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Nogueira RC, Aries M, Minhas JS, H Petersen N, Xiong L, Kainerstorfer JM, Castro P. Review of studies on dynamic cerebral autoregulation in the acute phase of stroke and the relationship with clinical outcome. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2022; 42:430-453. [PMID: 34515547 PMCID: PMC8985432 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x211045222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Acute stroke is associated with high morbidity and mortality. In the last decades, new therapies have been investigated with the aim of improving clinical outcomes in the acute phase post stroke onset. However, despite such advances, a large number of patients do not demonstrate improvement, furthermore, some unfortunately deteriorate. Thus, there is a need for additional treatments targeted to the individual patient. A potential therapeutic target is interventions to optimize cerebral perfusion guided by cerebral hemodynamic parameters such as dynamic cerebral autoregulation (dCA). This narrative led to the development of the INFOMATAS (Identifying New targets FOr Management And Therapy in Acute Stroke) project, designed to foster interventions directed towards understanding and improving hemodynamic aspects of the cerebral circulation in acute cerebrovascular disease states. This comprehensive review aims to summarize relevant studies on assessing dCA in patients suffering acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral haemorrhage, and subarachnoid haemorrhage. The review will provide to the reader the most consistent findings, the inconsistent findings which still need to be explored further and discuss the main limitations of these studies. This will allow for the creation of a research agenda for the use of bedside dCA information for prognostication and targeted perfusion interventions.
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- Ricardo C Nogueira
- Neurology Department, School of Medicine, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Neurology, Hospital Nove de Julho, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Intensive Care, University of Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center+, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Cerebral Haemodynamics in Ageing and Stroke Medicine (CHiASM) Research Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
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- Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA.,Neuroscience Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal
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De Silva TM, Sobey CG. Cerebral Vascular Biology in Health and Disease. Stroke 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-69424-7.00001-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Hughes WE, Hockenberry J, Miller B, Sorokin A, Beyer AM. Modulation of p66Shc impairs cerebrovascular myogenic tone in low renin but not low nitric oxide models of systemic hypertension. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2021; 321:H1096-H1102. [PMID: 34714691 PMCID: PMC8834231 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00542.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cerebral blood flow and perfusion are tightly maintained through autoregulation despite changes in transmural pressure. Oxidative stress impairs cerebral blood flow, precipitating cerebrovascular events. Phosphorylation of the adaptor protein p66Shc increases mitochondrial-derived oxidative stress. The effect of p66Shc gain or loss of function in nonhypertensive rats is unclear. We hypothesized that p66Shc gain of function would impair autoregulation of cerebral microcirculation under physiological and pathological conditions. Three previously established transgenic [salt-sensitive (SS) background] p66Shc rats were used, p66-Del/SS (express p66Shc with a nine-amino acid deletion), p66Shc-knockout (KO)/SS (frameshift premature termination codon), and p66Shc signaling and knock-in substitution of Ser36Ala (p66Shc-S36A)/SS (substitution of Ser36Ala). The p66Shc-Del were also bred on Sprague-Dawley (SD) backgrounds (p66-Del/SD), and a subset was exposed to a hypertensive stimulus [NG-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME)] for 4 wk. Active and passive diameters to increasing transmural pressure were measured and myogenic tone was calculated in all groups (SS and SD). Myogenic responses to increasing pressure were impaired in p66Shc-Del/SS rats relative to wild-type (WT)/SS and knock-in substitution of Ser36Ala (S36A; P < 0.05). p66-Del/SD rats did not demonstrate changes in active/passive diameters or myogenic tone relative to WT/SD but did demonstrate attenuated passive diameter responses to higher transmural pressure relative to p66-Del/SS. Four weeks of a hypertensive stimulus (l-NAME) did not alter active or passive diameter responses to increasing transmural pressure (P = 0.86-0.99), but increased myogenic responses relative to p66-Del/SD (P < 0.05). Collectively, we demonstrate the functional impact of p66Shc within the cerebral circulation and demonstrate that the genetic background of p66Shc rats largely drives changes in cerebrovascular function.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We demonstrate that the modulation of p66Shc signaling impairs cerebral artery myogenic tone in a low renin model of hypertension. This impairment is dependent upon the genetic background, as modulated p66Shc signaling in Sprague-Dawley rats does not impair cerebral artery myogenic tone.
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- William E Hughes
- Department of Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Medicine and Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Griesser E, Vemula V, Mónico A, Pérez-Sala D, Fedorova M. Dynamic posttranslational modifications of cytoskeletal proteins unveil hot spots under nitroxidative stress. Redox Biol 2021; 44:102014. [PMID: 34062408 PMCID: PMC8170420 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2021.102014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The cytoskeleton is a supramolecular structure consisting of interacting protein networks that support cell dynamics in essential processes such as migration and division, as well as in responses to stress. Fast cytoskeletal remodeling is achieved with the participation of regulatory proteins and posttranslational modifications (PTMs). Redox-related PTMs are emerging as critical players in cytoskeletal regulation. Here we used a cellular model of mild nitroxidative stress in which a peroxynitrite donor induced transient changes in the organization of three key cytoskeletal proteins, i.e., vimentin, actin and tubulin. Nitroxidative stress-induced reconfiguration of intermediate filaments, microtubules and actin structures were further correlated with their PTM profiles and dynamics of the PTM landscape. Using high-resolution mass spectrometry, 62 different PTMs were identified and relatively quantified in vimentin, actin and tubulin, including 12 enzymatic, 13 oxidative and 2 nitric oxide-derived modifications as well as 35 modifications by carbonylated lipid peroxidation products, thus evidencing the occurrence of a chain reaction with formation of numerous reactive species and activation of multiple signaling pathways. Our results unveil the presence of certain modifications under basal conditions and their modulation in response to stress in a target-, residue- and reactive species-dependent manner. Thus, some modifications accumulated during the experiment whereas others varied transiently. Moreover, we identified protein PTM "hot spots", such as the single cysteine residue of vimentin, which was detected in seven modified forms, thus, supporting its role in PTM crosstalk and redox sensing. Finally, identification of novel PTMs in these proteins paves the way for unveiling new cytoskeleton regulatory mechanisms.
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- Eva Griesser
- Institute of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy, Germany; Center for Biotechnology and Biomedicine, University of Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy, Germany; Center for Biotechnology and Biomedicine, University of Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Structural and Chemical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, C.S.I.C., 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Structural and Chemical Biology, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas, C.S.I.C., 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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- Institute of Bioanalytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Mineralogy, Germany; Center for Biotechnology and Biomedicine, University of Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
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Mohammadzadeh L, Latifi H, Khaksar S, Feiz MS, Motamedi F, Asadollahi A, Ezzatpour M. Measuring the Frequency-Specific Functional Connectivity Using Wavelet Coherence Analysis in Stroke Rats Based on Intrinsic Signals. Sci Rep 2020; 10:9429. [PMID: 32523058 PMCID: PMC7286921 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66246-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Optical intrinsic signal imaging (OISi) method is an optical technique to evaluate the functional connectivity (FC) of the cortex in animals. Already, using OISi, the FC of the cortex has been measured in time or frequency domain separately, and at frequencies below 0.08 Hz, which is not in the frequency range of hemodynamic oscillations which are able to track fast cortical events, including neurogenic, myogenic, cardiac and respiratory activities. In the current work, we calculated the wavelet coherence (WC) transform of the OISi time series to evaluate the cerebral response changes in the stroke rats. Utilizing WC, we measured FC at frequencies up to 4.5 Hz, and could monitor the time and frequency dependency of the FC simultaneously. The results showed that the WC of the brain diminished significantly in ischemic motor and somatosensory cortices. According to the statistical results, the signal amplitude, responsive area size, correlation, and wavelet coherence of the motor and the somatosensory cortices for stroke hemisphere were found to be significantly lower compared to the healthy hemisphere. The obtained results confirm that the OISi-based WC analysis is an efficient method to diagnose the relative severity of infarction and the size of the infarcted region after ischemic stroke.
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- Leila Mohammadzadeh
- Laser and Plasma Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, 1983969411, Iran
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- Laser and Plasma Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, 1983969411, Iran. .,Department of Physics, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, 1983963113, Iran.
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, 1993893973, Iran
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- Laser and Plasma Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, 1983969411, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1983963113, Iran
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- Laser and Plasma Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, 1983969411, Iran
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- Department of Physics, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, 1983963113, Iran
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Oxidative Stress and the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2018; 2018:2406594. [PMID: 30622664 PMCID: PMC6304899 DOI: 10.1155/2018/2406594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The gut-brain axis is increasingly recognized as an important pathway of communication and of physiological regulation, and gut microbiota seems to play a significant role in this mutual relationship. Oxidative stress is one of the most important pathogenic mechanisms for both neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, and acute conditions, such as stroke or traumatic brain injury. A peculiar microbiota type might increase brain inflammation and reactive oxygen species levels and might favor abnormal aggregation of proteins. Reversely, brain lesions of various etiologies result in alteration of gut properties and microbiota. These recent hypotheses could open a door for new therapeutic approaches in various neurological diseases.
