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Nagashima Y, Tochinai R, Sekizawa SI, Kato D, Nakagawa T, Tsuru Y, Tatewaki Y, Mutoh T, Taki Y, Kuwahara M. Pretreatment with tadalafil attenuates cardiotoxicity induced by combretastatin A4 disodium phosphate in rats. J Toxicol Pathol 2023; 36:151-158. [PMID: 37577366 PMCID: PMC10412959 DOI: 10.1293/tox.2022-0143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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Combretastatin A4 disodium phosphate (CA4DP) is a prodrug of combretastatin A4 (CA4), a microtubule-disassembling agent that exhibits antitumor effects by inhibiting tumor cell proliferation and inducing morphological changes and apoptosis in vascular endothelial cells in tumors. However, cardiotoxicity induced by ischemia and hypertension is a severe adverse event. In this study, we focused on the fact that phosphodiesterase (PDE) 5 inhibitors dilate the heart and peripheral blood vessels and aimed to investigate whether co-administration of tadalafil, a PDE5 inhibitor, can attenuate cardiotoxicity without altering the antitumor effect of CA4DP. To investigate cardiotoxicity, CA4DP and/or tadalafil were administered to rats, and blood pressure, echocardiography, histopathology, and cGMP concentration in the myocardium were examined. Administration of CA4DP increased systolic blood pressure, decreased cardiac function, lowered cGMP levels in the myocardium, and led to necrosis of myocardial cells. Co-administration of tadalafil attenuated these CA4DP-induced changes. To investigate the antitumor effect, canine mammary carcinoma cell lines (CHMp-13a) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells were cultured with CA4 and/or tadalafil, and cell proliferation and endothelial vascular tube disruption were examined. CHMp-13a cells were transplanted into nude mice and treated with CA4DP and/or tadalafil. CA4-induced inhibition of cell proliferation and disruption of the endothelial vascular tube were not affected by co-treatment with tadalafil, and the antitumor effects of CA4DP in xenograft mice were not reduced by co-administration of tadalafil. These results revealed that myocardial damage induced by CA4DP was attenuated by co-administration of tadalafil while maintaining antitumor efficacy.
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- Yoshiyasu Nagashima
- Department of Veterinary Pathophysiology and Animal Health,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi,
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Pathophysiology and Animal Health,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi,
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
- Department of Aging Research and Geriatric Medicine,
Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, 4-1 Seiryocho, Aobaku,
Sendai 980-8575, Japan
- Research Institute for Brain and Blood Vessels, Akita
Cerebrospinal and Cardiovascular Center, 6-10 Sensyu-Kubota-machi, Akita 010-0874,
Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Pathophysiology and Animal Health,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi,
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Graduate School of
Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo,
113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, Graduate School of
Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo,
113-8657, Japan
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- Primetech Corp. Life Science Laboratory, 1-1-1 Yayoi,
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Aging Research and Geriatric Medicine,
Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, 4-1 Seiryocho, Aobaku,
Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- Department of Aging Research and Geriatric Medicine,
Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, 4-1 Seiryocho, Aobaku,
Sendai 980-8575, Japan
- Research Institute for Brain and Blood Vessels, Akita
Cerebrospinal and Cardiovascular Center, 6-10 Sensyu-Kubota-machi, Akita 010-0874,
Japan
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- Department of Aging Research and Geriatric Medicine,
Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, 4-1 Seiryocho, Aobaku,
Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Pathophysiology and Animal Health,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi,
