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Shimamoto S, Nakashima K, Nishikoba N, Kohrogi R, Ohtsuka A, Fujimura S, Ijiri D. Suppression of FoxO1 mRNA by β 2 -adrenoceptor-cAMP signaling through miR-374b-5p and miR-7a-1-3p in C2C12 myotubes. FEBS Open Bio 2022; 12:627-637. [PMID: 35038382 PMCID: PMC8886325 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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β2 -Adrenoceptor (β2 -AR) signaling decreases the transcriptional activity of forkhead box O (FoxO), but the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Here, we investigated how β2 -AR signaling regulates the protein abundance of FoxO and its transcriptional activity in skeletal muscle. We observed that stimulation of β2 -AR with its selective agonist, clenbuterol, rapidly decreased FoxO1 mRNA expression, and this was accompanied by a decrease in either FoxO1 protein level or FoxO transcriptional activity. We subsequently observed that miR-374b-5p and miR-7a-1-3p were rapidly upregulated in response to β2 -AR stimulation. Transfection with mimics of either miRNA successfully decreased FoxO1 mRNA. Moreover, because β2 -AR stimulation increased cAMP concentration, pretreatment with an adenylyl cyclase inhibitor canceled out these effects of β2 -AR stimulation. These results suggest that β2 -AR stimulation results in rapid upregulation of miR-374b-5p and miR-7a-1-3p in myotubes, which in turn results in a decrease in FoxO1 mRNA expression via the β2 -AR-cAMP signaling pathway.
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- Saki Shimamoto
- Department of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan.,The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan.,Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi 2-nocho, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan
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- Division of Meat Animal and Poultry Research, Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Ikenodai, Tsukuba, 305-0901, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan.,The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi 2-nocho, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan.,The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan
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Yagisawa Y, Suita K, Ohnuki Y, Ishikawa M, Mototani Y, Ito A, Matsuo I, Hayakawa Y, Nariyama M, Umeki D, Saeki Y, Amitani Y, Nakamura Y, Tomonari H, Okumura S. Effects of occlusal disharmony on cardiac fibrosis, myocyte apoptosis and myocyte oxidative DNA damage in mice. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0236547. [PMID: 32716920 PMCID: PMC7384634 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Occlusal disharmony leads to morphological changes in the hippocampus and osteopenia of the lumbar vertebra and long bones in mice, and causes stress. Various types of stress are associated with increased incidence of cardiovascular disease, but the relationship between occlusal disharmony and cardiovascular disease remain poorly understood. Therefore, in this work, we examined the effects of occlusal disharmony on cardiac homeostasis in bite-opening (BO) mice, in which a 0.7 mm space was introduced by cementing a suitable applicance onto the mandibular incisior. We first examined the effects of BO on the level of serum corticosterone, a key biomarker for stress, and on heart rate variability at 14 days after BO treatment, compared with baseline. BO treatment increased serum corticosterone levels by approximately 3.6-fold and the low frequency/high frequency ratio, an index of sympathetic nervous activity, was significantly increased by approximately 4-fold by the BO treatment. We then examined the effects of BO treatment on cardiac homeostasis in mice treated or not treated with the non-selective β-blocker propranolol for 2 weeks. Cardiac function was significantly decreased in the BO group compared to the control group, but propranolol ameliorated the dysfunction. Cardiac fibrosis, myocyte apoptosis and myocyte oxidative DNA damage were significantly increased in the BO group, but propranolol blocked these changes. The BO-induced cardiac dysfunction was associated with increased phospholamban phosphorylation at threonine-17 and serine-16, as well as inhibition of Akt/mTOR signaling and autophagic flux. These data suggest that occlusal disharmony might affect cardiac homeostasis via alteration of the autonomic nervous system.
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- Yuka Yagisawa
- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
- Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Oral Anatomy, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
- Department of Periodontology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
- Department of Dental Anesthesiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Mathematics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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Espinoza W, Vargas Jentzsch P, Gualpa F, Andrade P, Moreno C, Vaca I, Betancourt R, Medina L, Enríquez D, Guijarro M, Garrido P, Bravo J, Ulic S, Montalvo García G, Ortega F, Stolker L, Ramos L. Survey of clenbuterol in bovine muscle and liver in Ecuador. FOOD ADDITIVES & CONTAMINANTS PART B-SURVEILLANCE 2020; 13:107-114. [PMID: 32151232 DOI: 10.1080/19393210.2020.1735534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Clenbuterol is a steroid-type drug used in respiratory treatments in both humans and animals. However, it has a secondary effect related to the hypertrophy process in muscle and fat reduction. The illegal or bad use of clenbuterol has been reported in several countries, but there is scarce information in South America, where the production and consumption of meat are considerable. In this sense, the present study aimed at evaluating the occurrence of clenbuterol in bovine muscle and liver samples from a high cattle production area of Ecuador in 2015 and 2018. For this purpose, 57-58 samples were evaluated in 2015 and 20 samples in 2018 using the Enzyme-Linked Inmuno Sorbent Assay and ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The results showed complained results for clenbuterol in meat samples from both years and 23% (2015) and 85% (2018) of the samples of meat complied the maximum residue level defined by CODEX.
