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Oikawa S, Kai Y, Mano A, Ohata H, Kurabayashi A, Tsuda M, Kakinuma Y. Non-neuronal cardiac acetylcholine system playing indispensable roles in cardiac homeostasis confers resiliency to the heart. J Physiol Sci 2021; 71:2. [PMID: 33461483 PMCID: PMC10717922 DOI: 10.1186/s12576-020-00787-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND We previously established that the non-neuronal cardiac cholinergic system (NNCCS) is equipped with cardiomyocytes synthesizes acetylcholine (ACh), which is an indispensable endogenous system, sustaining cardiac homeostasis and regulating an inflammatory status, by transgenic mice overexpressing choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) gene in the heart. However, whole body biological significances of NNCCS remain to be fully elucidated. METHODS AND RESULTS To consolidate the features, we developed heart-specific ChAT knockdown (ChATKD) mice using 3 ChAT-specific siRNAs. The mice developed cardiac dysfunction. Factors causing it included the downregulation of cardiac glucose metabolism along with decreased signal transduction of Akt/HIF-1alpha/GLUT4, leading to poor glucose utilization, impairment of glycolytic metabolites entering the tricarboxylic (TCA) cycle, the upregulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production with an attenuated scavenging potency, and the downregulated nitric oxide (NO) production via NOS1. ChATKD mice revealed a decreased vagus nerve activity, accelerated aggression, more accentuated blood basal corticosterone levels with depression-like phenotypes, several features of which were accompanied by cardiac dysfunction. CONCLUSION The NNCCS plays a crucial role in cardiac homeostasis by regulating the glucose metabolism, ROS synthesis, NO levels, and the cardiac vagus nerve activity. Thus, the NNCCS is suggested a fundamentally crucial system of the heart.
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- Shino Oikawa
- Department of Bioregulatory Science (Physiology), Nippon Medical School, Graduate School of Medicine, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan
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- Department of Bioregulatory Science (Physiology), Nippon Medical School, Graduate School of Medicine, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan
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- Department of Bioregulatory Science (Physiology), Nippon Medical School, Graduate School of Medicine, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan
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- Department of Bioregulatory Science (Physiology), Nippon Medical School, Graduate School of Medicine, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan
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- Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan
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- Department of Bioregulatory Science (Physiology), Nippon Medical School, Graduate School of Medicine, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan.
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Sugama S, Takenouchi T, Hashimoto M, Ohata H, Takenaka Y, Kakinuma Y. Stress-induced microglial activation occurs through β-adrenergic receptor: noradrenaline as a key neurotransmitter in microglial activation. J Neuroinflammation 2019; 16:266. [PMID: 31847911 PMCID: PMC6916186 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-019-1632-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background The involvement of microglia in neuroinflammatory responses has been extensively demonstrated. Recent animal studies have shown that exposure to either acute or chronic stress induces robust microglial activation in the brain. In the present study, we investigated the underlying mechanism of brain microglial activation by acute stress. Methods We first looked at the spatial distribution of the noradrenaline (NA)-synthesizing enzyme, DBH (dopamine β-hydroxylase), in comparison with NA receptors—β1, β2, and β3 adrenergic receptors (β1-AR, β2-AR, and β3-AR)—after which we examined the effects of the β-blocker propranolol and α-blockers prazosin and yohimbine on stress-induced microglial activation. Finally, we compared stress-induced microglial activation between wild-type (WT) mice and double-knockout (DKO) mice lacking β1-AR and β2-AR. Results The results demonstrated that (1) microglial activation occurred in most studied brain regions, including the hippocampus (HC), thalamus (TM), and hypothalamus (HT); (2) within these three brain regions, the NA-synthesizing enzyme DBH was densely stained in the neuronal fibers; (3) β1-AR and β2-AR, but not β3-AR, are detected in the whole brain, and β1-AR and β2-AR are co-localized with microglial cells, as observed by laser scanning microscopy; (4) β-blocker treatment inhibited microglial activation in terms of morphology and count through the whole brain; α-blockers did not show such effect; (5) unlike WT mice, DKO mice exhibited substantial inhibition of stress-induced microglial activation in the brain. Conclusions We demonstrate that neurons/microglia may interact with NA via β1-AR and β2-AR.
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- Shuei Sugama
- Department of Physiology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan.
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- Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 1-2 Ohwashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8634, Japan
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- Division of Sensory and Motor Systems, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 2-1-6 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-0057, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan
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Tatsumoto M, Akashi M, Ohata H, Takaku S, Hirata K. Evaluation of the effects of an organic light emitting diode lighting environment for patients with migraine. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Hashimoto T, Fang YI, Ohata H, Honda K. Change in soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) during cisplatin-induced acute renal failure in mice. J Toxicol Sci 2016; 40:451-7. [PMID: 26165641 DOI: 10.2131/jts.40.451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Cisplatin is one of the most effective chemotherapeutic agents against various types of cancers; however, it is also associated with nephrotoxicity. Recently, it was reported that inflammatory mechanisms play a key role in the development of nephrotoxicity. Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) have an anti-inflammatory effect and are metabolized by soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH: encoded by EPHX2 gene). Here, we determined the change in sEH activity and EPHX2 expression in renal tissue associated with the development of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. Cisplatin administration decreased hydrolase activity accompanied by down-regulation of sEH and EPHX2 expression. The down-regulation occurred prior to the elevation of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) gene expression or at treatment with low dose cisplatin. In addition, a negative correlation was found between EPHX2 expression and renal thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS), and edaravone, a radical scavenger, administration did not down-regulate expression of this gene. The results of this study suggest that cisplatin decreased sEH activity through the down-regulation of sEH and EPHX2 expression, and this down-regulation was involved in a negative feedback loop to protect renal tissue from further damage. Thus, sEH is a potential therapeutic target of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity.
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- Terumasa Hashimoto
- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Showa University
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Hashimoto T, Shibata K, Ohata H, Hasumi K, Honda K. Altered gene expression in an embolic stroke model after thrombolysis with tissue plasminogen activator and Stachybotrys microspora triprenyl phenol-7. J Pharmacol Sci 2014; 125:99-106. [PMID: 24784876 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.14019fp] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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The present study compares gene expression and infarct area in a mouse model of embolic stroke after thrombolysis with t-PA and SMTP-7. Embolic occlusion was induced by transfer of acetic acid-induced embolus into the brain. t-PA or SMTP-7 was administered 3 h after embolization. Changes in gene expression were evaluated using microarray and RT-PCR analysis. To determine the involvement of reactive oxygen species in the response to t-PA, the free radical scavenger edaravone was infused immediately before t-PA administration. The expressions of 459 genes involved in the inflammatory response, cell-to-cell signaling, cell movement, and inflammatory disease were altered by embolic occlusion. Twenty-two of those genes were upregulated after t-PA but not SMTP-7 administration. Differences between the t-PA- and SMTP-7-treated groups in the expression of genes including the proinflammatory genes Il6, Stat3, S100a8, and Mmp9 were confirmed with RT-PCR. Edaravone ameliorated the overexpression of these genes. Our data demonstrate differences in gene expression following treatment with SMTP-7 or t-PA that likely explain the difference in therapeutic time windows of the two drugs. ROS are involved in the overexpression of proinflammatory genes. The wide therapeutic time window may be achieved through an anti-oxidative effect and inhibition of proinflammatory gene overexpression.
