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Ramírez-Rodríguez Y, Espinosa-Tanguma R, Valle-Aguilera JR, Rodríguez-Menchaca AA, Saderi N, Salgado-Delgado R, Bautista E, Garcés L, Ramírez V, Robledo-Márquez K, Riego-Ruiz L, Trujillo J. Vasorelaxant Effect and Blood Pressure Reduction Potential of Pitaya Juice Concentrate ( Stenocereus huastecorum) Associated with Calcium Channel Blockade. Foods 2024; 13:2631. [PMID: 39200558 PMCID: PMC11353776 DOI: 10.3390/foods13162631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2024] [Revised: 08/14/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Arterial hypertension is a highly prevalent chronic disease worldwide, with several etiologies and treatments that may eventually have side effects or result in patients developing tolerance. There is growing interest in traditional medicine and functional foods to isolate biomolecules that could be useful as coadjuvants for treating several aliments. Pitaya, a desert fruit endemic in Mexico, is a rich source of bioactive molecules (betalains and phenolic compounds). In this work, the vasorelaxation properties of pitaya juice concentrate and fraction one were investigated using aortic and mesenteric rings from rats. The incubation of rings with pitaya juice concentrate or fraction one induced significant vasorelaxation, independent of the endothelium, and showed resistance to potassium channel blockers. This vasorelaxation was associated with the transmembrane influx of extracellular calcium through the vascular smooth muscle cells, with an inhibitory effect on the voltage-dependent calcium channel currents. Also, 400 mg/mL of pitaya juice concentrate in spontaneous hypertensive rats reduced their blood pressure for 48 h. Phytochemical analyses showed that the primary compounds in F1 were glycosidic in nature, and could be a complex mixture of disaccharides, dimeric disaccharides, or even tetrasaccharides. The glycosidic compounds found in F1 primarily contributed to vasodilatation, establishing a voltage-dependent calcium channel inhibition as a possible molecular target.
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- Yadira Ramírez-Rodríguez
- División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICYT), San Luis Potosí 78216, Mexico; (Y.R.-R.); (E.B.); (K.R.-M.); (L.R.-R.)
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- Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de Fisiología y Biofísica, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP), San Luis Potosí 78210, Mexico; (R.E.-T.); (J.R.V.-A.); (A.A.R.-M.)
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- Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de Fisiología y Biofísica, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP), San Luis Potosí 78210, Mexico; (R.E.-T.); (J.R.V.-A.); (A.A.R.-M.)
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- Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de Fisiología y Biofísica, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP), San Luis Potosí 78210, Mexico; (R.E.-T.); (J.R.V.-A.); (A.A.R.-M.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP), San Luis Potosí 78210, Mexico; (N.S.); (R.S.-D.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP), San Luis Potosí 78210, Mexico; (N.S.); (R.S.-D.)
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- División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICYT), San Luis Potosí 78216, Mexico; (Y.R.-R.); (E.B.); (K.R.-M.); (L.R.-R.)
- Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías (CONAHCyT), Benito Juárez, Mexico City 03940, Mexico
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- División de Materiales Avanzados, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (DMA-IPICYT), San Luis Potosí 78216, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Cirugía Experimental, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Tlalpan, Mexico City 14080, Mexico;
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- División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICYT), San Luis Potosí 78216, Mexico; (Y.R.-R.); (E.B.); (K.R.-M.); (L.R.-R.)
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- División de Biología Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICYT), San Luis Potosí 78216, Mexico; (Y.R.-R.); (E.B.); (K.R.-M.); (L.R.-R.)
