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Petrova M, Lassanova M, Tisonova J, Liskova S. Ca 2+-Dependent Cl - Channels in Vascular Tone Regulation during Aging. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:5093. [PMID: 38791133 PMCID: PMC11121552 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25105093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Identifying alterations caused by aging could be an important tool for improving the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases. Changes in vascular tone regulation involve various mechanisms, like NO synthase activity, activity of the sympathetic nervous system, production of prostaglandin, endothelium-dependent relaxing, and contracting factors, etc. Surprisingly, Ca2+-dependent Cl- channels (CaCCs) are involved in all alterations of the vascular tone regulation mentioned above. Furthermore, we discuss these mechanisms in the context of ontogenetic development and aging. The molecular and electrophysiological mechanisms of CaCCs activation on the cell membrane of the vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) and endothelium are explained, as well as the age-dependent changes that imply the activation or inhibition of CaCCs. In conclusion, due to the diverse intracellular concentration of chloride in VSMC and endothelial cells, the activation of CaCCs depends, in part, on intracellular Ca2+ concentration, and, in part, on voltage, leading to fine adjustments of vascular tone. The activation of CaCCs declines during ontogenetic development and aging. This decline in the activation of CaCCs involves a decrease in protein level, the impairment of Ca2+ influx, and probably other alterations in vascular tone regulation.
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- Miriam Petrova
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Comenius University, Sasinkova 4, 811 08 Bratislava, Slovakia; (M.P.); (M.L.); (J.T.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Comenius University, Sasinkova 4, 811 08 Bratislava, Slovakia; (M.P.); (M.L.); (J.T.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Comenius University, Sasinkova 4, 811 08 Bratislava, Slovakia; (M.P.); (M.L.); (J.T.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Comenius University, Sasinkova 4, 811 08 Bratislava, Slovakia; (M.P.); (M.L.); (J.T.)
- Centre of Experimental Medicine, v.v.i., Institute of Normal and Pathological Physiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewiczova 1, 813 71 Bratislava, Slovakia
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Cui Y, Gollasch M, Kassmann M. Arterial myogenic response and aging. Ageing Res Rev 2023; 84:101813. [PMID: 36470339 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2022.101813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The arterial myogenic response is an inherent property of resistance arteries. Myogenic tone is crucial for maintaining a relatively constant blood flow in response to changes in intraluminal pressure and protects delicate organs from excessive blood flow. Although this fundamental physiological phenomenon has been extensively studied, the underlying molecular mechanisms are largely unknown. Recent studies identified a crucial role of mechano-activated angiotensin II type 1 receptors (AT1R) in this process. The development of myogenic response is affected by aging. In this review, we summarize recent progress made to understand the role of AT1R and other mechanosensors in the control of arterial myogenic response. We discuss age-related alterations in myogenic response and possible underlying mechanisms and implications for healthy aging.
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- Yingqiu Cui
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), a joint cooperation between the Charité Medical Faculty and the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Lindenberger Weg 80, 13125 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University Medicine Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 3, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University Medicine Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 3, 17487 Greifswald, Germany.
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de Oliveira AA, Mendoza VO, Priviero F, Webb RC, Nunes KP. Age-Related Decline in Vascular Responses to Phenylephrine Is Associated with Reduced Levels of HSP70. Biomolecules 2022; 12:1125. [PMID: 36009019 PMCID: PMC9405859 DOI: 10.3390/biom12081125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Aging impairs the expression of HSP70, an emergent player in vascular biology. However, it is unknown if age-related alterations in HSP70 are linked to a decline in arterial function. In this study, we test the hypothesis that the contributions of HSP70 to vascular contraction are diminished in middle-aged animals. We determined the basal levels of HSP70 in the aorta of young and middle-aged Sprague Dawley male rats using Western blotting. Functional studies were performed in a wire myograph system. Force development in response to phenylephrine was assessed in the presence or absence of extracellular calcium (Ca2+), and in aortic rings treated or non-treated with an HSP70 inhibitor. Fluorescent probes were used to evaluate vascular oxidative stress and nitric oxide levels. We report that middle-aged rats have significantly lower levels of HSP70. Blockade of HSP70 attenuated vascular phasic and tonic contraction in isolated aortas. It appears that a functional HSP70 is required for proper Ca2+ handling as inhibition of this protein led to reduced force-displacement in response to Ca2+ dynamics. Furthermore, middle-aged aortic rings exposed to the HSP70 inhibitor display higher reactive oxygen species levels without changes in nitric oxide. In summary, we show that middle-aged animals have lower levels of HSP70 in aortas, which associates with an age-related decline in vascular responses to α-1 adrenergic stimulation.
