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Pezeshki Z, Nematbakhsh M. Solitary Functioning Kidneys Attenuate Renal Hemodynamics Responses to Angiotensin II in Male But Not in Female Rats. Int J Prev Med 2024; 15:19. [PMID: 39170925 PMCID: PMC11338366 DOI: 10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_195_23] [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: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2024] Open
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Backgrounds People with solitary functioning kidneys (SFK) are prone to renal failure with time. Accordingly, local renin angiotensin system (RAS) and renal functions in subjects with SFK may act differently compared to normal condition. This study was designed to determine the renal hemodynamics responses to angiotensin II (Ang. II) in SFK male and female rats. Methods Fifty to sixty-day-old male and female Wistar rats were subjected to unilateral renal artery obstruction, and 28 days later basal renal hemodynamic responses to Ang. II were examined in SFK groups compared to sham groups. Results The findings indicated lower renal vascular resistance (RVR) and renal blood flow (RBF) responses to Ang. II in male SFK compared to sham group. Such observation was not seen in female animals. Conclusions An increase in renal metabolism due to hyperfunction, especially in SFK male rats, may cause a decrease in RVR. Moreover, the lower RBF response to Ang. II may be related to alteration to Ang. II receptors in the remnant kidneys in SFK rats.
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- Zahra Pezeshki
- Department of Physiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Water and Electrolytes Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Soltani-Fard E, Taghvimi S, Karimi F, Vahedi F, Khatami SH, Behrooj H, Deylami Hayati M, Movahedpour A, Ghasemi H. Urinary biomarkers in diabetic nephropathy. Clin Chim Acta 2024; 561:119762. [PMID: 38844018 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2024.119762] [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: 04/18/2024] [Revised: 06/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN), a significant consequence of diabetes, is associated with adverse cardiovascular and renal disease as well as mortality. Although microalbuminuria is considered the best non-invasive marker for DN, better predictive markers are needed of sufficient sensitivity and specificity to detect disease in general and in early disease specifically. Even prior to appearance of microalbuminuria, urinary biomarkers increase in diabetics and can serve as accurate nephropathy biomarkers even in normoalbuminuria. In this review, a number of novel urine biomarkers including those reflecting kidney damage caused by glomerular/podocyte damage, tubular damage, oxidative stress, inflammation, and intrarenal renin-angiotensin system activation are discussed. Our review also includes emerging biomarkers such as urinary microRNAs. These short noncoding miRNAs regulate gene expression and could be utilized to identify potential novel biomarkers in DN development and progression. .
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- Elahe Soltani-Fard
- Student Research Committee, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran; Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Advanced Technologies, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Biomedical and Microbial Advanced Technologies Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Environmental Contaminants (RCEC), Abadan University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran.
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Muscella A, Resta L, Cossa LG, Marsigliante S. Immunolocalization of the AT-1R Ang II Receptor in Human Kidney Cancer. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1181. [PMID: 37627246 PMCID: PMC10452411 DOI: 10.3390/biom13081181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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This study aimed to evaluate AT1-R expression in normal and cancerous human kidneys, how these expressions are modified, and AT1-R functionality. AT-1R mRNA expression, determined by real-time PCR, was detected in all samples. AT-1R mRNA increased in well-differentiated cancer (G1, p < 0.01) and decreased 2.9-fold in undifferentiated cancer (G4, p < 0.001) compared with normal kidney tissues. Immunocytochemistry analysis showed that the AT-1R was expressed in the normal tubular epithelium. The glomerulus was also immunoreactive, and as expected, the smooth muscle cells of the vessel walls also expressed the receptor. A total of 35 out of 42 tumors were AT-1R positive, with the cell tumors showing varying numbers of immunoreactive cells, which were stained in a diffuse cytoplasmic and membranous pattern. Computer-assisted counting of the stained tumor cells showed that the number of AT-1R-positive cells increased in the well-differentiated cancers. The functionality of AT-1R was assessed in primary cultures of kidney epithelial cells obtained from three G3 kidney cancer tissues and corresponding histologically proven non-malignant tissue adjacent to the tumor. Indeed, Ang II stimulated, in a dose-dependent manner, the 24 h proliferation of normal kidney cells and cancer cells in the primary culture and phosphorylated extracellular regulated kinases 1 and 2. In conclusion, Ang II may be involved in the growth or function of neoplastic kidney tissue.
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- Antonella Muscella
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche e Ambientali (Di.S.Te.B.A.), Università del Salento, Via Provinciale per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy (S.M.)
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- Anatomia Patologica, Università di Bari, Piazza Umberto I, 70121 Bari, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche e Ambientali (Di.S.Te.B.A.), Università del Salento, Via Provinciale per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy (S.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche e Ambientali (Di.S.Te.B.A.), Università del Salento, Via Provinciale per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy (S.M.)
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Smith D, Layton A. The intrarenal renin-angiotensin system in hypertension: insights from mathematical modelling. J Math Biol 2023; 86:58. [PMID: 36952058 DOI: 10.1007/s00285-023-01891-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/24/2023]
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The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays a pivotal role in the maintenance of volume homeostasis and blood pressure. In addition to the well-studied systemic RAS, local RAS have been documented in various tissues, including the kidney. Given the role of the intrarenal RAS in the pathogenesis of hypertension, a role established via various pharmacologic and genetic studies, substantial efforts have been made to unravel the processes that govern intrarenal RAS activity. In particular, several mechanisms have been proposed to explain the rise in intrarenal angiotensin II (Ang II) that accompanies Ang II infusion, including increased angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT1R)-mediated uptake of Ang II and enhanced intrarenal Ang II production. However, experimentally isolating their contribution to the intrarenal accumulation of Ang II in Ang II-induced hypertension is challenging, given that they are fundamentally connected. Computational modelling is advantageous because the feedback underlying each mechanism can be removed and the effect on intrarenal Ang II can be studied. In this work, the mechanisms governing the intrarenal accumulation of Ang II during Ang II infusion experiments are delineated and the role of the intrarenal RAS in Ang II-induced hypertension is studied. To accomplish this, a compartmental ODE model of the systemic and intrarenal RAS is developed and Ang II infusion experiments are simulated. Simulations indicate that AT1R-mediated uptake of Ang II is the primary mechanism by which Ang II accumulates in the kidney during Ang II infusion. Enhanced local Ang II production is unnecessary. The results demonstrate the role of the intrarenal RAS in the pathogenesis of Ang II-induced hypertension and consequently, clinical hypertension associated with an overactive RAS.
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- Delaney Smith
- Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.
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- Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
- Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
- School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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Sodium Homeostasis, a Balance Necessary for Life. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15020395. [PMID: 36678265 PMCID: PMC9862583 DOI: 10.3390/nu15020395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Body sodium (Na) levels must be maintained within a narrow range for the correct functioning of the organism (Na homeostasis). Na disorders include not only elevated levels of this solute (hypernatremia), as in diabetes insipidus, but also reduced levels (hyponatremia), as in cerebral salt wasting syndrome. The balance in body Na levels therefore requires a delicate equilibrium to be maintained between the ingestion and excretion of Na. Salt (NaCl) intake is processed by receptors in the tongue and digestive system, which transmit the information to the nucleus of the solitary tract via a neural pathway (chorda tympani/vagus nerves) and to circumventricular organs, including the subfornical organ and area postrema, via a humoral pathway (blood/cerebrospinal fluid). Circuits are formed that stimulate or inhibit homeostatic Na intake involving participation of the parabrachial nucleus, pre-locus coeruleus, medial tuberomammillary nuclei, median eminence, paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei, and other structures with reward properties such as the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, central amygdala, and ventral tegmental area. Finally, the kidney uses neural signals (e.g., renal sympathetic nerves) and vascular (e.g., renal perfusion pressure) and humoral (e.g., renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, cardiac natriuretic peptides, antidiuretic hormone, and oxytocin) factors to promote Na excretion or retention and thereby maintain extracellular fluid volume. All these intake and excretion processes are modulated by chemical messengers, many of which (e.g., aldosterone, angiotensin II, and oxytocin) have effects that are coordinated at peripheral and central level to ensure Na homeostasis.
