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Oláh A, Barta BA, Ruppert M, Sayour AA, Nagy D, Bálint T, Nagy GV, Puskás I, Szente L, Szőcs L, Sohajda T, Zima E, Merkely B, Radovits T. A Comparative Investigation of the Pulmonary Vasodilating Effects of Inhaled NO Gas Therapy and Inhalation of a New Drug Formulation Containing a NO Donor Metabolite (SIN-1A). Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:7981. [PMID: 39063223 PMCID: PMC11277253 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25147981] [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: 06/14/2024] [Revised: 07/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Numerous research projects focused on the management of acute pulmonary hypertension as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) might lead to hypoxia-induced pulmonary vasoconstriction related to acute respiratory distress syndrome. For that reason, inhalative therapeutic options have been the subject of several clinical trials. In this experimental study, we aimed to examine the hemodynamic impact of the inhalation of the SIN-1A formulation (N-nitroso-N-morpholino-amino-acetonitrile, the unstable active metabolite of molsidomine, stabilized by a cyclodextrin derivative) in a porcine model of acute pulmonary hypertension. Landrace pigs were divided into the following experimental groups: iNO (inhaled nitric oxide, n = 3), SIN-1A-5 (5 mg, n = 3), and SIN-1A-10 (10 mg, n = 3). Parallel insertion of a PiCCO system and a pulmonary artery catheter (Swan-Ganz) was performed for continuous hemodynamic monitoring. The impact of iNO (15 min) and SIN-1A inhalation (30 min) was investigated under physiologic conditions and U46619-induced acute pulmonary hypertension. Mean pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) was reduced transiently by both substances. SIN-1A-10 had a comparable impact compared to iNO after U46619-induced pulmonary hypertension. PAP and PVR decreased significantly (changes in PAP: -30.1% iNO, -22.1% SIN-1A-5, -31.2% SIN-1A-10). While iNO therapy did not alter the mean arterial pressure (MAP) and systemic vascular resistance (SVR), SIN-1A administration resulted in decreased MAP and SVR values. Consequently, the PVR/SVR ratio was markedly reduced in the iNO group, while SIN-1A did not alter this parameter. The pulmonary vasodilatory impact of inhaled SIN-1A was shown to be dose-dependent. A larger dose of SIN-1A (10 mg) resulted in decreased PAP and PVR in a similar manner to the gold standard iNO therapy. Inhalation of the nebulized solution of the new SIN-1A formulation (stabilized by a cyclodextrin derivative) might be a valuable, effective option where iNO therapy is not available due to dosing difficulties or availability.
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- Attila Oláh
- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary (D.N.); (T.B.); (E.Z.); (B.M.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary (D.N.); (T.B.); (E.Z.); (B.M.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary (D.N.); (T.B.); (E.Z.); (B.M.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary (D.N.); (T.B.); (E.Z.); (B.M.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary (D.N.); (T.B.); (E.Z.); (B.M.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary (D.N.); (T.B.); (E.Z.); (B.M.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary (D.N.); (T.B.); (E.Z.); (B.M.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary (D.N.); (T.B.); (E.Z.); (B.M.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary (D.N.); (T.B.); (E.Z.); (B.M.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, 1122 Budapest, Hungary (D.N.); (T.B.); (E.Z.); (B.M.)
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Suda T, Zoshima T, Ito K, Mizushima I, Kawano M. Successful Early Immunosuppressive Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Due to Takayasu arteritis: Two Case Reports and a Review of Similar Case Reports in the English Literature. Intern Med 2022; 61:1767-1774. [PMID: 34776481 PMCID: PMC9259310 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8095-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The efficacy of early immunosuppressive therapy without invasive therapy, such as endovascular or surgical revascularization, for pulmonary hypertension due to Takayasu arteritis (TAK-PH) remains to be elucidated. We herein report two cases of TAK-PH due to pulmonary arteritis successfully treated with early immunosuppressive therapy. A literature review of 42 cases of TAK-PH with pulmonary artery involvement showed that the cases treated with immunosuppressive therapy early after the onset (within 12 months) had a higher erythrocyte sedimentation rate and better outcome without invasive therapy than those treated later. TAK-PH may be successfully treated with immunosuppressive therapy without invasive therapy when diagnosed early with high disease activity.
