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Yang J, Villar VAM, Jose PA, Zeng C. Renal Dopamine Receptors and Oxidative Stress: Role in Hypertension. Antioxid Redox Signal 2021; 34:716-735. [PMID: 32349533 PMCID: PMC7910420 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2020.8106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Significance: The kidney plays an important role in the long-term control of blood pressure. Oxidative stress is one of the fundamental mechanisms responsible for the development of hypertension. Dopamine, via five subtypes of receptors, plays an important role in the control of blood pressure by various mechanisms, including the inhibition of oxidative stress. Recent Advances: Dopamine receptors exert their regulatory function to decrease the oxidative stress in the kidney and ultimately maintain normal sodium balance and blood pressure homeostasis. An aberration of this regulation may be involved in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Critical Issues: Our present article reviews the important role of oxidative stress and intrarenal dopaminergic system in the regulation of blood pressure, summarizes the current knowledge on renal dopamine receptor-mediated antioxidation, including decreasing reactive oxygen species production, inhibiting pro-oxidant enzyme nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase, and stimulating antioxidative enzymes, and also discusses its underlying mechanisms, including the increased activity of G protein-coupled receptor kinase 4 (GRK4) and abnormal trafficking of renal dopamine receptors in hypertensive status. Future Directions: Identifying the mechanisms of renal dopamine receptors in the regulation of oxidative stress and their contribution to the pathogenesis of hypertension remains an important research focus. Increased understanding of the role of reciprocal regulation between renal dopamine receptors and oxidative stress in the regulation of blood pressure may give us novel insights into the pathogenesis of hypertension and provide a new treatment strategy for hypertension.
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- Jian Yang
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Renal Diseases & Hypertension, Department of Medicine, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Division of Renal Diseases & Hypertension, Department of Medicine, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujian Heart Medical Center, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China.,Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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Naß J, Efferth T. Ursolic acid ameliorates stress and reactive oxygen species in C. elegans knockout mutants by the dopamine Dop1 and Dop3 receptors. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 81:153439. [PMID: 33352493 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2020.153439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Depression and stress-related disorders are leading causes of death worldwide. Standard treatments elevating serotonin or noradrenaline levels are not sufficiently effective and cause adverse side effects. A connection between dopamine pathways and stress-related disorders has been suggested. Compounds derived from herbal medicine could be a promising alternative. We examined the neuroprotective effects of ursolic acid (UA) by focusing on dopamine signalling. METHODS Trolox equivalent capacity assay was used to determine the antioxidant activities of UA in vitro. C. elegans N2 wildtype and dopamine receptor-knockout mutants (dop1-deficient RB665 and dop3-deficient LX703 strains) were used as in vivo models. H2DCFDA and acute juglone assays were applied to determine the antioxidant activity in dependency of dopamine pathways in vivo. Stress was assessed by heat and acute osmotic stress assays. The influence of UA on overall survival was analyzed by a life span assay. The dop1 and dop3 mRNA expression was determined by real time RT-PCR. We also examined the binding affinity of UA towards C. elegans Dop1 and Dop3 receptors as well as human dopamine receptors D1 and D3 by molecular docking. RESULTS Antioxidant activity assays showed that UA exerts strong antioxidant activity. UA increased resistance towards oxidative, osmotic and heat stress. Additionally, UA increased life span of nematodes. Moreover, dop1 and dop3 gene expression was significantly enhanced upon UA treatment. Docking analysis revealed stronger binding affinity of UA to C. elegans and human dopamine receptors than the natural ligand, dopamine. Binding to Dop1 was stronger than to Dop3. CONCLUSION UA reduced stress-dependent ROS generation and acted through Dop1 and to a lesser extent through Dop3 to reduce stress and prolong life span in C. elegans. These results indicate that UA could be a promising lead compound for the development of new antidepressant medications.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antioxidants/pharmacology
- Caenorhabditis elegans/drug effects
- Caenorhabditis elegans/genetics
- Caenorhabditis elegans/physiology
- Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins/chemistry
- Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins/genetics
- Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins/metabolism
- Dopamine/metabolism
- Gene Knockout Techniques
- Humans
- Longevity/drug effects
- Molecular Docking Simulation
- Mutation
- Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/chemistry
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/genetics
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/metabolism
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/chemistry
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/genetics
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/metabolism
- Receptors, Dopamine D3/chemistry
- Receptors, Dopamine D3/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Stress, Physiological/drug effects
- Stress, Physiological/genetics
- Triterpenes/chemistry
- Triterpenes/pharmacology
- Ursolic Acid
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- Janine Naß
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg University, Staudinger Weg 5, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Johannes Gutenberg University, Staudinger Weg 5, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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Luo H, Chen C, Guo L, Xu Z, Peng X, Wang X, Wang J, Wang N, Li C, Luo X, Wang H, Jose PA, Fu C, Huang Y, Shi W, Zeng C. Exposure to Maternal Diabetes Mellitus Causes Renal Dopamine D 1 Receptor Dysfunction and Hypertension in Adult Rat Offspring. Hypertension 2018; 72:962-970. [PMID: 30354705 PMCID: PMC6207228 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.118.10908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Epidemiological and experimental studies suggest that maternal diabetes mellitus programs hypertension that is associated with impaired sodium excretion in the adult offspring. However, the underlying mechanisms are not clear. Because dopamine receptor function is involved in the pathogenesis of hypertension, we hypothesized that impaired renal dopamine D1 receptor function is also involved in the hypertension in offspring of maternal diabetes mellitus. Maternal diabetes mellitus was induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (35 mg/kg) to pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats at day 0 of gestation. Compared with the offspring of mothers injected with citrate buffer (control mother offspring), the diabetic mother offspring (DMO) had increased systolic blood pressure and impaired D1 receptor-mediated diuresis and natriuresis, accompanied by increased renal PKC (protein kinase C) expression and activity, GRK-2 (G protein-coupled receptor kinase-2) expression, D1 receptor phosphorylation, D1 receptor/Gαs uncoupling, and loss of D1 receptor-mediated inhibition of Na+-K+-ATPase activity in renal proximal tubule cells from DMO. Inhibition of PKC reduced the increased GRK-2 expression and normalized D1 receptor function in primary cultures of renal proximal tubule cells from DMO. In addition, DMO, relative to control mother offspring, in vivo, had increased oxidative stress, indicated by decreased renal glutathione and increased renal malondialdehyde and urine 8-isoprostane. Normalization of oxidative stress with tempol also normalized the renal D1 receptor phosphorylation, D1 receptor-mediated diuresis and natriuresis, and blood pressure in DMO. Our present study indicates that maternal diabetes mellitus-programed hypertension in the offspring is caused by impaired renal D1 receptor function because of oxidative stress that is mediated by increased PKC-GRK-2 activity.