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Kaesmacher J, Kreiser K, Manning NW, Gersing AS, Wunderlich S, Zimmer C, Kleine JF, Wiestler B, Boeckh-Behrens T. Clinical outcome prediction after thrombectomy of proximal middle cerebral artery occlusions by the appearance of lenticulostriate arteries on magnetic resonance angiography: A retrospective analysis. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2018; 38:1911-1923. [PMID: 28737109 PMCID: PMC6259316 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x17719790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Post-ischemic vasodynamic changes in infarcted brain parenchyma are common and range from hypo- to hyperperfusion. In the present study, appearance of the lenticulostriate arteries (LSAs) on postinterventional 3T time-of-flight (TOF)-MRA suggestive for altered post-stroke vasodynamics following thrombectomy was investigated. Patients who underwent thrombectomy for a proximal MCA occlusion and for whom postinterventional 3T TOF-MRA (median at day 3) was available, were included in this retrospective analysis (n=98). LSA appearance was categorized into presence (LSA-sign+) or absence (LSA-sign-) of vasodilatation in the ischemic hemisphere. Functional outcome was determined using the modified Rankin scale (mRS). LSA-sign+ was observed in 64/98 patients. Hypertension (adjusted OR: 0.171, 95% CI: 0.046-0.645) and preinterventional IV rtPA (adjusted OR: 0.265, 95% CI: 0.088-0.798) were associated with absence of the LSA-sign+. In multivariate logistic regression, LSA-sign+ was associated with substantial neurologic improvement (adjusted OR: 10.18, 95% CI: 2.69-38.57) and good functional outcome (discharge-mRS ≤ 2, adjusted OR: 7.127, 95% CI: 1.913-26.551 and day 90 mRS ≤ 2, adjusted OR: 3.786, 95% CI: 1.026-13.973) after correcting for relevant confounders. For all clinical endpoints, model fit improved when including the LSA-sign term (p<0.05). Asymmetrical dilatation of LSAs following successful thrombectomy indicates favorable neurologic and mid-term functional outcomes. This may indicate preserved cerebral blood flow regulatory mechanisms.
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- Johannes Kaesmacher
- 1 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- 2 Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, ViC, Australia
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- 3 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- 4 Department of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany.,5 Department of Neuroradiology, Vivantes Klinikum Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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Comajoan P, Gubern C, Huguet G, Serena J, Kádár E, Castellanos M. Evaluation of common housekeeping proteins under ischemic conditions and/or rt-PA treatment in bEnd.3 cells. J Proteomics 2018; 184:10-15. [PMID: 29929036 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2018.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Revised: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) is the only pharmacological approved treatment for ischemic stroke, despite its associated increasing risk of hemorrhagic transformation. Since many of rt-PA effects in blood-brain barrier (BBB) are not well characterized, the study of protein changes in BBB cells after rt-PA administration may help to understand its adverse effects. Our aim was to analyze protein levels of four commonly used housekeeping proteins: β-Actin, α-Tubulin, GAPDH and HPRT in bEnd.3 endothelial cell line subjected to oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD) conditions and rt-PA treatment to determine their reliability as Western blot loading controls. bEnd.3 monolayers were subjected to 2.5 h of OGD and reperfusion with/without 20 μg/ml of rt-PA. At 3, 6, 24 and 72 h post-OGD, protein levels were analyzed by Western blot using Stain-Free technology. OGD significantly decreased β-Actin, α-Tubulin, GAPDH and HPRT protein levels at 3, 6, 24 and 72 h post-OGD without significant rt-PA treatment effects except for the GAPDH levels increase in control condition at 3 h post-OGD. The present study clearly demonstrated that β-Actin, α-Tubulin, GAPDH and HPRT proteins are not suitable as loading controls for Western Blot analysis in bEnd.3 cells after OGD. SIGNIFICANCE We reported altered levels of β-Actin, α-Tubulin, GAPDH and HPRT housekeeping proteins in bEnd.3 endothelial cell line after an ischemic insult. Therefore, we demonstrated that these proteins are not suitable as loading controls for Western Blot analysis in our experimental conditions and we recommended the use of Stain-Free gels as an alternative to traditional housekeeping proteins normalization.
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- Pau Comajoan
- Cerebrovascular Pathology Research Group, Department of Neurology, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdIBGi), Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain; Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Department of Biology, University of Girona (UdG), Girona, Spain
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- Cerebrovascular Pathology Research Group, Department of Neurology, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdIBGi), Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain; Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Department of Biology, University of Girona (UdG), Girona, Spain
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- Cerebrovascular Pathology Research Group, Department of Neurology, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdIBGi), Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain; Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Department of Biology, University of Girona (UdG), Girona, Spain
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- Cerebrovascular Pathology Research Group, Department of Neurology, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdIBGi), Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain; Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Department of Biology, University of Girona (UdG), Girona, Spain
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- Cerebrovascular Pathology Research Group, Department of Neurology, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IdIBGi), Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Girona, Spain; Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Research Group, Department of Biology, University of Girona (UdG), Girona, Spain.
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- Neurology Service, University Hospital Complex of A Coruña, A Coruña Biomedical Research Institute, A Coruña, Spain.
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Asano S, O'Connell GC, Lemaster KC, DeVallance ER, Branyan KW, Simpkins JW, Frisbee JC, Barr TL, Chantler PD. Circulating leucocytes perpetuate stroke-induced aortic dysfunction. Exp Physiol 2017; 102:1321-1331. [PMID: 28737253 DOI: 10.1113/ep086510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? Does a stroke event influence aortic endothelial function; and what is the role of peripheral circulating leucocytes in stroke on the vascular reactivity of the aorta? What is the main finding and its importance? In vitro co-culture experiments demonstrated that aortic endothelium-dependent relaxation was impaired when rat aortic rings were co-cultured with leucocytes stimulated with serum from stroke patients. Impaired vascular reactivity was not observed in aortic rings without leucocytes stimulated with serum from stroke patients or age-matched control patients with or without leucocytes. These data suggest that leucocyte-dependent altered aortic endothelium-dependent relaxation with stroke and the systemic consequences of stroke on vascular inflammation may occur in the aorta. Post-stroke inflammation has been linked to poor stroke outcomes. The vascular endothelium senses and responds to circulating factors, in particular inflammatory cytokines. Although stroke-associated local cerebrovascular dysfunction is well reported, the effects of a stroke on conduit artery function are not fully understood. We tested the hypothesis that serum from stroke patients triggers leucocyte-dependent aortic endothelial dysfunction that is associated with elevated concentrations of cytokines. Total leucocytes were isolated from healthy individuals, and the cells were incubated in serum from control subjects or stroke patients for 6 h. The quantity of cytokines in media was determined using an immunoassay. Vascular reactivity was determined by the rat aortic rings that were co-cultured with or without leucocytes and stimulated with serum samples from control subjects or stroke patients. Endothelium-dependent dilatation was significantly impaired in aortic rings co-cultured with leucocytes plus serum from stroke patients (50 ± 30 versus 85 ± 13%, P < 0.05) versus serum from control subjects. In contrast, no difference was observed in aortic function stimulated with serum from control subjects or stroke patients without total leucocytes. Likewise, total leucocyte-derived cytokine concentrations were significantly increased in a time-dependent manner on stimulation with serum from stroke patients (P < 0.05). These observations support the concept that the increased response of leucocytes drives the development of stroke-associated vascular endothelial dysfunction. As such, pharmacologically targeting the source of inflammatory cytokines might alleviate stroke-associated peripheral vascular dysfunction.
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- Shinichi Asano
- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Health and Human Performance, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, USA
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Center for Basic and Translational Stroke Research, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Valtari Bio Incorporated, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Center for Basic and Translational Stroke Research, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Center for Basic and Translational Stroke Research, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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Wynne BM, Labazi H, Carneiro ZN, Tostes RC, Webb RC. Angeli's Salt, a nitroxyl anion donor, reverses endothelin-1 mediated vascular dysfunction in murine aorta. Eur J Pharmacol 2017; 814:294-301. [PMID: 28830679 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2017.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Revised: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Abstract
Nitroglycerin (Gtn) is a treatment for cardiovascular patients due to its vasodilatory actions, but induces tolerance when given chronically. A proposed mechanism is the superoxide (O2-)-oxidative stress hypothesis, which suggests that Gtn increases O2- production. Nitric oxide (NO) exists in three different redox states; the protonated, reduced state, nitroxyl anion (HNO) is an emerging candidate in vascular regulation. HNO is resistant to scavenging and of particular interest in conditions where high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) exist. We hypothesize that treatment with Gtn will exacerbate endothelin 1 (ET-1) induced vascular dysfunction via an increase in ROS, while treatment with Angeli's Salt (AS), an HNO donor, will not. Aorta from mice were isolated and divided into four groups: vehicle, ET-1 [0.1μM, 1μM], ET-1+Gtn [Gtn 1μM] and ET-1+AS [AS 1μM]. Concentration response curves (CRCs) to acetylcholine (ACh) and phenylephrine (Phe) were performed. Aorta incubated with ET-1 (for 20-22h) exhibited a decreased relaxation response to ACh and an increase in Phe-mediated contraction. Aorta incubated with AS exhibited a reversal in ET-1 induced vascular and endothelial dysfunction. ET-1 increased ROS in aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), visualized by dihydroethidium (DHE) staining. AS incubated reduced this ROS generation, yet maintained with Gtn treatment. These data suggest that aorta incubated with the HNO donor, AS, can reverse ET-1 mediated vascular dysfunction, which may be through a decrease or prevention of ROS generation. We propose that HNO may be vasoprotective and that HNO donors studied as a therapeutic option where other organic nitrates are contraindicative.
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- Brandi M Wynne
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States; Department of Medicine, Renal Division, Emory University, 615 Michael St. Ste 605C, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States.
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States; Center for Cardiovascular Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43215, United States.
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States.
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- Pharmacology Department, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Av Bandeirantes 3900, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14049-900, Brazil.
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, United States.
