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Guthrie GL, Almutlaq RN, Sugahara S, Butt MK, Brooks CR, Pollock DM, Gohar EY. G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 regulates renal endothelin-1 signaling system in a sex-specific manner. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1086973. [PMID: 36733911 PMCID: PMC9887121 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1086973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Demographic studies reveal lower prevalence of hypertension among premenopausal females compared to age-matched males. The kidney plays a central role in the maintenance of sodium (Na+) homeostasis and consequently blood pressure. Renal endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a pro-natriuretic peptide that contributes to sex differences in blood pressure regulation and Na+ homeostasis. We recently showed that activation of renal medullary G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 (GPER1) promotes ET-1-dependent natriuresis in female, but not male, rats. We hypothesized that GPER1 upregulates the renal ET-1 signaling system in females, but not males. To test our hypothesis, we determined the effect of GPER1 deletion on ET-1 and its downstream effectors in the renal cortex, outer and inner medulla obtained from 12-16-week-old female and male mice. GPER1 knockout (KO) mice and wildtype (WT) littermates were implanted with telemetry transmitters for blood pressure assessment, and we used metabolic cages to determine urinary Na+ excretion. GPER1 deletion did not significantly affect 24-h mean arterial pressure (MAP) nor urinary Na+ excretion. However, GPER1 deletion decreased urinary ET-1 excretion in females but not males. Of note, female WT mice had greater urinary ET-1 excretion than male WT littermates, whereas no sex differences were observed in GPER1 KO mice. GPER1 deletion increased inner medullary ET-1 peptide content in both sexes but increased outer medullary ET-1 content in females only. Cortical ET-1 content increased in response to GPER1 deletion in both sexes. Furthermore, GPER1 deletion notably increased inner medullary ET receptor A (ETA) and decreased outer medullary ET receptor B (ETB) mRNA expression in male, but not female, mice. We conclude that GPER1 is required for greater ET-1 excretion in females. Our data suggest that GPER1 is an upstream regulator of renal medullary ET-1 production and ET receptor expression in a sex-specific manner. Overall, our study identifies the role of GPER1 as a sex-specific upstream regulator of the renal ET-1 system.
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- Ginger L. Guthrie
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States,*Correspondence: Eman Y. Gohar,
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Almutlaq RN, Newell-Fugate AE, Evans LC, Fatima H, Gohar EY. Aromatase inhibition increases blood pressure and markers of renal injury in female rats. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2022; 323:F349-F360. [PMID: 35900340 PMCID: PMC9423724 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00055.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Aromatase is a monooxygenase that catalyzes the rate-limiting step of estrogen biosynthesis from androgens. Aromatase inhibitors are widely used for the treatment of patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. However, the effects of aromatase inhibitors on cardiovascular and renal health in females are understudied. Given that estrogen is protective against cardiovascular and kidney diseases, we hypothesized that aromatase inhibition elevates blood pressure and induces kidney injury in female Sprague-Dawley rats. Twelve-week-old female rats were implanted with radiotelemetry transmitters to continuously monitor blood pressure. After baseline blood pressure recording, rats were randomly assigned to treatment with the aromatase inhibitor anastrozole (ASZ) or vehicle (Veh) in drinking water. Twenty days after treatment initiation, rats were shifted from a normal-salt (NS) diet to a high-salt (HS) diet for an additional 40 days. Rats were euthanized 60 days after treatment initiation. Body weight increased in both groups over the study period, but the increase was greater in the ASZ-treated group than in the Veh-treated group. Mean arterial pressure increased in ASZ-treated rats during the NS and HS diet phases but remained unchanged in Veh-treated rats. In addition, urinary excretion of albumin and kidney injury marker-1 and plasma urea were increased in response to aromatase inhibition. Furthermore, histological assessment revealed that ASZ treatment increased morphological evidence of renal tubular injury and proximal tubular brush border loss. In conclusion, chronic aromatase inhibition in vivo with ASZ increases blood pressure and markers of renal proximal tubular injury in female Sprague-Dawley rats, suggesting an important role for aromatization in the maintenance cardiovascular and renal health in females.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Aromatase enzyme catalyzes the rate-limiting step in estrogen biosynthesis. Aromatase inhibitors are clinically used for the treatment of patients with breast cancer; however, the impact of inhibiting aromatization on blood pressure and renal function is incompletely understood. The present findings demonstrate that systemic anastrozole treatment increases blood pressure and renal tubular injury markers in female rats fed a high-salt diet, suggesting an important role for aromatization in preserving cardiovascular and renal health in females.
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- Rawan N Almutlaq
- Cardiorenal Physiology and Medicine Section, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Division of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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Erythropoietin prevented the decreased expression of aquaporin1-3 in ureteral obstructive kidneys in juvenile rats. Pediatr Res 2022; 93:1258-1266. [PMID: 35986150 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-022-02224-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Urinary tract obstruction is associated with impaired renal urinary concentration; even after the release of the obstruction, patients still suffer from polyuria. It has been reported that the decreased expression of aquaporins (AQPs) is associated with postobstructive polyuria, and erythropoietin (EPO) can promote the recovery of decreased AQP2 expression induced by bilateral ureteral obstruction. However, whether EPO can promote the recovery of the expression of AQP1-3 after the release of unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) has not yet been reported. AIMS To investigate the effects of EPO treatment on the expression of renal AQP1-3 after the release of UUO. METHODS UUO was established in rats by 24-h temporary unilateral obstruction of renal ureters. Three days following EPO treatment, the kidneys were removed to determine the expression levels of AQP1-3, NLRP3, caspase-1, and IL-1β via semiquantitative immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS EPO inhibited the expression of NLRP3, caspase-1, and IL-1β; reduced plasma creatinine and urea; and promoted the recovery of AQP1-3 expression in UUO rats. CONCLUSIONS EPO treatment prevented the decreased expression of renal AQPs and the development of impaired urinary concentration capacity after the release of UUO, which may partially occur by way of anti-inflammasome effects. IMPACT EPO treatment could prevent the decreased expression of renal water transporter proteins AQP1-3 and the development of impaired renal functions, which may be associated with its anti-inflammasome effects. EPO regulated the expression of renal water transporter proteins AQP1-3, which could provide the potential for the treatment of postobstructive polyuresis. EPO treatment could be one of the effective methods by participating in multiple dimensions for patients with obstructive nephropathy.
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Lu X, Crowley SD. The Immune System in Hypertension: a Lost Shaker of Salt 2021 Lewis K. Dahl Memorial Lecture. Hypertension 2022; 79:1339-1347. [PMID: 35545942 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.122.18554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The seminal observations of Dr Lewis Dahl regarding renal mechanisms of hypertension remain highly relevant in light of more recent experiments showing that immune system dysfunction contributes to hypertension pathogenesis. Dr Dahl established that inappropriate salt retention in the kidney plays a central role via Ohm's Law in permitting blood pressure elevation. Nevertheless, inflammatory cytokines whose expression is induced in the early stages of hypertension can alter renal blood flow and sodium transporter expression and activity to foster renal sodium retention. By elaborating these cytokines and reactive oxygen species, myeloid cells and T lymphocytes can connect systemic inflammatory signals to aberrant kidney functions that allow sustained hypertension. By activating T lymphocytes, antigen-presenting cells such as dendritic cells represent an afferent sensing mechanism triggering T cell activation, cytokine generation, and renal salt and water reabsorption. Manipulating these inflammatory signals to attenuate hypertension without causing prohibitive systemic immunosuppression will pose a challenge, but disrupting actions of inflammatory mediators locally within the kidney may offer a path through which to target immune-mediated mechanisms of hypertension while capitalizing on Dr Dahl's key recognition of the kidney's importance in blood pressure regulation.
