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Akagi R, Nanba F, Saito S, Maruo T, Toda T, Yamashita Y, Ashida H, Suzuki T. Black Soybean Seed Coat Extract Improves Endothelial Function and Upregulates Oxidative Stress Marker Expression in Healthy Volunteers by Stimulating Nitric Oxide Production in Endothelial Cells. J Med Food 2024; 27:134-144. [PMID: 38294791 DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2023.k.0149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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Black soybean seed coat extract (BE) contains multiple bioactive polyphenols, including flavan-3-ols and anthocyanins. BE improves endothelial function; however, it is unclear whether BE protects endothelial cells from senescence. In this study, we examined the effects of BE on endothelial cell senescence and vascular function in healthy individuals. High concentrations of glucose were used to induce senescence in bovine aortic endothelial cells incubated with BE. Senescence, vascular function, and oxidative stress markers were measured. Incubation with BE remarkably inhibited senescence-associated β-galactosidase and lactate dehydrogenase activities and dose dependently reduced intracellular reactive oxygen species levels in bovine aortic endothelial cells. BE treatment increased the levels of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) mRNA and endothelial nitric oxide (NO) metabolites and increased the mRNA expression of klotho, a gene associated with an antiaging phenotype. To examine the effects of BE in humans, we conducted a clinical study using the second derivative of the fingertip photoplethysmogram to investigate vascular function and aging in 24 healthy volunteers. The participants consumed BE supplements (100 mg/day) or a placebo for 2 weeks. When compared with the placebo group, the BE group showed considerably improved vascular function, NO metabolite levels, and oxidative stress. These results suggest that BE supplementation improves endothelial function, possibly through antioxidant activity and NO production, and may consequently reduce the cardiovascular risk associated with aging. BE supplementation may be an effective and safe approach to reduce the risk of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease; however, additional studies investigating chronic vascular inflammation are needed.
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- Ryota Akagi
- Research and Development Department, Fujicco Co. Ltd., Kobe, Japan
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- Research and Development Department, Fujicco Co. Ltd., Kobe, Japan
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- Research and Development Department, Fujicco Co. Ltd., Kobe, Japan
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- Research and Development Department, Fujicco Co. Ltd., Kobe, Japan
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- Research and Development Department, Fujicco Co. Ltd., Kobe, Japan
- Department of Innovative Food Sciences, School of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Mukogawa Women's University, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Agrobioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Agrobioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- Research and Development Department, Fujicco Co. Ltd., Kobe, Japan
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Kazumura K, Takeuchi K, Hara A, Miwa T, Hattori M, Wu Y, Morishita N, Tsuchiya H, Osawa T. Rapid on-site dual optical system to measure specific reactive oxygen species (O2-• and OCl-) in a tiny droplet of whole blood. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0200573. [PMID: 30067774 PMCID: PMC6070198 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Oxidative stress has been implicated in various disorders and controlling it would be important for healthy life. We have developed a new optical system for easily and accurately measuring oxidative stress in whole blood. It is optimized for simultaneously detecting reactive oxygen species (ROS) and highly reactive ROS (hROS), elicited mostly by white blood cells in a few microliters of blood. Results obtained by using this system show at least four important findings. 1) chemiluminescence of MCLA was confirmed to be attributable to O2-•. 2) PMA-stimulated cells released O2-• longer and more slowly than fMLP-stimulated ones. 3) fluorescence produced by APF oxidation was confirmed to be attributable to hROS, mostly OCl-, produced by myeloperoxidase. 4) the generation of OCl- was found to be a slower process than the O2-• generation. We also conducted pilot studies of oxidative stress in healthy volunteers.
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Grants
- Funding: This work was supported by the Councilfor Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI),Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP) and`Technologies for creating next-generation agriculture, forestry and fisheries'(funding agency: Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution, NARO). The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation ofthe manuscript.KK, KT, AH, TM, MH, NM, and HT are employed by Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. The funder provided support in the form of salaries for authors [KK, KT, AH, TM, MH, NM, and HT],but did not have any additional role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.YW is employed by Healthcare Systems Co. Ltd. The funder provided support in the form of salaries for authors [YW],but did not have any additional role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.The specific roles of these authors are articulated in the `author contributions' section.