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Onetti Y, Dantas AP, Pérez B, McNeish AJ, Vila E, Jiménez-Altayó F. Peroxynitrite formed during a transient episode of brain ischaemia increases endothelium-derived hyperpolarization-type dilations in thromboxane/prostaglandin receptor-stimulated rat cerebral arteries. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2017; 220:150-166. [PMID: 27683007 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12809] [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] [Received: 08/15/2016] [Revised: 09/05/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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AIM Increased thromboxane A2 and peroxynitrite are hallmarks of cerebral ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R). Stimulation of thromboxane/prostaglandin receptors (TP) attenuates endothelium-derived hyperpolarization (EDH). We investigated whether EDH-type middle cerebral artery (MCA) relaxations following TP stimulation are altered after I/R and the influence of peroxynitrite. METHODS Vascular function was determined by wire myography after TP stimulation with the thromboxane A2 mimetic 9,11-dideoxy-9α, 11α -methano-epoxy prostaglandin F2α (U46619) in MCA of Sprague Dawley rats subjected to MCA occlusion (90 min)/reperfusion (24 h) or sham operation, and in non-operated (control) rats. Some rats were treated with saline or the peroxynitrite decomposition catalyst 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrinato iron (III) (20 mg kg-1 ). Protein expression was evaluated in MCA and in human microvascular endothelial cells submitted to hypoxia (overnight)/reoxygenation (24 h) (H/R) using immunofluorescence and immunoblotting. RESULTS In U46619-pre-constricted MCA, EDH-type relaxation by the proteinase-activated receptor 2 agonist serine-leucine-isoleucine-glycine-arginine-leucine-NH2 (SLIGRL) was greater in I/R than sham rats due to an increased contribution of small-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (SKCa ), which was confirmed by the enlarged relaxation to the SKCa activator N-cyclohexyl-N-2-(3,5-dimethyl-pyrazol-1-yl)-6-methyl-4-pyrimidinamine. I/R and H/R induced endothelial protein tyrosine nitration and filamentous-actin disruption. In control MCA, either cytochalasin D or peroxynitrite disrupted endothelial filamentous-actin and augmented EDH-type relaxation. Furthermore, peroxynitrite decomposition during I/R prevented the increase in EDH-type responses. CONCLUSION Following TP stimulation in MCA, EDH-type relaxation to SLIGRL is greater after I/R due to endothelial filamentous-actin disruption by peroxynitrite, which prevents TP-induced block of SKCa input to EDH. These results reveal a novel mechanism whereby peroxynitrite could promote post-ischaemic brain injury.
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- Y. Onetti
- Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia; Institut de Neurociències; Facultat de Medicina; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Bellaterra Spain
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- Institut Clínic Cardiovascular; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS); Barcelona Spain
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- Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia; Institut de Neurociències; Facultat de Medicina; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Bellaterra Spain
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- Reading School of Pharmacy; University of Reading; Reading Berkshire UK
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- Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia; Institut de Neurociències; Facultat de Medicina; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Bellaterra Spain
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- Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia; Institut de Neurociències; Facultat de Medicina; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Bellaterra Spain
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Coucha M, Abdelsaid M, Li W, Johnson MH, Orfi L, El-Remessy AB, Fagan SC, Ergul A. Nox4 contributes to the hypoxia-mediated regulation of actin cytoskeleton in cerebrovascular smooth muscle. Life Sci 2016; 163:46-54. [PMID: 27558234 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2016.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Revised: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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UNLABELLED Ischemia/reperfusion and the resulting oxidative/nitrative stress impair cerebral myogenic tone via actin depolymerization. While it is known that NADPH oxidase (Nox) family is a major source of vascular oxidative stress; the extent and mechanisms by which Nox activation contributes to actin depolymerization, and equally important, the relative role of Nox isoforms in this response is not clear. AIM To determine the role of Nox4 in hypoxia-mediated actin depolymerization and myogenic-tone impairment in cerebral vascular smooth muscle. MAIN METHODS Control and Nox4 deficient (siRNA knock-down) human brain vascular smooth muscle cells (HBVSMC) were exposed to 30-min hypoxia/45-min reoxygenation. Nox2, Nox4, inducible and neuronal nitric oxide synthase (iNOS and nNOS) and nitrotyrosine levels as well as F:G actin were determined. Myogenic-tone was measured using pressurized arteriography in middle cerebral artery isolated from rats subjected to sham, 30-min ischemia/45-min reperfusion or ex-vivo oxygen glucose deprivation in the presence and absence of Nox inhibitors. RESULTS Nox4 and iNOS expression were significantly upregulated following hypoxia or ischemia/reperfusion. Hypoxia augmented nitrotyrosine levels while reducing F actin. These effects were nullified by inhibiting nitration with epicatechin or pharmacological or molecular inhibition of Nox4. Ischemia/reperfusion impaired myogenic-tone, which was restored by the selective inhibition of Nox4. CONCLUSION Nox4 activation in VSMCs contributes to actin depolymerization after hypoxia, which could be the underlying mechanism for myogenic-tone impairment following ischemia/reperfusion.
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- Maha Coucha
- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta University, United States; Departments of Physiology, Augusta University, United States; Program in Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta University, United States; Departments of Physiology, Augusta University, United States
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- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta University, United States; Departments of Physiology, Augusta University, United States
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- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta University, United States; Program in Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta University, United States; Departments of Neurology, Augusta University, United States; Program in Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Augusta, GA, United States
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- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta University, United States; Departments of Physiology, Augusta University, United States; Program in Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Augusta, GA, United States.
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Ahnstedt H, Sweet J, Cruden P, Bishop N, Cipolla MJ. Effects of Early Post-Ischemic Reperfusion and tPA on Cerebrovascular Function and Nitrosative Stress in Female Rats. Transl Stroke Res 2016; 7:228-38. [PMID: 27125535 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-016-0468-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Revised: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Stroke is a major health issue in women. Our previous studies in male rats showed decreased myogenic tone in middle cerebral arteries (MCAs) after ischemia and reperfusion (I/R), while tone in parenchymal arterioles (PAs) was increased. This vascular response may aggravate stroke damage in males by limiting reperfusion; however, the effect in females is not known. The current study investigated the effect of I/R and tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) on myogenic tone and reactivity of MCAs and PAs in female rats. Nitrosative stress by peroxynitrite and recruitment of inflammatory neutrophils to the microvasculature were also studied. Female rats were subjected to 2-h MCA filament occlusion (n = 16) or sham surgery (n = 17) and given tPA (1 mg/kg, i.v) or vehicle followed by 30-min reperfusion. Myogenic tone and reactivity were measured in isolated and pressurized MCAs and PAs from the same animals. Cerebrovascular F-actin, 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT, peroxynitrite marker), and intravascular neutrophils were quantified. Myogenic tone and constriction to the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor Nω-nitro-L-arginine were decreased in MCAs but unchanged in PAs after I/R with no effect of tPA. F-actin and 3-NT expression were unaffected by I/R or tPA. Our study showed that MCAs from females, similar to what has been seen in males, are dilated after I/R and have decreased myogenic tone while tone in PAs was unchanged. Increased small vessel resistance may contribute to decreased reperfusion and worse outcome after stroke.
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- Hilda Ahnstedt
- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, HSRF 416A, 149 Beaumont Avenue, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, HSRF 416A, 149 Beaumont Avenue, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, HSRF 416A, 149 Beaumont Avenue, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, HSRF 416A, 149 Beaumont Avenue, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, HSRF 416A, 149 Beaumont Avenue, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA. .,Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA.
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Canavero I, Sherburne HA, Tremble SM, Clark WM, Cipolla MJ. Effects of Acute Stroke Serum on Non-Ischemic Cerebral and Mesenteric Vascular Function. Transl Stroke Res 2016; 7:156-65. [PMID: 26809954 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-016-0449-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Revised: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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We investigated the effects of circulating factors in serum obtained from patients in the acute phase of different subtypes of ischemic stroke on non-ischemic cerebral and mesenteric arteries, as a potential mechanism involved in influencing regional perfusion and thus clinical evolution. Posterior cerebral arteries (PCAs) and mesentery arteries (MAs) isolated from Wistar Kyoto rats were perfused with serum from acute stroke patients with large vessel disease without (LVD) or with hypertension (LVD + HTN), cardioembolism with hypertension (CE + HTN), or physiologic saline as controls. Myogenic activity and nitric oxide-dependent vasorelaxation were assessed after 2 h of intraluminal exposure to serum. Vascular function was differentially affected by sera. Exposure to LVD serum increased myogenic tone and produced endothelial dysfunction in both PCAs and MAs. However, CE + HTN serum increased tone and decreased smooth muscle sensitivity to NO in vessels from both vascular beds. LVD + HTN serum was associated with reduced smooth muscle sensitivity to NO in vessels from both vascular beds but increased tone only in PCAs. Inflammation and oxidative stress, determined by measurement of high sensitivity C-reactive protein, uric acid, and free 8-isoprostane, were enhanced in all the serum groups. These results demonstrate vasoactive properties of acute stroke serum related to stroke subtypes that could potentially contribute to the pathogenesis of early hemodynamic-based clinical events.
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- Isabella Canavero
- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, 149 Beaumont Ave., HSRF 416A, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, 149 Beaumont Ave., HSRF 416A, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, 149 Beaumont Ave., HSRF 416A, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Oregon Stroke Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, 149 Beaumont Ave., HSRF 416A, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA. .,Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA. .,Department of Pharmacology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA.
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Onetti Y, Dantas AP, Pérez B, Cugota R, Chamorro A, Planas AM, Vila E, Jiménez-Altayó F. Middle cerebral artery remodeling following transient brain ischemia is linked to early postischemic hyperemia: a target of uric acid treatment. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2015; 308:H862-74. [PMID: 25637543 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00001.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Ischemia impairs blood supply to the brain, and reperfusion is important to restore cerebral blood flow (CBF) and rescue neurons from cell death. However, reperfusion can induce CBF values exceeding the basal values before ischemia. This hyperemic effect has been associated with a worse ischemic brain damage, albeit the mechanisms that contribute to infarct expansion are not clear. In this study, we investigated the influence of early postischemic hyperemia on brain damage and middle cerebral artery (MCA) properties and the effect of treatment with the endogenous antioxidant uric acid (UA). The MCA was occluded for 90 min followed by 24 h reperfusion in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats. Cortical CBF increases at reperfusion beyond 20% of basal values were taken as indicative of hyperemia. UA (16 mg/kg) or vehicle (Locke's buffer) was administered intravenously 135 min after MCA occlusion. Hyperemic compared with nonhyperemic rats showed MCA wall thickening (sham: 22.4 ± 0.8 μm; nonhyperemic: 23.1 ± 1.2 μm; hyperemic: 27.8 ± 0.9 at 60 mmHg; P < 0.001, hyperemic vs. sham) involving adventitial cell proliferation, increased oxidative stress, and interleukin-18, and more severe brain damage. Thus MCA remodeling after ischemia-reperfusion takes place under vascular oxidative and inflammatory stress conditions linked to hyperemia. UA administration attenuated MCA wall thickening, induced passive lumen expansion, and reduced brain damage in hyperemic rats, although it did not increase brain UA concentration. We conclude that hyperemia at reperfusion following brain ischemia induces vascular damage that can be attenuated by administration of the endogenous antioxidant UA.