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- Xiaohan Lu
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, NC
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, NC
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Gohar EY, De Miguel C, Obi IE, Daugherty EM, Hyndman KA, Becker BK, Jin C, Sedaka R, Johnston JG, Liu P, Speed JS, Mitchell T, Kriegel AJ, Pollock JS, Pollock DM. Acclimation to a High-Salt Diet Is Sex Dependent. J Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:e020450. [PMID: 35191321 PMCID: PMC9075092 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.020450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Background Premenopausal women are less likely to develop hypertension and salt-related complications than are men, yet the impact of sex on mechanisms regulating Na+ homeostasis during dietary salt challenges is poorly defined. Here, we determined whether female rats have a more efficient capacity to acclimate to increased dietary salt intake challenge. Methods and Results Age-matched male and female Sprague Dawley rats maintained on a normal-salt (NS) diet (0.49% NaCl) were challenged with a 5-day high-salt diet (4.0% NaCl). We assessed serum, urinary, skin, and muscle electrolytes; total body water; and kidney Na+ transporters during the NS and high-salt diet phases. During the 5-day high-salt challenge, natriuresis increased more rapidly in females, whereas serum Na+ and body water concentration increased only in males. To determine if females are primed to handle changes in dietary salt, we asked the question whether the renal endothelin-1 natriuretic system is more active in female rats, compared with males. During the NS diet, female rats had a higher urinary endothelin-1 excretion rate than males. Moreover, Ingenuity Pathway Analysis of RNA sequencing data identified the enrichment of endothelin signaling pathway transcripts in the inner medulla of kidneys from NS-fed female rats compared with male counterparts. Notably, in human subjects who consumed an Na+-controlled diet (3314-3668 mg/day) for 3 days, women had a higher urinary endothelin-1 excretion rate than men, consistent with our findings in NS-fed rats. Conclusions These results suggest that female sex confers a greater ability to maintain Na+ homeostasis during acclimation to dietary Na+ challenges and indicate that the intrarenal endothelin-1 natriuretic pathway is enhanced in women.
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- Eman Y. Gohar
- Section of Cardio‐Renal Physiology & MedicineDivision of NephrologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamAL
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Division of Nephrology and HypertensionVanderbilt University Medical CenterNashvilleTN
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- Section of Cardio‐Renal Physiology & MedicineDivision of NephrologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamAL
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- Section of Cardio‐Renal Physiology & MedicineDivision of NephrologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamAL
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- Section of Cardio‐Renal Physiology & MedicineDivision of NephrologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamAL
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- Section of Cardio‐Renal Physiology & MedicineDivision of NephrologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamAL
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- Section of Cardio‐Renal Physiology & MedicineDivision of NephrologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamAL
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- Section of Cardio‐Renal Physiology & MedicineDivision of NephrologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamAL
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- Section of Cardio‐Renal Physiology & MedicineDivision of NephrologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamAL
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- Section of Cardio‐Renal Physiology & MedicineDivision of NephrologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamAL
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- Department of PhysiologyMedical College of WisconsinMilwaukeeWI
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- Department of PhysiologyUniversity of Mississippi Medical CenterJacksonMS
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- Section of Cardio‐Renal Physiology & MedicineDivision of NephrologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamAL
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- Section of Cardio‐Renal Physiology & MedicineDivision of NephrologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamAL
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Pati P, Valcin JA, Zhang D, Neder TH, Millender-Swain T, Allan JM, Sedaka R, Jin C, Becker BK, Pollock DM, Bailey SM, Pollock JS. Liver circadian clock disruption alters perivascular adipose tissue gene expression and aortic function in mice. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2021; 320:R960-R971. [PMID: 33881363 PMCID: PMC8285618 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00128.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The liver plays a central role that influences cardiovascular disease outcomes through regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism. It is recognized that the local liver molecular clock regulates some liver-derived metabolites. However, it is unknown whether the liver clock may impact cardiovascular function. Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) is a specialized type of adipose tissue surrounding blood vessels. Importantly, cross talk between the endothelium and PVAT via vasoactive factors is critical for vascular function. Therefore, we designed studies to test the hypothesis that cardiovascular function, including PVAT function, is impaired in mice with liver-specific circadian clock disruption. Bmal1 is a core circadian clock gene, thus studies were undertaken in male hepatocyte-specific Bmal1 knockout (HBK) mice and littermate controls (i.e., flox mice). HBK mice showed significantly elevated plasma levels of β-hydroxybutyrate, nonesterified fatty acids/free fatty acids, triglycerides, and insulin-like growth factor 1 compared with flox mice. Thoracic aorta PVAT in HBK mice had increased mRNA expression of several key regulatory and metabolic genes, Ppargc1a, Pparg, Adipoq, Lpl, and Ucp1, suggesting altered PVAT energy metabolism and thermogenesis. Sensitivity to acetylcholine-induced vasorelaxation was significantly decreased in the aortae of HBK mice with PVAT attached compared with aortae of HBK mice with PVAT removed, however, aortic vasorelaxation in flox mice showed no differences with or without attached PVAT. HBK mice had a significantly lower systolic blood pressure during the inactive period of the day. These new findings establish a novel role of the liver circadian clock in regulating PVAT metabolic gene expression and PVAT-mediated aortic vascular function.
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- Paramita Pati
- Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Czopek A, Moorhouse R, Guyonnet L, Farrah T, Lenoir O, Owen E, van Bragt J, Costello HM, Menolascina F, Baudrie V, Webb DJ, Kluth DC, Bailey MA, Tharaux PL, Dhaun N. A novel role for myeloid endothelin-B receptors in hypertension. Eur Heart J 2020; 40:768-784. [PMID: 30657897 PMCID: PMC6396028 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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AIMS Hypertension is common. Recent data suggest that macrophages (Mφ) contribute to, and protect from, hypertension. Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is the most potent endogenous vasoconstrictor with additional pro-inflammatory properties. We investigated the role of the ET system in experimental and clinical hypertension by modifying Mφ number and phenotype. METHODS AND RESULTS In vitro, Mφ ET receptor function was explored using pharmacological, gene silencing, and knockout approaches. Using the CD11b-DTR mouse and novel mice with myeloid cell-specific endothelin-B (ETB) receptor deficiency (LysMETB-/-), we explored the effects of modifying Mφ number and phenotype on the hypertensive effects of ET-1, angiotensin II (ANG II), a model that is ET-1 dependent, and salt. In patients with small vessel vasculitis, the impacts of Mφ depleting and non-depleting therapies on blood pressure (BP) and endothelial function were examined. Mouse and human Mφ expressed both endothelin-A and ETB receptors and displayed chemokinesis to ET-1. However, stimulation of Mφ with exogenous ET-1 did not polarize Mφ phenotype. Interestingly, both mouse and human Mφ cleared ET-1 through ETB receptor mediated, and dynamin-dependent, endocytosis. Mφ depletion resulted in an augmented chronic hypertensive response to both ET-1 and salt. LysMETB-/- mice displayed an exaggerated hypertensive response to both ET-1 and ANG II. Finally, in patients who received Mφ depleting immunotherapy BP was higher and endothelial function worse than in those receiving non-depleting therapies. CONCLUSION Mφ and ET-1 may play an important role in BP control and potentially have a critical role as a therapeutic target in hypertension.
