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Tanriover C, Copur S, Gaipov A, Ozlusen B, Akcan RE, Kuwabara M, Hornum M, Van Raalte DH, Kanbay M. Metabolically healthy obesity: Misleading phrase or healthy phenotype? Eur J Intern Med 2023; 111:5-20. [PMID: 36890010 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2023.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Obesity is a heterogenous condition with multiple different phenotypes. Among these a particular subtype exists named as metabolically healthy obesity (MHO). MHO has multiple definitions and its prevalence varies according to study. The potential mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of MHO include the different types of adipose tissue and their distribution, the role of hormones, inflammation, diet, the intestinal microbiota and genetic factors. In contrast to the negative metabolic profile associated with metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO), MHO has relatively favorable metabolic characteristics. Nevertheless, MHO is still associated with many important chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease as well as certain types of cancer and has the risk of progression into the unhealthy phenotype. Therefore, it should not be considered as a benign condition. The major therapeutic alternatives include dietary modifications, exercise, bariatric surgery and certain medications including glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogs, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and tirzepatide. In this review, we discuss the significance of MHO while comparing this phenotype with MUO.
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- Cem Tanriover
- Department of Medicine, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medicine, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medicine, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Astana, Kazakhstan; Clinical Academic Department of Internal Medicine, CF "University Medical Center", Astana, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Medicine, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medicine, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Rigshospitalet, Inge Lehmanns Vej 7, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Loaction VUMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul 34010, Turkey.
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Pathogenesis, Murine Models, and Clinical Implications of Metabolically Healthy Obesity. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23179614. [PMID: 36077011 PMCID: PMC9455655 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23179614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Although obesity is commonly associated with numerous cardiometabolic pathologies, some people with obesity are resistant to detrimental effects of excess body fat, which constitutes a condition called “metabolically healthy obesity” (MHO). Metabolic features of MHO that distinguish it from metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) include differences in the fat distribution, adipokine types, and levels of chronic inflammation. Murine models are available that mimic the phenotype of human MHO, with increased adiposity but preserved insulin sensitivity. Clinically, there is no established definition of MHO yet. Despite the lack of a uniform definition, most studies describe MHO as a particular case of obesity with no or only one metabolic syndrome components and lower levels of insulin resistance or inflammatory markers. Another clinical viewpoint is the dynamic and changing nature of MHO, which substantially impacts the clinical outcome. In this review, we explore the pathophysiology and some murine models of MHO. The definition, variability, and clinical implications of the MHO phenotype are also discussed. Understanding the characteristics that differentiate people with MHO from those with MUO can lead to new insights into the mechanisms behind obesity-related metabolic derangements and diseases.
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Schinzari F, Tesauro M, Cardillo C. Vasodilator Dysfunction in Human Obesity: Established and Emerging Mechanisms. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2021; 78:S40-S52. [PMID: 34840258 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000001108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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ABSTRACT Human obesity is associated with insulin resistance and often results in a number of metabolic abnormalities and cardiovascular complications. Over the past decades, substantial advances in the understanding of the cellular and molecular pathophysiological pathways underlying the obesity-related vascular dysfunction have facilitated better identification of several players participating in this abnormality. However, the complex interplay between the disparate mechanisms involved has not yet been fully elucidated. Moreover, in medical practice, the clinical syndromes stemming from obesity-related vascular dysfunction still carry a substantial burden of morbidity and mortality; thus, early identification and personalized clinical management seem of the essence. Here, we will initially describe the alterations of intravascular homeostatic mechanisms occurring in arteries of obese patients. Then, we will briefly enumerate those recognized causative factors of obesity-related vasodilator dysfunction, such as vascular insulin resistance, lipotoxicity, visceral adipose tissue expansion, and perivascular adipose tissue abnormalities; next, we will discuss in greater detail some emerging pathophysiological mechanisms, including skeletal muscle inflammation, signals from gut microbiome, and the role of extracellular vesicles and microRNAs. Finally, it will touch on some gaps in knowledge, as well as some current acquisitions for specific treatment regimens, such as glucagon-like peptide-1 enhancers and sodium-glucose transporter2 inhibitors, that could arrest or slow the progression of this abnormality full of unwanted consequences.
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; and
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- Department of Aging, Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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Greenshields JT, Keeler JM, Freemas JA, Baker TB, Johnson BD, Carter SJ, Schlader ZJ. Cutaneous microvascular vasodilatory consequences of acute consumption of a caffeinated soft drink sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup. Physiol Rep 2021; 9:e15074. [PMID: 34676680 PMCID: PMC8531600 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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This study tested the hypotheses that compared to drinking water, consumption of a caffeinated soft drink sweetened with high‐fructose corn syrup (HFCS) attenuates the cutaneous vasodilatory response to local skin heating without (Protocol 1) and following ischemia‐reperfusion injury (Protocol 2). In a randomized, counterbalanced crossover design, 14 healthy adults (25 ± 3 year, 6 women) consumed 500 ml of water (water) or a caffeinated soft drink sweetened with HFCS (Mtn. Dew, DEW). Thirty minutes following beverage consumption local skin heating commenced on the right forearm (Protocol 1), while on the left forearm ischemia‐reperfusion commenced with 20 min of ischemia followed by 20 min of reperfusion and then local skin heating (Protocol 2). Local skin heating involved 40 min of heating to 39℃ followed by 20 min of heating to 44℃. Skin blood flow (SkBf, laser Doppler) data were normalized to mean arterial pressure and are presented as a cutaneous vascular conductance (CVC) and as percentage of the CVC response during heating to 44℃ (%CVCmax). Protocol 1: During local heating at 39℃, no differences were observed in CVC (water: 2.0 ± 0.6 PU/mmHg; DEW: 2.0 ± 0.8 PU/mmHg, p = 0.83) or %CVCmax (water: 59 ± 14%; DEW 60 ± 15%, p = 0.84) between trials. Protocol 2: During local skin heating at 39℃, no differences were observed in CVC (water: 1.7 ± 0.5 PU/mmHg; DEW: 1.5 ± 0.5 PU/mmHg, p = 0.33) or %CVCmax (water: 64 ± 15%; DEW 61 ± 15% p = 0.62) between trials. The cutaneous microvascular vasodilator response to local heating with or without prior ischemia‐reperfusion injury is not affected by acute consumption of a caffeinated soft drink sweetened with HFCS.
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- Joel T Greenshields
- H.H. Morris Human Performance Laboratories, Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- H.H. Morris Human Performance Laboratories, Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- H.H. Morris Human Performance Laboratories, Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- H.H. Morris Human Performance Laboratories, Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- H.H. Morris Human Performance Laboratories, Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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- H.H. Morris Human Performance Laboratories, Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.,Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- H.H. Morris Human Performance Laboratories, Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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Asenjo-Bueno A, Alcalde-Estévez E, El Assar M, Olmos G, Plaza P, Sosa P, Martínez-Miguel P, Ruiz-Torres MP, López-Ongil S. Hyperphosphatemia-Induced Oxidant/Antioxidant Imbalance Impairs Vascular Relaxation and Induces Inflammation and Fibrosis in Old Mice. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10081308. [PMID: 34439556 PMCID: PMC8389342 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10081308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Aging impairs vascular function, but the mechanisms involved are unknown. The aim of this study was to analyze whether aging-related hyperphosphatemia is implied in this effect by elucidating the role of oxidative stress. C57BL6 mice that were aged 5 months (young) and 24 months (old), receiving a standard (0.6%) or low-phosphate (0.2%) diet, were used. Isolated mesenteric arteries from old mice showed diminished endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation by the down-regulation of NOS3 expression, increased inflammation and increased fibrosis in isolated aortas, compared to those isolated from young mice. In parallel, increased Nox4 expression and reduced Nrf2, Sod2-Mn and Gpx1 were found in the aortas from old mice, resulting in oxidant/antioxidant imbalance. The low-phosphate diet improved vascular function and oxidant/antioxidant balance in old mice. Mechanisms were analyzed in endothelial (EC) and vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) treated with the phosphate donor ß-glycerophosphate (BGP). In EC, BGP increased Nox4 expression and ROS production, which reduced NOS3 expression via NFκB. BGP also increased inflammation in EC. In SMC, BGP increased Collagen I and fibronectin expression by priming ROS production and NFκB activity. In conclusion, hyperphosphatemia reduced endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation and increased inflammation and vascular fibrosis through an impairment of oxidant/antioxidant balance in old mice. A low-phosphate diet achieved improvements in the vascular function in old mice.
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- Ana Asenjo-Bueno
- Unidad de Investigación de la Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, 28805 Madrid, Spain; (A.A.-B.); (P.P.); (P.M.-M.)
- Departamento Biología de Sistemas, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain; (E.A.-E.); (G.O.); (P.S.); (M.P.R.-T.)
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- Departamento Biología de Sistemas, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain; (E.A.-E.); (G.O.); (P.S.); (M.P.R.-T.)
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- Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe, 28905 Madrid, Spain;
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- Departamento Biología de Sistemas, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain; (E.A.-E.); (G.O.); (P.S.); (M.P.R.-T.)
- Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación Nefrológica (IRSIN) de la Fundación Renal Iñigo Álvarez de Toledo (FRIAT), 28003 Madrid, Spain
- Area 3-Fisiología y Fisiopatología Renal y Vascular del IRYCIS, 28046 Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Investigación de la Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, 28805 Madrid, Spain; (A.A.-B.); (P.P.); (P.M.-M.)
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- Departamento Biología de Sistemas, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain; (E.A.-E.); (G.O.); (P.S.); (M.P.R.-T.)
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- Unidad de Investigación de la Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, 28805 Madrid, Spain; (A.A.-B.); (P.P.); (P.M.-M.)
- Servicio de Nefrología del Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, 28805 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento Biología de Sistemas, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain; (E.A.-E.); (G.O.); (P.S.); (M.P.R.-T.)
- Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación Nefrológica (IRSIN) de la Fundación Renal Iñigo Álvarez de Toledo (FRIAT), 28003 Madrid, Spain
- Area 3-Fisiología y Fisiopatología Renal y Vascular del IRYCIS, 28046 Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Investigación de la Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, 28805 Madrid, Spain; (A.A.-B.); (P.P.); (P.M.-M.)
- Instituto Reina Sofía de Investigación Nefrológica (IRSIN) de la Fundación Renal Iñigo Álvarez de Toledo (FRIAT), 28003 Madrid, Spain
- Area 3-Fisiología y Fisiopatología Renal y Vascular del IRYCIS, 28046 Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-91-887-8100 (ext. 2604); Fax: +34-91-882-2674
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Differences in the vascular and metabolic profiles between metabolically healthy and unhealthy obesity. ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.endmts.2020.100077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Bovolini A, Garcia J, Andrade MA, Duarte JA. Metabolic Syndrome Pathophysiology and Predisposing Factors. Int J Sports Med 2020; 42:199-214. [PMID: 33075830 DOI: 10.1055/a-1263-0898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of cardiometabolic risk factors with high prevalence among adult populations and elevated costs for public health systems worldwide. Despite the lack of consensus regarding the syndrome definition and diagnosis criteria, it is characterized by the coexistence of risk factors such as abdominal obesity, atherogenic dyslipidemia, elevated blood pressure, a prothrombotic and pro-inflammatory state, insulin resistance (IR), and higher glucose levels, factors indubitably linked to an increased risk of developing chronic conditions, such as type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The syndrome has a complex and multifaceted origin not fully understood; however, it has been strongly suggested that sedentarism and unbalanced dietary patterns might play a fundamental role in its development. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview from the syndrome epidemiology, costs, and main etiological traits from its relationship with unhealthy diet patterns and sedentary lifestyles.
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- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real
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- CIAFEL Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto.,University Institute of Health Sciences (IUCS), Rua Central de Gandra, 1317 4585-116 Gandra Paredes, Portugal
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Mason SA, Trewin AJ, Parker L, Wadley GD. Antioxidant supplements and endurance exercise: Current evidence and mechanistic insights. Redox Biol 2020; 35:101471. [PMID: 32127289 PMCID: PMC7284926 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2020.101471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Antioxidant supplements are commonly consumed by endurance athletes to minimize exercise-induced oxidative stress, with the intention of enhancing recovery and improving performance. There are numerous commercially available nutritional supplements that are targeted to athletes and health enthusiasts that allegedly possess antioxidant properties. However, most of these compounds are poorly investigated with respect to their in vivo redox activity and efficacy in humans. Therefore, this review will firstly provide a background to endurance exercise-related redox signalling and the subsequent adaptations in skeletal muscle and vascular function. The review will then discuss commonly available compounds with purported antioxidant effects for use by athletes. N-acetyl cysteine may be of benefit over the days prior to an endurance event; while chronic intake of combined 1000 mg vitamin C + vitamin E is not recommended during periods of heavy training associated with adaptations in skeletal muscle. Melatonin, vitamin E and α-lipoic acid appear effective at decreasing markers of exercise-induced oxidative stress. However, evidence on their effects on endurance performance are either lacking or not supportive. Catechins, anthocyanins, coenzyme Q10 and vitamin C may improve vascular function, however, evidence is either limited to specific sub-populations and/or does not translate to improved performance. Finally, additional research should clarify the potential benefits of curcumin in improving muscle recovery post intensive exercise; and the potential hampering effects of astaxanthin, selenium and vitamin A on skeletal muscle adaptations to endurance training. Overall, we highlight the lack of supportive evidence for most antioxidant compounds to recommend to athletes.
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- Shaun A Mason
- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
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Banerjee M, Shaw L, Charlton-Menys V, Pemberton P, Malik RA, Cruickshank JK, Austin CE. Modulation of Small Artery Function by Insulin in Young Women: Role of Adiposity. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets 2020; 20:1244-1252. [PMID: 32342823 DOI: 10.2174/1871530320666200428111924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Vascular dysfunction is common in obesity. Insulin can directly modulate arterial function, but its role is unclear in obesity. We examined the influence of adiposity on direct effects of insulin on human artery responses. METHODS 22 healthy women were stratified by median BMI into lower (LA) (n=11) and higher adiposity (HA) (n=11). Small arteries from gluteal biopsies were tested for contractile responses to Noradrenaline (NA), the endothelium-dependent dilator Carbachol and the endothelium-independent dilator sodium nitroprusside were examined before and after incubation with 100 mU/ml human insulin. RESULTS Contractile responses were similar in the two groups. Insulin reduced NA-induced contraction in HA [3.5 (2.4-4.6) vs. 2.4 (1.4-3.4) mN/mm: p=0.004] but not those from LA [4.1 (2.8-5.3) vs. 3.7 (2.5-5.0) mN/mm: p=0.33]. Endothelium-dependent dilation (EDD) was significantly reduced in arteries from women in the HA (34.7 (18.8-50.6%)) compared to those from women in the LA (62.3 (46.2- 78.4); p=0.013). Insulin improved EDD (change in maximal dilation before/after insulin (%)) in arteries from the HA (37.7 (18.0 to 57.3) but not the LA (6.3 (-6.5 to 19.1), p=0.007. CONCLUSION Reduced EDD evident in arteries from HA subjects improve by incubating in insulin. Hyperinsulinaemia may be necessary in maintaining endothelial function in obesity.
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- Moulinath Banerjee
- Centre for Endocrinology & Diabetes Research Group, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, United Kingdom,Bolton Foundation NHS Trust, BL4 0JR, United Kingdom
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- Cardiovascular Research Group, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, M13 9NL, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Endocrinology & Diabetes Research Group, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, United Kingdom,Department of Endocrinology, Weil Cornell Medicine, Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
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- Cardiovascular Research Group, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, United Kingdom,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine & Nutrition, King's College, London, SE1 8WA, United Kingdom
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- Cardiovascular Research Group, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9NT, United Kingdom,Faculty of Health and Social care, Edgehill University, United Kingdom
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Cholerton B, Omidpanah A, Verney SP, Nelson LA, Baker LD, Suchy-Dicey A, Longstreth WT, Howard BV, Henderson JA, Montine TJ, Buchwald D. Type 2 diabetes and later cognitive function in older American Indians: The Strong Heart Study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2019; 34:1050-1057. [PMID: 30924200 PMCID: PMC6579638 DOI: 10.1002/gps.5108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Insulin resistance is a substantial health issue for American Indians, with type 2 diabetes overrepresented in this population as compared with non-Hispanic whites. Insulin resistance and its related conditions in turn increase risk for dementia and cognitive impairment. The aim of the current study was to determine whether type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance at midlife was associated with later-life cognitive testing in a large sample of older American Indians, aged 65 and older. METHODS American Indian participants who underwent both fasting blood draw as part of the Strong Heart Study and had subsequent cognitive testing as part of the later adjunct Cerebrovascular Disease and its Consequences in American Indians study were included (n = 790). Regression models examined type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose and subsequent cognitive test performance as part of a longitudinal study design. The relationship between a continuous measure of insulin resistance and later cognitive test performance was assessed using generalized estimating equations. RESULTS Controlling for demographic and clinical factors, verbal fluency and processing speed/working memory were significantly negatively associated with having type 2 diabetes and with insulin resistance, but not with impaired fasting glucose. CONCLUSION In this sample of American Indians, type 2 diabetes at midlife was associated with subsequent lower performance on measures of executive function. These results may have important implications for future implementation of diagnostic and intervention services in this population.
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- Brenna Cholerton
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Department of Community Health, Washington State University, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Community Health, Washington State University, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Community Health, Washington State University, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA,Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Department of Community Health, Washington State University, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Loader J, Khouri C, Taylor F, Stewart S, Lorenzen C, Cracowski JL, Walther G, Roustit M. The continuums of impairment in vascular reactivity across the spectrum of cardiometabolic health: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Obes Rev 2019; 20:906-920. [PMID: 30887713 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This study aimed to assess, for the first time, the change in vascular reactivity across the full spectrum of cardiometabolic health. Systematic searches were conducted in MEDLINE and EMBASE databases from their inception to March 13, 2017, including studies that assessed basal vascular reactivity in two or more of the following health groups (aged ≥18 years old): healthy, overweight, obesity, impaired glucose tolerance, metabolic syndrome, or type 2 diabetes with or without complications. Direct and indirect comparisons of vascular reactivity were combined using a network meta-analysis. Comparing data from 193 articles (7226 healthy subjects and 19344 patients), the network meta-analyses revealed a progressive impairment in vascular reactivity (flow-mediated dilation data) from the clinical onset of an overweight status (-0.41%, 95% CI, -0.98 to 0.15) through to the development of vascular complications in those with type 2 diabetes (-4.26%, 95% CI, -4.97 to -3.54). Meta-regressions revealed that for every 1 mmol/l increase in fasting blood glucose concentration, flow-mediated dilation decreased by 0.52%. Acknowledging that the time course of disease may vary between patients, this study demonstrates multiple continuums of vascular dysfunction where the severity of impairment in vascular reactivity progressively increases throughout the pathogenesis of obesity and/or insulin resistance, providing information that is important to enhancing the timing and effectiveness of strategies that aim to improve cardiovascular outcomes.