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- Yara Onetti
- Facultat de Medicina, Departament de Farmacologia, Terapèutica i Toxicologia, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Institut Clínic del Tòrax, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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- Facultat de Medicina, Departament de Farmacologia, Terapèutica i Toxicologia, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Facultat de Medicina, Departament de Farmacologia, Terapèutica i Toxicologia, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Functional Unit of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain; and
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- Departament d'Isquèmia Cerebral i Neurodegeneració, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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- Facultat de Medicina, Departament de Farmacologia, Terapèutica i Toxicologia, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Facultat de Medicina, Departament de Farmacologia, Terapèutica i Toxicologia, Institut de Neurociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain;
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Structural, mechanical and myogenic properties of small mesenteric arteries from ApoE KO mice: Characterization and effects of virgin olive oil diets. Atherosclerosis 2015; 238:55-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2014] [Revised: 10/18/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Cerebrovascular dysfunction and blood-brain barrier permeability induced by oxidized LDL are prevented by apocynin and magnesium sulfate in female rats. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2014; 63:33-9. [PMID: 24084218 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) is elevated during several neurologic conditions that involve cerebral edema formation, including severe preeclampsia and eclampsia; however, our understanding of its effect on the cerebral vasculature is limited. We hypothesized that oxLDL induced blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption and changes in cerebrovascular reactivity occur through NADPH oxidase-derived superoxide. We also investigated the effect of MgSO₄ on oxLDL-induced changes in the cerebral vasculature as this is commonly used in preventing cerebral edema formation. Posterior cerebral arteries from female rats were perfused with 5 µg/mL oxLDL in rat serum with or without 50 µM apocynin or 16 mM MgSO₄ and BBB permeability and vascular reactivity were compared. oxLDL increased BBB permeability and decreased myogenic tone that were prevented by apocynin. oxLDL increased constriction to the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor nitro-L-arginine that was unaffected by apocynin. oxLDL enhanced dilation to the NO donor sodium nitroprusside that was prevented by apocynin. MgSO₄ prevented oxLDL-induced BBB permeability without affecting oxLDL-induced changes in myogenic tone. Thus, oxLDL seems to cause BBB disruption and vascular tone dysregulation through NADPH oxidase-derived superoxide. These results highlight oxLDL and NADPH oxidase as potentially important therapeutic targets in neurologic conditions that involve elevated oxLDL.
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Jiménez-Altayó F, Planas AM, Vila E. Letter to the editor: "Targeting cerebrovascular myogenic dysfunction in stroke". Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2014; 306:H1481-2. [PMID: 24833733 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00178.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Francesc Jiménez-Altayó
- Departament de Farmacologia, Terapèutica i Toxicologia, Institut de Neurociències, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra; and
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- Departament d'Isquèmia Cerebral i Neurodegeneració, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Farmacologia, Terapèutica i Toxicologia, Institut de Neurociències, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra; and
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Dunn KM, Nelson MT. Neurovascular signaling in the brain and the pathological consequences of hypertension. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2013; 306:H1-14. [PMID: 24163077 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00364.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The execution and maintenance of all brain functions are dependent on a continuous flow of blood to meet the metabolic needs of the tissue. To ensure the delivery of resources required for neural processing and the maintenance of neural homeostasis, the cerebral vasculature is elaborately and extensively regulated by signaling from neurons, glia, interneurons, and perivascular nerves. Hypertension is associated with impaired neurovascular regulation of the cerebral circulation and culminates in neurodegeneration and cognitive dysfunction. Here, we review the physiological processes of neurovascular signaling in the brain and discuss mechanisms of hypertensive neurovascular dysfunction.
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- Kathryn M Dunn
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont; and
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Coucha M, Li W, Johnson MH, Fagan SC, Ergul A. Protein nitration impairs the myogenic tone of rat middle cerebral arteries in both ischemic and nonischemic hemispheres after ischemic stroke. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2013; 305:H1726-35. [PMID: 24097431 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00535.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The myogenic response is crucial for maintaining vascular resistance to achieve constant perfusion during pressure fluctuations. Reduced cerebral blood flow has been reported in ischemic and nonischemic hemispheres after stroke. Ischemia-reperfusion injury and the resulting oxidative stress impair myogenic responses in the ischemic hemisphere. Yet, the mechanism by which ischemia-reperfusion affects the nonischemic side is still undetermined. The goal of the present study was to determine the effect of ischemia-reperfusion injury on the myogenic reactivity of cerebral vessels from both hemispheres and whether protein nitration due to excess peroxynitrite production is the underlying mechanism of loss of tone. Male Wistar rats were subjected to sham operation or 30-min middle cerebral artery occlusion/45-min reperfusion. Rats were administered saline, the peroxynitrite decomposition catalyst 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)prophyrinato iron (III), or the nitration inhibitor epicatechin at reperfusion. Middle cerebral arteries isolated from another set of control rats were exposed to ex vivo oxygen-glucose deprivation with and without glycoprotein 91 tat (NADPH oxidase inhibitor) or N(ω)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester. Myogenic tone and nitrotyrosine levels were determined. Ischemia-reperfusion injury impaired the myogenic tone of vessels in both hemispheres compared with the sham group (P < 0.001). Vessels exposed to ex vivo oxygen-glucose deprivation experienced a similar loss of myogenic tone. Inhibition of peroxynitrite parent radicals significantly improved the myogenic tone. Peroxynitrite scavenging or inhibition of nitration improved the myogenic tone of vessels from ischemic (P < 0.001 and P < 0.05, respectively) and nonischemic (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, respectively) hemispheres. Nitration was significantly increased in both hemispheres versus the sham group and was normalized with epicatechin treatment. In conclusion, ischemia-reperfusion injury impairs vessel reactivity in both hemispheres via nitration. We suggest that sham operation rather than the nonischemic side should be used as a control in preclinical stroke studies.
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- Maha Coucha
- Department of Physiology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia
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Cipolla MJ, Sweet JG, Gokina NI, White SL, Nelson MT. Mechanisms of enhanced basal tone of brain parenchymal arterioles during early postischemic reperfusion: role of ET-1-induced peroxynitrite generation. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2013; 33:1486-92. [PMID: 23778163 PMCID: PMC3790940 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2013.99] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2013] [Revised: 04/30/2013] [Accepted: 05/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The contributions of vasoconstrictors (endothelin-1 (ET-1), peroxynitrite) and endothelium-dependent vasodilatory mechanisms to basal tone were investigated in parenchymal arterioles (PAs) after early postischemic reperfusion. Transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) was induced for 2 hours with 30 minutes reperfusion in male Wistar rats and compared with ischemia alone (permanent MCAO (pMCAO); 2.5 hours) or sham controls. Changes in lumen diameter of isolated and pressurized PAs were compared. Quantitative PCR was used to measure endothelin type B (ETB) receptors. Constriction to intravascular pressure ('basal tone') was not affected by tMCAO or pMCAO. However, constriction to inhibitors of endothelial cell, small- (SK) and intermediate- (IK) conductance, Ca(2+)-sensitive K(+) channels (apamin and TRAM-34, respectively) were significantly enhanced in PAs from tMCAO compared with pMCAO or sham. Addition of the ETB agonist sarafotoxin caused constriction in PAs from tMCAO but not from sham animals (21 ± 4% versus 3 ± 3% at 1 nmol/L; P<0.01) that was inhibited by the peroxynitrite scavenger FeTMPyP (5,10,15,20-tetrakis (N-methyl-4'-pyridyl) porphinato iron (III) chloride) (100 μmol/L). Expression of ETB receptors was not found on PA smooth muscle, suggesting that constriction to sarafotoxin after tMCAO was due to peroxynitrite and not ETB receptor expression. The maintenance of basal tone in PAs after tMCAO may restrict flow to the ischemic region and contribute to infarct expansion.
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- Marilyn J Cipolla
- 1] Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, USA [2] Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, USA [3] Department of Pharmacology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, USA
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Bolduc V, Thorin-Trescases N, Thorin E. Endothelium-dependent control of cerebrovascular functions through age: exercise for healthy cerebrovascular aging. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2013; 305:H620-33. [PMID: 23792680 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00624.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Cognitive performances are tightly associated with the maximal aerobic exercise capacity, both of which decline with age. The benefits on mental health of regular exercise, which slows the age-dependent decline in maximal aerobic exercise capacity, have been established for centuries. In addition, the maintenance of an optimal cerebrovascular endothelial function through regular exercise, part of a healthy lifestyle, emerges as one of the key and primary elements of successful brain aging. Physical exercise requires the activation of specific brain areas that trigger a local increase in cerebral blood flow to match neuronal metabolic needs. In this review, we propose three ways by which exercise could maintain the cerebrovascular endothelial function, a premise to a healthy cerebrovascular function and an optimal regulation of cerebral blood flow. First, exercise increases blood flow locally and increases shear stress temporarily, a known stimulus for endothelial cell maintenance of Akt-dependent expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase, nitric oxide generation, and the expression of antioxidant defenses. Second, the rise in circulating catecholamines during exercise not only facilitates adequate blood and nutrient delivery by stimulating heart function and mobilizing energy supplies but also enhances endothelial repair mechanisms and angiogenesis. Third, in the long term, regular exercise sustains a low resting heart rate that reduces the mechanical stress imposed to the endothelium of cerebral arteries by the cardiac cycle. Any chronic variation from a healthy environment will perturb metabolism and thus hasten endothelial damage, favoring hypoperfusion and neuronal stress.