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Hypertension and renal disease programming: focus on the early postnatal period. Clin Sci (Lond) 2022; 136:1303-1339. [PMID: 36073779 DOI: 10.1042/cs20220293] [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: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The developmental origin of hypertension and renal disease is a concept highly supported by strong evidence coming from both human and animal studies. During development there are periods in which the organs are more vulnerable to stressors. Such periods of susceptibility are also called 'sensitive windows of exposure'. It was shown that as earlier an adverse event occurs; the greater are the consequences for health impairment. However, evidence show that the postnatal period is also quite important for hypertension and renal disease programming, especially in rodents because they complete nephrogenesis postnatally, and it is also important during preterm human birth. Considering that the developing kidney is vulnerable to early-life stressors, renal programming is a key element in the developmental programming of hypertension and renal disease. The purpose of this review is to highlight the great number of studies, most of them performed in animal models, showing the broad range of stressors involved in hypertension and renal disease programming, with a particular focus on the stressors that occur during the early postnatal period. These stressors mainly include undernutrition or specific nutritional deficits, chronic behavioral stress, exposure to environmental chemicals, and pharmacological treatments that affect some important factors involved in renal physiology. We also discuss the common molecular mechanisms that are activated by the mentioned stressors and that promote the appearance of these adult diseases, with a brief description on some reprogramming strategies, which is a relatively new and promising field to treat or to prevent these diseases.
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Frutos R, Pliez O, Gavotte L, Devaux CA. There is no "origin" to SARS-CoV-2. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 207:112173. [PMID: 34626592 PMCID: PMC8493644 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 caused by SARS-CoV-2, the question of the origin of this virus has been a highly debated issue. Debates have been, and are still, very disputed and often violent between the two main hypotheses: a natural origin through the "spillover" model or a laboratory-leak origin. Tenants of these two options are building arguments often based on the discrepancies of the other theory. The main problem is that it is the initial question of the origin itself which is biased. Charles Darwin demonstrated in 1859 that all species are appearing through a process of evolution, adaptation and selection. There is no determined origin to any animal or plant species, simply an evolutionary and selective process in which chance and environment play a key role. The very same is true for viruses. There is no determined origin to viruses, simply also an evolutionary and selective process in which chance and environment play a key role. However, in the case of viruses the process is slightly more complex because the "environment" is another living organism. Pandemic viruses already circulate in humans prior to the emergence of a disease. They are simply not capable of triggering an epidemic yet. They must evolve in-host, i.e. in-humans, for that. The evolutionary process which gave rise to SARS-CoV-2 is still ongoing with regular emergence of novel variants more adapted than the previous ones. The real relevant question is how these viruses can emerge as pandemic viruses and what the society can do to prevent the future emergence of pandemic viruses.
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- MEPHI, Aix-Marseille Université, IRD, AP-HM, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France; CNRS, Marseille, France
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Merino JJ, Macho-González A, Benedi J, González MP. Neurological manifestations of COVID-19 in patients: from path physiology to therapy. Neurol Sci 2021; 42:4867-4879. [PMID: 34417704 PMCID: PMC8379040 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-021-05505-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Coronavirus is a family of ARN positive single-stranded belonging to the family of Coronaviridae. There are several families of coronavirus that transmit more or less serious diseases. However, the so-called coronavirus-19 (SARS-CoV2) is the one that is currently causing most of the problems; in fact, biological dysfunctions that this virus causes provoke damage in various organs, from the lung to the heart, the kidney, the circulatory system, and even the brain. The neurological manifestations caused by viral infection, as well as the hypercoagulopathy and systemic inflammation, have been reported in several studies. In this review, we update the neurological mechanisms by which coronavirus-19 causes neurological manifestation in patients such as encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, lacunars infarcts, neuropsychiatry disorders such as anxiety and depression, and vascular alterations. This review explains (a) the possible pathways by which coronavirus-19 can induce the different neurological manifestations, (b) the strategies used by the virus to cross the barrier system, (c) how the immune system responds to the infection, and (d) the treatment than can be administered to the COVID-19 patients.
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- J J Merino
- Departamento de Farmacología, Farmacognosia y Botánica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Farmacognosia y Botánica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Farmacognosia y Botánica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Farmacognosia y Botánica, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain.
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Rex DAB, Arun Kumar ST, Modi PK, Keshava Prasad TS. Broadening COVID-19 Interventions to Drug Innovation: Neprilysin Pathway as a Friend, Foe, or Promising Molecular Target? OMICS-A JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 2021; 25:408-416. [PMID: 34191617 DOI: 10.1089/omi.2021.0080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus is anticipated to transition to an endemic state as vaccines are providing relief in some, but not all, countries. Drug discovery for COVID-19 can offer another tool in the fight against the pandemic. Additionally, COVID-19 impacts multiple organs that call for a systems medicine approach to planetary health and therapeutics innovation. In this context, innovation for drugs that prevent and treat COVID-19 is timely and much needed. As the virus variants emerge under different ecological conditions and contexts in the long haul, a broad array of vaccine and drug options will be necessary. This expert review article argues for a need to expand the COVID-19 interventions, including and beyond vaccines, to stimulate discovery and development of novel medicines against SARS-CoV-2 infection. The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS) is known to play a major role in SARS-CoV-2 infection. Neprilysin (NEP) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) have emerged as the pharmaceutical targets of interest in the search for therapeutic interventions against COVID-19. While the NEP/ACE inhibitors offer promise for repurposing against COVID-19, they may display a multitude of effects in different organ systems, some beneficial, and others adverse, in modulating the inflammation responses in the course of COVID-19. This expert review offers an analysis and discussion to deepen our present understanding of the pathophysiological function of neprilysin in multiple organs, and the possible effects of NEP inhibitor-induced inflammatory responses in COVID-19-infected patients.
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- Devasahayam Arokia Balaya Rex
- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Center, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Center, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Center, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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Xavier LL, Neves PFR, Paz LV, Neves LT, Bagatini PB, Timmers LFSM, Rasia-Filho AA, Mestriner RG, Wieck A. Does Angiotensin II Peak in Response to SARS-CoV-2? Front Immunol 2021; 11:577875. [PMID: 33519802 PMCID: PMC7842149 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.577875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Human infection by the SARS-CoV-2 is causing the current COVID-19 pandemic. With the growing numbers of cases and deaths, there is an urgent need to explore pathophysiological hypotheses in an attempt to better understand the factors determining the course of the disease. Here, we hypothesize that COVID-19 severity and its symptoms could be related to transmembrane and soluble Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (tACE2 and sACE2); Angiotensin II (ANG II); Angiotensin 1-7 (ANG 1-7) and angiotensin receptor 1 (AT1R) activation levels. Additionally, we hypothesize that an early peak in ANG II and ADAM-17 might represent a physiological attempt to reduce viral infection via tACE2. This viewpoint presents: (1) a brief introduction regarding the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), detailing its receptors, molecular synthesis, and degradation routes; (2) a description of the proposed early changes in the RAAS in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection, including biological scenarios for the best and worst prognoses; and (3) the physiological pathways and reasoning for changes in the RAAS following SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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- Léder Leal Xavier
- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular, Escola de Ciências da Saúde e da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular, Escola de Ciências da Saúde e da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular, Escola de Ciências da Saúde e da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular, Escola de Ciências da Saúde e da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular, Escola de Ciências da Saúde e da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia (PPGBiotec), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas (PPGCM), Universidade do Vale do Taquari-UNIVATES, Lajeado, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Básicas da Saúde/Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre-UFCSPA, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular, Escola de Ciências da Saúde e da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular, Escola de Ciências da Saúde e da Vida, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Interference of S100A16 suppresses lipid accumulation and inflammation in high glucose-induced HK-2 cells. Int Urol Nephrol 2021; 53:1255-1263. [PMID: 33389513 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-020-02731-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a major complication of diabetic mellitus and usually leads to the end-stage renal disease. Inflammation-induced lipid disorders have been proposed to play an important role in the pathogenesis of DN. S100A16 is a novel adipogenic factor, but has not been investigated in DN. This study aims to explore the role of S100A16 in high glucose (HG)-induced HK-2 cells. METHODS CCK-8 assay was used to detect cell viability. Cell transfection was performed to knockdown S100A16. Oil red staining was performed to assay lipid accumulation. qRT-PCR and western blotting were conducted to examine corresponding gene expression. Intracellular cholesterol was determined by enzymatic assay. Inflammatory cytokines production was measured using ELISA kits. RESULTS The results exhibited lipid accumulation and upregulation of S100A16 in HG-induced HK-2 cells. S100A16 knockdown significantly reduced lipid droplets and cholesterol, and decreased the production of inflammatory cytokines induced by HG. Besides, S100A16 knockdown decreased the expression of SCAP, SREBP1, SCD1 and SCAP. However, the inhibitory effect in HG-induced HK-2 cells made by S100A16 was reversed by SREBP1 overexpression. CONCLUSION These results suggested that S100A16 knockdown might protect against HG-induced lipid accumulation and inflammation in HK-2 cells through regulating SCAP/SREBP1 signaling.