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- Takuya Suda
- Department of Rheumatology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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Mukoyama H, Shirakashi M, Tanaka N, Iwasaki T, Nakajima T, Onizawa H, Tsuji H, Kitagori K, Akizuki S, Nakashima R, Murakami K, Tanaka M, Morinobu A, Yoshifuji H. The clinical features of pulmonary artery involvement in Takayasu arteritis and its relationship with ischemic heart diseases and infection. Arthritis Res Ther 2021; 23:293. [PMID: 34857042 PMCID: PMC8641170 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-021-02675-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Pulmonary artery involvement (PAI) in Takayasu arteritis (TAK) can lead to severe complications, but the relationship between the two has not been fully clarified. Methods We retrospectively investigated 166 consecutive patients with TAK who attended Kyoto University Hospital from 1997 to 2018. The demographic data, clinical symptoms and signs, comorbidities, treatments, and imaging findings were compared between patients with and without PAI. TAK was diagnosed based on the American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria (1990) or the Japanese Clinical Diagnostic Criteria (2008). PAI was identified using enhanced computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, or lung scintigraphy. Results PAI was detected in 14.6% (n = 24) of total TAK patients. Dyspnea (25.0% vs. 8.6%; p = 0.043), pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) (16.7% vs. 0.0%; p < 0.001), ischemic heart disease (IHD) (29% vs. 9.3%; p = 0.018), respiratory infection (25.0% vs. 6.0%; p = 0.009), and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection (20.8% vs. 0.8%; p < 0.001) were significantly more frequent, and renal artery stenosis (0% vs. 17%; p = 0.007) was significantly less frequent in TAK patients with PAI than in those without PAI. PAI and biologics were risk factors for NTM. Conclusions TAK patients with PAI more frequently have dyspnea, PAH, IHD, and respiratory infection, including NTM, than TAK patients without PAI.
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- Hiroki Mukoyama
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Tazuke Kofukai, Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Medicine for Rheumatic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Medicine for Rheumatic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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Mandras S, Kovacs G, Olschewski H, Broderick M, Nelsen A, Shen E, Champion H. Combination Therapy in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension-Targeting the Nitric Oxide and Prostacyclin Pathways. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther 2021; 26:453-462. [PMID: 33836637 PMCID: PMC8261771 DOI: 10.1177/10742484211006531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a chronic and progressive disorder
characterized by vascular remodeling of the small pulmonary arteries, resulting
in elevated pulmonary vascular resistance and ultimately, right ventricular
failure. Expanded understanding of PAH pathophysiology as it pertains to the
nitric oxide (NO), prostacyclin (prostaglandin I2) (PGI2)
and endothelin-1 pathways has led to recent advancements in targeted drug
development and substantial improvements in morbidity and mortality. There are
currently several classes of drugs available to target these pathways including
phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE5i), soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC)
stimulators, prostacyclin class agents and endothelin receptor antagonists
(ERAs). Combination therapy in PAH, either upfront or sequentially, has become a
widely adopted treatment strategy, allowing for simultaneous targeting of more
than one of these signaling pathways implicated in disease progression. Much of
the current treatment landscape has focused on initial combination therapy with
ambrisentan and tadalafil, an ERA and PDE5I respectively, following results of
the AMBITION study demonstrating combination to be superior to either agent
alone as upfront therapy. Consequently, clinicians often consider combination
therapy with other drugs and drug classes, as deemed clinically appropriate, for
patients with PAH. An alternative regimen that targets the NO and
PGI2 pathways has been adopted by some clinicians as an effective
and sometimes preferred therapeutic combination for PAH. Although there is a
paucity of prospective data, preclinical data and results from secondary data
analysis of clinical studies targeting these pathways may provide novel insights
into this alternative combination as a reasonable, and sometimes preferred,
alternative approach to combination therapy in PAH. This review of preclinical
and clinical data will discuss the current understanding of combination therapy
that simultaneously targets the NO and PGI2 signaling pathways,
highlighting the clinical advantages and theoretical biochemical interplay of
these agents.