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- Virginie Bolduc
- Departments of Surgery and Pharmacology, Université de Montréal, and Centre de recherche, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Yang MJ, Sim S, Jeon JH, Jeong E, Kim HC, Park YJ, Kim IB. Mitral and tufted cells are potential cellular targets of nitration in the olfactory bulb of aged mice. PLoS One 2013; 8:e59673. [PMID: 23527248 PMCID: PMC3601056 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2012] [Accepted: 02/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Olfactory sensory function declines with age; though, the underlying molecular changes that occur in the olfactory bulb (OB) are relatively unknown. An important cellular signaling molecule involved in the processing, modulation, and formation of olfactory memories is nitric oxide (NO). However, excess NO can result in the production of peroxynitrite to cause oxidative and nitrosative stress. In this study, we assessed whether changes in the expression of 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT), a neurochemical marker of peroxynitrite and thus oxidative damage, exists in the OB of young, adult, middle-aged, and aged mice. Our results demonstrate that OB 3-NT levels increase with age in normal C57BL/6 mice. Moreover, in aged mice, 3-NT immunoreactivity was found in some blood vessels and microglia throughout the OB. Notably, large and strongly immunoreactive puncta were found in mitral and tufted cells, and these were identified as lipofuscin granules. Additionally, we found many small-labeled puncta within the glomeruli of the glomerular layer and in the external plexiform layer, and these were localized to mitochondria and discrete segments of mitral and tufted dendritic plasma membranes. These results suggest that mitral and tufted cells are potential cellular targets of nitration, along with microglia and blood vessels, in the OB during aging.
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- Myung Jae Yang
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, St. Vincent's Hospital, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Biomedical Mouse Resource Center, Ochang Branch, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Ochang-eup, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, St. Vincent's Hospital, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
- * E-mail: (YJP); (IBK)
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- * E-mail: (YJP); (IBK)
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Schreurs MPH, Cipolla MJ. Pregnancy enhances the effects of hypercholesterolemia on posterior cerebral arteries. Reprod Sci 2012; 20:391-9. [PMID: 23171682 DOI: 10.1177/1933719112459228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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In preeclampsia, hyperlipidemia is enhanced compared to normal pregnancy that could adversely affect vascular function. In the cerebral vasculature, this could lead to dysregulation of cerebral blood flow and neurological complications. Here, we examined the effect of excessive hyperlipidemia, as seen in preeclampsia, on cerebral artery function and expression of inflammatory markers in pregnancy. Pregnant and nonpregnant rats received a 14-day high-cholesterol diet or normal chow and posterior cerebral artery function was compared. High cholesterol significantly increased sensitivity of posterior cerebral arteries to the nitric oxide donor sodium nitroprusside that was accompanied by a ~12-fold increased messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in late-pregnant rats only. Further, high cholesterol significantly increased peroxynitrite-induced dilation and decreased myogenic tone in cerebral arteries from late pregnant compared to nonpregnant animals. These results suggest that pathologically high levels of cholesterol in pregnancy enhance inflammatory responses and peroxynitrite generation in cerebral arteries.
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- Malou P H Schreurs
- Department of Neurology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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Palomares SM, Gardner-Morse I, Sweet JG, Cipolla MJ. Peroxynitrite decomposition with FeTMPyP improves plasma-induced vascular dysfunction and infarction during mild but not severe hyperglycemic stroke. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2012; 32:1035-45. [PMID: 22373645 PMCID: PMC3367219 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2012.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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We investigated mechanisms by which circulating factors during hyperglycemic (HG) stroke affect cerebrovascular function and the role of peroxynitrite in stroke outcome. Middle cerebral arteries (MCAs) were isolated from male Wistar rats and perfused with plasma from rats that were hyperglycemic for 5 to 6 days by streptozotocin and underwent either MCA occlusion (HG MCAO) or Sham surgery (HG Sham) compared with MCA perfused with physiologic saline (No plasma). Myogenic responses and endothelial function were compared in untreated MCA (n=8/group) or with inhibitors of NADPH oxidase (apocynin; n=8), peroxynitrite (FeTMPyP; n=8) or endothelin-1 (ET-1)(A) (BQ-123; n=8). Finally, animals were treated in vivo before reperfusion after mild (<68% cerebral blood flow (CBF) decrease) or severe (>68% CBF decrease) MCAO with FeTMPyP (n=12) or vehicle (n=12) and CBF and infarction measured. The HG MCAO plasma increased tone in MCA versus No plasma (P<0.05) that was reversed by FeTMPyP, but not by apocynin or BQ-123. The HG Sham plasma also increased tone in MCA (P<0.05) that was reversed by BQ-123 only. In vivo, FeTMPyP was neuroprotective during mild, but not severe ischemia. These results show that circulating factors in plasma can affect cerebrovascular function through peroxynitrite generation and ET-1. In addition, peroxynitrite decomposition improves stroke outcome acutely during mild, but not severe HG ischemia.
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- Sara Morales Palomares
- Departments of Neurology, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, and Pharmacology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA
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Kelly-Cobbs AI, Prakash R, Coucha M, Knight RA, Li W, Ogbi SN, Johnson M, Ergul A. Cerebral myogenic reactivity and blood flow in type 2 diabetic rats: role of peroxynitrite in hypoxia-mediated loss of myogenic tone. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2012; 342:407-15. [PMID: 22570365 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.111.191296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Dysregulation of cerebral vascular function and, ultimately, cerebral blood flow (CBF) may contribute to complications such as stroke and cognitive decline in diabetes. We hypothesized that 1) diabetes-mediated neurovascular and myogenic dysfunction impairs CBF and 2) under hypoxic conditions, cerebral vessels from diabetic rats lose myogenic properties because of peroxynitrite (ONOO(-))-mediated nitration of vascular smooth muscle (VSM) actin. Functional hyperemia, the ability of blood vessels to dilate upon neuronal stimulation, and myogenic tone of isolated middle cerebral arteries (MCAs) were assessed as indices of neurovascular and myogenic function, respectively, in 10- to 12-week control and type 2 diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rats. In addition, myogenic behavior of MCAs, nitrotyrosine (NY) levels, and VSM actin content were measured under normoxic and hypoxic [oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD)] conditions with and without the ONOO(-) decomposition catalyst 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl) prophyrinato iron (III), chloride (FeTPPs). The percentage of myogenic tone was higher in diabetes, and forced dilation occurred at higher pressures. Functional hyperemia was impaired. Consistent with these findings, baseline CBF was lower in diabetes. OGD reduced the percentage of myogenic tone in both groups, and FeTPPs restored it only in diabetes. OGD increased VSM NY in both groups, and although FeTPPs restored basal levels, it did not correct the reduced filamentous/globular (F/G) actin ratio. Acute alterations in VSM ONOO(-) levels may contribute to hypoxic myogenic dysfunction, but this cannot be solely explained by the decreased F/G actin ratio due to actin nitration, and mechanisms may differ between control and diabetic animals. Our findings also demonstrate that diabetes alters the ability of cerebral vessels to regulate CBF under basal and hypoxic conditions.
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Winters A, Taylor JC, Ren M, Ma R, Liu R, Yang SH. Transient focal cerebral ischemia induces long-term cerebral vasculature dysfunction in a rodent experimental stroke model. Transl Stroke Res 2012; 3:279-85. [PMID: 22899969 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-012-0148-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Constriction and dilation of large arteries of brain regulates cerebral vascular resistance and cerebral microvascular pressure, which play key roles in regulation of cerebral circulation. We investigated the effect of ischemic stroke on vascular reactivity of middle cerebral artery (MCA) using a rat transient focal cerebral ischemia model. Focal cerebral ischemia was induced by 1 hour MCA occlusion followed by reperfusion. MCAs were dissected from ischemic or contralateral hemisphere at 2 days or 2 weeks post reperfusion and mounted on 2 glass micropipettes for assessment of vascular reactivity. MCAs from brains of sham surgeries were used as control. At 2 days post reperfusion, a significant alteration of myogenic reactivity was found in MCAs dissected from both ischemic and non-ischemic hemispheres, which could still be identified at 2 weeks after reperfusion. Phenylephrine (PE) induced remarkable vasoconstriction in MCAs from animals that underwent sham surgery. No significant alteration of vasoconstrictive response to PE was found in MCAs isolated from either ischemic or contralateral hemisphere at 2 days or 2 weeks after ischemic stroke, as compared with MCAs from sham animals. Acetylcholine (ACh) induced mild dilation in normal MCAs, which was reversed in MCAs from both ischemic and non-ischemic hemispheres at 2 weeks after ischemic stroke. Sodium nitroprusside (SNP) induced vasodilation in MCAs from animals with sham operation, which was diminished in MCAs from both ischemic and non-ischemic hemisphere at 2 days and 2 weeks after ischemic stroke. These results demonstrated that focal cerebral ischemia could induce long-term global cerebral vasculature dysfunction.
