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Sazdova I, Keremidarska-Markova M, Dimitrova D, Mitrokhin V, Kamkin A, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Bogdanov J, Schubert R, Gagov H, Avtanski D, Mladenov M. Anticarcinogenic Potency of EF24: An Overview of Its Pharmacokinetics, Efficacy, Mechanism of Action, and Nanoformulation for Drug Delivery. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:5478. [PMID: 38001739 PMCID: PMC10670065 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15225478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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EF24, a synthetic monocarbonyl analog of curcumin, shows significant potential as an anticancer agent with both chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic properties. It exhibits rapid absorption, extensive tissue distribution, and efficient metabolism, ensuring optimal bioavailability and sustained exposure of the target tissues. The ability of EF24 to penetrate biological barriers and accumulate at tumor sites makes it advantageous for effective cancer treatment. Studies have demonstrated EF24's remarkable efficacy against various cancers, including breast, lung, prostate, colon, and pancreatic cancer. The unique mechanism of action of EF24 involves modulation of the nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) signaling pathways, disrupting cancer-promoting inflammation and oxidative stress. EF24 inhibits tumor growth by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, mainly through inhibiting the NF-κB pathway and by regulating key genes by modulating microRNA (miRNA) expression or the proteasomal pathway. In summary, EF24 is a promising anticancer compound with a unique mechanism of action that makes it effective against various cancers. Its ability to enhance the effects of conventional therapies, coupled with improvements in drug delivery systems, could make it a valuable asset in cancer treatment. However, addressing its solubility and stability challenges will be crucial for its successful clinical application.
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- Iliyana Sazdova
- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria; (I.S.); (M.K.-M.); (H.G.)
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria; (I.S.); (M.K.-M.); (H.G.)
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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- Department of Fundamental and Applied Physiology, Russian States Medical University, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (V.M.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Fundamental and Applied Physiology, Russian States Medical University, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (V.M.); (A.K.)
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- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia;
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- Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia;
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- Institute of Theoretical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Universitätsstrasse 2, 86159 Augsburg, Germany;
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria; (I.S.); (M.K.-M.); (H.G.)
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- Friedman Diabetes Institute, Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, 110 E 59th Street, New York, NY 10022, USA
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- Department of Fundamental and Applied Physiology, Russian States Medical University, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (V.M.); (A.K.)
- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia;
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Här K, Lysenko NN, Dimitrova D, Schlüter T, Zavaritskaya O, Kamkin AG, Mladenov M, Grisk O, Köhler R, Gagov H, Schubert R. Kv2.1 Channels Prevent Vasomotion and Safeguard Myogenic Reactivity in Rat Small Superior Cerebellar Arteries. Cells 2023; 12:1989. [PMID: 37566068 PMCID: PMC10416909 DOI: 10.3390/cells12151989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
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Vascular smooth muscle voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels have been proposed to contribute to myogenic autoregulation. Surprisingly, in initial experiments, we observed that the Kv2 channel inhibitor stromatoxin induced vasomotion without affecting myogenic tone. Thus, we tested the hypothesis that Kv2 channels contribute to myogenic autoregulation by fine-tuning the myogenic response. Expression of Kv2 channel mRNA was determined using real-time PCR and 'multiplex' single-cell RT-PCR. Potassium currents were measured using the patch-clamp technique. Contractile responses of intact arteries were studied using isobaric myography. Expression of Kv2.1 but not Kv2.2 channels was detected in intact rat superior cerebellar arteries and in single smooth muscle cells. Stromatoxin, a high-affinity inhibitor of Kv2 channels, reduced smooth muscle Kv currents by 61% at saturating concentrations (EC50 36 nmol/L). Further, stromatoxin (10-100 nmol/L) induced pronounced vasomotion in 48% of the vessels studied. In vessels not exhibiting vasomotion, stromatoxin did not affect myogenic reactivity. Notably, in vessels exhibiting stromatoxin-induced vasomotion, pressure increases evoked two effects: First, they facilitated the occurrence of random vasodilations and/or vasoconstrictions, disturbing the myogenic response (24% of the vessels). Second, they modified the vasomotion by decreasing its amplitude and increasing its frequency, thereby destabilizing myogenic tone (76% of the vessels). Our study demonstrates that (i) Kv2.1 channels are the predominantly expressed Kv channels in smooth muscle cells of rat superior cerebellar arteries, and (ii) Kv2.1 channels provide a novel type of negative feedback mechanism in myogenic autoregulation by preventing vasomotion and thereby safeguarding the myogenic response.
