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Arestakesyan H, Blackmore K, Smith HC, Popratiloff A, Young CN. Large-field-of-view scanning electron microscopy of the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus during diet-induced obesity. J Neurophysiol 2023; 130:345-352. [PMID: 37435651 PMCID: PMC10396219 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00208.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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Dysregulation in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) is associated with a variety of diseases including those related to obesity. Although most investigations have focused on molecular changes, structural alterations in PVN neurons can reveal underlying functional disruptions. Although electron microscopy (EM) can provide nanometer resolution of brain structures, an inherent limitation of traditional transmission EM is the single field of view nature of data collection. To overcome this, we used large-field-of-view high-resolution backscatter scanning electron microscopy (bSEM) of the PVN. By stitching high-resolution bSEM images, taken from normal chow and high-fat diet mice, we achieved interactive, zoomable maps that allow for low-magnification screening of the entire PVN and high-resolution analyses of ultrastructure at the level of the smallest cellular organelle. Using this approach, quantitative analysis across the PVN revealed marked electron-dense regions within neuronal nucleoplasm following high-fat diet feeding, with an increase in kurtosis, indicative of a shift away from a normal distribution. Furthermore, measures of skewness indicated a shift toward darker clustered electron-dense regions, potentially indicative of heterochromatin clusters. We further demonstrate the utility to map out healthy and altered neurons throughout the PVN and the ability to remotely perform bSEM imaging in situations that require social distancing, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Collectively, these findings present an approach that allows for the precise placement of PVN cells within an overall structural and functional map of the PVN. Moreover, they suggest that obesity may disrupt PVN neuronal chromatin structure.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) alterations are linked to obesity-related conditions, but limited knowledge exists about neuroanatomical changes in this region. A large-field-of-view backscatter scanning electron microscopy (bSEM) method was used, which allowed the identification of up to 40 PVN neurons in individual samples. During obesity in mice, bSEM revealed changes in PVN neuronal nucleoplasm, possibly indicating chromatin clustering. This microscopy advancement offers valuable insights into neuroanatomy in both healthy and disease conditions.
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- Hovhannes Arestakesyan
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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- Nanofabrication and Imaging Center, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Singh P, Song CY, Dutta SR, Gonzalez FJ, Malik KU. Central CYP1B1 (Cytochrome P450 1B1)-Estradiol Metabolite 2-Methoxyestradiol Protects From Hypertension and Neuroinflammation in Female Mice. Hypertension 2020; 75:1054-1062. [PMID: 32148125 PMCID: PMC7098446 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.119.14548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Previously, we showed that peripheral administration of 2-ME (2-methoxyestradiol), a CYP1B1 (cytochrome P450 1B1)-catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) generated metabolite of E2 (17β-Estradiol), protects against angiotensin II-induced hypertension in female mice. The demonstration that central E2 inhibits angiotensin II-induced hypertension, together with the expression of CYP1B1 in the brain, led us to hypothesize that E2-CYP1B1 generated metabolite 2-ME in the brain mediates its protective action against angiotensin II-induced hypertension in female mice. To test this hypothesis, we examined the effect of intracerebroventricularly (ICV) administered E2 in ovariectomized (OVX)-wild-type (Cyp1b1+/+) and OVX-Cyp1b1−/− mice on the action of systemic angiotensin II. ICV-E2 attenuated the angiotensin II-induced increase in mean arterial blood pressure, impairment of baroreflex sensitivity, and sympathetic activity in OVX-Cyp1b1+/+ but not in ICV-injected short interfering (si)RNA-COMT or OVX-Cyp1b1−/− mice. ICV-2-ME attenuated the angiotensin II-induced increase in blood pressure in OVX-Cyp1b1−/− mice; this effect was inhibited by ICV-siRNA estrogen receptor-α (ERα) and G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 (GPER1). ICV-E2 in OVX-Cyp1b1+/+ but not in OVX-Cyp1b1−/− mice and 2-ME in the OVX-Cyp1b1−/− inhibited angiotensin II-induced increase in reactive oxygen species production in the subfornical organ and paraventricular nucleus, activation of microglia and astrocyte, and neuroinflammation in paraventricular nucleus. Furthermore, central CYP1B1 gene disruption in Cyp1b1+/+ mice by ICV-adenovirus-GFP (green fluorescence protein)-CYP1B1-short hairpin (sh)RNA elevated, while reconstitution by adenovirus-GFP-CYP1B1-DNA in the paraventricular nucleus but not in subfornical organ in Cyp1b1−/− mice attenuated the angiotensin II-induced increase in systolic blood pressure. These data suggest that E2-CYP1B1-COMT generated metabolite 2-ME, most likely in the paraventricular nucleus via estrogen receptor-α and GPER1, protects against angiotensin II-induced hypertension and neuroinflammation in female mice.
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- Purnima Singh
- From the Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis (P.S., C.Y.S., S.R.D., K.U.M.)
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- From the Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis (P.S., C.Y.S., S.R.D., K.U.M.)
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- From the Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis (P.S., C.Y.S., S.R.D., K.U.M.)
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- Laboratory of Metabolism, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD (F.J.G.)
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- From the Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis (P.S., C.Y.S., S.R.D., K.U.M.)
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Carvalho-Galvão A, Guimarães DD, De Brito Alves JL, Braga VA. Central Inhibition of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Reduces Hypertension by Attenuating Oxidative Stress in the Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla in Renovascular Hypertensive Rats. Front Physiol 2019; 10:491. [PMID: 31114507 PMCID: PMC6502978 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Inflammation in the central nervous system is being considered a key player linked to neurogenic hypertension. Using combined in vivo and in vitro approaches, we investigated the effects of central inhibition of TNF-α on blood pressure, sympathetic tone, baroreflex sensitivity, and oxidative stress in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) of rats with 2-kidney-1-clip (2K1C) renovascular hypertension. Continuous infusion of pentoxifylline, a TNF-α inhibitor, into the lateral ventricle of the brain for 14 consecutive days reduced blood pressure and improved baroreflex sensitivity in renovascular hypertensive rats. Furthermore, central TNF-α inhibition reduced sympathetic modulation and blunted the increased superoxide accumulation in the RVLM of 2K1C rats. Our findings suggest that TNF-α play an important role in the maintenance of sympathetic vasomotor tone and increased oxidative stress in the RVLM during renovascular hypertension.
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- Biotechnology Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Nutrition, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Biotechnology Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Importance of the commissural nucleus of the solitary tract in renovascular hypertension. Hypertens Res 2019; 42:587-597. [PMID: 30622315 DOI: 10.1038/s41440-018-0190-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The rodent renovascular hypertension model has been used to investigate the mechanisms promoting hypertension. The importance of the carotid body for renovascular hypertension has been demonstrated. As the commissural NTS (cNTS) is the first synaptic site in the central nervous system that receives information from carotid body chemoreceptors, we evaluated the contribution of cNTS to renovascular hypertension in the present study. Normotensive male Holtzman rats were implanted with a silver clip around the left renal artery to induce two-kidney, one-clip (2K1C) hypertension. Six weeks later, isoguvacine (a GABAA agonist) or losartan (an AT1 antagonist) was injected into the cNTS, and the effects were compared with carotid body removal. Immunohistochemistry for Iba-1 and GFAP to label microglia and astrocytes, respectively, and RT-PCR for components of the renin-angiotensin system and cytokines in the NTS were also performed 6 weeks after renal surgery. The inhibition of cNTS with isoguvacine or the blockade of AT1 receptors with losartan in the cNTS decreased the blood pressure and heart rate of 2K1C rats even more than carotid body removal did. The mRNA expression of NOX2, TNF-α and IL-6, microglia, and astrocytes also increased in the cNTS of 2K1C rats compared to that of normotensive rats. These results indicate that tonically active neurons within the cNTS are essential for the maintenance of hypertension in 2K1C rats. In addition to signals from the carotid body, the present results suggest that angiotensin II directly activates the cNTS and may also induce microgliosis and astrogliosis within the NTS, which, in turn, cause oxidative stress and neuroinflammation.