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- Jordan Loader
- Department of Medicine, Austin Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.,Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia.,LAPEC EA4278, Avignon Université, Avignon, France
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- Inserm U1042, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.,Clinical Pharmacology, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Hatter Institute for Reducing Cardiovascular Disease in Africa, The University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- School of Exercise Science, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Inserm U1042, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.,Clinical Pharmacology, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- LAPEC EA4278, Avignon Université, Avignon, France.,School of Exercise Science, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Inserm U1042, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France.,Clinical Pharmacology, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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Schinzari F, Tesauro M, Cardillo C. Increased endothelin-1-mediated vasoconstrictor tone in human obesity: effects of gut hormones. Physiol Res 2018; 67:S69-S81. [PMID: 29947529 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.933821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The heavy impact of obesity on the development and progression of cardiovascular disease has sparked sustained efforts to uncover the mechanisms linking excess adiposity to vascular dysfunction. Impaired vasodilator reactivity has been recognized as an early hemodynamic abnormality in obese patients, but also increased vasoconstrictor tone importantly contributes to their vascular damage. In particular, upregulation of the endothelin (ET)-1 system, consistently reported in these patients, might accelerate atherosclerosis and its complication, given the pro-inflammatory and mitogenic properties of ET-1. In recent years, a number of gut hormones, in addition to their role as modulators of food intake, energy balance, glucose and lipid metabolism, and insulin secretion and action, have demonstrated favorable vascular actions. They increase the bioavailability of vasodilator mediators like nitric oxide, but they have also been shown to inhibit the ET-1 system. These features make gut hormones promising tools for targeting both the metabolic and cardiovascular complications of obesity, a view supported by recent large-scale clinical trials indicating that novel drugs for type 2 diabetes with cardiovascular potential may translate into clinically significant advantages. Therefore, there is real hope that better understanding of the properties of gut-derived substances might provide more effective therapies for the obesity-related cardiometabolic syndrome.
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- F Schinzari
- Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy, Istituto di Patologia Speciale Medica e Semeiotica Medica, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
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Na HG, Kim YD, Bae CH, Choi YS, Jin HJ, Shin KC, Song SY. High Concentration of Insulin Induces MUC5AC Expression via Phosphoinositide 3 Kinase/AKT and Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathways in Human Airway Epithelial Cells. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2018; 32:350-358. [PMID: 29943626 DOI: 10.1177/1945892418782223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
Background Insulin is involved in a glucose homeostatic regulation and a cellular metabolism via phosphorylation of phosphoinositide 3 kinase (PI3K) pathway and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. Hyperinsulinemia reduces insulin sensitivity and is an obvious potential factor affecting airway inflammation in chronic airway diseases. MUC5AC is a major secreted mucin, which plays a critical role in inflammatory response in the respiratory tract. However, the relationship between insulin and MUC5AC expression has not been studied. Objective This study investigated the effect and the brief signaling pathway of high concentration of insulin (HI) on MUC5AC expression in human airway epithelial cell. Methods In NCI-H292 cells and primary cultures of normal nasal epithelial cells, the effect and signaling pathway of HI on MUC5AC expression were investigated using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), real-time PCR, enzyme immunoassay, and immunoblot analysis with several specific inhibitors and small interfering RNA (siRNA). Results HI significantly increased MUC5AC expression and activated PI3K/AKT, extracellular signal-related kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and p38 MAPKs. The specific PI3K and AKT inhibitor as well as knockdown of AKT1 and AKT2 by the respective siRNAs significantly blocked HI-mediated expression of MUC5AC. Meanwhile, the specific ERK1/2 MAPK and p38 MAPK inhibitor as well as knockdown of ERK1, ERK2, and p38 MAPK by the respective siRNAs also attenuated HI-induced expression of MUC5AC. Conclusion The results of this study suggest that HI induces MUC5AC expression via PI3K/AKT and MAPK signaling pathways in human airway epithelial cells.
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- Hyung Gyun Na
- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.,2 Regional Center for Respiratory Diseases, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 2 Regional Center for Respiratory Diseases, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Republic of Korea.,3 Division of Pulmonology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 2 Regional Center for Respiratory Diseases, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Daegu, Republic of Korea.,3 Division of Pulmonology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Schinzari F, Tesauro M, Veneziani A, Mores N, Di Daniele N, Cardillo C. Favorable Vascular Actions of Angiotensin-(1-7) in Human Obesity. Hypertension 2017; 71:185-191. [PMID: 29203627 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.117.10280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Revised: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Obese patients have vascular dysfunction related to impaired insulin-stimulated vasodilation and increased endothelin-1-mediated vasoconstriction. In contrast to the harmful vascular actions of angiotensin (Ang) II, the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 product Ang-(1-7) has shown to exert cardiovascular and metabolic benefits in experimental models through stimulation of the Mas receptor. We, therefore, examined the effects of exogenous Ang-(1-7) on vasodilator tone and endothelin-1-dependent vasoconstriction in obese patients. Intra-arterial infusion of Ang-(1-7) (10 nmol/min) resulted in significant increase in unstimulated forearm flow (P=0.03), an effect that was not affected by the Mas receptor antagonist A779 (10 nmol/min; P>0.05). In the absence of hyperinsulinemia, however, forearm flow responses to graded doses of acetylcholine and sodium nitroprusside were not different during Ang-(1-7) administration compared with saline (both P>0.05). During infusion of regular insulin (0.15 mU/kg per minute), by contrast, endothelium-dependent vasodilator response to acetylcholine was significantly enhanced by Ang-(1-7) (P=0.04 versus saline), whereas endothelium-independent response to sodium nitroprusside was not modified (P=0.91). Finally, Ang-(1-7) decreased the vasodilator response to endothelin A receptor blockade (BQ-123; 10 nmol/min) compared with saline (6±1% versus 93±17%; P<0.001); nitric oxide inhibition by l-N-monomethylarginine (4 µmol/min) during concurrent endothelin A antagonism resulted in similar vasoconstriction in the absence or presence of Ang-(1-7 Ang-(1-7) (P=0.69). Our findings indicate that in obese patients Ang-(1-7) has favorable effects not only to improve insulin-stimulated endothelium-dependent vasodilation but also to blunt endothelin-1-dependent vasoconstrictor tone. These findings provide support for targeting Ang-(1-7) to counteract the hemodynamic abnormalities of human obesity.
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- Francesca Schinzari
- From the Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy (F.S., A.V., N.M., C.C.); Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy (M.T., N.D.D.); and Departments of Surgery (A.V.), Pharmacology (N.M.), and Internal Medicine (C.C.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- From the Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy (F.S., A.V., N.M., C.C.); Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy (M.T., N.D.D.); and Departments of Surgery (A.V.), Pharmacology (N.M.), and Internal Medicine (C.C.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- From the Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy (F.S., A.V., N.M., C.C.); Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy (M.T., N.D.D.); and Departments of Surgery (A.V.), Pharmacology (N.M.), and Internal Medicine (C.C.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- From the Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy (F.S., A.V., N.M., C.C.); Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy (M.T., N.D.D.); and Departments of Surgery (A.V.), Pharmacology (N.M.), and Internal Medicine (C.C.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- From the Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy (F.S., A.V., N.M., C.C.); Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy (M.T., N.D.D.); and Departments of Surgery (A.V.), Pharmacology (N.M.), and Internal Medicine (C.C.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- From the Policlinico A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy (F.S., A.V., N.M., C.C.); Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy (M.T., N.D.D.); and Departments of Surgery (A.V.), Pharmacology (N.M.), and Internal Medicine (C.C.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
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Endothelial and Perivascular Adipose Tissue Abnormalities in Obesity-Related Vascular Dysfunction: Novel Targets for Treatment. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2017; 69:360-368. [DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Tesauro M, Mauriello A, Rovella V, Annicchiarico-Petruzzelli M, Cardillo C, Melino G, Di Daniele N. Arterial ageing: from endothelial dysfunction to vascular calcification. J Intern Med 2017; 281:471-482. [PMID: 28345303 DOI: 10.1111/joim.12605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Complex structural and functional changes occur in the arterial system with advancing age. The aged artery is characterized by changes in microRNA expression patterns, autophagy, smooth muscle cell migration and proliferation, and arterial calcification with progressively increased mechanical vessel rigidity and stiffness. With age the vascular smooth muscle cells modify their phenotype from contractile to 'synthetic' determining the development of intimal thickening as early as the second decade of life as an adaptive response to forces acting on the arterial wall. The increased permeability observed in intimal thickening could represent the substrate on which low-level atherosclerotic stimuli can promote the development of advanced atherosclerotic lesions. In elderly patients the atherosclerotic plaques tend to be larger with increased vascular stenosis. In these plaques there is a progressive accumulation of both lipids and collagen and a decrease of inflammation. Similarly the plaques from elderly patients show more calcification as compared with those from younger patients. The coronary artery calcium score is a well-established marker of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. The presence of diffuse calcification in a severely stenotic segment probably induces changes in mechanical properties and shear stress of the arterial wall favouring the rupture of a vulnerable lesion in a less stenotic adjacent segment. Oxidative stress and inflammation appear to be the two primary pathological mechanisms of ageing-related endothelial dysfunction even in the absence of clinical disease. Arterial ageing is no longer considered an inexorable process. Only a better understanding of the link between ageing and vascular dysfunction can lead to significant advances in both preventative and therapeutic treatments with the aim that in the future vascular ageing may be halted or even reversed.