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- Amanda A. de Oliveira
- Laboratory of Vascular Biology, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL 32901, USA
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- Laboratory of Vascular Biology, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL 32901, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Cardiovascular Translational Research Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Cardiovascular Translational Research Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Laboratory of Vascular Biology, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering and Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL 32901, USA
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Progressive aortic stiffness in aging C57Bl/6 mice displays altered contractile behaviour and extracellular matrix changes. Commun Biol 2022; 5:605. [PMID: 35710942 PMCID: PMC9203497 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03563-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Aortic stiffness is a hallmark of cardiovascular disease, but its pathophysiology remains incompletely understood. This study presents an in-dept characterization of aortic aging in male C57Bl/6 mice (2–24 months). Cardiovascular measurements include echocardiography, blood pressure measurement, and ex vivo organ chamber experiments. In vivo and ex vivo aortic stiffness increases with age, and precede the development of cardiac hypertrophy and peripheral blood pressure alterations. Contraction-independent stiffening (due to extracellular matrix changes) is pressure-dependent. Contraction-dependent aortic stiffening develops through heightened α1-adrenergic contractility, aberrant voltage-gated calcium channel function, and altered vascular smooth muscle cell calcium handling. Endothelial dysfunction is limited to a modest decrease in sensitivity to acetylcholine-induced relaxation with age. Our findings demonstrate that progressive arterial stiffening in C57Bl/6 mice precedes associated cardiovascular disease. Aortic aging is due to changes in extracellular matrix and vascular smooth muscle cell signalling, and not to altered endothelial function. A 24-month aging study in male C57Bl/6 mice reveals that aortic aging precedes cardiovascular disease and is due to changes in the extracellular matrix and vascular smooth muscle cell signaling.
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De Moudt S, Hendrickx JO, Neutel C, De Munck D, Leloup A, De Meyer GR, Martinet W, Fransen P. Aortic Stiffness in L-NAME Treated C57Bl/6 Mice Displays a Shift From Early Endothelial Dysfunction to Late-Term Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Dysfunction. Front Physiol 2022; 13:874015. [PMID: 35800344 PMCID: PMC9254682 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.874015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Introduction and Aims: Endothelial dysfunction is recognized as a cardiovascular aging hallmark. Administration of nitric oxide synthase blocker N-Ω-Nitro-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (L-NAME) constitutes a well-known small animal model of cardiovascular aging. Despite extensive phenotypic characterization, the exact aortic function changes in L-NAME treated mice are largely unknown. Therefore, this study presents a longitudinal characterization of the aortic reactivity and biomechanical alterations in L-NAME treated C57Bl/6 mice. Methods and Results: Male C57Bl/6 mice were treated with L-NAME (0.5 mg/ml drinking water) for 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 weeks. Peripheral blood pressure measurement (tail-cuff) and transthoracic echocardiograms were recorded, showing progressive hypertension after 4 weeks of treatment and progressive cardiac hypertrophy after 8–16 weeks of treatment. Aortic stiffness was measured in vivo as aortic pulse wave velocity (aPWV, ultrasound) and ex vivo as Peterson modulus (Ep). Aortic reactivity and biomechanics were investigated ex vivo in thoracic aortic rings, mounted isometrically or dynamically-stretched in organ bath set-ups. Aortic stiffening was heightened in L-NAME treated mice after all treatment durations, thereby preceding the development of hypertension and cardiac aging. L-NAME treatment doubled the rate of arterial stiffening compared to control mice, and displayed an attenuation of the elevated aortic stiffness at high distending pressure, possibly due to late-term reduction of medial collagen types I, III, and IV content. Remarkably, endothelial dysfunction, measured by acetylcholine concentration-response stimulation in precontracted aortic rings, was only observed after short-term (1–4 weeks) treatment, followed by restoration of endothelial function which coincided with increased phosphorylation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (S1177). In the late-disease phase (8–16 weeks), vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) dysfunction developed, including increased contribution of voltage-dependent calcium channels (assessed by inhibition with diltiazem), basal VSMC cytoplasmic calcium loading (assessed by removal of extracellular calcium), and heightened intracellular contractile calcium handling (assessed by measurement of sarcoplasmic reticulum-mediated transient contractions). Conclusion: Arterial stiffness precedes peripheral hypertension and cardiac hypertrophy in chronic L-NAME treated male C57Bl/6 mice. The underlying aortic disease mechanisms underwent a distinct shift from early endothelial dysfunction to late-term VSMC dysfunction, with continued disease progression.