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- Kimiko Kazumura
- Central Research Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Shizuoka, Japan
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- Central Research Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Shizuoka, Japan
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- Central Research Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Shizuoka, Japan
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- Central Research Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Shizuoka, Japan
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- Global Strategic Challenge Center, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Research and Development, Healthcare Systems Co. Ltd., Aichi, Japan
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- Central Research Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Psychological and Physical Science, Aichi Gakuin University, Aichi, Japan
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Grossini E, Farruggio S, Qoqaiche F, Raina G, Camillo L, Sigaudo L, Mary D, Surico N, Surico D. Monomeric adiponectin modulates nitric oxide release and calcium movements in porcine aortic endothelial cells in normal/high glucose conditions. Life Sci 2016; 161:1-9. [PMID: 27469459 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2016.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Revised: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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AIMS Perivascular adipose tissue can be involved in the process of cardiovascular pathology through the release of adipokines, namely adiponectins. Monomeric adiponectin has been shown to increase coronary blood flow in anesthetized pigs through increased nitric oxide (NO) release and the involvement of adiponectin receptor 1 (AdipoR1). The present study was therefore planned to examine the effects of monomeric adiponectin on NO release and Ca(2+) transients in porcine aortic endothelial cells (PAEs) in normal/high glucose conditions and the related mechanisms. MAIN METHODS PAEs were treated with monomeric adiponectin alone or in the presence of intracellular kinases blocker, AdipoR1 and Ca(2+)-ATPase pump inhibitors. The role of Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger was examined in experiments performed in zero Na(+) medium. NO release and intracellular Ca(2+) were measured through specific probes. KEY FINDINGS In PAE cultured in normal glucose conditions, monomeric adiponectin elevated NO production and [Ca(2+)]c. Similar effects were observed in high glucose conditions, although the response was lower and not transient. The Ca(2+) mobilized by monomeric adiponectin originated from an intracellular pool thapsigargin- and ATP-sensitive and from the extracellular space. Moreover, the effects of monomeric adiponectin were prevented by kinase blockers and AdipoR1 inhibitor. Finally, in normal glucose condition, a role for Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger and Ca(2+)-ATPase pump in restoring Ca(2+) was found. SIGNIFICANCE Our results add new information about the control of endothelial function elicited by monomeric adiponectin, which would be achieved by modulation of NO release and Ca(2+) transients. A signalling related to Akt, ERK1/2 and p38MAPK downstream AdipoR1 would be involved.
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- Elena Grossini
- Lab. Physiology/Experimental Surgery, Dept. of Translational Medicine, University Eastern Piedmont "A. Avogadro", Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 36, Novara, Via Solaroli 17, Italy.
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- Lab. Physiology/Experimental Surgery, Dept. of Translational Medicine, University Eastern Piedmont "A. Avogadro", Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 36, Novara, Via Solaroli 17, Italy
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- Lab. Physiology/Experimental Surgery, Dept. of Translational Medicine, University Eastern Piedmont "A. Avogadro", Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 36, Novara, Via Solaroli 17, Italy
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- Lab. Physiology/Experimental Surgery, Dept. of Translational Medicine, University Eastern Piedmont "A. Avogadro", Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 36, Novara, Via Solaroli 17, Italy
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- Lab. Physiology/Experimental Surgery, Dept. of Translational Medicine, University Eastern Piedmont "A. Avogadro", Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 36, Novara, Via Solaroli 17, Italy
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- Lab. Physiology/Experimental Surgery, Dept. of Translational Medicine, University Eastern Piedmont "A. Avogadro", Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 36, Novara, Via Solaroli 17, Italy
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- Lab. Physiology/Experimental Surgery, Dept. of Translational Medicine, University Eastern Piedmont "A. Avogadro", Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 36, Novara, Via Solaroli 17, Italy
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- Gynecologic Unit, Dept. of Translational Medicine, University Eastern Piedmont "A. Avogadro", Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 36, Novara, Via Solaroli 17, Italy
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- Gynecologic Unit, Dept. of Translational Medicine, University Eastern Piedmont "A. Avogadro", Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 36, Novara, Via Solaroli 17, Italy
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Woldman YY, Eubank TD, Mock AJ, Stevens NC, Varadharaj S, Turco J, Gavrilin MA, Branchini BR, Khramtsov VV. Detection of nitric oxide production in cell cultures by luciferin-luciferase chemiluminescence. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 465:232-8. [PMID: 26253471 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2015] [Accepted: 08/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A chemiluminescent method is proposed for quantitation of NO generation in cell cultures. The method is based on activation of soluble guanylyl cyclase by NO. The product of the guanylyl cyclase reaction, pyrophosphate, is converted to ATP by ATP sulfurylase and ATP is detected in a luciferin-luciferase system. The method has been applied to the measurement of NO generated by activated murine macrophages (RAW 264.7) and bovine aortic endothelial cells. For macrophages activated by lipopolysaccharide and γ-interferon, the rate of NO production is about 100 amol/(cell·min). The rate was confirmed by the measurements of nitrite, the product of NO oxidation. For endothelial cells, the basal rate of NO generation is 5 amol/(cell·min); the rate approximately doubles upon activation by bradykinin, Ca(2+) ionophore A23187 or mechanical stress. For both types of cells the measured rate of NO generation is strongly affected by inhibitors of NO synthase. The sensitivity of the method is about 50 pM/min, allowing the registration of NO generated by 10(2)-10(4) cells. The enzyme-linked chemiluminescent method is two orders of magnitude more sensitive than fluorescent detection using 4-amino-5-methylamino-2',7'-difluorofluorescein (DAF-FM).
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- Yakov Y Woldman
- Department of Chemistry, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA 31698, USA.