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- M Tesauro
- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy.,Medical Research Council, Toxicology Unit, Leicester University, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy
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Schinzari F, Veneziani A, Mores N, Barini A, Di Daniele N, Cardillo C, Tesauro M. Vascular Effects of Obestatin in Lean and Obese Subjects. Diabetes 2017; 66:1214-1221. [PMID: 28174289 DOI: 10.2337/db16-1067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Obese patients have impaired vasodilator reactivity and increased endothelin 1 (ET-1)-mediated vasoconstriction, two abnormalities contributing to vascular dysfunction. Obestatin, a product of the ghrelin gene, in addition to favorable effects on glucose and lipid metabolism, has shown nitric oxide (NO)-dependent vasodilator properties in experimental models. Given these premises, we compared the effects of exogenous obestatin on forearm flow in lean and obese subjects and assessed its influence on ET-1-dependent vasoconstrictor tone in obesity. In both lean and obese participants, infusion of escalating doses of obestatin resulted in a progressive increase in blood flow from baseline (both P < 0.001). This vasodilation was predominantly mediated by enhanced NO activity, because NG-monomethyl-l-arginine markedly blunted the flow response to obestatin in both groups (both P < 0.05 vs. saline). In obese subjects, antagonism of ETA receptors by BQ-123 increased forearm flow during saline (P < 0.001) but did not induce additional vasodilation (P > 0.05) during obestatin. Circulating obestatin levels were not different between lean and obese participants (P = 0.41). Our findings indicate that obestatin causes NO-dependent vasodilation in the human circulation. This effect is preserved in obesity, where it is accompanied by reduced ET-1-mediated vasoconstriction. These latter observations make obestatin a promising target for vascular prevention in obesity and diabetes.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Schinzari F, Veneziani A, Mores N, Barini A, Di Daniele N, Cardillo C, Tesauro M. Beneficial Effects of Apelin on Vascular Function in Patients With Central Obesity. Hypertension 2017; 69:942-949. [DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.116.08916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 02/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Patients with central obesity have impaired insulin-stimulated vasodilation and increased ET-1 (endothelin 1) vasoconstriction, which may contribute to insulin resistance and vascular damage. Apelin enhances insulin sensitivity and glucose disposal but also acts as a nitric oxide (NO)–dependent vasodilator and a counter-regulator of AT
1
(angiotensin [Ang] II type 1) receptor–induced vasoconstriction. We, therefore, examined the effects of exogenous (Pyr
1
)apelin on NO-mediated vasodilation and Ang II– or ET-1–dependent vasoconstrictor tone in obese patients. In the absence of hyperinsulinemia, forearm blood flow responses to graded doses of acetylcholine and sodium nitroprusside were not different during saline or apelin administration (both
P
>0.05). During intra-arterial infusion of regular insulin, however, apelin enhanced the vasodilation induced by both acetylcholine and nitroprusside (both
P
<0.05). Interestingly, the vasodilator effect of concurrent blockade of AT
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(telmisartan) and AT
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(PD 123,319) receptors was blunted by apelin (3±5% versus 32±9%;
P
<0.05). Similarly, during apelin administration, blockade of ET
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receptors (BQ-123) resulted in lower vasodilator response than during saline (23±10% versus 65±12%;
P
<0.05). NO synthase inhibition by L-NMMA (
l
-
N
-monometylarginine) during the concurrent blockade of either Ang II or ET
A
receptors resulted in similar vasoconstriction in the absence or presence of apelin (
P
>0.05). In conclusion, in patients with central obesity, apelin has favorable effects not only to improve insulin-stimulated endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent vasodilator responses but also to blunt Ang II– and ET-1–dependent vasoconstriction by a mechanism not involving NO. Taken together, our results suggest that targeting the apelin system might favorably impact some hemodynamic abnormalities of insulin-resistant states like obesity.
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- Francesca Schinzari
- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (F.S., C.C.), Surgery (A.V.), Pharmacology (N.M.), and Biochemistry (A.B.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy (N.D.D., M.T.)
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (F.S., C.C.), Surgery (A.V.), Pharmacology (N.M.), and Biochemistry (A.B.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy (N.D.D., M.T.)
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (F.S., C.C.), Surgery (A.V.), Pharmacology (N.M.), and Biochemistry (A.B.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy (N.D.D., M.T.)
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (F.S., C.C.), Surgery (A.V.), Pharmacology (N.M.), and Biochemistry (A.B.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy (N.D.D., M.T.)
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (F.S., C.C.), Surgery (A.V.), Pharmacology (N.M.), and Biochemistry (A.B.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy (N.D.D., M.T.)
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (F.S., C.C.), Surgery (A.V.), Pharmacology (N.M.), and Biochemistry (A.B.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy (N.D.D., M.T.)
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (F.S., C.C.), Surgery (A.V.), Pharmacology (N.M.), and Biochemistry (A.B.), Catholic University, Rome, Italy; and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy (N.D.D., M.T.)
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Dow CA, Lincenberg GM, Greiner JJ, Stauffer BL, DeSouza CA. Endothelial vasodilator function in normal-weight adults with metabolic syndrome. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2016; 41:1013-1017. [DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2016-0171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) typically presents with obesity; however, obesity is not a requisite characteristic for MetS classification and related vascular risk. We tested the hypothesis that MetS, independent of excess adiposity, is associated with impaired endothelial vasodilator dysfunction. Thirty-two sedentary, middle-aged adults were studied: 11 normal weight (9 male and 2 female; body mass index (BMI), 24.0 ± 0.3 kg/m2); 11 normal weight with MetS (9 male and 2 female; BMI, 24.7 ± 0.3 kg/m2); and 10 obese without MetS (8 male and 2 female; BMI, 31.4 ± 0.5 kg/m2). MetS was established according to National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III criteria. Forearm blood flow (FBF) responses to intra-arterial infusions of acetylcholine and sodium nitroprusside were measured via strain-gauge plethysmography. FBF responses to acetylcholine were ∼20% lower (P < 0.05) in the normal-weight subjects with MetS (from 4.0 ± 0.3 to 13.0 ± 1.0 mL/(100 mL tissue·min)) and obese subjects (from 4.8 ± 0.2 to 12.2 ± 1.1 mL/(100 mL tissue·min)) compared with the normal-weight subjects (from 4.6 ± 0.4 to 15.8 ± 0.7 mL/(100 mL tissue·min)). Of note, FBF responses to acetylcholine were similar between the normal-weight adults with MetS and the obese adults. There were no differences among groups in FBF response to sodium nitroprusside. These data indicate that the presence of MetS, independent of obesity, is associated with diminished endothelium-dependent vasodilation. Endothelial vasodilator dysfunction may underlie the increased cardiovascular risk in normal-weight adults with MetS.
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- Caitlin A. Dow
- Integrative Vascular Biology Laboratory, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Integrative Vascular Biology Laboratory, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Integrative Vascular Biology Laboratory, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Integrative Vascular Biology Laboratory, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver and the Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Denver Health Medical Center, 777 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80204, USA
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- Integrative Vascular Biology Laboratory, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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Shimabukuro M, Higa N, Masuzaki H, Sata M, Ueda S. Impact of individual metabolic risk components or its clustering on endothelial and smooth muscle cell function in men. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2016; 15:77. [PMID: 27188597 PMCID: PMC4869187 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-016-0394-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2016] [Accepted: 05/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Impaired vasoreactivity is often observed in subjects with metabolic syndrome, a condition that includes the presence of a specific cluster of risk factors for obesity and cardiovascular disease. However, hierarchical causes in the impaired vasoreactivity have not been clarified. We evaluated the impact of individual metabolic risk components or its clustering under the condition of insulin resistance on endothelial and smooth muscle cell function. METHODS Vascular reactivity to acetylcholine (Ach), with or without nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor N (G)-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA), or sodium nitroprusside (SNP) by forearm venous occlusion plethysmography and insulin sensitivity index (M mg/kg/min) in euglycemic clamp were measured in men without (n = 18, control group) or with (n = 19, metabolic syndrome group) metabolic syndrome. RESULTS (1) Ach-induced maximal forearm blood flow (maxFBF) was impaired in subjects with metabolic syndrome. In particular, the NOS-dependent component of Ach-induced maxFBF was selectively decreased, while the NOS-independent component remained relatively unchanged. (2) Ach-induced maxFBF and ∆Ach-induced maxFBF with L-NMMA were correlated with waist circumference, glucose, and triglycerides, and most strongly correlated with visceral fat area, adiponectin, and M. (3) Multivariate regression analysis indicated that individual metabolic risk components explained Ach-induced maxFBF by 4-21 %. Clustering of all metabolic risk components increased this to 35 %, and the presence of metabolic syndrome explained 30 %, indicating that defining metabolic syndrome can effectively predict impairment of endothelial dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS Endothelial dysfunction was correlated with individual metabolic risk components, but more strongly with clustering of the components under a condition with low insulin sensitivity. We suggest that in subjects with metabolic syndrome, endothelial function is impaired by multiple cardiovascular risk factors exclusively when under the condition of insulin insensitivity and also that defining metabolic syndrome can effectively predict impairment of endothelial dysfunction.
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- Michio Shimabukuro
- Department of Cardio-Diabetes Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.
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- Cardiovascular Department, Naha City Hospital, Okinawa, Japan
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology (Second Department of Internal Medicine), Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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Mascali A, Franzese O, Nisticò S, Campia U, Lauro D, Cardillo C, Di Daniele N, Tesauro M. Obesity and kidney disease: Beyond the hyperfiltration. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2016; 29:354-63. [PMID: 27044633 DOI: 10.1177/0394632016643550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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In industrialized countries, overweight and obesity account for approximately 13.8% and 24.9% of the kidney disease observed in men and women, respectively. Moreover, obesity-associated glomerulopathy is now considered as "an emerging epidemic." Kidney function can be negatively impacted by obesity through several mechanisms, either direct or indirect. While it is well established that obesity represents the leading risk factor for type 2 diabetes and hypertension, awareness that obesity is associated with direct kidney damage independently of hypertension and diabetes is still not widespread. In this paper we will discuss the emerging role of adipose tissue, particularly in the visceral depot, in obesity-induced chronic kidney damage.