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KODAMA T, OTANI K, OKADA M, YAMAWAKI H. Age-dependent increase in activity of eukaryotic elongation factor 2 kinase in mesenteric arteries from spontaneously hypertensive rats. J Vet Med Sci 2021; 83:42-47. [PMID: 33191388 PMCID: PMC7870413 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.20-0564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF2) kinase (eEF2K) negatively regulates protein translation through the phosphorylation of its specific substrate, eEF2. We previously found that expression of eEF2K was increased in arteries from 13-15-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) as well as in left ventricles of cardiac hypertrophy models. Furthermore, we demonstrated that eEF2K mediates the development of essential hypertension and pulmonary arterial hypertension in animal models. Protein expression changes with age during development of hypertension in SHR. In the present study, we examined whether activity and expression of eEF2K change in isolated mesenteric arteries dependent on the age. After superior mesenteric arteries were isolated from 4-10-week-old Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY) and SHR, Western blotting was performed. The phosphorylation of eEF2K at Ser500, an activating phosphorylation site, was increased in the arteries from 10-week-old SHR, whereas the phosphorylation of eEF2K at Ser366, an inactivating phosphorylation site, was increased in the arteries from 4-5-week-old SHR compared with WKY. The expression of eEF2K was increased in the arteries from 10-week-old SHR compared with WKY. The phosphorylation of eEF2 at Thr56 was decreased in the arteries from 4-5-week-old SHR, whereas it was increased in the arteries from 10-week-old SHR compared with WKY. We for the first time revealed that eEF2K activity is lower in prehypertensive stage but higher in hypertensive stage in SHR, suggesting that an inhibition of eEF2K activity may be a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of essential hypertension.
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- Tomoko KODAMA
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23, Bancho 35-1, Towada, Aomori
034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23, Bancho 35-1, Towada, Aomori
034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23, Bancho 35-1, Towada, Aomori
034-8628, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Higashi 23, Bancho 35-1, Towada, Aomori
034-8628, Japan
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Harraz OF, Jensen LJ. Aging, calcium channel signaling and vascular tone. Mech Ageing Dev 2020; 191:111336. [PMID: 32918949 PMCID: PMC8511598 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2020.111336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Calcium signaling in vascular smooth muscle is crucial for arterial tone regulation and vascular function. Several proteins, including Ca2+ channels, function in an orchestrated fashion so that blood vessels can sense and respond to physiological stimuli such as changes in intravascular pressure. Activation of the voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel, Cav1.2, leads to Ca2+ influx and consequently arterial tone development and vasoconstriction. Unique among Ca2+ channels, the vascular Cav3.2 T-type channel mediates feedback inhibition of arterial tone-and therefore causes vasodilation-of resistance arteries by virtue of functional association with hyperpolarizing ion channels. During aging, several signaling modalities are altered along with vascular remodeling. There is a growing appreciation of how calcium channel signaling alters with aging and how this may affect vascular function. Here, we discuss key determinants of arterial tone development and the crucial involvement of Ca2+ channels. We next provide an updated view of key changes in Ca2+ channel expression and function during aging and how these affect vascular function. Further, this article synthesizes new questions in light of recent developments. We hope that these questions will outline a roadmap for new research, which, undoubtedly, will unravel a more comprehensive picture of arterial tone dysfunction during aging.