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- Wania Espinoza
- Coordinación de Posgrados, Universidad del Azuay , Cuenca, Ecuador
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- Departamento de Ciencias Nucleares, Facultad de Ingeniería Química y Agroindustria, Escuela Politécnica Nacional , Quito, Ecuador
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- Agencia de Regulación Fito y Zoosanitario_AGROCALIDAD , Tumbaco, Ecuador
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- Agencia de Regulación Fito y Zoosanitario_AGROCALIDAD , Tumbaco, Ecuador
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- Agencia de Regulación Fito y Zoosanitario_AGROCALIDAD , Tumbaco, Ecuador
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- Agencia de Regulación Fito y Zoosanitario_AGROCALIDAD , Tumbaco, Ecuador
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- Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación Agropecuaria_IICA_Ecuador , Quito, Ecuador
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- Centro de Investigación de Alimentos, CIAL, Universidad UTE , Quito, Ecuador
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- Centro de Investigación de Alimentos, CIAL, Universidad UTE , Quito, Ecuador
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- Centro de Investigación de Alimentos, CIAL, Universidad UTE , Quito, Ecuador
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- Centro de Investigación de Alimentos, CIAL, Universidad UTE , Quito, Ecuador
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- CEQUINOR (UNLP-CONICET), Universidad Nacional de La Plata , La Plata, Argentina.,Depto de Cs. Básicas, Universidad Nacional de Luján , Luján, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, e Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Ciencias Policiales, Universidad de Alcalá , Alcalá de Henares, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Química Física e Ingeniería Química, e Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Ciencias Policiales, Universidad de Alcalá , Alcalá de Henares, Spain
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research Part of Wageningen University & Research , Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Centro de Investigación de Alimentos, CIAL, Universidad UTE , Quito, Ecuador
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Kitaoka Y, Watanabe D, Nonaka Y, Yagishita K, Kano Y, Hoshino D. Effects of clenbuterol administration on mitochondrial morphology and its regulatory proteins in rat skeletal muscle. Physiol Rep 2019; 7:e14266. [PMID: 31599131 PMCID: PMC6785658 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Clenbuterol induces a slow-to-fast fiber type transition in skeletal muscle. This muscle fiber transition decreased mitochondrial oxidative capacity and respiratory function. We hypothesized that the clenbuterol-mediated reduction in oxidative capacity is associated with the alteration in mitochondrial morphology. To verify this hypothesis, we examined whether clenbuterol alters mitochondrial morphology and mitochondrial regulatory proteins in rat skeletal muscle. Clenbuterol was administered to rats via drinking water (30 mg/L) for 3 weeks. Myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform composition, mitochondrial morphology, and fusion and fission regulatory protein levels in deep region and superficial region in tibialis anterior (TA) muscles were assessed. Clenbuterol induced the fiber type transition from slow to fast in both the regions of TA. The levels of optic atrophy protein 1, mitofusin 2, and mitochondrial fission 1, but not of dynamin-related protein 1, significantly decreased in deep and superficial muscles after clenbuterol administration (P < 0.01). Also, observation using the transmission electron microscopy showed a decrease in mitochondrial volume (P < 0.05) and an increase in proportion of continuous or interacting mitochondria across Z-lines (P < 0.05). We showed that clenbuterol administration induces a transition in the muscle fiber type composition toward fast phenotype and causes alterations in mitochondrial morphology with a concomitant decrease in mitochondrial fusion and fission regulatory protein levels. These mitochondrial morphological alterations may influence deleterious effects on skeletal muscle metabolism.