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- Terumasa Hashimoto
- Division of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Showa University, Japan
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Takahashi C, Ohata H, Shibasaki T. Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) receptor subtypes in mediating neuronal activation of brain areas involved in responses to intracerebroventricular CRF and stress in rats. Peptides 2011; 32:2384-93. [PMID: 21964377 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2011.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2011] [Revised: 09/15/2011] [Accepted: 09/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) plays an important role in stress responses through activation of its receptor subtypes, CRF1 receptor (CRF(1)) and CRF2 receptor (CRF(2)). The parvocellular paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVNp), the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA), and the oval nucleus of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNSTov), which are rich in CRF neurons with equivocal expression of CRF(1) and CRF(2), are involved in stress-related responses. In these areas, Fos expression is induced by various stimuli, although the functions of CRF receptor subtypes in stimuli-induced Fos expression are unknown. To elucidate this issue and to examine whether Fos is expressed in CRF or non-CRF neurons in these areas, the effects of antalarmin and antisauvagine-30 (AS-30), CRF(1)- and CRF(2)-specific antagonists, respectively, on intracerebroventricular (ICV) CRF- or 60min-restraint-induced Fos expression were examined in rats. ICV CRF increased the number of Fos-positive CRF and non-CRF neurons in the PVNp, with the increases being inhibited by antalarmin in CRF and non-CRF neurons and by AS-30 in CRF neurons. Restraint also increased Fos-positive CRF and non-CRF neurons in the PVNp, with the increases being inhibited by antalarmin in the CRF neurons. ICV CRF also increased Fos-positive non-CRF neurons in the CeA and the BNSTov, which was inhibited by AS-30 in both areas, and inhibited by antalarmin in the BNSTov only. Restraint increased Fos-positive non-CRF neurons in the CeA and BNSTov, with the increases being almost completely inhibited by either antagonist. These results indicate that both ICV CRF and restraint activate both CRF and non-CRF neurons in the PVNp and non-CRF neurons in the CeA and BNSTov, and that the activation is mediated by CRF(1) and/or CRF(2). However, the manner of involvement for CRF(1) and CRF(2) in ICV CRF- and restraint-induced activation of neurons differs with respect to the stimuli and brain areas; being roughly equivalent in the CeA and BNSTov, but different in the PVNp. Furthermore, the non-CRF(1&2)-mediated signals seem to primarily play a role in restraint-induced activation of non-CRF neurons in the PVNp since the activation was not inhibited by CRF receptor antagonists.
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- Chiaki Takahashi
- Department of Physiology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8602, Japan.
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Hashimoto T, Kiya M, Ohata H, Miyazaki T, Shibata K, Nobe K, Honda K. Spatiotemporal dynamics of intracellular calcium in the middle cerebral artery isolated from stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats. Exp Physiol 2011; 97:265-76. [DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2011.061499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Miyazaki T, Taketomi Y, Takimoto M, Lei XF, Arita S, Kim-Kaneyama JR, Arata S, Ohata H, Ota H, Murakami M, Miyazaki A. m-Calpain induction in vascular endothelial cells on human and mouse atheromas and its roles in VE-cadherin disorganization and atherosclerosis. Circulation 2011; 124:2522-32. [PMID: 22064597 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.111.021675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although dysfunction of VE-cadherin-mediated adherence junctions in vascular endothelial cells (ECs) is thought to be one of the initial steps of atherosclerosis, little is known regarding how VE-cadherin is disrupted during atherogenic development. This study focused on the role of calpain, an intracellular cysteine protease, in the proteolytic disorganization of VE-cadherin and subsequent progression of atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS Increased expression of m-calpain was observed in aortic ECs in atherosclerotic lesions in humans and low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient (ldlr(-/-)) mice. Furthermore, proteolytic disorganization of VE-cadherin was shown in aortic ECs in ldlr(-/-) and apolipoprotein E-deficient (apoE(-/-)) mice. Long-term administration of calpain inhibitors into these mice attenuated atherosclerotic lesion development and proinflammatory responses, as well as VE-cadherin disorganization, without normalization of plasma lipid profiles. Furthermore, in vivo transfection of m-calpain siRNA to ldlr(-/-) mice prevented disorganization of VE-cadherin and proatherogenic hyperpermeability in aortic ECs. Treatment of cultured ECs with oxidized LDL, lysophosphatidylcholine, or LDL pretreated with secreted phospholipase A(2) led to the induction of m-calpain but not of μ-calpain, thereby eliciting selective m-calpain overactivation. These data suggest that lysophosphatidylcholine-induced m-calpain directly cleaves a juxtamembrane region of VE-cadherin, resulting in dissociation of β-catenin from the VE-cadherin complex, disorganization of adherence junctions, and hyperpermeability in ECs. CONCLUSIONS Subtype-selective induction of m-calpain in aortic ECs during atherosclerotic progression is associated with proteolytic disorganization of VE-cadherin and proatherogenic hyperpermeability in cells. Thus, a strategy to selectively inhibit m-calpain may be useful for the therapeutic treatment of patients with atherosclerosis.
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- Takuro Miyazaki
- Department of Biochemistry, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Using real-time two-photon laser scanning microscopy, we have demonstrated that lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), a bioactive lipid mediator, causes shear stress-dependent oscillatory local increase in intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) in fluo-4-loaded endothelial cells of isolated mouse aortic strips in situ. The increase in [Ca(2+)](i) occurred independently in the individual endothelial cells in a stepwise manner or repetitively during constant flow. The percentage of cells that responded and the averaged level of increase in [Ca(2+)](i) were dependent on both the concentration of LPA (0.3-10 μm) and the shear stress (10-80 dyn cm(-2)). The response was inhibited by removing extracellular Ca(2+), but not by thapsigargin, an inhibitor of the endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase. The spatiotemporal properties of the [Ca(2+)](i) response were completely different from those of a Ca(2+) wave induced by ATP, a Ca(2+)-mobilizing agonist. These results were almost the same as those in the previous investigation using cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells, and suggest that LPA enhanced the shear stress-induced oscillatory Ca(2+) influx, termed 'Ca(2+) spot', in endothelial cells via activation of elementary Ca(2+) influx. In conclusion, the present study demonstrates, for the first time, that LPA functions as an endogenous sensitizer for mechanotransduction in endothelial cells in shear conditions in aortic strips in situ as well as in cultured cells. This indicates an important role for LPA as an endogenous factor in fluid flow-induced endothelial function.
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- Hisayuki Ohata
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan.
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Ohata H, Yamada H, Momose K. Lysophosphatidic acid induces shear stress-dependent Ca2+ influx in mouse aortic endothelial cells in situ. Exp Physiol 2011. [DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2010.056416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Miyazaki T, Kimura Y, Ohata H, Hashimoto T, Shibata K, Hasumi K, Honda K. Distinct effects of tissue-type plasminogen activator and SMTP-7 on cerebrovascular inflammation following thrombolytic reperfusion. Stroke 2011; 42:1097-104. [PMID: 21350203 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.110.598359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Thrombolysis therapy using tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) is occasionally accompanied by harmful outcomes, including intracerebral hemorrhage. We have reported that Stachybotrys microspora triprenyl phenol-7 (SMTP-7), a candidate thrombolytic drug, has excellent therapeutic effect on cerebral infarction in embolic stroke model in mice; however, little is known regarding whether this agent influences cerebrovascular inflammation following thrombolytic reperfusion. The current study aimed to compare the effects of recombinant t-PA (rt-PA) and SMTP-7 on cerebrovascular inflammation. METHODS The impact of rt-PA- and SMTP-7-induced thrombolytic reperfusion on leukocyte dynamics was investigated in a photochemically induced thrombotic middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAo) model in mice. RESULTS Both rt-PA and SMTP-7 administration in tMCAo mice (each 10 mg/kg) resulted in thrombolytic reperfusion. The SMTP-7-administered mice showed relatively mild rolling and attachment of leukocytes to the vascular wall in the middle cerebral vein, with weak peroxynitrite reactions and proinflammatory gene expression (IL-1β, TNF-α, ICAM-1, and VCAM-1); thus, a small infarct volume compared with rt-PA-administered mice. In vitro study suggested that rt-PA at 20 μg/mL, but not SMTP-7 at a similar concentration, promotes cytokine-induced reactive oxygen species generation in cultured endothelial cells; moreover, SMTP-7 suppressed cytokine-induced VCAM-1 induction in the cells and leukocyte/ endothelial cell adhesions. CONCLUSIONS Relatively mild cerebrovascular inflammation and cerebral infarction in the SMTP-7 mice, compared with in rt-PA mice, is thought to be caused at least in part by direct antioxidative actions of SMTP-7 in ECs.