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- Ali Winters
- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX. 76107
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Vascular Targets for Ischemic Stroke Treatment. Transl Stroke Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-9530-8_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Márquez-Martín A, Jiménez-Altayó F, Dantas AP, Caracuel L, Planas AM, Vila E. Middle cerebral artery alterations in a rat chronic hypoperfusion model. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2011; 112:511-8. [PMID: 22096118 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00998.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (CHP) induces microvascular changes that could contribute to the progression of vascular cognitive impairment and dementia in the aging brain. This study aimed to analyze the effects of CHP on structural, mechanical, and myogenic properties of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) after bilateral common carotid artery occlusion (BCCAO) in adult male Wistar rats. Sham animals underwent a similar surgical procedure without carotid artery (CA) ligation. After 15 days of occlusion, MCA and CA were dissected and MCA structural, mechanical, and myogenic properties were assessed by pressure myography. Collagen I/III expression was determined by immunofluorescence in MCA and CA and by Western blot in CA. mRNA levels for 1A1, 1A2, and 3A1 collagen subunits were quantified by quantitative real-time PCR in CA. Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-9, and MMP-13) and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) protein expression were determined in CA by Western blot. BCCAO diminished cross-sectional area, wall thickness, and wall-to-lumen ratio. Nevertheless, whereas wall stress was increased, stiffness was not modified and myogenic response was diminished. Hypoperfusion triggered HIF-1α expression. Collagen I/III protein expression diminished in MCA and CA after BCCAO, despite increased mRNA levels for 1A1 and 3A1 collagen subunits. Therefore, the reduced collagen expression might be due to proteolytic degradation, since the expression of MMP-1 and MMP-9 increased in the CA. These data suggest that BCCAO induces hypotrophic remodeling by a mechanism that involves a reduction of collagen I/III in association with increased MMP-1 and MMP-9 and that decreases myogenic tone in major arteries supplying the brain.
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- Ana Márquez-Martín
- Departament de Farmacologia, Terapèutica i Toxicologia, Institut de Neurociències, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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Hlavačková L, Janegová A, Uličná O, Janega P, Cerná A, Babál P. Spice up the hypertension diet - curcumin and piperine prevent remodeling of aorta in experimental L-NAME induced hypertension. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2011; 8:72. [PMID: 22005253 PMCID: PMC3214182 DOI: 10.1186/1743-7075-8-72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2011] [Accepted: 10/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Increase of blood pressure is accompanied by functional and morphological changes in the vascular wall. The presented study explored the effects of curcuma and black pepper compounds on increased blood pressure and remodeling of aorta in the rat model of experimental NO-deficient hypertension. Methods Wistar rats were administered for 6 weeks clear water or L-NAME (40 mg/kg/day) dissolved in water, piperine (20 mg/kg/day), curcumin (100 mg/kg/day) or their combination in corn oil by oral gavage. The systolic blood pressure was measured weekly. Histological slices of thoracic aorta were stained with hematoxylin and eosin, Mallory's phosphotungstic acid hematoxylin (PTAH), orcein, picrosirius red and van Gieson staining and with antibodies against smooth muscle cells actin. Microscopic pictures were digitally processed and morphometrically evaluated. Results The increase of blood pressure caused by L-NAME was partially prevented by piperine and curcumin, but the effect of their combination was less significant. Animals with hypertension had increased wall thickness and cross-sectional area of the aorta, accompanied by relative increase of PTAH positive myofibrils and decrease of elastin, collagen and actin content. Piperine was able to decrease the content of myofibrils and slightly increase actin, while curcumin also prevented elastin decrease. The combination of spices had similar effects on aortic morphology as curcumin itself. Conclusions Administration of piperine or curcumin, less their combination, is able to partially prevent the increase of blood pressure caused by chronic L-NAME administration. The spices modify the remodeling of the wall of the aorta induced by hypertension. Our results show that independent administration of curcumin is more effective in preventing negative changes in blood vessel morphology accompanying hypertensive disease.
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- Livia Hlavačková
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Comenius University, Sasinkova 4, 81372 Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Endothelial cells exert an enormous influence on blood vessels throughout the circulation, but their impact is particularly pronounced in the brain. New concepts have emerged recently regarding the role of this cell type and mechanisms that contribute to endothelial dysfunction and vascular disease. Activation of the renin-angiotensin system plays a prominent role in producing these abnormalities. Both oxidative stress and local inflammation are key mechanisms that underlie vascular disease of diverse etiology. Endogenous mechanisms of vascular protection are also present, including antioxidants, anti-inflammatory molecules, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ. Despite their clear importance, studies of mechanisms that underlie cerebrovascular disease continue to lag behind studies of vascular biology in general. Identification of endogenous molecules and pathways that protect the vasculature may result in targeted approaches to prevent or slow the progression of vascular disease that causes stroke and contributes to the vascular component of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
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- Frank M Faraci
- Dept. of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1081, USA.
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Vavrinec P, van Dokkum RP, Goris M, Buikema H, Henning RH. Losartan protects mesenteric arteries from ROS-associated decrease in myogenic constriction following 5/6 nephrectomy. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst 2011; 12:184-94. [PMID: 21393360 DOI: 10.1177/1470320310391328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic renal failure (CRF) is associated with hypertension, proteinuria, loss of myogenic constriction (MC) of mesenteric arteries and increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) under experimental conditions. Previous results showed that ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme activity) inhibitor therapy is effective in slowing down the progression of disease. Therefore, we wanted to study whether the inverse AT(1) (angiotensin II type 1) receptor agonist, losartan (LOS) was effective in preventing loss of MC in a rat model of CRF and whether acute ROS scavengers could improve MC. METHODS Rats underwent 5/6 nephrectomy (5/6 Nx) and were treated with vehicle or LOS (20 mg/kg/day; 5/6 Nx + LOS) for 12 weeks. Thereafter, the MC of the mesenteric arteries were measured in the presence and/or absence of tempol and catalase. Systolic blood pressure and proteinuria were measured weekly. RESULTS Systolic blood pressure and proteinuria in the 5/6 Nx + LOS group were significantly lower than in the 5/6 Nx group. Moreover, the MC of 5/6 Nx + LOS arteries was significantly increased compared with the untreated 5/6 Nx group (maximum MC, 32.3 ± 6.9 vs 8.9 ± 3.8% (p < 0.01)). Tempol + catalase significantly increased the MC in the 5/6 Nx group, but not in the 5/6 Nx + LOS group (increase in MC, 59.7 ± 13.0 (p < 0.05) vs. 17.0 ± 15.1%). CONCLUSION These results support the roles of the RAAS (renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system) and ROS in the vascular dysfunction of systemic vessels in CRF.
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- Peter Vavrinec
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Groningen University Institute for Drug Exploration (GUIDE), University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Palomares SM, Cipolla MJ. Vascular Protection Following Cerebral Ischemia and Reperfusion. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 2011. [PMID: 22102980 DOI: 10.4172/2155-9562.s1-004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Despite considerable research that has contributed to a better understanding of the pathophysiology of stroke, translation of this knowledge into effective therapies has largely failed. The only effective treatment for ischemic stroke is rapid recanalization of an occluded vessel by dissolving the clot with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). However, stroke adversely affects vascular function as well that can cause secondary brain injury and limit treatment that depends on a patent vasculature. In middle cerebral arteries (MCA), ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) cause loss of myogenic tone, vascular paralysis, and endothelial dysfunction that can lead to loss of autoregulation. In contrast, brain parenchymal arterioles retain considerable tone during I/R that likely contributes to expansion of the infarct into the penumbra. Microvascular dysregulation also occurs during ischemic stroke that causes edema and hemorrhage, exacerbating the primary insult. Ischemic injury of vasculature is progressive with longer duration of I/R. Early postischemic reperfusion has beneficial effects on stroke outcome but can impair vascular function and exacerbate ischemic injury after longer durations of I/R. This review focuses on current knowledge on the effects of I/R on the structure and function of different vascular segments in the brain and highlight some of the more promising targets for vascular protection.
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- Sara Morales Palomares
- Departments of Neurology, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences and Pharmacology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
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Cipolla MJ, Bishop N, Vinke RS, Godfrey JA. PPAR{gamma} activation prevents hypertensive remodeling of cerebral arteries and improves vascular function in female rats. Stroke 2010; 41:1266-70. [PMID: 20395611 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.576942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Previous studies have shown that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma), a ligand-activated transcription factor expressed in vascular cells, is protective of the vasculature. We hypothesized that activation of PPARgamma could prevent hypertensive remodeling of cerebral arteries and improve vascular function. METHODS Ten female Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N(G)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME) for 5 weeks, 8 were treated with l-NAME plus the PPARgamma activator rosiglitazone, and 8 received no treatment and served as controls. Blood pressure, myogenic activity, passive diameters and wall thickness of cerebral arteries, and brain capillary density were compared between the groups. RESULTS Treatment with l-NAME caused an increase in arterial blood pressure that was sustained with rosiglitazone treatment. l-NAME also caused inward hypertrophic remodeling and enhanced myogenic reactivity of cerebral arteries that was reversed by rosiglitazone. In addition, l-NAME hypertension caused rarefaction of brain capillaries by approximately 12%, whereas treatment with rosiglitazone increased capillary density by approximately 20%. CONCLUSIONS PPARgamma activation may be an effective and clinically relevant way to prevent hypertensive remodeling of cerebral arteries and capillary rarefaction as well as improving vascular function without affecting blood pressure.
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- Marilyn J Cipolla
- Department of Neurology, University of Vermont, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Given C454, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
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Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity, with astronomical financial repercussions on health systems worldwide. Ischaemic stroke accounts for approximately 80-85% of all cases and is characterised by the disruption of cerebral blood flow and lack of oxygen to the affected area. Oxidative stress culminates due to an imbalance between pro-oxidants and antioxidants and consequent excessive production of reactive oxygen species. Reactive oxygen species are biphasic, playing a role in normal physiological processes and are also implicated in a number of disease processes, whereby they mediate damage to cell structures, including lipids, membranes, proteins, and DNA. The cerebral vasculature is a major target of oxidative stress playing a critical role in the pathogenesis of ischaemic brain injury following a cerebrovascular attack. Superoxide, the primary reactive oxygen species, and its derivatives have been shown to cause vasodilatation via the opening of potassium channels and altered vascular reactivity, breakdown of the blood-brain barrier and focal destructive lesions in animal models of ischaemic stroke. However, reactive oxygen species are involved in normal physiological processes including cell signalling, induction of mitogenesis, and immune defence. Primarily, this review will focus on the cellular and vascular aspects of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species generation and their role in the pathogenesis of ischaemia-reperfusion phenomena. Secondly, the proposed mechanisms of oxidative stress-related neuronal death will be reflected upon and in summation specific targeted neuroprotective therapies targetting oxidative stress and their role in the pathogenesis of stroke will be discussed.