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- Osama F. Harraz
- Dept. of Pharmacology, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405 USA,Corresponding author. (O.F. Harraz)
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- Pathobiological Sciences, Dept. of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Gao G, Abe C, Nectoux AM, Huang SW, Miyata Y, Tanaka K, Tanaka T, Yamamura H, Matsui T. Anti-hypertensive Effect of Hesperidin and Hesperidin-containing Fermented Mikan Tea in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH 2020. [DOI: 10.3136/fstr.26.779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Guanzhen Gao
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduated School of Kyushu University
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduated School of Kyushu University
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduated School of Kyushu University
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduated School of Kyushu University
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- Nagasaki Agricultural and Forestry Technical Development Center
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- Graduate School of Biochemical Science, Nagasaki University
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduated School of Kyushu University
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Norton CE, Sinkler SY, Jacobsen NL, Segal SS. Advanced age protects resistance arteries of mouse skeletal muscle from oxidative stress through attenuating apoptosis induced by hydrogen peroxide. J Physiol 2019; 597:3801-3816. [PMID: 31124136 DOI: 10.1113/jp278255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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KEY POINTS Vascular oxidative stress increases with advancing age. We hypothesized that resistance vessels develop resilience to oxidative stress to protect functional integrity and tested this hypothesis by exposing isolated pressurized superior epigastric arteries (SEAs) of old and young mice to H2 O2 . H2 O2 -induced death was greater in smooth muscle cells (SMCs) than endothelial cells (ECs) and lower in SEAs from old vs. young mice; the rise in vessel wall [Ca2+ ]i induced by H2 O2 was attenuated with ageing, as was the decline in noradrenergic vasoconstriction; genetic deletion of IL-10 mimicked the effects of advanced age on cell survival. Inhibiting NO synthase or scavenging peroxynitrite reduced SMC death; endothelial denudation or inhibiting gap junctions increased SMC death; delocalization of cytochrome C activated caspases 9 and 3 to induce apoptosis. Vascular cells develop resilience to H2 O2 during ageing by preventing Ca2+ overload and endothelial integrity promotes SMC survival. ABSTRACT Advanced age is associated with elevated oxidative stress and can protect the endothelium from cell death induced by H2 O2 . Whether such protection occurs for intact vessels or differs between smooth muscle cell (SMC) and endothelial cell (EC) layers is unknown. We tested the hypothesis that ageing protects SMCs and ECs during acute exposure to H2 O2 (200 µm, 50 min). Mouse superior epigastric arteries (SEAs; diameter, ∼150 µm) were isolated and pressurized to 100 cmH2 O at 37˚C. For SEAs from young (4 months) mice, H2 O2 killed 57% of SMCs and 11% of ECs in males vs. 8% and 2%, respectively, in females. Therefore, SEAs from males were studied to resolve the effect of ageing and experimental interventions. For old (24 months) mice, SMC death was reduced to 10% with diminished accumulation of [Ca2+ ]i in the vessel wall during H2 O2 exposure. In young mice, genetic deletion of IL-10 mimicked the protective effect of ageing on cell death and [Ca2+ ]i accumulation. Whereas endothelial denudation or gap junction inhibition (carbenoxolone; 100 µm) increased SMC death, inhibiting NO synthase (l-NAME, 100 µm) or scavenging peroxynitrite (FeTPPS, 5 µm) reduced SMC death along with [Ca2+ ]i . Despite NO toxicity via peroxynitrite formation, endothelial integrity protects SMCs. Caspase inhibition (Z-VAD-FMK, 50 µm) attenuated cell death with immunostaining for annexin V, cytochrome C, and caspases 3 and 9 pointing to induction of intrinsic apoptosis during H2 O2 exposure. We conclude that advanced age reduces Ca2+ influx that triggers apoptosis, thereby promoting resilience of the vascular wall during oxidative stress.