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- Yu Kitaoka
- Department of Human SciencesKanagawa UniversityYokohamaJapan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Arts and SciencesHiroshima UniversityHiroshimaJapan
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- Department of Engineering ScienceThe University of Electro‐communicationsChofuTokyoJapan
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- Clinical Center for Sports Medicine and Sports DentistryHyperbaric Medical Center/Sports Medicine Clinical CenterMedical Hospital of Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityBunkyo‐kuTokyoJapan
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- Department of Engineering ScienceThe University of Electro‐communicationsChofuTokyoJapan
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- Department of Engineering ScienceThe University of Electro‐communicationsChofuTokyoJapan
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Ito A, Ohnuki Y, Suita K, Ishikawa M, Mototani Y, Shiozawa K, Kawamura N, Yagisawa Y, Nariyama M, Umeki D, Nakamura Y, Okumura S. Role of β-adrenergic signaling in masseter muscle. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0215539. [PMID: 30986276 PMCID: PMC6464212 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
In skeletal muscle, the major isoform of β-adrenergic receptor (β-AR) is β2-AR and the minor isoform is β1-AR, which is opposite to the situation in cardiac muscle. Despite extensive studies in cardiac muscle, the physiological roles of the β-AR subtypes in skeletal muscle are not fully understood. Therefore, in this work, we compared the effects of chronic β1- or β2-AR activation with a specific β1-AR agonist, dobutamine (DOB), or a specific β2-AR agonist, clenbuterol (CB), on masseter and cardiac muscles in mice. In cardiac muscle, chronic β1-AR stimulation induced cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis and myocyte apoptosis, whereas chronic β2-AR stimulation induced cardiac hypertrophy without histological abnormalities. In masseter muscle, however, chronic β1-AR stimulation did not induce muscle hypertrophy, but did induce fibrosis and apoptosis concomitantly with increased levels of p44/42 MAPK (ERK1/2) (Thr-202/Tyr-204), calmodulin kinase II (Thr-286) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) (Ser-2481) phosphorylation. On the other hand, chronic β2-AR stimulation in masseter muscle induced muscle hypertrophy without histological abnormalities, as in the case of cardiac muscle, concomitantly with phosphorylation of Akt (Ser-473) and mTOR (Ser-2448) and increased expression of microtubule-associated protein light chain 3-II, an autophagosome marker. These results suggest that the β1-AR pathway is deleterious and the β2-AR is protective in masseter muscle. These data should be helpful in developing pharmacological approaches for the treatment of skeletal muscle wasting and weakness.
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- Aiko Ito
- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
- Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Oral Anatomy, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
- Department of Periodontology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
- Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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Muo IM, MacDonald SD, Madan R, Park SJ, Gharib AM, Martinez PE, Walter MF, Yang SB, Rodante JA, Courville AB, Walter PJ, Cai H, Glicksman M, Guerrieri GM, Ben-Dor RR, Ouwerkerk R, Mao S, Chung JH. Early effects of roflumilast on insulin sensitivity in adults with prediabetes and overweight/obesity involve age-associated fat mass loss - results of an exploratory study. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes 2019; 12:743-759. [PMID: 31213865 PMCID: PMC6542328 DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s182953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE Roflumilast (Daliresp, Daxas) is a FDA-approved phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitor for the treatment of moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In mice and in limited human studies, this oral medication can cause weight loss and improve insulin sensitivity. We set out to determine the mechanism of its effect on insulin sensitivity. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eight adults with overweight/obesity and prediabetes received roflumilast for 6 weeks. Before and after roflumilast, subjects underwent tests of insulin sensitivity, mixed meal test, body composition, markers of inflammation, and mitochondria function. Dietary intake and physical activity were also assessed. Our primary outcome was the change in peripheral insulin sensitivity, as assessed by the hyper-insulinemic euglycemic clamp. RESULTS This study was underpowered for the primary outcome. Pre- and post-roflumilast mean peripheral insulin sensitivity were 48.7 and 70.0 mg/g fat free mass/minute, respectively, (P-value=0.18), respectively. Among the mixed meal variables, roflumilast altered glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) hormone the most, although the average effect was not statistically significant (P=0.18). Roflumilast induced a trend toward significance in 1) decreased energy intake (from 11,095 KJ to 8,4555 KJ, P=0.07), 2) decreased fat mass (from 34.53 to 32.97 kg, P=0.06), 3) decreased total and LDL cholesterol (P=0.06 for both variables), and 4) increased plasma free fatty acids (from 0.40 to 0.50 mEq/L, P=0.09) The interval changes in adiposity and free fatty acid were significantly associated with the subject's age (P-value range= <0.001 to 0.02 for the correlations). Inflammatory and adhesion markers, though unchanged, significantly correlated with one another and with incretin hormones only after roflumilast. CONCLUSION We demonstrate, for the first time in humans, increasing percentage of fat mass loss from roflumilast with increasing age in adults with prediabetes and overweight/obesity. We also demonstrate novel associations among roflumilast-induced changes in incretin hormones, inflammatory markers, peripheral insulin sensitivity, and adiposity. We conclude that roflumilast's early effects on insulin sensitivity is indirect and likely mediated through roflumilast's prioritization of lipid over glucose handling. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION NCT01862029.