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- C L Allen
- Division of Stroke Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
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Jiménez-Altayó F, Caracuel L, Pérez-Asensio FJ, Martínez-Revelles S, Messeguer A, Planas AM, Vila E. Participation of oxidative stress on rat middle cerebral artery changes induced by focal cerebral ischemia: beneficial effects of 3,4-dihydro-6-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-1(2H)-benzopyran (CR-6). J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2009; 331:429-36. [PMID: 19692633 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.109.157131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Cerebral ischemia followed by reperfusion alters vessel properties of brain arteries in rats, inducing an inflammatory response and excessive generation of reactive oxygen species. This study investigated the participation of oxidative stress on vessel properties after ischemia/reperfusion and the beneficial effects of 3,4-dihydro-6-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-1(2H)-benzopyran (CR-6). The right middle cerebral artery was occluded (90 min) and reperfused (24 h). Sham-operated animals were used as controls. Ischemic rats were treated either with CR-6 (100 mg/kg in 1 ml olive oil) or vehicle (1 ml olive oil) administered orally at 2 and 8 h after the onset of ischemia. The structural, mechanical, and myogenic properties of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) were assessed by pressure myography. Superoxide anion ( ) production was evaluated by ethidium fluorescence, and protein tyrosine nitrosylation was determined by immunofluorescence. Infarct volume was smaller in rats treated with CR-6. In MCA, ischemia/reperfusion increased wall thickness, cross-sectional area, wall/lumen, and decreased wall stress. CR-6 treatment prevented all of these changes induced by ischemia/reperfusion. However, impaired myogenic response and larger lumen diameter in active conditions observed after ischemia/reperfusion were not modified by CR-6. Treatment with CR-6 prevented the increase in production and partially prevented the enhanced protein tyrosine nitrosylation that occurred in response to ischemia/reperfusion. Our findings suggest that oxidative stress is involved in the alterations of MCA properties observed after ischemia/reperfusion and that CR-6 induces protection.
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- Francesc Jiménez-Altayó
- Departament de Farmacologia, Terapèutica i Toxicología, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Venardos K, Zhang WZ, Lang C, Kaye DM. Effect of peroxynitrite on endothelial L-arginine transport and metabolism. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2009; 41:2522-7. [PMID: 19695340 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2009.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2009] [Revised: 07/29/2009] [Accepted: 08/11/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Under conditions of oxidative stress it is well known that the bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO) is known to be significantly reduced. This process is in part due to the combination of NO with superoxide radicals to form peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)). While this process inactivates NO per se, it is not certain to which extent this process may also further impair ongoing NO production. Given the pivotal role of arginine availability for NO synthesis we determined the impact of ONOO(-) on endothelial arginine transport and intracellular arginine metabolism. Peroxynitrite reduced endothelial [(3)H]-L-arginine transport and increased the rate of arginine efflux in a concentration-dependent manner (both p<0.05). In conjunction, exposure to ONOO(-) significantly reduced the intracellular concentration of L-arginine, N(G)-hydroxy-L-arginine (an intermediate of NO biosynthesis) and citrulline by 46%, 45% and 60% respectively (all p<0.05), while asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA) levels rose by 180% (p<0.05). ONOO(-) exposure did not alter the cellular distribution of the principal L-arginine transporter, CAT1, rather the effect on CAT1 activity appeared to be mediated by protein nitrosation. Conclusion Peroxynitrite negatively influences NO production by combined effects on arginine uptake and efflux, most likely due to a nitrosative action of ONOO(-) on CAT-1.
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- Kylie Venardos
- Heart Failure Research Group, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, PO Box 6492 St Kilda Rd Central, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Modrick ML, Didion SP, Sigmund CD, Faraci FM. Role of oxidative stress and AT1 receptors in cerebral vascular dysfunction with aging. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2009; 296:H1914-9. [PMID: 19395552 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00300.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Vascular dysfunction occurs with aging. We hypothesized that oxidative stress and ANG II [acting via ANG II type 1 (AT(1)) receptors] promotes cerebral vascular dysfunction with aging. We studied young (5-6 mo), old (17-19 mo), and very old (23 +/- 1 mo) mice. In basilar arteries in vitro, acetylcholine (an endothelium-dependent agonist) produced dilation in young wild-type mice that was reduced by approximately 60 and 90% (P < 0.05) in old and very old mice, respectively. Similar effects were seen using A23187, a second endothelium-dependent agonist. The vascular response to acetylcholine in very old mice was almost completely restored with tempol (a scavenger of superoxide) and partly restored by PJ34, an inhibitor of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). We used mice deficient in Mn-SOD (Mn-SOD(+/-)) to test whether this form of SOD protected during aging but found that age-induced endothelial dysfunction was not altered by Mn-SOD deficiency. Cerebral vascular responses were similar in young mice lacking AT(1) receptors (AT(1)(-/-)) and wild-type mice. Vascular responses to acetylcholine and A23187 were reduced by approximately 50% in old wild-type mice (P < 0.05) but were normal in old AT(1)-deficient mice. Thus, aging produces marked endothelial dysfunction in the cerebral artery that is mediated by ROS, may involve the activation of PARP, but was not enhanced by Mn-SOD deficiency. Our findings suggest a novel and fundamental role for ANG II and AT(1) receptors in age-induced vascular dysfunction.
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- Mary L Modrick
- Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, E318-2 GH, Iowa City, IA 52242-1081, USA
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Ergul A, Li W, Elgebaly MM, Bruno A, Fagan SC. Hyperglycemia, diabetes and stroke: focus on the cerebrovasculature. Vascul Pharmacol 2009; 51:44-9. [PMID: 19258053 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2009.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2008] [Revised: 02/04/2009] [Accepted: 02/13/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) results from the occlusion of an artery and causes vascular and neuronal damage, both of which affect the extent of ischemic injury and stroke outcome. Despite extensive efforts, there is only one effective treatment for AIS. Given that up to 40% of the AIS patients present with admission hyperglycemia either as a result of diabetes or acute stress response, targets for neuronal and vascular protection under hyperglycemic conditions need to be better defined. Here, we review the impact of diabetes and acute hyperglycemia on experimental stroke with an emphasis on cerebrovasculature structure and function. The relevance to clinical evidence is also discussed.
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- Adviye Ergul
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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KUNZ ALEXANDER, IADECOLA COSTANTINO. Cerebral vascular dysregulation in the ischemic brain. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2009; 92:283-305. [PMID: 18790280 PMCID: PMC3982865 DOI: 10.1016/s0072-9752(08)01914-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chrissobolis S, Faraci FM. The role of oxidative stress and NADPH oxidase in cerebrovascular disease. Trends Mol Med 2008; 14:495-502. [PMID: 18929509 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2008.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2008] [Revised: 09/01/2008] [Accepted: 09/01/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The study of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress remains a very active area of biological research, particularly in relation to cellular signaling and the role of ROS in disease. In the cerebral circulation, oxidative stress occurs in diverse forms of disease and with aging. Within the vessel wall, ROS produce complex structural and functional changes that have broad implications for regulation of cerebral perfusion and permeability of the blood-brain barrier. These oxidative-stress-induced changes are thought to contribute to the progression of cerebrovascular disease. Here, we highlight recent findings in relation to oxidative stress in the cerebral vasculature, with an emphasis on the emerging role for NADPH oxidases as a source of ROS and the role of ROS in models of disease.
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- Sophocles Chrissobolis
- Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Center, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Taffi R, Nanetti L, Mazzanti L, Bartolini M, Vignini A, Raffaelli F, Pasqualetti P, Vernieri F, Provinciali L, Silvestrini M. Plasma levels of nitric oxide and stroke outcome. J Neurol 2007; 255:94-8. [PMID: 18080850 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-007-0700-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2007] [Revised: 06/19/2007] [Accepted: 07/10/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Production of reactive oxygen species after cerebral blood flow disruption may enhance tissue damage through multiple molecular pathways. Changes in nitric oxide (NO) metabolism and oxidative stress status were investigated in 47 patients with ischemic stroke by measuring plasma nitric oxide (NO) and peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) levels.A correlation was sought between these two parameters and i) baseline stroke severity based on the National Institute of Health stroke scale (NIHSS) and ii) neurological outcome in terms of NIHSS changes from entry (T(0)) to 30 days after symptom onset (T(1)). The control group consisted of 30 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects. Mean plasma levels of ONOO(-) (arbitrary fluorescence number +/- SD) were significantly higher in patients (7.70 +/- 1.71 vs 5.35 +/- 0.69, p < 0.001), whereas mean NO levels (nmol/mg protein) were significantly higher in controls (115.40 +/- 12.40 vs. 51.10 +/- 12.50, p < 0.001). Plasma ONOO(-) was significantly higher among patients with non-lacunar stroke (8.48 +/- 1.50 vs. 6.95 +/- 1.58 in those with lacunar stroke; p = 0.001), whereas NO levels were significantly higher among lacunar stroke patients (60.00 +/- 7.86, vs. 41.77 +/- 9.29 in patients with nonlacunar stroke; p < 0.001). Nitric oxide plasma levels were also associated with an unfavorable evolution in non-lacunar stroke, since a 10 unit increase in NO predicted a 1 point reduction in the NIHSS score at T1. Findings show that changes in NO metabolism may be considered as markers of brain injury in patients with ischemic stroke. Further work is needed to establish whether the amount of biochemical changes related to oxidative stress may influence outcome in these patients.