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- Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Biology, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA 31698, USA
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- Department of Biology, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA 31698, USA
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- Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Biology, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA 31698, USA
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- Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Connecticut College, New London, CT 06320, USA
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- Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Patrizia Luppi
- Division of Immunogenetics, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Rangos Research Center, 530 45th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, USA
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Gur S, Kadowitz PJ, Hellstrom WJ. A Protein Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec), Improves Erectile and Vascular Function Secondary to a Reduction of Hyperglycemia in Diabetic Rats. J Sex Med 2010; 7:3341-50. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01922.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Effect of dienogest on estrogen-induced nitric oxide production in human umbilical vein endothelial cells and endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in postmenopausal women. Menopause 2010; 17:615-21. [DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181d273c7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Neuroprotective effects of mebudipine and dibudipine on cerebral oxygen–glucose deprivation/reperfusion injury. Eur J Pharmacol 2009; 610:12-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2009] [Revised: 02/25/2009] [Accepted: 03/03/2009] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Kang Y, Hu M, Zhu Y, Gao X, Wang MW. Antioxidative effect of the herbal remedy Qin Huo Yi Hao and its active component tetramethylpyrazine on high glucose-treated endothelial cells. Life Sci 2009; 84:428-36. [PMID: 19302821 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2009.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2008] [Revised: 12/29/2008] [Accepted: 01/14/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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AIMS This study was designed to gain insights into the antioxidant mechanism of a Chinese herbal remedy, Qing Huo Yi Hao (QHYH), and its active components against oxidative stress induced by high glucose in endothelial cells. MAIN METHODS Effects of QHYH on reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and nitric oxide (NO) generation were measured with the fluorescent markers H(2)DCF-DA and DAF-FM DA, respectively. Phosphorylation of Akt (protein kinase B)/eNOS (endothelial nitric oxide synthase) and uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) expression were studied by Western blot techniques. Influences of QHYH and one of the active components (tetramethylpyrazine, TMP) on UCP2 expression were subsequently evaluated by quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Using RNA interference techniques, the involvement of UCP2 in high glucose-induced ROS production in mouse brain microvascular (bEnd.3) cells and its correlation with the antioxidant effect of QHYH were further assessed. KEY FINDINGS Our results showed that QHYH could protect endothelial cells from high glucose-induced damages, such as ROS production, down-regulation of Akt/eNOS phosphorylation and reduction of NO generation. The protective properties of QHYH were partially attributed to UCP2 mRNA/protein expression, because silence of UCP2 gene by siRNAs (small interfering RNAs) abolished such effects. A total of 28 extracts and 11 active components isolated from QHYH were functionally analyzed. Of which, TMP displayed comparable antioxidant and endothelial protective effects as QHYH. SIGNIFICANCE All of the data, taken together, point to some therapeutic potential of QHYH and TMP for vascular complications of diabetes.
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- Yingxiu Kang
- Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Bucci M, Roviezzo F, Brancaleone V, Di Lorenzo A, Evangelista S, Gori M, Cirino G. ACE-inhibition ameliorates vascular reactivity and delays diabetes outcome in NOD mice. Vascul Pharmacol 2008; 49:84-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2008.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2008] [Revised: 06/05/2008] [Accepted: 06/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Görlach A, Kietzmann T. Superoxide and derived reactive oxygen species in the regulation of hypoxia-inducible factors. Methods Enzymol 2008; 435:421-46. [PMID: 17998067 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(07)35022-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Superoxide and its derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been considered for a long time to be generated as toxic byproducts of metabolic events. More recently, it has been acknowledged that ROS generated in low amounts are also able to act as signaling molecules in a variety of responses. One of the major pathways regulated by the ambient concentration of oxygen relies on the activity of hypoxia-inducible transcription factors (HIF). Originally described to be only induced and activated under hypoxia, accumulating evidence suggests that HIFs play a more general role in the response to a variety of cellular activators and stressors, many of which use ROS as signal transducers. Indeed, ROS have been found to modulate the levels of HIF not only under hypoxia, but also in response to many factors and under different stress conditions. However, the underlying regulatory mechanisms by which superoxide and derived ROS control HIF are only slowly beginning to be elucidated. We summarize here current knowledge about the mechanisms by which ROS can regulate HIF and give additional information about useful methods to determine ROS under various conditions.
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- Agnes Görlach
- Experimental Pediatric Cardiology, German Heart Center Munich, Munich, Germany
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Oxido nítrico. COLOMBIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s0120-3347(08)61007-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Oku H, Fukuhara M, Komori A, Okuno T, Sugiyama T, Ikeda T. Endothelin-1 (ET-1) causes death of retinal neurons through activation of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and production of superoxide anion. Exp Eye Res 2007; 86:118-30. [PMID: 17996868 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2007.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2007] [Revised: 08/28/2007] [Accepted: 10/03/2007] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is the most potent and long-acting vasoconstricting peptide presently known. In addition to its vascular effects, endothelin signaling pathway exists in the central nervous system (CNS), which is deeply related to neuronal degeneration. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of ET-1 on death of retinal neurons consisting mainly of amacrine cells, and its interaction with nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and superoxide production. Cultured retinal neurons from fetal rats were exposed to various doses of ET-1 (0.1, 1.0, 10 and 100nM). Neuronal toxicity of ET-1 was assessed by trypan blue exclusion, Hoechst 33,258 staining and TUNEL assay at different times. Intracellular levels of nitric oxide (NO), superoxide and peroxynitrite were determined semiquantitatively by DAF2-DA, hydroethidine and dihydrorhodamine-123, respectively. The effects of adding SOD (100U/ml) and L-NAME with ET-1 on these changes were evaluated. In addition, the receptor mechanisms involved in these reactions were determined by BQ-123 and BQ-788, receptor antagonists for ET A and ET B receptors, respectively. Exposure of cultured retinal neurons to ET-1 reduced the percentage of living cells in a dose- and time-dependent way, and the percentage of living cells was significantly increased by addition of SOD and L-NAME. Fluorometric analyses revealed that ET-1 increased the intracellular NO level in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The intracellular superoxide and peroxynitrite levels were also significantly increased 24h after incubation with 100nM of ET-1, and this elevation was suppressed by SOD and L-NAME. These ET-1-induced alterations were significantly suppressed when both BQ-123 and BQ-788 were added simultaneously with ET-1 to the medium. These results indicate that the neuronal death caused by ET-1 is most likely mediated by the activation of NOS in association with the formation of superoxides and peroxynitrite.