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- Ijeoma M Muo
- Laboratory of Obesity and Aging Research NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA, ,
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- NHLBI Pulmonary Branch, Laboratory of Chronic Airway Infections, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Diabetes Endocrinology and Obesity Branch, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Obesity and Aging Research NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA, ,
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- Biomedical and Metabolic Imaging Branch NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Section on Behavioral Endocrinology, NIMH, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Diabetes Endocrinology and Obesity Branch, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Clinical Center Nutrition Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Clinical Center Nutrition Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Mass Spectrometry Clinical Core, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Mass Spectrometry Clinical Core, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Diabetes Endocrinology and Obesity Branch, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Section on Behavioral Endocrinology, NIMH, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- NIMH, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Biomedical and Metabolic Imaging Branch NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Obesity and Aging Research NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA, ,
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- Laboratory of Obesity and Aging Research NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA, ,
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Robichaux WG, Cheng X. Intracellular cAMP Sensor EPAC: Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Therapeutics Development. Physiol Rev 2018; 98:919-1053. [PMID: 29537337 PMCID: PMC6050347 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00025.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Revised: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
This review focuses on one family of the known cAMP receptors, the exchange proteins directly activated by cAMP (EPACs), also known as the cAMP-regulated guanine nucleotide exchange factors (cAMP-GEFs). Although EPAC proteins are fairly new additions to the growing list of cAMP effectors, and relatively "young" in the cAMP discovery timeline, the significance of an EPAC presence in different cell systems is extraordinary. The study of EPACs has considerably expanded the diversity and adaptive nature of cAMP signaling associated with numerous physiological and pathophysiological responses. This review comprehensively covers EPAC protein functions at the molecular, cellular, physiological, and pathophysiological levels; and in turn, the applications of employing EPAC-based biosensors as detection tools for dissecting cAMP signaling and the implications for targeting EPAC proteins for therapeutic development are also discussed.
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- William G Robichaux
- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, Texas Therapeutics Institute, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center , Houston, Texas
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, Texas Therapeutics Institute, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center , Houston, Texas
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Arcaro CA, Assis RP, Zanon NM, Paula-Gomes S, Navegantes LCC, Kettelhut IC, Brunetti IL, Baviera AM. Involvement of cAMP/EPAC/Akt signaling in the antiproteolytic effects of pentoxifylline on skeletal muscles of diabetic rats. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2017; 124:704-716. [PMID: 29357512 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00499.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Advances in the knowledge of the mechanisms controlling protein breakdown in skeletal muscles have allowed the exploration of new options for treating muscle-wasting conditions. Pentoxifylline (PTX), a nonselective phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor, attenuates the loss of muscle mass during catabolic conditions, mainly via inhibiting protein breakdown. The aim of this study was to explore the mechanisms by which PTX inhibits proteolysis in the soleus and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. The levels of atrogin-1 and muscle RING finger-1 were decreased, as were the activities of caspase-3 (EDL) and calpains (soleus and EDL), in diabetic rats treated with PTX, which at least partly explains the drop in the ubiquitin conjugate (EDL) levels and in proteasome activity (soleus and EDL). Treatment with PTX decreased PDE activity and increased cAMP content in muscles of diabetic rats; moreover, it also increased both the protein levels of exchange protein directly activated by cAMP (EPAC, a cAMP effector) and the phosphorylation of Akt. The loss of muscle mass was practically prevented in diabetic rats treated with PTX. These findings advance our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the antiproteolytic effects of PTX and suggest the use of PDE inhibitors as a strategy to activate cAMP signaling, which is emerging as a promising target for treating muscle mass loss during atrophic conditions. NEW & NOTEWORTHY cAMP signaling has been explored as a strategy to attenuate skeletal muscle atrophies. Therefore, in addition to β2AR agonists, phosphodiesterase inhibitors such as pentoxifylline (PTX) can be an interesting option. This study advances the understanding of the mechanisms related to the antiproteolytic effects of PTX on skeletal muscles of diabetic rats, which involve the activation of both exchange protein directly activated by cAMP and Akt effectors, inhibiting the expression of atrogenes and calpain/caspase-3-proteolytic machinery.