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Jiménez-Altayó F, Martín A, Rojas S, Justicia C, Briones AM, Giraldo J, Planas AM, Vila E. Transient middle cerebral artery occlusion causes different structural, mechanical, and myogenic alterations in normotensive and hypertensive rats. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2007; 293:H628-35. [PMID: 17400711 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00165.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Transient focal cerebral ischemia in the rat alters vessel properties, and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) show a poorer outcome after ischemia. In the present study we examined the role of hypertension on vessel properties after ischemia-reperfusion. The right middle cerebral artery (MCA) was occluded (90 min) and reperfused (24 h) in SHR (n = 12) and Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY; n = 11). Sham-operated rats (SHR, n = 10; WKY, n = 10) were used as controls. The structural, mechanical, and myogenic properties of the MCA were assessed by pressure myography. Nuclei distribution and elastin content and organization were analyzed by confocal microscopy. Infarct volume was larger in SHR than in WKY rats. Ischemia-reperfusion induced adventitial hypertrophy associated with an increase in the total number of adventitial cells. In addition, fenestrae area and arterial distensibility increased and myogenic tone decreased in the MCA of WKY rats after ischemia-reperfusion. Hypertension per se induced hypertrophic inward remodeling. Ischemia-reperfusion decreased the cross-sectional area of the MCA in SHR, without significant changes in distensibility, despite an increase in fenestrae area. In addition, MCA myogenic properties were not altered after ischemia-reperfusion in SHR. Our results indicate that in normotensive rats, MCA develops a compensatory mechanism (i.e., enhanced distensibility and decreased myogenic tone) that counteracts the effect of ischemia-reperfusion and ensures correct cerebral irrigation. These compensatory mechanisms are lost in hypertension, thereby explaining, at least in part, the greater infarct volume observed in SHR.
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- Francesc Jiménez-Altayó
- Department de Farmacologia, Terapèutica i Toxicologia, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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Vaishnav RA, Getchell ML, Poon HF, Barnett KR, Hunter SA, Pierce WM, Klein JB, Butterfield DA, Getchell TV. Oxidative stress in the aging murine olfactory bulb: redox proteomics and cellular localization. J Neurosci Res 2007; 85:373-85. [PMID: 17131389 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A recent proteomics analysis from our laboratory demonstrated that several oxidative stress response proteins showed significant changes in steady-state levels in olfactory bulbs (OBs) of 20- vs. 1.5-month-old mice. Oxidative stress may result in protein oxidation. In this study, we investigated two forms of protein oxidative modification in murine OBs: carbonylation and nitration. Redox proteomics with two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, Western blotting, protein digestion, and mass spectrometry was used to quantify total and specific protein carbonylation and to identify differentially carbonylated proteins and determine the carbonylation status of previously identified proteins in OBs of 1.5- and 20-month-old mice. Immunohistochemistry was used to demonstrate the relative intensity and localization of protein nitration in OBs of 1.5-, 6-, and 20-month-old mice. Total protein carbonylation was significantly greater in OBs of 20- vs. 1.5-month-old mice. Aldolase 1 (ALDO1) showed significantly more carbonylation in OBs from 20- vs. 1.5-month-old mice; heat shock protein 9A and dihydropyrimidinase-like 2 showed significantly less. Several previously investigated proteins were also carbonylated, including ferritin heavy chain (FTH). Nitration, identified by 3-nitrotyrosine immunoreactivity, was least abundant at 1.5 months, intermediate at 6 months, and greatest at 20 months and was localized primarily in blood vessels. Proteins that were specific targets of oxidation were also localized: ALDO1 in astrocytes of the granule cell layer and FTH in mitral/tufted cells. These results indicate that specific carbonylated proteins, including those in astrocytes and mitral/tufted neurons, and nitrated proteins in the vasculature are molecular substrates of age-related olfactory dysfunction.
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- Radhika A Vaishnav
- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536, USA
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Peroxynitrite: In vivo and In vitro synthesis and oxidant degradative action on biological systems regarding biomolecular injury and inflammatory processes. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2007. [DOI: 10.2478/s11696-007-0058-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AbstractThis review summarizes all significant data regarding peroxynitrite chemistry, the ways of its synthetic preparation as well as the degradative action of this species on biomolecules, in particular glycosaminoglycans, among which the hyaluronan degradation by peroxynitrite has recently been the subject of greater interest than ever before. The complex chemical behavior of a peroxynitrite molecule is strongly influenced by a few factors; conformational structural forms, active intermediates release, presence of CO2 and trace transition metals, different reaction conditions, as well as the rules of kinetics. Special attention was focused on monitoring of the kinetics of the degradative action of peroxynitrite in or without the presence of residual hydrogen peroxide on high-molar-mass hyaluronan.
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The discovery that mammalian cells have the ability to synthesize the free radical nitric oxide (NO) has stimulated an extraordinary impetus for scientific research in all the fields of biology and medicine. Since its early description as an endothelial-derived relaxing factor, NO has emerged as a fundamental signaling device regulating virtually every critical cellular function, as well as a potent mediator of cellular damage in a wide range of conditions. Recent evidence indicates that most of the cytotoxicity attributed to NO is rather due to peroxynitrite, produced from the diffusion-controlled reaction between NO and another free radical, the superoxide anion. Peroxynitrite interacts with lipids, DNA, and proteins via direct oxidative reactions or via indirect, radical-mediated mechanisms. These reactions trigger cellular responses ranging from subtle modulations of cell signaling to overwhelming oxidative injury, committing cells to necrosis or apoptosis. In vivo, peroxynitrite generation represents a crucial pathogenic mechanism in conditions such as stroke, myocardial infarction, chronic heart failure, diabetes, circulatory shock, chronic inflammatory diseases, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders. Hence, novel pharmacological strategies aimed at removing peroxynitrite might represent powerful therapeutic tools in the future. Evidence supporting these novel roles of NO and peroxynitrite is presented in detail in this review.
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- Pál Pacher
- Section on Oxidative Stress Tissue Injury, Laboratory of Physiologic Studies, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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Girouard H, Park L, Anrather J, Zhou P, Iadecola C. Cerebrovascular nitrosative stress mediates neurovascular and endothelial dysfunction induced by angiotensin II. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2006; 27:303-9. [PMID: 17138940 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000253885.41509.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Angiotensin II (AngII) disrupts the regulation of the cerebral circulation through superoxide, a reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by a nox2-containing NADPH oxidase. We tested the hypothesis that AngII-derived superoxide reacts with nitric oxide (NO) to form peroxynitrite, which, in turn, contributes to the vascular dysfunction. METHODS AND RESULTS Cerebral blood flow (CBF) was monitored by laser Doppler flowmetry in the neocortex of anesthetized mice equipped with a cranial window. AngII (0.25+/-0.02 microg/kg/min; intravenous for 30 to 45 minutes) attenuated the cerebral blood flow (CBF) increase produced by topical application of the endothelium-dependent vasodilator acetylcholine (-43+/-1%) and by whisker stimulation (-47+/-1%). AngII also increased the nitration marker 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT) in cerebral blood vessels, an effect dependent on NO and nox2-derived ROS. Both the cerebrovascular effects of AngII and the nitration were attenuated by pharmacological inhibition or genetic inactivation of NO synthase. The nitration inhibitor uric acid or the peroxynitrite decomposition catalyst FeTPPS abolished AngII-induced cerebrovascular nitration and prevented the cerebrovascular effects of AngII. CONCLUSIONS These findings provide evidence that peroxynitrite, formed from NO and nox2-derived superoxide, contributes to the deleterious cerebrovascular effects of AngII. Inhibitors of peroxynitrite action may be valuable tools to counteract the deleterious cerebrovascular effects of AngII-induced hypertension.
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- Helene Girouard
- Division of Neurobiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Maneen MJ, Cipolla MJ. Peroxynitrite diminishes myogenic tone in cerebral arteries: role of nitrotyrosine and F-actin. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2006; 292:H1042-50. [PMID: 17040976 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00800.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This study investigated the effect of peroxynitrite (OONO(-))-induced nitrosylation of filamentous (F)-actin on myogenic tone in isolated and pressurized posterior cerebral arteries (PCAs). Immunohistochemical staining was used to determine 3-nitrotyrosine (NT) and F-actin content in vascular smooth muscle after exposure to 10(-7) M or 10(-4) M OONO(-) for 5 or 60 min in isolated third-order PCAs (n = 37) from male Wistar rats pressurized to 75 mmHg in an arteriograph chamber, quantified with confocal microscopy. Additionally, the role of K(+) channels in OONO(-)-induced dilation was investigated with 3 microM glibenclamide or 10 mM tetraethylammonium chloride before OONO(-) exposure. OONO(-) (10(-4) M) induced a 40% dilation of tone (P < 0.05) while diminishing F-actin content by half (P < 0.05) and causing a 60-fold increase in NT (P < 0.05) in the vascular smooth muscle of PCAs. Additionally, F-actin was inversely correlated with both diameter and NT content (P < 0.05) and was significantly colocalized in the vascular smooth muscle with NT (overlap coefficient = 0.8). The dilation to ONOO(-) was independent of K(+) channel activity and thiol oxidation as glibenclamide, tetraethylammonium chloride, and dithiothreitol had no effect on OONO(-)-induced dilation or F-actin or NT content in PCAs. Because NT was colocalized with F-actin, we hypothesize that OONO(-) induces nitrosylation of F-actin in vascular smooth muscle leading to depolymerization and the subsequent loss of myogenic tone, which may promote vascular damage during oxidative stress such as in ischemia and reperfusion injury.
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- Matthew J Maneen
- Department of Neurology, University of Vermont, 89 Beaumont Ave., Given C454, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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