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- Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías (CONAHCyT), Benito Juárez, Mexico City 03940, Mexico
- División de Materiales Avanzados, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (DMA-IPICYT), San Luis Potosí 78216, Mexico;
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Gutiérrez-Cuevas J, López-Cifuentes D, Sandoval-Rodriguez A, García-Bañuelos J, Armendariz-Borunda J. Medicinal Plant Extracts against Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Associated with Obesity: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2024; 17:967. [PMID: 39065815 PMCID: PMC11280341 DOI: 10.3390/ph17070967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2024] [Revised: 07/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Obesity has increasingly become a worldwide epidemic, as demonstrated by epidemiological and clinical studies. Obesity may lead to the development of a broad spectrum of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, heart failure, cerebrovascular disease, atrial fibrillation, ventricular arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death. In addition to hypertension, there are other cardiometabolic risk factors (CRFs) such as visceral adiposity, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, diabetes, elevated levels of fibrinogen and C-reactive protein, and others, all of which increase the risk of CVD events. The mechanisms involved between obesity and CVD mainly include insulin resistance, oxidative stress, inflammation, and adipokine dysregulation, which cause maladaptive structural and functional alterations of the heart, particularly left-ventricular remodeling and diastolic dysfunction. Natural products of plants provide a diversity of nutrients and different bioactive compounds, including phenolics, flavonoids, terpenoids, carotenoids, anthocyanins, vitamins, minerals, fibers, and others, which possess a wide range of biological activities including antihypertensive, antilipidemic, antidiabetic, and other activities, thus conferring cardiometabolic benefits. In this review, we discuss the main therapeutic interventions using extracts from herbs and plants in preclinical and clinical trials with protective properties targeting CRFs. Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets of herb and plant extracts for the prevention and treatment of CRFs are also reviewed.
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- Jorge Gutiérrez-Cuevas
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genomics, Institute for Molecular Biology in Medicine and Gene Therapy, University Center of Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Jalisco, Mexico; (D.L.-C.); (A.S.-R.); (J.A.-B.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genomics, Institute for Molecular Biology in Medicine and Gene Therapy, University Center of Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Jalisco, Mexico; (D.L.-C.); (A.S.-R.); (J.A.-B.)
- Doctorate in Sciences in Molecular Biology in Medicine, University Center of Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genomics, Institute for Molecular Biology in Medicine and Gene Therapy, University Center of Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Jalisco, Mexico; (D.L.-C.); (A.S.-R.); (J.A.-B.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genomics, Institute for Molecular Biology in Medicine and Gene Therapy, University Center of Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Jalisco, Mexico; (D.L.-C.); (A.S.-R.); (J.A.-B.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genomics, Institute for Molecular Biology in Medicine and Gene Therapy, University Center of Health Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Jalisco, Mexico; (D.L.-C.); (A.S.-R.); (J.A.-B.)
- Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud (EMCS), Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara, Zapopan 45201, Jalisco, Mexico
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Caminiti R, Carresi C, Mollace R, Macrì R, Scarano F, Oppedisano F, Maiuolo J, Serra M, Ruga S, Nucera S, Tavernese A, Gliozzi M, Musolino V, Palma E, Muscoli C, Rubattu S, Volterrani M, Federici M, Volpe M, Mollace V. The potential effect of natural antioxidants on endothelial dysfunction associated with arterial hypertension. Front Cardiovasc Med 2024; 11:1345218. [PMID: 38370153 PMCID: PMC10869541 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1345218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Arterial hypertension represents a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality worldwide, and the identification of effective solutions for treating the early stages of elevated blood pressure (BP) is still a relevant issue for cardiovascular risk prevention. The pathophysiological basis for the occurrence of elevated BP and the onset of arterial hypertension have been widely studied in recent years. In addition, consistent progress in the development of novel, powerful, antihypertensive drugs and their appropriate applications in controlling BP have increased our potential for successfully managing disease states characterized by abnormal blood pressure. However, the mechanisms responsible for the disruption of endogenous mechanisms contributing to the maintenance of BP within a normal range are yet to be fully clarified. Recently, evidence has shown that several natural antioxidants containing active ingredients originating from natural plant extracts, used alone or in combination, may represent a valid solution for counteracting the development of arterial hypertension. In particular, there is evidence to show that natural antioxidants may enhance the viability of endothelial cells undergoing oxidative damage, an effect that could play a crucial role in the pathophysiological events accompanying the early stages of arterial hypertension. The present review aims to reassess the role of oxidative stress on endothelial dysfunction in the onset and progression of arterial hypertension and that of natural antioxidants in covering several unmet needs in the treatment of such diseases.