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- Medical University of Graz, 580955Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research, Graz, Austria
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- Medical University of Graz, 580955Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Lung Vascular Research, Graz, Austria
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- United Therapeutics Corporation, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- United Therapeutics Corporation, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, 12241Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, USA
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Akentieva NP, Sanina NA, Gizatullin AR, Shkondina NI, Prikhodchenko TR, Shram SI, Zhelev N, Aldoshin SM. Cytoprotective Effects of Dinitrosyl Iron Complexes on Viability of Human Fibroblasts and Cardiomyocytes. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:1277. [PMID: 31780929 PMCID: PMC6859909 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling molecule that plays a key role in maintaining vascular homeostasis. Dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNICs) generating NO are widely used to treat cardiovascular diseases. However, the involvement of DNICs in the metabolic processes of the cell, their protective properties in doxorubicin-induced toxicity remain to be clarified. Here, we found that novel class of mononuclear DNICs with functional sulfur-containing ligands enhanced the cell viability of human lung fibroblasts and rat cardiomyocytes. Moreover, DNICs demonstrated remarkable protection against doxorubicin-induced toxicity in fibroblasts and in rat cardiomyocytes (H9c2 cells). Data revealed that the DNICs compounds modulate the mitochondria function by decreasing the mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm). Results of flow cytometry showed that DNICs were not affected the proliferation, growth of fibroblasts. In addition, this study showed that DNICs did not affect glutathione levels and the formation of reactive oxygen species in cells. Moreover, results indicated that DNICs maintained the ATP equilibrium in cells. Taken together, these findings show that DNICs have protective properties in vitro. It was further suggested that DNICs may be uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria and protective mechanism is mainly provided by the leakage of excess charge through the mitochondrial membrane. It is assumed that the DNICs have the therapeutic potential for treating cardiovascular diseases and for decreasing of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity in cancer survivors.
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- Natalia Pavlovna Akentieva
- Laboratory Biochemical and Cellular Studies, Department of Kinetics of Chemical and Biological Processes, Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia
- Laboratory of Toxicology and Experimental Chemotherapy, Moscow State Regional University, Moscow, Russia
- Faculty of Medicine, Karabük University, Karabük, Turkey
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- Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Department of Structure of Matter, Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia
- Faculty of fundamental physical and chemical engineering, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory Biochemical and Cellular Studies, Department of Kinetics of Chemical and Biological Processes, Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia
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- Laboratory Biochemical and Cellular Studies, Department of Kinetics of Chemical and Biological Processes, Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia
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- Laboratory Biochemical and Cellular Studies, Department of Kinetics of Chemical and Biological Processes, Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia
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- Neuropharmacology Sector, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
- Medical University Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Department of Structure of Matter, Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia
- Faculty of fundamental physical and chemical engineering, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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Sari A, Sener YZ, Firat E, Armagan B, Erden A, Oksul M, Hekimsoy V, Asil S, Kilic L, Kiraz S, Kaya EB, Tokgozoglu L, Akdogan A. Pulmonary hypertension in Takayasu arteritis. Int J Rheum Dis 2018; 21:1634-1639. [DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.13354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Alper Sari
- Department of Rheumatology Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine Taskopru State Hospital Kastamonu Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology Faculty of Medicine Hacettepe University Ankara Turkey
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Wang X, Dang A, Chen B, Lv N, Liu Q. Takayasu Arteritis-associated Pulmonary Hypertension. J Rheumatol 2015; 42:495-503. [DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.140436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Objective.To investigate the probable pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis, and therapy of patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) in Takayasu arteritis (TA).Methods.A total of 48 patients with TA who had PH, 20 patients with TA who had pulmonary arterial involvement (PA) without PH, and 30 patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) were enrolled in the study from 2009 to 2013.Results.Among the 48 patients with TA who had PH, 36 (75.0%) had PA, and left heart disease (LHD) was present in 12 (25.0%). Serum levels of big endothelin 1 (ET-1) were independently correlated with pulmonary arterial systolic pressure (r = 0.33, p = 0.04). Compared to patients with IPAH, patients with PH because of PA who underwent right heart catheterization had lower average cardiac indexes (2.0 ± 0.5 vs 3.0 ± 1.2 l/min/m2, p = 0.05), and they all developed favorable responses to acute vasodilator testing (100%) in comparison to 10 of the patients with IPAH (33.3%). During a mean followup of 36.0 ± 13.2 months (12.0–65.0 mos), of the patients with PH associated with PA, 3 died of heart failure. Six patients who underwent pulmonary artery revascularization were found to have good prognoses after followup for a mean duration of 6.2 ± 1.9 months. Additionally, 12 patients with PH with LHD were followed for 38.4 ± 15.6 months (12.0–60.0 mos), and 1 patient died of heart failure during the followup period.Conclusion.Patients with TA are at increased risk for PH. Early screening of patients with TA with unexplained symptoms related to PH should be applied. PH-specific therapies or revascularization may be effective treatments in the early stages of patients with PA, PH, and severe pulmonary artery stenosis.