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Flôr AFL, de Brito Alves JL, França-Silva MS, Balarini CM, Elias LLK, Ruginsk SG, Antunes-Rodrigues J, Braga VA, Cruz JC. Glial Cells Are Involved in ANG-II-Induced Vasopressin Release and Sodium Intake in Awake Rats. Front Physiol 2018; 9:430. [PMID: 29765330 PMCID: PMC5938358 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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It is known that circulating angiotensin II (ANG-II) acts on the circumventricular organs (CVOs), which partially lack a normal blood-brain barrier, to stimulate pressor responses, vasopressin (AVP), and oxytocin (OT) secretion, as well as sodium and water intake. Although ANG-II type 1 receptors (AT1R) are expressed in neurons and astrocytes, the involvement of CVOs glial cells in the neuroendocrine, cardiovascular and behavioral responses induced by central ANG II remains to be further elucidated. To address this question, we performed a set of experiments combining in vitro studies in primary hypothalamic astrocyte cells (HACc) and in vivo intracerebroventricular (icv) microinjections into the lateral ventricle of awake rats. Our results showed that ANG-II decreased glutamate uptake in HACc. In addition, in vivo studies showed that fluorocitrate (FCt), a reversible glial inhibitor, increased OT secretion and mean arterial pressure (MAP) and decreased breathing at rest. Furthermore, previous FCt decreased AVP secretion and sodium intake induced by central ANG-II. Together, our findings support that CVOs glial cells are important in mediating neuroendocrine and cardiorespiratory functions, as well as central ANG-II-induced AVP release and salt-intake behavior in awake rats. In the light of our in vitro studies, we propose that these mechanisms are, at least in part, by ANG-II-induced astrocyte mediate reduction in glutamate extracellular clearance.
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- Atalia F L Flôr
- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil.,Departamento de Fisiologia e Patologia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Alfenas, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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Gefitinib Inhibits Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis via Alleviating the Oxidative Damage in Mice. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2018; 2018:8249693. [PMID: 29849916 PMCID: PMC5924979 DOI: 10.1155/2018/8249693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a life-threatening interstitial lung disease. In this study, we tried to reveal the model of action between high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and the protective role of gefitinib in pulmonary fibrosis induced by the administration of bleomycin aerosol in mice. For the mechanism study, lung tissues were harvested two weeks after modeling to detect the coexpression of HMGB1 and α-SMA by immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence staining. Protein-DNA interactions were analyzed using a pulldown assay to study the relationship between HMGB1 and α-SMA. For the gefitinib treatment study, the mice were divided into three groups: phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) control group, PBS-treated PF group, and gefitinib-treated PF group. Gavage of gefitinib or PBS (20 mg/kg/day) was performed after bleomycin treatment for two weeks until the mice were sacrificed. Lung and blood samples were collected to assess the histological changes, oxidative stress, and expression of NOXs, HMGB1, EGFR, MAPKs, AP-1, and NF-κB to determine the curative effect and related molecular mechanisms. The results revealed the high coexpression of α-SMA and HMGB1 in some interstitial cells in the fibrotic lung. The DNA-protein pulldown analysis proved that HMGB34367 acted as a novel transcriptional factor for the α-SMA promoter and participated in the eventual development of pulmonary fibrosis. Second, gefitinib could significantly decrease lung fibrotic changes and the level of MDA and recover the T-AOC level. Meanwhile, gefitinib could also reduce the NOX1/2/4, HMGB1, p-EGFR, p-ERK, p-JNK, p-P38, p-NF-κB, p-c-Jun, and p-c-Fos expression levels in fibrotic lungs. The present study suggested that gefitinib could alleviate lung fibrosis through the HMGB1/NOXs-ROS/EGFR-MAPKs-AP-1/NF-κB signal in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis.
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Barbosa RM, Speretta GF, Dias DPM, Ruchaya PJ, Li H, Menani JV, Sumners C, Colombari E, Colombari DSA. Increased Expression of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract Attenuates Renovascular Hypertension in Rats. Am J Hypertens 2017; 30:435-443. [PMID: 28158469 PMCID: PMC5861587 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpx001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Revised: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an intracellular inhibitory regulator of the actions of angiotensin II in the central nervous system. Renovascular hypertensive 2-kidney, 1-clip (2K1C) rats have an increased activity of the renin-angiotensin system and a decrease in baroreflex function compared to normotensive (NT) rats. In the present study, we tested the effects of MIF overexpression within the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS), a key brainstem region for cardiovascular regulation, on the development of hypertension, on baroreflex function, and on water and food intake in 2K1C rats. METHODS Holtzman NT rats received a silver clip around the left renal artery to induce 2K1C hypertension. Three weeks later, rats were microinjected in the NTS with AAV2-CBA-MIF, to increase the expression of MIF, or with the control vector AAV2-CBA-enhanced green fluorescent protein. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate were recorded by telemetry. Baroreflex function was tested, and water and food intake were also measured. RESULTS Increasing MIF expression in the NTS of 2K1C rats attenuated the development of hypertension, reversed the impairment of baroreflex function, and reduced the increase in water intake. In contrast to 2K1C rats, similar increases in MIF expression in the NTS of NT rats produced no changes in baseline MAP, baroreflex function, or water intake. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that an increased expression of MIF within the NTS attenuates the development of hypertension and restores the baroreflex function in 2K1C rats.
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- Rafaela Moreira Barbosa
- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
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Lob HE, Song J, Hurr C, Chung A, Young CN, Mark AL, Davisson RL. Deletion of p22 phox-dependent oxidative stress in the hypothalamus protects against obesity by modulating β3-adrenergic mechanisms. JCI Insight 2017; 2:e87094. [PMID: 28138551 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.87094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A role for oxidative stress in the brain has been suggested in the pathogenesis of diet-induced obesity (DIO), although the underlying neural regions and mechanisms remain incompletely defined. We tested the hypothesis that NADPH oxidase-dependent oxidative stress in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN), a hypothalamic energy homeostasis center, contributes to the development of DIO. Cre/LoxP technology was coupled with selective PVN adenoviral microinjection to ablate p22phox , the obligatory subunit for NADPH oxidase activity, in mice harboring a conditional p22phox allele. Selective deletion of p22phox in the PVN protected mice from high-fat DIO independent of changes in food intake or locomotor activity. This was accompanied by β3-adrenoceptor-dependent increases in energy expenditure, elevations in brown adipose tissue thermogenesis, and browning of white adipose tissue. These data reveal a potentially novel role for brain oxidative stress in the development of DIO by modulating β3-adrenoceptor mechanisms and point to the PVN as an underlying neural site.