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- Rosamaria Caminiti
- Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Research for Food Safety and Health (IRC-FSH), University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Veterinary Pharmacology Laboratory, Institute of Research for Food Safety and Health (IRC-FSH), University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Research for Food Safety and Health (IRC-FSH), University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
- Department of Systems Medicine, University “Tor Vergata” of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Research for Food Safety and Health (IRC-FSH), University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Research for Food Safety and Health (IRC-FSH), University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Research for Food Safety and Health (IRC-FSH), University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biology, Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Research for Food Safety and Health (IRC-FSH), University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Research for Food Safety and Health (IRC-FSH), University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Research for Food Safety and Health (IRC-FSH), University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Research for Food Safety and Health (IRC-FSH), University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Research for Food Safety and Health (IRC-FSH), University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Research for Food Safety and Health (IRC-FSH), University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biology, Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Research for Food Safety and Health (IRC-FSH), University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Veterinary Pharmacology Laboratory, Institute of Research for Food Safety and Health (IRC-FSH), University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Research for Food Safety and Health (IRC-FSH), University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
- IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University “Tor Vergata” of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Research for Food Safety and Health (IRC-FSH), University “Magna Graecia” of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
- Renato Dulbecco Institute, Catanzaro, Italy
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Zeng Z, Huang J, Zhang L. Biomimetic mesoporous carbon-silica/AAO asymmetric nanochannel array for electrochemical sensing of K + in rat brain microdialysates and serum. Talanta 2024; 268:125304. [PMID: 37898035 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023]
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Acquirement of chemical expression in practical brain system is vital to understand the molecular mechanism involved in physiological and pathological processes in brain. Though nanochannels have been demonstrated to be promising platform for electrochemical sensor, it is a great challenge for nanochannels to be employed in practical brain biofluid. In this work, we rationally designed and created the biomimetic asymmetric nanochannels for sensing of K+ through integrating in situ modification of a two-component mesoporous carbon-silica (MCS) thin film with a pore size of ∼3.6 nm at anodic alumina nanochannel array (AAO) with the ∼40 nm pores (denoted as MCS/AAO). Apparent rectification phenomenon in such functionalized nanochannel array was achieved based on diode-like ion transport. Then, 4'-aminobenzeno-18-crown-6 (SP) was selected to be chemically decorated at MCS/AAO as the specific recognition for K+ (SP/MCS/AAO). The developed SP/MCS/AAO exhibited good selectivity towards K+ detection against the coexisting interferences in brain, and possessed a good linear response to K+ concentration in the range of 0.5-10 mM with a detection limit of 0.1 mM. Combined with microdialysis technique, the variation of K+ was successfully determined in rat brain microdialysates and serums. Compared with normal rats, the concentration of K+ was found to be greatly decreased in the cerebral microdialysates and serum of rats with hypertensive model (SHR). This work unveiled a powerful platform for K+, and promised to be extended to design new strategy for detecting other chemical species, in particular non-electroactive species in biofluid related to physiological and pathological events.
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- Zhiyao Zeng
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Dongchuan Road 500, Shanghai, 200241, China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Dongchuan Road 500, Shanghai, 200241, China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Dongchuan Road 500, Shanghai, 200241, China.