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- Hidehiro Oku
- Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi Takatsuki Osaka, 569-8686 Japan.
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Kim JW. Insulin enhances nitric oxide production in trabecular meshwork cells via de novo pathway for tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis. KOREAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 2007; 21:39-44. [PMID: 17460431 PMCID: PMC2629692 DOI: 10.3341/kjo.2007.21.1.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2006] [Accepted: 01/30/2007] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the effect of insulin on the production of nitric oxide (NO) in the trabecular meshwork (TM) cells and the enzymatic synthetic pathway of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH(4)) synthesis. METHODS Primarily cultured human TM cells were exposed to 1, 10, and 100 microgram/ml of insulin and 0, 1, 10, 100 and 1000 nM dexamethasone for 3 days. To evaluate the enzymatic pathway of BH(4) synthesis, 10 microM dexamethasone, 5 mM diaminopyrimidinone, 100 microM ascorbic acid, 100 microM sepiapterin, or 10 microM methotrexate were also co-administered respectively. Cellular survival and NO production were measured with MTT and Griess assay. RESULTS Insulin enhanced NO production in a dose-dependent manner significantly (0.05) without affecting cell viability, whereas dexamethasone inhibited NO production. With co-exposure of insulin, diaminopyrimidinone and sepiapterin inhibited insulin-induced NO production. Ascorbic acid increased NO production independent of insulin and methotrexate did not affect to the action of insulin in NO production. CONCLUSIONS Insulin increases NO production in TM cells via de novo synthetic pathway for BH(4) synthesis. Insulin could be involved in the regulation of trabecular outflow by enhancing NO production in TM cells.
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- Jae Woo Kim
- Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University of Daegu College of Medicine, Nam-gu, Daegu, Korea.
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Watanabe M, Oike M, Ohta Y, Nawata H, Ito Y. Sustained contraction and loss of NO production in TGFbeta1-treated endothelial cells. Br J Pharmacol 2006; 149:355-64. [PMID: 16967050 PMCID: PMC1978430 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Transforming growth factor beta1 (TGFbeta1) is generated in atherosclerotic and injured vessel walls. We examined whether the endothelial-to-mesenchymal transdifferentiation induced by TGFbeta1 affects endothelial functions. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAECs) were treated with 3 ng ml(-1) TGFbeta1 for 7 days. Contraction of TGFbeta1-treated BAECs was assessed by collagen gel contraction assay. Protein expression and phosphorylation were assessed by Western blotting. Intracellular Ca2+ concentration and NO production were measured using fura2 and DAF-2, respectively. KEY RESULTS TGFbeta1-treated BAECs showed dense actin fibers and expressed smooth muscle marker proteins; they also changed into smooth muscle-like, spindle-shaped cells in collagen gel cultures. ATP (10 microM) induced a gradual contraction of collagen gels containing TGFbeta1-treated BAECs but not of gels containing control BAECs. ATP-induced contraction of TGFbeta1-treated BAECs was not reversed by the removal of ATP but was partially suppressed by a high concentration of sodium nitroprusside (1 microM). TGFbeta1-treated BAECs showed sustained phosphorylation of myosin light chain in response to ATP and low levels of basal MYPT1 expression. ATP-induced Ca2+ transients as well as eNOS protein expression were not affected by TGFbeta1 in BAECs. However, ATP-induced NO production was significantly reduced in TGFbeta1-treated BAECs. Anti-TGFbeta1 antibody abolished all of these TGFbeta1-induced changes in BAECs. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Mesenchymal transdifferentiation induced by TGFbeta1 leads to sustained contraction and reduced NO production in endothelial cells. Such effects, therefore, would not be beneficial for vascular integrity.
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- M Watanabe
- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University Fukuoka, Japan
- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University Fukuoka, Japan
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Triggle CR, Howarth A, Cheng ZJ, Ding H. Twenty-five years since the discovery of endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF): does a dysfunctional endothelium contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes? Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2006; 83:681-700. [PMID: 16333371 DOI: 10.1139/y05-069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Twenty-five years ago, the discovery of endothelium-derived relaxing factor opened a door that revealed a new and exciting role for the endothelium in the regulation of blood flow and led to the discovery that nitric oxide (NO) multi-tasked as a novel cell-signalling molecule. During the next 25 years, our understanding of both the importance of the endothelium as well as NO has greatly expanded. No longer simply a barrier between the blood and vascular smooth muscle, the endothelium is now recognized as a complex tissue with heterogeneous properties. The endothelium is the source of not only NO but also numerous vasoactive molecules and signalling pathways, some of which are still not fully characterized such as the putative endothelium-derived relaxing factor. Dysfunction of the endothelium is a key risk factor for the development of macro- and microvascular disease and, by coincidence, the discovery that NO was generated in the endothelium corresponds approximately in time with the increased incidence of type 2 diabetes. Primarily linked to dietary and lifestyle changes, we are now facing a global pandemic of type 2 diabetes. Characterized by insulin resistance and hyperglycaemia, type 2 diabetes is increasingly being diagnosed in adolescents as well as children. Is there a link between dietary-related hyperglycaemic insults to the endothelium, blood flow changes, and the development of insulin resistance? This review explores the evidence for and against this hypothesis.