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Holappa M, Vapaatalo H, Vaajanen A. Local ocular renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system: any connection with intraocular pressure? A comprehensive review. Ann Med 2020; 52:191-206. [PMID: 32308046 PMCID: PMC7877937 DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2020.1758341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is one of the oldest and most extensively studied human peptide cascades, well-known for its role in regulating blood pressure. When aldosterone is included, RAAS is involved also in fluid and electrolyte homeostasis. There are two main axes of RAAS: (1) Angiotensin (1-7), angiotensin converting enzyme 2 and Mas receptor (ACE2-Ang(1-7)-MasR), (2) Angiotensin II, angiotensin converting enzyme 1 and angiotensin II type 1 receptor (ACE1-AngII-AT1R). In its entirety, RAAS comprises dozens of angiotensin peptides, peptidases and seven receptors. The first mentioned axis is known to counterbalance the deleterious effects of the latter axis. In addition to the systemic RAAS, tissue-specific regulatory systems have been described in various organs, evidence that RAAS is both an endocrine and an autocrine system. These local regulatory systems, such as the one present in the vascular endothelium, are responsible for long-term regional changes. A local RAAS and its components have been detected in many structures of the human eye. This review focuses on the local ocular RAAS in the anterior part of the eye, its possible role in aqueous humour dynamics and intraocular pressure as well as RAAS as a potential target for anti-glaucomatous drugs.KEY MESSAGESComponents of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system have been detected in different structures of the human eye, introducing the concept of a local intraocular renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS).Evidence is accumulating that the local ocular RAAS is involved in aqueous humour dynamics, regulation of intraocular pressure, neuroprotection and ocular pathology making components of RAAS attractive candidates when developing new effective ways to treat glaucoma.
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- Mervi Holappa
- Medical Faculty, Department of Pharmacology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Medical Faculty, Department of Pharmacology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Antihypertensive Activity of Eucommia Ulmoides Oliv: Male Flower Extract in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2020; 2020:6432173. [PMID: 32419815 PMCID: PMC7210558 DOI: 10.1155/2020/6432173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. is a traditional medical plant in Asia; however, it is still unknown whether Eucommia male flowers have an antihypertensive activity. In this study, we found that the aqueous extract of Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. male flowers can lower the blood pressure of SHR in a dose-dependent manner. Mechanistic studies suggested that the aqueous extract of male flowers can promote the mRNA and protein expressions of ACE2 in the kidney of SHR. ELISA assay showed that the plasma levels of ANG II was decreased, while ANG-(1–7) was increased in SHR treated with the aqueous extract of male flowers. ACE2 inhibitor DX600 can reverse the aqueous extract of Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. male flower-induced downregulation of Ang II and upregulation of Ang-(1–7), as well as the reduction of blood pressure in SHR. Moreover, Ang-(1–7)-Mas receptor antagonist A-779 abolished the antihypertensive effects of the aqueous extract of Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. male flower in SHR. The aqueous extract of Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. male flowers exhibited an antihypertensive action through the activation of ACE2-Ang-(1–7)-Mas signaling pathways in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
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Dolomatov S, Zukow W, Novikov N, Markaryan A, Eremeeva E. EXPRESSION OF THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM COMPONENTS IN ONCOLOGIC DISEASES. Acta Clin Croat 2019; 58:354-364. [PMID: 31819334 PMCID: PMC6884393 DOI: 10.20471/acc.2019.58.02.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The literature devoted to changes in the expression of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) proteins of cancer cells was analyzed. The dynamics of RAS protein expression in malignant tumors and the possible role of epigenetic mechanisms in these processes are briefly reviewed. Through research of the epigenetic mechanisms in cancer, principally new techniques for their correction based on the use of selective regulatory systems of covalent modification of histone proteins (for example, deacetylase inhibitor) and microRNA synthesis technologies have been developed. Literature data show promising pharmacological correction of epigenetic modification of chromatin in the treatment of cancer.
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- 1Department of Medical Biology, Medical Academy SI Georgievsky, Crimea Federal University, Simferopol, Russian Federation jurisdiction; 2Faculty of Earth, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland; 3A. Tsyb Medical Radiological Research Center, branch of the National Medical Research Radiological Center of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Obninsk, Kaluga Region, Russian Federation
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- 1Department of Medical Biology, Medical Academy SI Georgievsky, Crimea Federal University, Simferopol, Russian Federation jurisdiction; 2Faculty of Earth, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland; 3A. Tsyb Medical Radiological Research Center, branch of the National Medical Research Radiological Center of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Obninsk, Kaluga Region, Russian Federation
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- 1Department of Medical Biology, Medical Academy SI Georgievsky, Crimea Federal University, Simferopol, Russian Federation jurisdiction; 2Faculty of Earth, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland; 3A. Tsyb Medical Radiological Research Center, branch of the National Medical Research Radiological Center of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Obninsk, Kaluga Region, Russian Federation
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- 1Department of Medical Biology, Medical Academy SI Georgievsky, Crimea Federal University, Simferopol, Russian Federation jurisdiction; 2Faculty of Earth, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland; 3A. Tsyb Medical Radiological Research Center, branch of the National Medical Research Radiological Center of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Obninsk, Kaluga Region, Russian Federation
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Escobales N, Nuñez RE, Javadov S. Mitochondrial angiotensin receptors and cardioprotective pathways. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2019; 316:H1426-H1438. [PMID: 30978131 PMCID: PMC6620675 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00772.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A growing body of data provides strong evidence that intracellular angiotensin II (ANG II) plays an important role in mammalian cell function and is involved in the pathogenesis of human diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, inflammation, fibrosis, arrhythmias, and kidney disease, among others. Recent studies also suggest that intracellular ANG II exerts protective effects in cells during high extracellular levels of the hormone or during chronic stimulation of the local tissue renin-angiotensin system (RAS). Notably, the intracellular RAS (iRAS) described in neurons, fibroblasts, renal cells, and cardiomyocytes provided new insights into regulatory mechanisms mediated by intracellular ANG II type 1 (AT1Rs) and 2 (AT2Rs) receptors, particularly, in mitochondria and nucleus. For instance, ANG II through nuclear AT1Rs promotes protective mechanisms by stimulating the AT2R signaling cascade, which involves mitochondrial AT2Rs and Mas receptors. The stimulation of nuclear ANG II receptors enhances mitochondrial biogenesis through peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α and increases sirtuins activity, thus protecting the cell against oxidative stress. Recent studies in ANG II-induced preconditioning suggest that plasma membrane AT2R stimulation exerts protective effects against cardiac ischemia-reperfusion by modulating mitochondrial AT1R and AT2R signaling. These studies indicate that iRAS promotes the protection of cells through nuclear AT1R signaling, which, in turn, promotes AT2R-dependent processes in mitochondria. Thus, despite abundant data on the deleterious effects of intracellular ANG II, a growing body of studies also supports a protective role for iRAS that could be of relevance to developing new therapeutic strategies. This review summarizes and discusses previous studies on the role of iRAS, particularly emphasizing the protective and counterbalancing actions of iRAS, mitochondrial ANG II receptors, and their implications for organ protection.
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- Nelson Escobales
- Department of Physiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine , San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Physiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine , San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Department of Physiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine , San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Hwang JY, Kan WC, Liu YB, Chuang LY, Guh JY, Yang YL, Huang JS. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors attenuated advanced glycation end products-induced renal tubular hypertrophy via enhancing nitric oxide signaling. J Cell Physiol 2019; 234:17473-17481. [PMID: 30825199 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.28369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Advanced glycation end products (AGE) and angiotensin II were closely correlated with the progression of diabetic nephopathy (DN). Nitric oxide (NO) is a protective mediator of renal tubular hypertrophy in DN. Here, we examined the molecular mechanisms of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) and NO signaling responsible for diminishing AGE-induced renal tubular hypertrophy. In human renal proximal tubular cells, AGE decreased NO production, inducible NOS activity, guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) synthesis, and cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) activation. All theses effects of AGE were reversed by treatment with ACEIs (captopril and enalapril), the NO donor S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP), and the PKG activator 8-para-chlorophenylthio-cGMPs (8-pCPT-cGMPs). In addition, AGE-enhanced activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) were clearly reduced by captopril, enalapril, SNAP, and 8-pCPT-cGMPs. The abilities of ACEIs and NO/PKG activation to inhibit AGE-induced hypertrophic growth were verified by the observation that captopril, enalapril, SNAP, and 8-pCPT-cGMPs decreased protein levels of fibronectin, p21 Waf1/Cip1 , and receptor for AGE. The results of the present study suggest that ACEIs significantly reduced AGE-increased ERK/JNK/p38 MAPK activation and renal tubular hypertrophy partly through enhancement of the NO/PKG pathway.
