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Juin SK, Ouseph R, Gondim DD, Jala VR, Sen U. Diabetic Nephropathy and Gaseous Modulators. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12051088. [PMID: 37237955 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12051088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) remains the leading cause of vascular morbidity and mortality in diabetes patients. Despite the progress in understanding the diabetic disease process and advanced management of nephropathy, a number of patients still progress to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The underlying mechanism still needs to be clarified. Gaseous signaling molecules, so-called gasotransmitters, such as nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO), and hydrogen sulfide (H2S), have been shown to play an essential role in the development, progression, and ramification of DN depending on their availability and physiological actions. Although the studies on gasotransmitter regulations of DN are still emerging, the evidence revealed an aberrant level of gasotransmitters in patients with diabetes. In studies, different gasotransmitter donors have been implicated in ameliorating diabetic renal dysfunction. In this perspective, we summarized an overview of the recent advances in the physiological relevance of the gaseous molecules and their multifaceted interaction with other potential factors, such as extracellular matrix (ECM), in the severity modulation of DN. Moreover, the perspective of the present review highlights the possible therapeutic interventions of gasotransmitters in ameliorating this dreaded disease.
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- Subir Kumar Juin
- Department of Physiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Brown Cancer Center, Center for Microbiomics, Inflammation and Pathogenicity, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Brown Cancer Center, Center for Microbiomics, Inflammation and Pathogenicity, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Physiology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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The role of immune cells in pulmonary hypertension: Focusing on macrophages. Hum Immunol 2021; 83:153-163. [PMID: 34844784 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2021.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a life-threatening pathological state with elevated pulmonary arterial pressure, resulting in right ventricular failure and heart functional failure. Analyses of human samples and rodent models of pH support the infiltration of various immune cells, including neutrophils, mast cells, dendritic cells, B-cells, T-cells, and natural killer cells, to the lungs and pulmonary perivascular regions and their involvement in the PH development. There is evidence that macrophages are presented in the pulmonary lesions of pH patients as first-line myeloid leucocytes. Macrophage accumulation and presence, both M1 and M2 phenotypes, is a distinctive hallmark of pH which plays a pivotal role in pulmonary artery remodeling through various cellular and molecular interactions and mechanisms, including CCL2 and CX3CL1 chemokines, adventitial fibroblasts, glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1 (SGK1), crosstalk with other immune cells, leukotriene B4 (LTB4), bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2 (BMPR2), macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), and thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1). In this paper, we reviewed the molecular mechanisms and the role of immune cells and responses are involved in PH development. We also summarized the polarization of macrophages in response to different stimuli and their pathological role and their infiltration in the lung of pH patients and animal models.
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Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) in Pediatric Renal Diseases: From Pathophysiological Phenomenon to Clinical Biomarker and Beyond. CHILDREN-BASEL 2021; 8:children8100837. [PMID: 34682102 PMCID: PMC8535118 DOI: 10.3390/children8100837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), an endogenous nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor, inhibits NO synthesis and contributes to the pathogenesis of many human diseases. In adults, ADMA has been identified as a biomarker for chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression and cardiovascular risk. However, little attention is given to translating the adult experience into the pediatric clinical setting. In the current review, we summarize circulating and urinary ADMA reported thus far in clinical studies relating to kidney disease in children and adolescents, as well as systematize the knowledge on pathophysiological role of ADMA in the kidneys. The aim of this review is also to show the various analytical methods for measuring ADMA and the issues tht need to be addressed before transforming to clinical practice in pediatric medicine. The last task is to suggest that ADMA may not only be suitable as a diagnostic or prognostic biomarker, but also a promising therapeutic strategy to treat pediatric kidney disease in the future.
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Kobayashi T, Ueda S, Takagi M, Kihara M, Suzuki Y. Pathophysiological roles of ADMA-mediated endothelial injury in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. HYPERTENSION RESEARCH IN PREGNANCY 2020. [DOI: 10.14390/jsshp.hrp2019-013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine
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Taguchi K, Elias BC, Brooks CR, Ueda S, Fukami K. Uremic Toxin-Targeting as a Therapeutic Strategy for Preventing Cardiorenal Syndrome. Circ J 2019; 84:2-8. [PMID: 31827008 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-19-0872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health problem. CKD patients are at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), including coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke. Several factors invoke a vicious cycle of CKD and CVD, which is referred as to "cardiorenal syndrome". Among these factors, the compounds retained through loss of renal excretion play a pathological role in causing atherosclerosis and CVD. These compounds have been broadly classified as uremic toxins because of their accumulation with declining renal function and cytotoxicity. The major uremic toxins contributing to CVD are asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), advanced glycation endproducts (AGE), and trimethyl amine N-oxide (TMAO). ADMA is linked to CVD through regulation of nitric oxide, reactive oxygen species, and renal anemia. AGE not only directly accumulates in the heart and kidney, but interacts with the receptor for AGE (RAGE), leading to cell damage in CVD. TMAO correlates with a high prevalence of CVD and promotes organ fibrosis by itself. The levels of these and other uremic toxins rise with worsening CKD, inducing multiplicative damage in the heart and kidney. Therefore, a better understanding of uremic toxins has great clinical importance for preventing cardiorenal syndrome. This review highlights the molecular mechanism by which these uremic toxins are implicated in CVD and suggests the possible mutual relationship between them.
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- Kensei Taguchi
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine.,Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Juntendo University
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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Mannino GC, Pezzilli S, Averta C, Fuoco A, Spiga R, Mancuso E, Di Fatta C, Perticone F, Prudente S, Trischitta V, Andreozzi F, Sesti G. A functional variant of the dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase-2 gene is associated with myocardial infarction in type 2 diabetic patients. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2019; 18:102. [PMID: 31409409 PMCID: PMC6693196 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-019-0906-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Myocardial infarction is the main mortality cause in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Endothelial dysfunction due to reduced bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO) is an early step of atherogenesis. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous inhibitor of NO synthesis, and it is metabolized by the enzymes dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH) 1 and 2. The functional variant rs9267551 C, in the promoter region of DDAH2, has been linked to increased DDAH2 expression, and lower ADMA plasma levels, and was associated with lower risk of coronary artery disease in large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS) performed in the general population. However, it is unknown whether this association holds true in T2DM patients. To address this issue, we investigated whether rs9267551 is associated with risk of myocardial infarction in two cohorts of T2DM patients. Methods SNP rs9267551 was genotyped in 1839 White T2DM patients from the Catanzaro Study (CZ, n = 1060) and the Gargano Heart Study-cross sectional design (GHS, n = 779). Cases were patients with a previous myocardial infarction, controls were asymptomatic patients with neither previous myocardial ischemia nor signs of it at resting and during a maximal symptom limited stress electrocardiogram. Results Carriers of allele rs9267551 C showed a dose dependent reduction in the risk of myocardial infarction [(CZ = OR 0.380, 95% CI 0.175–0.823, p = 0.014), (GHS = 0.497, 0.267–0.923, p = 0.027), (Pooled = 0.458, 0.283–0.739, p = 0.001)] which remained significant after adjusting for sex, age, BMI, smoking, HbA1c, total cholesterol HDL, and triglyceride levels [(CZ = 0.307, 0.106–0.885, p = 0.029), (GHS = 0.512, 0.270–0.970, p = 0.040), (Pooled = 0.458, 0.266–0.787, p = 0.005)]. Conclusions We found that rs9267551 polymorphism is significantly associated with myocardial infarction in T2DM patients of European ancestry from two independent cohorts. It is possible that in subjects carrying the protective C allele less ADMA accumulates in endothelial cells causing vascular protection as a consequence of higher nitric oxide availability.
