be possible if physical exercise loads are kept consistently high through the entire life span, with [Formula: see text] values remaining higher than those of the general population across all ages. We also summarize the main physiological changes that occur with inactive aging at different system levels-pulmonary and cardiovascular function, blood O2 carrying capacity, skeletal muscle capillary density and oxidative capacity-and negatively influence [Formula: see text], and review how lifelong exercise can attenuate or even prevent most-but apparently not all (e.g., maximum heart rate decline)-of them. In summary, although aging seems to be invariably associated with a progressive decline in [Formula: see text], maintaining high levels of physical exercise along the life span slows the multi-systemic deterioration that is commonly observed in inactive individuals, thereby attenuating age-related [Formula: see text] decline.
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Kirby BS, Sparks MA, Lazarowski ER, Lopez Domowicz DA, Zhu H, McMahon TJ. Pannexin 1 channels control the hemodynamic response to hypoxia by regulating O 2-sensitive extracellular ATP in blood. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2021; 320:H1055-H1065. [PMID: 33449849 PMCID: PMC7988759 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00651.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Pannexin 1 (Panx1) channels export ATP and may contribute to increased concentration of the vasodilator ATP in plasma during hypoxia in vivo. We hypothesized that Panx1 channels and associated ATP export contribute to hypoxic vasodilation, a mechanism that facilitates the matching of oxygen delivery to metabolic demand of tissue. Male and female mice devoid of Panx1 (Panx1-/-) and wild-type controls (WT) were anesthetized, mechanically ventilated, and instrumented with a carotid artery catheter or femoral artery flow transducer for hemodynamic and plasma ATP monitoring during inhalation of 21% (normoxia) or 10% oxygen (hypoxia). ATP export from WT vs. Panx1-/-erythrocytes (RBC) was determined ex vivo via tonometer experimentation across progressive deoxygenation. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) was similar in Panx1-/- (n = 6) and WT (n = 6) mice in normoxia, but the decrease in MAP in hypoxia seen in WT was attenuated in Panx1-/- mice (-16 ± 9% vs. -2 ± 8%; P < 0.05). Hindlimb blood flow (HBF) was significantly lower in Panx1-/- (n = 6) vs. WT (n = 6) basally, and increased in WT but not Panx1-/- mice during hypoxia (8 ± 6% vs. -10 ± 13%; P < 0.05). Estimation of hindlimb vascular conductance using data from the MAP and HBF experiments showed an average response of 28% for WT vs. -9% for Panx1-/- mice. Mean venous plasma ATP during hypoxia was 57% lower in Panx1-/- (n = 6) vs. WT mice (n = 6; P < 0.05). Mean hypoxia-induced ATP export from RBCs from Panx1-/- mice (n = 8) was 82% lower than that from WT (n = 8; P < 0.05). Panx1 channels participate in hemodynamic responses consistent with hypoxic vasodilation by regulating hypoxia-sensitive extracellular ATP levels in blood.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Export of vasodilator ATP from red blood cells requires pannexin 1. Blood plasma ATP elevations in response to hypoxia in mice require pannexin 1. Hemodynamic responses to hypoxia are accompanied by increased plasma ATP in mice in vivo and require pannexin 1.
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- Brett S Kirby
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
- Departments of Medicine and Research and Development, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Marsico Lung Institute/UNC Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Marsico Lung Institute/UNC Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Richardson KJ, Kuck L, Simmonds MJ. Beyond oxygen transport: active role of erythrocytes in the regulation of blood flow. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2020; 319:H866-H872. [PMID: 32857630 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00441.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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It was classically thought that the function of mammalian red blood cells (RBCs) was limited to serving as a vehicle for oxygen, given the cells' abundance of cytosolic hemoglobin. Over the past decades, however, accumulating evidence indicates that RBCs have the capacity to sense low-oxygen tensions in hypoxic tissues, and, subsequently, release signaling molecules that influence the distribution of blood flow. The precise mechanisms that facilitate RBC modulation of blood flow are still being elucidated, although recent evidence indicates involvement of 1) adenosine triphosphate, capable of binding to purinergic receptors located on the vascular wall before initiating nitric oxide (NO; a powerful vasodilator) production in endothelial cells, and/or 2) nonvascular NO, which is now known to have several modes of production within RBCs, including an enzymatic process via a unique isoform of NO synthase (i.e., RBC-NOS), which has potential effects on the vascular smooth muscle. The physical properties of RBCs, including their tendency to form three-dimensional structures in low shear flow (i.e., aggregation) and their capacity to elongate in high shear flow (i.e., deformability), are only recently being viewed as mechanotransductive processes, with profound effects on vascular reactivity and tissue perfusion. Recent developments in intracellular signaling in RBCs, and the subsequent effects on the mechanical properties of blood, and blood flow, thus present a vivid expansion on the classic perspective of these abundant cells.