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- Jean-Yu Hwang
- Department of Food Nutrition, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.,Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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Shoaib RMS, Yahia S, Elsaid A, Abdel-Malak C, Hammad A. Angiotensin II type 2 receptor gene polymorphisms and serum angiotensin-converting enzyme level in Egyptian children with systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus 2019; 28:223-233. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203318820707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Background There are no reports about the association of angiotensin II type 2 receptor ( AT2R) gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in children. Objective The objective of this research is to study AT2R gene polymorphisms in exon 3 (C1593A) and intron 1 (A1675G) in Egyptian children with SLE and its correlation with disease manifestations and serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) level. Methods Typing of AT2R gene polymorphisms was conducted in 123 children with SLE in comparison with 100 healthy controls using the restriction fragment length polymorphism method. Results Significant differences were found between SLE patients and controls for A-containing genotypes (CA + AA) and A-allele frequencies of AT2R in exon 3 (C1593A) ( p = 0.01, odds ratio (OR) = 2.5, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.3–5.05; p = 0.01, OR = 2.2, 95% CI = 1.2–4.1, respectively). G-containing genotypes (AG + GG) and G allele of AT2R in intron 1 (A1675G) were more frequent in SLE patients compared to controls ( p = 0.01, OR = 2.3, 95% CI = 1.2–4.5; p = 0.02, OR = 2.1, 95% CI = 1.2–3.7, respectively). Serum ACE level was significantly higher in SLE patients than in controls ( p < 0.001). There was no association between AT2R gene polymorphisms and ACE level in serum. Moreover, there was no association between AT2R gene polymorphisms and SLE clinical manifestations. Conclusion AT2R gene polymorphisms can be considered risk factors for SLE development in Egyptian children.
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- R M S Shoaib
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Damietta University, New Damietta, Egypt
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- Genetics Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Genetics Unit, Mansoura University Children’s Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Damietta University, New Damietta, Egypt
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- Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Igić R. Renin-angiotensin and kallikrein-kinin systems in diabetic retinopathy. SCRIPTA MEDICA 2019. [DOI: 10.5937/scriptamed50-23131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Xu JL, Gan XX, Ni J, Shao DC, Shen Y, Miao NJ, Xu D, Zhou L, Zhang W, Lu LM. SND p102 promotes extracellular matrix accumulation and cell proliferation in rat glomerular mesangial cells via the AT1R/ERK/Smad3 pathway. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2018; 39:1513-1521. [PMID: 30150789 DOI: 10.1038/aps.2017.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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SND p102 was first described as a transcriptional co-activator, and subsequently determined to be a co-regulator of Pim-1, STAT6 and STAT5. We previously reported that SND p102 expression was increased in high glucose-treated mesangial cells (MCs) and plays a role in the extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation of MCs by regulating the activation of RAS. In this study, we further examined the roles of SND p102 in diabetic nephropathy (DN)-induced glomerulosclerosis. Rats were injected with STZ (50 mg/kg, ip) to induce diabetes. MCs or isolated glomeruli were cultured in normal glucose (NG, 5.5 mmol/L)- or high glucose (HG, 25 mmol/L)-containing DMEM. We found that SND p102 expression was significantly increased in the diabetic kidneys, as well as in HG-treated isolated glomeruli and MCs. In addition, HG treatment induced significant fibrotic changes in MCs evidenced by enhanced protein expression of TGF-β, fbronectin and collagen IV, and significantly increased the proliferation of MCs. We further revealed that overexpression of SND p102 significantly increased the protein expression of angiotensin II (Ang II) type 1 receptor (AT1R) in MCs by increasing its mRNA levels via directly targeting the AT1R 3'-UTR, which resulted in activation of the ERK/Smad3 signaling and subsequently promoted the up-regulation of fbronectin, collagen IV, and TGF-β in MCs, as well as the cell proliferation. These results demonstrate that SND p102 is a key regulator of AT1R-mediating ECM synthesis and cell proliferation in MCs. Thus, small molecule inhibitors of SND p102 may be a novel therapeutic strategy for DN.
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Angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene polymorphism and serum angiotensin-converting enzyme level in Egyptian children with systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Rheumatol 2018; 37:3309-3317. [DOI: 10.1007/s10067-018-4255-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 07/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Oakes JM, Fuchs RM, Gardner JD, Lazartigues E, Yue X. Nicotine and the renin-angiotensin system. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2018; 315:R895-R906. [PMID: 30088946 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00099.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Cigarette smoking is the single most important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases (CVPD). Although cigarette smoking has been in constant decline since the 1950s, the introduction of e-cigarettes or electronic nicotine delivery systems 10 yr ago has attracted former smokers as well as a new generation of consumers. Nicotine is a highly addictive substance, and it is currently unclear whether e-cigarettes are "safer" than regular cigarettes or whether they have the potential to reverse the health benefits, notably on the cardiopulmonary system, acquired with the decline of tobacco smoking. Of great concern, nicotine inhalation devices are becoming popular among young adults and youths, emphasizing the need for awareness and further study of the potential cardiopulmonary risks of nicotine and associated products. This review focuses on the interaction between nicotine and the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), one of the most important regulatory systems on autonomic, cardiovascular, and pulmonary functions in both health and disease. The literature presented in this review strongly suggests that nicotine alters the homeostasis of the RAS by upregulating the detrimental angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)/angiotensin (ANG)-II/ANG II type 1 receptor axis and downregulating the compensatory ACE2/ANG-(1-7)/Mas receptor axis, contributing to the development of CVPD.
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- Joshua M Oakes
- Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, Louisiana
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Gonsalez SR, Ferrão FM, Souza AMD, Lowe J, Morcillo LDSL. Inappropriate activity of local renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system during high salt intake: impact on the cardio-renal axis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 40:170-178. [PMID: 29944159 PMCID: PMC6533978 DOI: 10.1590/2175-8239-jbn-3661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2016] [Accepted: 01/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Although there is a general agreement on the recommendation for reduced salt
intake as a public health issue, the mechanism by which high salt intake
triggers pathological effects on the cardio-renal axis is not completely
understood. Emerging evidence indicates that the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone
system (RAAS) is the main target of high Na+ intake. An inappropriate
activation of tissue RAAS may lead to hypertension and organ damage. We reviewed
the impact of high salt intake on the RAAS on the cardio-renal axis highlighting
the molecular pathways that leads to injury effects. We also provide an
assessment of recent observational studies related to the consequences of
non-osmotically active Na+ accumulation, breaking the paradigm that
high salt intake necessarily increases plasma Na+ concentration
promoting water retention
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- Sabrina Ribeiro Gonsalez
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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Hu ZB, Ma KL, Zhang Y, Wang GH, Liu L, Lu J, Chen PP, Lu CC, Liu BC. Inflammation-activated CXCL16 pathway contributes to tubulointerstitial injury in mouse diabetic nephropathy. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2018; 39:1022-1033. [PMID: 29620052 DOI: 10.1038/aps.2017.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Inflammation and lipid disorders play crucial roles in synergistically accelerating the progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN). In this study we investigated how inflammation and lipid disorders caused tubulointerstitial injury in DN in vivo and in vitro. Diabetic db/db mice were injected with 10% casein (0.5 mL, sc) every other day for 8 weeks to cause chronic inflammation. Compared with db/db mice, casein-injected db/db mice showed exacerbated tubulointerstitial injury, evidenced by increased secretion of extracellular matrix (ECM) and cholesterol accumulation in tubulointerstitium, which was accompanied by activation of the CXC chemokine ligand 16 (CXCL16) pathway. In the in vitro study, we treated HK-2 cells with IL-1β (5 ng/mL) and high glucose (30 mmol/L). IL-1β treatment increased cholesterol accumulation in HK-2 cells, leading to greatly increased ROS production, ECM protein expression levels, which was accompanied by the upregulated expression levels of proteins in the CXCL16 pathway. In contrast, after CXCL16 in HK-2 cells was knocked down by siRNA, the IL-1β-deteriorated changes were attenuated. In conclusion, inflammation accelerates renal tubulointerstitial lesions in mouse DN via increasing the activity of CXCL16 pathway.