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- A Mascali
- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Department of System Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Department of System Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy
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- MedStar Cardiovascular Research Network, Washington, DC, USA
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- Endocrinology Unit, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Department of System Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Department of System Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Jahn LA, Hartline L, Rao N, Logan B, Kim JJ, Aylor K, Gan LM, Westergren HU, Barrett EJ. Insulin Enhances Endothelial Function Throughout the Arterial Tree in Healthy But Not Metabolic Syndrome Subjects. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2016; 101:1198-206. [PMID: 26756115 PMCID: PMC4803154 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2015-3293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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CONTEXT Insulin reportedly impairs endothelial function in conduit arteries but improves it in resistance and microvascular arterioles in healthy humans. No studies have assessed endothelial function at three arterial levels in healthy or metabolic syndrome (METSYN) subjects. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to compare endothelial responsiveness of conduit arteries, resistance, and microvascular arterioles to insulin in healthy and METSYN subjects. DESIGN We assessed conduit, resistance, and microvascular arterial function in the postabsorptive and postprandial states and during euglycemic hyperinsulinemia (insulin clamp). SETTING The study was conducted at a clinical research unit. PARTICIPANTS Age-matched healthy and METSYN subjects participated in the study. INTERVENTIONS We used brachial flow-mediated dilation, forearm postischemic flow velocity, and contrast-enhanced ultrasound to assess the conduit artery, resistance arteriole, and microvascular arteriolar endothelial function, respectively. We also assessed the conduit artery stiffness (pulse wave velocity and augmentation index) and measured the plasma concentrations of 92 cardiovascular disease biomarkers at baseline and after the clamp. RESULTS Postabsorptive and postprandial endothelial function was similar in controls and METSYN in all tested vessels. METSYN subjects were metabolically insulin resistant (P < .005). In controls, but not METSYN subjects, during euglycemic hyperinsulinemia, endothelial function improved at each level of arterial vasculature (P < .05 or less for each). Conduit vessel stiffness (pulse wave velocity) was increased in the METSYN group. Twelve of 92 biomarkers differed at baseline (P < .001) and remained different at the end of the insulin clamp. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that insulin enhances arterial endothelial function in health but not in METSYN, and this vascular insulin resistance may underlie its increased cardiovascular disease risk.
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- Linda A Jahn
- Departments of Medicine (L.A.J., L.H., N.R., B.L., J.J.K., K.A., E.J.B.) and Pharmacology (E.J.B.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908; Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (L.-M.G., H.U.W.), Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden; and CVMD iMED (L.-M.G.), Department of Research and Development, AstraZeneca, 431 83 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Departments of Medicine (L.A.J., L.H., N.R., B.L., J.J.K., K.A., E.J.B.) and Pharmacology (E.J.B.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908; Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (L.-M.G., H.U.W.), Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden; and CVMD iMED (L.-M.G.), Department of Research and Development, AstraZeneca, 431 83 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Departments of Medicine (L.A.J., L.H., N.R., B.L., J.J.K., K.A., E.J.B.) and Pharmacology (E.J.B.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908; Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (L.-M.G., H.U.W.), Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden; and CVMD iMED (L.-M.G.), Department of Research and Development, AstraZeneca, 431 83 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Departments of Medicine (L.A.J., L.H., N.R., B.L., J.J.K., K.A., E.J.B.) and Pharmacology (E.J.B.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908; Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (L.-M.G., H.U.W.), Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden; and CVMD iMED (L.-M.G.), Department of Research and Development, AstraZeneca, 431 83 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Departments of Medicine (L.A.J., L.H., N.R., B.L., J.J.K., K.A., E.J.B.) and Pharmacology (E.J.B.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908; Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (L.-M.G., H.U.W.), Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden; and CVMD iMED (L.-M.G.), Department of Research and Development, AstraZeneca, 431 83 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Departments of Medicine (L.A.J., L.H., N.R., B.L., J.J.K., K.A., E.J.B.) and Pharmacology (E.J.B.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908; Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (L.-M.G., H.U.W.), Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden; and CVMD iMED (L.-M.G.), Department of Research and Development, AstraZeneca, 431 83 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Departments of Medicine (L.A.J., L.H., N.R., B.L., J.J.K., K.A., E.J.B.) and Pharmacology (E.J.B.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908; Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (L.-M.G., H.U.W.), Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden; and CVMD iMED (L.-M.G.), Department of Research and Development, AstraZeneca, 431 83 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Departments of Medicine (L.A.J., L.H., N.R., B.L., J.J.K., K.A., E.J.B.) and Pharmacology (E.J.B.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908; Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (L.-M.G., H.U.W.), Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden; and CVMD iMED (L.-M.G.), Department of Research and Development, AstraZeneca, 431 83 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Departments of Medicine (L.A.J., L.H., N.R., B.L., J.J.K., K.A., E.J.B.) and Pharmacology (E.J.B.), University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908; Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (L.-M.G., H.U.W.), Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden; and CVMD iMED (L.-M.G.), Department of Research and Development, AstraZeneca, 431 83 Mölndal, Sweden
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Schinzari F, Iantorno M, Campia U, Mores N, Rovella V, Tesauro M, Di Daniele N, Cardillo C. Vasodilator responses and endothelin-dependent vasoconstriction in metabolically healthy obesity and the metabolic syndrome. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2015; 309:E787-92. [PMID: 26374766 PMCID: PMC4628941 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00278.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Patients with metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) do not present the cluster of metabolic abnormalities that define the metabolic syndrome (MetS). Whether MHO is associated with lower impairment of vasoreactivity than the MetS is unknown. For this purpose, forearm blood flow (FBF) responses were measured by strain-gauge plethysmography during the intra-arterial infusion of acetylcholine (ACh), sodium nitroprusside (SNP), and/or the selective endothelin type A (ETA) receptor blocker BQ-123 in 119 obese individuals with MHO (n = 34) or with the MetS (n = 85) and in healthy lean controls (n = 56). ACh and SNP caused a significant vasodilation in both obese and lean participants (all P < 0.001). However, the response to both agents was significantly lower in the obese than in the control group (both P < 0.001). Among the obese participants, the reactivity to ACh was higher in MHO than in MetS patients, whereas the responsiveness to SNP was equally impaired in both groups (P = 0.45). Infusion of BQ-123 significantly increased FBF in obese patients (P < 0001), but not in the lean participants; hence, FBF following ETA receptor blockade was higher in both obese groups than in controls (both P < 0.001). FBF response to BQ-123 was significantly higher in patients with the MetS than in those with MHO (P = 0.007). In conclusion, patients with MHO have abnormal vascular reactivity, although their endothelial dysfunction is less pronounced than in patients with the MetS. These findings indicate that obesity is associated with vascular damage independent of those metabolic abnormalities underlying the MetS.
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- Francesca Schinzari
- Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy; and
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy;
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Vinet A, Obert P, Dutheil F, Diagne L, Chapier R, Lesourd B, Courteix D, Walther G. Impact of a lifestyle program on vascular insulin resistance in metabolic syndrome subjects: the RESOLVE study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2015; 100:442-50. [PMID: 25353072 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2014-2704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Impaired insulin-dependent vasodilation might contribute to microvascular dysfunction of metabolic syndrome (MetS). The aims of this study were to assess the insulin vasoreactivity in MetS, and to evaluate the effects of a lifestyle program. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, AND OUTCOME MEASURES: Laser Doppler measurements were used to assess cutaneous blood flux (CBF) and flowmotion in response to iontophoresis of insulin and acetylcholine (ACh) in 38 MetS and 18 controls. Anthropometric, plasma insulin, glycemia, and inflammatory markers were measured. MetS subjects (n = 24) underwent a 6-month lifestyle intervention (M6) with a 3-week residential program (D21). RESULTS The absolute and relative peak insulin and ACh CBF were significantly higher in controls than in MetS subjects. Significant inverse correlations were found between peak insulin CBF and glycemia, insulin and glycated hemoglobin, active plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), C-reactive protein (CRP), and IL-6. With respect to flowmotion, MetS subjects showed lower values in total spectrum CBF and in all its components (except respiratory one). At D21 and M6, peak insulin CBF increased and was no longer different from control values whereas peak ACh CBF did not change. From D21, all the different components and the total CBF spectrum became similar to the control values. The changes in peak insulin CBF and in endothelial component between M6 and baseline were inversely correlated with the change in CRP and PAI-1. CONCLUSIONS The local vasodilatory effects to insulin and its overall flowmotion are impaired in MetS subjects in relation to inflammation. The lifestyle intervention reversed this insulin-induced vascular dysfunction in parallel to decreased inflammation level.
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- Agnes Vinet
- Avignon University (A.V., P.O., L.D., G.W.), LAPEC EA4278, F-84000 Avignon, France; School of Exercise Science (P.O., F.D., D.C.), Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, 3065 Australia; Laboratory of Metabolic Adaptations to Exercise in Physiological and Pathological Conditions (F.D., B.L., D.C.), EA3533, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand (F.D., B.L.), CHU G. Montpied, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; and Omental (R.C.)-Thermalia Center, F-63140 Châtelguyon, France
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Iantorno M, Campia U, Di Daniele N, Nistico S, Forleo GB, Cardillo C, Tesauro M. Gut hormones and endothelial dysfunction in patients with obesity and diabetes. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2014; 27:433-6. [PMID: 25280035 DOI: 10.1177/039463201402700314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Overweight and obesity are the fifth leading risk for global deaths and its prevalence has doubled since 1980. At least 2.8 million adults, worldwide, die each year as a result of being overweight or obese. The deleterious effects of obesity are tightly related to diabetes, as they are often clinically present in combination to confer increased cardiovascular mortality. Thus, patients with diabetes and obesity are known to develop accelerated atherosclerosis characterized by a dysfunctional endothelium and decreased nitric oxide bioavailability. Recent clinical studies support, indeed, the use of incretin-based antidiabetic therapies for vascular protection. Thus, attention has been focusing on gut hormones and their role, not only in the regulation of appetite but also in vascular health. Intervention directed at modulating these molecules has the potential to decrease mortality of patients with diabetes and obesity. This review will cover part of the ongoing research to understand the role of gut hormones on endothelial function and vascular health.