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- Gaia Chiara Mannino
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Research Unit of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.,Medical Genetics, University Chieti-Pescara, Pescara, Chieti Scalo, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Research Unit of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Research Unit of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.,Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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Oliva-Damaso E, Oliva-Damaso N, Rodriguez-Esparragon F, Payan J, Baamonde-Laborda E, Gonzalez-Cabrera F, Santana-Estupiñan R, Rodriguez-Perez JC. Asymmetric (ADMA) and Symmetric (SDMA) Dimethylarginines in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Clinical Approach. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E3668. [PMID: 31357472 PMCID: PMC6696355 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20153668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Revised: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and its enantiomer, Symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA), are naturally occurring amino acids that were first isolated and characterized in human urine in 1970. ADMA is the most potent endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), with higher levels in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). ADMA has shown to be a significant predictor of cardiovascular outcome and mortality among dialysis patients. On the other hand, although initially SDMA was thought to be an innocuous molecule, we now know that it is an outstanding marker of renal function both in human and in animal models, with ESRD patients on dialysis showing the highest SDMA levels. Today, we know that ADMA and SDMA are not only uremic toxins but also independent risk markers for mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD). In this review, we summarize the role of both ADMA and SDMA in chronic kidney disease along with other cardiovascular risk factors.
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- Elena Oliva-Damaso
- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hospital Costa del Sol, 29603 Marbella, Spain
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- Department of Investigation, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hospital Costa del Sol, 29603 Marbella, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, 35010 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35001 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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Nephroprotective effects of nebivolol in 2K1C rats through regulation of the kidney ROS-ADMA-NO pathway. Pharmacol Rep 2018; 70:917-929. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2018.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Revised: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Youssef AA, Mehanna ET, Ezzat OI, Abo-Elmatty DM, Al-Sawaf H. Treatment with combination of pioglitazone and glimepiride decreases levels of chemerin and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) in obese type 2 diabetic patients. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s13410-018-0676-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Afdal P, AbdelMassih AF. Is pulmonary vascular disease reversible with PPAR ɣ agonists? Microcirculation 2018; 25:e12444. [DOI: 10.1111/micc.12444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Peter Afdal
- Faculty of Medicine; Cairo University; Cairo Egypt
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Kaur J, Young BE, Fadel PJ. Sympathetic Overactivity in Chronic Kidney Disease: Consequences and Mechanisms. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18081682. [PMID: 28767097 PMCID: PMC5578072 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18081682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing worldwide, with more than 26 million people suffering from CKD in the United States alone. More patients with CKD die of cardiovascular complications than progress to dialysis. Over 80% of CKD patients have hypertension, which is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Another common, perhaps underappreciated, feature of CKD is an overactive sympathetic nervous system. This elevation in sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) not only contributes to hypertension but also plays a detrimental role in the progression of CKD independent of any increase in blood pressure. Indeed, high SNA is associated with poor prognosis and increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality independent of its effect on blood pressure. This brief review will discuss some of the consequences of sympathetic overactivity and highlight some of the potential pathways contributing to chronically elevated SNA in CKD. Mechanisms leading to chronic sympathoexcitation in CKD are complex, multifactorial and to date, not completely understood. Identification of the mechanisms and/or signals leading to sympathetic overactivity in CKD are crucial for development of effective therapeutic targets to reduce the increased cardiovascular risk in this patient group.
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- Jasdeep Kaur
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA.
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA.
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA.
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Toxic Dimethylarginines: Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) and Symmetric Dimethylarginine (SDMA). Toxins (Basel) 2017; 9:toxins9030092. [PMID: 28272322 PMCID: PMC5371847 DOI: 10.3390/toxins9030092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Asymmetric and symmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA and SDMA, respectively) are toxic, non-proteinogenic amino acids formed by post-translational modification and are uremic toxins that inhibit nitric oxide (NO) production and play multifunctional roles in many human diseases. Both ADMA and SDMA have emerged as strong predictors of cardiovascular events and death in a range of illnesses. Major progress has been made in research on ADMA-lowering therapies in animal studies; however, further studies are required to fill the translational gap between animal models and clinical trials in order to treat human diseases related to elevated ADMA/SDMA levels. Here, we review the reported impacts of ADMA and SDMA on human health and disease, focusing on the synthesis and metabolism of ADMA and SDMA; the pathophysiological roles of these dimethylarginines; clinical conditions and animal models associated with elevated ADMA and SDMA levels; and potential therapies against ADMA and SDMA. There is currently no specific pharmacological therapy for lowering the levels and counteracting the deleterious effects of ADMA and SDMA. A better understanding of the mechanisms underlying the impact of ADMA and SDMA on a wide range of human diseases is essential to the development of specific therapies against diseases related to ADMA and SDMA.
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Oliva-Damaso E, Oliva-Damaso N, Rodriguez-Esparragon F, Payan J, Marañes A, Parodis Y, Baamonde-Laborda LE, Diaz NV, Rodriguez-Perez JC. Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) Levels Are Lower in Hemodialysis Patients Treated With Paricalcitol. Kidney Int Rep 2016; 2:165-171. [PMID: 29142954 PMCID: PMC5678616 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2016.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Revised: 10/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Introduction Chronic kidney disease is a major public health problem. In the last decade, it has been shown that the early stages of chronic kidney disease are associated with an inflammatory condition involving an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and long-term mortality. In patients with chronic kidney disease and more specifically those on hemodialysis, cardiovascular events are the most common cause of death. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase and may be an independent risk factor for endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular disease. Methods We performed a cross-sectional analysis to identify factors that were associated with ADMA such as certain medications related to cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients. Results Patients who were treated with paricalcitol had significantly lower levels of ADMA (0.21 ± 0.19 μmol/l) compared with those not treated with paricalcitol (0.42 ± 0.35 μmol/l) (P = 0.00027). Dividing ADMA levels by quartiles, patients treated with paricalcitol were less likely to have very high level ADMA (P = 0.014), whereas there were no significant differences with other medications. Higher dose of paricalcitol was also related to lower levels of ADMA noting an inverse correlation (r = –0.36, P = 0.013). Discussion Hemodialysis patients treated with paricalcitol presented significantly decreased ADMA levels compared with those who did not receive this treatment. Possible beneficial effects in terms of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality by paricalcitol and its association with ADMA and nitric oxide synthesis are unknown. Studies to confirm this effect and determine the underlying pathophysiological mechanism are necessary.
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- Elena Oliva-Damaso
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin, Barranco de la Ballena, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Hospital Quiron Marbella, Malaga, Spain
- Correspondence: Nestor Oliva-Damaso, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine; Hospital Quiron Marbella; Av Severo Ochoa, 22, 29603 Marbella, Malaga, Spain.Division of Nephrology and HypertensionDepartment of Medicine; Hospital Quiron Marbella; Av Severo Ochoa22, 29603 MarbellaMalagaSpain
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- Department of Investigation, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin, Barranco de la Ballena, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hospital Costa del Sol, Málaga, Spain
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Hospital Quiron Marbella, Malaga, Spain
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin, Barranco de la Ballena, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin, Barranco de la Ballena, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin, Barranco de la Ballena, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin, Barranco de la Ballena, Las Palmas, Spain
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Inhibitors of the Hydrolytic Enzyme Dimethylarginine Dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH): Discovery, Synthesis and Development. Molecules 2016; 21:molecules21050615. [PMID: 27187323 PMCID: PMC6273216 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21050615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Revised: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH) is a highly conserved hydrolytic enzyme found in numerous species, including bacteria, rodents, and humans. In humans, the DDAH-1 isoform is known to metabolize endogenous asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and monomethyl arginine (l-NMMA), with ADMA proposed to be a putative marker of cardiovascular disease. Current literature reports identify the DDAH family of enzymes as a potential therapeutic target in the regulation of nitric oxide (NO) production, mediated via its biochemical interaction with the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) family of enzymes. Increased DDAH expression and NO production have been linked to multiple pathological conditions, specifically, cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, and septic shock. As such, the discovery, chemical synthesis, and development of DDAH inhibitors as potential drug candidates represent a growing field of interest. This review article summarizes the current knowledge on DDAH inhibition and the derived pharmacokinetic parameters of the main DDAH inhibitors reported in the literature. Furthermore, current methods of development and chemical synthetic pathways are discussed.