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- Alicja Czopek
- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, UK
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- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, UK
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- Paris Cardiovascular Research Centre - PARCC, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Paris, France
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- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, UK
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- Paris Cardiovascular Research Centre - PARCC, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Paris, France
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- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, UK
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- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, UK
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- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Engineering & SynthSys, Institute for Bioengineering, Centre for Synthetic and Systems Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, UK
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- Paris Cardiovascular Research Centre - PARCC, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Paris, France
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- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, UK
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- MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, UK
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- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, UK
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- Paris Cardiovascular Research Centre - PARCC, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Paris, France.,Paris Descartes University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, UK.,Paris Cardiovascular Research Centre - PARCC, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Paris, France
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Li C, Liu YF, Huang C, Chen YX, Xu CY, Chen Y. Long noncoding RNA NEAT1 sponges miR-129 to modulate renal fibrosis by regulation of collagen type I. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2020; 319:F93-F105. [PMID: 32475133 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00552.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The long noncoding RNA nuclear enriched abundant transcript 1 (NEAT1) has been reported to promote liver fibrosis progression. However, its molecular mechanism in renal fibrosis was not elucidated. In the present study, an in vitro model of renal fibrosis was established with HK-2 and HKC-8 cells treated with transforming growth factor-β1. C57BL/6 mice were used for the in vivo model with unilateral ureteral obstruction. Our results indicated that NEAT1 and collagen type I levels were significantly upregulated, whereas miR-129 was obviously downregulated, in the progression of renal fibrosis. Meanwhile, NEAT1 knockdown or miR-129 overexpression inhibited collagen type I deposition, the epithelial-mesenchymal transition process, and the inflammation response to suppress renal fibrosis. NEAT1 directly targeted miR-129, and miR-129 directly bound to collagen type I. Downregulation of miR-129 reversed inhibition of renal fibrosis induced by NEAT1 silencing, and upregulation of collagen type I also reversed inhibition of renal fibrosis caused by miR-129 overexpression. NEAT1 knockdown alleviated renal fibrosis in mice subjected to unilateral ureteral obstruction. In conclusion, NEAT1 sponged miR-129 to modulate the epithelial-mesenchymal transition process and inflammation response of renal fibrosis by regulation of collagen type I. Our study indicates a novel role in the regulation of renal fibrosis and provides a new potential treatment target for renal fibrosis.
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- Chen Li
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emergency, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
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Zhang D, Jin C, Obi IE, Rhoads MK, Soliman RH, Sedaka RS, Allan JM, Tao B, Speed JS, Pollock JS, Pollock DM. Loss of circadian gene Bmal1 in the collecting duct lowers blood pressure in male, but not female, mice. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2020; 318:F710-F719. [PMID: 31904281 PMCID: PMC7099501 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00364.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Kidney function follows a 24-h rhythm subject to regulation by circadian genes including the transcription factor Bmal1. A high-salt diet induces a phase shift in Bmal1 expression in the renal inner medulla that is dependent on endothelin type B (ETB) receptors. Furthermore, ETB receptor-mediated natriuresis is sex dependent. Therefore, experiments tested the hypothesis that collecting duct Bmal1 regulates blood pressure in a sex-dependent manner. We generated a mouse model that lacks Bmal1 expression in the collecting duct, where ETB receptor abundance is highest. Male, but not female, collecting duct Bmal1 knockout (CDBmal1KO) mice had significantly lower 24-h mean arterial pressure (MAP) than flox controls (105 ± 2 vs. 112 ± 3 mmHg for male mice and 106 ± 1 vs. 108 ± 1 mmHg for female mice, by telemetry). After 6 days on a high-salt (4% NaCl) diet, MAP remained significantly lower in male CDBmal1KO mice than in male flox control mice (107 ± 2 vs. 113 ± 1 mmHg), with no significant differences between genotypes in female mice (108 ± 2 vs. 109 ± 1 mmHg). ETB receptor blockade for another 6 days increased MAP similarly in both male and female CDBmal1KO and flox control mice. However, MAP remained lower in male CDBmal1KO mice than in male flox control mice (124 ± 2 vs. 130 ± 2 mmHg). No significant differences were observed between female CDBmal1KO and flox mice during ETB blockade (130 ± 2 vs. 127 ± 2 mmHg). There were no significant genotype differences in amplitude or phase of MAP in either sex. These data suggest that collecting duct Bmal1 has no role in circadian MAP but plays an important role in overall blood pressure in male, but not female, mice.
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- Dingguo Zhang
- Section of Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Section of Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Section of Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Section of Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Section of Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Section of Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Section of Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Section of Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Section of Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Section of Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Endothelin Signaling Contributes to Modulation of Nociception in Early-stage Tongue Cancer in Rats. Anesthesiology 2019; 128:1207-1219. [PMID: 29461271 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000002139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients with early stage tongue cancer do not frequently complain of tongue pain. Endothelin-1 signaling is upregulated in the cancerous tongue at the early stage. We tested the hypothesis that endothelin-1 signaling contributes to the modulation of tongue nociception. METHODS Squamous cell carcinoma cells were inoculated into the tongue under general anesthesia. Lingual mechanical sensitivity under light anesthesia using forceps from days 1 to 21 (n = 8) and the amounts of endothelin-1 and β-endorphin in the tongue on days 6, 14, and 21 (n = 5 to 7) were examined after the inoculation. The effect of endothelin-A or µ-opioid receptor antagonism on the mechanical sensitivity was examined (n = 5 to 7). RESULTS Lingual mechanical sensitivity did not change at the early stage (days 5 to 6) but increased at the late stage (days 13 to 14). The amount of endothelin-1 increased (25.4 ± 4.8 pg/ml vs. 15.0 ± 5.2 pg/ml; P = 0.008), and endothelin-A receptor antagonism in the tongue induced mechanical hypersensitivity at the early stage (51 ± 9 g vs. 81 ± 6 g; P = 0.0001). The µ-opioid receptor antagonism enhanced mechanical hypersensitivity (39 ± 7 g vs. 81 ± 6 g; P < 0.0001), and the amount of β-endorphin increased at the early stage. CONCLUSIONS β-Endorphin released from the cancer cells via endothelin-1 signaling is involved in analgesic action in mechanical hypersensitivity at the early stage.