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- Charles E Norton
- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65212, USA.,Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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Han S, Aydin MM, Akansel S, Usanmaz SE, Akçali C, Uludağ MO, Demirel Yilmaz E. Age- and sex-dependent alteration of functions and epigenetic modifications of vessel and endothelium related biomarkers. Turk J Biol 2018; 42:286-296. [PMID: 30814892 DOI: 10.3906/biy-1803-59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Aging is a main risk factor for development of cardiovascular diseases associated with the impairment of endothelial function in both sexes. In the present study, age-related changes in vascular responsiveness, epigenetic modifications of vessel wall, and blood biomarkers related to endothelial functions were examined in an age- and sex-dependent manner. Acetylcholine (ACh)-induced relaxations of the aorta were decreased in 3-, 6-, and 12-month-old rats compared to those in 1-month-old female rats. In males, maximum relaxations related to ACh were higher in 1- and 6-month-old rats than in 3- and 12-month-old rats. Plasma levels of nitric oxide (NO) and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) decreased with age in female rats, and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and hydrogen sulfide (H 2S) levels displayed biphasic alterations. In male rats, plasma levels of NO, TAC, and ADMA decreased with age, and H2S levels increased. Aging also caused a sex-dependent alteration in epigenetic modification of vessels. Expressions of H3K27me2, H3K27me3, H3K36me2, and H3K36me3 were much higher in vessels of 12-month-old female rats compared to those in younger age groups. These results indicate that vascular functions, epigenetic modifications of vessels, and plasma levels of endothelium-related biomarkers are affected by age and sex. These findings could be important for the assessment of vascular status over the course of the life span.
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- Sevtap Han
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University , Ankara , Turkey
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University , Ankara , Turkey
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University , Turkey
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University , Turkey
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University , Ankara , Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University , Ankara , Turkey
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University , Turkey
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Hanh VT, Shen W, Tanaka M, Siltari A, Korpela R, Matsui T. Effect of Aging on the Absorption of Small Peptides in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2017; 65:5935-5943. [PMID: 28594555 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b01727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of aging on the absorption of small peptides in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Three kinds of dipeptides, glycyl-sarcosine (Gly-Sar), Trp-His, and captopril (a dipeptidomimetic drug), a Gly-Sar-Sar tripeptide, a Gly-Sar-Sar-Sar tetrapeptide, and a Gly-Sar-Sar-Sar-Sar pentapeptide were administered at doses of 10 mg/kg each to 8- and 40-week-old SHRs. The peptides were all detected in their intact forms in the blood. There was a significantly promoted absorption of di/tripeptides in aged SHRs compared with young SHRs. In contrast, the absorption of tetra/pentapeptides was not affected by aging. PepT1 expression in the mid-jejunum was significantly increased in 40-week-old SHRs compared with 8-week-old SHRs, whereas aging did not alter the expression of claudin-1, a tight junction related protein. Thus, the present results suggest that SHR aging may enhance the absorption of di/tripeptides through the enhanced PepT1 transport route, although oligopeptides may be absorbed in an age-independent manner.
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- Vu Thi Hanh
- Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Kyushu University , Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Kyushu University , Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Kyushu University , Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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- Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 63, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki , P.O. Box 63, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Kyushu University , Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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Wang B, Xiong S, Lin S, Xia W, Li Q, Zhao Z, Wei X, Lu Z, Wei X, Gao P, Liu D, Zhu Z. Enhanced Mitochondrial Transient Receptor Potential Channel, Canonical Type 3-Mediated Calcium Handling in the Vasculature From Hypertensive Rats. J Am Heart Assoc 2017; 6:e005812. [PMID: 28711865 PMCID: PMC5586301 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.005812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mitochondrial Ca2+ homeostasis is fundamental to the regulation of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and adenosine triphosphate production. Recently, transient receptor potential channel, canonical type 3 (TRPC3), has been shown to localize to the mitochondria and to play a role in maintaining mitochondrial calcium homeostasis. Inhibition of TRPC3 attenuates vascular calcium influx in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). However, it remains elusive whether mitochondrial TRPC3 participates in hypertension by increasing mitochondrial calcium handling and ROS production. METHODS AND RESULTS In this study we demonstrated increased TRPC3 expression in purified mitochondria in the vasculature from SHRs, which facilitates enhanced mitochondrial calcium uptake and ROS generation compared with Wistar-Kyoto rats. Furthermore, inhibition of TRPC3 by its specific inhibitor, Pyr3, significantly decreased the vascular mitochondrial ROS production and H2O2 synthesis and increased adenosine triphosphate content. Administration of telmisartan can improve these abnormalities. This beneficial effect was associated with improvement of the mitochondrial respiratory function through recovering the activity of pyruvate dehydrogenase in the vasculature of SHRs. In vivo, chronic administration of telmisartan suppressed TRPC3-mediated excessive mitochondrial ROS generation and vasoconstriction in the vasculature of SHRs. More importantly, TRPC3 knockout mice exhibited significantly ameliorated hypertension through reduction of angiotensin II-induced mitochondrial ROS generation. CONCLUSIONS Together, we give experimental evidence for a potential mechanism by which enhanced TRPC3 activity at the cytoplasmic and mitochondrial levels contributes to redox signaling and calcium dysregulation in the vasculature from SHRs. Angiotensin II or telmisartan can regulate [Ca2+]mito, ROS production, and mitochondrial energy metabolism through targeting TRPC3.