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- Kristina Här
- European Center of Angioscience (ECAS), Research Division Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
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- European Center of Angioscience (ECAS), Research Division Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
- Department of Physiology, N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Physiology, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, 17475 Greifswald, Germany
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- European Center of Angioscience (ECAS), Research Division Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physiology, N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, 117997 Moscow, Russia
- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Institute of Physiology, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, 16816 Neuruppin, Germany
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- ARAID-IACS, UIT University Hospital Miguel Servet, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- European Center of Angioscience (ECAS), Research Division Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
- Physiology, Institute of Theoretical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Universitätsstrasse 2, 86159 Augsburg, Germany
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Mladenov M, Lubomirov L, Grisk O, Avtanski D, Mitrokhin V, Sazdova I, Keremidarska-Markova M, Danailova Y, Nikolaev G, Konakchieva R, Gagov H. Oxidative Stress, Reductive Stress and Antioxidants in Vascular Pathogenesis and Aging. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12051126. [PMID: 37237992 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12051126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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This review is focused on the mechanisms that regulate health, disease and aging redox status, the signal pathways that counteract oxidative and reductive stress, the role of food components and additives with antioxidant properties (curcumin, polyphenols, vitamins, carotenoids, flavonoids, etc.), and the role of the hormones irisin and melatonin in the redox homeostasis of animal and human cells. The correlations between the deviation from optimal redox conditions and inflammation, allergic, aging and autoimmune responses are discussed. Special attention is given to the vascular system, kidney, liver and brain oxidative stress processes. The role of hydrogen peroxide as an intracellular and paracrine signal molecule is also reviewed. The cyanotoxins β-N-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA), cylindrospermopsin, microcystins and nodularins are introduced as potentially dangerous food and environment pro-oxidants.
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- Mitko Mladenov
- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute of Biology, "Ss. Cyril and Methodius" University, P.O. Box 162, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Institute of Physiology, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, 16816 Neuruppin, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, 16816 Neuruppin, Germany
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- Friedman Diabetes Institute, Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, 110 E 59th Street, New York, NY 10003, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, 1 Ostrovityanova Street, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 8 Dragan Tzankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 8 Dragan Tzankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 8 Dragan Tzankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 8 Dragan Tsankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 8 Dragan Tsankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 8 Dragan Tzankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Loukanov A, Chichova M, Filipov C, Shkodrova M, Mishonova M, Mladenova K, Doumanov J, Gagov H. Photo-oxidase carbon dot-based nanozyme for breast cancer theranostics under normoxia condition. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.114632] [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: 02/17/2023]
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Danailova Y, Velikova T, Nikolaev G, Mitova Z, Shinkov A, Gagov H, Konakchieva R. Nutritional Management of Thyroiditis of Hashimoto. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23095144. [PMID: 35563541 PMCID: PMC9101513 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23095144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Revised: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Since the thyroid gland is one of the organs most affected by autoimmune processes, many patients with thyroiditis of Hashimoto (TH) seek medical advice on lifestyle variance and dietary modifications to improve and maintain their hyroid function. In this review, we aim to present and discuss some challenges associated with the nutritional management of TH, focusing on environmental and dietary deficits, inflammatory and toxic nutrients, cyanotoxins, etc. We discuss the relationships among different diets, chronic inflammation, and microbiota, and their impact on the development and exacerbation of TH in detail. We share some novel insights into the role of vitamin D and melatonin for preserving thyroid function during chronic inflammation in autoimmune predisposed subjects. A comprehensive overview is provided on anti-inflammatory nutrients and ecological diets, including foods for cleansing and detoxification, which represent strategies to prevent relapses and achieve overall improvement of life quality. In conclusion, data from biomedical and clinical studies provide evidence that an appropriate dietary and lighting regimen could significantly improve the function of the thyroid gland and reduce the reactivity of autoantibodies in TH. Compliance with nutritional guidelines may help TH patients to reduce the need for medicines.
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- Yana Danailova
- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 8 Dragan Tsankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria; (Y.D.); (H.G.)
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Lozenetsz, Sofia University St. Kliement Ohridski, 1 “Kozyak” St., 1407 Sofia, Bulgaria
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 8 Dragan Tsankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria; (G.N.); (R.K.)
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- Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev St., Blvd. 25, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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- Department of Endocrinology, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Sofia, 2 Zdrave St., 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 8 Dragan Tsankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria; (Y.D.); (H.G.)
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 8 Dragan Tsankov Blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria; (G.N.); (R.K.)