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- Hao Luo
- Department of Cardiology, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension, Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension, Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension, Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension, Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension, Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension, Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension, Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension, Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension, Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension, Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension, Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Division of Renal Diseases & Hypertension, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
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- Department of Cardiology, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension, Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Vascular Medicine and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension, Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension, Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Saleem M, Wang X, Pokkunuri I, Asghar M. Superoxide via Sp3 mechanism increases renal renin activity, renal AT1 receptor function, and blood pressure in rats. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2018; 315:F1478-F1483. [PMID: 30110572 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00194.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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We tested a hypothesis that superoxide, by inducing Sp3, increases renal renin activity, renal angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) function, and blood pressure (BP) in rats. Group 1 rats were treated with vehicle, saline. Group 2 rats were treated with superoxide dismutase (SOD) inhibitor diethylthiocarbamate (DETC). Group 3 rats were treated with DETC and an SOD mimetic, tempol. Group 4 rats were treated with tempol only. All four groups of rats were treated for 2 wk then anesthetized, and BP was recorded. Thereafter, diuresis and natriuresis in response to AT1R blocker candesartan were determined. When compared with vehicle rats, BP increased in DETC rats. The increased BP in DETC rats decreased with tempol. Diuresis and natriuresis in response to candesartan increased in controls, and this further increased in DETC rats and decreased with tempol. A second set of four groups of rats underwent the same treatment as above and were anesthetized, and their kidneys were obtained for biochemical studies. The levels of superoxide but not hydrogen peroxide increased, whereas SOD activities decreased further in the renal cortical tissues of DETC rats than vehicle rats. These effects were attenuated with tempol in DETC rats. Moreover, tissue renin activity and abundance of membranous AT1R proteins increased more in DETC rats than vehicle rats, and decreased with tempol in DETC rats. Furthermore, the levels of lysine-acetylated, but not serine-phosphorylated, Sp3 increased more in the nuclei of DETC rats than vehicle rats. The increased levels of Sp3 lysine acetylation decreased in DETC rats with tempol. Taken together, our results suggest that superoxide activates renal Sp3 via lysine acetylation increasing renin activity, AT1R function, and BP in rats.
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- Mohammad Saleem
- Heart and Kidney Institute, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston , Houston, Texas
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- Heart and Kidney Institute, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston , Houston, Texas
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- Heart and Kidney Institute, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston , Houston, Texas
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- Heart and Kidney Institute, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston , Houston, Texas
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Ye Z, Lu X, Deng Y, Wang X, Zheng S, Ren H, Zhang M, Chen T, Jose PA, Yang J, Zeng C. In Utero Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter Causes Hypertension Due to Impaired Renal Dopamine D1 Receptor in Offspring. Cell Physiol Biochem 2018; 46:148-159. [PMID: 29614490 PMCID: PMC6437669 DOI: 10.1159/000488418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Adverse environment in utero can modulate adult phenotypes including blood pressure. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure in utero causes hypertension in the offspring, but the exact mechanisms are not clear. Renal dopamine D1 receptor (D1R), regulated by G protein-coupled receptor kinase type 4 (GRK4), plays an important role in the regulation of renal sodium transport and blood pressure. In this present study, we determined if renal D1R dysfunction is involved in PM2.5-induced hypertension in the offspring. METHODS Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were given an oropharyngeal drip of PM2.5 (1.0 mg/kg) at gestation day 8, 10, and 12. The blood pressure, 24-hour sodium excretion, and urine volume were measured in the offspring. The expression levels of GRK4 and D1R were determined by immunoblotting. The phosphorylation of D1R was investigated using immunoprecipitation. Plasma malondialdehyde and superoxide dismutase levels were also measured in the offspring. RESULTS As compared with saline-treated dams, offspring of PM2.5-treated dams had increased blood pressure, impaired sodium excretion, and reduced D1R-mediated natriuresis and diuresis, accompanied by decreased renal D1R expression and GRK4 expression. The impaired renal D1R function and increased GRK4 expression could be caused by increased reactive oxidative stress (ROS) induced by PM2.5 exposure. Administration of tempol, a redox-cycling nitroxide, for 4 weeks in the offspring of PM2.5-treated dam normalized the decreased renal D1R expression and increased renal D1R phosphorylation and GRK4 expression. Furthermore, tempol normalized the increased renal expression of c-Myc, a transcription factor that regulates GRK4 expression. CONCLUSIONS In utero exposure to PM2.5 increases ROS and GRK4 expression, impairs D1R-mediated sodium excretion, and increases blood pressure in the offspring. These studies suggest that normalization of D1R function may be a target for the prevention and treatment of the hypertension in offspring of mothers exposed to PM2.5 during pregnancy.
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- Zhengmeng Ye
- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Institute of Cardiology & Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension Research, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Institute of Cardiology & Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension Research, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Institute of Cardiology & Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension Research, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Institute of Cardiology & Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension Research, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Institute of Cardiology & Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension Research, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Institute of Cardiology & Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension Research, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Institute of Cardiology & Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension Research, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Institute of Cardiology & Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension Research, Chongqing, China
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- Division of Renal Disease & Hypertension, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Institute of Cardiology & Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension Research, Chongqing, China
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Lu X, Ye Z, Zheng S, Ren H, Zeng J, Wang X, Jose PA, Chen K, Zeng C. Long-Term Exposure of Fine Particulate Matter Causes Hypertension by Impaired Renal D 1 Receptor-Mediated Sodium Excretion via Upregulation of G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase Type 4 Expression in Sprague-Dawley Rats. J Am Heart Assoc 2018; 7:e007185. [PMID: 29307864 PMCID: PMC5778966 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.007185] [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: 07/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Epidemiological evidence supports an important association between air pollution exposure and hypertension. However, the mechanisms are not clear. METHODS AND RESULTS Our present study found that long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) causes hypertension and impairs renal sodium excretion, which might be ascribed to lower D1 receptor expression and higher D1 receptor phosphorylation, accompanied with a higher G-protein-coupled receptor kinase type 4 (GRK4) expression. The in vivo results were confirmed in in vitro studies (ie, PM2.5 increased basal and decreased D1 receptor mediated inhibitory effect on Na+-K+ ATPase activity, decreased D1 receptor expression, and increased D1 receptor phosphorylation in renal proximal tubule cells). The downregulation of D1 receptor expression and function might be attributable to a higher GRK4 expression after the exposure of renal proximal tubule cells to PM2.5, because downregulation of GRK4 by small-interfering RNA reversed the D1 receptor expression and function. Because of the role of reactive oxygen species on D1 receptor dysfunction and its relationship with air pollution exposure, we determined plasma reactive oxygen species and found the levels higher in PM2.5-treated Sprague-Dawley rats. Inhibition of reactive oxygen species by tempol (4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl) reduced blood pressure and increased sodium excretion in PM2.5-treated Sprague-Dawley rats, accompanied by an increase in the low D1 receptor expression, and decreased the hyperphosphorylated D1 receptor and GRK4 expression. CONCLUSIONS Our present study indicated that long-term exposure of PM2.5 increases blood pressure by decreasing D1 receptor expression and function; reactive oxygen species, via regulation of GRK4 expression, plays an important role in the pathogenesis of PM2.5-induced hypertension.
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- Xi Lu
- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Institute of Cardiology and Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension Research, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Institute of Cardiology and Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension Research, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Institute of Cardiology and Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension Research, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Institute of Cardiology and Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension Research, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Institute of Cardiology and Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension Research, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Institute of Cardiology and Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension Research, Chongqing, China
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- Division of Renal Disease and Hypertension, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Institute of Cardiology and Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension Research, Chongqing, China
- Department of Cardiology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Institute of Cardiology and Chongqing Key Laboratory for Hypertension Research, Chongqing, China
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Kouyoumdzian NM, Mikusic NR, Cao G, Choi MR, Penna SD, Fernández BE, Toblli JE, Rosón MI. Adverse effects of tempol on hidrosaline balance in rats with acute sodium overload. Biotech Histochem 2017; 91:510-521. [PMID: 27849390 DOI: 10.1080/10520295.2016.1249029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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We studied the effects of tempol, an oxygen radical scavenger, on hydrosaline balance in rats with acute sodium overload. Male rats with free access to water were injected with isotonic (control group) or hypertonic saline solution (0.80 mol/l NaCl) either alone (Na group) or with tempol (Na-T group). Hydrosaline balance was determined during a 90 min experimental period. Protein expressions of aquaporin 1 (AQP1), aquaporin 2 (AQP2), angiotensin II (Ang II) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) were measured in renal tissue. Water intake, creatinine clearance, diuresis and natriuresis increased in the Na group. Under conditions of sodium overload, tempol increased plasma sodium and protein levels and increased diuresis, natriuresis and sodium excretion. Tempol also decreased water intake without affecting creatinine clearance. AQP1 and eNOS were increased and Ang II decreased in the renal cortex of the Na group, whereas AQP2 was increased in the renal medulla. Nonglycosylated AQP1 and eNOS were increased further in the renal cortex of the Na-T group, whereas AQP2 was decreased in the renal medulla and was localized mainly in the cell membrane. Moreover, p47-phox immunostaining was increased in the hypothalamus of Na group, and this increase was prevented by tempol. Our findings suggest that tempol causes hypernatremia after acute sodium overload by inhibiting the thirst mechanism and facilitating diuresis, despite increasing renal eNOS expression and natriuresis.