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- Takuro Miyazaki
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Showa University, 1-5-8 Hatanodai Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8555 Japan.
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Ohata H, Shibasaki T. Microinjection of Different Doses of Corticotropin-releasing Factor into the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Produces Effects Opposing Anxiety-related Behavior in Rats. J NIPPON MED SCH 2011; 78:286-92. [DOI: 10.1272/jnms.78.286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Miyazaki T, Honda K, Ohata H. m-Calpain antagonizes RhoA overactivation and endothelial barrier dysfunction under disturbed shear conditions. Cardiovasc Res 2010; 85:530-541. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvp311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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Znad H, Ohata H, Tade MO. A net draft tube slurry airlift bioreactor for 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) pesticide biodegradation. CAN J CHEM ENG 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Fang YI, Hatori Y, Ohata H, Honda K. Nitrogen oxide air pollutants interfere with the measurement of nitric oxide using 2,3-diaminonaphthalene: Reduction of background interference. Anal Biochem 2009; 393:132-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2009.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2009] [Revised: 06/18/2009] [Accepted: 06/18/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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To clarify the role of ghrelin in the regulatory mechanism of energy metabolism, we analyzed the effects of centrally and peripherally administered ghrelin on noradrenaline release in the brown adipose tissue (BAT) of rats using a microdialysis system. I.c.v. administration of ghrelin at a dose of 500 pmol suppressed noradrenaline release in BAT, and microinjection of ghrelin (50 pmol) into the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) or arcuate nucleus (ARC) of the hypothalamus also suppressed noradrenaline release in BAT. In addition, i.v. administered ghrelin (30 nmol) suppressed noradrenaline release in BAT, and this suppression was blocked by a vagotomy. Neither i.c.v. nor i.v. administration of des-acyl ghrelin, which does not bind to GH secretagogue receptor type 1a (GHS-R1a), affected noradrenaline release in BAT. These results indicate that ghrelin increases energy storage by suppressing the activity of the sympathetic nerve innervating BAT. It seems that the PVN and ARC, which express GHS-R1a, are the sites of action of ghrelin in the brain and that the action of peripheral ghrelin on the sympathetic nerve activity innervating BAT is mediated by the vagal nerve, which also expresses GHS-R1a.
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- Asuka Mano-Otagiri
- Department of Physiology, Nippon Medical School, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Hashimoto T, Ohata H, Nobe K, Honda K. Comparative study of calcium ion dynamics and contractile response in rat middle cerebral and basilar arteries. J Pharmacol Sci 2009; 109:546-55. [PMID: 19346672 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.08310fp] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to compare intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) and contractile responses in isolated rat middle cerebral artery (MCA) with those in basilar artery (BA) employing real-time confocal laser microscopy. KCl elicited transient [Ca(2+)](i) elevation and sustained contraction in both arteries; moreover, nearly equal responses were evident in both arteries. Application of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), vasopressin (VP), and alpha,beta-methylene adenosine 5'-triphosphate (alpha,beta-me ATP) also induced elevation of [Ca(2+)](i) and contraction in both arteries. The maximum response of 5-HT and VP necessary to increase [Ca(2+)](i) and to constrict the MCA was less in comparison to the BA; however, a linear relationship emerged between the maximum response of [Ca(2+)](i) and that of contraction. Additionally, the slope of the correlation regression line of MCA was nearly identical to that of BA. On the other hand, cyclopiazonic acid (CPA)-induced Ca(2+) release from store sites following contraction of MCA was distinct from that of BA. In MCA, velocity of [Ca(2+)](i) elevation in smooth muscle cells and Ca(2+)-wave propagation along smooth muscle cells induced by 5-HT were slower than those in BA. These observations revealed that different regions of arteries along the same cerebral tissue may display distinct [Ca(2+)](i) response; moreover, this difference may be one reason for the distinct contractile response.
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- Terumasa Hashimoto
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Shibata K, Hashimoto T, Nobe K, Ohata H, Honda K. The Establishment of Acetic Acid‐Induced Cerebral Infarct Model, and Evaluation of Tissue Plasminogen Activator (t‐PA), Edaravone, Argatroban and Ticlopidine. FASEB J 2009. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.575.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- PharmacologySHOWA UniversityTokyoJapan
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Hashimoto T, Nobe K, Ohata H, Honda K. Change in Calcium and Contractile Responses of Middle Cerebral Artery from Stroke‐prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. FASEB J 2009. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.781.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- PharmacologyShowa UniversityTokyoJapan
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Mano-Otagiri A, Iwasaki-Sekino A, Ohata H, Arai K, Shibasaki T. Nicotine suppresses energy storage through activation of sympathetic outflow to brown adipose tissue via corticotropin-releasing factor type 1 receptor. Neurosci Lett 2009; 455:26-9. [PMID: 19429100 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.03.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2008] [Revised: 01/28/2009] [Accepted: 03/16/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Nicotine is known to stimulate energy expenditure, although the precise mechanism is unclear. To clarify the involvement of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) in the mechanism by which nicotine increases energy expenditure, the effect of intraperitoneal injection of nicotine (0.1 or 0.5mg/kg) on the release of noradrenaline (NA), a stimulator of thermogenesis, in brown adipose tissue (BAT) important for energy expenditure was examined in rats. We also examined the effects of CRF receptor subtype antagonists on the nicotine-induced change in BAT NA release. Nicotine significantly increased BAT NA release at a dose of 0.5mg/kg, and the increase was completely blocked by antalarmin, a CRF type 1 receptor antagonist, but not by antisauvagine-30, a CRF type 2 receptor antagonist. These results suggest that nicotine increases energy expenditure by activating BAT function, and that CRF type 1 receptors are involved in the mechanism by which nicotine affects energy balance.
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- Asuka Mano-Otagiri
- Department of Physiology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8602, Japan.
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Miyazaki T, Honda K, Ohata H. Modulation of Ca2+ transients in cultured endothelial cells in response to fluid flow through alphav integrin. Life Sci 2007; 81:1421-30. [PMID: 17931663 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.08.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2007] [Revised: 08/28/2007] [Accepted: 08/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In order to determine whether integrin dynamics is associated with intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) mobilization in ECs in response to hemodynamic forces, changes in [Ca(2+)](i) in fluo-4-loaded cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAECs) under fluid flow conditions were visualized employing laser scanning confocal microscopy. Following the onset of flow stimulus, transient increases in [Ca(2+)](i) occurred several times in individual BAECs during the 30-min observation period. The frequency of these [Ca(2+)](i) transients was clearly reduced by the application of an integrin antagonist (GRGDSP peptide). Furthermore, treatment of cells with an integrin activator (Mn(2+)) resulted in reduction of peak [Ca(2+)](i) levels and elevated frequency, which was markedly rescued upon GRGDSP administration. In contrast, an actin de-polymerizing agent (cytochalasin D) exerted no inhibitory effects; rather, cytochalasin D more likely facilitated [Ca(2+)](i) transients. Moreover, [Ca(2+)](i) transients, which were suppressed by short interference RNA-induced silencing of alphav integrin, exhibited greater frequently in cells cultured on vitronectin substratum in comparison with those cultured on fibronectin or collagen substratum. Either removal of extracellular Ca(2+), application of an inhibitor of endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase (thapsigargin) or non-selective cation channel blocker (La(3+)) inhibited the [Ca(2+)](i) transients. Additionally, [Ca(2+)](i) transients were attenuated by extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) kinase inhibitor (U0126); in contrast, [Ca(2+)](i) transients were unaffected by tyrosine kinase inhibitor (genistein) or phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor (LY294002). Therefore, our findings revealed that alphav integrin dynamics modulates the frequency of flow-induced [Ca(2+)](i) transients in BAECs in an ERK-dependent fashion.