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Borgeraas H, Hertel JK, Seifert R, Berge RK, Bohov P, Ueland PM, Nygård O, Hjelmesæth J. Serum trans fatty acids, asymmetric dimethylarginine and risk of acute myocardial infarction and mortality in patients with suspected coronary heart disease: a prospective cohort study. Lipids Health Dis 2016; 15:38. [PMID: 26920731 PMCID: PMC4769542 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-016-0204-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Trans fatty acids (TFAs) have been found to impair flow mediated vasodilation and nitric oxide (NO) production. We sought to examine if serum TFA levels are associated with plasma levels of the NO inhibitor asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and if possible relationships between serum TFA and cardiovascular morbidity or mortality are mediated or modified by plasma ADMA levels. Methods The cohort included patients who underwent coronary angiography for suspected coronary heart disease in 2000–2001. Serum trans 16:1n7 and trans 18:1 isomers were determined by gas liquid chromatography and the summation of these two TFAs is reported as TFA (percentage by weight (wt%) or concentration). Associations between TFAs and ADMA were estimated by calculating the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (ρ), and risk associations with AMI, cardiovascular death and all-cause mortality across quartiles of TFAs (wt% or concentration) were explored by Cox modeling. Results A total of 1364 patients (75 % men) with median (25th,75th percentile) age 61 (54, 69) years, serum TFA 0.46 (0.36, 0.56) wt% and plasma ADMA 0.59 (0.50, 0.70) μmol/L were studied. Serum TFA levels (ρ = 0.21, p < 0.001), trans 16:1n7 (ρ = 0.22, p < 0.001) and trans 18:1 (ρ = 0.20, p < 0.001) levels were significantly correlated with plasma ADMA levels. During the median (25th,75th percentile) follow-up time of 5.8 (4.5, 6.4) years, 129 (9.5 %) patients experienced an AMI, 124 (9.1 %) died, whereof 66 (53 %) due to cardiovascular causes. After multivariate adjustments no significant associations between serum TFA levels (wt% or concentration) and incident AMI, CV death and all-cause mortality were observed. Similar results were obtained when repeating the analyses with trans 16:1n7 and trans 18:1 individually. Plasma ADMA levels did not significantly modify the associations between TFA levels and outcomes. Conclusions Serum TFA levels were positively correlated with plasma ADMA levels. After multivariate adjustments, TFAs were not associated with incident AMI or mortality, and associations were not influenced by ADMA. Trial registration Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00354081 Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12944-016-0204-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Heidi Borgeraas
- Morbid Obesity Center, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway.
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- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,Labotatory of Clinical Biochemistry, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.,KG Jebsen Center for Diabetes Research, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Morbid Obesity Center, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway.,Department of Endocrinology, Morbid Obesity and Preventive Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Lai L, Ghebremariam YT. Modulating DDAH/NOS Pathway to Discover Vasoprotective Insulin Sensitizers. J Diabetes Res 2015; 2016:1982096. [PMID: 26770984 PMCID: PMC4684877 DOI: 10.1155/2016/1982096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2015] [Revised: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Insulin resistance syndrome (IRS) is a configuration of cardiovascular risk factors involved in the development of metabolic disorders including type 2 diabetes mellitus. In addition to diet, age, socioeconomic, and environmental factors, genetic factors that impair insulin signaling are centrally involved in the development and exacerbation of IRS. Genetic and pharmacological studies have demonstrated that the nitric oxide (NO) synthase (NOS) genes are critically involved in the regulation of insulin-mediated glucose disposal. The generation of NO by the NOS enzymes is known to contribute to vascular homeostasis including insulin-mediated skeletal muscle vasodilation and insulin sensitivity. By contrast, excessive inhibition of NOS enzymes by exogenous or endogenous factors is associated with insulin resistance (IR). Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous molecule that competitively inhibits all the NOS enzymes and contributes to metabolic perturbations including IR. The concentration of ADMA in plasma and tissue is enzymatically regulated by dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH), a widely expressed enzyme in the cardiovascular system. In preclinical studies, overexpression of DDAH has been shown to reduce ADMA levels, improve vascular compliance, and increase insulin sensitivity. This review discusses the feasibility of the NOS/DDAH pathway as a novel target to develop vasoprotective insulin sensitizers.
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- Li Lai
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Cardiovascular Regeneration, Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Konya H, Miuchi M, Satani K, Matsutani S, Yano Y, Tsunoda T, Ikawa T, Matsuo T, Ochi F, Kusunoki Y, Tokuda M, Katsuno T, Hamaguchi T, Miyagawa JI, Namba M. Asymmetric dimethylarginine, a biomarker of cardiovascular complications in diabetes mellitus. World J Exp Med 2015; 5:110-119. [PMID: 25992325 PMCID: PMC4436934 DOI: 10.5493/wjem.v5.i2.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular (CV) complications are an essential causal element of prospect in diabetes mellitus (DM), with carotid atherosclerosis being a common risk factor for prospective crisis of coronary artery diseases and/or cerebral infarction in DM subjects. From another point of view, asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) has been established as an inhibitor of endogenous nitric oxide synthesis and the relationship between ADMA and arteriosclerosis has been reported. In our study with 87 type 2 DM (T2DM) patients, we have examined whether ADMA and other CV risk factors are the useful predictors of DMCV complications. After the measurement of the respective CV risk factors, we have followed the enrolled T2DM patients for 5 years. We have finally analyzed 77 patients. DMCV complications developed in 15 cases newly within 5 years, and 4 cases recurred. The concentrations of ADMA in plasma were markedly more elevated in 19 DM patients with CV complications than in 58 DM patients without CV complications. Urinary albumin (U-Alb), mean intimal-medial thickness (IMT) and ankle brachial index (ABI) were also higher in patients with CV complications. Multiple regression analyses showed that U-Alb had an influence on the high level of ADMA (standardized β = 6.59, P = 0.00014) independently of age, systolic BP, fibrinogen, mean IMT, plaque score, and ABI. The review indicates what is presently known regarding plasma ADMA that might be a new and meaningful biomarker of CV complications in DM subjects.
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Xia W, Xu L, Xu W, Wang X, Yao Y. Asymmetric dimethylarginine is associated with carotid atherosclerosis in patients with essential hypertension. Clin Exp Hypertens 2014; 37:393-7. [PMID: 25496381 DOI: 10.3109/10641963.2014.987393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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This study was to assess the relationship between asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with essential hypertension. A total of 182 individuals with never-treated essential hypertension and 182 age-matched healthy controls were studied. Plasma ADMA levels, mean intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaque score were significantly greater in hypertensive patients than normotensive controls. ADMA was positively correlated with mean IMT. On multiple logistic regression analysis, ADMA was a crucial independent predictor of carotid plaque formation (plaque score ≥1.1). Our results suggest that increased levels of ADMA are associated with the development of carotid atherosclerosis in hypertensive patients.