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Gebre AK, Altaye BM, Atey TM, Tuem KB, Berhe DF. Targeting Renin-Angiotensin System Against Alzheimer's Disease. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:440. [PMID: 29760662 PMCID: PMC5937164 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Renin Angiotensin System (RAS) is a hormonal system that regulates blood pressure and fluid balance through a coordinated action of renal, cardiovascular, and central nervous systems. In addition to its hemodynamic regulatory role, RAS involves in many brain activities, including memory acquisition and consolidation. This review has summarized the involvement of RAS in the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and the outcomes of treatment with RAS inhibitors. We have discussed the effect of brain RAS in the amyloid plaque (Aβ) deposition, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and vascular pathology which are directly and indirectly associated with AD. Angiotensin II (AngII) via AT1 receptor is reported to increase brain Aβ level via different mechanisms including increasing amyloid precursor protein (APP) mRNA, β-secretase activity, and presenilin expression. Similarly, it was associated with tau phosphorylation, and reactive oxygen species generation. However, these effects are counterbalanced by Ang II mediated AT2 signaling. The protective effect observed with angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) could be as the result of inhibition of Ang II signaling. ARBs also offer additional benefit by shifting the effect of Ang II toward AT2 receptor. To conclude, targeting RAS in the brain may benefit patients with AD though it still requires further in depth understanding.
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- Abadi Kahsu Gebre
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
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- Clinical Pharmacy Unit, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia
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Casalechi M, Dela Cruz C, Lima LC, Maciel LP, Pereira VM, Reis FM. Angiotensin peptides in the non-gravid uterus: Paracrine actions beyond circulation. Peptides 2018; 101:145-149. [PMID: 29367076 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2018.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) involves a complex network of precursors, peptides, enzymes and receptors comprising a systemic (endocrine) and a local (paracrine/autocrine) system. The local RAS plays important roles in tissue modulation and may operate independently of or in close interaction with the circulatory RAS, acting in a complementary fashion. Angiotensin (Ang) II, its receptor AT1 and Ang-(1-7) expression in the endometrium vary with menstrual cycle, and stromal cell decidualization in vitro is accompanied by local synthesis of angiotensinogen and prorenin. Mas receptor is unlikely to undergo marked changes accompanying the cyclic ovarian steroid hormone fluctuations. Studies investigating the functional relevance of the RAS in the non-gravid uterus show a number of paracrine effects beyond circulation and suggest that RAS peptides may be involved in the pathophysiology of proliferative and fibrotic diseases. Endometrial cancer is associated with increased expression of Ang II, Ang-converting enzyme 1 and AT1 in the tumoral tissue compared to neighboring non-neoplastic endometrium, and also with a gene polymorphism that enhances AT1 signal. Ang II induces human endometrial cells to transdifferentiate into cells with myofibroblast phenotype and to synthetize extracellular matrix components that might contribute to endometrial fibrosis. Altogether, these findings point to a fully operating RAS within the uterus, but since many concepts rely on preliminary evidence further studies are needed to clarify the role of the local RAS in uterine physiology and pathophysiology.
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- Maíra Casalechi
- Division of Human Reproduction, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Division of Human Reproduction, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Division of Human Reproduction, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Division of Human Reproduction, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
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- Division of Human Reproduction, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Igić R. Four decades of ocular renin-angiotensin and kallikrein-kinin systems (1977–2017). Exp Eye Res 2018; 166:74-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2017.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Revised: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Casadei Gardini A, Scarpi E, Marisi G, Foschi FG, Donati G, Giampalma E, Faloppi L, Scartozzi M, Silvestris N, Bisulli M, Corbelli J, Gardini A, La Barba G, Veneroni L, Tamberi S, Cascinu S, Frassineti GL. Early onset of hypertension and serum electrolyte changes as potential predictive factors of activity in advanced HCC patients treated with sorafenib: results from a retrospective analysis of the HCC-AVR group. Oncotarget 2017; 7:15243-51. [PMID: 26893366 PMCID: PMC4924783 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.7444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Hypertension (HTN) is frequently associated with the use of angiogenesis inhibitors targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor pathway and appears to be a generalized effect of this class of agent. We investigated the phenomenon in 61 patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) receiving sorafenib. Blood pressure and plasma electrolytes were measured on days 1 and 15 of the treatment. Patients with sorafenib-induced HTN had a better outcome than those without HTN (disease control rate: 63.4% vs. 17.2% (p=0.001); progression-free survival 6.0 months (95% CI 3.2-10.1) vs. 2.5 months (95% CI 1.9-2.6) (p<0.001) and overall survival 14.6 months (95% CI9.7-19.0) vs. 3.9 months (95% CI 3.1-8.7) (p=0.003). Sodium levels were generally higher on day 15 than at baseline (+2.38, p<0.0001) in the group of responders (+4.95, p <0.0001) compared to patients who progressed (PD) (+0.28, p=0.607). In contrast, potassium was lower on day 14 (−0.30, p=0.0008) in the responder group (−0.58, p=0.003) than in those with progressive disease (−0.06, p=0.500). The early onset of hypertension is associated with improved clinical outcome in HCC patients treated with sorafenib. Our data are suggestive of an activation of the renin-angiotensin system in patients with advanced disease who developed HTN during sorafenib treatment.
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- Andrea Casadei Gardini
- Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Trials, IRST IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Infermi Hospital, AUSL Romagna, Rimini, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital of Ancona, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Departments of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Cancer Institute Giovanni Paolo II, Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Medical Oncology, Hospital of Faenza, AUSL Romagna, Faenza, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, AUSL Romagna, Forlì, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, AUSL Romagna, Forlì, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Infermi Hospital, AUSL Romagna, Rimini, Italy
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- Departments of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital of Ancona, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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Zheng J, Wang J, Pan H, Wu H, Ren D, Lu J. Effects of IQP, VEP and Spirulina platensis hydrolysates on the local kidney renin angiotensin system in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:8485-8492. [PMID: 28944898 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the antihypertensive effects of the bioactive Spirulina platensis peptides Ile‑Gln‑Pro (IQP), Val‑Glu‑Pro (VEP), as well as Spirulina platensis hydrolysates (SH), and assessed whether the synthesis of components of the myocardial and renal local renin angiotensin system (RAS) are regulated differentially in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). The SHR were administrated with IQP, VEP and SH respectively (10 mg/kg/day) for 6 weeks and received continuous monitoring of blood pressure (BP) for two more weeks. During the trial, the rats' kidney tissues were removed from these rats and collected at weeks 3, 6 and 8. The expression of the main components of local kidney RAS was measured at the mRNA levels by reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and at the protein levels by ELISA or western blotting. Oral administration of IQP, VEP and SH into SHR resulted in marked antihypertensive effects. IQP, VEP and SH decreased rats' BP by affecting the expression of local kidney RAS components via downregulating the angiotensin‑converting enzyme (ACE), Ang II and angiotensin II (Ang II) and angiotensin type‑1 receptor (AT 1), while upregulating ACE2, Ang (1‑7), Mas and AT 2. The comparisons of SH effects on local tissue RAS demonstrated that local kidney RAS regulated BP via the ACE‑Ang II‑AT 1/AT 2 axis and the ACE2‑Ang (1‑7)‑Mas axis primarily at the mRNA level, while the local myocardium RAS mainly at the protein level. This preliminary study suggests that the main components of local RAS presented different expression levels in myocardium and kidney, which is important to the development of bioactive peptides targeting for lowering BP by changing the levels of some components in local RAS in specific tissues.
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- Jiahui Zheng
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Forest Food Process and Safety, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Forest Food Process and Safety, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Forest Food Process and Safety, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Forest Food Process and Safety, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Forest Food Process and Safety, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, P.R. China
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- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Protein and Functional Peptides, China National Research Institute of Food and Fermentation Industries, Beijing 100015, P.R. China
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Wang Y, Huang J, Liu X, Niu Y, Zhao L, Yu Y, Zhou L, Lu L, Yu C. β-Arrestin-biased AT1R stimulation promotes extracellular matrix synthesis in renal fibrosis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2017; 313:F1-F8. [PMID: 28274926 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00588.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Revised: 03/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The renin-angiotensin system plays a critical role in the progression of renal fibrosis. Angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) belongs to the B family of the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family. β-Arrestins are known as negative regulators of GPCRs. Recently, β-arrestins have been found to regulate multiple intracellular signaling pathways independent of G proteins. In this study we investigated the role of β-arrestins in regulating extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis in renal fibrosis. The rat kidney fibroblast cell line (NRK-49F) was treated with the β-arrestin biased agonist [1-sar, 4, 8-ile]angiotensin II (SII), which does not initiate AT1R-G protein signaling. The cells were transfected with recombinant adenoviruses expressing β-arrestin-2 gene or small-interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting β-arrestin-2. The unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) model was used in vivo. mRNA and protein levels of β-arrestin-2, not β-arrestin-1, were significantly upregulated in the UUO kidney tissues. SII induced the tight binding of β-arrestin-2 with AT1R. SII increased the synthesis of collagen I and fibronectin in NRK-49F, which were abolished when pretreated with candesartan (AT1R blocker). Transfection of siRNA targeting β-arrestin-2 decreased the effects of SII on ECM synthesis. Overexpression of β-arrestin-2 enhanced SII-stimulated ECM synthesis. SII induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation in NRK-49F. Transfection of siRNA targeting β-arrestin-2 inhibited ERK phosphorylation. Overexpression of β-arrestin-2 increased ERK1/2 phosphorylation. Our study first showed that AT1R-β-arrestin-2 pathway signaling plays an important role in renal fibrosis, although it was previously believed that the AT1R-G protein pathway plays a major role. Targeting β-arrestin-2 may be a potential therapeutic agent for renal fibrosis.