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- M Iantorno
- Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- MedStar Cardiovascular Research Network Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro Magna Grecia, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Campia U, Tesauro M, Di Daniele N, Cardillo C. The vascular endothelin system in obesity and type 2 diabetes: Pathophysiology and therapeutic implications. Life Sci 2014; 118:149-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2014.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2013] [Revised: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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El-Bassossy HM, El-Fawal R, Fahmy A, Watson ML. Arginase inhibition alleviates hypertension in the metabolic syndrome. Br J Pharmacol 2014; 169:693-703. [PMID: 23441715 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2012] [Revised: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 02/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We have previously shown that arginase inhibition alleviates hypertension associated with in a diabetic animal model. Here, we investigated the protective effect of arginase inhibition on hypertension in metabolic syndrome. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Metabolic syndrome was induced in rats by administration of fructose (10% in drinking water) for 12 weeks to induce vascular dysfunction. Three arginase inhibitors (citrulline, norvaline and ornithine) were administered daily in the last 6 weeks of study before and tail BP was recorded in conscious animals. Concentration response curves for phenylephrine (PE), KCl and ACh in addition to ACh-induced NO generation were obtained in thoracic aorta rings. Serum glucose, insulin, uric acid and lipid profile were determined as well as reactive oxygen species (ROS) and arginase activity. KEY RESULTS Arginase activity was elevated in metabolic syndrome while significantly inhibited by citrulline, norvaline or ornithine treatment. Metabolic syndrome was associated with elevations in systolic and diastolic BP, while arginase inhibition significantly reduced elevations in diastolic and systolic BP. Metabolic syndrome increased vasoconstriction responses of aorta to PE and KCl and decreased vasorelaxation to ACh, while arginase inhibition completely prevented impaired responses to ACh. In addition, arginase inhibition prevented impaired NO generation and exaggerated ROS formation in metabolic syndrome. Furthermore, arginase inhibition significantly reduced hyperinsulinaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia without affecting hyperuricaemia or hypercholesterolaemia associated with metabolic syndrome. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Arginase inhibition alleviates hypertension in metabolic syndrome directly through endothelial-dependent relaxation/NO signalling protection and indirectly through inhibition of insulin resistance and hypertriglyceridaemia.
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- Hany M El-Bassossy
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
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Okada R, Yasuda Y, Tsushita K, Wakai K, Hamajima N, Matsuo S. The number of metabolic syndrome components is a good risk indicator for both early- and late-stage kidney damage. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2014; 24:277-285. [PMID: 24418372 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2013.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2013] [Revised: 08/12/2013] [Accepted: 08/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Renal hyperfiltration (early-stage kidney damage) and hypofiltration (late-stage kidney damage) are common in populations at high risk of chronic kidney disease. This study investigated the associations of renal hyperfiltration and hypofiltration with the number of metabolic syndrome (MetS) components. METHODS AND RESULTS The study subjects included 205,382 people aged 40-74 years who underwent Specific Health Checkups in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The prevalence of renal hyperfiltration [estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) above the age-/sex-specific 95th percentile] and hypofiltration (eGFR below the 5th percentile) was compared according to the number of MetS components. We found that the prevalence of both hyperfiltration and hypofiltration increased with increasing number of MetS components (odds ratios for hyperfiltration: 1.20, 1.40, 1.42, 1.41, and 1.77; odds ratios for hypofiltration: 1.07, 1.25, 1.57, 1.89, and 2.21 for one, two, three, four, and five components, respectively, compared with no MetS components). These associations were observed in both normal weight [body mass index (BMI) < 25 kg/m(2)] and overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m(2)) subjects. Renal hyperfiltration was associated with prehypertension and prediabetes, while hypofiltration was associated with dyslipidemia, abdominal obesity, overt hypertension, and overt diabetes. CONCLUSION The number of MetS components is a good risk indicator of early- and late-stage kidney damage. Therefore, kidney function should be monitored in subjects with MetS components. MetS components should be treated as early as possible to prevent the development of kidney damage and cardiovascular diseases in people with hyperfiltration, regardless of their body weight.
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- R Okada
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan.
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- Department of Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Comprehensive Health Science Center, Aichi Health Promotion Foundation, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Young Leaders' Program in Health Care Administration, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Pitocco D, Tesauro M, Alessandro R, Ghirlanda G, Cardillo C. Oxidative stress in diabetes: implications for vascular and other complications. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:21525-50. [PMID: 24177571 PMCID: PMC3856020 DOI: 10.3390/ijms141121525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2013] [Revised: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In recent decades, oxidative stress has become a focus of interest in most biomedical disciplines and many types of clinical research. Increasing evidence shows that oxidative stress is associated with the pathogenesis of diabetes, obesity, cancer, ageing, inflammation, neurodegenerative disorders, hypertension, apoptosis, cardiovascular diseases, and heart failure. Based on these studies, an emerging concept is that oxidative stress is the “final common pathway” through which the risk factors for several diseases exert their deleterious effects. Oxidative stress causes a complex dysregulation of cell metabolism and cell–cell homeostasis; in particular, oxidative stress plays a key role in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction. These are the two most relevant mechanisms in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes and its vascular complications, the leading cause of death in diabetic patients.
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- Dario Pitocco
- Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University Medical School, Largo Gemelli 8, Rome 00168, Italy; E-Mails: (D.P.); (R.A.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Viale Oxford 81, Rome 00133, Italy; E-Mail:
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University Medical School, Largo Gemelli 8, Rome 00168, Italy; E-Mails: (D.P.); (R.A.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University Medical School, Largo Gemelli 8, Rome 00168, Italy; E-Mails: (D.P.); (R.A.); (G.G.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University Medical School, Largo Gemelli 8, Rome 00168, Italy; E-Mails: (D.P.); (R.A.); (G.G.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +39-06-3015-4846; Fax: +39-06-3015-7232
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Cholerton B, Baker LD, Craft S. Insulin, cognition, and dementia. Eur J Pharmacol 2013; 719:170-179. [PMID: 24070815 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Revised: 08/21/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Cognitive disorders of aging represent a serious threat to the social and economic welfare of current society. It is now widely recognized that pathology related to such conditions, particularly Alzheimer's disease, likely begins years or decades prior to the onset of clinical dementia symptoms. This revelation has led researchers to consider candidate mechanisms precipitating the cascade of neuropathological events that eventually lead to clinical Alzheimer's disease. Insulin, a hormone with potent effects in the brain, has recently received a great deal of attention for its potential beneficial and protective role in cognitive function. Insulin resistance, which refers to the reduced sensitivity of target tissues to the favorable effects of insulin, is related to multiple chronic conditions known to impact cognition and increase dementia risk. With insulin resistance-associated conditions reaching epidemic proportions, the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive disorders will continue to rise exponentially. Fortunately, these chronic insulin-related conditions are amenable to pharmacological intervention. As a result, novel therapeutic strategies that focus on increasing insulin sensitivity in the brain may be an important target for protecting or treating cognitive decline. The following review will highlight our current understanding of the role of insulin in brain, potential mechanisms underlying the link between insulin resistance and dementia, and current experimental therapeutic strategies aimed at improving cognitive function via modifying the brain's insulin sensitivity.
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- Brenna Cholerton
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA; Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1207, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1207, USA.
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McGregor RA, Poppitt SD. Milk protein for improved metabolic health: a review of the evidence. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2013; 10:46. [PMID: 23822206 PMCID: PMC3703276 DOI: 10.1186/1743-7075-10-46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Accepted: 06/23/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Epidemiological evidence shows that consumption of dairy products is associated with decreased prevalence of metabolic related disorders, whilst evidence from experimental studies points towards dairy protein as a dietary component which may aid prevention of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Poor metabolic health is a common characteristic of overweight, obesity and aging, and is the forerunner of T2DM and cardiovascular disease (CVD), and an ever increasing global health issue. Progressive loss of metabolic control is evident from a blunting of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism, which is commonly manifested through decreased insulin sensitivity, inadequate glucose and lipid control, accompanied by a pro-inflammatory environment and hypertension. Adverse physiological changes such as excess visceral adipose tissue deposition and expansion, lipid overspill and infiltration into liver, muscle and other organs, and sarcopaenia or degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass and function all underpin this adverse profile. ‘Sarcobesity’ and sarcopaenic diabetes are rapidly growing health issues. As well as through direct mechanisms, dairy protein may indirectly improve metabolic health by aiding loss of body weight and fat mass through enhanced satiety, whilst promoting skeletal muscle growth and function through anabolic effects of dairy protein-derived branch chain amino acids (BCAAs). BCAAs enhance muscle protein synthesis, lean body mass and skeletal muscle metabolic function. The composition and processing of dairy protein has an impact on digestion, absorption, BCAA kinetics and function, hence the optimisation of dairy protein composition through selection and combination of specific protein components in milk may provide a way to maximize benefits for metabolic health.
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- Robin A McGregor
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
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Lui MMS, Lam DCL, Ip MSM. Significance of endothelial dysfunction in sleep-related breathing disorder. Respirology 2013; 18:39-46. [PMID: 22712467 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2012.02212.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The endothelium functions not only as a semi-selective barrier between body tissue and circulation; it also plays an active role in the maintenance of a healthy vasculature. Endothelial dysfunction is increasingly found to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation, as a marker of endothelial dysfunction, predates and predicts cardiovascular disease. Endothelial dysfunction is thought to result from oxidative stress, inflammatory gene activation and cytokine cascade, as well as impairment of endothelial repair mechanisms. In the context of sleep-related breathing disorders, obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is postulated to contribute independently to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Thus, endothelial dysfunction is an important target of research in vascular pathogenesis and also serves as an intermediary outcome indicator in clinical trials evaluating cardiovascular sequelae in OSA. Basic or translational studies have identified cellular and molecular mechanisms of potential relevance to endothelial dysfunction in OSA, while epidemiological or clinical studies have shown endothelial dysfunction attributable to sleep-disordered breathing, which could improve with effective treatment of OSA. Endothelial dysfunction is poised to serve as a call for timely intervention with possibility of halting or even reverting vascular injury in sleep-related breathing disorders. Much remains to be explored about the complex pathways of endothelial dysfunction and its clinical manifestations in subjects with OSA, which are likely to involve multiple contributing factors. Evidence-based information will allow us to construct the framework for guiding individualized clinical management and public health strategies for OSA, as well as cardiometabolic diseases.