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Sanina NA, Aldoshin SM, Shmatko NY, Korchagin DV, Shilov GV, Knyazkina EV, Ovanesyan NS, Kulikov AV. Nitrosyl iron complexes with enhanced NO donating ability: synthesis, structure and properties of a new type of salt with the DNIC cations [Fe(SC(NH2)2)2(NO)2]+. NEW J CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4nj01693a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A new structural type of water-soluble iron nitrosyl complexes with thiocarbamide has been obtained.
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- Nataliya A. Sanina
- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- 142432 Chernogolovka
- Russia
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- 142432 Chernogolovka
- Russia
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- 142432 Chernogolovka
- Russia
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- 142432 Chernogolovka
- Russia
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- 142432 Chernogolovka
- Russia
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- 142432 Chernogolovka
- Russia
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- 142432 Chernogolovka
- Russia
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Lebude B, Orloff M, Coben R. Extensive abdominal aortitis in a patient with Crohn's disease. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2012; 13:587-9. [PMID: 22499004 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0b013e3283536b12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A 36-year-old woman with past medical history of Crohn's disease presented to our hospital with fever and back pain. Initial computed tomography (CT) demonstrated extensive abdominal aortitis. Here, we discuss the very rare association between Crohn's disease and aortitis, in addition to clinical and radiographic follow-up for our patient.
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- Bryan Lebude
- Department of Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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Elmedal B, Mulvany MJ, Simonsen U. Dual impact of a nitric oxide donor, GEA 3175, in human pulmonary smooth muscle. Eur J Pharmacol 2005; 516:78-84. [PMID: 15899479 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2004] [Revised: 04/05/2005] [Accepted: 04/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) donors could constitute an alternative to inhaled NO as treatment in some patients with pulmonary hypertension. Therefore, the present study investigated the relaxation mechanisms of a novel NO donor, 3-(3-chloro-2-methylphenyl)-5-[[4-methylphenyl)sulphonyl]amino]-)hydroxide (GEA 3175) in segments of human pulmonary arteries and bronchioles, which were mounted in microvascular myographs. GEA 3175 induced concentration-dependent relaxations and was more potent in pulmonary arteries than in bronchioles. A blocker of soluble guanylyl cyclase, 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3,-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ), and iberiotoxin, a blocker of large-conductance calcium-activated K channels, both reduced relaxations induced by GEA 3175 in pulmonary arteries and bronchioles. Combining of ODQ and iberiotoxin did not produce additional inhibition. GEA 3175 relaxation is mediated through guanylyl cyclase-dependent mechanisms followed by activation of large-conductance calcium-activated K(+) channels. The dilatation of both pulmonary small arteries and airways by GEA 3175 seems advantageous, if it is considered administered as inhalation therapy for pulmonary hypertension.
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- Britt Elmedal
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Aarhus, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Andersen CU, Mulvany MJ, Simonsen U. Lack of synergistic effect of molsidomine and sildenafil on development of pulmonary hypertension in chronic hypoxic rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2005; 510:87-96. [PMID: 15740728 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2004] [Revised: 01/10/2005] [Accepted: 01/13/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The present study addressed whether combined treatment with a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor, sildenafil, and a nitric oxide donor, molsidomine, prevents development of pulmonary hypertension in chronic hypoxic rats. Two weeks of hypoxia increased right ventricular systolic pressure, and right ventricular and lung weight. Treatment with either sildenafil (10 mg/kg/day) or molsidomine (15 mg/kg/day) in drinking water reduced right ventricular systolic pressure and weight, while lung weight was unchanged. Combining sildenafil and molsidomine did not have additional effects compared to molsidomine alone. The number of muscularized pulmonary arteries with diameters below 50 microm was increased in vehicle and sildenafil-treated, but not in molsidomine-treated hypoxic rats. Acetylcholine relaxation was blunted in arteries from vehicle and molsidomine-treated, but not in sildenafil-treated rats. In conclusion, both sildenafil and molsidomine blunts pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular hypertrophy in chronic hypoxic rats, but no synergistic effects were observed.