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- Wei Xia
- Department of Cardiology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital , Shandong , China
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Tahara N, Yamagishi SI, Mizoguchi M, Tahara A, Imaizumi T. Pioglitazone decreases asymmetric dimethylarginine levels in patients with impaired glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes. Rejuvenation Res 2014; 16:344-51. [PMID: 23777507 DOI: 10.1089/rej.2013.1434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase, is a biomarker and mediator of cardiovascular disease in patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or diabetes mellitus (DM). Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and their receptor (RAGE) axis is involved in ADMA generation as well. However, it remains unclear whether pioglitazone could decrease ADMA levels by reducing RAGE expression in humans. DESIGN AND METHODS Forty-eight IGT or type 2 DM (T2DM) patients were assigned to receive either pioglitazone (n=29) or glimepiride (n=19) and evaluated at baseline and 16 weeks of follow-up. We compared the effects of pioglitazone and glimepride on ADMA and soluble form of RAGE (sRAGE) levels and then studied whether the changes in serum ADMA level (ΔADMA) after treatment with pioglitazone were correlated with ΔsRAGE. We further examined which Δclinical variables were independently associated with ΔADMA. RESULTS After 16-week treatments, fasting plasma glucose and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) values were comparably reduced in both groups. Compared with glimepiride, pioglitazone treatment significantly decreased ADMA levels and improved insulin sensitivity, while it elevated high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and sRAGE values and increased body weight and waist circumference. In multiple stepwise regression analysis, log-transformed Δfibronectin were a sole independent determinant of log-transformed ΔADMA (r=-0.551, R²=0.303). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that pioglitazone decreased serum ADMA levels in a glucose-lowering independent manner. Elevation of fibronectin by pioglitazone may contribute to the reduction of serum levels of ADMA in IGT or T2DM subjects, thus playing a protective role against cardiovascular disease.
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- Nobuhiro Tahara
- 1 Department of Medicine, Division of Cardio-Vascular Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine , Kurume, Japan
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Jasińska-Stroschein M, Orszulak-Michalak D. The current approach into signaling pathways in pulmonary arterial hypertension and their implication in novel therapeutic strategies. Pharmacol Rep 2014; 66:552-64. [PMID: 24948054 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2014.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Revised: 04/02/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Many mediators and signaling pathways, with their downstream effectors, have been implicated in the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension. Currently approved drugs, representing an option of specific therapy, target NO, prostacyclin or ET-1 pathways and provide a significant improvement in the symptomatic status of patients and a slower rate of clinical deterioration. However, despite such improvements in the treatment, PAH remains a chronic disease without a cure, the mortality associated with PAH remains high and effective therapeutic regimens are still required. Knowledge about the role of the pathways involved in PAH and their interactions provides a better understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease and may highlight directions for novel therapeutic strategies for PAH. This paper reviews some novel, promising PAH-associated signaling pathways, such as RAAS, RhoA/ROCK, PDGF, PPAR, and TGF, focusing also on their possible interactions with well-established ones such as NO, ET-1 and prostacyclin pathways.
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Clinical evaluation of extracellular ADMA concentrations in human blood and adipose tissue. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:1189-200. [PMID: 24445256 PMCID: PMC3907863 DOI: 10.3390/ijms15011189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Revised: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Circulating asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA), an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthesis, has been proposed as a biomarker for clinical outcome. Dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH) is the main enzyme responsible for ADMA metabolism and elimination. Adipose tissue ADMA concentrations and DDAH activity and their role in diabetes and obesity have not yet been investigated. In this study, we evaluated clinical microdialysis in combination with a sensitive analytical method (GC-MS/MS) to measure ADMA concentrations in extracellular fluid. Adipose tissue ADMA concentrations were assessed before and during an oral glucose tolerance test in lean healthy subjects and subjects with diabetes (n = 4 each), and in morbidly obese subjects before and after weight loss of 30 kg (n = 7). DDAH activity was determined in subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue obtained during laparoscopic surgery (n = 5 paired samples). Mean interstitial ADMA concentrations did not differ between study populations (healthy 0.17 ± 0.03 μM; diabetic 0.21 ± 0.03 μM; morbidly obese 0.16 ± 0.01 and 0.17 ± 0.01 μM before and after weight loss, respectively). We did not observe any response of interstitial ADMA concentrations to the oral glucose challenge. Adipose tissue DDAH activity was negligible compared to liver tissue. Thus, adipose tissue ADMA plays a minor role in NO-dependent regulation of adipose tissue blood flow and metabolism.
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Renal afferent arterioles (AFF) regulate glomerular capillary pressure through two main mechanisms: the myogenic response (MYO) and tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF). Because Rho-kinase and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) are established factors that modulate vascular tone, we examined the role of these factors in pressure-induced AFF tone in Wistar-Kyoto rats and in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) using an intravital CCD camera. Elevated renal perfusion pressure elicited marked AFF constriction that was partially inhibited by gadolinium, furosemide and fasudil, which inhibit MYO, TGF and Rho-kinase, respectively; however, this AFF constriction was completely blocked by combined treatment with fasudil+gadolinium or fasudil+furosemide. S-methyl-L-thiocitrulline (SMTC) partially reversed the fasudil-induced inhibition of TGF-mediated, but not that of MYO-mediated, AFF constriction. In SHR, the pressure-induced AFF response was enhanced, and MYO- and TGF-induced constriction were exaggerated. In the presence of gadolinium, SMTC partially mitigated the fasudil-induced inhibition of TGF-mediated AFF constriction. Immunoblot analyses demonstrated that both Rho-kinase activity and neuronal NOS were augmented in SHR kidneys. In conclusion, Rho-kinase contributes to MYO- and TGF-mediated AFF responses, and these responses are enhanced in SHR. Furthermore, neuronal NOS-induced nitric oxide modulates the TGF mechanism. This mechanism constitutes a target for Rho-kinase in TGF-mediated AFF constriction.
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Kong X, Ma MZ, Qin L, Zhang Y, Li XY, Wang GD, Su Q, Zhang DY. Pioglitazone enhances the blood pressure-lowering effect of losartan via synergistic attenuation of angiotensin II-induced vasoconstriction. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst 2013; 15:259-70. [PMID: 23676251 DOI: 10.1177/1470320313489061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION This study was designed to investigate the underlying mechanisms of synergistic antihypertensive effect produced by combination therapy of losartan and pioglitazone in metabolic syndrome (MS) rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS An MS model was induced by feeding rats a high-fat, high-sodium diet and 20% sucrose solution. Losartan (20 mg/kg/day), pioglitazone (10 mg/kg/day), and their combination were orally administered for eight consecutive weeks. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were measured using the tail-cuff method and carotid arterial catheterization, respectively. The aortas were isolated and in vitro vascular reactivity studies were performed. The protein expression of angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT1), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), phosphorylated eNOS and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase subunit p47(phox), level of nitrotyrosine as well as activity of eNOS and NADPH oxidase in aortas of MS rats were detected. RESULTS After eight weeks of treatment, the SBP and MAP in the losartan (115 ± 5 and 106 ± 6 mmHg), pioglitazone (130 ± 6 and 118 ± 6 mmHg), and combination therapy (105 ± 6 and 98 ± 5 mmHg) groups were lower than those in the model group (150 ± 8 and 136 ± 9 mmHg). Combination therapy of losartan and pioglitazone reduced BP more than either monotherapy, and showed additive effects on improving endothelial dysfunction and abolishing the increased vascular responsiveness to angiotensin II. These synergistic effects were associated with further reductions in protein expression of p47(phox) and AT1, NADPH oxidase activity, and nitrotyrosine level. CONCLUSIONS Our data indicate that combined treatment exerts more beneficial effects on lowering BP and improving vascular lesions.