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- Macy Mei-Sze Lui
- Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
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Andreozzi F, Gastaldelli A, Mannino GC, Sciacqua A, Succurro E, Arturi F, Folli F, Perticone F. Increased carotid intima-media thickness in the physiologic range is associated with impaired postprandial glucose metabolism, insulin resistance and beta cell dysfunction. Atherosclerosis 2013; 229:277-81. [PMID: 23880176 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2013] [Revised: 05/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (C-IMT) is a reliable predictor of cardiovascular events. We examined if increased C-IMT was associated with defects in glucose metabolism in non-diabetic subjects independently of age. METHODS In 366 Caucasian non-diabetic subjects of the CARAMERIS study, we measured glucose response during a 75 g-Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT), insulin sensitivity index (ISI, by Matsuda Index), Liver Insulin Resistance Index (Liver-IR), insulin secretion by ΔAUC Ins0-120/Glu0-120 (ΔI/ΔG) and beta cell function (Disposition Index, DI). RESULTS Subjects were divided in two groups according to the median age (AGE1 ≤ 45 y; AGE2 > 45 y). Only 5 subjects in AGE1 and 32 in AGE2 had C-IMT > 0.9 mm. Compared to AGE1, AGE2 had a worse cardio-metabolic profile, increased cholesterol, glucose and insulin concentrations, blood pressure and C-IMT. Both ΔI/ΔG ratio and DI were significantly reduced in AGE2. By considering tertiles of C-IMT in each AGE group (G1-G3, where G3 comprised the highest C-IMT), we found that G3 showed increased OGTT glucose profiles and Liver IR, decreased ISI and DI, compared to G1 in each AGE group. CONCLUSIONS Increased C-IMT, but within normal ranges, is associated independently of age with altered postprandial glucose profile, increased peripheral and hepatic insulin resistance, decreased b-cell function. C-IMT measurement should become a routine analysis even in younger subjects to predict the risk of cardio-metabolic disease.
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- F Andreozzi
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna-Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy.
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Tesauro M, Schinzari F, Adamo A, Rovella V, Martini F, Mores N, Barini A, Pitocco D, Ghirlanda G, Lauro D, Campia U, Cardillo C. Effects of GLP-1 on forearm vasodilator function and glucose disposal during hyperinsulinemia in the metabolic syndrome. Diabetes Care 2013; 36:683-9. [PMID: 23069838 PMCID: PMC3579378 DOI: 10.2337/dc12-0763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Patients with the metabolic syndrome (MetS) have impaired insulin-induced enhancement of vasodilator responses. The incretin hormone glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), beyond its effects on blood glucose, has beneficial actions on vascular function. This study, therefore, aimed to assess whether GLP-1 affects insulin-stimulated vasodilator reactivity in patients with the MetS. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Forearm blood flow responses to acetylcholine (ACh) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) were assessed in MetS patients before and after the addition of GLP-1 to an intra-arterial infusion of saline (n = 5) or insulin (n = 5). The possible involvement of oxidative stress in the vascular effects of GLP-1 in this setting was investigated by infusion of vitamin C (n = 5). The receptor specificity of GLP-1 effect during hyperinsulinemia was assessed by infusing its metabolite GLP-1(9-36) (n = 5). The metabolic actions of GLP-1 were also tested by analyzing forearm glucose disposal during hyperinsulinemia (n = 5). RESULTS In MetS patients, GLP-1 enhanced endothelium-dependent and -independent responses to ACh and SNP, respectively, during hyperinsulinemia (P < 0.001 for both), but not during saline (P > 0.05 for both). No changes in vasodilator reactivity to ACh and SNP were seen after GLP-1 was added to insulin and vitamin C (P > 0.05 for both) and after GLP-1(9-36) was given during hyperinsulinemia (P > 0.05 for both). Also, GLP-1 did not affect forearm glucose extraction and uptake during hyperinsulinemia (P > 0.05 for both). CONCLUSIONS In patients with the MetS, GLP-1 improves insulin-mediated enhancement of endothelium-dependent and -independent vascular reactivity. This effect may be influenced by vascular oxidative stress and is possibly exerted through a receptor-mediated mechanism.
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- Manfredi Tesauro
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Eppel GA, Armitage JA, Eikelis N, Head GA, Evans RG. Progression of cardiovascular and endocrine dysfunction in a rabbit model of obesity. Hypertens Res 2013; 36:588-95. [PMID: 23407240 DOI: 10.1038/hr.2013.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2012] [Revised: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 12/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In rabbits, mean arterial pressure (MAP) increases in response to fat feeding, but does not increase further with progressive weight gain. We documented the progression of adiposity and the alterations in endocrine/cardiovascular function in response to fat feeding in rabbits, to determine whether stabilization of MAP after 3 weeks could be explained by stabilization of neurohormonal factors. Rabbits were fed a control diet or high-fat diet for 9 weeks (n=23). Fat feeding progressively increased body mass and adiposity. Heart rate (HR) was elevated by week 3 (15±3%) but changed little thereafter. The effects of fat feeding on MAP were dependent on baseline MAP and peaked at 3 weeks. From baseline, MAP 80 mm Hg, MAP had increased by 8.1±1.3, 4.7±1.7 and 5.6±1.2 mm Hg, respectively, 3, 6 and 9 weeks after commencing the high-fat diet, but by only 2.6±1.5, 3.0±1.7 and 3.9±1.4 mm Hg, respectively, in control rabbits. Fat feeding did not increase MAP from a baseline >80 mm Hg. Plasma concentrations of leptin and insulin increased during the first 3-6 weeks of fat feeding and then stabilized (increasing by 111±17% and 731±302% by week 9, respectively), coinciding with the pattern of changes in MAP and HR. Plasma total cholesterol, triglycerides, renin activity, aldosterone and atrial natriuretic peptide were not significantly altered by fat feeding. Given that the changes in plasma leptin and insulin mirrored the changes in MAP and HR, leptin and insulin may be important factors in the development of hypertension and tachycardia in the rabbit model of obesity.
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- Gabriela A Eppel
- Department of Physiology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Leblond F, Nguyen A, Bolduc V, Lambert J, Yu C, Duquette N, Thorin E. Postnatal exposure to voluntary exercise but not the antioxidant catechin protects the vasculature after a switch to an atherogenic environment in middle-age mice. Pflugers Arch 2013; 465:197-208. [PMID: 23291710 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-012-1206-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Revised: 12/09/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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We aimed to evaluate the lasting functional imprinting of exercise (EX) and catechin (CAT) on the vascular function of middle-age mice switched to a proatherogenic environment. C57BL/6J mice (n = 10-15 in each group) fed a regular diet (RD) were exposed from the age of 1 to 9 months either to EX (voluntary running; 2.7 ± 0.2 km/day), to the polyphenol CAT (30 mg/kg/day in drinking water), or to physical inactivity (PI). At 9 months of age, EX and CAT were stopped and mice either remained on the RD or were fed a Western diet (WD) for an additional 3 months. At 12 months of age, mice from all groups fed a WD had similar body mass, systolic blood pressure, and plasma total cholesterol, glucose, insulin, and isoprostane. Compared to the RD, the WD induced an indomethacin-sensitive aortic endothelium-dependent and independent dysfunction in PI mice (p < 0.05) that was prevented by both EX and CAT; this benefit was associated with a higher (p < 0.05) non-nitric oxide/non-prostacyclin endothelium-dependent relaxation. While EX, but not PI or CAT, prevented vascular dysfunction induced by the WD in cerebral arteries, it had no effect in femoral arteries. The profiles of activity of antioxidant enzymes and of proinflammatory gene expression in the aorta suggest a better adaptation of EX > CAT > PI mice to stress. In conclusion, our data suggest that a postnatal exposure to EX, but not to CAT, imprints an adaptive defense capacity in the vasculature against a deleterious change in lifestyle.
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- Francois Leblond
- Department of Pharmacology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Canale MP, Manca di Villahermosa S, Martino G, Rovella V, Noce A, De Lorenzo A, Di Daniele N. Obesity-related metabolic syndrome: mechanisms of sympathetic overactivity. Int J Endocrinol 2013; 2013:865965. [PMID: 24288531 PMCID: PMC3833340 DOI: 10.1155/2013/865965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome has increased worldwide over the past few years. Sympathetic nervous system overactivity is a key mechanism leading to hypertension in patients with the metabolic syndrome. Sympathetic activation can be triggered by reflex mechanisms as arterial baroreceptor impairment, by metabolic factors as insulin resistance, and by dysregulated adipokine production and secretion from visceral fat with a mainly permissive role of leptin and antagonist role of adiponectin. Chronic sympathetic nervous system overactivity contributes to a further decline of insulin sensitivity and creates a vicious circle that may contribute to the development of hypertension and of the metabolic syndrome and favor cardiovascular and kidney disease. Selective renal denervation is an emerging area of interest in the clinical management of obesity-related hypertension. This review focuses on current understanding of some mechanisms through which sympathetic overactivity may be interlaced to the metabolic syndrome, with particular regard to the role of insulin resistance and of some adipokines.
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- Maria Paola Canale
- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Department of System Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Department of System Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Department of System Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Department of System Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Department of System Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Clinical Nutrition and Nutrigenomic, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Hypertension and Nephrology, Department of System Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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A fairly large body of evidence has shown that insulin is a tumour-promoting agent, especially for breast cancer. High circulating and microenvironmental levels of insulin may directly increase the risk of breast cancer via the activation of cognate receptors expressed on normal and cancer cells and indirectly be associated with other known metabolic risk factors of cancer that usually are present in conjunction with the hyperinsulinic state. The focus of this review is to analyse and discuss available data in the literature on the possible causative/prognostic role of insulin resistance/hyperinsulinemia in breast cancer development and progression.