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- Chris R Triggle
- School of Medical Sciences, Bundoora West Campus, RMIT University, Victoria, Australia
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Rodriguez J, Specian V, Maloney R, Jourd'heuil D, Feelisch M. Performance of diamino fluorophores for the localization of sources and targets of nitric oxide. Free Radic Biol Med 2005; 38:356-68. [PMID: 15629864 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2004.10.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2004] [Revised: 10/15/2004] [Accepted: 10/22/2004] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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An emergent approach to the detection of nitric oxide (NO) in tissues relies on the use of fluorescence probes that are activated by products of NO autoxidation. Here we explore the performance of the widely used NO probe 4,5-diaminofluorescein diacetate (DAF-2 DA) for the localization of sources of NO in rat aortic tissue, either from endogenous NO synthesis or from chemically or photolytically released NO from targets of nitrosation/nitrosylation. Of importance toward understanding the performance of this probe in tissues is the finding that, with incubation conditions commonly used in the literature (10 microM DAF-2 DA), intracellular DAF-2 accumulates to concentrations that approach the millimolar range. Whereas such high probe concentrations do not interfere with NO release or signaling, they help to clarify why DAF-2 nitrosation is possible in the presence of endogenous nitrosation scavengers (e.g., ascorbate and glutathione). The gain attained with such elevated concentrations is, however, mitigated by associated high levels of background autofluorescence from the probe. This, together with tissue autofluorescence, limits the sensitivity of the probe to low-micromolar levels of accumulated DAF-2 triazole (DAF-2 T), the activated form of the probe, which is higher than the concentrations of most endogenous nitrosation/nitrosylation products found in tissues. We further show that the compartmentalization of DAF-2 around elastic fibers further limits its potential to characterize the site of NO production at the subcellular level. Moreover, we find that reaction of DAF-2 with HgCl(2) and other commonly employed reagents is associated with spectral changes that may be misinterpreted as NO signals. Finally, UV illumination can lead to high levels of nitrosating species that interfere with NO detection from enzymatic sources. These findings indicate that while DAF-2 may still represent an important tool for the localization of NO synthesis, provided important pitfalls and limitations are taken into consideration, it is not suited for the detection of basally generated nitrosation/nitrosylation products.
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- Juan Rodriguez
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, LSU Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
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Oishi A, Ohmichi M, Takahashi K, Takahashi T, Mori-Abe A, Kawagoe J, Otsu R, Mochizuki Y, Inaba N, Kurachi H. Medroxyprogesterone acetate attenuates estrogen-induced nitric oxide production in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004; 324:193-8. [PMID: 15465001 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We report the novel observation that medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) attenuates the induction by 17beta estradiol (E2) of both nitric oxide (NO) production and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activity in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Although MPA had no effect on basal NO production or basal eNOS phosphorylation or activity, it attenuated the E2-induced NO production and eNOS phosphorylation and activity. Moreover, we examined the mechanism by which MPA attenuated the E2-induced NO production and eNOS phosphorylation. MPA attenuated the E2-induced phosphorylation of Akt, a kinase that phosphorylates eNOS. Treatment with pure progesterone receptor (PR) antagonist RU486 completely abolished the inhibitory effect of MPA on E2-induced Akt phosphorylation and eNOS phosphorylation. In addition, the effects of actinomycin D were tested to rule out the influence of genomic events mediated by nuclear PRs. Actinomycin D did not affect the inhibitory effect of MPA on E2-induced Akt phosphorylation. Furthermore, the potential roles of PRA and PRB were evaluated. In COS cells transfected with either PRA or PRB, MPA attenuated E2-induced Akt phosphorylation. These results indicate that MPA attenuated E2-induced NO production via an Akt cascade through PRA or PRB in a non-genomic manner.
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- Akira Oishi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, 880, Kitakobayashi, Mibumachi, Shimotuga, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan
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Hoffman WH, Litaker MS, Pluta RM, Camens ML. Cerebral vasoreactivity in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Endocr Res 2004; 30:315-25. [PMID: 15554347 DOI: 10.1081/erc-200033190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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It is well established in clinical and experimental settings that diabetes mellitus, especially if long lasting, impairs autoregulation of cerebral blood flow (CBF). However, the onset and the course of development of this dysfunction remain unknown. We hypothesized that assessment of autoregulatory functions of cerebral arteries in children with relatively short duration of type 1 diabetes mellitus may provide an insight into the pathophysiology of the development of impaired autoregulation of CBF. Such a dysfunction of vasodilation of cerebral arteries can be assessed by transcranial Doppler. Therefore, to examine whether and when autoregulation of CBF becomes affected by diabetes, we used transcranial Doppler and a pCO2 challenge in 17 males between the ages of 12-20 years with type 1 diabetes mellitus of 0.2-16 years duration and with varying degrees of glucose control. The results were compared with age-matched, healthy, nondiabetic controls. The CO2 challenge increased cerebral blood-flow velocities and decreased the pulsatility index. These changes were not influenced by the presence or duration of diabetes, insulin dose, or degree of diabetic control.