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- Xiang Kong
- Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital,Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China Department of Pharmacology, Third-Grade Pharmacology Laboratory of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wannan Medical College,China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital,Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology,Yijishan Hospital Affiliated to Wannan Medical College, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital,Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Wannan Medical College,China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Xinhua Hospital,Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China
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- Department of Nephrology,Yijishan Hospital Affiliated to Wannan Medical College, China
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Effects of Pioglitazone on Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in Nondiabetic Patients (EPICAMP Study): A Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial. PPAR Res 2013; 2013:358074. [PMID: 23710164 PMCID: PMC3654334 DOI: 10.1155/2013/358074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2013] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The present trial aimed to investigate the effects of pioglitazone on the serum level of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), a marker of endothelial function, and some indices of inflammation and glucose and lipid metabolism in nondiabetic metabolic syndrome patients. 104 eligible participants (57% female; age between 20 and 70) were enrolled in a double-blind placebo-controlled trial and were randomized to receive either pioglitazone (uptitrated to 30 mg/day) or matching placebo for 24 weeks. Participants were clinically examined and a blood sample was obtained at baseline and at the end of the trial. Pioglitazone significantly improved C-reactive protein level irrespective of changes in insulin sensitivity. Compared with the placebo group, alanine and aspartate transaminases were decreased and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was increased after treatment with pioglitazone. A considerably greater weight gain was also recorded in the intervention group. We failed to observe any significant changes in serum ADMA in either group and between groups with and without adjustment for age, sex, and components of the metabolic syndrome. In a nutshell, pioglitazone seems to have positive effects on lipid profile, liver transaminases, and systemic inflammation. However, its previously demonstrated endothelial function-improving properties do not seem to be mediated by ADMA.
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Calycosin and formononetin from astragalus root enhance dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 2 and nitric oxide synthase expressions in Madin Darby Canine Kidney II cells. J Nat Med 2013; 67:782-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11418-013-0749-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2012] [Accepted: 01/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Borgeraas H, Strand E, Ringdal Pedersen E, Dierkes J, Ueland PM, Seifert R, Wilberg ER, Bohov P, Berge RK, Nilsen DWT, Nygård O. Omega-3 Status and the Relationship between Plasma Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease. Cardiol Res Pract 2012; 2012:201742. [PMID: 23346455 PMCID: PMC3549394 DOI: 10.1155/2012/201742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2012] [Accepted: 11/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase. A previous rat study revealed an ADMA lowering effect following treatment with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs). We sought to examine if an association between plasma ADMA and risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was modified by serum n-3 PUFA status. Methods. The cohort included 1364 patients who underwent coronary angiography for suspected coronary artery disease in 2000-2001. Fatal and nonfatal AMI events were registered until December 31, 2006. Risk associations with AMI were estimated across ADMA quartiles (linear trend) and the upper decile. Results. No association between concentration of any n-3 PUFA and ADMA was observed. Only ADMA levels in upper decile were significantly associated with AMI with a multivariate adjusted hazard ratio (HR) (95% confidence interval) versus the rest of the population of 2.11 (1.34, 3.32). The association was strengthened among patients with below median levels of α-linolenic acid (ALA) (HR 3.12 (1.64, 5.93)), but was only influenced by longer chain n-3 PUFA after additional adjustments for HbA1c, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and hypercholesterolemia. Conclusions. The association of ADMA with risk of AMI is influenced by serum n-3 PUFA and particularly ALA.
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- Heidi Borgeraas
- Institute of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway
- Division of Cardiology, Stavanger University Hospital, 4011 Stavanger, Norway
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- Institute of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway
- Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway
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Hernanz R, Martín Á, Pérez-Girón JV, Palacios R, Briones AM, Miguel M, Salaices M, Alonso MJ. Pioglitazone treatment increases COX-2-derived prostacyclin production and reduces oxidative stress in hypertensive rats: role in vascular function. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 166:1303-19. [PMID: 22220498 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2012.01825.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE PPARγ agonists, glitazones, have cardioprotective and anti-inflammatory actions associated with gene transcription interference. In this study, we determined whether chronic treatment of adult spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) with pioglitazone alters BP and vascular structure and function, and the possible mechanisms involved. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Mesenteric resistance arteries from untreated or pioglitazone-treated (2.5 mg·kg⁻¹ ·day⁻¹ , 28 days) SHR and normotensive [Wistar Kyoto (WKY)] rats were used. Vascular structure was studied by pressure myography, vascular function by wire myography, protein expression by Western blot and immunohistochemistry, mRNA levels by RT-PCR, prostanoid levels by commercial kits and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by dihydroethidium-emitted fluorescence. KEY RESULTS In SHR, pioglitazone did not modify either BP or vascular structural and mechanical alterations or phenylephrine-induced contraction, but it increased vascular COX-2 levels, prostacyclin (PGI₂) production and the inhibitory effects of NS 398, SQ 29,548 and tranylcypromine on phenylephrine responses. The contractile phase of the iloprost response, which was reduced by SQ 29,548, was greater in pioglitazone-treated and pioglitazone-untreated SHR than WKY. In addition, pioglitazone abolished the increased vascular ROS production, NOX-1 levels and the inhibitory effect of apocynin and allopurinol on phenylephrine contraction, whereas it did not modify eNOS expression but restored the potentiating effect of N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester on phenylephrine responses. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Although pioglitazone did not reduce BP in SHR, it increased COX-2-derived PGI₂ production, reduced oxidative stress, and increased NO bioavailability, which are all involved in vasoconstrictor responses in resistance arteries. These effects would contribute to the cardioprotective effect of glitazones reported in several pathologies.
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- Raquel Hernanz
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Fisiología y Genética Molecular, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Spain
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Chen XM, Hu CP, Li YJ, Jiang JL. Cardiovascular risk in autoimmune disorders: role of asymmetric dimethylarginine. Eur J Pharmacol 2012; 696:5-11. [PMID: 23026371 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2012] [Revised: 09/04/2012] [Accepted: 09/17/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Mounting evidence indicates that cardiovascular events are a main cause of excessive mortality of autoimmune disorders like type I diabetes mellitus and rheumatic diseases. Inflammation and endothelial dysfunction, independent predictors to cardiovascular disease, are hallmarks of autoimmunity. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), an endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, can cause or contribute to the inflammatory syndrome and endothelial dysfunction. Recently, elevated ADMA levels have been demonstrated in many autoimmune diseases, suggesting that ADMA might play an important role for the associated manifestations of cardiovascular disease. In the review, we discuss the role of ADMA in the excessive cardiovascular morbidity and mortality associated with autoimmune diseases.
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- Xu-Meng Chen
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Central South University, Xiang-Ya Road #110, Changsha 410078, China
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Asymmetric dimethylarginine, an endogenous NOS inhibitor, is actively metabolized in rat erythrocytes. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2012; 76:1334-42. [PMID: 22785485 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.120086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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N(G), N(G)-Dimethyl-L-arginine (asymmetric dimethylarginine: ADMA) is an endogenous competitive inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS). Plasma ADMA concentrations have been reported to increase in connection with diseases associated with an impaired endothelial L-arginine/NO pathway. In this study, we investigated the metabolism of ADMA in circulating blood cell populations to elucidate the regulatory mechanism of elevation of plasma ADMA, a novel risk factor for cardiovascular disease. We found by RT-PCR and Western blot analyses that protein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT)1 and dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH)-1, responsible for the biosynthesis and degradation of ADMA respectively, are expressed in erythrocytes (ECs), leukocytes, and platelets. We also identified a major ADMA-containing protein in ECs as catalase, confirmed by GST-pull down assay to bind to PRMT1 in vitro. This is the first report that the ADMA-metabolizing system, including the arginine methylation of proteins and the breakdown of free ADMA, occurs in circulating blood cell-populations, and that catalase in ECs might be a potential protein targeted by PRMT1.
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King DE, Player M, Everett CJ. The impact of pioglitazone on ADMA and oxidative stress markers in patients with type 2 diabetes. Prim Care Diabetes 2012; 6:157-161. [PMID: 21705294 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2011.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2010] [Revised: 04/20/2011] [Accepted: 06/02/2011] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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AIMS To determine whether pioglitazone 30 mg daily reduces levels of ADMA in adult patients with diabetes, and whether there is improvement in markers of oxidative stress. METHODS Prospective randomized cross-over placebo-controlled study of 36 adults age 40-75 years with type 2 diabetes recruited from a single academic health center. Intervention was for 12 weeks, followed by a 4-week wash-out period, followed by a second 12-week cross-over treatment period. The main outcome was comparison of the change in ADMA levels in the two treatment periods. Secondary outcomes included change in NOx and F2-isoprostanes. RESULTS Thirty-six patients were enrolled in the study, 31 completed the protocol; the study enrollment met the sample size required to detect a change of 18% in levels. There were no differences in ADMA, NOx and F2-isoprostanes levels in the two treatment periods. Non-study medication changes or changes in dose were infrequent, and a statin was added during the study period in only one patient. CONCLUSIONS Despite previous animal data that showed an effect of pioglitazone on ADMA, the current study in human patients did not demonstrate any differences in ADMA, NOx, or F2-isoprostane levels. The results do not favor that pioglitazone has a significant impact on ADMA levels in human patients with diabetes.