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- Heinrich E Lob
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.,Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.,Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.,Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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Experimental Evidences Supporting Training-Induced Benefits in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2017; 999:287-306. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-4307-9_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Simonyan H, Hurr C, Young CN. A synthetic luciferin improves in vivo bioluminescence imaging of gene expression in cardiovascular brain regions. Physiol Genomics 2016; 48:762-770. [PMID: 27614203 PMCID: PMC5243229 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00055.2016] [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: 05/05/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Bioluminescence imaging is an effective tool for in vivo investigation of molecular processes. We have demonstrated the applicability of bioluminescence imaging to spatiotemporally monitor gene expression in cardioregulatory brain nuclei during the development of cardiovascular disease, via incorporation of firefly luciferase into living animals, combined with exogenous d-luciferin substrate administration. Nevertheless, d-luciferin uptake into the brain tissue is low, which decreases the sensitivity of bioluminescence detection, particularly when considering small changes in gene expression in tiny central areas. Here, we tested the hypothesis that a synthetic luciferin, cyclic alkylaminoluciferin (CycLuc1), would be superior to d-luciferin for in vivo bioluminescence imaging in cardiovascular brain regions. Male C57B1/6 mice underwent targeted delivery of an adenovirus encoding the luciferase gene downstream of the CMV promoter to the subfornical organ (SFO) or paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus (PVN), two crucial cardioregulatory neural regions. While bioluminescent signals could be obtained following d-luciferin injection (150 mg/kg), CycLuc1 administration resulted in a three- to fourfold greater bioluminescent emission from the SFO and PVN, at 10- to 20-fold lower substrate concentrations (7.5-15 mg/kg). This CycLuc1-mediated enhancement in bioluminescent emission was evident early following substrate administration (i.e., 6-10 min) and persisted for up to 1 h. When the exposure time was reduced from 60 s to 1,500 ms, minimal signal in the PVN was detectable with d-luciferin, whereas bioluminescent images could be reliably captured with CycLuc1. These findings demonstrate that bioluminescent imaging with the synthetic luciferin CycLuc1 provides an improved physiological genomics tool to investigate molecular events in discrete cardioregulatory brain nuclei.
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- Hayk Simonyan
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
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Beckhauser TF, Francis-Oliveira J, De Pasquale R. Reactive Oxygen Species: Physiological and Physiopathological Effects on Synaptic Plasticity. J Exp Neurosci 2016; 10:23-48. [PMID: 27625575 PMCID: PMC5012454 DOI: 10.4137/jen.s39887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Revised: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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In the mammalian central nervous system, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation is counterbalanced by antioxidant defenses. When large amounts of ROS accumulate, antioxidant mechanisms become overwhelmed and oxidative cellular stress may occur. Therefore, ROS are typically characterized as toxic molecules, oxidizing membrane lipids, changing the conformation of proteins, damaging nucleic acids, and causing deficits in synaptic plasticity. High ROS concentrations are associated with a decline in cognitive functions, as observed in some neurodegenerative disorders and age-dependent decay of neuroplasticity. Nevertheless, controlled ROS production provides the optimal redox state for the activation of transductional pathways involved in synaptic changes. Since ROS may regulate neuronal activity and elicit negative effects at the same time, the distinction between beneficial and deleterious consequences is unclear. In this regard, this review assesses current research and describes the main sources of ROS in neurons, specifying their involvement in synaptic plasticity and distinguishing between physiological and pathological processes implicated.
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- Thiago Fernando Beckhauser
- Physiology and Biophysics Department, Biomedical Sciences Institute, Sao Paulo University (USP), Butanta, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Physiology and Biophysics Department, Biomedical Sciences Institute, Sao Paulo University (USP), Butanta, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Physiology and Biophysics Department, Biomedical Sciences Institute, Sao Paulo University (USP), Butanta, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Hypertension affects over 25 % of the population with the incidence continuing to rise, due in part to the growing obesity epidemic. Chronic elevations in sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) are a hallmark of the disease and contribute to elevations in blood pressure through influences on the vasculature, kidney, and heart (i.e., neurogenic hypertension). In this regard, a number of central nervous system mechanisms and neural pathways have emerged as crucial in chronically elevating SNA. However, it is important to consider that "sympathetic signatures" are present, with differential increases in SNA to regional organs that are dependent upon the disease progression. Here, we discuss recent findings on the central nervous system mechanisms and autonomic regulatory networks involved in neurogenic hypertension, in both non-obesity- and obesity-associated hypertension, with an emphasis on angiotensin-II, salt, oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stress, inflammation, and the adipokine leptin.
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Cruz JC, Flôr AFL, França-Silva MS, Balarini CM, Braga VA. Reactive Oxygen Species in the Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus Alter Sympathetic Activity During Metabolic Syndrome. Front Physiol 2015; 6:384. [PMID: 26779026 PMCID: PMC4688401 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2015.00384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) contains heterogeneous populations of neurons involved in autonomic and neuroendocrine regulation. The PVN plays an important role in the sympathoexcitatory response to increasing circulating levels of angiotensin II (Ang-II), which activates AT1 receptors in the circumventricular organs (OCVs), mainly in the subfornical organ (SFO). Circulating Ang-II induces a de novo synthesis of Ang-II in SFO neurons projecting to pre-autonomic PVN neurons. Activation of AT1 receptors induces intracellular increases in reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to increases in sympathetic nerve activity (SNA). Chronic sympathetic nerve activation promotes a series of metabolic disorders that characterizes the metabolic syndrome (MetS): dyslipidemia, hyperinsulinemia, glucose intolerance, hyperleptinemia and elevated plasma hormone levels, such as noradrenaline, glucocorticoids, leptin, insulin, and Ang-II. This review will discuss the contribution of our laboratory and others regarding the sympathoexcitation caused by peripheral Ang-II-induced reactive oxygen species along the subfornical organ and paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus. We hypothesize that this mechanism could be involved in metabolic disorders underlying MetS.
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- Josiane C Cruz
- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa, Brazil; Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da ParaíbaJoão Pessoa, Brazil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal da Paraíba João Pessoa, Brazil
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de Queiroz TM, Xia H, Filipeanu CM, Braga VA, Lazartigues E. α-Lipoic acid reduces neurogenic hypertension by blunting oxidative stress-mediated increase in ADAM17. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2015; 309:H926-34. [PMID: 26254330 PMCID: PMC4591409 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00259.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We previously reported that type 2 angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE2) compensatory activity is impaired by the disintegrin and metalloprotease 17 (ADAM17), and lack of ACE2 is associated with oxidative stress in neurogenic hypertension. To investigate the relationship between ADAM17 and oxidative stress, Neuro2A cells were treated with ANG II (100 nM) 24 h after vehicle or α-lipoic acid (LA, 500 μM). ADAM17 expression was increased by ANG II (120.5 ± 9.1 vs. 100.2 ± 0.8%, P < 0.05) and decreased after LA (69.0 ± 0.3 vs. 120.5 ± 9.1%, P < 0.05). In another set of experiments, LA reduced ADAM17 (92.9 ± 5.3 vs. 100.0 ± 11.2%, P < 0.05) following its overexpression. Moreover, ADAM17 activity was reduced by LA in ADAM17-overexpressing cells [109.5 ± 19.8 vs. 158.0 ± 20.0 fluorescence units (FU)·min(-1)·μg protein(-1), P < 0.05], in which ADAM17 overexpression increased oxidative stress (114.1 ± 2.5 vs. 101.0 ± 1.0%, P < 0.05). Conversely, LA-treated cells attenuated ADAM17 overexpression-induced oxidative stress (76.0 ± 9.1 vs. 114.1 ± 2.5%, P < 0.05). In deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt hypertensive mice, a model in which ADAM17 expression and activity are increased, hypertension was blunted by pretreatment with LA (119.0 ± 2.4 vs. 131.4 ± 2.2 mmHg, P < 0.05). In addition, LA improved dysautonomia and baroreflex sensitivity. Furthermore, LA blunted the increase in NADPH oxidase subunit expression, as well as the increase in ADAM17 and decrease in ACE2 activity in the hypothalamus of DOCA-salt hypertensive mice. Taken together, these data suggest that LA might preserve ACE2 compensatory activity by breaking the feedforward cycle between ADAM17 and oxidative stress, resulting in a reduction of neurogenic hypertension.