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Chichova M, Tasinov O, Shkodrova M, Mishonova M, Sazdova I, Ilieva B, Doncheva-Stoimenova D, Kiselova-Kaneva Y, Raikova N, Uzunov B, Ivanova D, Gagov H. New Data on Cylindrospermopsin Toxicity. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:toxins13010041. [PMID: 33429940 PMCID: PMC7827247 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13010041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cylindrospermopsin (CYN) is a widely spread cyanotoxin that can occur in fresh water and food. This research aims to investigate CYN toxicity by studying the effects of drinking 0.25 nM of CYN-contaminated water from a natural source, and of the direct application of moderate concentrations of CYN on different animal targets. The chosen structures and activities are rat mitochondria inner membrane permeability, mitochondrial ATP synthase (ATPase) and rat liver diamine oxidase (DAO) activities (EC 1.4.3.22.), the force of the contraction of an excised frog heart preparation with functional innervation, and the viability of a human intestinal epithelial cell line (HIEC-6). The oral exposure to CYN decreased the reverse (hydrolase) activity of rat liver ATPase whereas its short-term, in vitro application was without significant effect on this organelle, DAO activity, heart contractions, and their neuronal regulation. The application of CYN reduced HIEC-6 cells’ viability dose dependently. It was concluded that CYN is moderately toxic for the human intestinal epithelial cells, where the regeneration of the epithelial layer can be suppressed by CYN. This result suggests that CYN may provoke pathological changes in the human gastrointestinal tract.
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- Mariela Chichova
- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 8 Dragan Tzankov blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria; (M.C.); (M.S.); (M.M.); (I.S.); (B.I.); (D.D.-S.); (N.R.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Medicine and Nutrigenomics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Varna, 55 Marin Drinov, 9002 Varna, Bulgaria; (O.T.); (Y.K.-K.); (D.I.)
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 8 Dragan Tzankov blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria; (M.C.); (M.S.); (M.M.); (I.S.); (B.I.); (D.D.-S.); (N.R.)
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 8 Dragan Tzankov blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria; (M.C.); (M.S.); (M.M.); (I.S.); (B.I.); (D.D.-S.); (N.R.)
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 8 Dragan Tzankov blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria; (M.C.); (M.S.); (M.M.); (I.S.); (B.I.); (D.D.-S.); (N.R.)
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 8 Dragan Tzankov blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria; (M.C.); (M.S.); (M.M.); (I.S.); (B.I.); (D.D.-S.); (N.R.)
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 8 Dragan Tzankov blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria; (M.C.); (M.S.); (M.M.); (I.S.); (B.I.); (D.D.-S.); (N.R.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Medicine and Nutrigenomics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Varna, 55 Marin Drinov, 9002 Varna, Bulgaria; (O.T.); (Y.K.-K.); (D.I.)
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 8 Dragan Tzankov blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria; (M.C.); (M.S.); (M.M.); (I.S.); (B.I.); (D.D.-S.); (N.R.)
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 8 Dragan Tzankov blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Medicine and Nutrigenomics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Varna, 55 Marin Drinov, 9002 Varna, Bulgaria; (O.T.); (Y.K.-K.); (D.I.)
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 8 Dragan Tzankov blvd., 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria; (M.C.); (M.S.); (M.M.); (I.S.); (B.I.); (D.D.-S.); (N.R.)
- Correspondence:
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Stamenkovska M, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Nikodinovski A, Gagov H, Atanasova-Panchevska N, Mitrokhin V, Kamkin A, Mladenov M. Application of curcumine and its derivatives in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases: a review. International Journal of Food Properties 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/10942912.2021.1977655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Mimoza Stamenkovska
- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia
- Faculty of Dental Medicine, European University Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Institut for Preclinical and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Faculty of Biology, St. Kliment Ohridski University, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Department of Fundamental and Applied Physiology, Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Fundamental and Applied Physiology, Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science and Mathematics, Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia
- Department of Fundamental and Applied Physiology, Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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Stamenkovska M, Thaçi Q, Hadzi‐Petrushev N, Angelovski M, Bogdanov J, Reçica S, Kryeziu I, Gagov H, Mitrokhin V, Kamkin A, Schubert R, Mladenov M, Sopi RB. Curcumin analogs (B2BrBC and C66) supplementation attenuates airway hyperreactivity and promote airway relaxation in neonatal rats exposed to hyperoxia. Physiol Rep 2020; 8:e14555. [PMID: 32812392 PMCID: PMC7435033 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.14555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that the newly synthesized curcuminoids B2BrBC and C66 supplementation will overcome hyperoxia-induced tracheal hyperreactivity and impairment of relaxation of tracheal smooth muscle (TSM). MATERIALS AND METHODS Rat pups (P5) were exposed to hyperoxia (>95% O2 ) or normoxia for 7 days. At P12, tracheal cylinders were used to study in vitro contractile responses induced by methacholine (10-8 -10-4 M) or relaxation induced by electrical field stimulation (5-60 V) in the presence/absence of B2BrBC or C66, or to study the direct relaxant effects elicited by both analogs. RESULTS Hyperoxia significantly increased contraction and decreased relaxation of TSM compared to normoxia controls. Presence of B2BrBC or C66 normalized both contractile and relaxant responses altered by hyperoxia. Both, curcuminoids directly induced dose-dependent relaxation of preconstricted TSM. Supplementation of hyperoxic animals with B2BrBC or C66, significantly increased catalase activity. Lung TNF-α was significantly increased in hyperoxia-exposed animals. Both curcumin analogs attenuated increases in TNF-α in hyperoxic animals. CONCLUSION We show that B2BrBC and C66 provide protection against adverse contractility and relaxant effect of hyperoxia on TSM, and whole lung inflammation. Both analogs induced direct relaxation of TSM. Through restoration of catalase activity in hyperoxia, we speculate that analogs are protective against hyperoxia-induced tracheal hyperreactivity by augmenting H2 O2 catabolism. Neonatal hyperoxia induces increased tracheal contractility, attenuates tracheal relaxation, diminishes lung antioxidant capacity, and increases lung inflammation, while monocarbonyl CUR analogs were protective of these adverse effects of hyperoxia. Analogs may be promising new therapies for neonatal hyperoxic airway and lung disease.
