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Looft-Wilson RC, Stechmann JK, Milenski KG, Shah VM, Kulkarni PG, Arif AB, Guiot T, Beinlich NMC, Dos Santos CA, Rice SK. Myoendothelial feedback in mouse mesenteric resistance arteries is similar between the sexes, dependent on nitric oxide synthase, and independent of TPRV4. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2024; 326:H190-H202. [PMID: 37921665 PMCID: PMC11213485 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00170.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
Abstract
Myoendothelial feedback (MEF), the endothelium-dependent vasodilation following sympathetic vasoconstriction (mediated by smooth muscle to endothelium gap junction communication), has been well studied in resistance arteries of males, but not females. We hypothesized that MEF responses would be similar between the sexes, but different in the relative contribution of the underlying nitric oxide and hyperpolarization mechanisms, given that these mechanisms differ between the sexes in agonist-induced endothelium-dependent dilation. We measured MEF responses (diameter changes) of male and female first- to second-order mouse mesenteric arteries to phenylephrine (10 µM) over 30 min using isolated pressure myography ± blinded inhibition of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) using Nω-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME; 0.1-1.0 mM), hyperpolarization using 35 mM KCl, or transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) channels using GSK219 (0.1-1.0 µM) or RN-1734 (30 µM). MEF was similar [%dilation (means ± SE): males = 26.7 ± 2.0 and females = 26.1 ± 1.9 at 15 min] and significantly inhibited by l-NAME (1.0 mM) at 15 min [%dilation (means ± SE): males = 8.2 ± 3.3, P < 0.01; females = 6.8 ± 1.9, P < 0.001] and over time (P < 0.01) in both sexes. l-NAME (0.1 mM) + 35 mM KCl nearly eliminated MEF in both sexes (P < 0.001-0.0001). Activation of TRPV4 with GSK101 (0.1-10 µM) induced similar dilation between the sexes. Inhibition of TRPV4, which is reportedly involved in the hyperpolarization mechanism, did not inhibit MEF in either sex. Similar expression of eNOS was found between the sexes with Western blot. Thus, MEF is prominent and similar in murine first- and second-order mesenteric resistance arteries of both sexes, and reliant primarily on NOS and secondarily on hyperpolarization, but not TRPV4.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We found that female mesenteric resistance arteries have similar postconstriction dilatory responses (i.e., myoendothelial feedback) to a sympathetic neurotransmitter analog as male arteries. Both sexes use nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and hyperpolarization, but not TRPV4, in this response. Moreover, the key protein involved in this pathway (eNOS) is similarly expressed in these arteries between the sexes. These similarities are surprising given that agonist-induced endothelium-dependent dilatory mechanisms differ in these arteries between the sexes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Robin C Looft-Wilson
- Department of Kinesiology, William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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- Department of Kinesiology, William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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- Department of Kinesiology, William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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- Department of Kinesiology, William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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- Department of Kinesiology, William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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- Department of Kinesiology, William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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- Department of Kinesiology, William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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- Department of Kinesiology, William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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Osikoya O, Cushen SC, Ricci CA, Goulopoulou S. Cyclooxygenase-dependent mechanisms mediate in part the anti-dilatory effects of perivascular adipose tissue in uterine arteries from pregnant rats. Pharmacol Res 2021; 171:105788. [PMID: 34311071 PMCID: PMC8439575 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Uterine perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) contributes to uterine blood flow regulation in pregnancy, at least in part, due to its effects on uterine artery reactivity. We tested the hypothesis that uterine PVAT modulates the balance between the contribution of nitric oxide synthase (NOS)- and cyclooxygenase (COX)-dependent pathways to acetylcholine (ACh)-induced relaxation in isolated uterine arteries. Concentration-response curves to ACh (1 nM - 30 µM) were performed on uterine arteries from pregnant and non-pregnant rats. Arteries were exposed to Krebs-Henseleit solution (control) or PVAT-conditioned media (PVATmedia) in the presence of the following inhibitors: L-NAME (NOS inhibitor), indomethacin (COX inhibitor), SC560 (COX-1 inhibitor), NS398 (COX-2 inhibitor), SQ 29,548 (thromboxane receptor (TP) inhibitor). In arteries incubated with PVATmedia, the presence of indomethacin increased ACh-induced relaxation, reversing the anti-dilatory effect of PVATmedia. NOS inhibition reduced ACh-induced relaxation in uterine arteries from pregnant rats, and exposure to PVATmedia did not change this effect. Selective inhibition of COX-1 but not COX-2 suppressed relaxation responses to ACh in control arteries. The presence of PVATmedia abolished the effect of COX-1 inhibition. Incubation of uterine arteries from pregnant rats with PVATmedia increased production of thromboxane B2 (TxB2, p = 0.01) but thromboxane receptor (TP) inhibition did not affect the anti-dilatory properties of PVATmedia. In conclusion, inhibition of COX signaling suppressed the anti-dilatory effects of PVATmedia, while PVATmedia had no effect on the contribution of the NOS/NO pathway to ACh-induced relaxation in uterine arteries from pregnant rats, indicating that the anti-dilatory effects of uterine PVAT are mediated in part by COX-dependent mechanisms.