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Turbeville HR, Taylor EB, Garrett MR, Didion SP, Ryan MJ, Sasser JM. Superimposed Preeclampsia Exacerbates Postpartum Renal Injury Despite Lack of Long-Term Blood Pressure Difference in the Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rat. Hypertension 2019; 73:650-658. [PMID: 30612494 PMCID: PMC6374193 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.118.12097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Preeclampsia results in increased susceptibility to hypertension and chronic kidney disease postpartum; however, the mechanisms responsible for disease progression in these women remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that 2 mechanisms contribute to the link between the maternal syndrome of preeclampsia and the increased postpartum risk of cardiovascular and renal disease: (1) increased T cells in the kidney and (2) a decreased NO:ET-1 (endothelin-1) ratio. Dahl S rats (a previously characterized model of preeclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension) who experienced 2 pregnancies and virgin littermate controls were studied at 6 months of age. Mean arterial pressure was measured via telemetry, and renal injury was assessed through both histological analysis and measurement of urinary markers including nephrin, podocalyxin, and KIM-1 (kidney injury marker 1). Contributing mechanisms were assessed through flow cytometric analysis of renal T cells, quantification of plasma TNF-α (tumor necrosis factor-α) and IL-10 (interleukin-10), and quantification of urinary concentrations of NO metabolites and ET-1. Although prior pregnancy did not exacerbate the hypertension at 6 months, this group showed greater renal injury compared with virgin littermates. Flow cytometric analyses revealed an increase in renal T cells after pregnancy, and cytokine analysis revealed a systemic proinflammatory shift. Finally, the NO:ET-1 ratio was reduced. These results demonstrate that the link between the maternal syndrome of superimposed preeclampsia and postpartum risk of chronic kidney disease could involve both immune system activation and dysregulation of the NO:ET-1 balance.
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- Hannah R. Turbeville
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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Gu Y, Liang Y, Bai J, Wu W, Lin Q, Wu J. Spent hen-derived ACE inhibitory peptide IWHHT shows antioxidative and anti-inflammatory activities in endothelial cells. J Funct Foods 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2018.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Wang F, Liu Q, Jin L, Hu S, Luo R, Han M, Zhai Y, Wang W, Li C. Combination exposure of melamine and cyanuric acid is associated with polyuria and activation of NLRP3 inflammasome in rats. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2018; 315:F199-F210. [DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00609.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The molecular mechanisms of melamine-induced renal toxicity have not been fully understood. The purpose of the study aimed to investigate whether melamine and cyanuric acid induced NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation in the kidney, which may contribute to abnormal water and sodium handling in a rat model. Wistar rats received melamine (Mel; 200 mg·kg body wt−1·day−1), cyanuric acid (CA; 200 mg·kg body wt−1·day−1), or Mel plus CA (Mel + CA; 100 mg·kg body wt−1·day−1, each) for 2 wk. Mel + CA caused damaged tubular epithelial structure and organelles, dilated tubular lumen, and inflammatory responses. Crystals were observed in urine and serum specimen, also in the lumen of dilated distal renal tubules. The combined ingestion of Mel and CA in rats caused a markedly impaired urinary concentration, which was associated with reduced protein expression of aquaporin (AQP)1, 2, and 3 in inner medulla and α-Na-K-ATPase and Na-K-2Cl transporters in cortex and outer medulla. Mel + CA treatment was associated with increased protein expression of CD3 and mRNA levels of CD68 and F4/80 as well as phosphorylation of NF-κB in the kidney. Mel + CA treatment increased protein and mRNA expression of NLRP3 inflammasome components apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain, caspase-1, and IL-1β in the inner medulla of rats. NF-κB inhibitor Bay 11-7082 reduced IL-1β expression induced by Mel + CA and prevented downregulation of AQP2 in inner medullary collecting duct cell suspensions. In conclusion, Mel + CA treatment caused urinary-concentrating defects and reduced expression of renal AQPs and key sodium transporters, which is likely due to the inflammatory responses and activation of NLRP3 inflammasome induced by crystals formed in the kidney.
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- Feifei Wang
- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The 5th Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Life Sciences College, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Alfaidi MA, Chamberlain J, Rothman A, Crossman D, Villa-Uriol MC, Hadoke P, Wu J, Schenkel T, Evans PC, Francis SE. Dietary Docosahexaenoic Acid Reduces Oscillatory Wall Shear Stress, Atherosclerosis, and Hypertension, Most Likely Mediated via an IL-1-Mediated Mechanism. J Am Heart Assoc 2018; 7:e008757. [PMID: 29960988 PMCID: PMC6064924 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.008757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hypertension is a complex condition and a common cardiovascular risk factor. Dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) modulates atherosclerosis and hypertension, possibly via an inflammatory mechanism. IL-1 (interleukin 1) has an established role in atherosclerosis and inflammation, although whether IL-1 inhibition modulates blood pressure is unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS Male apoE-/- (apolipoprotein E-null) mice were fed either a high fat diet or a high fat diet plus DHA (300 mg/kg per day) for 12 weeks. Blood pressure and cardiac function were assessed, and effects of DHA on wall shear stress and atherosclerosis were determined. DHA supplementation improved left ventricular function, reduced wall shear stress and oscillatory shear at ostia in the descending aorta, and significantly lowered blood pressure compared with controls (119.5±7 versus 159.7±3 mm Hg, P<0.001, n=4 per group). Analysis of atheroma following DHA feeding in mice demonstrated a 4-fold reduction in lesion burden in distal aortas and in brachiocephalic arteries (P<0.001, n=12 per group). In addition, DHA treatment selectively decreased plaque endothelial IL-1β (P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS Our findings revealed that raised blood pressure can be reduced by inhibiting IL-1 indirectly by administration of DHA in the diet through a mechanism that involves a reduction in wall shear stress and local expression of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β.
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- Mabruka A Alfaidi
- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- INSIGNEO Institute for in silico Medicine & Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- BHF Centre of Excellence, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- BHF Centre of Excellence, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Engineering and Mathematics, Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Zahr RS, Chappa P, Yin H, Brown LA, Ataga KI, Archer DR. Renal protection by atorvastatin in a murine model of sickle cell nephropathy. Br J Haematol 2018. [PMID: 29527679 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.15157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Recent studies have demonstrated pleiotropic effects of statins in various mouse models of kidney disease. In this study, Townes humanized sickle cell mice were treated for 8 weeks with atorvastatin at a dose of 10 mg/kg/day starting at 10 weeks of age. Treatment with atorvastatin significantly reduced albuminuria, and improved both urine concentrating ability and glomerular filtration rate. Atorvastatin also decreased markers of kidney injury and endothelial activation, and ameliorated oxidant stress in renal tissues and peripheral macrophages. Atorvastatin downregulated the expression of mRNA levels of the NADPH oxidases, Cybb (also termed Nox2) and Nox4, which are major sources of oxidant stress in the kidney. These findings highlight the pleiotropic effects of atorvastatin and suggest that it may provide beneficial effects in sickle cell nephropathy.