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- Takuro Miyazaki
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan.
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Miyazaki T, Honda K, Ohata H. Requirement of Ca2+ influx- and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-mediated m-calpain activity for shear stress-induced endothelial cell polarity. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2007; 293:C1216-25. [PMID: 17596297 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00083.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Proteolytic activity in sheared human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) was measured using a fluorogenic substrate and laser scanning confocal microscopy to clarify the key role of an intracellular Ca(2+)-sensitive protease, calpain, in these cells in response to shear stress. Within physiological shear range, activity in the cells was enhanced in shear-dependent fashion. Short interfering RNA-induced silencing of m-calpain, but not of micro-calpain, suppressed the activity. Either removal of extracellular Ca(2+) or application of an intracellular Ca(2+) chelator (BAPTA/AM) or nonselective cation channel blocker (Gd(3+)) reduced proteolytic activity. Furthermore, activity was suppressed by phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate (PIP(2)) chelator (neomycin) or phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor (LY294002); in contrast, activity, which was partially inhibited by ERK kinase inhibitor (U0126, PD98059), was unaffected by PLC inhibitor (U73122). Moreover, Akt phosphorylation downstream of PI3K, which was elicited by shear, was attenuated by neomycin but not by calpain inhibitor (calpeptin). Following assessment of shear stress-induced focal adhesion (FA) and cytoskeletal dynamics using interference reflection/green fluorescence protein-actin microscopy, we found that either calpain or PI3K inhibition impaired shear stress-induced polarization of FAs via stabilization of FA structures. Additionally, HUVEC alignment and cytoskeletal remodeling, which was accompanied by calpain-mediated cleavage of vinculin and talin, were also elicited by prolonged application of shear and impaired by m-calpain knockdown. Thus, these results revealed that physiological shear stress elicits Ca(2+) influx-sensitive activation of m-calpain in HUVECs. This activity is facilitated primarily through the PI3K pathway; furthermore, it is essential for subsequent FA reorganization and cell alignment under shear conditions.
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- Takuro Miyazaki
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Kawai H, Suzuki T, Kobayashi T, Ishii-Watabe A, Sakurai H, Ohata H, Honda K, Momose K, Hayakawa T, Kawanishi T. Caspase cascade proceeds rapidly after cytochrome c release from mitochondria in tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced cell death. J Pharmacol Sci 2007; 103:159-67. [PMID: 17287591 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.fp0060877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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The caspase activation cascade and mitochondrial changes are major biochemical reactions in the apoptotic cell death machinery. We attempted to clarify the temporal relationship between caspase activation, cytochrome c release, mitochondrial depolarization, and morphological changes that take place during tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha-induced cell death in HeLa cells. These reactions were analyzed at the single-cell level with 0.5 - 1 min resolution by using green fluorescent protein (GFP)-variant-derived probes and chemical probes. Cytochrome c release, caspase activation, and cellular shrinkage were always observed in this order within 10 min in all dying cells. This sequence of events was thus considered a critical pathway of cell death. Mitochondrial depolarization was also observed in all dying cells observed, but frequently occurred after caspase activation and cellular shrinkage. Mitochondrial depolarization is therefore likely to be a reaction that does not induce caspase activation and subsequent cellular shrinkage. Mitochondrial changes are important for apoptotic cell death; moreover, cytochrome c release, and not depolarization, is a key reaction related to cell death. In addition, we also found that the apoptotic pathway proceeds only when cells are exposed to TNF-alpha. These findings suggest that the entire cell death process proceeds rapidly during TNF-alpha exposure.
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- Hiroshi Kawai
- Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo 158-8501, Japan.
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Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), the simplest of the water-soluble phospholipids, can evoke various biological responses. The present study examined the activity of LPA to induce plasma exudation and histamine release in mice. Plasma exudation was assessed by extravasation of Evans blue. Subcutaneous administration of LPA (1 - 100 microg/site) led to increased plasma exudation in the skin. The LPA-induced plasma exudation was inhibited by ketotifen, a histamine H1-receptor antagonist, and diacylglycerol pyrophosphate (DGPP), a LPA1/LPA3-receptor antagonist. Moreover, pretreatment with pertussis toxin and DGPP inhibited the histamine release from peritoneal mast cells induced by LPA. These findings indicate that plasma exudation induced by LPA is mediated by histamine release from mast cells via LPA receptor(s), presumably LPA1 and/or LPA3, coupled to G(i/o) proteins. Moreover, these findings point to a role of LPA in the pathomechanisms of various allergic disorders.
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- Terumasa Hashimoto
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Miyazaki T, Yamamoto M, Honda K, Ohata H. [Flow-induced Ca2+ transients regulate morphological changes in vascular endothelial cells via calpain-mediated proteolytic cleavage]. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2005; 126:256-61. [PMID: 16327206 DOI: 10.1254/fpj.126.256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Takahashi K, Yamada M, Ohata H, Honda K, Yamada M. Ndrg2 promotes neurite outgrowth of NGF-differentiated PC12 cells. Neurosci Lett 2005; 388:157-62. [PMID: 16039777 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.06.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2005] [Revised: 06/10/2005] [Accepted: 06/24/2005] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Ndrg2 is a member of the N-myc downstream-regulated genes. Thus far, two different isoforms of rat Ndrg2 protein, Ndrg2S and Ndrg2L, have been identified. Recently, we have identified rat Ndrg2 as a novel target molecule of antidepressants and ECT. The functional role of Ndrg2 in the central nervous system, however, remains unclear. In the present study, we examined the expression of endogenous Ndrg2, cellular localization of transfected Ndrg2 protein, and morphological changes resulting from overexpression of Ndrg2 in NGF-differentiated PC12 cells. Neurites began to sprout 1-2 days after exposure to NGF; subsequent neurite growth continued for 5 days. During this time, we evaluated Ndrg2 mRNA expression by real-time quantitative PCR and found that expression significantly increased in a time-dependent manner. Interestingly, V5-conjugated Ndrg2S and Ndrg2L proteins expressed in NGF-differentiated PC12 specifically localized to cell surface membranes and growth cones. Moreover, Ndrg2S and Ndrg2L overexpression promoted neurite elongation in NGF-differentiated PC12 cells. In conclusion, our findings offer novel insights into the physiological roles of Ndrg2 in the central nervous system.
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- Kou Takahashi
- Department of Psychogeriatrics, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashimachi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8502, Japan.
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Takahashi K, Yamada M, Ohata H, Momose K, Higuchi T, Honda K, Yamada M. Expression of Ndrg2 in the rat frontal cortex after antidepressant and electroconvulsive treatment. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2005; 8:381-9. [PMID: 15769300 DOI: 10.1017/s1461145705005134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2004] [Revised: 11/01/2004] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Although the therapeutic action of antidepressants most likely involves the regulation of serotonergic and noradrenergic signal transduction, no consensus has been reached concerning their precise molecular or cellular mechanisms of action. In the present study, we demonstrated that chronic treatment with a tricyclic antidepressant (imipramine) and a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (sertraline) reduced the expression of Ndrg2 mRNA and protein in the rat frontal cortex. Ndrg2 is a member of the N-Myc downstream-regulated genes. Interestingly, repeated ECT also significantly decreased Ndrg2 expression in this region of the brain. These data suggest that Ndrg2 may be a common functional molecule that is decreased after antidepressant treatment and ECT. Although, the functional role of Ndrg2 in the central nervous system remains unclear, our findings suggest that Ndrg2 may be associated with treatment-induced adaptive neural plasticity in the brain, a chronic target of antidepressant action. In conclusion, we have identified Ndrg2 as a candidate target molecule of antidepressants and ECT.