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- Oluwatobiloba Osikoya
- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, TX, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, TX, USA.
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Wei R, Lunn SE, Tam R, Gust SL, Classen B, Kerr PM, Plane F. Vasoconstrictor stimulus determines the functional contribution of myoendothelial feedback to mesenteric arterial tone. J Physiol 2018; 596:1181-1197. [PMID: 29411383 DOI: 10.1113/jp274797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS In isolated resistance arteries, endothelial modulation of vasoconstrictor responses to α1 -adrenoceptor agonists occurs via a process termed myoendothelial feedback: localized inositol trisphosphate (InsP3 )-dependent Ca2+ transients activate intermediate conductance Ca2+ -activated K+ (IKCa ) channels, hyperpolarizing the endothelial membrane potential to limit further reductions in vessel diameter. We demonstrate that IKCa channel-mediated myoendothelial feedback limits responses of isolated mesenteric arteries to noradrenaline and nerve stimulation, but not to the thromboxane A2 mimetic U46619 or to increases in intravascular pressure. In contrast, in the intact mesenteric bed, although responses to exogenous noradrenaline were limited by IKCa channel-mediated myoendothelial feedback, release of NO and activation of endothelial small conductance Ca2+ -activated K+ (SKCa ) channels in response to increases in shear stress appeared to be the primary mediators of endothelial modulation of vasoconstriction. We propose that (1) the functional contribution of myoendothelial feedback to arterial tone is determined by the nature of the vasoconstrictor stimulus, and (2) although IKCa channel-mediated myoendothelial feedback may contribute to local control of arterial diameter, in the intact vascular bed, increases in shear stress may be the major stimulus for engagement of the endothelium during vasoconstriction. ABSTRACT Constriction of isolated resistance arteries in response to α1 -adrenoceptor agonists is limited by reciprocal engagement of inhibitory endothelial mechanisms via myoendothelial feedback. In the current model of feedback, agonist stimulation of smooth muscle cells results in localized InsP3 -dependent Ca2+ transients that activate endothelial IKCa channels. The subsequent hyperpolarization of the endothelial membrane potential then feeds back to the smooth muscle to limit further reductions in vessel diameter. We hypothesized that the functional contribution of InsP3 -IKCa channel-mediated myoendothelial feedback to limiting arterial diameter may be influenced by the nature of the vasoconstrictor stimulus. To test this hypothesis, we investigated the functional role of myoendothelial feedback in modulating responses of rat mesenteric resistance arteries to the adrenoceptor agonist noradrenaline, the thromboxane A2 mimetic U46619, increases in intravascular pressure and stimulation of perivascular sympathetic nerves. In isolated arteries, responses to noradrenaline and stimulation of sympathetic nerves, but not to U46619 and increases in intravascular pressure, were modulated by IKCa channel-dependent myoendothelial feedback. In the intact mesenteric bed perfused under conditions of constant flow, responses to exogenous noradrenaline were modulated by myoendothelial feedback, but shear stress-induced release of NO and activation of endothelial SKCa channels appeared to be the primary mediators of endothelial modulation of vasoconstriction to agonists and nerve stimulation. Thus, we propose that myoendothelial feedback may contribute to local control of diameter within arterial segments, but at the level of the intact vascular bed, increases in shear stress may be the major stimulus for engagement of the endothelium during vasoconstriction.