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- N M Kouyoumdzian
- a Cardiological Research Institute (ININCA), Scientific and Technological Research National Council (CONICET), University of Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- a Cardiological Research Institute (ININCA), Scientific and Technological Research National Council (CONICET), University of Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- a Cardiological Research Institute (ININCA), Scientific and Technological Research National Council (CONICET), University of Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- a Cardiological Research Institute (ININCA), Scientific and Technological Research National Council (CONICET), University of Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- a Cardiological Research Institute (ININCA), Scientific and Technological Research National Council (CONICET), University of Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- a Cardiological Research Institute (ININCA), Scientific and Technological Research National Council (CONICET), University of Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- a Cardiological Research Institute (ININCA), Scientific and Technological Research National Council (CONICET), University of Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- a Cardiological Research Institute (ININCA), Scientific and Technological Research National Council (CONICET), University of Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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Mitochondrial function in hypoxic ischemic injury and influence of aging. Prog Neurobiol 2016; 157:92-116. [PMID: 27321753 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2016.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 242] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2015] [Revised: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 06/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Mitochondria are a major target in hypoxic/ischemic injury. Mitochondrial impairment increases with age leading to dysregulation of molecular pathways linked to mitochondria. The perturbation of mitochondrial homeostasis and cellular energetics worsens outcome following hypoxic-ischemic insults in elderly individuals. In response to acute injury conditions, cellular machinery relies on rapid adaptations by modulating posttranslational modifications. Therefore, post-translational regulation of molecular mediators such as hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator α (PGC-1α), c-MYC, SIRT1 and AMPK play a critical role in the control of the glycolytic-mitochondrial energy axis in response to hypoxic-ischemic conditions. The deficiency of oxygen and nutrients leads to decreased energetic reliance on mitochondria, promoting glycolysis. The combination of pseudohypoxia, declining autophagy, and dysregulation of stress responses with aging adds to impaired host response to hypoxic-ischemic injury. Furthermore, intermitochondrial signal propagation and tissue wide oscillations in mitochondrial metabolism in response to oxidative stress are emerging as vital to cellular energetics. Recently reported intercellular transport of mitochondria through tunneling nanotubes also play a role in the response to and treatments for ischemic injury. In this review we attempt to provide an overview of some of the molecular mechanisms and potential therapies involved in the alteration of cellular energetics with aging and injury with a neurobiological perspective.
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Della Penna SL, Rosón MI, Toblli JE, Fernández BE. Role of angiotensin II and oxidative stress in renal inflammation by hypernatremia: Benefits of atrial natriuretic peptide, losartan, and tempol. Free Radic Res 2015; 49:383-96. [DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2015.1006216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Pokkunuri I, Chugh G, Rizvi I, Asghar M. Age-related hypertension and salt sensitivity are associated with unique cortico-medullary distribution of D1R, AT1R, and NADPH-oxidase in FBN rats. Clin Exp Hypertens 2015; 37:1-7. [PMID: 25562528 DOI: 10.3109/10641963.2014.977489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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We examined effects of normal (NS) and high salt (HS) on blood pressure (BP) and cortico-medullary distribution of dopamine D1 receptor (D1R), angiotensin AT1 receptor (AT1R), NADPH oxidase-gp(91phox), and sodium transporters (NHE-3, Na, K ATPase) in adult and aged rats. Aged rats fed with NS diet had higher BP, which further increased with HS. HS increased D1R mRNA and protein levels in cortex and medulla of adult rats. NS or HS fed-aged rats had higher AT1R and gp(91phox) mRNA levels in cortex and medulla. Aged rats fed with NS diet had higher gp(91phox) protein levels in cortex. HS diet increased AT1R and gp(91phox) protein levels in medulla of aged rats. Aged rats fed with NS or HS diet had higher NHE-3 protein levels in medulla. HS increased Na, K ATPase protein levels in medulla of aged rats. HS increased urinary kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) but not protein or albumin levels in aged rats. These results suggest that cortical gp(91phox) and medullary NHE-3 contribute to age-related hypertension. Whereas D1R (cortical and medullary) together with medullary AT1R, gp(91phox) and Na, K-ATPase contribute to salt sensitivity in aged rats. And, KIM-1 may be a better marker for kidney damage.
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- Indira Pokkunuri
- Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Heart and Kidney Institute, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston , Houston, TX , USA
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Wang X, Luo H, Chen C, Chen K, Wang J, Cai Y, Zheng S, Yang X, Zhou L, Jose PA, Zeng C. Prenatal lipopolysaccharide exposure results in dysfunction of the renal dopamine D1 receptor in offspring. Free Radic Biol Med 2014; 76:242-50. [PMID: 25236748 PMCID: PMC6873924 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Revised: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Adverse environment in early life can modulate the adult phenotype, including blood pressure. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exposure in utero results in increased blood pressure in the offspring, but the exact mechanisms are not clear. Studies have shown that the renal dopamine D1 receptor (D1R) plays an important role in maintaining sodium homeostasis and normal blood pressure; dysfunction of D1R is associated with oxidative stress and hypertension. In this study, we determined if dysfunction of the renal D1R is involved in fetal-programmed hypertension, and if oxidative stress contributes to this process. Pregnant Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were intraperitoneally injected with LPS (0.79 mg/kg) or saline at gestation days 8, 10, and 12. As compared with saline-injected (control) dams, offspring of LPS-treated dams had increased blood pressure, decreased renal sodium excretion, and increased markers of oxidative stress. In addition, offspring of LPS-treated dams had decreased renal D1R expression, increased D1R phosphorylation, and G protein-coupled receptor kinase type 2 (GRK2) and type 4 (GRK4) protein expression, and impaired D1R-mediated natriuresis and diuresis. All of the findings in the offspring of LPS-treated dams were normalized after treatment with TEMPOL, an oxygen free radical scavenger. In conclusion, prenatal LPS exposure, via an increase in oxidative stress, impairs renal D1R function and leads to hypertension in the offspring. Normalization of renal D1R function by amelioration of oxidative stress may be a therapeutic target of fetal programming of hypertension.