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- Thyago M de Queiroz
- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana; Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana; Cardiovascular Center of Excellence, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana; and
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana; Cardiovascular Center of Excellence, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana; and
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- Department of Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana; Neurosciences Center of Excellence, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana; Cardiovascular Center of Excellence, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana; and
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Mendes-Júnior LDG, Guimarães DD, Gadelha DDA, Diniz TF, Brandão MCR, Athayde-Filho PF, Lemos VS, França-Silva MDS, Braga VA. The new nitric oxide donor cyclohexane nitrate induces vasorelaxation, hypotension, and antihypertensive effects via NO/cGMP/PKG pathway. Front Physiol 2015; 6:243. [PMID: 26379557 PMCID: PMC4553900 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2015.00243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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We investigated the cardiovascular effects induced by the nitric oxide donor Cyclohexane Nitrate (HEX). Vasodilatation, NO release and the effects of acute or sub-chronic treatment with HEX on cardiovascular parameters were evaluated. HEX induced endothelium-independent vasodilatation (Maximum effect [efficacy, ME] = 100.4 ± 4.1%; potency [pD2] = 5.1 ± 0.1). Relaxation was attenuated by scavenging nitric oxide (ME = 44.9 ± 9.4% vs. 100.4 ± 4.1%) or by inhibiting the soluble guanylyl cyclase (ME = 38.5 ± 9.7% vs. 100.4 ± 4.1%). In addition, pD2 was decreased after non-selective blockade of K+ channels (pD2 = 3.6 ± 0.1 vs. 5.1 ± 0.1) or by inhibiting KATP channels (pD2 = 4.3 ± 0.1 vs. 5.1 ± 0.1). HEX increased NO levels in mesenteric arteries (33.2 ± 2.3 vs. 10.7 ± 0.2 au, p < 0.0001). Intravenous acute administration of HEX (1–20 mg/kg) induced hypotension and bradycardia in normotensive and hypertensive rats. Furthermore, starting at 6 weeks after the induction of 2K1C hypertension, oral treatment with the HEX (10 mg/Kg/day) for 7 days reduced blood pressure in hypertensive animals (134 ± 6 vs. 170 ± 4 mmHg, respectively). Our data demonstrate that HEX is a NO donor able to produce vasodilatation via NO/cGMP/PKG pathway and activation of the ATP-sensitive K+ channels. Furthermore, HEX acutely reduces blood pressure and heart rate as well as produces antihypertensive effect in renovascular hypertensive rats.
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraíba João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Biotechnology Center, Federal University of Paraíba João Pessoa, Brazil
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Young CN, Davisson RL. Angiotensin-II, the Brain, and Hypertension: An Update. Hypertension 2015; 66:920-6. [PMID: 26324508 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.115.03624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Colin N Young
- From the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, DC (C.N.Y.); Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (R.L.D.); and Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (R.L.D.).
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- From the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, DC (C.N.Y.); Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (R.L.D.); and Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (R.L.D.)
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Huber MJ, Basu R, Cecchettini C, Cuadra AE, Chen QH, Shan Z. Activation of the (pro)renin receptor in the paraventricular nucleus increases sympathetic outflow in anesthetized rats. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2015; 309:H880-7. [PMID: 26116710 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00095.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Previous studies have indicated that hyperactivity of brain prorenin receptors (PRR) is implicated in neurogenic hypertension. However, the role of brain PRR in regulating arterial blood pressure (ABP) is not well understood. Here, we test the hypothesis that PRR activation in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) contributes to increased sympathetic nerve activity (SNA). In anaesthetized adult Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats, bilateral PVN microinjection of human prorenin (2 pmol/side) significantly increased splanchnic SNA (SSNA; 71 ± 15%, n = 7). Preinjection of either prorenin handle region peptide, the PRR binding blocker (PRRB), or tiron (2 nmol/side), the scavenger of reactive oxygen species (ROS), significantly attenuated the increase in SSNA (PRRB: 32 ± 5% vs. control, n = 6; tiron: 8 ± 10% vs. control, n = 5; P < 0.05) evoked by prorenin injection. We further investigated the effects of PRR activation on ROS production as well as downstream gene expression using cultured hypothalamus neurons from newborn SD rats. Incubation of brain neurons with human prorenin (100 nM) dramatically enhanced ROS production and induced a time-dependent increase in mRNA levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), NAPDH oxidase 2 subunit cybb, and FOS-like antigen 1 (fosl1), a marker for neuronal activation and a component of transcription factor activator protein-1 (AP-1). The maximum mRNA increase in these genes occurred 6 h following incubation (iNOS: 201-fold; cybb: 2 -fold; Ffosl1: 11-fold). The increases in iNOS and cybb mRNA were not attenuated by the AT1 receptor antagonist losartan but abolished by the AP-1 blocker curcumin. Our results suggest that PVN PRR activation induces sympathoexcitation possibly through stimulation of an ANG II-independent, ROS-AP-1-iNOS signaling pathway.
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- Michael J Huber
- Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
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- Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
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- Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
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- Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts; and
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- Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan; Biotech Research Center, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
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- Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan; Biotech Research Center, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
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Yu Y, Xue BJ, Wei SG, Zhang ZH, Beltz TG, Guo F, Johnson AK, Felder RB. Activation of central PPAR-γ attenuates angiotensin II-induced hypertension. Hypertension 2015; 66:403-11. [PMID: 26101342 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.115.05726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Inflammation and renin-angiotensin system activity in the brain contribute to hypertension through effects on fluid intake, vasopressin release, and sympathetic nerve activity. We recently reported that activation of brain peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-γ in heart failure rats reduced inflammation and renin-angiotensin system activity in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus and ameliorated the peripheral manifestations of heart failure. We hypothesized that the activation of brain PPAR-γ might have beneficial effects in angiotensin II-induced hypertension. Sprague-Dawley rats received a 2-week subcutaneous infusion of angiotensin II (120 ng/kg per minute) combined with a continuous intracerebroventricular infusion of vehicle, the PPAR-γ agonist pioglitazone (3 nmol/h) or the PPAR-γ antagonist GW9662 (7 nmol/h). Angiotensin II+vehicle rats had increased mean blood pressure, increased sympathetic drive as indicated by the mean blood pressure response to ganglionic blockade, and increased water consumption. PPAR-γ mRNA in subfornical organ and hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus was unchanged, but PPAR-γ DNA-binding activity was reduced. mRNA for interleukin-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α, cyclooxygenase-2, and angiotensin II type 1 receptor was augmented in both nuclei, and hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus neuronal activity was increased. The plasma vasopressin response to a 6-hour water restriction also increased. These responses to angiotensin II were exacerbated by GW9662 and ameliorated by pioglitazone, which increased PPAR-γ mRNA and PPAR-γ DNA-binding activity in subfornical organ and hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus. Pioglitazone and GW9662 had no effects on control rats. The results suggest that activating brain PPAR-γ to reduce central inflammation and brain renin-angiotensin system activity may be a useful adjunct in the treatment of angiotensin II-dependent hypertension.