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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van de Wouw J, Sorop O, van Drie RWA, Joles JA, Danser AHJ, Verhaar MC, Merkus D, Duncker DJ. Reduced nitric oxide bioavailability impairs myocardial oxygen balance during exercise in swine with multiple risk factors. Basic Res Cardiol 2021; 116:50. [PMID: 34435256 PMCID: PMC8387273 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-021-00890-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that multiple risk factors, including diabetes mellitus (DM), dyslipidaemia and chronic kidney disease (CKD) result in a loss of nitric oxide (NO) signalling, thereby contributing to coronary microvascular dysfunction. Risk factors were induced in 12 female swine by intravenous streptozotocin injections (DM), a high fat diet (HFD) and renal artery embolization (CKD). Female healthy swine (n = 13) on normal diet served as controls (Normal). After 5 months, swine were chronically instrumented and studied at rest and during exercise. DM + HFD + CKD swine demonstrated significant hyperglycaemia, dyslipidaemia and impaired kidney function compared to Normal swine. These risk factors were accompanied by coronary microvascular endothelial dysfunction both in vivo and in isolated small arteries, due to a reduced NO bioavailability, associated with perturbations in myocardial oxygen balance at rest and during exercise. NO synthase inhibition caused coronary microvascular constriction in exercising Normal swine, but had no effect in DM + HFD + CKD animals, while inhibition of phosphodiesterase 5 produced similar vasodilator responses in both groups, indicating that loss of NO bioavailability was principally responsible for the observed coronary microvascular dysfunction. This was associated with an increase in myocardial 8-isoprostane levels and a decrease in antioxidant capacity, while antioxidants restored the vasodilation to bradykinin in isolated coronary small arteries, suggesting that oxidative stress was principally responsible for the reduced NO bioavailability. In conclusion, five months of combined exposure to DM + HFD + CKD produces coronary endothelial dysfunction due to impaired NO bioavailability, resulting in impaired myocardial perfusion at rest and during exercise.
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- Jens van de Wouw
- Department of Cardiology, Division of Experimental Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Experimental Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Experimental Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Experimental Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Walter Brendel Center of Experimental Medicine (WBex), University Clinic Munich, 81377, LMU Munich, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Munich Heart Alliance (MHA), Partner Site Munich, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Experimental Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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Sorop O, van de Wouw J, Merkus D, Duncker DJ. Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Cardiovascular Disease: Lessons from Large Animal Models. Microcirculation 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-28199-1_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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de Wijs-Meijler DPM, Danser AHJ, Reiss IKM, Duncker DJ, Merkus D. Sex differences in pulmonary vascular control: focus on the nitric oxide pathway. Physiol Rep 2018; 5:5/11/e13200. [PMID: 28596298 PMCID: PMC5471427 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Revised: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 02/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Although the incidence of pulmonary hypertension is higher in females, the severity and prognosis of pulmonary vascular disease in both neonates and adults have been shown to be worse in male subjects. Studies of sex differences in pulmonary hypertension have mainly focused on the role of sex hormones. However, the contribution of sex differences in terms of vascular signaling pathways regulating pulmonary vascular function remains incompletely understood. Consequently, we investigated pulmonary vascular function of male and female swine in vivo, both at rest and during exercise, and in isolated small pulmonary arteries in vitro, with a particular focus on the NO‐cGMP‐PDE5 pathway. Pulmonary hemodynamics at rest and during exercise were virtually identical in male and female swine. Moreover, NO synthase inhibition resulted in a similar degree of pulmonary vasoconstriction in male and female swine. However, NO synthase inhibition blunted bradykinin‐induced vasodilation in pulmonary small arteries to a greater extent in male than in female swine. PDE5 inhibition resulted in a similar degree of vasodilation in male and female swine at rest, while during exercise there was a trend towards a larger effect in male swine. In small pulmonary arteries, PDE5 inhibition failed to augment bradykinin‐induced vasodilation in either sex. Finally, in the presence of NO synthase inhibition, the pulmonary vasodilator effect of PDE5 inhibition was significantly larger in female swine both in vivo and in vitro. In conclusion, the present study demonstrated significant sex differences in the regulation of pulmonary vascular tone, which may contribute to understanding sex differences in incidence, treatment response, and prognosis of pulmonary vascular disease.