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- Xinquan Wang
- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, People's Republic of China; Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, People's Republic of China; Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, People's Republic of China; Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, People's Republic of China; Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, People's Republic of China; Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, People's Republic of China; Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, People's Republic of China; Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, People's Republic of China; Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, People's Republic of China; Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, People's Republic of China; Chongqing Institute of Cardiology, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
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Renal dopamine receptors, oxidative stress, and hypertension. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:17553-72. [PMID: 23985827 PMCID: PMC3794741 DOI: 10.3390/ijms140917553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Revised: 08/09/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Dopamine, which is synthesized in the kidney, independent of renal nerves, plays an important role in the regulation of fluid and electrolyte balance and systemic blood pressure. Lack of any of the five dopamine receptor subtypes (D1R, D2R, D3R, D4R, and D5R) results in hypertension. D1R, D2R, and D5R have been reported to be important in the maintenance of a normal redox balance. In the kidney, the antioxidant effects of these receptors are caused by direct and indirect inhibition of pro-oxidant enzymes, specifically, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, reduced form (NADPH) oxidase, and stimulation of anti-oxidant enzymes, which can also indirectly inhibit NADPH oxidase activity. Thus, stimulation of the D2R increases the expression of endogenous anti-oxidants, such as Parkinson protein 7 (PARK7 or DJ-1), paraoxonase 2 (PON2), and heme oxygenase 2 (HO-2), all of which can inhibit NADPH oxidase activity. The D5R decreases NADPH oxidase activity, via the inhibition of phospholipase D2, and increases the expression of HO-1, another antioxidant. D1R inhibits NADPH oxidase activity via protein kinase A and protein kinase C cross-talk. In this review, we provide an overview of the protective roles of a specific dopamine receptor subtype on renal oxidative stress, the different mechanisms involved in this effect, and the role of oxidative stress and impairment of dopamine receptor function in the hypertension that arises from the genetic ablation of a specific dopamine receptor gene in mice.
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Banday AA, Lokhandwala MF. Transcription factor Nrf2 protects renal dopamine D1 receptor function during oxidative stress. Hypertension 2013; 62:512-7. [PMID: 23876469 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.113.01358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The renal dopaminergic system plays a significant role in controlling sodium excretion and blood pressure (BP). Overwhelming evidence shows that oxidative stress downregulates renal dopamine receptors (D1R), and antioxidant supplementation protects D1R function. However, the mechanisms for benefits of antioxidants in protecting D1R function are unknown. We investigated the role of nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), a redox-sensitive transcription factor, in reducing oxidative stress, protecting renal D1R function and lowering BP in rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with L-buthionine-sulfoximine (BSO) and sulforaphane for 4 weeks. Rats treated with BSO exhibited significant increase in oxidative stress and BP. BSO treatment reduced renal D1R expression and abolished SKF38393 (a D1R agonist)-induced Na/K-ATPase and Na/H-exchanger (NHE3) inhibition. Also, in these rats, SKF38393 failed to promote sodium excretion. BSO caused an increase in nuclear factor-κB expression, a modest nuclear translocation of Nrf2 and a moderate activation of phase II antioxidant enzymes. Treatment of rats with sulforaphane alone induced modest activation of Nrf2 and phase II antioxidant enzymes, although having no effect on BP, redox status, or D1R function. However, sulforaphane prevented oxidative stress, protected D1R function, and abrogated hypertension in BSO-treated rats. In these animals, sulforaphane, whereas attenuating nuclear factor-κB activation, caused a robust stimulation of Nrf2 and phase II antioxidant enzyme pathway. In conclusion, oxidative stress via nuclear factor-κB activation downregulated D1R function causing a decrease in sodium excretion, which contributed to an increase in BP. Sulforaphane via activation of Nrf2-phase II antioxidant enzyme pathway mitigated oxidative stress and nuclear factor-κB activation, preserved D1R function, and prevented hypertension.
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- Anees Ahmad Banday
- Heart and Kidney Institute, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
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Chugh G, Pokkunuri I, Asghar M. Renal dopamine and angiotensin II receptor signaling in age-related hypertension. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2012; 304:F1-7. [PMID: 23097467 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00441.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Kidneys play a vital role in long-term regulation of blood pressure. This is achieved by actions of many renal and nonrenal factors acting on the kidney that help maintain the body's water and electrolyte balance and thus control blood pressure. Several endogenously formed or circulating hormones/peptides, by acting within the kidney, regulate fluid and water homeostasis and blood pressure. Dopamine and angiotensin II are the two key renal factors that, via acting on their receptors and counterregulating each other's function, maintain water and sodium balance. In this review, we provide recent advances in the signaling cascades of these renal receptors, especially at the level of their cross talk, and discuss their roles in blood pressure regulation in the aging process.
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- Gaurav Chugh
- Heart and Kidney Institute, College of Pharmacy, Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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Chugh G, Lokhandwala MF, Asghar M. Altered functioning of both renal dopamine D1 and angiotensin II type 1 receptors causes hypertension in old rats. Hypertension 2012; 59:1029-36. [PMID: 22411927 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.112.192302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Activation of renal dopamine D1 (D1R) and angiotensin II type 1 receptors (AT(1)Rs) influences the activity of proximal tubular sodium transporter Na,K-ATPase and maintains sodium homeostasis and blood pressure. We reported recently that diminished D1R and exaggerated AT(1)R functions are associated with hypertension in old Fischer 344 × Brown Norway F1 (FBN) rats, and oxidative stress plays a central role in this phenomenon. Here we studied the mechanisms of age-associated increase in oxidative stress on diminished D1R and exaggerated AT(1)R functions in the renal proximal tubules of control and antioxidant Tempol-treated adult and old FBN rats. Although D1R numbers and D1R agonist SKF38393-mediated stimulation of [(35)S]-GTPγS binding (index of D1R activation) were lower, G protein-coupled receptor kinase 4 (kinase that uncouples D1R) levels were higher in old FBN rats. Tempol treatment restored D1R numbers and G protein coupling and reduced G protein-coupled receptor kinase 4 levels in old FBN rats. Angiotensin II-mediated stimulation of [(35)S]-GTPγS binding and Na,K-ATPase activity were higher in old FBN rats, which were also restored with Tempol treatment. We also measured renal AT(1)R function in adult and old Fischer 344 (F344) rats, which, despite exhibiting an age-related increase in oxidative stress and diminished renal D1R function, are normotensive. We found that diuretic and natriuretic responses to candesartan (indices of AT(1)R function) were similar in F344 rats, a likely explanation for the absence of age-associated hypertension in these rats. Perhaps, alterations in both D1R (diminished) and AT(1)R (exaggerated) functions are necessary for the development of age-associated hypertension, as seen in old FBN rats.
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- Gaurav Chugh
- Heart and Kidney Institute, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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Asghar M, Tayebati SK, Lokhandwala MF, Hussain T. Potential dopamine-1 receptor stimulation in hypertension management. Curr Hypertens Rep 2011; 13:294-302. [PMID: 21633929 DOI: 10.1007/s11906-011-0211-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The role of dopamine receptors in blood pressure regulation is well established. Genetic ablation of both dopamine D1-like receptor subtypes (D1, D5) and D2-like receptor subtypes (D2, D3, D4) results in a hypertensive phenotype in mice. This review focuses on the dopamine D1-like receptor subtypes D1 and D5 (especially D1 receptors), as they play a major role in regulating sodium homeostasis and blood pressure. Studies mostly describing the role of renal dopamine D1-like receptors are included, as the kidneys play a pivotal role in the maintenance of sodium homeostasis and the long-term regulation of blood pressure. We also attempt to describe the interaction between D1-like receptors and other proteins, especially angiotensin II type 1 and type 2 receptors, which are involved in the maintenance of sodium homeostasis and blood pressure. Finally, we discuss a new concept of renal D1 receptor regulation in hypertension that involves oxidative stress mechanisms.