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- Kou Takahashi
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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Fang YI, Namiki H, Tsunoda E, Shioda S, Shibata M, Nakatani M, Katagiri T, Takeyama Y, Ohata H, Honda K, Momose K. Marked increase in the histamine content of neointima after stent implantation of pig coronary artery and growth-promoting effects of histamine in cultured smooth muscle cells. Life Sci 2005; 77:241-51. [PMID: 15878353 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2004.05.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2004] [Accepted: 05/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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After coronary stent implantation, the unfavorable in-stent restenosis often occurs by the formation of neointima due to the proliferation of smooth muscle cells. Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and other peptide growth factors contribute to this process, but little is known about the role of non-peptide factors in this process. In the present study, the role of histamine, a non-peptide factor, in the formation of neointima was investigated using a pig coronary model of in-stent restenosis and a culture system of coronary smooth muscle cells. A Palmaz-Schatz stent was implanted in the left anterior descending coronary artery of male pigs. At 1, 2 and 4 weeks after stenting, the histamine content of neointima was determined to be 326 +/- 82, 1427 +/- 280 and 440 +/- 69 pmol/mg protein, respectively, by HPLC fluorometry. In contrast, the histamine content of arterial media from the untreated control arteries was only 15.3 +/- 1.6 pmol/mg protein. These results demonstrate that the histamine content of neointima is about 20 to 90-fold that of the normal media. In vitro, histamine by itself did not stimulate the proliferation of cultured smooth muscle cells, but potentiated the PDGF-stimulated proliferation of the cultured cells via a mechanism independent of H1 and H2 histamine receptors. Thus, histamine may be an important non-peptide factor in the pathogenesis of in-stent restenosis.
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- Yang-Il Fang
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan.
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Hashimoto T, Ohata H, Momose K, Honda K. Lysophosphatidic acid induces histamine release from mast cells and skin fragments. Pharmacology 2005; 75:13-20. [PMID: 15897679 DOI: 10.1159/000085784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2005] [Accepted: 03/18/2005] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The present study examined whether lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) induces histamine release and the role of Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) in histamine release utilizing Y-27632, an inhibitor of ROCK. Rat peritoneal mast cells and mouse skin fragments were challenged with LPA; subsequently, histamine contents were measured by spectrofluorometric assay. LPA-induced histamine release from mast cells and skin fragments occurred in a time- and dose-dependent manner Pretreatment with Y-27632 inhibited LPA-induced histamine release in a dose-dependent fashion. LPA-induced histamine release was not influenced by calcium-free conditions; however, A23187-induced histamine release decreased significantly. TMB-8, an intracellular calcium antagonist, dose-dependently inhibited the histamine release under these conditions. Additionally, Y-27632 scarcely affected A23187-induced histamine release. These findings suggest that LPA-induced histamine release may be attributable to calcium release from intracellular stores. Moreover, ROCK participates in the extracellular calcium-independent process of LPA-induced histamine release.
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- Terumasa Hashimoto
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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Kawai H, Suzuki T, Kobayashi T, Sakurai H, Ohata H, Honda K, Momose K, Namekata I, Tanaka H, Shigenobu K, Nakamura R, Hayakawa T, Kawanishi T. Simultaneous real-time detection of initiator- and effector-caspase activation by double fluorescence resonance energy transfer analysis. J Pharmacol Sci 2005; 97:361-8. [PMID: 15750288 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.fp0040592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) with green fluorescent protein (GFP) variants has become widely used for biochemical research. In order to expand the choice of fluorescent range in FRET analysis, we designed various color versions of the FRET-based probes for caspase activity, in which the substrate sequence of the caspase was sandwiched by donor and acceptor fluorescent proteins, and studied the potential of these color versions as fluorescent indicators. Six color versions were constructed by a combination of cyan fluorescent protein (CFP), GFP, yellow fluorescent protein (YFP), and DsRed. Real-time monitoring in single cells revealed that all probes could detect caspase activation during tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha-induced cell death as a fluorescent change. GFP-DsRed and YFP-DsRed were as sensitive as CFP-YFP, and CFP-DsRed also showed a large fluorescent change. By using two probes, CFP-DsRed and YFP-DsRed, we carried out simultaneous multi-FRET analysis and revealed that the initiator- and effector-caspases were activated almost simultaneously in TNF-alpha-induced cell death. These findings may give experimental bases for the development of novel techniques to analyze multi-events simultaneously in single cells by using FRET probes in combination.
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- Hiroshi Kawai
- Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo
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The mechanotransduction mechanisms play an important role in regulation of specific cellular response or maintenance of cellular homeostasis in a wide variety of cell types. Increase in intracellular free Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) is an important signal in the first step of mechanotransduction. Mechanosensitive (MS) cation channels are thought to be a putative pathway of Ca(2+) entry; however, the molecular mechanisms remain unclear. We have previously demonstrated that lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), a bioactive phospholipid present in human plasma, sensitizes the response of [Ca(2+)](i) to mechanical stress in cultured smooth muscle cells, cultured lung epithelial cells, and cultured lens epithelial cells. Using real-time confocal microscopy, local increases in [Ca(2+)](i) in several regions within the cell subjected to mechanical stress were clearly visualized in cultured bovine lens epithelial cells and cultured vascular endothelial cells in the presence of LPA. We called the phenomenon "Ca(2+) spots". Pharmacological studies revealed that the Ca(2+) spot is an elementary Ca(2+)-influx event through MS channels. In this review, possible physiological and pathophysiological roles of LPA as a mechanosensitizer are discussed.
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- Hisayuki Ohata
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University
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Yamada M, Iwabuchi T, Takahashi K, Kurahashi C, Ohata H, Honda K, Higuchi T, Yamada M. Identification and Expression of Frizzled-3 Protein in Rat Frontal Cortex After Antidepressant and Electroconvulsive Treatment. J Pharmacol Sci 2005; 99:239-46. [PMID: 16258230 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.fp0050461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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The biological basis for the therapeutic mechanisms of depression are still unknown. While performing EST (expressed sequence tag) analysis to identify some molecular machinery responsible for the antidepressant effect, we determined the full-length nucleotide sequence of rat frizzled-3 protein (Frz3) cDNA. Interestingly, Northern blot analysis demonstrated that elevated levels of Frz3 were expressed continually from embryonic day 20.5 to postnatal 4 weeks in developing rat brain. In adult rat brain, Frz3 mRNA was expressed predominantly in the cerebral cortex and hypothalamus and moderately in the hippocampus. Using real-time quantitative PCR, we demonstrated that chronic treatment with two different classes of antidepressants, imipramine and sertraline, reduced Frz3 mRNA expression significantly in rat frontal cortex. Electroconvulsive treatment (ECT) also reduced Frz3 expression. In contrast, antidepressants and ECT failed to reduce Frz2 expression. Additionally, chronic treatment with the antipsychotic drug haloperidol did not affect Frz3 expression. Recently, the Frz/Wingless protein pathway has been proposed to direct a complex behavioral phenomenon. In conclusion, the Frz3-mediated signaling cascade may be a component of the molecular machinery targeted by therapeutics commonly used to treat depression.
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- Misa Yamada
- Department of Psychogeriatrics, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan
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The present investigation was conducted in order to determine whether lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) induces itch-scratch responses (ISRs) in mice. Intradermal administration of LPA induces ISRs; furthermore, the time course for LPA-induced ISRs was similar to that for histamine-induced responses. Comparative study of the pruritogenic activity revealed that histamine possessed a potent effect characterized by a dose-response relationship; however, prostaglandin D2 failed to induce this response. Pretreatment with ketotifen, a histamine H1 receptor antagonist, and capsaicin inhibited LPA-induced ISRs. Additionally, LPA-induced ISRs were abolished by Y-27632, an inhibitor of Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK). These findings suggest that LPA-induced ISRs are attributable to histamine- and substance-P-mediated pathways. Moreover, the Rho/ROCK-mediated pathway may be involved.