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- Rima S Zahr
- Department of Pediatrics, Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorder Center, Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Department of Pathology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology and Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorder Center, Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Speed JS, Hyndman KA, Kasztan M, Johnston JG, Roth KJ, Titze JM, Pollock DM. Diurnal pattern in skin Na + and water content is associated with salt-sensitive hypertension in ET B receptor-deficient rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2017; 314:R544-R551. [PMID: 29351432 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00312.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Impairment in the ability of the skin to properly store Na+ nonosmotically (without water) has recently been hypothesized as contributing to salt-sensitive hypertension. Our laboratory has shown that endothelial production of endothelin-1 (ET-1) is crucial to skin Na+ handling. Furthermore, it is well established that loss of endothelin type B receptor (ETB) receptor function impairs Na+ excretion by the kidney. Thus we hypothesized that rats lacking functional ETB receptors (ETB-def) will have a reduced capacity of the skin to store Na+ during chronic high-salt (HS) intake. We observed that ETB-def rats exhibited salt-sensitive hypertension with an approximate doubling in the diurnal amplitude of mean arterial pressure compared with genetic control rats on a HS diet. Two weeks of HS diet significantly increased skin Na+ content relative to water; however, there was no significant difference between control and ETB-def rats. Interestingly, HS intake led to a 19% increase in skin Na+ and 16% increase in water content (relative to dry wt.) during the active phase (zeitgeber time 16) versus inactive phase (zeitgeber time 4, P < 0.05) in ETB-def rats. There was no significant circadian variation in total skin Na+ or water content of control rats fed normal or HS. These data indicate that ETB receptors have little influence on the ability to store Na+ nonosmotically in the skin during long-term HS intake but, rather, appear to regulate diurnal rhythms in skin Na+ content and circadian blood pressure rhythms associated with a HS diet.
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- Joshua S Speed
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama
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- Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama
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- Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama
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- Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama
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- Cardiovasular and Metabolic Disorders, National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore
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- Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama
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Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is increasingly regarded as a biomarker of acute kidney injury, or kidney injury in general, but the stimuli responsible for its production are incompletely understood. This study tested the relationship between the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and both circulating and renal NGAL, using chronic subcutaneous infusion of IL-1β in mice and tissue culture of renal cell lines. Following a 14-day subcutaneous infusion of vehicle or IL-1β (10ng/h) in male C57Bl/6 mice, a striking positive correlation (r2=0.94; P<0.01) was observed between plasma IL-1β and NGAL concentrations. NGAL was markedly increased in the kidneys of IL-1β-infused mice compared with vehicle-treated mice, both at the protein and mRNA level, indicating increased local as well as systemic production of NGAL. Immunohistochemical staining revealed prominent increases of NGAL in the proximal tubular epithelium of IL-1β infused mice. These effects occurred in the absence of overt renal injury, with plasma creatinine concentration not significantly different between groups. Further showing that IL-1β has a direct effect on NGAL production by tubular epithelial cells, exposure of a proximal tubular cell line (HK-2 cells) and a cortical collecting duct principal cell line (mpkCCD cells) to IL-1β for 24h produced a significant increase of NGAL mRNA levels (>30-fold). These data indicate IL-1β serves as a powerful stimulus for renal production of NGAL.
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Heimlich JB, Speed JS, O'Connor PM, Pollock JS, Townes TM, Meiler SE, Kutlar A, Pollock DM. Endothelin-1 contributes to the progression of renal injury in sickle cell disease via reactive oxygen species. Br J Pharmacol 2016; 173:386-95. [PMID: 26561980 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Revised: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is increased in patients with sickle cell disease and may contribute to the development of sickle cell nephropathy. The current study was designed to determine whether ET-1 acting via the ETA receptor contributes to renal injury in a mouse model of sickle cell disease. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Adult, humanized HbSS (homozygous for sickle Hb) mice had increased ET-1 mRNA expression in both the cortex and the glomeruli compared with mice heterozygous for sickle and Hb A (HbAS controls). In the renal cortex, ETA receptor mRNA expression was also elevated in HbSS (sickle) mice although ETB receptor mRNA expression was unchanged. Ligand binding assays confirmed that sickle mice had increased ETA receptors in the renal vascular tissue when compared with control mice. KEY RESULTS In response to PKC stimulation, reactive oxygen species production by isolated glomeruli from HbSS sickle mice was increased compared with that from HbSA controls, an effect that was prevented by 1 week in vivo treatment with the selective ETA antagonist, ABT-627. Protein and nephrin excretion were both elevated in sickle mice, effects that were also significantly attenuated by ABT-627. Finally, ETA receptor antagonism caused a significant reduction in mRNA expression of NADPH oxidase subunits, which may contribute to nephropathy in sickle cell disease. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS These data support a novel role for ET-1 in the progression of sickle nephropathy, specifically via the ETA receptor, and suggest a potential role for ETA receptor antagonism in a treatment strategy.
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- J Brett Heimlich
- 1epartment of Physiology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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Gohar EY, Yusuf C, Pollock DM. Ovarian hormones modulate endothelin A and B receptor expression. Life Sci 2016; 159:148-152. [PMID: 26776836 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2016.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Revised: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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AIMS The study aims to determine the modulatory roles of ovarian hormones, estrogen (E2) and progesterone (P), on the expression of endothelin A (ETA) and B (ETB) receptors in lung, liver and kidney tissues. MAIN METHODS Female Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to bilateral ovariectomy and divided into four groups ovariectomized (OVX), OVX+E2, OVX+P, and OVX+E2+P. A separate group of rats underwent sham surgery and served as a control. Three weeks after OVX or sham surgery, tissues from lungs, liver, renal cortex, and inner medulla were collected, snap-frozen, and kept at -80°C for assessment of ETA and ETB receptor expression using real-time PCR. KEY FINDINGS E2-treated OVX animals had significantly lower expression of ETA receptors in the lungs, compared to OVX rats. Pulmonary ETB receptor mRNA was not measurably affected by any of the interventions. Hepatic ETA and ETB were significantly increased in OVX+E2+P rats, compared to sham rats. Renal inner medullary ETA and ETB receptor expressions were significantly elevated in OVX compared to sham, an effect that was prevented by co-supplementation of OVX with E2 and P. Additionally, both ETA and ETB receptor expression in the renal cortex were significantly attenuated by ovariectomy, and this reduction was not evident in OVX+E2 rats. SIGNIFICANCE These data suggest that ovarian hormones regulate ET receptor expression and may contribute to sex differences in cardiovascular and renal health.
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- Eman Y Gohar
- Cardio-Renal Physiology & Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Evansville, Evansville, IN, USA
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- Cardio-Renal Physiology & Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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Cheema MU, Irsik DL, Wang Y, Miller-Little W, Hyndman KA, Marks ES, Frøkiær J, Boesen EI, Norregaard R. Estradiol regulates AQP2 expression in the collecting duct: a novel inhibitory role for estrogen receptor α. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2015; 309:F305-17. [PMID: 26062878 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00685.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2014] [Accepted: 05/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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While there is evidence that sex hormones influence multiple systems involved in salt and water homeostasis, the question of whether sex hormones regulate aquaporin-2 (AQP2) and thus water handling by the collecting duct has been largely ignored. Accordingly, the present study investigated AQP2 expression, localization and renal water handling in intact and ovariectomized (OVX) female rats, with and without estradiol or progesterone replacement. OVX resulted in a significant increase in urine osmolality and increase in p256-AQP2 in the renal cortex at 7 days post-OVX, as well as induced body weight changes. Relative to OVX alone, estradiol repletion produced a significant increase in urine output, normalized urinary osmolality and reduced both total AQP2 (protein and mRNA) and p256-AQP2 expression, whereas progesterone repletion had little effect. Direct effects of estradiol on AQP2 mRNA and protein levels were further tested in vitro using the mpkCCD principal cell line. Estradiol treatment of mpkCCD cells reduced AQP2 at both the mRNA and protein level in the absence of deamino-8-d-AVP (dDAVP) and significantly blunted the dDAVP-induced increase in AQP2 at the protein level only. We determined that mpkCCD and native mouse collecting ducts express both estrogen receptor (ER)α and ERβ and that female mice lacking ERα displayed significant increases in AQP2 protein compared with wild-type littermates, implicating ERα in mediating the inhibitory effect of estradiol on AQP2 expression. These findings suggest that changes in estradiol levels, such as during menopause or following reproductive surgeries, may contribute to dysregulation of water homeostasis in women.