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- Daphne P M de Wijs-Meijler
- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands .,Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Sophia Children's Hospital Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Sophia Children's Hospital Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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van Duin RWB, Houweling B, Uitterdijk A, Duncker DJ, Merkus D. Pulmonary vasodilation by phosphodiesterase 5 inhibition is enhanced and nitric oxide independent in early pulmonary hypertension after myocardial infarction. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2017; 314:H170-H179. [PMID: 28986358 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00370.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Myocardial infarction (MI) may result in pulmonary hypertension (PH). Inhibition of phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5), the enzyme responsible for the breakdown of cGMP in vascular smooth muscle, has become part of the contemporary therapeutic armamentarium for pulmonary arterial hypertension and may also be beneficial for PH secondary to MI. Nitric oxide (NO) is an important activator of cGMP synthesis and can be enhanced in early PH and decreased in severe PH. In the present study, we investigated if PDE5 inhibition ameliorates pulmonary hemodynamics in swine with PH secondary to MI and whether NO is essential. The PDE5 inhibitor EMD360527 was administered in awake, chronically instrumented swine with or without MI. At rest, PDE5 inhibition produced pulmonary vasodilation as evidenced by a decrease in pulmonary vascular resistance, which was more pronounced in MI ( n = 5) compared with normal swine ( n = 10, P ≤ 0.01) and was accompanied by an increase in stroke volume in MI swine. Both pulmonary vasodilation and increased stroke volume were maintained during exercise, suggesting that this therapy may improve exercise capacity in patients with PH secondary to MI. Interestingly, prior inhibition of NO significantly enhanced ( P ≤ 0.01) pulmonary vasodilation by PDE5 inhibition in both normal ( n = 8) and MI swine ( n = 5, P ≤ 0.05 vs. normal). This suggests that the increased vasodilator responses to PDE5 inhibition after MI were not due to an increase in NO-induced cGMP production. These observations indicate that PDE5 inhibition represents an interesting pharmacotherapeutic approach in early PH after a recent MI to prevent overt PH. NEW & NOTEWORTHY This research article is the first to describe that pulmonary vasodilation to phosphodiesterase 5 inhibition is enhanced and nitric oxide independent in resting and exercising swine with pulmonary hypertension as a result of myocardial infarction. This suggests that phosphodiesterase 5 inhibition can normalize pulmonary hemodynamics in postcapillary pulmonary hypertension after a recent myocardial infarction and may improve exercise capacity.
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- Richard W B van Duin
- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam , The Netherlands
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- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam , The Netherlands
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- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam , The Netherlands
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- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam , The Netherlands
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- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam , The Netherlands
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Shafiee-Nick R, Afshari AR, Mousavi SH, Rafighdoust A, Askari VR, Mollazadeh H, Fanoudi S, Mohtashami E, Rahimi VB, Mohebbi M, Vahedi MM. A comprehensive review on the potential therapeutic benefits of phosphodiesterase inhibitors on cardiovascular diseases. Biomed Pharmacother 2017; 94:541-556. [PMID: 28779712 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.07.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2017] [Revised: 07/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Phosphodiesterases are a group of enzymes that hydrolyze cyclic nucleotides, which assume a key role in directing intracellular levels of the second messengers' cAMP and cGMP, and consequently cell function. The disclosure of 11 isoenzyme families and our expanded knowledge of their functions at the cell and molecular level stimulate the improvement of isoenzyme selective inhibitors for the treatment of various diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases. Hence, future and new mechanistic investigations and carefully designed clinical trials could help reap additional benefits of natural/synthetic PDE inhibitors for cardiovascular disease in patients. This review has concentrated on the potential therapeutic benefits of phosphodiesterase inhibitors on cardiovascular diseases.