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MESH Headings
- Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism
- Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers/pharmacology
- Animals
- Antihypertensive Agents/pharmacology
- Benzimidazoles/pharmacology
- Benzoates/pharmacology
- Blood Pressure
- Calcium/metabolism
- Calcium Signaling/drug effects
- Cells, Cultured
- Disease Models, Animal
- Energy Metabolism
- Hypertension/drug therapy
- Hypertension/genetics
- Hypertension/metabolism
- Hypertension/physiopathology
- Male
- Mice, Knockout
- Mitochondria/drug effects
- Mitochondria/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiopathology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/drug effects
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- Oxidation-Reduction
- Rats, Inbred SHR
- Rats, Inbred WKY
- Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism
- TRPC Cation Channels/genetics
- TRPC Cation Channels/metabolism
- Telmisartan
- Time Factors
- Up-Regulation
- Vasoconstriction
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- Bin Wang
- Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Hypertension and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Hypertension and Endocrinology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University Chongqing Institute of Hypertension, Chongqing, China
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Liao J, Zhang Y, Ye F, Zhang L, Chen Y, Zeng F, Shi L. Epigenetic regulation of L-type voltage-gated Ca 2+ channels in mesenteric arteries of aging hypertensive rats. Hypertens Res 2016; 40:441-449. [PMID: 27881847 DOI: 10.1038/hr.2016.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Revised: 09/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Accumulating evidence has shown that epigenetic regulation is involved in hypertension and aging. L-type voltage-gated Ca2+ channels (LTCCs), the dominant channels in vascular myocytes, greatly contribute to arteriole contraction and blood pressure (BP) control. We investigated the dynamic changes and epigenetic regulation of LTCC in the mesenteric arteries of aging hypertensive rats. LTCC function was evaluated by using microvascular rings and whole-cell patch-clamp in the mesenteric arteries of male Wistar-Kyoto rats and spontaneously hypertensive rats at established hypertension (3 month old) and an aging stage (16 month old), respectively. The expression of the LTCC α1C subunit was determined in the rat mesenteric microcirculation. The expression of miR-328, which targets α1C mRNA, and the DNA methylation status at the promoter region of the α1C gene (CACNA1C) were also determined. In vitro experiments were performed to assess α1C expression after transfection of the miR-328 mimic into cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). The results showed that hypertension superimposed with aging aggravated BP and vascular remodeling. Both LTCC function and expression were significantly increased in hypertensive arteries and downregulated with aging. miR-328 expression was inhibited in hypertension, but increased with aging. There was no significant difference in the mean DNA methylation of CACNA1C among groups, whereas methylation was enhanced in the hypertensive group at specific sites on a CpG island located upstream of the gene promoter. Overexpression of miR-328 inhibited the α1C level of cultured VSMCs within 48 h. The results of the present study indicate that the dysfunction of LTCCs may exert an epigenetic influence at both pre- and post-transcriptional levels during hypertension pathogenesis and aging progression. miR-328 negatively regulated LTCC expression in both aging and hypertension.