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- William H Hoffman
- Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA.
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Brands MW, Bell TD, Gibson B. Nitric Oxide May Prevent Hypertension Early in Diabetes by Counteracting Renal Actions of Superoxide. Hypertension 2004; 43:57-63. [PMID: 14656952 DOI: 10.1161/01.hyp.0000104524.25807.ee] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The dependence of blood pressure on a balance between superoxide and nitric oxide may be amplified in diabetes. We have shown that the first occurrence of sustained hyperglycemia in type I diabetes causes hypertension when induced in rats that have had nitric oxide synthesis blocked chronically (L-NAME, 10 μg/kg per minute IV). This study used tempol (18 μmol/kg per hour IV) to test the hypothesis that superoxide mediates that hypertensive response. Induction of diabetes in untreated rats had no significant effect on mean arterial pressure (MAP, measured 18 h/d), and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) increased significantly during the 2 weeks of diabetes. Chronic infusion of L-NAME in a separate group of rats increased baseline MAP from ≈90 mm Hg to a stable level of ≈120 mm Hg after 6 days of infusion, and induction of diabetes (streptozotocin, 40 mg/kg IV) in those rats caused a rapid, progressive increase in MAP that averaged 156±5 mm Hg by day 14 of diabetes that was associated with a decrease in GFR and 4-fold increase in isoprostane excretion. Tempol infusion was begun on day 2 of diabetes in a subgroup of those rats, and the progressive hypertensive response was prevented, with MAP averaging 134±10 mm Hg by day 14. In addition, the normal renal hyperfiltration response was restored by tempol and the increase in isoprostane did not occur. Thus, the hypertension and decrease in GFR caused by onset of diabetes in rats without a functioning nitric oxide system was prevented by chronic administration of the superoxide dismutase mimetic tempol.
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- Michael W Brands
- Department of Physiology and the Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, CL-3132, Augusta, GA 30912-3000, USA.
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Kimura C, Oike M, Ohnaka K, Nose Y, Ito Y. Constitutive nitric oxide production in bovine aortic and brain microvascular endothelial cells: a comparative study. J Physiol 2003; 554:721-30. [PMID: 14617679 PMCID: PMC1664799 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2003.057059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Vascular endothelium constitutively generates nitric oxide (NO) in large vessels and induces a relaxation of smooth muscle cells. However, little is known about the production of NO in microvessels, where smooth muscle layers are thin or absent. In this study, we have compared the constitutive production of NO in bovine brain microvascular endothelial cells (BBECs) with that in bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAECs). ATP, acetylcholine (ACh) and A23187 induced Ca(2+) transients both in BBECs and BAECs. In contrast, although ATP and A23187 evoked a similar degree of [Ca(2+)](i) increase in both types of cell, they failed to induce NO production in BBECs, as measured with an NO-sensitive fluorescent dye DAF-2, whereas in BAECs there was an increase in DAF-2 fluorescence. Hypotonic stress induced ATP release and subsequent NO production in BAECs, but not in BBECs. We have developed an in vitro model vessel system that consists of aortic smooth muscle cells embedded in a collagen gel lattice and overlaid with endothelial cells. Precontracted gels showed relaxation in response to ACh, when BAECs were overlaid. However, ACh-induced relaxation was not observed in BBEC-overlaid gels. Expression of eNOS protein as well as cellular uptake of l-[(3)H]arginine were significantly lower in BBECs than in BAECs. These results indicate that Ca(2+)-dependent NO production is at an undetectable level in BBEC, for which at least two factors, i.e. low levels of eNOS expression and l-arginine uptake, are responsible.
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- Chiwaka Kimura
- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Rivero A, Ferguson HM. The energetic budget of Anopheles stephensi infected with Plasmodium chabaudi: is energy depletion a mechanism for virulence? Proc Biol Sci 2003; 270:1365-71. [PMID: 12965027 PMCID: PMC1691381 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Evidence continues to accumulate showing that the malaria parasites (Plasmodium spp.) reduce the survival and fecundity of their mosquito vectors (Anopheles spp.). Our ability to identify the possible epidemiological and evolutionary consequences of these parasite-induced fitness reductions has been hampered by a poor understanding of the physiological basis of these shifts. Here, we explore whether the reductions in fecundity and longevity are the result of a parasite-mediated depletion or reallocation of the energetic resources of the mosquito. Mosquitoes infected with Plasmodium chabaudi were expected to have less energetic resources than uninfected mosquitoes, and energy levels were predicted to be lowest in mosquitoes infected with the most virulent parasite genotypes. Not only was there no evidence of a parasite-mediated reduction in the overall energetic budget of mosquitoes, but Plasmodium was actually associated with increased levels of glucose, a key insect nutritional and energetic resource. The data strongly suggest the existence of an increase in sugar feeding in mosquitoes infected with Plasmodium. We suggest different adaptive explanations for an enhanced sugar uptake in infected mosquitoes and call for more studies to investigate the physiological role of glucose in the Plasmodium-mosquito interaction.
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- A Rivero
- Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK.