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- V Formica
- Medical Oncology Unit, Tor Vergata Clinical Center, University of Rome and IRCCS San Raffaele, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Tor Vergata Clinical Center, University of Rome, ItalyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Schinzari F, Tesauro M, Rovella V, Di Daniele N, Gentileschi P, Mores N, Campia U, Cardillo C. Rho-kinase inhibition improves vasodilator responsiveness during hyperinsulinemia in the metabolic syndrome. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2012; 303:E806-11. [PMID: 22829585 PMCID: PMC3468433 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00206.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In patients with the metabolic syndrome (MetS), the facilitatory effect of insulin on forearm vasodilator responsiveness to different stimuli is impaired. Whether the RhoA/Rho kinase (ROCK) pathway is involved in this abnormality is unknown. We tested the hypotheses that, in MetS patients, ROCK inhibition with fasudil restores insulin-stimulated vasodilator reactivity and that oxidative stress plays a role in this mechanism. Endothelium-dependent and -independent forearm blood flow responses to acetylcholine (ACh) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP), respectively, were assessed in MetS patients (n = 8) and healthy controls (n = 5) before and after the addition of fasudil (200 μg/min) to an intra-arterial infusion of insulin (0.1 mU/kg/min). In MetS patients (n = 5), fasudil was also infused without hyperinsulinemia. The possible involvement of oxidative stress in the effect of fasudil during hyperinsulinemia was investigated in MetS patients (n = 5) by infusing vitamin C (25 mg/min). In MetS patients, compared with saline, fasudil enhanced endothelium-dependent and -independent vasodilator responses during insulin infusion (P < 0.001 and P = 0.008, respectively), but not in the absence of hyperinsulinemia (P = 0.25 and P = 0.13, respectively). By contrast, fasudil did not affect vasoreactivity to ACh and SNP during hyperinsulinemia in controls (P = 0.11 and P = 0.56, respectively). In MetS patients, fasudil added to insulin and vitamin C did not further enhance vasodilation to ACh and SNP (P = 0.15 and P = 0.43, respectively). In the forearm circulation of patients with the MetS, ROCK inhibition by fasudil improves endothelium-dependent and -independent vasodilator responsiveness during hyperinsulinemia; increased oxidative stress seems to be involved in the pathophysiology of this phenomenon.
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- Francesca Schinzari
- Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy
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Chadderdon SM, Belcik JT, Smith E, Pranger L, Kievit P, Grove KL, Lindner JR. Activity restriction, impaired capillary function, and the development of insulin resistance in lean primates. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2012; 303:E607-13. [PMID: 22739105 PMCID: PMC3468509 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00231.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Insulin produces capillary recruitment in skeletal muscle through a nitric oxide (NO)-dependent mechanism. Capillary recruitment is blunted in obese and diabetic subjects and contributes to impaired glucose uptake. This study's objective was to define whether inactivity, in the absence of obesity, leads to impaired capillary recruitment and contributes to insulin resistance (IR). A comprehensive metabolic and vascular assessment was performed on 19 adult male rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) after sedation with ketamine and during maintenance anesthesia with isoflurane. Thirteen normal-activity (NA) and six activity-restricted (AR) primates underwent contrast-enhanced ultrasound to determine skeletal muscle capillary blood volume (CBV) during an intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT) and during contractile exercise. NO bioactivity was assessed by flow-mediated vasodilation. Although there were no differences in weight, basal glucose, basal insulin, or truncal fat, AR primates were insulin resistant compared with NA primates during an IVGTT (2,225 ± 734 vs. 5,171 ± 3,431 μg·ml⁻¹·min⁻¹, P < 0.05). Peak CBV was lower in AR compared with NA primates during IVGTT (0.06 ± 0.01 vs. 0.12 ± 0.02 ml/g, P < 0.01) and exercise (0.10 ± 0.02 vs. 0.20 ± 0.02 ml/g, P < 0.01), resulting in a lower peak skeletal muscle blood flow in both circumstances. The insulin-mediated changes in CBV correlated inversely with the degree of IR and directly with activity. Flow-mediated dilation was lower in the AR primates (4.6 ± 1.0 vs. 9.8 ± 2.3%, P = 0.01). Thus, activity restriction produces impaired skeletal muscle capillary recruitment during a carbohydrate challenge and contributes to IR in the absence of obesity. Reduced NO bioactivity may be a pathological link between inactivity and impaired capillary function.
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- Scott M Chadderdon
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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Campia U, Tesauro M, Cardillo C. Human obesity and endothelium-dependent responsiveness. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 165:561-73. [PMID: 21895631 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01661.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Obesity is an ongoing worldwide epidemic. Besides being a medical condition in itself, obesity dramatically increases the risk of development of metabolic and cardiovascular disease. This risk appears to stem from multiple abnormalities in adipose tissue function leading to a chronic inflammatory state and to dysregulation of the endocrine and paracrine actions of adipocyte-derived factors. These, in turn, disrupt vascular homeostasis by causing an imbalance between the NO pathway and the endothelin 1 system, with impaired insulin-stimulated endothelium-dependent vasodilation. Importantly, emerging evidence suggests that the vascular dysfunction of obesity is not just limited to the endothelium, but also involves the other layers of the vessel wall. In particular, obesity-related changes in medial smooth muscle cells seem to disrupt the physiological facilitatory action of insulin on the responsiveness to vasodilator stimuli, whereas the adventitia and perivascular fat appear to be a source of pro-inflammatory and vasoactive factors that may contribute to endothelial and smooth muscle cell dysfunction, and to the pathogenesis of vascular disease. While obesity-induced vascular dysfunction appears to be reversible, at least in part, with weight control strategies, these have not proved sufficient to prevent the metabolic and cardiovascular complication of obesity on a large scale. While a number of currently available drugs have shown potentially beneficial vascular effects in patients with obesity and the metabolic syndrome, elucidation of the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying vascular damage in obese patients is necessary to identify additional pharmacologic targets to prevent the cardiovascular complications of obesity, and their human and economic costs. LINKED ARTICLES This article is part of a themed section on Fat and Vascular Responsiveness. To view the other articles in this section visit http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bph.2012.165.issue-3.
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- Umberto Campia
- Department of Cardiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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WIJNSTOK NIENKE, HOEKSTRA TRYNKE, ERINGA ETTO, SMULDERS YVO, TWISK JOS, SERNE ERIK. The Relationship of Body Fatness and Body Fat Distribution with Microvascular Recruitment: The Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study. Microcirculation 2012; 19:273-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2011.00157.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Sir Harold Himsworth's prescient observations 75 years ago have recently been expanded to include a clear relationship between insulin resistance and central nervous system function. Insulin is a master regulator of corporeal ageing in all known species, determining the rate and expression of ageing in multiple body systems. Thus, it is not surprising that insulin also plays an important role in brain ageing and cognitive decline that is associated with pathological brain ageing. Brain ageing is accompanied by reduced insulin effectiveness, either by an inadequate cellular response to insulin or by insulin deficiency attributable to reduced insulin transport across the blood-brain barrier. Age-associated brain insulin abnormalities may contribute to cognitive decline in ageing, as have been documented in older adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension. With more extreme pathology, brain insulin resistance may be associated with neurogenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, and the condition which precedes Alzheimer's disease, known as amnestic mild cognitive impairment. In the following review, we discuss the mechanisms through which insulin resistance may induce or potentiate pathological brain ageing and thereby create a neurobiological environment that promotes neurodegeneration and associated cognitive decline. This topic is timely, given that insulin resistance-associated conditions such as diabetes and obesity have reached epidemic proportions. The prevalence of such chronic conditions, in combination with a rapidly ageing population, may result in a corresponding increase in the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive disorders. Fortunately, insulin resistance-associated conditions are amenable to both pharmacologic and lifestyle interventions that may reduce the deleterious impact of insulin resistance on the ageing brain.
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- B Cholerton
- Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98108, USA
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Obesity is rising worldwide at an alarming rate and so is the incidence of obesity-related disorders, such as the metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The obesity-dependent vascular damage appears to be derived from a variety of changes in the adipose tissue, leading to a chronic inflammatory state and dysregulation of adipocyte-derived factors. This, in turn, impairs vascular homeostasis by determining an unbalance between the protective effect of the nitric oxide pathway and the unfavourable action of the endothelin-1 system. In addition, hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance contribute to vascular dysfunction because the opposing endothelium-dependent vasodilating and vasoconstrictor effects of insulin are shifted towards a predominant vasoconstriction in patients with obesity. Importantly, emerging evidence suggests that the vascular dysfunction of obesity is not only limited to the endothelium but also involves the other layers of the vessel wall. In particular, obesity-related changes in vascular smooth muscle seem to disrupt the physiological facilitatory action of insulin on the responsiveness to vasodilator stimuli, whereas the adventitia and the perivascular fat appear to be a source of proinflammatory and vasoactive factors that may contribute to endothelial and smooth muscle cell dysfunction and to the pathogenesis of vascular disease.
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- M Tesauro
- Department of Internal Medicine, Università di Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Siervo M, Stephan B. Is endothelial-independent vascular reactivity compromised in obese subjects with metabolic syndrome? Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2011; 301:E242-3; author reply E244. [PMID: 21705628 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00123.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Tesauro M, Canale MP, Rodia G, Di Daniele N, Lauro D, Scuteri A, Cardillo C. Metabolic syndrome, chronic kidney, and cardiovascular diseases: role of adipokines. Cardiol Res Pract 2011; 2011:653182. [PMID: 21403882 PMCID: PMC3051177 DOI: 10.4061/2011/653182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2010] [Revised: 11/30/2010] [Accepted: 01/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Obesity is a chronic disease, whose incidence is alarmingly growing. It is associated with metabolic abnormalities and cardiovascular complications. These complications are clustered in the metabolic syndrome (MetS) leading to high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Obesity predisposes to diabetic nephropathy, hypertensive nephrosclerosis, and focal and segmental glomerular sclerosis and represents an independent risk factor for the development and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Albuminuria is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Microalbuminuria has been described as early manifestation of MetS-associated kidney damage and diabetic nephropathy. Obesity and MetS affect renal physiology and metabolism through mechanisms which include altered levels of adipokines such as leptin and adiponectin, oxidative stress, and inflammation. Secretory products of adipose tissue also deeply and negatively influence endothelial function. A better understanding of these interactions will help in designing more effective treatments aimed to protect both renal and cardiovascular systems.
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- Manfredi Tesauro
- Department of Medicina Interna, Università di Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
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