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- Terumasa Hashimoto
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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Sekino A, Ohata H, Mano-Otagiri A, Arai K, Shibasaki T. Both corticotropin-releasing factor receptor type 1 and type 2 are involved in stress-induced inhibition of food intake in rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2004; 176:30-8. [PMID: 15071721 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-004-1863-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2003] [Accepted: 02/26/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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RATIONALE Stress-induced inhibition of food intake is reportedly blocked by a selective corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) type 1 receptor (CRF1) antagonist, suggesting the involvement of CRF1 in the inhibitory mechanism. CRF1 and CRF2 are considered to function in the inhibition of food intake by CRF-related peptides with different time courses. OBJECTIVES This study was designed to clarify whether CRF2 is also involved in stress-induced inhibition of food intake and to examine the relation of CRF1to CRF2 in the inhibitory mechanism. METHODS Antisauvagine-30 (AS-30), a selective CRF2 antagonist, and/or CRA1000, a selective CRF1 antagonist, were pre-administered intracerebroventricularly and intraperitoneally, respectively, to male Wistar rats deprived of food for 24 h before the animals were exposed to a 1-h period of stressors and food intake in 1 h after stress exposure was examined. The effect of both antagonists on locomotor activity was also examined. RESULTS Pre-administration of 5-30 microg of AS-30 attenuated inhibition of food intake induced by restraint, electric footshock or emotional stress using a communication box. CRA1000 also attenuated the restraint-induced inhibition of food intake at doses of 5 and 10 mg/kg body weight. The reversal of restraint-induced inhibition of food intake by co-administration of AS-30 and CRA1000 was not larger than that by AS-30 or CRA1000 alone. Both antagonists did not affect locomotor activity. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that not only CRF1, but also CRF2, are involved in stress-induced inhibition of food intake, and that both subtypes of CRF receptor function probably in series in 1 h after stress exposure.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Eating/drug effects
- Eating/physiology
- Electroshock/adverse effects
- Electroshock/methods
- Food Deprivation/physiology
- Injections, Intraperitoneal
- Injections, Intraventricular
- Japan
- Male
- Methods
- Motor Activity/physiology
- Peptide Fragments/pharmacology
- Pyridines/pharmacology
- Pyridines/therapeutic use
- Pyrimidines/pharmacology
- Pyrimidines/therapeutic use
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone/administration & dosage
- Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone/physiology
- Stress, Psychological/physiopathology
- Stress, Psychological/prevention & control
- Time Factors
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- Azusa Sekino
- Department of Physiology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan
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Urocortin 2 (Ucn 2) and Ucn 3 are new members of the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) family and bind selectively to the CRF type 2 receptor (CRF2). The effects of these peptides on behavioral changes induced by CRF were examined in rats. In a familiar environment, intracerebroventricular injection of Ucn 2 attenuated the stimulatory effect of CRF on motor activity, although it alone produced no effect. Ucn 3 suppressed motor activity and attenuated the stimulatory effect of CRF. In an open field, CRF decreased locomotion and rearing but increased grooming behavior. Ucn 2 attenuated the inhibition of locomotor activity induced by CRF without affecting other activities, such as rearing or grooming behavior. Ucn 3 had no effect on the behavioral changes induced by CRF, although it alone decreased locomotion and rearing in a manner similar to CRF. Ucn 2 was thus found to have an antagonistic effect on bi-directional motor activation induced by CRF, while Ucn 3 had a suppressive effect on motor activity. Both Ucn 2 and Ucn 3 suppressed food intake in freely-fed rats, but not immediately after injection. These results suggest that the CRF2 receptor is involved in motor suppressive effects as well as anxiolytic and anorectic effects of Ucn 2 and Ucn 3.
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- Hisayuki Ohata
- Department of Physiology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8602, Japan.
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Yamada M, Tsunoda M, Tsukahara N, Hirano M, Iwabuchi T, Momose K, Takahashi K, Yamada M, Kamijima K, Yamazaki S, Nakagawa T, Higuchi T, Kudo K, Ohata H, Kobayashi S, Awatsu M, Tanaka S, Nishioka G. Antidepressant research in the era of functional genomics: Farewell to the monoamine hypothesis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1163/1569391041501898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Arai K, Soga T, Ohata H, Otagiri A, Shibasaki T. Effects of food restriction on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma and glucocorticoid receptor signaling in adipose tissues of normal rats. Metabolism 2004; 53:28-36. [PMID: 14681838 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2003.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In adipocytes, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma activates adipocyte differentiation and glucocorticoid (GC) stimulates the expression of PPAR-gamma mRNA. The local tissue concentrations of GC, in turn, are modulated by 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11beta-HSD1). To clarify the change of energy metabolism in condition of reduced energy intake, we investigated whether food restriction alters the adipocyte size and levels of PPAR-gamma, GC receptor (GR), and 11beta-HSD1 mRNA expression in the white adipose tissues of normal rats. Male Wistar rats weighing 340 g were housed under free feeding or 20% reduction of food intake for 2 or 14 days. We found that 2-day food restriction did not cause any change in the mean size or number of adipocytes in the omentum, while 14-day food restriction decreased the size and increased the number of adipocytes. In addition, the levels of PPAR-gamma2, GR, and 11beta-HSD1 mRNA expression in the omentum were lower in the food-restricted rats after 2 days, while they did not differ after 14 days. Also, after both 2 and 14 days, plasma concentrations of free fatty acid (FFA) were higher in the food-restricted rats than in control rats. Finally, plasma concentrations of adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and corticosterone were the same in the both groups after 2 days, although they were higher in the food-restricted rats after 14 days. These results suggest that adipocyte differentiation in the omentum of food-restricted rats is attenuated after 2 days but recovers after 14 days, resulting in an increase in the number of small adipocytes. It is also likely that lipolysis induced during the 14-day period of food restriction decreased the size of adipocytes. Further, food restriction may affect the efficiency of local GC effects by altering GR and 11beta-HSD1 mRNA expression. Also, higher levels of plasma GC and recovery of GR and 11beta-HSD1 mRNA expression may contribute to the recovery of the levels of PPAR-gamma2 mRNA expression in the omentum and result in the recovery of adipocyte differentiation.
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- Keiko Arai
- Department of Physiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Lemasters JJ, Trollinger DR, Qian T, Cascio WE, Ohata H. Confocal imaging of Ca2+, pH, electrical potential, and membrane permeability in single living cells. Methods Enzymol 2003; 302:341-58. [PMID: 12876784 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(99)02031-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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- J J Lemasters
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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Yamada M, Takahashi K, Tsunoda M, Nishioka G, Kudo K, Ohata H, Kamijima K, Higuchi T, Momose K, Yamada M. Differential expression of VAMP2/synaptobrevin-2 after antidepressant and electroconvulsive treatment in rat frontal cortex. Pharmacogenomics J 2003; 2:377-82. [PMID: 12629503 DOI: 10.1038/sj.tpj.6500135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2002] [Revised: 06/30/2002] [Accepted: 07/07/2002] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The biological basis for the therapeutic mechanisms of depression is still unknown. We have previously performed expressed-sequence tag (EST) analysis to identify some molecular machinery responsible for antidepressant effect. Then, we developed our original cDNA microarray, on which cDNA fragments identified as antidepressant-related genes/ESTs were spotted. In this study, with this microarray followed by Western blot analysis, we have demonstrated the induction of vesicle-associated membrane protein 2(VAMP2/synaptobrevin-2) in rat frontal cortex not only after chronic antidepressant treatment, but also after repeated electroconvulsive treatment. On the other hand, expression of SNAP-25 and syntaxin-1 was not changed by these treatments. These components make a soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein attachment protein receptor complex with VAMP2 and mediate the synaptic vesicle docking/fusion machinery. In conclusion, it is suggested that VAMP2/synaptobrevin-2 plays important roles in the antidepressant effects. Our results may contribute to a novel model for the therapeutic mechanism of depression and new molecular targets for the development of therapeutic agents.