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- Reza Shafiee-Nick
- Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmacological Research Center of Medicinal Plants, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Medical Toxicology Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Cardiology, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacodynamic and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
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De Wijs-Meijler DPM, Stam K, van Duin RWB, Verzijl A, Reiss IK, Duncker DJ, Merkus D. Surgical Placement of Catheters for Long-term Cardiovascular Exercise Testing in Swine. J Vis Exp 2016:e53772. [PMID: 26889804 DOI: 10.3791/53772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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This protocol describes the surgical procedure to chronically instrument swine and the procedure to exercise swine on a motor-driven treadmill. Early cardiopulmonary dysfunction is difficult to diagnose, particularly in animal models, as cardiopulmonary function is often measured invasively, requiring anesthesia. As many anesthetic agents are cardiodepressive, subtle changes in cardiovascular function may be masked. In contrast, chronic instrumentation allows for measurement of cardiopulmonary function in the awake state, so that measurements can be obtained under quiet resting conditions, without the effects of anesthesia and acute surgical trauma. Furthermore, when animals are properly trained, measurements can also be obtained during graded treadmill exercise. Flow probes are placed around the aorta or pulmonary artery for measurement of cardiac output and around the left anterior descending coronary artery for measurement of coronary blood flow. Fluid-filled catheters are implanted in the aorta, pulmonary artery, left atrium, left ventricle and right ventricle for pressure measurement and blood sampling. In addition, a 20 G catheter is positioned in the anterior interventricular vein to allow coronary venous blood sampling. After a week of recovery, swine are placed on a motor-driven treadmill, the catheters are connected to pressure and flow meters, and swine are subjected to a five-stage progressive exercise protocol, with each stage lasting 3 min. Hemodynamic signals are continuously recorded and blood samples are taken during the last 30 sec of each exercise stage. The major advantage of studying chronically instrumented animals is that it allows serial assessment of cardiopulmonary function, not only at rest but also during physical stress such as exercise. Moreover, cardiopulmonary function can be assessed repeatedly during disease development and during chronic treatment, thereby increasing statistical power and hence limiting the number of animals required for a study.
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Heinonen I, Sorop O, de Beer VJ, Duncker DJ, Merkus D. What can we learn about treating heart failure from the heart's response to acute exercise? Focus on the coronary microcirculation. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2015; 119:934-43. [PMID: 26048972 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00053.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Coronary microvascular function and cardiac function are closely related in that proper cardiac function requires adequate oxygen delivery through the coronary microvasculature. Because of the close proximity of cardiomyocytes and coronary microvascular endothelium, cardiomyocytes not only communicate their metabolic needs to the coronary microvasculature, but endothelium-derived factors also directly modulate cardiac function. This review summarizes evidence that the myocardial oxygen balance is disturbed in the failing heart because of increased extravascular compressive forces and coronary microvascular dysfunction. The perturbations in myocardial oxygen balance are exaggerated during exercise and are due to alterations in neurohumoral influences, endothelial function, and oxidative stress. Although there is some evidence from animal studies that the myocardial oxygen balance can partly be restored by exercise training, it is largely unknown to what extent the beneficial effects of exercise training include improvements in endothelial function and/or oxidative stress in the coronary microvasculature and how these improvements are impacted by risk factors such as diabetes, obesity, and hypercholesterolemia.
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- Ilkka Heinonen
- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; and Turku PET Centre, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; and
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- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; and
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- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; and
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- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; and
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Lorberboym M, Makhline E, Lampl Y. Regional cerebral blood flow following single-dose and continuous-dose tadalafil after stroke. Acta Neurol Scand 2014; 130:380-6. [PMID: 25208597 DOI: 10.1111/ane.12279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE Tadalafil is a potent and selective phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor that provides effective treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED). The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of a single on-demand dose of tadalafil compared to low-dose continuous administration on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), in patients after stroke. METHODS Thirty consecutive male patients (mean age 58.3 ± 7.9 years) with ED and a history of stroke were included in the study. The baseline single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) study was performed 15 min after iv injection of 740 MBq Tc-99m-HMPAO (Ceretec; GE Healthcare Ltd. Chalfont St. Giles, UK). Fifteen randomized patients received a single dose of 20 mg tadalafil in the morning, and a second SPECT study was performed 6 h later. Fifteen other patients received 5 mg of tadalafil each morning for seven consecutive days, and the second SPECT study was performed 6 h after the last dose. The imaging data were evaluated using SPM software (Wellcome Department of Cognitive Neurology, University College, London). RESULTS Associations between any of the risk factors/comorbidities and the perfusion changes were not detected. All patients showed areas of reduced relative rCBF in the affected hemisphere after tadalafil administration compared to baseline (P < 0.001). No significant difference was found between patients on 5 mg tadalafil and 20 mg dose. CONCLUSION Tadalafil administration after cerebral stroke may be associated with diminished blood flow to areas adjacent to the stroke. The alterations in perfusion suggest a need for caution in prescribing tadalafil to patients with a history of stroke, especially with continuous administration that may impose constant stress on the cerebral circulation.