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- R Wei
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2H7, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2H7, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2H7, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2H7, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2H7, Canada
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- Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Nursing, MacEwan University, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 4S2, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2H7, Canada.,Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2H7, Canada
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Looft-Wilson RC, Goodell CR, Mutch CA, Mutchler SM, Miller KL, Guraya M. Increased myoendothelial feedback is associated with increased connexin37 and IK1 channel expression in mesenteric arteries of diet-induced hyperhomocysteinemic mice. Microcirculation 2017; 24. [PMID: 28857417 DOI: 10.1111/micc.12398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Previously, we found that diet-induced HHcy in mice caused decreased eNOS expression and signaling in mesenteric arteries, but greatly enhanced non-NOS, non-prostacyclin-dependent vasodilation, which involves MEJ communication. To further assess whether HHcy enhances MEJ communication, this study examined endothelium-dependent attenuation of phenylephrine-induced vasoconstriction (myoendothelial feedback) and key molecules involved. METHODS Myoendothelial feedback was examined in isolated mouse mesenteric arteries, after 6-weeks diet-induced HHcy, using pressure myography. Gap junction (Cx37, Cx40, Cx43), NOS (eNOS, nNOS, iNOS), and potassium channel (IK1) protein expression were measured with immunoblots, and connexin mRNAs with real-time PCR. Contribution of nNOS + iNOS to vasomotor responses was assessed using the drug TRIM. RESULTS Myoendothelial feedback was significantly (P < .05) enhanced in HHcy arteries compared to control, coincident with significantly greater Cx37 and IK1 protein and Cx37 mRNA. Cx43 protein, but not mRNA, was significantly less in HHcy, and Cx40 was not different. eNOS protein was significantly less in HHcy. nNOS and iNOS were not different. TRIM had little effect on vasomotor function. CONCLUSIONS Diet-induced HHcy enhanced myoendothelial feedback, and increased Cx37 and IK1 expression may contribute. nNOS or iNOS did not upregulate to compensate for decreased eNOS, and they had little involvement in vasomotor function.
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- Robin C Looft-Wilson
- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA
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Vascular structural and functional changes: their association with causality in hypertension: models, remodeling and relevance. Hypertens Res 2016; 40:311-323. [PMID: 27784889 DOI: 10.1038/hr.2016.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Revised: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Essential hypertension is a complex multifactorial disease process that involves the interaction of multiple genes at various loci throughout the genome, and the influence of environmental factors such as diet and lifestyle, to ultimately determine long-term arterial pressure. These factors converge with physiological signaling pathways to regulate the set-point of long-term blood pressure. In hypertension, structural changes in arteries occur and show differences within and between vascular beds, between species, models and sexes. Such changes can also reflect the development of hypertension, and the levels of circulating humoral and vasoactive compounds. The role of perivascular adipose tissue in the modulation of vascular structure under various disease states such as hypertension, obesity and metabolic syndrome is an emerging area of research, and is likely to contribute to the heterogeneity described in this review. Diversity in structure and related function is the norm, with morphological changes being causative in some beds and states, and in others, a consequence of hypertension. Specific animal models of hypertension have advantages and limitations, each with factors influencing the relevance of the model to the human hypertensive state/s. However, understanding the fundamental properties of artery function and how these relate to signalling mechanisms in real (intact) tissues is key for translating isolated cell and model data to have an impact and relevance in human disease etiology. Indeed, the ultimate aim of developing new treatments to correct vascular dysfunction requires understanding and recognition of the limitations of the methodologies used.
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Geyer M, Huang F, Sun Y, Vogel SM, Malik AB, Taylor CW, Komarova YA. Microtubule-Associated Protein EB3 Regulates IP3 Receptor Clustering and Ca(2+) Signaling in Endothelial Cells. Cell Rep 2015; 12:79-89. [PMID: 26119739 PMCID: PMC4487770 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2014] [Revised: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 05/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The mechanisms by which the microtubule cytoskeleton regulates the permeability of endothelial barrier are not well understood. Here, we demonstrate that microtubule-associated end-binding protein 3 (EB3), a core component of the microtubule plus-end protein complex, binds to inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) through an S/TxIP EB-binding motif. In endothelial cells, α-thrombin, a pro-inflammatory mediator that stimulates phospholipase Cβ, increases the cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration and elicits clustering of IP3R3s. These responses, and the resulting Ca(2+)-dependent phosphorylation of myosin light chain, are prevented by depletion of either EB3 or mutation of the TxIP motif of IP3R3 responsible for mediating its binding to EB3. We also show that selective EB3 gene deletion in endothelial cells of mice abrogates α-thrombin-induced increase in endothelial permeability. We conclude that the EB3-mediated interaction of IP3Rs with microtubules controls the assembly of IP3Rs into effective Ca(2+) signaling clusters, which thereby regulate microtubule-dependent endothelial permeability.
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- Melissa Geyer
- Department of Pharmacology and The Center for Lung and Vascular Biology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and The Center for Lung and Vascular Biology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and The Center for Lung and Vascular Biology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and The Center for Lung and Vascular Biology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and The Center for Lung and Vascular Biology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PD, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology and The Center for Lung and Vascular Biology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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