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- Dana E King
- Department of Family Medicine, The Medical University of South Carolina, 295 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 26425, United States.
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Nitric oxide manipulation: a therapeutic target for peripheral arterial disease? Cardiol Res Pract 2012; 2012:656247. [PMID: 22536531 PMCID: PMC3318888 DOI: 10.1155/2012/656247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2011] [Accepted: 12/16/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a cause of significant morbidity and mortality in the Western world. Risk factor modification and endovascular and surgical revascularisation are the main treatment options at present. However, a significant number of patients still require major amputation. There is evidence that nitric oxide (NO) and its endogenous inhibitor asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) play significant roles in the pathophysiology of PAD. This paper reviews experimental work implicating the ADMA-DDAH-NO pathway in PAD, focussing on both the vascular dysfunction and effects within the ischaemic muscle, and examines the potential of manipulating this pathway as a novel adjunct therapy in PAD.
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Rosiglitazone affects nitric oxide synthases and improves renal outcome in a rat model of severe ischemia/reperfusion injury. PPAR Res 2012; 2012:219319. [PMID: 22448163 PMCID: PMC3289925 DOI: 10.1155/2012/219319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2011] [Accepted: 11/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background. Nitric oxide (NO)-signal transduction plays an important role in renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. NO produced by endothelial NO-synthase (eNOS) has protective functions whereas NO from inducible NO-synthase (iNOS) induces impairment. Rosiglitazone (RGZ), a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-γ agonist exerted beneficial effects after renal I/R injury, so we investigated whether this might be causally linked with NOS imbalance. Methods. RGZ (5 mg/kg) was administered i.p. to SD-rats (f) subjected to bilateral renal ischemia (60 min). Following 24 h of reperfusion, inulin- and PAH-clearance as well as PAH-net secretion were determined. Morphological alterations were graded by histopathological scoring. Plasma NOx-production was measured. eNOS and iNOS expression was analyzed by qPCR. Cleaved caspase 3 (CC3) was determined as an apoptosis indicator and ED1 as a marker of macrophage infiltration in renal tissue. Results. RGZ improves renal function after renal I/R injury (PAH-/inulin-clearance, PAH-net secretion) and reduces histomorphological injury. Additionally, RGZ reduces NOx plasma levels, ED-1 positive cell infiltration and CC3 expression. iNOS-mRNA is reduced whereas eNOS-mRNA is increased by RGZ. Conclusion. RGZ has protective properties after severe renal I/R injury. Alterations of the NO pathway regarding eNOS and iNOS could be an explanation of the underlying mechanism of RGZ protection in renal I/R injury.
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Petrica L, Vlad A, Petrica M, Jianu CD, Gluhovschi G, Gadalean F, Dumitrascu V, Ianculescu C, Firescu C, Giju S, Gluhovschi C, Bob F, Velciov S, Bozdog G, Milas O, Marian R, Ursoniu S. Pioglitazone delays proximal tubule dysfunction and improves cerebral vessel endothelial dysfunction in normoalbuminuric people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2011; 94:22-32. [PMID: 21726916 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2011] [Revised: 05/22/2011] [Accepted: 05/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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AIM The renal and cerebral protective effects of pioglitazone were assessed in normoalbuminuric patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). METHODS A total of 68 normoalbuminuric type 2 DM patients were enrolled in a one-year open-label randomized controlled trial: 34 patients (pioglitazone-metformin) vs. 34 patients (glimepiride-metformin). All patients were assessed concerning urinary albumin: creatinine ratio (UACR), urinary alpha1-microglobulin, urinary beta2-microglobulin, plasma asymmetric dymethyl-arginine (ADMA), GFR, hsC-reactive protein, fibrinogen, HbA1c; pulsatility index, resistance index in the internal carotid artery and middle cerebral artery, intima-media thickness in the common carotid artery; cerebrovascular reactivity was evaluated through the breath-holding test. RESULTS At 1 year there were differences between groups regarding ADMA, urinary beta2-microglobulin, urinary alpha1-microglobulin, parameters of inflammation, serum creatinine, GFR, UACR, the cerebral haemodynamic indices. Significant correlations were found between alpha 1-microglobulin-UACR (R(2)=0.143; P=0.001) and GFR (R(2)=0.081; P=0.01); beta2-microglobulin-UACR (R(2)=0.241; P=0.0001) and GFR (R(2)=0.064; P=0.036); ADMA-GFR (R(2)=0.338; P=0.0001), parameters of inflammation, HbA1c, duration of DM, cerebral indices. There were no correlations between ADMA-UACR, urinary alpha1-microglobulin and beta2-microglobulin. CONCLUSION Proximal tubule (PT) dysfunction precedes albuminuria and is dissociated from endothelial dysfunction in patients with type 2 DM. Pioglitazone delays PT dysfunction and improves cerebral vessels endothelial dysfunction in normoalbuminuric patients with type 2 DM.
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- Ligia Petrica
- Department of Nephrology, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, County Emergency Hospital, Timisoara, Romania.
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Hagiwara H, Nishiyama Y, Katayama Y. Effects of Eicosapentaenoic Acid on Asymmetric Dimethylarginine in Patients in the Chronic Phase of Cerebral Infarction: A Preliminary Study. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2011; 20:474-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2010.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2010] [Revised: 12/01/2010] [Accepted: 12/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PPARγ Dependence of Cyclosporine–Isoprenaline Renovascular Interaction: Roles of Nitric Oxide Synthase and Heme Oxygenase. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2011; 58:173-80. [DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0b013e31821ed803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Sibal L, Agarwal SC, Home PD, Boger RH. The Role of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) in Endothelial Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease. Curr Cardiol Rev 2011; 6:82-90. [PMID: 21532773 PMCID: PMC2892080 DOI: 10.2174/157340310791162659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 299] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2009] [Revised: 10/14/2009] [Accepted: 10/25/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Endothelium plays a crucial role in the maintenance of vascular tone and structure. Endothelial dysfunction is known to precede overt coronary artery disease. A number of cardiovascular risk factors, as well as metabolic diseases and systemic or local inflammation cause endothelial dysfunction. Nitric oxide (NO) is one of the major endothelium derived vaso-active substances whose role is of prime importance in maintaining endothelial homeostasis. Low levels of NO are associated with impaired endothelial function. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), an analogue of L-arginine, is a naturally occurring product of metabolism found in human circulation. Elevated levels of ADMA inhibit NO synthesis and therefore impair endothelial function and thus promote atherosclerosis. ADMA levels are increased in people with hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, hypertension, chronic heart failure, diabetes mellitus and chronic renal failure. A number of studies have reported ADMA as a novel risk marker of cardiovascular disease. Increased levels of ADMA have been shown to be the strongest risk predictor, beyond traditional risk factors, of cardiovascular events and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in people with coronary artery disease. Interventions such as treatment with L-arginine have been shown to improve endothelium-mediated vasodilatation in people with high ADMA levels. However the clinical utility of modifying circulating ADMA levels remains uncertain.