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Jung J, Shin S, Park J, Lee K, Choi HY. Hypotensive and Vasorelaxant Effects of Sanguisorbae Radix Ethanol Extract in Spontaneously Hypertensive and Sprague Dawley Rats. Nutrients 2023; 15:4510. [PMID: 37960162 PMCID: PMC10647409 DOI: 10.3390/nu15214510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Hypertension requires proper management because of the increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death. For this purpose, functional foods containing tannins have been considered an effective treatment. Sanguisorbae radix (SR) also contains various tannins; however, there have been no studies on its vasorelaxant or antihypertensive effects. In this study, the vasorelaxant effect of the ethanol extract of SR (SRE) was investigated in the thoracic aorta of Sprague Dawley rats. SRE (1, 3, 10, 30, and 100 μg/mL) showed this effect in a dose-dependent manner, and its mechanisms were related to the NO/cGMP pathway and voltage-gated K+ channels. Concentrations of 300 and 1000 μg/mL blocked the influx of extracellular Ca2+ and inhibited vasoconstriction. Moreover, 100 μg/mL of SRE showed a relaxing effect on blood vessels constricted by angiotensin II. The hypotensive effect of SRE was investigated in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) using the tail-cuff method. Blood pressure significantly decreased 4 and 8 h after 1000 mg/kg of SRE administration. Considering these hypotensive effects and the vasorelaxant mechanisms of SRE, our findings suggests that SRE can be used as a functional food to prevent and treat hypertension. Further studies are needed for identifying the active components and determining the optimal dosage.
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- Jaesung Jung
- Department of Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea; (J.J.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea; (J.J.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Herbal Pharmacology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Herbal Pharmacology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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Mojiminiyi F, Aliyu B, Oyeniyi Y, Isezuo S, Alada A. The Effect of Acute Administration of the Aqueous Calyx Extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa on Blood pressure, Heart rate and Double Product of Apparently Healthy Human Subjects during Different Postures. Niger J Physiol Sci 2022; 37:147-152. [PMID: 35947852 DOI: 10.54548/njps.v37i1.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
The aqueous calyx extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa (HS) is widely consumed as a beverage in Northern Nigeria and other parts of the world. HS has been reported to lower blood pressure (BP) in animals and man. However, not much is known about the effect of HS on BP in different postures. We tested the hypothesis that HS may lower BP, heart rate (HR) and heart rate-pressure product or double product (DP) by attenuating the discharge of the autonomic nervous system in different postures. Experiments were performed in accordance with the Principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Following ethical approval and informed consent, BP and HR were measured in different postures (supine, sitting and standing) in apparently healthy human subjects (n=20) before and after (+HS) the oral administration of 15mg/Kg HS. Mean arterial pressure (MAP; taken as representative BP) and DP were calculated. Results are expressed as mean ±SEM. Paired t test and ANOVA with a post hoc Bonferroni test were used for statistical analyses. P<0.05 was considered significant. In the supine position MAP, HR and DP were significantly (P<0.0001 each) reduced in the presence of HS (85.6±1.7mmHg, 72.1±1.1/min and 8716±320mmHg.bpm) compared to its absence (89.6±2.0mmHg, 73.7±1.6/min and 8921±444mmHg.bpm). Similar trends were observed in the sitting position in the presence of HS (85.4±2.7mmHg, 73.7±1.8/min and 9098±345mmHg.bpm vs its absence: 91.4±2.3mmHg, 77.1±1.9/min and 9388±478mmHg.bpm; P<0.0001, P<0.0001 and P=0.007 respectively) and in the standing position (+HS: 89.3±2.0mmHg, 78.1±1.8/min and 10164±230mmHg.bpm vs its absence: 94.3±2.1mmHg, 81.8±2.3/min and 10742±268mmHg.bpm; P<0.0001, P<0.0001 and P=0.007 respectively). In the absence of HS, HR and DP were significantly higher in the standing posture (81.8±2.3/min, 10742±268mmHg.bpm) compared to the sitting (77.1±1.9/min, 9388±478mmHg.bpm; P<0.05 and P<0.0001 respectively) and the supine (73.7±1.6/min, 8921±444mmHg.bpm; P<0.001 each) postures while the BP remained similar. A similar trend was observed across the three postures in the presence of HS although the parameters were significantly lower. It is concluded that HS lowered BP, HR and DP by modulating autonomic mechanisms through the inhibition of both parasympathetic withdrawal and sympathetic nervous system discharge across the postures. Also the standing posture is associated more with a higher sympathetic nervous system discharge and a higher cardiac oxygen demand and workload than the sitting and supine postures in the absence or presence of HS.