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- M. Lorberboym
- Department of Nuclear Medicine; Edith Wolfson Medical Center; Holon Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv Israel
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- Department of Neurology; Edith Wolfson Medical Center; Holon Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv Israel
- Department of Neurology; Edith Wolfson Medical Center; Holon Israel
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The effect of pentoxifylline on penile cavernosal tissues in ischemic priapism-induced rat model. Int Urol Nephrol 2014; 46:1961-7. [PMID: 25027804 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-014-0769-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 06/11/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Priapism is defined as persisting (>4 h), painful and abnormal tumescence that can occur without sexual stimulation. Three subtypes priapisms are seen-the non-ischemic priapism, intermittent and the ischemic priapism. In ischemic priapism, there is an abnormality in the veno-occlusive mechanism, resulting in venous stasis and accumulation of deoxygenated blood within the penile cavernosal tissue. Cavernosal tissue necrosis develops after extended period of ischemia and is eventually replaced by fibrotic tissue. It may results in erectile dysfunction if not treated promptly. Although, standard treatment of the ischemic priapism is penile aspiration and intracavernosal alpha-adrenergic agents, new oral agents have been investigated to reduce the cavernosal damage. In this study, the effect of different doses of pentoxifylline on cavernosal tissues was evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-six male Wistar albino rats, age 5.5-6 months and weighing 250-300 g, were used in this study. The rats were randomly divided into five groups. In Group 1 (n = 7), the control group, only penectomy was performed. In Group 2 (n = 8), after 1 h of ischemic priapism, penectomy was performed. Group 3 (n = 7) received daily a 10 mg oral pentoxifylline for 4 weeks after 1 h of ischemic priapism, group 4 (n = 7) received a daily 30 mg oral pentoxifylline for 4 weeks after 1 h of ischemic priapism, and group 5 (n = 7) received a daily 100 mg oral pentoxifylline for 4 weeks after 1 h of ischemic priapism. At the completion of a 4-week period, penile tissues were obtained. Before penile tissues were obtained, intracavernosal pressures measured with electrical field stimulation and smooth muscle collagen ratio were evaluated pathologically. RESULTS Electrical field stimulation-induced intracavernosal relaxation decreased in group 2 compared with group 1 (p < 0.05). Electrical field stimulation-induced relaxation enhanced in the group 3, 4 and 5 compared to group 2 (p < 0.05). In group 2, the collagen density was significantly higher than group 1. Administration of pentoxifylline reduced the collagen density caused by ischemic priapism in groups 3, 4 and 5 compared with group 2. CONCLUSION The results of the present study showed that ischemic priapism caused damage in the penile tissues of rats, and treatment with pentoxifylline reduced the harmful effects of ischemic priapism.