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- Yandao Wang
- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; and
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Holappa M, Vapaatalo H, Vaajanen A. Many Faces of Renin-angiotensin System - Focus on Eye. Open Ophthalmol J 2017; 11:122-142. [PMID: 28761566 PMCID: PMC5510558 DOI: 10.2174/1874364101711010122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2017] [Revised: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The renin-angiotensin system (RAS), that is known for its role in the regulation of blood pressure as well as in fluid and electrolyte homeostasis, comprises dozens of angiotensin peptides and peptidases and at least six receptors. Six central components constitute the two main axes of the RAS cascade. Angiotensin (1-7), an angiotensin converting enzyme 2 and Mas receptor axis (ACE2-Ang(1-7)-MasR) counterbalances the harmful effects of the angiotensin II, angiotensin converting enzyme 1 and angiotensin II type 1 receptor axis (ACE1-AngII-AT1R) Whereas systemic RAS is an important factor in blood pressure regulation, tissue-specific regulatory system, responsible for long term regional changes, that has been found in various organs. In other words, RAS is not only endocrine but also complicated autocrine system. The human eye has its own intraocular RAS that is present e.g. in the structures involved in aqueous humor dynamics. Local RAS may thus be a target in the development of new anti-glaucomatous drugs. In this review, we first describe the systemic RAS cascade and then the local ocular RAS especially in the anterior part of the eye.
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- Mervi Holappa
- BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- Medical Faculty, Department of Pharmacology, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.,SILK, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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Ferrão FM, Cardoso LHD, Drummond HA, Li XC, Zhuo JL, Gomes DS, Lara LS, Vieyra A, Lowe J. Luminal ANG II is internalized as a complex with AT 1R/AT 2R heterodimers to target endoplasmic reticulum in LLC-PK 1 cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2017; 313:F440-F449. [PMID: 28468964 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00261.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 04/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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ANG II has many biological effects in renal physiology, particularly in Ca2+ handling in the regulation of fluid and solute reabsorption. It involves the systemic endocrine renin-angiotensin system (RAS), but tissue and intracrine ANG II are also known. We have shown that ANG II induces heterodimerization of its AT1 and AT2 receptors (AT1R and AT2R) to stimulate sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) activity. Thus, we investigated whether ANG II-AT1R/AT2R complex is formed and internalized, and also examined the intracellular localization of this complex to determine how its effect might be exerted on renal intracrine RAS. Living cell imaging of LLC-PK1 cells, quantification of extracellular ANG II, and use of the receptor antagonists, losartan and PD123319, showed that ANG II is internalized with AT1R/AT2R heterodimers as a complex in a microtubule-dependent and clathrin-independent manner, since colchicine-but not Pitstop2-blocked this process. This result was confirmed by an increase of β-arrestin phosphorylation after ANG II treatment, clathrin-mediated endocytosis being dependent on dephosphorylation of β-arrestin. Internalized ANG II colocalized with an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) marker and increased levels of AT1R, AT2R, and PKCα in ER-enriched membrane fractions. This novel evidence suggests the internalization of an ANG II-AT1/AT2 complex to target ER, where it might trigger intracellular Ca2+ responses.
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- Fernanda M Ferrão
- Laboratório de Físico-Química Biológica Aída Hassón-Voloch, Instituto de Biofísica Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Físico-Química Biológica Aída Hassón-Voloch, Instituto de Biofísica Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics and the Center for Excellence in Cardiovascular-Renal Research, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Físico-Química Biológica Aída Hassón-Voloch, Instituto de Biofísica Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Centro Nacional de Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and.,National Institute of Science and Technology for Regenerative Medicine, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Físico-Química Biológica Aída Hassón-Voloch, Instituto de Biofísica Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; .,Centro Nacional de Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and
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Microvascular vasodilator properties of the angiotensin II type 2 receptor in a mouse model of type 1 diabetes. Sci Rep 2017; 7:45625. [PMID: 28361992 PMCID: PMC5374544 DOI: 10.1038/srep45625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Diabetes Mellitus is associated with severe cardiovascular disorders involving the renin-angiotensin system, mainly through activation of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R). Although the type 2 receptor (AT2R) opposes the effects of AT1R, with vasodilator and anti-trophic properties, its role in diabetes is debatable. Thus we investigated AT2R-mediated dilatation in a model of type 1 diabetes induced by streptozotocin in 5-month-old male mice lacking AT2R (AT2R−/y). Glucose tolerance was reduced and markers of inflammation and oxidative stress (cyclooxygenase-2, gp91phox p22phox and p67phox) were increased in AT2R−/y mice compared to wild-type (WT) animals. Streptozotocin-induced hyperglycaemia was higher in AT2R−/y than in WT mice. Arterial gp91phox and MnSOD expression levels in addition to blood 8-isoprostane and creatinine were further increased in diabetic AT2R−/y mice compared to diabetic WT mice. AT2R-dependent dilatation in both isolated mesenteric resistance arteries and perfused kidneys was greater in diabetic mice than in non-diabetic animals. Thus, in type 1 diabetes, AT2R may reduce glycaemia and display anti-oxidant and/or anti-inflammatory properties in association with greater vasodilatation in mesenteric arteries and in the renal vasculature, a major target of diabetes. Therefore AT2R might represent a new therapeutic target in diabetes.
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Sportiello L, Rafaniello C, Sullo MG, Nica M, Scavone C, Bernardi FF, Colombo DM, Rossi F. No substantial gender differences in suspected adverse reactions to ACE inhibitors and ARBs: results from spontaneous reporting system in Campania Region. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2017; 15:101-107. [PMID: 27875922 DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2016.1225720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Today, there is a poor knowledge about gender differences in adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to cardiovascular drugs such as angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze spontaneous reports of suspected ADRs induced by ACE-inhibitors and ARBs, between January 2001 and June 2015, recorded in a Region of Southern Italy (Campania Region). METHODS We performed a descriptive gender-related analysis of regional safety data, obtained from the spontaneous reporting system. RESULTS In the considered period, 772 suspected ADRs to ACE inhibitors and ARBs (in monotherapy or in combination) were reported with a slightly higher frequency in men compared with women. In both genders, the most involved category was ARBs in combination, whereas the most prescribed active substance was ramipril. General and administration site conditions, vascular disorders and modification of laboratory parameters were more common in men, while respiratory disorders were most common in women. In 88.2% of cases, not serious ADRs were described more by men than women. CONCLUSIONS This analysis suggested no substantial gender differences. Further studies such as randomized population studies or meta-analysis of ACE inhibitors and ARBs randomized studies are needed to clarify whether gender differences exist in the safety profile of these drugs.
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- Liberata Sportiello
- a Regional Centre of Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Experimental Medicine , Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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- a Regional Centre of Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Experimental Medicine , Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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- a Regional Centre of Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Experimental Medicine , Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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- b Novartis Farma Italia , Value & Access Department , Varese , Italy
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- a Regional Centre of Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Experimental Medicine , Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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- a Regional Centre of Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Experimental Medicine , Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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- a Regional Centre of Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Department of Experimental Medicine , Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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Cao G, Della Penna SL, Kouyoumdzian NM, Choi MR, Gorzalczany S, Fernández BE, Toblli JE, Rosón MI. Immunohistochemical expression of intrarenal renin angiotensin system components in response to tempol in rats fed a high salt diet. World J Nephrol 2017; 6:29-40. [PMID: 28101449 PMCID: PMC5215206 DOI: 10.5527/wjn.v6.i1.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM To determine the effect of tempol in normal rats fed high salt on arterial pressure and the balance between antagonist components of the renal renin-angiotensin system.