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- Mohammad Asghar
- Heart and Kidney Institute, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
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Javkhedkar AA, Lokhandwala MF, Banday AA. Defective nitric oxide production impairs angiotensin II-induced Na-K-ATPase regulation in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2011; 302:F47-51. [PMID: 21900450 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00270.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Angiotensin (ANG) II via ANG II type 1 receptors (AT1R) activates renal sodium transporters including Na-K-ATPase and regulates sodium homeostasis and blood pressure. It is reported that at a high concentration, ANG II either inhibits or fails to stimulate Na-K-ATPase. However, the mechanisms for these phenomena are not clear. Here, we identified the signaling molecules involved in regulation of renal proximal tubular Na-K-ATPase at high ANG II concentrations. Proximal tubules from spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats were incubated with low concentrations of ANG II (pM), which activated Na-K-ATPase in both the groups; however, the stimulation was more robust in SHR. A high concentration of ANG II (μM) failed to stimulate Na-K-ATPase in WKY rats. However, in SHR ANG II (μM) continued to stimulate Na-K-ATPase, which was sensitive to the AT1R antagonist candesartan. In the presence of N(G)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME), a nitric oxide (NO) synthase (NOS) inhibitor, ANG II (μM) caused stimulation of Na-K-ATPase in proximal tubules of WKY rats while having no further stimulatory effect in SHR. ANG II (μM), via AT1R, increased proximal tubular NO levels in WKY rats but not in SHR. In SHR, NOS was uncoupled as incubation of proximal tubules with ANG II and l-arginine, a NOS substrate, caused superoxide generation only in SHR and not in WKY rats. The superoxide production in SHR was sensitive to l-NAME. There was exaggerated proximal tubular AT1R-G protein coupling and NAD(P)H oxidase activation in response to ANG II (μM) in proximal tubules of SHR compared with WKY rats. In SHR, inhibition of NADPH oxidase restored NOS coupling and ANG II-induced NO accumulation. In conclusion, at a high concentration ANG II (μM) activates renal NO signaling, which prevents stimulation of Na-K-ATPase in WKY rats. However, in SHR ANG II (μM) overstimulates NADPH oxidase, which impairs the NO system and leads to continued Na-K-ATPase activation.
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Graham S, Gorin Y, Abboud HE, Ding M, Lee DY, Shi H, Ding Y, Ma R. Abundance of TRPC6 protein in glomerular mesangial cells is decreased by ROS and PKC in diabetes. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2011; 301:C304-15. [PMID: 21525431 PMCID: PMC3154551 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00014.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2011] [Accepted: 04/22/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The present study was performed to investigate the underlying mechanism, particularly the roles of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and protein kinase C (PKC), in the diabetes-induced canonical transient receptor potential 6 (TRPC6) downregulation. We found that high glucose (HG) significantly reduced TRPC6 protein expression in cultured mesangial cells (MCs). TRPC6 protein was also significantly reduced in the glomeruli but not in the heart or aorta isolated from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. In the cultured MCs, H(2)O(2) suppressed TRPC6 protein expression in a dose- and time-dependent manner, which emulated the HG effect. Catalase as well as superoxide dismutase were able to prevent the inhibitory effect of HG on TRPC6. The antioxidant effect observed in cultured cells was also observed in diabetic rats treated with tempol for 2 wk, which exhibited a preservation of TRPC6 in the glomeruli. Specific knockdown of Nox4, a component of NADPH oxidase, increased TRPC6 protein expression. Furthermore, the PKC activator phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), but not its analog 4α-phorbol 12, 13-didecanoate (4α-PDD), suppressed TRPC6 expression, and this PMA effect was not affected by catalase. Moreover, Gö6976, but not LY333531, attenuated the negative effect of HG on TRPC6 expression. Gö6976 also inhibited H(2)O(2) effect on TRPC6. Furthermore, either knockdown of TRPC6 or HG treatment significantly decreased ANG II-stimulated MC contraction, and the HG-impaired MC contraction was rescued by overexpression of TRPC6. These results suggest that hyperglycemia in diabetes downregulated TRPC6 protein expression in MCs through a NADPH oxidase Nox4-ROS-PKC pathway, proving a mechanism for impaired MC contraction in diabetes.
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- Sarabeth Graham
- Department of Integrative Physiology and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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Chugh G, Lokhandwala MF, Asghar M. Oxidative stress alters renal D1 and AT1 receptor functions and increases blood pressure in old rats. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2010; 300:F133-8. [PMID: 20943769 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00465.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Aging is associated with an increase in oxidative stress and blood pressure (BP). Renal dopamine D1 (D1R) and angiotensin II AT1 (AT1R) receptors maintain sodium homeostasis and BP. We hypothesized that age-associated increase in oxidative stress causes altered D1R and AT1R functions and high BP in aging. To test this, adult (3 mo) and old (21 mo) Fischer 344 × Brown Norway F1 rats were supplemented without/with antioxidant tempol followed by determining oxidative stress markers (urinary antioxidant capacity, proximal tubular NADPH-gp91phox, and plasma 8-isoprostane), D1R and AT1R functions, and BP. The D1R and AT1R functions were determined by measuring diuretic and natriuretic responses to D1R agonist (SKF-38393; 1 μg·kg(-1)·min(-1) iv) and AT1R antagonist (candesartan; 10 μg/kg iv), respectively. We found that the total urinary antioxidant capacity was lower in old rats, which increased with tempol treatment. In addition, tempol decreased the elevated NADPH-gp91phox and 8-isoprostane levels in old rats. Systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial BPs were higher in old rats and were reduced by tempol. Although SKF-38393 produced diuresis in both adult and old rats, urinary sodium excretion (UNaV) increased only in adult rats. While candesartan increased diuresis and UNaV in adult and old rats, the magnitude of response was greater in old rats. Tempol treatment in old rats reduced candesartan-induced increase in diuresis and UNaV. Our results demonstrate that diminished renal D1R and exaggerated AT1R functions are associated with high BP in old rats. Furthermore, oxidative stress may cause altered renal D1R and AT1R functions and high BP in old rats.
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- Gaurav Chugh
- Heart and Kidney Institute, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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Muhammad AB, Lokhandwala MF, Banday AA. Exercise reduces oxidative stress but does not alleviate hyperinsulinemia or renal dopamine D1 receptor dysfunction in obese rats. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2010; 300:F98-104. [PMID: 20926629 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00386.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Impairment of renal dopamine D1 receptor (D1R)-mediated natriuresis is associated with hypertension in humans and animal models, including obese Zucker rats. We have previously reported that treatment of these rats with antioxidants or insulin sensitizers reduced insulin levels and oxidative stress, restored D1R-mediated natriuresis, and reduced blood pressure. Furthermore, the redox-sensitive transcription factor, nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), has been implicated in impairment of D1R-mediated natriuresis during oxidative stress. In this study, we investigated the effect of exercise on insulin levels, oxidative stress, nuclear translocation of NF-κB, blood pressure, albuminuria, and D1R-mediated natriuresis. The exercise protocol involved treadmill exercise from 3 wk of age for 8 wk. Exercise reduced oxidative stress, nuclear translocation of NF-κB, and albuminuria. However, exercise did not reduce plasma insulin levels or blood pressure. Also, selective D1R agonist (SKF-38393)-mediated increases in sodium excretion and guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) binding were impaired in obese rats compared with lean rats, and exercise did not restore this defect. We conclude that, while exercise is beneficial in reducing oxidative stress and renal injury, reducing insulin levels may be required to restore D1R-mediated natriuresis in this model of obesity and metabolic syndrome. Furthermore, this study supports previous observations that restoring D1R function contributes to blood pressure reduction in this model.