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- Charlotte U Andersen
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Aarhus, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Elmedal B, de Dam MY, Mulvany MJ, Simonsen U. The superoxide dismutase mimetic, tempol, blunts right ventricular hypertrophy in chronic hypoxic rats. Br J Pharmacol 2003; 141:105-13. [PMID: 14656807 PMCID: PMC1574166 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
1. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a membrane-permeable superoxide dismutase mimetic, tempol, added either alone or in combination with the nitric oxide (NO) donor molsidomine, prevents the development of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in chronic hypoxic rats. 2. Chronic hypobaric hypoxia (10% oxygen) for 2 weeks increased the right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP), right ventricle and lung wet weight. Relaxations evoked by acetylcholine (ACh) and the molsidomine metabolite SIN-1 were impaired in isolated proximal, but not distal pulmonary arteries, from chronic hypoxic rats. 3. Treatment with tempol (86 mg x kg(-1) day(-1) in drinking water) normalized RVSP and reduced right ventricular hypertrophy, while systemic blood pressure, lung and liver weights, and blunted ACh relaxation of pulmonary arteries were unchanged. 4. Treatment with molsidomine (15 mg x kg(-1) day(-1) in drinking water) had the same effects as tempol, except that liver weight was reduced, and potassium and U46619-evoked vasoconstrictions in pulmonary arteries were increased. Combining tempol and molsidomine did not have additional effects compared to tempol alone. ACh relaxation in pulmonary arteries was not normalized by these treatments. 5. The media to lumen diameter ratio of the pulmonary arteries was greater for the hypoxic rats compared to the normoxic rats, and was not reversed by treatment with tempol, molsidomine, or the combination of tempol and molsidomine. 6. We conclude that tempol, like molsidomine, is able to correct RVSP and reduce right ventricular weight in the rat hypoxic model. Functional and structural properties of pulmonary small arteries were little affected. The results support the possibility that superoxide dismutase mimetics may be a useful means for the treatment of PH.
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MESH Headings
- 15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid/administration & dosage
- Acetylcholine/pharmacology
- Administration, Oral
- Animals
- Body Weight/drug effects
- Body Weight/physiology
- Chronic Disease
- Cyclic N-Oxides/administration & dosage
- Cyclic N-Oxides/pharmacokinetics
- Cyclic N-Oxides/therapeutic use
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Synergism
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Endothelin-1/pharmacology
- Free Radical Scavengers/administration & dosage
- Free Radical Scavengers/pharmacokinetics
- Free Radical Scavengers/therapeutic use
- Heart Rate/drug effects
- Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular/complications
- Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular/physiopathology
- Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular/prevention & control
- Hypoxia/complications
- Hypoxia/drug therapy
- Hypoxia/physiopathology
- Male
- Molsidomine/analogs & derivatives
- Molsidomine/metabolism
- Molsidomine/pharmacology
- Molsidomine/therapeutic use
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
- Organ Size/drug effects
- Pulmonary Artery/anatomy & histology
- Pulmonary Artery/drug effects
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Spin Labels
- Superoxide Dismutase/administration & dosage
- Superoxide Dismutase/therapeutic use
- Vasoconstriction/drug effects
- Vasodilation/drug effects
- Ventricular Pressure/drug effects
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Affiliation(s)
- Britt Elmedal
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Aarhus, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Aarhus, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Aarhus, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- Author for correspondence:
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Albrecht EWJA, Stegeman CA, Heeringa P, Henning RH, van Goor H. Protective role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase. J Pathol 2003; 199:8-17. [PMID: 12474221 DOI: 10.1002/path.1250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 275] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Nitric oxide is a versatile molecule, with its actions ranging from haemodynamic regulation to anti-proliferative effects on vascular smooth muscle cells. Nitric oxide is produced by the nitric oxide synthases, endothelial NOS (eNOS), neural NOS (nNOS), and inducible NOS (iNOS). Constitutively expressed eNOS produces low concentrations of NO, which is necessary for a good endothelial function and integrity. Endothelial derived NO is often seen as a protective agent in a variety of diseases. This review will focus on the potential protective role of eNOS. We will discuss recent data derived from studies in eNOS knockout mice and other experimental models. Furthermore, the role of eNOS in human diseases is described and possible therapeutic intervention strategies will be discussed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ester W J A Albrecht
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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