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- Jingwen Liao
- Department of Exercise Physiology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.,Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Guangzhou Institute of Physical Education, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China
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Albarwani SA, Mansour F, Khan AA, Al-Lawati I, Al-Kaabi A, Al-Busaidi AM, Al-Hadhrami S, Al-Husseini I, Al-Siyabi S, Tanira MO. Aging Reduces L-Type Calcium Channel Current and the Vasodilatory Response of Small Mesenteric Arteries to Calcium Channel Blockers. Front Physiol 2016; 7:171. [PMID: 27242545 PMCID: PMC4873501 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are widely used to treat cardiovascular disease (CVD) including hypertension. As aging is an independent risk factor for CVD, the use of CCBs increases with increasing age. Hence, this study was designed to evaluate the effect of aging on the sensitivity of small mesenteric arteries to L-type voltage-gated calcium channel (LTCC) blockers and also to investigate whether there was a concomitant change in calcium current density. Third order mesenteric arteries from male F344 rats, aged 2.5-3 months (young) and 22-26 months (old) were mounted on wire myograph to measure the tension during isometric contraction. Arteries were contracted with 100 mM KCl and were then relaxed in a cumulative concentration-response dependent manner with nifedipine (0.1 nM-1 μM), verapamil (0.1 nM-10 μM), or diltiazem (0.1 nM-10 μM). Relaxation-concentration response curves produced by cumulative concentrations of three different CCBs in arteries of old rats were shifted to the right with statistically significant IC50s. pIC50 ± s.e.m: (8.37 ± 0.06 vs. 8.04 ± 0.05, 7.40 ± 0.07 vs. 6.81 ± 0.04, and 6.58 ± 0.07 vs. 6.34 ± 0.06) in young vs. old. It was observed that the maximal contractions induced by phenylephrine and reversed by sodium nitroprusside were not different between young and old groups. However, Bay K 8644 (1 μM) increased resting tension by 23 ± 4.8% in young arteries and 4.7 ± 1.6% in old arteries. LTCC current density were also significantly lower in old arteries (-2.77 ± 0.45 pA/pF) compared to young arteries (-4.5 ± 0.40 pA/pF); with similar steady-state activation and inactivation curves. Parallel to this reduction, the expression of Cav1.2 protein was reduced by 57 ± 5% in arteries from old rats compared to those from young rats. In conclusion, our results suggest that aging reduces the response of small mesenteric arteries to the vasodilatory effect of the CCBs and this may be due to, at least in part, reduced current density of LTCC.
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- Sulayma A Albarwani
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman
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Harraz OF, Visser F, Brett SE, Goldman D, Zechariah A, Hashad AM, Menon BK, Watson T, Starreveld Y, Welsh DG. CaV1.2/CaV3.x channels mediate divergent vasomotor responses in human cerebral arteries. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 145:405-18. [PMID: 25918359 PMCID: PMC4411256 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201511361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The regulation of arterial tone is critical in the spatial and temporal control of cerebral blood flow. Voltage-gated Ca(2+) (CaV) channels are key regulators of excitation-contraction coupling in arterial smooth muscle, and thereby of arterial tone. Although L- and T-type CaV channels have been identified in rodent smooth muscle, little is known about the expression and function of specific CaV subtypes in human arteries. Here, we determined which CaV subtypes are present in human cerebral arteries and defined their roles in determining arterial tone. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis, respectively, identified mRNA and protein for L- and T-type channels in smooth muscle of cerebral arteries harvested from patients undergoing resection surgery. Analogous to rodents, CaV1.2 (L-type) and CaV3.2 (T-type) α1 subunits were expressed in human cerebral arterial smooth muscle; intriguingly, the CaV3.1 (T-type) subtype present in rodents was replaced with a different T-type isoform, CaV3.3, in humans. Using established pharmacological and electrophysiological tools, we separated and characterized the unique profiles of Ca(2+) channel subtypes. Pressurized vessel myography identified a key role for CaV1.2 and CaV3.3 channels in mediating cerebral arterial constriction, with the former and latter predominating at higher and lower intraluminal pressures, respectively. In contrast, CaV3.2 antagonized arterial tone through downstream regulation of the large-conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channel. Computational analysis indicated that each Ca(2+) channel subtype will uniquely contribute to the dynamic regulation of cerebral blood flow. In conclusion, this study documents the expression of three distinct Ca(2+) channel subtypes in human cerebral arteries and further shows how they act together to orchestrate arterial tone.