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska; and
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska; and
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska; and
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;
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Heimlich JB, Speed JS, Bloom CJ, O'Connor PM, Pollock JS, Pollock DM. ET-1 increases reactive oxygen species following hypoxia and high-salt diet in the mouse glomerulus. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2015; 213:722-30. [PMID: 25219340 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2014] [Revised: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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AIM This study was designed to determine whether ET-1 derived from endothelial cells contributes to oxidative stress in the glomerulus of mice subjected to a high-salt diet and/or hypoxia. METHODS C57BL6/J control mice or vascular endothelial cell ET-1 knockout (VEET KO) mice were subjected to 3-h exposure to hypoxia (8% O₂) and/or 2 weeks of high-salt diet (4% NaCl) prior to metabolic cage assessment of renal function and isolation of glomeruli for the determination of reactive oxygen species (ROS). RESULTS In control mice, hypoxia significantly increased urinary protein excretion during the initial 24 h, but only in animals on a high-salt diet. Hypoxia increased glomerular ET-1 mRNA expression in control, but not in vascular endothelial cell ET-1 knockout (VEET KO) mice. Under normoxic conditions, mice on a high-salt diet had approx. 150% higher glomerular ET-1 mRNA expression compared with a normal-salt diet (P < 0.05). High-salt diet administration significantly increased glomerular ROS production in flox control, but not in glomeruli isolated from VEET KO mice. In C57BL6/J mice, the ETA receptor-selective antagonist, ABT-627, significantly attenuated the increase in glomerular ROS production produced by high-salt diet. In addition, chronic infusion of C57BL6/J mice with a subpressor dose of ET-1 (osmotic pumps) significantly increased the levels of glomerular ROS that were prevented by ETA antagonist treatment. CONCLUSION These data suggest that both hypoxia and a high-salt diet increase glomerular ROS production via endothelial-derived ET-1-ETA receptor activation and provide a potential mechanism for ET-1-induced nephropathy.
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- J. B. Heimlich
- Department of Physiology; Georgia Regents University; Augusta GA USA
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- Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine; Division of Nephrology; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham AL USA
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- Department of Medicine; Georgia Regents University; Augusta GA USA
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- Department of Physiology; Georgia Regents University; Augusta GA USA
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- Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine; Division of Nephrology; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham AL USA
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- Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine; Division of Nephrology; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham AL USA
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Wang W, Luo R, Lin Y, Wang F, Zheng P, Levi M, Yang T, Li C. Aliskiren restores renal AQP2 expression during unilateral ureteral obstruction by inhibiting the inflammasome. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2015; 308:F910-22. [PMID: 25694485 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00649.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Ureteral obstruction is associated with reduced expression of renal aquaporins (AQPs), urinary concentrating defects, and an enhanced inflammatory response, in which the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) may play an important role. We evaluated whether RAS blockade by a direct renin inhibitor, aliskiren, would prevent the decreased renal protein expression of AQPs in a unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) model and what potential mechanisms may be involved. UUO was performed for 3 days (3UUO) and 7 days (7UUO) in C57BL/6 mice with or without aliskiren injection. In 3UUO and 7UUO mice, aliskiren abolished the reduction of AQP2 protein expression but not AQP1, AQP3, and AQP4. mRNA levels of renal AQP2 and vasopressin type 2 receptor were decreased in obstructed kidneys of 7UUO mice, which were prevented by aliskiren treatment. Aliskiren treatment was also associated with a reduced inflammatory response in obstructed kidneys of UUO mice. Aliskiren significantly decreased mRNA levels of several proinflammatory factors, such as transforming growth factor-β and tumor necrosis factor-α, seen in obstructed kidneys of UUO mice. Interestingly, mRNA and protein levels of the NOD-like receptor family, pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome components apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain, caspase-1, and IL-1β were dramatically increased in obstructed kidneys of 7UUO mice, which were significantly suppressed by aliskiren. In primary cultured inner medullary collecting duct cells, IL-1β significantly decreased AQP2 expression. In conclusions, RAS blockade with the direct renin inhibitor aliskiren increased water channel AQP2 expression in obstructed kidneys of UUO mice, at least partially by preventing NLRP3 inflammasome activation in association with ureteral obstruction.
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- Weidong Wang
- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado; and
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- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Department of Medicine, University of Utah, and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Institute of Hypertension, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China;
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Olgun NS, Hanna N, Reznik SE. BQ-123 prevents LPS-induced preterm birth in mice via the induction of uterine and placental IL-10. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2015; 282:275-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2014.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Revised: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 09/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Crowley SD. The cooperative roles of inflammation and oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Antioxid Redox Signal 2014; 20:102-20. [PMID: 23472597 PMCID: PMC3880899 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2013.5258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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SIGNIFICANCE Innate and adaptive immunity play fundamental roles in the development of hypertension and its complications. As effectors of the cell-mediated immune response, myeloid cells and T lymphocytes protect the host organism from infection by attacking foreign intruders with bursts of reactive oxygen species (ROS). RECENT ADVANCES While these ROS may help to preserve the vascular tone and thereby protect against circulatory collapse in the face of overwhelming infection, aberrant elaboration of ROS triggered by immune cells in the absence of a hemodynamic insult can lead to pathologic increases in blood pressure. Conversely, misdirected oxidative stress in cardiovascular control organs, including the vasculature, the kidney, and the nervous system potentiates inflammatory responses, augmenting blood pressure elevation and inciting target organ damage. CRITICAL ISSUES Inflammation and oxidative stress thereby act as cooperative and synergistic partners in the pathogenesis of hypertension. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Pharmacologic interventions for hypertensive patients will need to exploit this robust bidirectional relationship between ROS generation and immune activation in cardiovascular control organs to maximize therapeutic benefit, while limiting off-target side effects.