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- Latika Sibal
- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Our understanding of, and approach to, pulmonary arterial hypertension has undergone a paradigm shift in the past decade. Once a condition thought to be dominated by increased vasoconstrictor tone and thrombosis, pulmonary arterial hypertension is now seen as a vasculopathy in which structural changes driven by excessive vascular cell growth and inflammation, with recruitment and infiltration of circulating cells, play a major role. Perturbations of a number of molecular mechanisms have been described, including pathways involving growth factors, cytokines, metabolic signaling, elastases, and proteases, that may underlie the pathogenesis of the disease. Elucidating their contribution to the pathophysiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension could offer new drug targets. The role of progenitor cells in vascular repair is also under active investigation. The right ventricular response to increased pressure load is recognized as critical to survival and the molecular mechanisms involved are attracting increasing interest. The challenge now is to integrate this new knowledge and explore how it can be used to categorize patients by molecular phenotype and tailor treatment more effectively.
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- Ralph T. Schermuly
- Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Parkstrasse 1, Bad Nauheim, 61231 Germany
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- University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, University of Giessen Lung Center, Klinikstrasse 36, Giessen, 35392 Germany
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, Centre for Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN UK
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- University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, University of Giessen Lung Center, Klinikstrasse 36, Giessen, 35392 Germany
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Oishi P, Datar SA, Fineman JR. Pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension: current and emerging therapeutic options. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2011; 12:1845-64. [PMID: 21609302 DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2011.585636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease in neonates, infants and children that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. An adequate understanding of the controlling pathophysiologic mechanisms is lacking and although mortality has decreased as therapeutic options have increased over the past several decades, outcomes remain unacceptable. AREAS COVERED This review summarizes the currently available therapies for neonates, infants and children with PAH and describes emerging therapies in the context of what is known about the underlying pathophysiology of the disease. EXPERT OPINION All of the currently approved PAH therapies impact one of three endothelial-based pathways: nitric oxide-guanosine-3'-5'cyclic monophosphate, prostacyclin or endothelin-1. The beneficial effects of these agents may relate to their impact on pulmonary vascular tone, and/or their antiproliferative and antithrombotic properties. Fundamental advances in PAH therapy are likely to relate to: i) a better understanding of PAH subpopulations, allowing for therapies to be better tailored to individual patients and pathophysiologic processes; and ii) therapies that promote the regression of advanced structural remodeling.
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- Peter Oishi
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of California-San Francisco, 513 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-1346, USA.
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Yaşar H, Senol MG, Kendirli T, Önem Y, Özdağ F, Saraçoğlu M. Serum asymmetric dimethylarginine levels in diabetic patients with neuropathy. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2011; 92:223-7. [PMID: 21320733 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2010] [Accepted: 01/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The goal of our study was to evaluate the role of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) in patients with diabetic neuropathy. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, 58 diabetic patients and 26 healthy volunteers were included. In both groups ADMA measurements were performed together with other biochemical examinations. Nerve conduction studies and Neuropathy Symptom Score (NSS) were administered to the diabetic patients. RESULTS ADMA levels were found significantly higher in diabetic patients compared to the control group (p = 0.0001). However, ADMA levels were not statistically significant between diabetic patients with neuropathy and without neuropathy (p = 0.86 and p = 0.47). CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that there is not any significant relationship between ADMA and diabetic neuropathy.
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- Halit Yaşar
- GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Department of Neurology, Istanbul, Turkey
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Leiper J, Nandi M. The therapeutic potential of targeting endogenous inhibitors of nitric oxide synthesis. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2011; 10:277-91. [DOI: 10.1038/nrd3358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Li D, Guo R, Chen QQ, Hu CP, Chen X. Increased plasma level of asymmetric dimethylarginine in hypertensive rats facilitates platelet aggregation: role of plasma tissue factor. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2011; 89:151-8. [PMID: 21423288 DOI: 10.1139/y10-115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This study was designed to explore the role of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthesis, in platelet aggregation in hypertension and its possible mechanisms. Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and L-NAME-induced hypertensive rats were orally administered with L-arginine (1 g/(kg·day) for 14 days. Systolic blood pressure, platelet aggregation, and plasma tissue factor (TF) level and activity were measured. The plasma concentration of ADMA in SHR was determined. In vitro, platelet-rich plasma isolated from Wistar rats was prepared in order to observe the effect of exogenous ADMA on platelet aggregation and TF level and (or) activity in platelet-rich plasma. In both types of hypertensive rats, systolic blood pressure, platelet aggregation, and the level and activity of plasma TF were elevated compared with corresponding control animals. Plasma ADMA level was also increased in SHR. Treatment with L-arginine, a competitor of ADMA, lowered blood pressure and inhibited platelet aggregation concomitantly with a decrease in plasma TF level and activity in both types of hypertensive rats. We also found that exogenous ADMA promoted platelet aggregation and increased TF level and (or) activity in platelet-rich plasma, an effect that was inhibited by pretreatment with L-arginine. Importantly, the enhanced platelet aggregation induced by exogenous ADMA was reduced by pretreatment with anti-TF antibody. The results suggest that endogenous ADMA may be involved in platelet hyperaggregation status in hypertension, and the facilitation of platelet aggregation by ADMA is related to upregulation of the level and activity of plasma TF.
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- Dai Li
- Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Pullamsetti SS, Savai R, Schaefer MB, Wilhelm J, Ghofrani HA, Weissmann N, Schudt C, Fleming I, Mayer K, Leiper J, Seeger W, Grimminger F, Schermuly RT. cAMP phosphodiesterase inhibitors increases nitric oxide production by modulating dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolases. Circulation 2011; 123:1194-204. [PMID: 21382892 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.941484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary arterial hypertension is characterized by a progressive increase in pulmonary vascular resistance caused by endothelial dysfunction, inward vascular remodeling, and severe loss of precapillary pulmonary vessel cross-sectional area. Asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA), an endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, and its metabolizing enzyme dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH) play important roles in endothelial dysfunction. We investigated whether combined phosphodiesterase (PDE) 3 and 4 inhibition ameliorates endothelial function by regulating the ADMA-DDAH axis. METHODS AND RESULTS We investigated the effects of the PDE3/4 inhibitor tolafentrine in vitro on endothelial cell survival, proliferation, and apoptosis. Effects of tolafentrine on the endothelial nitric oxide synthase/nitric oxide pathway, DDAH expression, DDAH promoter activity, and cytokine release from endothelial cells and their subsequent influence on DDAH expression were investigated. In monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats, the effects of inhaled tolafentrine on DDAH expression and activity were investigated. Real-time-polymerase chain reaction, immunocytochemistry, and PDE activity assays suggested high expression of PDE3 and PDE4 isoforms in endothelial cells. Treatment of endothelial cells with PDE3/4 inhibitor significantly decreased ADMA-induced apoptosis via a cAMP/PKA-dependent pathway by induction of DDAH2. Chronic nebulization of PDE3/4 inhibitor significantly attenuated monocrotaline-induced hemodynamic, gas exchange abnormalities, vascular remodeling, and right heart hypertrophy. Interestingly, PDE3/4 inhibitor treatment reduced ADMA and elevated nitric oxide/cGMP levels. Mechanistically, this could be attributed to direct modulatory effects of cAMP on the promoter region of DDAH2, which was consequently found to be increased in expression and activity. Furthermore, PDE3/4 inhibitor suppressed apoptosis in endothelial cells and increased vascularization in the lung. CONCLUSION Combined inhibition of PDE3 and 4 regresses development of pulmonary hypertension and promotes endothelial regeneration by modulating the ADMA-DDAH axis.