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- Abdul Bari Muhammad
- Heart and Kidney Institute, College of Pharmacy, S & R-2 Bldg, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Rd., Houston, TX 77204, USA
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Rosón MI, Della Penna SL, Cao G, Gorzalczany S, Pandolfo M, Toblli JE, Fernández BE. Different protective actions of losartan and tempol on the renal inflammatory response to acute sodium overload. J Cell Physiol 2010; 224:41-8. [PMID: 20232302 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The aim of this work was to study the role of local intrarenal angiotensin II (Ang II) and the oxidative stress in the up-regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines expression observed in rats submitted to an acute sodium overload. Sprague-Dawley rats were infused for 2 h with isotonic saline solution (Control group) and with hypertonic saline solution alone (Na group), plus the AT1 receptor antagonist losartan (10 mg kg(-1) in bolus) (Na-Los group), or plus the superoxide dismutase mimetic tempol (0.5 mg min(-1) kg(-1)) (Na-Temp group). Mean arterial pressure, glomerular filtration rate, and fractional sodium excretion (FE(Na)) were measured. Ang II, NF-kappaB, hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha), transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-beta1), smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), and RANTES renal expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. Ang II, NF-kappaB, and TGF-beta1 and RANTES early inflammatory markers were overexpressed in Na group, accompanied by enhanced HIF-1 alpha immunostaining, lower eNOS expression, and unmodified alpha-SMA. Losartan and tempol increased FE(Na) in sodium overload group. Although losartan reduced Ang II and NF-kappaB staining and increased eNOS expression, it did not restore HIF-1 alpha expression and did not prevent inflammation. Conversely, tempol increased eNOS and natriuresis, restored HIF-1 alpha expression, and prevented inflammation. Early inflammatory markers observed in rats with acute sodium overload is associated with the imbalance between HIF-1 alpha and eNOS expression. While both losartan and tempol increased natriuresis and eNOS expression, only tempol was effective in restoring HIF-1 alpha expression and down-regulating TGF-beta1 and RANTES expression. The protective role of tempol, but not of losartan, in the inflammatory response may be associated with its greater antioxidant effects.
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- María I Rosón
- School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Department of Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Clinical Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, INFIBIOC, CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Effects and mechanism of Weinaokang (维脑康) on reperfusioninduced vascular injury to cerebral microvessels after global cerebral ischemia. Chin J Integr Med 2010; 16:145-50. [DOI: 10.1007/s11655-010-0145-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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George L, Lokhandwala MF, Asghar M. Exercise activates redox-sensitive transcription factors and restores renal D1 receptor function in old rats. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2009; 297:F1174-80. [PMID: 19759268 PMCID: PMC2781333 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00397.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2009] [Accepted: 09/15/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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We have previously reported that age-associated oxidative stress via protein kinase C (PKC) increases D1 receptor (D1R) phosphorylation and causes D1R-G protein uncoupling in renal proximal tubules (RPTs) of old Fischer 344 rats. This results in reduced ability of D1R agonist SKF-38393 to inhibit Na+-K+-ATPase in RPTs of old rats. Here, we studied the effect of treadmill exercise on markers of oxidative stress, PKC, D1R phosphorylation, D1R-G protein coupling, and Na+-K+-ATPase activity in RPTs of adult and old rats. We found increased levels of malondialdehyde, a marker of oxidative stress, in RPTs of old rats, which decreased during exercise. Nuclear levels of nuclear erythroid-related factor (Nrf)-2 and nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB in RPTs, transcription factors involved in antioxidant enzyme gene transcription, increased in exercised old rats. This was accompanied by an increase in the activity and expression of antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutase and heme oxygenase-1. Age-related decrease in the levels of D1R mRNAs and proteins was attenuated during exercise. Furthermore, exercise in old rats decreased PKC activity and D1R phosphorylation and increased SKF-38393-mediated [35S]guanosine 5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) binding (an index of D1R-G protein coupling). SKF-38393 also caused inhibition of Na+-K+-ATPase in these animals. Also, exercise caused a decrease in proteinuria and increase in phosphaturia in old rats. These results suggest beneficial effects of exercise in terms of increasing antioxidant defenses, decreasing oxidative stress, and improving kidney function in general and D1R function in particular in aging. Both Nrf-2 and NF-kappaB seem to play key role in this phenomenon.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Male
- Rats
- 2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-1H-3-benzazepine/pharmacology
- Aging/physiology
- Dopamine Agonists/pharmacology
- GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate)/pharmacology
- Heme Oxygenase-1/metabolism
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/drug effects
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/enzymology
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/metabolism
- Malondialdehyde/metabolism
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Oxidation-Reduction
- Phosphates/urine
- Physical Conditioning, Animal/physiology
- Protein Kinase C/metabolism
- Proteinuria/metabolism
- Rats, Inbred F344
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/physiology
- Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase/antagonists & inhibitors
- Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism
- Transcription Factors/metabolism
- NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- Liza George
- Heart and Kidney Institute, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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Late-onset dietary restriction compensates for age-related increase in oxidative stress and alterations of HSP 70 and synapsin 1 protein levels in male Wistar rats. Biogerontology 2009; 11:197-209. [PMID: 19609710 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-009-9240-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2009] [Accepted: 06/30/2009] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Numerous reports implicate increased oxidative stress in the functional and structural changes occurring in the brain and other organs as a part of the normal aging process. Dietary restriction (DR) has long been shown to be life-prolonging intervention in several species. This study was aimed to assess the potential efficacy of late-onset short term DR when initiated in 21 months old male wistar rats for 3 months on the antioxidant defense system and lipid peroxidation, cellular stress response protein HSP 70 and synaptic marker protein synapsin 1 in discrete brain regions such as cortex, hypothalamus, and hippocampus as well as liver, kidney and heart from 24 month old rats. Age-associated decline in activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione, and elevated levels of lipid peroxidation was observed in brain and peripheral organ as well as increased expression of HSP 70 and reduction in synapsin 1 was observed in brain studied. Late-onset short term DR was effective in partially restoring the antioxidant status and in decreasing lipid peroxidation level as well as enhancing the expression of HSP 70 and synapsin 1 in aged rats. Late onset short term DR also prevented age-related neurodegeneration as revealed by Fluoro-Jade B staining in hippocampus and cortex regions of rat brain. Thus our current results suggest that DR initiated even in old age has the potential to improve age related decline in body functions.
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Zeng C, Villar VAM, Yu P, Zhou L, Jose PA. Reactive oxygen species and dopamine receptor function in essential hypertension. Clin Exp Hypertens 2009; 31:156-78. [PMID: 19330604 DOI: 10.1080/10641960802621283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Essential hypertension is a major risk factor for stroke, myocardial infarction, and heart and kidney failure. Dopamine plays an important role in the pathogenesis of hypertension by regulating epithelial sodium transport and by interacting with vasoactive hormones and humoral factors. However, the mechanisms leading to impaired dopamine receptor function in hypertension states are not clear. Compelling experimental evidence indicates a role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in hypertension, and there are increasing pieces of evidence showing that in conditions associated with oxidative stress, which is present in hypertensive states, dopamine receptor effects, such as natriuresis, diuresis, and vasodilation, are impaired. The goal of this review is to present experimental evidence that has led to the conclusion that decreased dopamine receptor function increases ROS activity and vice versa. Decreased dopamine receptor function and increased ROS production, working in concert or independent of each other, contribute to the pathogenesis of essential hypertension.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chunyu Zeng
- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, PR China.