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- M Yamada
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
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Samarghandian S, Ohata H, Yamauchi N, Shibasaki T. Corticotropin-releasing factor as well as opioid and dopamine are involved in tail-pinch-induced food intake of rats. Neuroscience 2003; 116:519-24. [PMID: 12559107 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(02)00712-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Several kinds of stress such as psychological stress, restraint, and foot shock inhibit feeding behavior through corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF). In contrast, a mild tail pinch increases food intake in rats. Although dopamine and opioid are thought to be involved in tail-pinch-induced food intake, it is unknown whether CRF participates in this phenomenon. Therefore, we attempted to clarify this issue using rats. A 30-s tail pinch increased food intake in 30 min after the tail pinch, and this increase was blocked by intraperitoneal injection of CRF receptor type 1 selective antagonist. CRF increased food intake in 30 min after intracerebroventricular injection at a dose of 2 or 10 ng, and this increase was also blocked by CRF receptor type 1 antagonist. Tail-pinch- or CRF-induced food intake was blocked by naloxone, pimozide, and spiperone. These results suggest that CRF, through CRF receptor type 1 as well as opioid and dopaminergic systems, are involved in the mechanism of tail-pinch-induced food intake. The results also suggest that brain CRF has dual effects on food intake, hyperphagia and anorexia, in a stress-dependent manner.
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- S Samarghandian
- Department of Physiology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8602, Japan
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Terazawa E, Dohi S, Akamastsu S, Ohata H, Shimonaka H. Changes in calcitonin gene-related peptide, atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Anaesthesia 2003; 58:223-32. [PMID: 12603452 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03037.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass creates significant derangements in cardiovascular volume status and both endocrine and autonomic nervous system function. To examine whether such derangements might differ in patients with different pre-operative physical status scores, we measured the plasma concentrations of calcitonin gene-related peptide, atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide, catecholamines and antidiuretic hormone, as well as haemodynamic variables, during and after cardiopulmonary bypass in 27 consecutive patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. The pre-operative levels of atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide differed significantly between ASA II patients and III and IV patients [mean (SD) brain natriuretic peptide levels = 14 (8.2) vs. 129 (51) pg.ml-1]. Plasma calcitonin gene-related peptide increased significantly in both groups after the initiation of cardiopulmonary bypass, and remained increased throughout cardiopulmonary bypass. The changes in plasma epinephrine, norepinephrine and antidiuretic hormone were similar to those reported previously. The changes in plasma calcitonin gene-related peptide, atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide did not correlate with any changes in haemodynamic variables before or after cardiopulmonary bypass. Measurement of plasma brain natriuretic peptide might usefully be included in the pre-operative evaluation of patients with cardiac disease.
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- E Terazawa
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Gifu University School of Medicine, Tsukasamachi-40, Gifu City, Gifu 500-8705, Japan
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Momose K, Matsuda T, Oike M, Obara K, Laher I, Sugiura S, Ohata H, Nakayama K. [Regulatory role of mechanical stress response in cellular function: development of new drugs and tissue engineering]. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2003; 121:103-11. [PMID: 12616855 DOI: 10.1254/fpj.121.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The investigation of mechanotransduction in the cardiovascular system is essentially important for elucidating the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in not only the maintenance of hemodynamic homeostasis but also etiology of cardiovascular diseases including arteriosclerosis. The present review summarizes the latest research performed by six academic groups, and presented at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Pharmacological Society. Technology of cellular biomechanics is also required for research and clinical application of a vascular hybrid tissue responding to pulsatile stress. 1) Vascular tissue engineering: Design of pulsatile stress-responsive scaffold and in vivo vascular wall reconstruction (T. Matsuda); 2) Cellular mechanisms of mechanosensitive calcium transients in vascular endothelium (M. Oike et al.); 3) Cross-talk of stimulation with fluid flow and lysophosphatidic acid in vascular endothelial cells (K. Momose et al.); 4) Mechanotransduction of vascular smooth muscles: Rate-dependent stretch-induced protein phosphorylations and contractile activation (K. Obara et al.); 5) Lipid mediators in vascular myogenic tone (I. Laher et al.); and 6) Caldiomyocyte regulates its mechanical output in response to mechanical load (S. Sugiura et al.).
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- Kazutaka Momose
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, Tokyo 142-8555, Japan.
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Hashimoto T, Yamashita M, Ohata H, Momose K. Lysophosphatidic acid enhances in vivo infiltration and activation of guinea pig eosinophils and neutrophils via a Rho/Rho-associated protein kinase-mediated pathway. J Pharmacol Sci 2003; 91:8-14. [PMID: 12686725 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.91.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) has been shown to be a chemoattractant in in vitro studies. The present study was carried out to determine whether LPA enhances infiltration of inflammatory cells in in vivo studies with guinea pigs. LPA (1 - 10 microg/ml), when by guinea pigs for 5 min, substantially increased the numbers of eosinophils and neutrophils in the bronchoalveolar lavege fluid (BALF), which was recovered at over 4 h after the inhalation of LPA. Infiltration in BALF was significantly inhibited by inhalation of Y-27632, an inhibitor of Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK). LPA also increased superoxide production of eosinophils and neutrophils. In contrast, Y-27632 inhibited superoxide production. These findings suggest that LPA may contribute to infiltration and activation of inflammatory cells in bronchial asthma; furthermore, the Rho/ROCK-mediated pathway may be involved.
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- Terumasa Hashimoto
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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Ohata H, Yamada H, Niioka T, Yamamoto M, Momose K. Optical Bioimaging: From Living Tissue to a Single Molecule: Calcium Imaging in Blood Vessel In Situ Employing Two-Photon Excitation Fluorescence Microscopy. J Pharmacol Sci 2003; 93:242-7. [PMID: 14646239 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.93.242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Recent developments in optoelectronics permit real-time Ca(2+) imaging of thin planes within cells utilizing laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM). However, a major complication associated with this imaging system involves increased phototoxicity with improved spatiotemporal resolution. Two-photon excitation microscopy (TPEM) helps to minimize phototoxicity due to the restriction of this technique to the volume proximal to the geometric focus of the light. In this study, the capability of Ca(2+) imaging was investigated employing recently developed real-time TPEM, RTS2000MP (Bio-Rad, Tokyo) with a mode-locked Ti-sapphire laser. Z-axis resolution of RTS2000MP with high NA objectives defined as full-width at half maximum (FWHM) with a 0.5-microm fluorescent bead provided values nearly identical to those obtained with LSCM at a small pinhole (0.2 mm) (approximately 0.6 microm). When serial sectioning of 21 sequential images at 0.3-microm intervals in cultured endothelial cells loaded with calcein and tetramethyl-rhodamine methylester were performed with TPEM, the z-axis resolution was higher than that observed with LSCM; moreover, the photobleaching rate was significantly lower than that obtained with LSCM. Maximum fluorescence intensities were detected at 780 nm in excitation spectra of fluo-3 and fluo-4 Ca(2+)-sensitive probes with TPEM. Fluorescence images in mouse arterial endothelial cells loaded with fluo-4 could be clearly visualized by TPEM in situ. Application of acetylcholine caused oscillatory increase in [Ca(2+)](i) of endothelial cells; subsequently, relaxation along the major axis of smooth muscle cells was evident. Furthermore, consecutive long-lasting experiments could be repeated with identical response in the same microscopic field. In conclusion, fluorescence imaging employing TPEM is useful for Ca(2+) imaging in blood vessels in situ.