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Karashima Y, Oike M, Takahashi S, Ito Y. Propofol prevents endothelial dysfunction induced by glucose overload. Br J Pharmacol 2002; 137:683-91. [PMID: 12381682 PMCID: PMC1573534 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Surgical operations often induce acute hyperglycemia, which is known to affect endothelial functions. In this study, we examined the effects of propofol, a commonly used general anaesthetic, on bovine aortic endothelial cell (BAEC) dysfunction induced by glucose overload. 2 D-glucose overload (23 mM) induced an accumulation of superoxide anion (O2-), assessed by MCLA chemiluminescence, to a similar extent as that generated by 233 microU ml(-1) xanthine oxidase (XO) and 100 micro M xanthine. Propofol inhibited this accumulation with an IC50 of 0.21 micro M, whereas much higher concentrations of propofol were required to scavenge O2- generated by 250 microU ml(-1) XO and 100 microM xanthine (IC50: 13.5 micro M). 3 D-glucose overload attenuated ATP-induced NO production which was detected using diaminofluorescence-2 (DAF-2). The inhibition was reversed by propofol with an EC50 of 0.60 microM. In contrast, inhibitions caused by xanthine/XO were not altered by propofol (1 microM). 4 D-glucose overload suppressed ATP-induced Ca2+ oscillations and capacitative Ca2+ entry (CCE), which were both restored by superoxide dismutase, indicating that O2- was responsible. Propofol restored these attenuated Ca2+ oscillations and CCE with EC50 of 0.31 and 1.0 microM, respectively. 5 D-glucose overload (23 mM) increased the intracellular glucose concentration 4 fold, compared with cells exposed to 5.75 mM glucose, and 1 micro M propofol reduced this increase to 2.8 fold. 6 We conclude from these results that anaesthetic concentrations of propofol prevent the impairment of Ca2+-dependent NO production in BAEC induced by glucose overload. This effect is mainly due to the reduction of O2- accumulation, and involves, at least in part, the inhibition of cellular glucose uptake.
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- Yuji Karashima
- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
- Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
- Author for correspondence:
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Kimura C, Cheng W, Hisadome K, Wang YP, Koyama T, Karashima Y, Oike M, Ito Y. Superoxide anion impairs contractility in cultured aortic smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2002; 283:H382-90. [PMID: 12063312 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00574.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We examined the effects of superoxide anion (O) generated by xanthine plus xanthine oxidase (X/XO) on the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) and muscle contractility in cultured bovine aortic smooth muscle cells (BASMC). Cells were grown on collagen-coated dish for the measurement of [Ca(2+)](i). Pretreatment with X/XO inhibited ATP-induced Ca(2+) transient and Ca(2+) release-activated Ca(2+) entry (CRAC) after thapsigargin-induced store depletion, both of which were reversed by superoxide dismutase (SOD). In contrast, Ca(2+) transients induced by high-K(+) solution and Ca(2+) ionophore A-23187 were not affected by X/XO. BASMC-embedded collagen gel lattice, which was pretreated with xanthine alone, showed contraction in response to ATP, thapsigargin, high-K(+) solution, and A-23187. Pretreatment of the gel with X/XO impaired gel contraction not only by ATP and thapsigargin, but also by high-K(+) solution and A-23187. The X/XO-treated gel showed normal contraction; however, when SOD was present during the pretreatment period. These results indicate that O(2)(-) attenuates smooth muscle contraction by impairing CRAC, ATP-induced Ca(2+) transient, and Ca(2+) sensitivity in BASMC.
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MESH Headings
- Adenosine Triphosphate/pharmacology
- Animals
- Aorta, Thoracic/cytology
- Aorta, Thoracic/drug effects
- Aorta, Thoracic/physiology
- Calcium/metabolism
- Cattle
- Cells, Cultured
- Collagen/physiology
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Gels
- Imidazoles
- Intracellular Fluid/metabolism
- Ionophores/pharmacology
- Luminescent Measurements
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiology
- Potassium/pharmacology
- Pyrazines
- Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism
- Superoxides/analysis
- Superoxides/metabolism
- Superoxides/pharmacology
- Vasoconstriction/drug effects
- Vasoconstriction/physiology
- Xanthine/metabolism
- Xanthine Oxidase/metabolism
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- Chiwaka Kimura
- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Hisadome K, Koyama T, Kimura C, Droogmans G, Ito Y, Oike M. Volume-regulated anion channels serve as an auto/paracrine nucleotide release pathway in aortic endothelial cells. J Gen Physiol 2002; 119:511-20. [PMID: 12034759 PMCID: PMC2233868 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.20028540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mechanical stress induces auto/paracrine ATP release from various cell types, but the mechanisms underlying this release are not well understood. Here we show that the release of ATP induced by hypotonic stress (HTS) in bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAECs) occurs through volume-regulated anion channels (VRAC). Various VRAC inhibitors, such as glibenclamide, verapamil, tamoxifen, and fluoxetine, suppressed the HTS-induced release of ATP, as well as the concomitant Ca(2+) oscillations and NO production. They did not, however, affect Ca(2+) oscillations and NO production induced by exogenously applied ATP. Extracellular ATP inhibited VRAC currents in a voltage-dependent manner: block was absent at negative potentials and was manifest at positive potentials, but decreased at highly depolarized potentials. This phenomenon could be described with a "permeating blocker model," in which ATP binds with an affinity of 1.0 +/- 0.5 mM at 0 mV to a site at an electrical distance of 0.41 inside the channel. Bound ATP occludes the channel at moderate positive potentials, but permeates into the cytosol at more depolarized potentials. The triphosphate nucleotides UTP, GTP, and CTP, and the adenine nucleotide ADP, exerted a similar voltage-dependent inhibition of VRAC currents at submillimolar concentrations, which could also be described with this model. However, inhibition by ADP was less voltage sensitive, whereas adenosine did not affect VRAC currents, suggesting that the negative charges of the nucleotides are essential for their inhibitory action. The observation that high concentrations of extracellular ADP enhanced the outward component of the VRAC current in low Cl(-) hypotonic solution and shifted its reversal potential to negative potentials provides more direct evidence for the nucleotide permeability of VRAC. We conclude from these observations that VRAC is a nucleotide-permeable channel, which may serve as a pathway for HTS-induced ATP release in BAEC.