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Wilcox CS, Pearlman A. Chemistry and antihypertensive effects of tempol and other nitroxides. Pharmacol Rev 2009; 60:418-69. [PMID: 19112152 DOI: 10.1124/pr.108.000240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 290] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Nitroxides can undergo one- or two-electron reduction reactions to hydroxylamines or oxammonium cations, respectively, which themselves are interconvertible, thereby providing redox metabolic actions. 4-Hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl (tempol) is the most extensively studied nitroxide. It is a cell membrane-permeable amphilite that dismutates superoxide catalytically, facilitates hydrogen peroxide metabolism by catalase-like actions, and limits formation of toxic hydroxyl radicals produced by Fenton reactions. It is broadly effective in detoxifying these reactive oxygen species in cell and animal studies. When administered intravenously to hypertensive rodent models, tempol caused rapid and reversible dose-dependent reductions in blood pressure in 22 of 26 studies. This was accompanied by vasodilation, increased nitric oxide activity, reduced sympathetic nervous system activity at central and peripheral sites, and enhanced potassium channel conductance in blood vessels and neurons. When administered orally or by infusion over days or weeks to hypertensive rodent models, it reduced blood pressure in 59 of 68 studies. This was accompanied by correction of salt sensitivity and endothelial dysfunction and reduced agonist-evoked oxidative stress and contractility of blood vessels, reduced renal vascular resistance, and increased renal tissue oxygen tension. Thus, tempol is broadly effective in reducing blood pressure, whether given by acute intravenous injection or by prolonged administration, in a wide range of rodent models of hypertension.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christopher S Wilcox
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Kidney and Vascular Disorder Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
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Midzak AS, Chen H, Papadopoulos V, Zirkin BR. Leydig cell aging and the mechanisms of reduced testosterone synthesis. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2009; 299:23-31. [PMID: 18761053 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2008.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2008] [Accepted: 07/11/2008] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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In males, serum testosterone levels decline with advancing age. Though part of a complex process, this age-related decline in testosterone appears to occur, in part, due to a significant decline in the ability of aged Leydig cells to produce testosterone maximally in response to luteinizing hormone (LH). The structure of the molecular machinery responsible for the synthesis of testosterone is described, and placed in the context of Leydig cell biology. Multiple parameters related to the synthesis of testosterone by the Leydig cell have been observed to change with age. Relationships among these changes are reviewed. A discussion of potential causes of the age-related decline in Leydig cell steroidogenic capacity presents a model in which the inability of aged cells to adequately respond to hormonal stimulation results in cellular regression with concomitant decline in maximal testosterone output.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrew S Midzak
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Division of Reproductive Biology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States
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Asghar M, Chillar A, Lokhandwala MF. Renal proximal tubules from old Fischer 344 rats grow into epithelial cells in cultures and exhibit increased oxidative stress and reduced D1 receptor function. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2008; 295:C1326-31. [PMID: 18799649 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00367.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Earlier we reported defects in D1 receptor function in renal proximal tubules (RPTs) of aged Fischer 344 (F344) and obese Zucker rats. However, the defects in the receptor function in RPTs of obese Zucker rats do not pass onto primary cultures of RPTs from these animals. Here, we determined whether the defects in D1 receptor function in RPTs of aged F344 rats pass onto the primary cultures. RPTs from aged (24-mo) and adult (6-mo) F344 rats were grown into primary cultures. The microscopic studies showed that cells in cultures from adult and old rats were healthy as determined by the shape and size of the cells and nuclei. D1 receptor agonist SKF-38393 produced inhibition of (86)Rb (rubidium) uptake, index of Na-K-ATPase activity, in cells from adult rats, but this was reduced in old rats. Also, SKF-38393 increased the [(35)S]GTPgammaS binding, index of receptor activation, in the membranes of cells from adult rats but to a lesser extent from old rats. Furthermore, there was a downward trend in the levels of D1 receptor numbers and in the receptor proteins in old rats. Interestingly, gp(91phox) subunit of NADPH oxidase and cellular protein carbonyl levels (oxidative stress marker) were higher in cultures from old rats. These results show that RPTs from adult and old F344 rats grow into epithelial cells in cultures. Furthermore, cells in cultures from old rats are at a higher level of oxidative stress, which may be contributing to the reduced D1 receptor function in the cells from old compared with adult rats.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohammad Asghar
- Heart and Kidney Institute, College of Pharmacy, Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
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Zeng C, Villar VAM, Eisner GM, Williams SM, Felder RA, Jose PA. G protein-coupled receptor kinase 4: role in blood pressure regulation. Hypertension 2008; 51:1449-55. [PMID: 18347232 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.107.096487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Chunyu Zeng
- Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing City, People's Republic of China.
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Asghar M, George L, Lokhandwala MF. Exercise decreases oxidative stress and inflammation and restores renal dopamine D1 receptor function in old rats. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2007; 293:F914-9. [PMID: 17634393 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00272.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Recently, we reported that oxidative stress decreases D1 receptor numbers and G protein activation in renal proximal tubules (RPT), resulting in diminished natriuretic response to dopamine in old rats. We tested the hypothesis that exercise in old rats will decrease oxidative stress and restore natriuretic response to D1 receptor agonist, SKF 38393. Old (23 mo) rats were subjected to rest (sedentary) or to treadmill exercise followed by measurement of oxidative stress [malondialdehyde (MDA)], inflammation [C-reactive protein (CRP)], anti-inflammation (IL-10), antioxidant enzyme [superoxide dismutase (SOD)], and natriuretic response to SKF 38393. We found that MDA levels decreased and total SOD activity and Cu/ZnSOD protein increased in RPT of exercised rats. Exercise increased the nuclear levels of Nrf2 transcription factor (which binds to anti-oxidant response elements) in RPT. The levels of CRP decreased and IL-10 increased in RPT of exercised rats. Furthermore, exercise increased the basal bindings of [3H]SCH 23390 and [35S]GTPγS (indexes of D1 receptor number and G protein activation, respectively) together with D1 receptor and Gαq proteins in RPT membranes. Moreover, SKF 38393 increased sodium excretion in exercised rats. Also, exercise decreased the levels of proteins in the urine of old rats. These results demonstrate that exercise decreases oxidative stress, inflammation, and proteinuria and increases anti-oxidant defense and D1 receptor function in old rats. Therefore, exercise may prove beneficial in preventing age-associated increases in oxidative stress, inflammation, and preserving kidney function, in general, and renal D1 receptor responsiveness, in particular.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohammad Asghar
- Heart and Kidney Institute, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.
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Meier JM, Alavi A, Iruvuri S, Alzeair S, Parker R, Houseni M, Hernandez-Pampaloni M, Mong A, Torigian DA. Assessment of Age-Related Changes in Abdominal Organ Structure and Function With Computed Tomography and Positron Emission Tomography. Semin Nucl Med 2007; 37:154-72. [PMID: 17418149 DOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2007.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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With the size of the aged population in the United States expected to grow considerably during the next several decades, the number of imaging studies performed on such aged individuals will similarly increase. Thus, it is important to understand normal age-related changes in the structural and functional imaging appearance of the abdominal organs. We therefore present preliminary data and a review of the literature relevant to structural and functional changes in the abdominal organs of children and older adults. In a retrospective study of both adult and pediatric populations, we used computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), and PET/CT imaging to investigate age-associated changes in size, attenuation, and metabolic function of the abdominal organs. Organs of interest include the liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenal glands, stomach, small bowel, colon, and rectum. Although volumes of adult liver, spleen, pancreas, and kidneys do not change significantly with age, adult left and right adrenal gland volumes do significantly increase with age (r = 0.2823, P = 0.0334, and r = 0.3676, P = 0.0049, respectively). Also, the attenuation of adult liver (r = -0.2122, P = 0.0412), spleen (r = -0.4508, P < 0.0001), pancreas (r = -0.5124, P = 0.0007), and left and right adrenal gland (r = -0.5835, P < 0.0001 and r = -0.6135, P < 0.0001, respectively) decrease significantly with increasing age. Every organ studied in the pediatric population demonstrates a positive association between organ volume and age. Significant age-related changes in organ function are noted in the adult liver and small bowel, with the liver demonstrating a positive association between metabolic activity and age (r = 0.4434, P = 0.0029) and the small bowel showing an inverse association between mean small bowel standardize uptake value and age (r = -0.2435, P = 0.0174). Also, the maximum overall small bowel and colon metabolic activity in children increases with age (r = 0.6478, P = 0.0008). None of the other organs studied (ie, spleen, pancreas, adrenal glands, stomach, colon, rectum) demonstrate significant changes in metabolism with advancing age. The metabolic volumetric product (calculated as the product of organ volume and mean organ SUV) of the liver and spleen does not change significantly with age. In conclusion, various abdominal organs demonstrate differential changes in volume, attenuation, and/or metabolism with increasing age in pediatric and adult populations.