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- Hisayuki Ohata
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Ohata H, Arai K, Shibasaki T. Effect of chronic administration of a CRF(1) receptor antagonist, CRA1000, on locomotor activity and endocrine responses to stress. Eur J Pharmacol 2002; 457:201-6. [PMID: 12464367 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(02)02663-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is involved in the regulation of stress responses. The actions of CRF in the brain are mediated through two distinct CRF receptor subtypes, CRF(1) and CRF(2) receptors. In the present study, we examined the effects in rat of chronic administration of a nonpeptidic CRF(1) receptor-selective antagonist, CRA1000, 2-[N-(2-methylthio-4-isopropylphenyl)-N-ethylamino]-4-[4-(3-fluorophenyl)-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin-1-yl]-6-methylpyrimidine), on locomotor activity, feeding behavior and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Chronic CRA1000 treatment significantly decreased locomotor activity in the dark phase of the diurnal cycle. However, chronic CRA1000 treatment showed no effect on food and water intake, or on body weight. After a 10-day period of CRA1000 treatment, plasma concentrations of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and corticosterone in basal conditions and under immobilization stress were no different from those in rats treated with vehicle. However, CRA1000 administered 2 h before immobilization stress significantly reduced ACTH and corticosterone responses to stress with no effect on basal ACTH and corticosterone concentrations. These results suggest that CRF(1) receptors are involved in the regulation of locomotor activity during the dark period, but are not involved in the regulation of feeding behavior under non-stressful conditions. Furthermore, the results suggest that a 10-day treatment with CRA1000 does not affect hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity either under basal conditions or after acute stress.
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- Hisayuki Ohata
- Department of Physiology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8602, Japan.
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Shuto Y, Shibasaki T, Otagiri A, Kuriyama H, Ohata H, Tamura H, Kamegai J, Sugihara H, Oikawa S, Wakabayashi I. Hypothalamic growth hormone secretagogue receptor regulates growth hormone secretion, feeding, and adiposity. J Clin Invest 2002. [DOI: 10.1172/jci0213300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Shuto Y, Shibasaki T, Otagiri A, Kuriyama H, Ohata H, Tamura H, Kamegai J, Sugihara H, Oikawa S, Wakabayashi I. Hypothalamic growth hormone secretagogue receptor regulates growth hormone secretion, feeding, and adiposity. J Clin Invest 2002; 109:1429-36. [PMID: 12045256 PMCID: PMC150991 DOI: 10.1172/jci13300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Growth hormone secretagogues (GHSs) stimulate GH secretion and food intake. GHS receptor (GHS-R) mRNA has been identified mainly in the arcuate nucleus (Arc) and ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus and in the pituitary. Ghrelin, an endogenous ligand for GHS-R, has recently been purified from rat stomach. Although ghrelin is also expressed in the hypothalamus, the physiological significance of the ghrelin/GHS-R system is still unknown. We have created transgenic (Tg) rats expressing an antisense GHS-R mRNA under the control of the promoter for tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), thus selectively attenuating GHS-R protein expression in the Arc. Tg rats had lower body weight and less adipose tissue than did control rats. Daily food intake was reduced, and the stimulatory effect of GHS treatment on feeding was abolished in Tg rats. GH secretion and plasma insulin-like growth factor-I levels were reduced in female Tg rats. These results suggest that GHS-R in the Arc is involved in the regulation of GH secretion, food intake, and adiposity.
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MESH Headings
- Adipose Tissue/metabolism
- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Blotting, Western
- DNA/metabolism
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Female
- Gastric Mucosa/metabolism
- Ghrelin
- Growth Hormone/metabolism
- Hypothalamus/metabolism
- Immunohistochemistry
- In Situ Hybridization
- Ligands
- Male
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/metabolism
- Oligopeptides/pharmacology
- Peptide Hormones
- Peptides/physiology
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Receptors, Cell Surface/physiology
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
- Receptors, Ghrelin
- Sex Factors
- Time Factors
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- Yujin Shuto
- Department of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
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Hashimoto T, Nakano Y, Yamashita M, Fang YI, Ohata H, Momose K. Role of Rho-associated protein kinase and histamine in lysophosphatidic acid-induced airway hyperresponsiveness in guinea pigs. Jpn J Pharmacol 2002; 88:256-61. [PMID: 11949879 DOI: 10.1254/jjp.88.256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Inhalation of oleoyl lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) induced airway hyperresponsiveness to acetylcholine (ACh). In contrast, palmitoyl and stearoyl LPA exerted minimal effects. Airway hyperresponsiveness was inhibited by inhalation of Y-27632, an inhibitor of Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK). Mepyramine, an H1 histamine receptor antagonist and ketotifen, an inhibitor of histamine release and H1 histamine receptor antagonist, also inhibited airway hyperresponsiveness induced by LPA; however, aspirin failed to attenuate this response. The incubation of lung fragments with LPA gave rise to releases in histamine. On the other hand, LPA produced no significant changes on the smooth muscle contraction evoked by ACh. These findings suggest that LPA-induced airway hyperresponsiveness is attributable to activation of the Rho/ROCK-mediated pathway via endothelial cell differentiation gene (EDG) receptors, probably EDG 7. Moreover, histamine release may be involved.
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- Terumasa Hashimoto
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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STUDY OBJECTIVES To investigate the effects of ketamine and propofol on the cerebrovascular response to carbon dioxide (CO(2)) in humans during isoflurane anesthesia. DESIGN Randomized clinical investigation. SETTINGS University hospital of a medical school. PATIENTS 30 ASA physical status I and II adult, elective surgical patients. INTERVENTIONS AND MEASUREMENTS With each patient given air/oxygen/isoflurane anesthesia, the flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery (Vmca) and pulsatility index were measured using the transcranial Doppler method under hypocapnic [arterial CO(2)tension (PaCO(2)) 28-32 mmHg], normocapnic (PaCO(2) 38-42 mmHg), and hypercapnic conditions (PaCO(2) 48-52 mmHg). PaCO(2) was altered by supplementing the inspired gas with CO(2) without changing the respiratory conditions. Patients were then randomly assigned to receive either ketamine 1 mg. kg(-1) or propofol (2 mg. kg(-1)followed by an infusion of 6-10 mg. kg(-1). hr(-1)) (n = 15 for each drug), and the measurements were repeated. MAIN RESULTS Ketamine reduced both absolute and relative cerebrovascular reactivity to CO(2) significantly [2.9 +/- 0.8 (control) vs. 2.6 +/- 1.0 (ketamine) cm. sec(-1). mmHg(-1): p < 0.05; and 3.5 +/- 0.7 (control) vs. 2.8 +/- 0.9 (ketamine) %. mmHg(-1): p < 0.01, respectively]. However, ketamine did not reduce Vmca during hypercapnic conditions (117 +/- 29 cm. sec(-1)) compared with controls (120 +/- 28 cm. sec(-1)). Although propofol decreased Vmca during all conditions, it did not cause any change in either absolute or relative CO(2) reactivity [2.5 +/- 0.8 (control) vs. 2.5 +/- 1.0 (propofol) cm. sec(-1). mmHg(-1), and 3.3 +/- 1.3 (control) vs. 4.1 +/- 1.0 (propofol) %. mmHg(-1), respectively]. CONCLUSIONS In humans given isoflurane anesthesia, a) ketamine reduced cerebrovascular response to CO(2), but cerebral blood flow (CBF) during hypercapnic conditions was comparable with controls, and b) although propofol decreases CBF, it maintains the cerebrovascular response to CO(2).
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- K Nagase
- Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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