METHODS Sprague-Dawley rats were fed with 8% NaCl high-salt (HS) or 0.4% NaCl (normal-salt, NS) diet for 3 wk, with or without tempol (T) (1 mmol/L, administered in drinking water). Mean arterial pressure (MAP), glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and urinary sodium excretion (UVNa) were measured. We evaluated angiotensin II (Ang II), angiotensin 1-7 (Ang 1-7), angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), mas receptor (MasR), angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT1R) and angiotensin type 2 receptor (AT2R) in renal tissues by immunohistochemistry.
RESULTS The intake of high sodium produced a slight but significant increase in MAP and differentially regulated components of the renal renin-angiotensin system (RAS). This included an increase in Ang II and AT1R, and decrease in ACE-2 staining intensity using immunohistochemistry. Antioxidant supplementation with tempol increased natriuresis and GFR, prevented changes in blood pressure and reversed the imbalance of renal RAS components. This includes a decrease in Ang II and AT1R, as increase in AT2, ACE2, Ang (1-7) and MasR staining intensity using immunohistochemistry. In addition, the natriuretic effects of tempol were observed in NS-T group, which showed an increased staining intensity of AT2, ACE2, Ang (1-7) and MasR.
CONCLUSION These findings suggest that a high salt diet leads to changes in the homeostasis and balance between opposing components of the renal RAS in hypertension to favour an increase in Ang II. Chronic antioxidant supplementation can modulate the balance between the natriuretic and antinatriuretic components of the renal RAS.
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Antalis TM, Conway GD, Peroutka RJ, Buzza MS. Membrane-anchored proteases in endothelial cell biology. Curr Opin Hematol 2016; 23:243-52. [PMID: 26906027 DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The endothelial cell plasma membrane is a metabolically active, dynamic, and fluid microenvironment where pericellular proteolysis plays a critical role. Membrane-anchored proteases may be expressed by endothelial cells as well as mural cells and leukocytes with distribution both inside and outside of the vascular system. Here, we will review the recent advances in our understanding of the direct and indirect roles of membrane-anchored proteases in vascular biology and the possible conservation of their extravascular functions in endothelial cell biology. RECENT FINDINGS Membrane-anchored proteases belonging to the serine or metalloprotease families contain amino-terminal or carboxy-terminal domains, which serve to tether their extracellular protease domains directly at the plasma membrane. This architecture enables protease function and substrate repertoire to be regulated through dynamic localization in distinct areas of the cell membrane. These proteases are proving to be key components of the cell machinery for regulating vascular permeability, generation of vasoactive peptides, receptor tyrosine kinase transactivation, extracellular matrix proteolysis, and angiogenesis. SUMMARY A complex picture of the interdependence between membrane-anchored protease localization and function is emerging that may provide a mechanism for precise coordination of extracellular signals and intracellular responses through communication with the cytoskeleton and with cellular signaling molecules.
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- Toni M Antalis
- Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases and the Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Carlo Magliano D, Bringhenti I, Souza-Mello V. GW501516 Ameliorates A Fructose-Induced Inflammation Independent of AT1r Downregulation in Kidney. NUCLEAR RECEPTOR RESEARCH 2016. [DOI: 10.11131/2016/101206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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- D’Angelo Carlo Magliano
- Departament of Morphology, Biomedical Institute, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Morphometry, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease, Biomedical Center, Institute of Biology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Morphometry, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease, Biomedical Center, Institute of Biology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Renin-angiotensin system in vertebrates: phylogenetic view of structure and function. Anat Sci Int 2016; 92:215-247. [PMID: 27718210 DOI: 10.1007/s12565-016-0372-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Renin substrate, biological renin activity, and/or renin-secreting cells in kidneys evolved at an early stage of vertebrate phylogeny. Angiotensin (Ang) I and II molecules have been identified biochemically in representative species of all vertebrate classes, although variation occurs in amino acids at positions 1, 5, and 9 of Ang I. Variations have also evolved in amino acid positions 3 and 4 in some cartilaginous fish. Angiotensin receptors, AT1 and AT2 homologues, have been identified molecularly or characterized pharmacologically in nonmammalian vertebrates. Also, various forms of angiotensins that bypass the traditional renin-angiotensin system (RAS) cascades or those from large peptide substrates, particularly in tissues, are present. Nonetheless, the phylogenetically important functions of RAS are to maintain blood pressure/blood volume homeostasis and ion-fluid balance via the kidney and central mechanisms. Stimulation of cell growth and vascularization, possibly via paracrine action of angiotensins, and the molecular biology of RAS and its receptors have been intensive research foci. This review provides an overview of: (1) the phylogenetic appearance, structure, and biochemistry of the RAS cascade; (2) the properties of angiotensin receptors from comparative viewpoints; and (3) the functions and regulation of the RAS in nonmammalian vertebrates. Discussions focus on the most fundamental functions of the RAS that have been conserved throughout phylogenetic advancement, as well as on their physiological implications and significance. Examining the biological history of RAS will help us analyze the complex RAS systems of mammals. Furthermore, suitable models for answering specific questions are often found in more primitive animals.
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Cuffe JSM, Burgess DJ, O'Sullivan L, Singh RR, Moritz KM. Maternal corticosterone exposure in the mouse programs sex-specific renal adaptations in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in 6-month offspring. Physiol Rep 2016; 4:4/8/e12754. [PMID: 27122048 PMCID: PMC4848720 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/01/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Short‐term maternal corticosterone (Cort) administration at mid‐gestation in the mouse reduces nephron number in both sexes while programming renal and cardiovascular dysfunction in 12‐month male but not female offspring. The renal renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS), functions in a sexually dimorphic manner to regulate both renal and cardiovascular physiology. This study aimed to identify if there are sex‐specific differences in basal levels of the intrarenal RAAS and to determine the impact of maternal Cort exposure on the RAAS in male and female offspring at 6 months of age. While intrarenal renin concentrations were higher in untreated females compared to untreated males, renal angiotensin II concentrations were higher in males than females. Furthermore, basal plasma aldosterone concentrations were greater in females than males. Cort exposed male but not female offspring had reduced water intake and urine excretion. Cort exposure increased renal renin concentrations and elevated mRNA expression of Ren1, Ace2, and Mas1 in male but not female offspring. In addition, male Cort exposed offspring had increased expression of the aldosterone receptor, Nr3c2 and renal sodium transporters. In contrast, Cort exposure increased Agtr1a mRNA levels in female offspring only. This study demonstrates that maternal Cort exposure alters key regulators of renal function in a sex‐specific manner at 6 months of life. These finding likely contribute to the disease outcomes in male but not female offspring in later life and highlights the importance of renal factors other than nephron number in the programming of renal and cardiovascular disease.
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- James S M Cuffe
- School of Biomedical Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Science, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
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Current Understanding of the Pathogenesis of Progressive Chronic Kidney Disease in Cats. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 2016; 46:1015-48. [PMID: 27461408 DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2016.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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In cats with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the most common histopathologic finding is tubulointerstitial inflammation and fibrosis. However, these changes reflect a nonspecific response of the kidney to any inciting injury. The risk of developing CKD is likely to reflect the composite effects of genetic predisposition, aging, and environmental and individual factors that affect renal function over the course of a cat's life. However, there is still little information available to determine exactly which individual risk factors predispose a cat to develop CKD. Although many cats diagnosed with CKD have stable disease for years, some cats show overtly progressive disease.
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Li Y, Sadiq FA, Fu L, Zhu H, Zhong M, Sohail M. Identification of Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Peptides Derived from Enzymatic Hydrolysates of Razor Clam Sinonovacula constricta. Mar Drugs 2016; 14:E110. [PMID: 27271639 PMCID: PMC4926069 DOI: 10.3390/md14060110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Revised: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity of razor clam hydrolysates produced using five proteases, namely, pepsin, trypsin, alcalase, flavourzyme and proteases from Actinomucor elegans T3 was investigated. Flavourzyme hydrolysate showed the highest level of degree of hydrolysis (DH) (45.87%) followed by A. elegans T3 proteases hydrolysate (37.84%) and alcalase (30.55%). The A. elegans T3 proteases was observed to be more effective in generating small peptides with ACE-inhibitory activity. The 3 kDa membrane permeate of A. elegans T3 proteases hydrolysate showed the highest ACE-inhibitory activity with an IC50 of 0.79 mg/mL. After chromatographic separation by Sephadex G-15 gel filtration and reverse phase-high performance liquid chromatography, the potent fraction was subjected to MALDI/TOF-TOF MS/MS for identification. A novel ACE-inhibitory peptide (VQY) was identified exhibiting an IC50 of 9.8 μM. The inhibitory kinetics investigation by Lineweaver-Burk plots demonstrated that the peptide acts as a competitive ACE inhibitor. The razor clam hydrolysate obtained by A. elegans T3 proteases could serve as a source of functional peptides with ACE-inhibitory activity for physiological benefits.