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- Yang Yu
- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine (Y.Y., S.-G.W., Z.-H.Z., R.B.F.) and Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences (B.-.J.X., T.G.B., F.G., A.K.J.), University of Iowa, Iowa City; and Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA (R.B.F.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine (Y.Y., S.-G.W., Z.-H.Z., R.B.F.) and Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences (B.-.J.X., T.G.B., F.G., A.K.J.), University of Iowa, Iowa City; and Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA (R.B.F.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine (Y.Y., S.-G.W., Z.-H.Z., R.B.F.) and Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences (B.-.J.X., T.G.B., F.G., A.K.J.), University of Iowa, Iowa City; and Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA (R.B.F.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine (Y.Y., S.-G.W., Z.-H.Z., R.B.F.) and Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences (B.-.J.X., T.G.B., F.G., A.K.J.), University of Iowa, Iowa City; and Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA (R.B.F.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine (Y.Y., S.-G.W., Z.-H.Z., R.B.F.) and Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences (B.-.J.X., T.G.B., F.G., A.K.J.), University of Iowa, Iowa City; and Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA (R.B.F.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine (Y.Y., S.-G.W., Z.-H.Z., R.B.F.) and Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences (B.-.J.X., T.G.B., F.G., A.K.J.), University of Iowa, Iowa City; and Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA (R.B.F.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine (Y.Y., S.-G.W., Z.-H.Z., R.B.F.) and Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences (B.-.J.X., T.G.B., F.G., A.K.J.), University of Iowa, Iowa City; and Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA (R.B.F.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine (Y.Y., S.-G.W., Z.-H.Z., R.B.F.) and Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences (B.-.J.X., T.G.B., F.G., A.K.J.), University of Iowa, Iowa City; and Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, IA (R.B.F.).
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Young CN, Li A, Dong FN, Horwath JA, Clark CG, Davisson RL. Endoplasmic reticulum and oxidant stress mediate nuclear factor-κB activation in the subfornical organ during angiotensin II hypertension. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2015; 308:C803-12. [PMID: 25980014 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00223.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in the brain circumventricular subfornical organ (SFO) mediate the central hypertensive actions of Angiotensin II (ANG II). However, the downstream signaling events remain unclear. Here we tested the hypothesis that angiotensin type 1a receptors (AT1aR), ER stress, and ROS induce activation of the transcription factor nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) during ANG II-dependent hypertension. To spatiotemporally track NF-κB activity in the SFO throughout the development of ANG II-dependent hypertension, we used SFO-targeted adenoviral delivery and longitudinal bioluminescence imaging in mice. During low-dose infusion of ANG II, bioluminescence imaging revealed a prehypertensive surge in NF-κB activity in the SFO at a time point prior to a significant rise in arterial blood pressure. SFO-targeted ablation of AT1aR, inhibition of ER stress, or adenoviral scavenging of ROS in the SFO prevented the ANG II-induced increase in SFO NF-κB. These findings highlight the utility of bioluminescence imaging to longitudinally track transcription factor activation during the development of ANG II-dependent hypertension and reveal an AT1aR-, ER stress-, and ROS-dependent prehypertensive surge in NF-κB activity in the SFO. Furthermore, the increase in NF-κB activity before a rise in arterial blood pressure suggests a causal role for SFO NF-κB in the development of ANG II-dependent hypertension.
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- Colin N Young
- Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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- Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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- Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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- Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; and
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- Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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Dantas BPV, Ribeiro TP, Assis VL, Furtado FF, Assis KS, Alves JS, Silva TM, Camara CA, França-Silva MS, Veras RC, Medeiros IA, Alencar JL, Braga VA. Vasorelaxation induced by a new naphthoquinone-oxime is mediated by NO-sGC-cGMP pathway. Molecules 2014; 19:9773-85. [PMID: 25006785 PMCID: PMC6270866 DOI: 10.3390/molecules19079773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Revised: 06/21/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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It has been established that oximes cause endothelium-independent relaxation in blood vessels. In the present study, the cardiovascular effects of the new oxime 3-hydroxy-4–(hydroxyimino)-2-(3-methylbut-2-enylnaphtalen-1(4H)-one (OximeS1) derived from lapachol were evaluated. In normotensive rats, administration of Oxime S1 (10, 15, 20 and 30 mg/Kg, i.v.) produced dose-dependent reduction in blood pressure. In isolated aorta and superior mesenteric artery rings, Oxime S1 induced endothelium-independent and concentration-dependent relaxations (10−8 M to 10−4 M). In addition, Oxime S1-induced vasorelaxations were attenuated by hydroxocobalamin or methylene blue in aorta and by PTIO or ODQ in mesenteric artery rings, suggesting a role for the nitric oxide (NO) pathway. Additionally, Oxime S1 (30 and 100 µM) significantly increased NO concentrations (13.9 ± 1.6 nM and 17.9 ± 4.1 nM, respectively) measured by nitric oxide microsensors. Furthermore, pre-contraction with KCl (80 mM) prevented Oxime S1-derived vasorelaxation in endothelium-denuded aortic rings. Of note, combined treatment with potassium channel inhibitors also reduced Oxime S1-mediated vasorelaxation suggesting a role for potassium channels, more precisely Kir, Kv and KATP channels. We observed the involvement of BKCa channels in Oxime S1-induced relaxation in mesenteric artery rings. In conclusion, these data suggest that the Oxime S1 induces hypotension and vasorelaxation via NO pathway by activating soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) and K+ channels.
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- Bruna P. V. Dantas
- Biotechnology Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58.051-900, Brazil; E-Mails: (B.P.V.D.); (T.P.R); (V.L.A.); (F.F.F.); (K.S.A.); (M.S.F.-S.); (R.C.V.); (I.A.M.); (J.L.A.)
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- Biotechnology Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58.051-900, Brazil; E-Mails: (B.P.V.D.); (T.P.R); (V.L.A.); (F.F.F.); (K.S.A.); (M.S.F.-S.); (R.C.V.); (I.A.M.); (J.L.A.)
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- Biotechnology Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58.051-900, Brazil; E-Mails: (B.P.V.D.); (T.P.R); (V.L.A.); (F.F.F.); (K.S.A.); (M.S.F.-S.); (R.C.V.); (I.A.M.); (J.L.A.)
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- Biotechnology Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58.051-900, Brazil; E-Mails: (B.P.V.D.); (T.P.R); (V.L.A.); (F.F.F.); (K.S.A.); (M.S.F.-S.); (R.C.V.); (I.A.M.); (J.L.A.)