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- Carlos Alberto Arcaro
- Department of Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto Medical School , Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo , Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry/Immunology, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto Medical School , Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo , Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto Medical School , Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo , Brazil.,Department of Biochemistry/Immunology, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto Medical School , Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo , Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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Jin H, Fujita T, Jin M, Kurotani R, Hidaka Y, Cai W, Suita K, Prajapati R, Liang C, Ohnuki Y, Mototani Y, Umemura M, Yokoyama U, Sato M, Okumura S, Ishikawa Y. Epac activation inhibits IL-6-induced cardiac myocyte dysfunction. J Physiol Sci 2016; 68:77-87. [PMID: 27995459 PMCID: PMC6353818 DOI: 10.1007/s12576-016-0509-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2016] [Accepted: 11/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Pro-inflammatory cytokines are released in septic shock and impair cardiac function via the Jak-STAT pathway. It is well known that sympathetic and thus catecholamine signaling is activated thereafter to compensate for cardiac dysfunction. The mechanism of such compensation by catecholamine signaling has been traditionally understood to be cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA)-mediated enforcement of cardiac contractility. We hypothesized that the exchange protein activated by cAMP (Epac), a newly identified target of cAMP signaling that functions independently of PKA, also plays a key role in this mechanism. In cultured cardiac myocytes, activation of Epac attenuated the inhibitory effect of interleukin-6 on the increase of intracellular Ca2+ concentration and contractility in response to isoproterenol, most likely through inhibition of the Jak-STAT pathway via SOCS3, with subsequent changes in inducible nitric oxide synthase expression. These findings suggest a new role of catecholamine signaling in compensating for cardiac dysfunction in heart failure. Epac and its downstream pathway may be a novel target for treating cardiac dysfunction in endotoxemia.
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Affiliation(s)
- Huiling Jin
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.,Department of Cardiac Physiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita-shi, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.,Biochemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16, Jonan, Yonezawa, Yamagata, 992-8510, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, 2-1-3 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, 230-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, 2-1-3 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, 230-8501, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.,Department of Physiology, Aichi Medical University, 1-1 Yazakokarimata, Nagakute, Aichi, 480-1195, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan. .,Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, 2-1-3 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, 230-8501, Japan.
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan.
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Ohnuki Y, Umeki D, Mototani Y, Shiozawa K, Nariyama M, Ito A, Kawamura N, Yagisawa Y, Jin H, Cai W, Suita K, Saeki Y, Fujita T, Ishikawa Y, Okumura S. Role of phosphodiesterase 4 expression in the Epac1 signaling-dependent skeletal muscle hypertrophic action of clenbuterol. Physiol Rep 2016; 4:4/10/e12791. [PMID: 27207782 PMCID: PMC4886163 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Clenbuterol (CB), a selective β2-adrenergic receptor (AR) agonist, induces muscle hypertrophy and counteracts muscle atrophy. However, it is paradoxically less effective in slow-twitch muscle than in fast-twitch muscle, though slow-twitch muscle has a greater density of β-AR We recently demonstrated that Epac1 (exchange protein activated by cyclic AMP [cAMP]1) plays a pivotal role in β2-AR-mediated masseter muscle hypertrophy through activation of the Akt and calmodulin kinase II (CaMKII)/histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4) signaling pathways. Here, we investigated the role of Epac1 in the differential hypertrophic effect of CB using tibialis anterior muscle (TA; typical fast-twitch muscle) and soleus muscle (SOL; typical slow-twitch muscle) of wild-type (WT) and Epac1-null mice (Epac1KO). The TA mass to tibial length (TL) ratio was similar in WT and Epac1KO at baseline and was significantly increased after CB infusion in WT, but not in Epac1KO The SOL mass to TL ratio was also similar in WT and Epac1KO at baseline, but CB-induced hypertrophy was suppressed in both mice. In order to understand the mechanism involved, we measured the protein expression levels of β-AR signaling-related molecules, and found that phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) expression was 12-fold greater in SOL than in TA These results are consistent with the idea that increased PDE4-mediated cAMP hydrolysis occurs in SOL compared to TA, resulting in a reduced cAMP concentration that is insufficient to activate Epac1 and its downstream Akt and CaMKII/HDAC4 hypertrophic signaling pathways in SOL of WT This scenario can account for the differential effects of CB on fast- and slow-twitch muscles.
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- Yoshiki Ohnuki
- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan Department of Periodontology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan Department of Orthodontics, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Yokohama, Japan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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