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- Steven D Crowley
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers , Durham, North Carolina
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Boesen EI. Chronic elevation of IL-1β induces diuresis via a cyclooxygenase 2-mediated mechanism. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2013; 305:F189-98. [PMID: 23657858 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00075.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Chronic renal inflammation is an increasingly recognized phenomenon in multiple disease states, but the impact of specific cytokines on renal function is unclear. Previously, we found that 14-day interleukin-1β (IL-1β) infusion increased urine flow in mice. To determine the mechanism by which this occurs, the current study tested the possible involvement of three classical prodiuretic pathways. Chronic IL-1β infusion significantly increased urine flow (6.5 ± 1 ml/day at day 14 vs. 2.3 ± 0.3 ml/day in vehicle group; P < 0.05) and expression of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, all three nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms, and endothelin (ET)-1 in the kidney (P < 0.05 in all cases). Urinary prostaglandin E metabolite (PGEM) excretion was also significantly increased at day 14 of IL-1β infusion (1.21 ± 0.26 vs. 0.29 ± 0.06 ng/day in vehicle-infused mice; P = 0.001). The selective COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib markedly attenuated urinary PGEM excretion and abolished the diuretic response to chronic IL-1β infusion. In contrast, deletion of NOS3, or inhibition of NOS1 with L-VNIO, did not blunt the diuretic effect of IL-1β, nor did pharmacological blockade of endothelin ETA and ETB receptors with A-182086. Consistent with a primary effect on water transport, IL-1β infusion markedly reduced inner medullary aquaporin-2 expression (P < 0.05) and did not alter urinary Na⁺ or K⁺ excretion. These data indicate a critical role for COX-2 in mediating the effects of chronic IL-1β elevation on the kidney.
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- E I Boesen
- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
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Konieczka K, Flammer AJ, Neutzner A, Schoetzau A, Binggeli T, Flammer J. Refractoriness to the effect of endothelin-1 in porcine ciliary arteries. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2013; 29:488-92. [PMID: 23327561 DOI: 10.1089/jop.2012.0060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Endothelin-1 (ET) is an important molecule in vascular physiology. After an acute stimulation with ET, vessels are to some extent temporarily refractory to further stimulation. However, few details are known about this phenomenon. The aim of our study was to verify the existence of refractoriness in ophthalmic ciliary arteries and, if present, to analyze its time course. METHODS Twenty freshly isolated porcine ciliary arteries were placed in a myograph system to measure isometric forces. Each vessel was stimulated with 10(-7) M ET twice. The experiment was performed in 5 groups of vessels, which differed in the time interval between the initial and the second stimulation with ET. The intervals were 15 min, 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, and 4 h, respectively. RESULTS The vasoconstrictive response to re-exposure to ET was time-dependently reduced. The response was lowest after 15 min (22% of baseline response), and then the sensitivity slowly recovered and was finally normal again after 4 h. CONCLUSIONS Our experiment with isolated porcine ophthalmic ciliary arteries revealed a refractoriness phase to ET after an acute stimulation with ET. This refractoriness was transient and disappeared after 4 h. The lowest response was observed in the group of vessels re-exposed 15 min after the first stimulation.
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Boesen EI, Crislip GR, Sullivan JC. Use of ultrasound to assess renal reperfusion and P-selectin expression following unilateral renal ischemia. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2012; 303:F1333-40. [PMID: 22933301 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00406.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Renal ischemia-reperfusion injury is a major cause of acute kidney injury that carries a high mortality rate and increases the risk of later development of hypertension and chronic kidney disease. Although mouse models have contributed much to our understanding of the mechanisms involved, studying aspects of the injury process in vivo remains technically challenging. This study validates the use of noninvasive ultrasound imaging to assess both renal perfusion and vascular adhesion molecule expression following 1-h unilateral renal ischemia in male and female mice. Pulsed-wave Doppler measurements of renal arterial blood velocity revealed renal perfusion recoveries of 56 ± 9% in male and 69 ± 10% in female mice 1 h after the commencing of reperfusion, which is similar to what we have previously published using conventional invasive methodology. At 24 h postischemia, renal perfusion was 40 ± 8% in male and 46 ± 7% in female mice, representing a further significant reduction of perfusion (P(Time) < 0.001). Using ultrasound imaging of a P-selectin-targeted contrast agent, a significant increase in vascular P-selectin protein expression was observed after 1-h reperfusion in the cortex of the postischemic compared with contralateral kidney in both male and female mice (18 ± 5 vs. 3 ± 3 intensity units in male and 30 ± 6 vs. 0 ± 4 in female mice, P(Ischemia) < 0.01). An approximately sixfold increase in P-selectin mRNA was observed ex vivo in the renal vasculature of male and female mice at this time point (P < 0.01). In conclusion, ultrasound represents an effective and noninvasive method for the measurement of both renal perfusion and vascular adhesion molecule expression in mice.
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- Erika I Boesen
- Section of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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1. Endothelin (ET)-1, which was originally found to be secreted by the vascular endothelium, is highly expressed in the kidney, particularly in the renal medulla. 2. Recent studies using genetic models have provided significant breakthroughs in the role of ET-1 in the kidney. For example, ET-1 in the medullary collecting duct physiologically regulates water and salt reabsorption, thereby controlling blood pressure. Surprisingly, to explain the blood pressure regulation both ET(A) and ET(B) receptors are necessary in collecting duct. In fact, we recently revealed that ET(A) receptor stimulation in the renal medulla was natriuretic and diuretic. 3. The expression and secretion of ET-1 in the renal medulla are regulated by multiple mechanisms, such as changes in osmolality, exaggerated renin-angiotensin system activity and hypoxia. The changes in the renal medullary ET system are likely to work as compensatory 'protective' natriuretic factors in response to high sodium exposure in the kidney. 4. In the present review, we focus on recent publications that describe our current knowledge of the functional role of renal medullary ET-1, including the recently characterized actions of ET(A) receptors, the second messenger systems, mechanisms of stimulating ET-1 production and how the ET system is involved in the development of hypertension.
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- Daisuke Nakano
- Department of Pharmacology, Kagawa University Medical School, Kagawa, Japan.
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Madsen MG, Nørregaard R, Stødkilde L, Christensen JH, Jørgensen TM, Frøkiær J. Urine and kidney cytokine profiles in experimental unilateral acute and chronic hydronephrosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 46:91-6. [PMID: 22150692 DOI: 10.3109/00365599.2011.637958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In search of potential urinary biomarkers of obstructive nephropathy, this study examined whether a potential change in the concentration of urinary cytokines [interferon-γ(IFN-γ), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-2, IL-6, IL-10 and tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)] reliably reflects changes in renal parenchymal levels of the same cytokines following the release of acute and chronic unilateral ureteral obstruction, respectively. MATERIAL AND METHODS Acute obstruction was performed in 12 adult rats. After 48 h, six rats were used for selective urine collection and six rats had their kidneys removed and dissected into inner medulla and cortex. Chronic obstruction was performed in newborn rats. After 10 weeks, a similar set-up to that of the acute study was implemented. Sham-operated rats were prepared in parallel. Urine and tissue cytokines were measured with a bead-based multiplex sandwich immunoassay and analysed on a Luminex 100 IS instrument. RESULTS In the acute study, there were significantly increased concentrations of IL-1β and IL-6 in inner medulla and in urine from the obstructed kidney, significantly increased concentrations of TNF-α in urine from the obstructed kidney and, importantly, significantly increased levels of IL-10 in cortex and in urine from the non-obstructed kidney. In the chronic study, there were similar changes in IL-1β and IL-6 (not significant) but no changes in TNF-α and IL-10. CONCLUSIONS This study showed that inflammatory cytokines can be detected both in renal parenchyma and in urine from rats with experimental unilateral ureteral obstruction. Further studies are needed to confirm the diagnostic accuracy of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-α in urine.