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- Yun Li
- School of Life Sciences and Food Technology, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou 521041, China.
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- School of Life Sciences and Food Technology, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou 521041, China.
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- School of Life Sciences and Food Technology, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou 521041, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou 521041, China.
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- National Institute of Food Science & Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.
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Role of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System and Its Pharmacological Inhibitors in Cardiovascular Diseases: Complex and Critical Issues. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2015; 22:429-44. [PMID: 26403596 DOI: 10.1007/s40292-015-0120-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Hypertension is one of the major risk factor able to promote development and progression of several cardiovascular diseases, including left ventricular hypertrophy and dysfunction, myocardial infarction, stroke, and congestive heart failure. Also, it is one of the major driven of high cardiovascular risk profile in patients with metabolic complications, including obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes, as well as in those with renal disease. Thus, effective control of hypertension is a key factor for any preventing strategy aimed at reducing the burden of hypertension-related cardiovascular diseases in the clinical practice. Among various regulatory and contra-regulatory systems involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular and renal diseases, renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays a major role. However, despite the identification of renin and the availability of various assays for measuring its plasma activity, the specific pathophysiological role of RAS has not yet fully characterized. In the last years, however, several notions on the RAS have been improved by the results of large, randomized clinical trials, performed in different clinical settings and in different populations treated with RAS inhibiting drugs, including angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and antagonists of the AT1 receptor for angiotensin II (ARBs). These findings suggest that the RAS should be considered to have a central role in the pathogenesis of different cardiovascular diseases, for both therapeutic and preventive purposes, without having to measure its level of activation in each patient. The present document will discuss the most critical issues of the pathogenesis of different cardiovascular diseases with a specific focus on RAS blocking agents, including ACE inhibitors and ARBs, in the light of the most recent evidence supporting the use of these drugs in the clinical management of hypertension and hypertension-related cardiovascular diseases.
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Holappa M, Vapaatalo H, Vaajanen A. Ocular renin-angiotensin system with special reference in the anterior part of the eye. World J Ophthalmol 2015; 5:110-124. [DOI: 10.5318/wjo.v5.i3.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Revised: 03/21/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) regulates blood pressure (BP) homeostasis, systemic fluid volume and electrolyte balance. The RAS cascade includes over twenty peptidases, close to twenty angiotensin peptides and at least six receptors. Out of these, angiotensin II, angiotensin converting enzyme 1 and angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AngII-ACE1-AT1R) together with angiotensin (1-7), angiotensin converting enzyme 2 and Mas receptor (Ang(1-7)-ACE2-MasR) are regarded as the main components of RAS. In addition to circulating RAS, local RA-system exists in various organs. Local RA-systems are regarded as tissue-specific regulatory systems accounting for local effects and long term changes in different organs. Many of the central components such as the two main axes of RAS: AngII-ACE1-AT1R and Ang(1-7)-ACE2-MasR, have been identified in the human eye. Furthermore, it has been shown that systemic antihypertensive RAS- inhibiting medications lower intraocular pressure (IOP). These findings suggest the crucial role of RAS not only in the regulation of BP but also in the regulation of IOP, and RAS potentially plays a role in the development of glaucoma and antiglaucomatous drugs.
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Association between Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism and Prognosis of Kidney Transplantation: A Meta-Analysis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0127320. [PMID: 26000752 PMCID: PMC4441456 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) is crucial in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. ACE insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism is a common genetic variation of this gene and is associated with several disease phenotypes. However, the results of published studies on the influence of this polymorphism on renal transplantation are inconsistent. Therefore, a meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the association between ACE I/D polymorphism and prognosis of kidney transplantation. METHODS A meta-analysis was performed based on 21 case-control studies from 12 publications (1497 cases and 2029 controls) and 10 studies with quantitative values from 5 publications (814 patients). Pooled odds ratios (ORs) and weighted mean differences (WMDs) with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to estimate associations. RESULTS ACE I/D polymorphism was found to be associated with acute rejection (AR) in genotypes DD+ID versus II (OR = 1.62, 95% CI = 1.14-2.29) and with serum creatinine concentration after renal transplantation in genotypes DD versus ID (WMD = 13.12, 95% CI = 8.09-18.16). Stratified analysis revealed that recipients transplanted within a year had higher serum creatinine concentrations in the DD versus ID model. No significant association was found between hypertension and ACE I/D polymorphism. CONCLUSION ACE I/D polymorphism is associated with AR and allograft function after kidney transplantation.
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Lv LL, Liu BC. Role of non-classical renin-angiotensin system axis in renal fibrosis. Front Physiol 2015; 6:117. [PMID: 25954204 PMCID: PMC4404823 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2015.00117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The renin–angiotensin system (RAS) is a major regulator of renal fibrosis. Besides the classical renin/Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)/angiotensin II (Ang II)/AT1 and AT2 axis, multiple new axes have been recently described. The new members have added new dimensions to RAS, including the ACE2/Ang(1–7)/Mas receptor axis, the prorenin/(pro)renin receptor(PRR)/intracelluar pathway axis, and the Angiotensin A (Ang A), alamandine-Mas-related G protein coupled receptor D(MrgD) axis. This review summarized recent studies regarding role of the non-classical RAS axis in renal fibrosis, and its possible implications to the intervention of progression of chronic kidney disease.
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- Lin-Li Lv
- Institute of Nephrology, Department of Affiliated Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Nephrology, Department of Affiliated Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University Nanjing, China
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Holappa M, Valjakka J, Vaajanen A. Angiotensin(1-7) and ACE2, "The Hot Spots" of Renin-Angiotensin System, Detected in the Human Aqueous Humor. Open Ophthalmol J 2015; 9:28-32. [PMID: 25926900 PMCID: PMC4407001 DOI: 10.2174/1874364101509010028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2014] [Revised: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background: The main purpose of the study was to establish whether essential components of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) exist in the human aqueous humor. Methods: Forty-five patients ≥ 60 (74±7) years of age undergoing cataract surgery at Tampere University Hospital were randomly selected for the prospective study. The exclusion criterion was the use of oral antihypertensive medicine acting via renin-angiotensin system. Aqueous humor samples were taken at the beginning of normal cataract extraction. The samples were frozen and stored at -80 °C. The concentrations of intraocular endogenous RAS components Ang(1-7), ACE2, and ACE1 were measured using ELISA. Results: Concentration medians of Ang(1-7), ACE2, and ACE1 in the aqueous humor were: Ang(1-7) 4.08 ng/ml, ACE2 2.32 ng/ml and ACE1 0.35 ng/ml. The concentrations were significantly higher in glaucomatous than in non-glaucomatous eyes, ACE1 (p=0.014) and Ang(1-7) (p=0.026) vs non-glaucomatous eyes. Conclusions: Ang(1-7), ACE2 and ACE1 are found in the human aqueous humor. The observations are consistent with the conception that local tissue-RAS exists in the human eye and it might have a role in the control of intraocular pressure.
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- Mervi Holappa
- BioMediTech, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland ; SILK, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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Zong H, Yin B, Zhou H, Cai D, Ma B, Xiang Y. Loss of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 promotes growth of gallbladder cancer. Tumour Biol 2015; 36:5171-7. [PMID: 25663464 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-3171-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The aim of this study is to investigate the role of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in gallbladder cancer (GBC) and the therapeutic potential of angiotensin receptor blocker in GBC. Human gallbladder epithelial cells (HGBEC) together with GBC cells and tissue samples were used. In vitro studies were carried out to investigate the role of ACE2 in GBC cells. ACE2 levels were studied in in vivo GBC mouse models subject to ARB treatment. ACE2 level was decreased in GBC cells compared with that in normal gallbladder cells. Replenishment of angiotensin II (A2) promoted tumour cell growth, which could be mitigated by ACE2 supplement. ARB blocked A2-induced GBC cell growth and activated ERK. Activity of mTOR was not altered with different ACE2 status. ARB inhibited tumour growth in xenograft mouse models. In vivo study also showed that decreased expression of ACE2 was associated with enlarged tumour size. By genetic replenishment of ACE2 and pharmaceutical use of ARB, restored ACE2 level mitigated GBC growth. Our results supported the rationale for the use of ARB in GBC patients for potential therapeutic benefit.
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- Huajie Zong
- Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, People's Republic of China
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Chronobiology and Pharmacologic Modulation of the Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System in Dogs: What Have We Learned? Rev Physiol Biochem Pharmacol 2015; 169:43-69. [DOI: 10.1007/112_2015_27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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