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- Kieran J Richardson
- Biorheology Research Laboratory, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.,Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
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- Biorheology Research Laboratory, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.,Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
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- Biorheology Research Laboratory, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.,Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
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Hearon CM, Richards JC, Racine ML, Luckasen GJ, Larson DG, Dinenno FA. Augmentation of endothelium-dependent vasodilatory signalling improves functional sympatholysis in contracting muscle of older adults. J Physiol 2020; 598:2323-2336. [PMID: 32306393 DOI: 10.1113/jp279462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS The ability of contracting skeletal muscle to attenuate sympathetic vasoconstriction (functional sympatholysis) is critical for maintaining blood flow during exercise-mediated sympathoexcitation. Functional sympatholysis and endothelial function are impaired with ageing, resulting in compromised blood flow and oxygen delivery to contracting skeletal muscle during exercise. In the present study, intra-arterial infusion of ACh or ATP to augment endothelium-dependent signalling during exercise attenuated α1 -adrenergic vasoconstriction in the contracting muscle of older adults. The vascular signalling mechanisms capable of functional sympatholysis are preserved in healthy ageing, and thus the age-related impairment in functional sympatholysis probably results from the loss of a functional signal (e.g. plasma [ATP]) as opposed to an intrinsic endothelial dysfunction. ABSTRACT The ability of contracting skeletal muscle to attenuate sympathetic α-adrenergic vasoconstriction ('functional sympatholysis') is impaired with age. In young adults, increasing endothelium-dependent vasodilatory signalling during mild exercise augments sympatholysis. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that increasing endothelium-dependent signalling during exercise in older adults can improve sympatholysis. In 16 older individuals (Protocol 1, n = 8; Protocol 2, n = 8), we measured forearm blood flow (Doppler ultrasound) and calculated changes in vascular conductance (FVC) to local intra-arterial infusion of phenylephrine (PE; α1 -agonist) during (i) infusion of an endothelium-dependent vasodilator alone (Protocol 1: ACh or Protocol 2: low dose ATP); (ii) mild handgrip exercise (5% maximum voluntary contraction; MVC); (iii) moderate handgrip exercise (15% MVC); and (iv) mild or moderate handgrip exercise + infusion of ACh or ATP to augment endothelium-dependent signalling. PE caused robust vasoconstriction in resting skeletal muscle during control vasodilator infusions (ΔFVC: ACh: -31 ± 3 and ATP: -30 ± 4%). PE-mediated vasoconstriction was not attenuated by mild or moderate intensity exercise (ΔFVC: 5% MVC: -30 ± 9; 15% MVC: -33 ± 8%; P > 0.05 vs. control ACh and ATP), indicative of impaired sympatholysis, and ACh or ATP infusion during mild exercise did not impact this response. However, augmentation of endothelium-dependent signalling via infusion of ACh or ATP during moderate intensity exercise attenuated PE-mediated vasoconstriction (ΔFVC: -13 ± 1 and -19 ± 5%, respectively; P < 0.05 vs. all conditions). Our findings demonstrate that, given a sufficient stimulus, endothelium-dependent sympatholysis remains intact in older adults. Strategies aimed at activating such pathways represent a viable approach for improving sympatholysis and thus tissue blood flow and oxygen delivery in older adults.
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- Christopher M Hearon
- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Medical Center of the Rockies Foundation, University of Colorado Health System, Loveland, CO, USA
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- Medical Center of the Rockies Foundation, University of Colorado Health System, Loveland, CO, USA
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- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.,Center for Cardiovascular Research, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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