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- Osama F Harraz
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain and Libin Cardiovascular Institutes, and Molecular Core Facility, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21521, Egypt
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain and Libin Cardiovascular Institutes, and Molecular Core Facility, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain and Libin Cardiovascular Institutes, and Molecular Core Facility, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain and Libin Cardiovascular Institutes, and Molecular Core Facility, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain and Libin Cardiovascular Institutes, and Molecular Core Facility, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain and Libin Cardiovascular Institutes, and Molecular Core Facility, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain and Libin Cardiovascular Institutes, and Molecular Core Facility, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain and Libin Cardiovascular Institutes, and Molecular Core Facility, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain and Libin Cardiovascular Institutes, and Molecular Core Facility, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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Leloup AJA, Van Hove CE, Heykers A, Schrijvers DM, De Meyer GRY, Fransen P. Elastic and Muscular Arteries Differ in Structure, Basal NO Production and Voltage-Gated Ca(2+)-Channels. Front Physiol 2015; 6:375. [PMID: 26696904 PMCID: PMC4678217 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2015.00375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In the last decades, the search for mechanisms underlying progressive arterial stiffening and for interventions to avoid or reverse this process has gained much attention. In general, arterial stiffening displays regional variation and is, for example, during aging more prominent in elastic than in muscular arteries. We hypothesize that besides passive also active regulators of arterial compliance [i.e., endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) function] differ between these arteries. Hence, it is conceivable that these vessel types will display different time frames of stiffening. To investigate this hypothesis segments of muscular arteries such as femoral and mesenteric arteries and elastic arteries such as the aorta and carotid artery were isolated from female C57Bl6 mice (5–6 months of age, n = 8). Both microscopy and passive stretching of the segments in a myograph confirmed that passive mechanical properties (elastin, collagen) of elastic and muscular arteries were significantly different. Endothelial function, more specifically basal nitric oxide (NO) efficacy, and VSMC function, more specifically L-type voltage-gated Ca2+ channel (VGCC)-mediated contractions, were determined by α1-adrenoceptor stimulation with phenylephrine (PE) and by gradual depolarization with elevated extracellular K+ in the absence and presence of eNOS inhibition with L-NAME. PE-mediated isometric contractions significantly increased after inhibition of NO release with L-NAME in elastic, but not in muscular vessel segments. This high basal eNOS activity in elastic vessels was also responsible for shifts of K+ concentration-contraction curves to higher external K+. VGCC-mediated contractions were similarly affected by depolarization with elevated K+ in muscular artery segments or in elastic artery segments in the absence of basal NO. However, K+-induced contractions were inhibited by the VGCC blocker diltiazem with significantly higher sensitivity in the muscular arteries, suggestive of different populations of VGCC isoforms in both vessel types. The results from the present study demonstrate that, besides passive arterial wall components, also active functional components contribute to the heterogeneity of arterial compliance along the vascular tree. This crucially facilitates the search for (patho) physiological mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets to treat or reverse large artery stiffening as occurring in aging-induced arterial stiffening.
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- Arthur J A Leloup
- Laboratory of Physiopharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Physiopharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Physiopharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Physiopharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Physiopharmacology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp Antwerp, Belgium
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Augmentation of ferulic acid-induced vasorelaxation with aging and its structure importance in thoracic aorta of spontaneously hypertensive rats. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2015; 388:1113-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s00210-015-1171-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Tanaka M, Hong SM, Akiyama S, Hu QQ, Matsui T. Visualized absorption of anti-atherosclerotic dipeptide, Trp-His, in Sprague-Dawley rats by LC-MS and MALDI-MS imaging analyses. Mol Nutr Food Res 2015; 59:1541-9. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201500075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Revised: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Mitsuru Tanaka
- Faculty of Agriculture; Graduate School of Kyushu University; Fukuoka Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture; Graduate School of Kyushu University; Fukuoka Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture; Graduate School of Kyushu University; Fukuoka Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture; Graduate School of Kyushu University; Fukuoka Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture; Graduate School of Kyushu University; Fukuoka Japan
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Tamura K, Ohki K, Kobayashi R, Uneda K, Azushima K, Ohsawa M, Wakui H, Umemura S. Fetal programming by high-sucrose diet during pregnancy affects the vascular angiotensin II receptor–PKC–L-type Ca2+ channels (Cav1.2) axis to enhance pressor responses. Hypertens Res 2014; 37:796-8. [DOI: 10.1038/hr.2014.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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