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- Jeffrey M Meier
- Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA
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Banday AA, Lokhandwala MF. Oxidative stress reduces renal dopamine D1 receptor-Gq/11alpha G protein-phospholipase C signaling involving G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2007; 293:F306-15. [PMID: 17459951 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00108.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The dopamine D1 receptors (D1R), expressed in renal proximal tubules, participate in the regulation of sodium transport. A defect in the coupling of the D1R to its G protein/effector complex in renal tubules has been reported in various conditions associated with oxidative stress. Because G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRKs) are known to play an important role in D1R desensitization, we tested the hypothesis that increased oxidative stress in obese Zucker rats may cause GRK2 upregulation and, subsequently, D1R dysfunction. Lean and obese rats were given normal diet or diet supplemented with antioxidant lipoic acid for 2 wk. Compared with lean rats, obese rats exhibited oxidative stress, D1R were uncoupled from G(q/11)alpha at basal level, and SKF-38393 failed to elicit D1R-G protein coupling, stimulate phospholipase C (PLC), and inhibit Na-K-ATPase activity. These animals showed increased basal protein kinase C (PKC) activity and membranous translocation of GRK2 and increased GKR2-G(q/11)alpha interaction and D1R serine phosphorylation. Enzymatic dephosphorylation of D1R restored SKF-38393-induced adenylyl cyclase stimulation but not PLC activation. Treatment of obese rats with lipoic acid restored D1R-G protein coupling and SKF-38393-induced PLC stimulation and Na-K-ATPase inhibition. Lipoic acid treatment also normalized PKC activity, GRK2 sequestration, and GKR2-G(q/11)alpha interaction. In conclusion, these data show that oxidative stress increases PKC activity causing GRK2 membranous translocation. GRK2 interacts with G(q/11)alpha and acts, at least in part, as a regulator of G protein signaling leading to the D1R-G(q/11)alpha uncoupling, causing inability of SKF-38393 to stimulate PLC and inhibit Na/K-ATPase. Lipoic acid, while reducing oxidative stress, normalized PKC activity and restored D1R-G(q/11)alpha-PLC signaling and the ability of SKF-38393 to inhibit Na-K-ATPase activity.
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- Anees Ahmad Banday
- Heart and Kidney Institute, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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Banday AA, Fazili FR, Lokhandwala MF. Oxidative Stress Causes Renal Dopamine D1 Receptor Dysfunction and Hypertension via Mechanisms That Involve Nuclear Factor-κB and Protein Kinase C. J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 18:1446-57. [PMID: 17409305 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2006121373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Renal dopamine, via activation of D1 receptors, plays a role in maintaining sodium homeostasis and BP. There exists a defect in renal D1 receptor function in hypertension, diabetes, and aging, conditions that are associated with oxidative stress. However, the exact underlying mechanism of the oxidative stress-mediated impaired D1 receptor signaling and hypertension is not known. The effect of oxidative stress on renal D1 receptor function was investigated in healthy animals. Male Sprague-Dawley rats received tap water (vehicle) and 30 mM L-buthionine sulfoximine (BSO), an oxidant, with and without 1 mM tempol for 2 wk. Compared with vehicle, BSO treatment caused oxidative stress and increase in BP, which was accompanied by defective D1 receptor G-protein coupling and loss of natriuretic response to SKF38393. BSO treatment also increased NF-kappaB nuclear translocation, protein kinase C (PKC) activity and expression, G-protein-coupled receptor kinase-2 (GRK-2) membranous translocation, and D1 receptor serine phosphorylation. In BSO-treated rats' supplementation of tempol decreased oxidative stress, normalized BP, and restored D1 receptor G-protein coupling and natriuretic response to SKF38393. Tempol also normalized NF-kappaB translocation, PKC activity and expression, GRK-2 sequestration, and D1 receptor serine phosphorylation. In conclusion, these results show that oxidative stress activates NF-kappaB, causing an increase in PKC activity, which leads to GRK-2 translocation and subsequent D1 receptor hyper-serine phosphorylation and uncoupling. The functional consequence of this phenomenon was the inability of SKF38393 to inhibit Na/K-ATPase activity and promote sodium excretion, which may have contributed to increase in BP. Tempol reduced oxidative stress and thereby restored D1 receptor function and normalized BP.
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MESH Headings
- 2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-1H-3-benzazepine/pharmacology
- Adenylyl Cyclases/metabolism
- Animals
- Buthionine Sulfoximine
- Cell Membrane/enzymology
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Diuresis/drug effects
- Enzyme Activation/drug effects
- G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2
- Hypertension/chemically induced
- Hypertension/physiopathology
- Kidney/metabolism
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/drug effects
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/enzymology
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/metabolism
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/ultrastructure
- Male
- Models, Biological
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- NF-kappa B/physiology
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism
- Oxidative Stress
- Protein Kinase C/metabolism
- Protein Kinase C/physiology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/agonists
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/metabolism
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/physiology
- beta-Adrenergic Receptor Kinases/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- Anees Ahmad Banday
- Heart and Kidney Institute, College of Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, Texas , USA
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Zheng YQ, Liu JX, Wang JN, Xu L. Effects of crocin on reperfusion-induced oxidative/nitrative injury to cerebral microvessels after global cerebral ischemia. Brain Res 2007; 1138:86-94. [PMID: 17274961 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.12.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2006] [Revised: 12/17/2006] [Accepted: 12/20/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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This paper studied the effects of crocin, a pharmacologically active component of Crocus sativus L., on ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in mice cerebral microvessels. Transient global cerebral ischemia (20 min), followed by 24 h of reperfusion, significantly promoted the generation of nitric oxide (NO) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in cortical microvascular homogenates, as well as markedly reduced the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-px) and promoted the activity of nitric oxide synthase (NOs). Reperfusion for 24 h led to serous edema with substantial microvilli loss, vacuolation, membrane damage and mitochondrial injuries in cortical microvascular endothelial cells (CMEC). Furthermore, enhanced phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and decreased expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) were detected in cortical microvessels after I (20 min)/R (24 h). Reperfusion for 24 h also induced membrane (functional) G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) expression, while it reduced cytosol GRK2 expression. Pretreatment with crocin markedly inhibited oxidizing reactions and modulated the ultrastructure of CMEC in mice with 20 min of bilateral common carotid artery occlusion (BCCAO) followed by 24 h of reperfusion in vivo. Furthermore, crocin inhibited GRK2 translocation from the cytosol to the membrane and reduced ERK1/2 phosphorylation and MMP-9 expression in cortical microvessels. We propose that crocin protects the brain against excessive oxidative stress and constitutes a potential therapeutic candidate in transient global cerebral ischemia.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yong-Qiu Zheng
- Research Center, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 1, Xi Yuan yard Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100091, PR China.
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