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Largeau B, Bordy R, Pasqualin C, Bredeloux P, Cracowski JL, Lengellé C, Gras-Champel V, Auffret M, Maupoil V, Jonville-Béra AP. Gabapentinoid-induced peripheral edema and acute heart failure: A translational study combining pharmacovigilance data and in vitro animal experiments. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 149:112807. [PMID: 35303569 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.112807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Gabapentinoids are ligands of the α2-δ subunit of voltage-gated calcium channels (Cav) that have been associated with a risk of peripheral edema and acute heart failure in connection with a potentially dual mechanism, vascular and cardiac. OBJECTIVES & METHODS All cases of peripheral edema or heart failure involving gabapentin or pregabalin reported to the French Pharmacovigilance Centers between January 1, 1994 and April 30, 2020 were included to describe their onset patterns (e.g., time to onset). Based on these data, we investigated the impact of gabapentinoids on the myogenic tone of rat third-order mesenteric arteries and on the electrophysiological properties of rat ventricular cardiomyocytes. RESULTS A total of 58 reports were included (gabapentin n = 5, pregabalin n = 53). The female-to-male ratio was 4:1 and the median age was 77 years (IQR 57-85, range 32-95). The median time to onset were 23 days (IQR 10-54) and 17 days (IQR 3-30) for non-cardiogenic edema and acute heart failure, respectively. Cardiogenic and non-cardiogenic peripheral edema occurred frequently after a dose escalation (27/45, 60%), and the course was rapidly favorable after discontinuation of gabapentinoid (median 7 days, IQR 5-13). On rat mesenteric arteries, gabapentinoids significantly decreased the myogenic tone to the same extent as verapamil and nifedipine. Acute application of gabapentinoids had no significant effect on Cav1.2 currents of ventricular cardiomyocytes. CONCLUSION Gabapentinoids can cause concentration-dependent peripheral edema of early onset. The primary mechanism of non-cardiogenic peripheral edema is vasodilatory edema secondary to altered myogenic tone, independent of Cav1.2 blockade under the experimental conditions tested.
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- Bérenger Largeau
- CHRU de Tours, Service de Pharmacosurveillance, Centre Régional de Pharmacovigilance Centre-Val de Loire, Tours 37044, France.
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- Université de Tours, Transplantation, Immunologie et Inflammation (T2I) - EA4245, Tours 37044, France.
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- Université de Tours, Transplantation, Immunologie et Inflammation (T2I) - EA4245, Tours 37044, France.
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- Université de Tours, Transplantation, Immunologie et Inflammation (T2I) - EA4245, Tours 37044, France.
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- CHU Grenoble Alpes, Centre Régional de Pharmacovigilance et d'Information sur les Médicaments, Grenoble 38000, France; University of Grenoble HP2, INSERM, Grenoble, 38000, France.
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- CHRU de Tours, Service de Pharmacosurveillance, Centre Régional de Pharmacovigilance Centre-Val de Loire, Tours 37044, France.
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- CHU d'Amiens, Service de Pharmacologie Clinique, Centre Régional de Pharmacovigilance d'Amiens, Amiens 80054, France.
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Service Hospitalo-Universitaire de Pharmacotoxicologie, Centre Régional de Pharmacovigilance, Lyon, France.
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- Université de Tours, Transplantation, Immunologie et Inflammation (T2I) - EA4245, Tours 37044, France.