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- Biotechnology Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58.051-900, Brazil; E-Mails: (B.P.V.D.); (T.P.R); (V.L.A.); (F.F.F.); (K.S.A.); (M.S.F.-S.); (R.C.V.); (I.A.M.); (J.L.A.)
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- Molecular Sciences Department, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE 52171-900, Brazil; E-Mails: (J.S.A.); (T.M.S.S.); (C.A.C.)
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- Molecular Sciences Department, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE 52171-900, Brazil; E-Mails: (J.S.A.); (T.M.S.S.); (C.A.C.)
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- Molecular Sciences Department, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE 52171-900, Brazil; E-Mails: (J.S.A.); (T.M.S.S.); (C.A.C.)
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- Biotechnology Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58.051-900, Brazil; E-Mails: (B.P.V.D.); (T.P.R); (V.L.A.); (F.F.F.); (K.S.A.); (M.S.F.-S.); (R.C.V.); (I.A.M.); (J.L.A.)
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- Biotechnology Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58.051-900, Brazil; E-Mails: (B.P.V.D.); (T.P.R); (V.L.A.); (F.F.F.); (K.S.A.); (M.S.F.-S.); (R.C.V.); (I.A.M.); (J.L.A.)
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- Biotechnology Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58.051-900, Brazil; E-Mails: (B.P.V.D.); (T.P.R); (V.L.A.); (F.F.F.); (K.S.A.); (M.S.F.-S.); (R.C.V.); (I.A.M.); (J.L.A.)
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- Biotechnology Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58.051-900, Brazil; E-Mails: (B.P.V.D.); (T.P.R); (V.L.A.); (F.F.F.); (K.S.A.); (M.S.F.-S.); (R.C.V.); (I.A.M.); (J.L.A.)
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- Biotechnology Center, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58.051-900, Brazil; E-Mails: (B.P.V.D.); (T.P.R); (V.L.A.); (F.F.F.); (K.S.A.); (M.S.F.-S.); (R.C.V.); (I.A.M.); (J.L.A.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +55-083-3216-7173; Fax: +55-083-3216-7511
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Braga VA. Could AT1 receptor activation increase antioxidant defense to prevent salt-induced vascular dysfunction of 2 kidney-1 clip hypertensive rats? Am J Hypertens 2014; 27:638-9. [PMID: 24614862 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpu014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Valdir A Braga
- Department of Biotechnology, Biotechnology Center, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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Sun HJ, Zhang LL, Fan ZD, Chen D, Zhang L, Gao XY, Kang YM, Zhu GQ. Superoxide anions involved in sympathoexcitation and pressor effects of salusin-β in paraventricular nucleus in hypertensive rats. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2014; 210:534-45. [PMID: 24304512 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2013] [Revised: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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AIMS Salusin-β in paraventricular nucleus (PVN) increases renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA), mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) release in hypertensive rats but not in normal rats. The present study was designed to investigate the downstream molecular mechanism of salusin-β in the PVN in hypertension. METHOD Renovascular hypertension was induced by two-kidney, one-clip (2K1C) in male SD rats. Acute experiments were carried out 4 weeks after 2K1C or sham operation under anaesthesia. RESULTS MrgA1 mRNA expression and salusin-β level in the PVN as well as plasma salusin-β level were increased in 2K1C rats. Bilateral PVN microinjection of salusin-β increased the RSNA, MAP and HR in 2K1C rats, which were abolished by the pre-treatment with polyethylene glycol-superoxide dismutase (PEG-SOD), the superoxide anion scavenger tempol, the NAD(P)H oxidase inhibitor apocynin or the protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor chelerythrine chloride (CLC), but not affected by the AT1 receptor antagonist losartan, the Mas receptor antagonist A-779, the NOS inhibitor L-NAME or the GABAA and GABAB receptor antagonists gabazine+CGP-35348. Salusin-β-induced increases in superoxide anion level and NAD(P)H oxidase activity in the PVN were abolished by the PVN pre-treatment with CLC. Salusin-β increased AVP levels in rostral ventrolateral medulla and plasma, which were prevented by the pre-treatment with PEG-SOD, apocynin or CLC in 2K1C rats. Salusin-β augmented the enhanced activity of PKC in the PVN in 2K1C rats. CONCLUSION Protein kinase C-NAD(P)H oxidase-superoxide anions pathway in the PVN is involved in salusin-β-induced sympathetic activation, pressor response and AVP release in renovascular hypertension.
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease and Molecular Intervention; Department of Physiology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease and Molecular Intervention; Department of Physiology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology; Nanjing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease and Molecular Intervention; Department of Physiology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease and Molecular Intervention; Department of Physiology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease and Molecular Intervention; Department of Physiology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology; Cardiovascular Research Center; Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine; Xi'an China
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- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease and Molecular Intervention; Department of Physiology; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing China
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New researches and application progress of commonly used optical molecular imaging technology. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:429198. [PMID: 24696850 PMCID: PMC3947735 DOI: 10.1155/2014/429198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2013] [Accepted: 12/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Optical molecular imaging, a new medical imaging technique, is developed based on genomics, proteomics and modern optical imaging technique, characterized by non-invasiveness, non-radiativity, high cost-effectiveness, high resolution, high sensitivity and simple operation in comparison with conventional imaging modalities. Currently, it has become one of the most widely used molecular imaging techniques and has been applied in gene expression regulation and activity detection, biological development and cytological detection, drug research and development, pathogenesis research, pharmaceutical effect evaluation and therapeutic effect evaluation, and so forth, This paper will review the latest researches and application progresses of commonly used optical molecular imaging techniques such as bioluminescence imaging and fluorescence molecular imaging.
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Zhou YB, Sun HJ, Chen D, Liu TY, Han Y, Wang JJ, Tang CS, Kang YM, Zhu GQ. Intermedin in paraventricular nucleus attenuates sympathetic activity and blood pressure via nitric oxide in hypertensive rats. Hypertension 2013; 63:330-7. [PMID: 24218431 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.113.01681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Intermedin (IMD) is a member of calcitonin/calcitonin gene-related peptide family, which shares the receptor system consisting of calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CRLR) and receptor activity-modifying proteins (RAMPs). This study investigated the effects of IMD in paraventricular nucleus (PVN) on renal sympathetic nerve activity and mean arterial pressure and its downstream mechanism in hypertension. Rats were subjected to 2-kidney 1-clip (2K1C) surgery to induce renovascular hypertension or sham operation. Acute experiments were performed 4 weeks later under anesthesia. IMD mRNA and protein were downregulated in 2K1C rats. Bilateral PVN microinjection of IMD caused greater decreases in renal sympathetic nerve activity and mean arterial pressure in 2K1C rats than in sham-operated rats, which were prevented by pretreatment with adrenomedullin receptor antagonist AM22-52 or nonselective nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, and attenuated by selective neuronal NO synthase inhibitor N(ω)-propyl-l-arginine hydrochloride or endothelial NO synthase inhibitor N(5)-(1-iminoethyl)-l-ornithine dihydrochloride. AM22-52 increased renal sympathetic nerve activity and mean arterial pressure in 2K1C rats but not in sham-operated rats, whereas calcitonin/calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist calcitonin/calcitonin gene-related peptide 8-37 had no significant effect. CRLR and RAMP3 mRNA, as well as CRLR, RAMP2, and RAMP3 protein expressions, in the PVN were increased in 2K1C rats. Microinjection of IMD into the PVN increased the NO metabolites (NOx) level in the PVN in 2K1C rats, which was prevented by AM22-52. Chronic PVN infusion of IMD reduced, but AM22-52 increased, blood pressure in conscious 2K1C rats. These results indicate that IMD in the PVN inhibits sympathetic activity and attenuates hypertension in 2K1C rats, which are mediated by adrenomedullin receptors (CRLR/RAMP2 or CRLR/RAMP3) and its downstream NO.