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Zheng X, Heaps CL, Fisher SA. Myosin phosphatase isoforms and related transcripts in the pig coronary circulation and effects of exercise and chronic occlusion. Microvasc Res 2014; 98:166-71. [PMID: 24534069 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2014.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Revised: 12/19/2013] [Accepted: 02/03/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Myosin phosphatase (MP) is a key target of signaling pathways that regulate smooth muscle tone and blood flow. Alternative splicing of MP targeting subunit (MYPT1) exon 24 (E24) generates isoforms with variable presence of a C-terminal leucine zipper (LZ) required for activation of MP by NO/cGMP. Here we examined the expression of MP and associated genes in a disease model in the coronary circulation. Female Yucatan miniature swine remained sedentary or were exercise-trained beginning eight weeks after placement of an ameroid constrictor around the left circumflex (LCX) artery. Fourteen weeks later epicardial arteries (~1mm) and resistance arterioles (~125 μm) were harvested and assayed for gene expression. MYPT1 isoforms were distinct in the epicardial arteries (E24-/LZ+) and resistance arterioles (E24+/LZ-) and unchanged by exercise training or coronary occlusion. MYPT1, CPI-17 and PDE5 mRNA levels were not different between arteries and arterioles while Kir2.1 and eNOS were 6.6-fold and 3.9-fold higher in the arterioles. There were no significant changes in transcript abundance in epicardial arteries of the collateralized (LCX) vs. non-occluded left anterior descending (LAD) territories, or in exercise-trained vs. sedentary pigs. There was a significant 1.2 fold increase in CPI-17 in collateral-dependent arterioles, independent of exercise, and a significant 1.7 fold increase in PDE5 in arterioles from exercise-trained pigs, independent of occlusion. We conclude that differences in MYPT1 E24 (LZ) isoforms, eNOS, and Kir2.1 distinguish epicardial arteries and resistance coronary arterioles. Up-regulation of coronary arteriolar PDE5 by exercise and CPI-17 by chronic occlusion could contribute to altered vasomotor responses and requires further study.
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- Xiaoxu Zheng
- Division of Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Zhou Z, de Beer VJ, Bender SB, Jan Danser AH, Merkus D, Laughlin MH, Duncker DJ. Phosphodiesterase-5 activity exerts a coronary vasoconstrictor influence in awake swine that is mediated in part via an increase in endothelin production. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2014; 306:H918-27. [PMID: 24464751 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00331.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO)-induced coronary vasodilation is mediated through production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) and through inhibition of the endothelin-1 (ET) system. We previously demonstrated that phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5)-mediated cGMP breakdown and ET each exert a vasoconstrictor influence on coronary resistance vessels. However, little is known about the integrated control of coronary resistance vessel tone by these two vasoconstrictor mechanisms. In the present study, we investigated the contribution of PDE5 and ET to the regulation of coronary resistance vessel tone in swine both in vivo, at rest and during graded treadmill exercise, and in vitro. ETA/ETB receptor blockade with tezosentan (3 mg/kg iv) and PDE5 inhibition with EMD360527 (300 μg·min(-1)·kg(-1) iv) each produced coronary vasodilation at rest and during exercise as well as in preconstricted isolated coronary small arteries. In contrast, tezosentan failed to produce further coronary vasodilation in the presence of EMD360527, both in vivo and in vitro. Importantly, EMD360527 (3 μM) and cGMP analog 8-Br-cGMP (100 μM) had no significant effects on ET-induced contractions of isolated porcine coronary small arteries, suggesting unperturbed ET receptor responsiveness. In contrast, PDE5 inhibition and cGMP blunted the contractions produced by the ET precursor Big ET, but only in vessels with intact endothelium, suggesting that PDE5 inhibition limited ET production in the endothelium of small coronary arteries. In conclusion, PDE5 activity exerts a vasoconstrictor influence on coronary resistance vessels that is mediated, in part, via an increase in endothelial ET production.