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- Mia Gebauer Madsen
- Department of Urology, Paediatric Section, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark.
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Boesen EI, Krishnan KR, Pollock JS, Pollock DM. ETA activation mediates angiotensin II-induced infiltration of renal cortical T cells. J Am Soc Nephrol 2011; 22:2187-92. [PMID: 22021713 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2010020193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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T cells and endothelin (ET-1) both contribute to angiotensin II (AngII)-dependent hypertension. To determine whether ET-1, via the ET(A) receptor, facilitates T cell infiltration in the kidney during AngII-dependent hypertension, we measured T cell infiltration in response to four different treatments: saline, AngII infusion, AngII infusion with an ET(A) receptor antagonist, or AngII infusion with triple-antihypertensive therapy. After 14 days, AngII increased both BP and the numbers of CD3(+) and proliferating cells in the kidney. Mice treated concomitantly with the ET(A) receptor antagonist had lower BP and fewer CD3(+) and proliferating cells in the renal cortex. Mice treated with triple therapy had similar reductions in BP but no change in renal cortical CD3(+) cells compared with kidneys from AngII-infused hypertensive mice. In the outer medulla, both the ET(A) receptor antagonist and triple therapy reduced the number of CD3(+) cells and macrophages. Taken together, these data suggest that ET(A) receptor activation in AngII-mediated hypertension increases CD3(+) cells and proliferation in the renal cortex independent of changes in BP, but changes in the number of inflammatory cells in the renal medulla are BP dependent.
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- Erika I Boesen
- Experimental Medicine, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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It is currently accepted that hypertension, atherosclerosis, and diabetes are disorders with subtle or overt activation of inflammatory mediators. Therefore, it has become increasingly important to ascertain whether current antihypertensive drug families have proinflammatory or anti-inflammatory actions that modify the outcomes of their hemodynamic effects on blood pressure. We review the current state of knowledge about the effects of the major classes of available antihypertensive agents on inflammation and speculate on the possible contribution of these effects to observations in clinical trials. We suggest that a strategy of drug development specifically addressing inflammation in hypertension may provide increased benefit in terms of target organ damage, and we describe some examples of these promising developments.
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The relationship between IL-6 in CSF and occurrence of vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage. ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA. SUPPLEMENT 2011; 110:203-8. [PMID: 21116940 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0353-1_35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND It is hypothesized that inflammatory response after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) may play a relevant role in the development and maintenance of vasospasm. This research investigated the correlation between IL-6 in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) after SAH and the occurrence of vasospasm. METHODS We analyzed both daily clinical manifestation and laboratory data of CSF in 46 patients who suffered from intracranial aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage during a period of 14 days, studied the relationship between the development of vasospasm and the quantities of the inflammatory factor, revealing potential power of IL-6 for predicting vasospasm detected by transcranial doppler (TCD). RESULTS The incidence of vasospasm developed in 43.5% of the patients, with a mean onset of 6.1±4.6 days after intracranial aneurysm treatment. Patients with vasospasm demonstrated statistically significant higher median values of IL-6CSF on Day 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 (P<0.05). The cut-off value is settled in 400 pg/ml on Day 3 after treatment. On the other hand, gender, Hunt & Hess scale (H&H) and Fisher scale of CT after SAH were proved to be the correlation factor with vasospasm. CONCLUSION IL-6CSF seems to be a reliable early marker for predicting vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage on Days 3 after treatment before clinical onset.
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Vlasova M, Purhonen AK, Jarvelin MR, Rodilla E, Pascual J, Herzig KH. Role of adipokines in obesity-associated hypertension. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2010; 200:107-27. [PMID: 20653609 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2010.02171.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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It has been well documented that obesity is a major risk factor for the development of the hypertensive state. The correlation between body mass index and blood pressure level is well established. Nevertheless, the exact mechanisms which contribute to obesity-related hypertension remain poorly understood. In the last years, we have realized that the white adipose tissue is not just an inert organ for nutrient storage and isolation but rather depending on the body mass index the biggest endocrinological organ. Thus, the possible contribution of adipokines to the blood pressure elevation becomes an attractive hypothesis to explain the hypertensive state that often occurs in obesity. In this review, we consider direct and indirect effects of main adipokines on structural and functional changes in the cardiovascular system.
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- M Vlasova
- Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
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Over two decades of research have demonstrated that the peptide hormone endothelin-1 (ET-1) plays multiple, complex roles in cardiovascular, neural, pulmonary, reproductive, and renal physiology. Differential and tissue-specific production of ET-1 must be tightly regulated in order to preserve these biologically diverse actions. The primary mechanism thought to control ET-1 bioavailability is the rate of transcription from the ET-1 gene (edn1). Studies conducted on a variety of cell types have identified key transcription factors that govern edn1 expression. With few exceptions, the cis-acting elements bound by these factors have been mapped in the edn1 regulatory region. Recent evidence has revealed new roles for some factors originally believed to regulate edn1 in a tissue or hormone-specific manner. In addition, other mechanisms involved in epigenetic regulation and mRNA stability have emerged as important processes for regulated edn1 expression. The goal of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the specific factors and signaling systems that govern edn1 activity at the molecular level.
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- Lisa R Stow
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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Crowley SD, Song YS, Sprung G, Griffiths R, Sparks M, Yan M, Burchette JL, Howell DN, Lin EE, Okeiyi B, Stegbauer J, Yang Y, Tharaux PL, Ruiz P. A role for angiotensin II type 1 receptors on bone marrow-derived cells in the pathogenesis of angiotensin II-dependent hypertension. Hypertension 2010; 55:99-108. [PMID: 19996062 PMCID: PMC3676183 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.109.144964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Activation of type 1 angiotensin (AT(1)) receptors causes hypertension, leading to progressive kidney injury. AT(1) receptors are expressed on immune cells, and previous studies have identified a role for immune cells in angiotensin II-dependent hypertension. We, therefore, examined the role of AT(1) receptors on immune cells in the pathogenesis of hypertension by generating bone marrow chimeras with wild-type donors or donors lacking AT(1A) receptors (BMKO). The 2 groups had virtually identical blood pressures at baseline, suggesting that AT(1) receptors on immune cells do not make a unique contribution to the determination of baseline blood pressure. By contrast, in response to chronic angiotensin II infusion, the BMKOs had an augmented hypertensive response, suggesting a protective effect of AT(1) receptors on immune cells with respect to blood pressure elevation. The BMKOs had 50% more albuminuria after 4 weeks of angiotensin II-dependent hypertension. Angiotensin II-induced pathological injury to the kidney was similar in the experimental groups. However, there was exaggerated renal expression of the macrophage chemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 in the BMKO group, leading to persistent accumulation of macrophages in the kidney. This enhanced mononuclear cell infiltration into the BMKO kidneys was associated with exaggerated renal expression of the vasoactive mediators interleukin-1beta and interleukin-6. Thus, in angiotensin II-induced hypertension, bone marrow-derived AT(1) receptors limited mononuclear cell accumulation in the kidney and mitigated the chronic hypertensive response, possibly through the regulation of vasoactive cytokines.
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- Steven D Crowley
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Box 103015, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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