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- Ye-Bo Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease and Molecular Intervention, Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, 140 Hanzhong Rd, Nanjing 210029, China.
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Braga VA. Reducing oxidative stress in the rostral ventrolateral medulla in renovascular hypertension by peripheral administration of losartan: how and where? Am J Hypertens 2013; 26:1170. [PMID: 23747953 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpt093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Valdir A Braga
- Department of Biotechnology, Biotechnology Center, Federal University of Paraiba, Joao Pessoa - PB, Brazil
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de Queiroz TM, Monteiro MMO, Braga VA. Angiotensin-II-derived reactive oxygen species on baroreflex sensitivity during hypertension: new perspectives. Front Physiol 2013; 4:105. [PMID: 23717285 PMCID: PMC3651964 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2013.00105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Accepted: 04/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Hypertension is a multifactorial disorder, which has been associated with the reduction in baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) and autonomic dysfunction. Several studies have revealed that increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate [NAD(P)H] oxidase, following activation of type 1 receptor (AT1R) by Angiotensin-(Ang) II, the main peptide of the Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System (RAAS), is the central mechanism involved in Ang-II-derived hypertension. In the present review, we will discuss the role of Ang II and oxidative stress in hypertension, the relationship between the BRS and the genesis of hypertension and how the oxidative stress triggers baroreflex dysfunction in several models of hypertension. Finally, we will describe some novel therapeutic drugs for improving the BRS during hypertension.
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- Thyago M de Queiroz
- Department of Biotechnology, Biotechnology Center, Federal University of Paraiba João Pessoa, Brazil
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Mendes-Junior LDG, Monteiro MMDO, Carvalho ADS, de Queiroz TM, Braga VDA. Oral supplementation with the rutin improves cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity and vascular reactivity in hypertensive rats. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2013; 38:1099-106. [PMID: 24053516 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2013-0091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The hypothesis that oral supplementation with the flavonoid rutin improves baroreflex sensitivity and vascular reactivity in hypertensive (2-kidney-1-clip (2K1C)) rats was tested. Sixty-four rats were divided in 4 groups: sham + saline; sham + rutin; 2K1C + saline, and 2K1C + rutin. Six weeks after 2K1C surgery, the animals were treated with saline or rutin (40 mg·kg(-1)·day(-1)) by gavage for 7 days. Baroreflex sensitivity test using phenylephrine (8 μg·kg(-1), iv) and sodium nitroprusside (25 μg·kg(-1), iv), vascular reactivity, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances assay were performed. Baroreflex sensitivity in hypertensive rats was impaired and compared with sham (-2.77 ± 0.15 vs. -1.53 ± 0.27 beats·min(-1)·mm Hg(-1); n = 8; p < 0.05). Oral supplementation with rutin restored baroreflex sensitivity in 2K1C rats (-2.40 ± 0.24 vs. -2.77 ± 0.15 beats·min(-1)·mm Hg(-1); n = 8; p > 0.05). Besides, hypertensive rats have greater contraction to phenylephrine (129.49% ± 4.46% vs. 99.50% ± 11.36%; n = 8; p < 0.05), which was restored by rutin (99.10% ± 1.77% vs. 99.50% ± 11.36%; n = 8; p > 0.05). Furthermore, vasorelaxation to acetylcholine was diminished in hypertensive rats (96.42% ± 2.80% vs. 119.35% ± 5.60%; n = 8; p < 0.05), which was also restored by rutin (117.55% ± 6.94% vs. 119.35% ± 5.60%; n = 8; p > 0.05). Finally, oxidative stress was greater in hypertensive rats (1.54 ± 0.12 vs. 0.53 ± 0.12 nmol MDA·mL(-1); n = 8; p < 0.05) and rutin supplementation significantly decreased oxidative stress in those animals (0.70 ± 0.13 vs. 1.54 ± 0.12 nmol MDA·mL(-1); n = 8; p < 0.05). We concluded that oral supplementation with rutin restores impaired baroreflex sensitivity and vascular reactivity in hypertensive rats by decreasing oxidative stress.
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Wang G, Coleman CG, Chan J, Faraco G, Marques-Lopes J, Milner TA, Guruju MR, Anrather J, Davisson RL, Iadecola C, Pickel VM. Angiotensin II slow-pressor hypertension enhances NMDA currents and NOX2-dependent superoxide production in hypothalamic paraventricular neurons. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2013; 304:R1096-106. [PMID: 23576605 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00367.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Adaptive changes in glutamatergic signaling within the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) may play a role in the neurohumoral dysfunction underlying the hypertension induced by "slow-pressor" ANG II infusion. We hypothesized that these adaptive changes alter production of gp91phox NADPH oxidase (NOX)-derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) or nitric oxide (NO), resulting in enhanced glutamatergic signaling in the PVN. Electron microscopic immunolabeling showed colocalization of NOX2 and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) NR1 subunits in PVN dendrites, an effect enhanced (+48%, P < 0.05 vs. saline) in mice receiving ANG II (600 ng·kg⁻¹·min⁻¹ sc). Isolated PVN cells or spinally projecting PVN neurons from ANG II-infused mice had increased levels of ROS at baseline (+40 ± 5% and +57.6 ± 7.7%, P < 0.01 vs. saline) and after NMDA (+24 ± 7% and +17 ± 5.5%, P < 0.01 and P < 0.05 vs. saline). In contrast, ANG II infusion suppressed NO production in PVN cells at baseline (-29.1 ± 5.2%, P < 0.05 vs. saline) and after NMDA (-18.9 ± 2%, P < 0.01 vs. saline), an effect counteracted by NOX inhibition. In whole cell recording of unlabeled and spinally labeled PVN neurons in slices, NMDA induced a larger inward current in ANG II than in saline groups (+79 ± 24% and +82.9 ± 6.6%, P < 0.01 vs. saline), which was reversed by the ROS scavenger MnTBAP and the NO donor S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (P > 0.05 vs. control). These findings suggest that slow-pressor ANG II increases the association of NR1 with NOX2 in dendrites of PVN neurons, resulting in enhanced NOX-derived ROS and reduced NO during glutamatergic activity. The resulting enhancement of NMDAR activity may contribute to the neurohumoral dysfunction underlying the development of slow-pressor ANG II hypertension.
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- Gang Wang
- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Cardiac-autonomic imbalance and baroreflex dysfunction in the renovascular Angiotensin-dependent hypertensive mouse. Int J Hypertens 2012. [PMID: 23193440 PMCID: PMC3502004 DOI: 10.1155/2012/968123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Mouse models provide powerful tools for studying the mechanisms underlying the dysfunction of the autonomic reflex control of cardiovascular function and those involved in cardiovascular diseases. The established murine model of two-kidney, one-clip (2K1C) angiotensin II-dependent hypertension represents a useful tool for studying the neural control of cardiovascular function. In this paper, we discuss the main contributions from our laboratory and others regarding cardiac-autonomic imbalance and baroreflex dysfunction. We show recent data from the angiotensin-dependent hypertensive mouse demonstrating DNA damage and oxidative stress using the comet assay and flow cytometry, respectively. Finally, we highlight the relationships between angiotensin and peripheral and central nervous system areas of cardiovascular control and oxidative stress in the 2K1C hypertensive mouse.