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- Soni Savai Pullamsetti
- Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Parkstrasse 1, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany
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Tain YL, Huang LT. Asymmetric Dimethylarginine: Clinical Applications in Pediatric Medicine. J Formos Med Assoc 2011; 110:70-7. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-6646(11)60012-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2010] [Revised: 05/31/2010] [Accepted: 06/17/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Green DE, Sutliff RL, Hart CM. Is peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) a therapeutic target for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension? Pulm Circ 2011; 1:33-47. [PMID: 21547012 PMCID: PMC3085428 DOI: 10.4103/2045-8932.78101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Pulmonary hypertension (PH), a progressive disorder associated with significant morbidity and mortality, is caused by complex pathways that culminate in structural and functional alterations of the pulmonary circulation and increases in pulmonary vascular resistance and pressure. Diverse genetic, pathological, or environmental triggers stimulate PH pathogenesis culminating in vasoconstriction, cell proliferation, vascular remodeling, and thrombosis. We conducted a thorough literature review by performing MEDLINE searches via PubMed to identify articles pertaining to PPARγ as a therapeutic target for the treatment of PH. This review examines basic and preclinical studies that explore PPARγ and its ability to regulate PH pathogenesis. Despite the current therapies that target specific pathways in PH pathogenesis, including prostacyclin derivatives, endothelin-receptor antagonists, and phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors, morbidity and mortality related to PH remain unacceptably high, indicating the need for novel therapeutic approaches. Consequently, therapeutic targets that simultaneously regulate multiple pathways involved in PH pathogenesis have gained attention. This review focuses on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ), a member of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily of ligand-activated transcription factors. While the PPARγ receptor is best known as a master regulator of lipid and glucose metabolism, a growing body of literature demonstrates that activation of PPARγ exerts antiproliferative, antithrombotic, and vasodilatory effects on the vasculature, suggesting its potential efficacy as a PH therapeutic target.
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- David E Green
- Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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Role of PPARγ/Nitric Oxide Synthase Signaling in the Cyclosporine-induced Attenuation of Endothelium-dependent Renovascular Vasodilation. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2010; 56:195-202. [DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0b013e3181e74d83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Schade D, Kotthaus J, Clement B. Modulating the NO generating system from a medicinal chemistry perspective: Current trends and therapeutic options in cardiovascular disease. Pharmacol Ther 2010; 126:279-300. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2010.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2010] [Accepted: 02/10/2010] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Ketsawatsomkron P, Pelham CJ, Groh S, Keen HL, Faraci FM, Sigmund CD. Does peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR gamma) protect from hypertension directly through effects in the vasculature? J Biol Chem 2010; 285:9311-9316. [PMID: 20129921 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r109.025031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR gamma) is a ligand-activated transcription factor of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily. Increasing evidence suggests that PPAR gamma is involved in the regulation of vascular function and blood pressure in addition to its well recognized role in metabolism. Thiazolidinediones, PPAR gamma agonists, lower blood pressure and have protective vascular effects through largely unknown mechanisms. In contrast, loss-of-function dominant-negative mutations in human PPAR gamma cause insulin resistance and severe early onset hypertension. Recent studies using genetically manipulated mouse models have begun to specifically address the importance of PPAR gamma in the vasculature. In this minireview, evidence for a protective role of PPAR gamma in the endothelium and vascular smooth muscle, derived largely from studies of genetically manipulated mice, will be discussed.
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- Pimonrat Ketsawatsomkron
- Department of Internal Medicine, Center on Functional Genomics of Hypertension, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Center on Functional Genomics of Hypertension, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Center on Functional Genomics of Hypertension, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Center on Functional Genomics of Hypertension, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Center on Functional Genomics of Hypertension, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Center on Functional Genomics of Hypertension, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242.
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Rabinovitch M. PPARgamma and the pathobiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2010; 661:447-58. [PMID: 20204748 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-500-2_29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) is a nuclear receptor that functions as a transcription factor to regulate adipogenesis and metabolism by binding to PPAR response elements (PPAREs) in the promoter region of various target genes. Activation of PPARgamma suppresses smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration. This chapter discusses the potential protective role of PPARgamma and its downstream signaling cascades in the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Furthermore, the chapter also provides an overview on the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in PPARgamma-mediated inhibitory effect on pulmonary vascular remodeling, a major contributor to the elevated pulmonary vascular resistance in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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- Marlene Rabinovitch
- The Wall Center for Pulmonary Vascular Diseases, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
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Ivashchenko CY, Bradley BT, Ao Z, Leiper J, Vallance P, Johns DG. Regulation of the ADMA-DDAH system in endothelial cells: a novel mechanism for the sterol response element binding proteins, SREBP1c and -2. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2009; 298:H251-8. [PMID: 19915177 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00195.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) has been implicated in the progression of cardiovascular disease as an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase. The regulation of dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH), the enzyme responsible for metabolizing ADMA, is poorly understood. The transcription factor sterol response element binding protein (SREBP) is activated by statins via a reduction of membrane cholesterol content. Because the promoters of both DDAH1 and DDAH2 isoforms contain sterol response elements, we tested the hypothesis that simvastatin regulates DDAH1 and DDAH2 transcription via SREBP. In cultured endothelial cells, simvastatin increased DDAH1 mRNA expression compared with vehicle. In an ADMA loading experiment, simvastatin treatment resulted in a decrease in ADMA content, an indication of increased DDAH activity. The knockdown of SREBP1c protein led to an increase in DDAH1 mRNA expression and activity, whereas the knockdown of SREBP2 led to a decrease in DDAH1 mRNA expression. The role of SREBP2 in the activation of the DDAH1 was supported by chromatin immunoprecipitation studies demonstrating increased binding of SREBP2 to the DDAH1 promoter upon simvastatin stimulation. These data indicate that SREBP1c might act as a repressor and SREBP2 as an activator of DDAH transcription and activity. This study describes a novel mechanism of reciprocal regulation by the SREBP family members of the DDAH-ADMA system, which represents a potential link between cellular cholesterol content and endothelial dysfunction observed in cardiovascular disease.
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- Christine Y Ivashchenko
- GlaxoSmithKline, Metabolic Pathways Center for Excellence in Drug Discovery, King of Prussia, PA 19406, USA.
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Guignabert C, Alvira CM, Alastalo TP, Sawada H, Hansmann G, Zhao M, Wang L, El-Bizri N, Rabinovitch M. Tie2-mediated loss of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma in mice causes PDGF receptor-beta-dependent pulmonary arterial muscularization. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2009; 297:L1082-90. [PMID: 19801450 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00199.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma is reduced in pulmonary arteries (PAs) of patients with PA hypertension (PAH), and we reported that deletion of PPARgamma in smooth muscle cells (SMCs) of transgenic mice results in PAH. However, the sequelae of loss of PPARgamma in PA endothelial cells (ECs) are unknown. Therefore, we bred Tie2-Cre mice with PPARgamma(flox/flox) mice to induce EC loss of PPARgamma (Tie2 PPARgamma(-/-)), and we assessed PAH by right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP), RV hypertrophy (RVH), and muscularized distal PAs in room air (RA), after chronic hypoxia (CH), and after 4 wk of recovery in RA (Rec-RA). The Tie2 PPARgamma(-/-) mice developed spontaneous PAH in RA with increased RVSP, RVH, and muscularized PAs vs. wild type (WT); both genotypes exhibited a similar degree of PAH following chronic hypoxia, but Tie2 PPARgamma(-/-) mice had more residual PAH compared with WT mice after Rec-RA. The Tie2 PPARgamma(-/-) vs. WT mice in RA had increased platelet-derived growth factor receptor-beta (PDGF-Rbeta) expression and signaling, despite an elevation in the PPARgamma target apolipoprotein E, an inhibitor of PDGF signaling. Inhibition of PDGF-Rbeta signaling with imatinib, however, was sufficient to reverse the PAH observed in the Tie2 PPARgamma(-/-) mice. Thus the disruption of PPARgamma signaling in EC is sufficient to cause mild PAH and to impair recovery from CH-induced PAH. Inhibition of heightened PDGF-Rbeta signaling is sufficient to reverse PAH in this genetic model.
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- C Guignabert
- Vera Moulton Wall Center for Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Stanford Univ. School of Medicine, CA 94305-5162, USA
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