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- CHRU de Tours, Service de Pharmacosurveillance, Centre Régional de Pharmacovigilance Centre-Val de Loire, Tours 37044, France; Université de Tours, Université de Nantes, INSERM, methodS in Patients-centered outcomes and HEalth ResEarch (SPHERE) - UMR 1246, Tours 37044, France.
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Pasqualin C, Gannier F, Yu A, Benoist D, Findlay I, Bordy R, Bredeloux P, Maupoil V. Spiky: An ImageJ Plugin for Data Analysis of Functional Cardiac and Cardiomyocyte Studies. J Imaging 2022; 8:jimaging8040095. [PMID: 35448222 PMCID: PMC9026474 DOI: 10.3390/jimaging8040095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Introduction and objective: Nowadays, investigations of heart physiology and pathophysiology rely more and more upon image analysis, whether for the detection and characterization of events in single cells or for the mapping of events and their characteristics across an entire tissue. These investigations require extensive skills in image analysis and/or expensive software, and their reproducibility may be a concern. Our objective was to build a robust, reliable and open-source software tool to quantify excitation–contraction related experimental data at multiple scales, from single isolated cells to the whole heart. Methods and results: A free and open-source ImageJ plugin, Spiky, was developed to detect and analyze peaks in experimental data streams. It allows rapid and easy analysis of action potentials, intracellular calcium transient and contraction data from cardiac research experiments. As shown in the provided examples, both classical bi-dimensional data (XT signals) and video data obtained from confocal microscopy and optical mapping experiments (XYT signals) can be analyzed. Spiky was written in ImageJ Macro Language and JAVA, and works under Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems. Conclusion: Spiky provides a complete working interface to process and analyze cardiac physiology research data.
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- Côme Pasqualin
- Groupe Physiologie des Cellules Cardiaques et Vasculaires, Université de Tours, EA4245 Transplantation, Immunologie, Inflammation, 37000 Tours, France; (F.G.); (A.Y.); (I.F.); (R.B.); (P.B.); (V.M.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-247-367-335
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- Groupe Physiologie des Cellules Cardiaques et Vasculaires, Université de Tours, EA4245 Transplantation, Immunologie, Inflammation, 37000 Tours, France; (F.G.); (A.Y.); (I.F.); (R.B.); (P.B.); (V.M.)
| | - Angèle Yu
- Groupe Physiologie des Cellules Cardiaques et Vasculaires, Université de Tours, EA4245 Transplantation, Immunologie, Inflammation, 37000 Tours, France; (F.G.); (A.Y.); (I.F.); (R.B.); (P.B.); (V.M.)
| | - David Benoist
- IHU Liryc, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, Fondation Bordeaux Université, 33600 Pessac, France;
- Universite de Bordeaux, Inserm, Centre de Recherche Cardio-Thoracique, U1045, 33000 Bordeaux, France
| | - Ian Findlay
- Groupe Physiologie des Cellules Cardiaques et Vasculaires, Université de Tours, EA4245 Transplantation, Immunologie, Inflammation, 37000 Tours, France; (F.G.); (A.Y.); (I.F.); (R.B.); (P.B.); (V.M.)
| | - Romain Bordy
- Groupe Physiologie des Cellules Cardiaques et Vasculaires, Université de Tours, EA4245 Transplantation, Immunologie, Inflammation, 37000 Tours, France; (F.G.); (A.Y.); (I.F.); (R.B.); (P.B.); (V.M.)
| | - Pierre Bredeloux
- Groupe Physiologie des Cellules Cardiaques et Vasculaires, Université de Tours, EA4245 Transplantation, Immunologie, Inflammation, 37000 Tours, France; (F.G.); (A.Y.); (I.F.); (R.B.); (P.B.); (V.M.)
| | - Véronique Maupoil
- Groupe Physiologie des Cellules Cardiaques et Vasculaires, Université de Tours, EA4245 Transplantation, Immunologie, Inflammation, 37000 Tours, France; (F.G.); (A.Y.); (I.F.); (R.B.); (P.B.); (V.M.)
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