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- Zhichao Zhou
- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Merkus D, Duncker DJ. Perspectives: Coronary microvascular dysfunction in post-infarct remodelled myocardium. Eur Heart J Suppl 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sut016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Zhou Z, de Wijs-Meijler D, Lankhuizen I, Jankowski J, Jankowski V, Jan Danser AH, Duncker DJ, Merkus D. Blunted coronary vasodilator response to uridine adenosine tetraphosphate in post-infarct remodeled myocardium is due to reduced P1 receptor activation. Pharmacol Res 2013; 77:22-9. [PMID: 23994209 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2013.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Revised: 08/13/2013] [Accepted: 08/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We previously demonstrated that uridine adenosine tetraphosphate (Up4A) exerts a potent vasodilator effect in the healthy porcine coronary vasculature. Since the coronary microvascular effects of Up4A after myocardial infarction (MI) are unknown, the present study investigated the response to Up4A in coronary microvessels from post-MI remodeled porcine myocardium, and the involvement of purinergic receptor subtypes. Coronary small arteries (diameter ∼150 μm) were dissected from the apex of Sham-operated swine and swine in which MI had been produced 5 weeks earlier by transient (2h) occlusion of the left circumflex coronary artery, and mounted on Mulvany wire myographs. Up4A (10(-9)-10(-5)M) produced coronary vasodilation that was reduced in MI as compared to Sham-operated swine. Up4A-induced vasodilation was reduced by P1 blockade with 8-phenyltheophylline in Sham-operated swine and to a lesser extent in MI, while the attenuation by the A2A receptor blocker SCH58261 was similar in Sham-operated and MI swine. Up4A-induced vasodilation remained unaffected by non-selective P2 receptor antagonist PPADS, but was attenuated by selective P2X1 and P2Y1 receptor antagonists MRS2159 and MRS2179, albeit to a similar extent in Sham-operated and MI swine. These responses were paralleled by similar mRNA expression levels of A2A, P2X1 and P2Y1 receptors in MI compared to slaughterhouse control swine. Finally, attenuation of Up4A-induced coronary vasodilation by nitric oxide synthase inhibition was not attenuated in MI as compared to Sham-operated swine. In conclusion, blunted coronary vasodilation in response to Up4A in MI swine is most likely due to reduced activation of P1, rather than P2, receptors and does not involve a loss of NO bioavailability.
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- Zhichao Zhou
- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Cardiovascular Research School COEUR, The Netherlands
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Shinbo T, Kokubo K, Sato Y, Hagiri S, Hataishi R, Hirose M, Kobayashi H. Breathing nitric oxide plus hydrogen gas reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury and nitrotyrosine production in murine heart. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2013; 305:H542-50. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00844.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Inhaled nitric oxide (NO) has been reported to decrease the infarct size in cardiac ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. However, reactive nitrogen species (RNS) produced by NO cause myocardial dysfunction and injury. Because H2 is reported to eliminate peroxynitrite, it was expected to reduce the adverse effects of NO. In mice, left anterior descending coronary artery ligation for 60 min followed by reperfusion was performed with inhaled NO [80 parts per million (ppm)], H2 (2%), or NO + H2, starting 5 min before reperfusion for 35 min. After 24 h, left ventricular function, infarct size, and area at risk (AAR) were assessed. Oxidative stress associated with reactive oxygen species (ROS) was evaluated by staining for 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal, that associated with RNS by staining for nitrotyrosine, and neutrophil infiltration by staining for granulocyte receptor-1. The infarct size/AAR decreased with breathing NO or H2 alone. NO inhalation plus H2 reduced the infarct size/AAR, with significant interaction between the two, reducing ROS and neutrophil infiltration, and improved the cardiac function to normal levels. Although nitrotyrosine staining was prominent after NO inhalation alone, it was eliminated after breathing a mixture of H2 with NO. Preconditioning with NO significantly reduced the infarct size/AAR, but not preconditioning with H2. In conclusion, breathing NO + H2 during I/R reduced the infarct size and maintained cardiac function, and reduced the generation of myocardial nitrotyrosine associated with NO inhalation. Administration of NO + H2 gases for inhalation may be useful for planned coronary interventions or for the treatment of I/R injury.
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- Toshihiro Shinbo
- Department of Medical Engineering and Technology, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences
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- Department of Medical Engineering and Technology, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences
- Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan; and
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- Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan; and
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- Department of Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Medical Engineering and Technology, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences
- Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan; and
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- Department of Medical Engineering and Technology, Kitasato University School of Allied Health Sciences
- Kitasato University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan; and
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