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Freiria-Oliveira AH, Blanch GT, Li H, Colombari E, Colombari DSA, Sumners C. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor in the nucleus of solitary tract decreases blood pressure in SHRs. Cardiovasc Res 2012; 97:153-60. [PMID: 22997157 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvs297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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AIMS The macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an intracellular inhibitor of the central nervous system actions of angiotensin II on blood pressure. Considering that angiotensin II actions at the nucleus of the solitary tract are important for the maintenance of hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs), we tested if increased MIF expression in the nucleus of the solitary tract of SHR alters the baseline high blood pressure in these rats. METHODS AND RESULTS Eight-week-old SHRs or normotensive rats were microinjected with the vector AAV2-CBA-MIF into the nucleus of the solitary tract, resulting in MIF expression predominantly in neurons. Rats also underwent recordings of the mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) and heart rate (via telemetry devices implanted in the abdominal aorta), cardiac- and baroreflex function. Injections of AAV2-CBA-MIF into the nucleus of the solitary tract of SHRs produced significant decreases in the MAP, ranging from 10 to 20 mmHg, compared with age-matched SHRs that had received identical microinjections of the control vector AAV2-CBA-eGFP. This lowered MAP in SHRs was maintained through the end of the experiment at 31 days, and was associated with an improvement in baroreflex function to values observed in normotensive rats. In contrast to SHRs, similar increased MIF expression in the nucleus of the solitary tract of normotensive rats produced no changes in baseline MAP and baroreflex function. CONCLUSION These results indicate that an increased expression of MIF within the nucleus of the solitary tract neurons of SHRs lowers blood pressure and restores baroreflex function.
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- André Henrique Freiria-Oliveira
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics and McKnight Brain Institute, College of Medicine, University of Florida, 1600 Southwest Archer Road, PO-BOX: 100274, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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de Kloet AD, Krause EG, Scott KA, Foster MT, Herman JP, Sakai RR, Seeley RJ, Woods SC. Central angiotensin II has catabolic action at white and brown adipose tissue. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2011; 301:E1081-91. [PMID: 21862725 PMCID: PMC3233774 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00307.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Considerable evidence implicates the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) in the regulation of energy balance. To evaluate the role of the RAS in the central nervous system regulation of energy balance, we used osmotic minipumps to chronically administer angiotensin II (Ang II; icv; 0.7 ng/min for 24 days) to adult male Long-Evans rats, resulting in reduced food intake, body weight gain, and adiposity. The decrease in body weight and adiposity occurred relative to both ad libitum- and pair-fed controls, implying that reduced food intake in and of itself does not underlie all of these effects. Consistent with this, rats administered Ang II had increased whole body heat production and oxygen consumption. Additionally, chronic icv Ang II increased uncoupling protein-1 and β(3)-adrenergic receptor expression in brown adipose tissue and β3-adrenergic receptor expression in white adipose tissue, which is suggestive of enhanced sympathetic activation and thermogenesis. Chronic icv Ang II also increased hypothalamic agouti-related peptide and decreased hypothalamic proopiomelanocortin expression, consistent with a state of energy deficit. Moreover, chronic icv Ang II increased the anorectic corticotrophin- and thyroid-releasing hormones within the hypothalamus. These results suggest that Ang II acts in the brain to promote negative energy balance and that contributing mechanisms include an alteration in the hypothalamic circuits regulating energy balance, a decrease in food intake, an increase in energy expenditure, and an increase in sympathetic activation of brown and white adipose tissue.
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MESH Headings
- Adipose Tissue, Brown/drug effects
- Adipose Tissue, Brown/metabolism
- Adipose Tissue, White/drug effects
- Adipose Tissue, White/metabolism
- Angiotensin II/administration & dosage
- Angiotensin II/pharmacology
- Animals
- Body Weight/drug effects
- Brain/drug effects
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Down-Regulation/drug effects
- Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
- Eating/drug effects
- Infusion Pumps, Implantable
- Infusions, Intraventricular
- Infusions, Subcutaneous
- Male
- Metabolism/drug effects
- Rats
- Rats, Long-Evans
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- Annette D de Kloet
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA.
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Gao J, Zhong MK, Fan ZD, Yuan N, Zhou YB, Zhang F, Gao XY, Zhu GQ. SOD1 overexpression in paraventricular nucleus improves post-infarct myocardial remodeling and ventricular function. Pflugers Arch 2011; 463:297-307. [PMID: 22006090 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-011-1036-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2011] [Revised: 09/23/2011] [Accepted: 09/28/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Excessive sympathetic activation contributes to the progression of chronic heart failure. Reactive oxygen species in paraventricular nucleus (PVN) play an important role in the enhanced sympathetic outflow. This study was designed to determine whether superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) overexpression in the PVN attenuated the sympathetic activation and cardiac dysfunction in rats after an episode of myocardial infarction (MI). Adenoviral vectors containing human SOD1 (Ad-SOD) or null adenoviral vectors (Ad-null) were immediately microinjected into the PVN of rats with coronary artery ligation or sham operation. At the eighth week, the SOD1 protein level and activity in the PVN increased while the superoxide anions in the PVN decreased in Ad-SOD rats. The SOD1 overexpression in the PVN prevented the increases in left ventricular end-diastolic pressure and volume, and the decreases in ejection fraction and peak velocities of contraction in MI rats. In addition, there was an attenuation of renal sympathetic nerve activity, cardiac sympathetic afferent reflex and plasma norepinephrine level in MI rats. Furthermore, the SOD1 overexpression in the PVN reduced cardiomyocyte size, collagen deposition and the TUNEL-positive cardiomyocytes in MI rats. These results indicate that the SOD1 overexpression in the PVN attenuates the excessive sympathetic activation, myocardial remodeling, cardiomyocyte apoptosis and ventricular dysfunction in MI rats.
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- Juan Gao
- Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China
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Braga VA, Medeiros IA, Ribeiro TP, França-Silva MS, Botelho-Ono MS, Guimarães DD. Angiotensin-II-induced reactive oxygen species along the SFO-PVN-RVLM pathway: implications in neurogenic hypertension. Braz J Med Biol Res 2011; 44:871-6. [PMID: 21755262 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2011007500088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2011] [Accepted: 06/16/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Neurogenic hypertension has been the subject of extensive research worldwide. This review is based on the premise that some forms of neurogenic hypertension are caused in part by the formation of angiotensin-II (Ang-II)-induced reactive oxygen species along the subfornical organ-paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus-rostral ventrolateral medulla pathway (SFO-PVN-RVLM pathway). We will discuss the recent contribution of our laboratory and others regarding the mechanisms by which neurons in the SFO (an important circumventricular organ) are activated by Ang-II, how the SFO communicates with two other important areas involved in sympathetic activity regulation (PVN and RVLM) and how Ang-II-induced reactive oxygen species participate along the SFO-PVN-RVLM pathway in the pathogenesis of neurogenic hypertension.
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- V A Braga
- Laboratório de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil.
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