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- Kazunari Hisadome
- Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Liu R, Gutiérrez AM, Ring A, Persson AEG. Nitric oxide induces resensitization of P2Y nucleotide receptors in cultured rat mesangial cells. J Am Soc Nephrol 2002; 13:313-321. [PMID: 11805158 DOI: 10.1681/asn.v132313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Receptor desensitization of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), which occurs during short-term (seconds to minutes) exposure of cells to agonists, is mediated by phosphorylation and receptor endocytosis. Recycling of the receptors is a requisite for resensitization of the response. The mechanisms that attenuate signaling by GPCRs are of considerable importance to regulation of intercellular signaling and maintenance of their ability to respond to agonists over time. This study evaluates the effect of nitric oxide (NO) on P2Y nucleotide receptor resensitization in cultured rat glomerular mesangial cells. The NO production in cultured mesangial cells was measured by using confocal microscopy and the fluorescence NO indicator 4,5-diaminofluorescein diacetate (DAF-2 DA). L-arginine increased and Nomega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) decreased NO production significantly (P < 0.05). Calcium responses to ATP were measured with fura-2 and imaging techniques. Repeated stimulation with ATP results in receptor desensitization that is characterized by lower calcium peak amplitude. Desensitization was induced by challenging mesangial cells with four consecutive 2-min pulses of ATP (0.1 mM) separated by 4.5-min control perfusions. Intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) increase evoked by second, third, and fourth ATP challenges were about 40%, 26%, and 18% of the first one. The NO precursor, L-arginine (10 mM), and the NO donors, spermine-NONOate (500 microM) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP) (1 mM), were added before and during a fourth ATP challenge. Spermine-NONOate and L-arginine induced a recovery of the [Ca2+]i response to the fourth ATP challenge (P < 0.01 and 0.05, respectively). The NO synthase inhibitor, L-NAME (5 mM), applied along with ATP, was shown to enhance desensitization. 1H-(1,2,4)oxadiazolo(4,3-alpha)quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ, 30 microM), an inhibitor of guanylate cyclase, was used along with L-arginine, SNP, or spermine-NONOate. There was no significant difference with or without ODQ. Neither ODQ nor 8-Br-cGMP, an analog of cGMP, at different concentrations showed effects on ATP-stimulated [Ca2+]i. There was no elevation of [Ca2+]i when the cells were challenged by different concentrations (1 microM, 100 microM, 1 mM, 20 mM, and 30 mM) of caffeine, caffeine plus ATP (0.1 mM), and 4-chloro-3-ethylphenol (100 microM, 500 microM, and 1 mM), a new agonist of ryanodine receptors. The results indicate that NO can increase the P2Y receptor resensitization in rat glomerular mesangial cells by acting through a cGMP-independent pathway. No evidence was found for the existence of ryanodine-sensitive intracellular calcium stores in rat mesangial cells.
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- Ruisheng Liu
- *Department of Physiology, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden; and Norwegian Defense Research Establishment, Oslo, Norway
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- *Department of Physiology, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden; and Norwegian Defense Research Establishment, Oslo, Norway
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- *Department of Physiology, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden; and Norwegian Defense Research Establishment, Oslo, Norway
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- *Department of Physiology, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden; and Norwegian Defense Research Establishment, Oslo, Norway
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Kitamura Y, Naganoma Y, Horita H, Tsuji N, Shimizu R, Ogawa H, Oka K. Visualization of nitric oxide production in the earthworm ventral nerve cord. Neurosci Res 2001; 40:175-81. [PMID: 11377756 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-0102(01)00226-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Distribution of nitric oxide (NO)-producible neurons in the ventral nerve cord (VNC) of the earthworm was investigated by nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate diaphorase (NADPH-d) histochemistry. Some neurons (20-30 microm in diameter) were intensely stained and were localized in areas between the 1st and 2nd lateral nerves in the ventral side of VNC. In contrast, no neurons including giant fibers were stained in the dorsal side. Endogenous NO production from VNC was visualized using a fluorescent dye, diaminofluorescein-2 diacethyl (DAF-2 DA). When VNC was incubated in a saline, a relative high level of NO was produced from the ventral side, especially from NADPH-d-positive neurons. Under high-K+ stimulation, NO was also detected in the giant fibers in the dorsal side of VNC. Our results suggest that the earthworm VNC constantly and relative highly produces NO as a neuromodulator, and that NO produced from the ventral side sometimes reaches and affects the giant fibers. In conclusion, we successfully visualized NO in the earthworm VNC by clarifying both the distribution of NO-producible neurons and the endogenous NO production.
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- Y Kitamura
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, 223-8522, Yokohama, Japan.
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