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- Mimoza Stamenkovska
- Faculty of Natural Sciences and MathematicsInstitute of Biology“Sts, Cyril and Methodius” UniversitySkopjeMacedonia
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- Department of Premedical Courses‐BiologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of PrishtinaSt. Martyrs’ Boulevard n.n.PrishtinaKosovoSerbia
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences and MathematicsInstitute of Biology“Sts, Cyril and Methodius” UniversitySkopjeMacedonia
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences and MathematicsInstitute of Biology“Sts, Cyril and Methodius” UniversitySkopjeMacedonia
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences and MathematicsInstitute of Chemistry“Ss. Cyril and Methodius” UniversitySkopjeMacedonia
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- Department of Premedical Courses‐BiologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of PrishtinaSt. Martyrs’ Boulevard n.n.PrishtinaKosovoSerbia
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- Department of Premedical Courses‐BiologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of PrishtinaSt. Martyrs’ Boulevard n.n.PrishtinaKosovoSerbia
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- Faculty of BiologySofia University St. Kliment OhridskiSofiaBulgaria
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- Department of Fundamental and Applied PhysiologyRussian National Research Medical UniversityMoscowRussia
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- Department of Fundamental and Applied PhysiologyRussian National Research Medical UniversityMoscowRussia
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- PhysiologyInstitute of Theoretical MedicineMedical FacultyUniversity of AugsburgAugsburgGermany
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences and MathematicsInstitute of Biology“Sts, Cyril and Methodius” UniversitySkopjeMacedonia
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- Department of Premedical Courses‐BiologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of PrishtinaSt. Martyrs’ Boulevard n.n.PrishtinaKosovoSerbia
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Lubomirov LT, Gagov H, Schroeter MM, Wiesner RJ, Franko A. Augmented contractility of murine femoral arteries in a streptozotocin diabetes model is related to increased phosphorylation of MYPT1. Physiol Rep 2019; 7:e13975. [PMID: 30740930 PMCID: PMC6369311 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder with high prevalence, and a major risk factor for macro- and microvascular abnormalities. This study was undertaken to explore the mechanisms of hypercontractility of murine femoral arteries (FA) obtained from mice with streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes and its relation to the phosphorylation profile of the myosin phosphatase target subunit 1, MYPT1. The immunoreactivity of MYPT1 toward phospho-MYPT1-T696, MYPT1-T853, or MYPT1-S695, used as a read out for MYPT1 phosphorylation, has been studied by Western Blotting. Contractile activity of FA from control and STZ mice has been studied by wire myography. At basal conditions (no treatment), the immunoreactivity of MYPT1-T696/T853 was ~2-fold higher in the STZ arteries compared with controls. No changes in MYPT1-T696/853 phosphorylation were observed after stimulation with the Thromboxan-A2 analog, U46619. Neither basal nor U46619-stimulated phosphorylation of MYPT1 at S695 was affected by STZ treatment. Mechanical distensibility and basal tone of FA obtained from STZ animals were similar to controls. Maximal force after treatment of FA with the contractile agonists phenylephrine (10 μmol/L) or U46619 (1 μmol/L) was augmented in the arteries of STZ mice by ~2- and ~1.5-fold, respectively. In summary, our study suggests that development of a hypercontractile phenotype in murine FA in STZ diabetes is at least partially related to an increase in phosphorylation of MLCP at MYPT1-T696/853. Interestingly, the phosphorylation at S695 site was not altered in STZ-induced diabetes, supporting the view that S695 may serve as a sensor for mechanical activity which is not directly involved in tone regulation.
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- Faculty of BiologySofia University St. Kliment OhridskiSofiaBulgaria
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- Institute of Vegetative PhysiologyUniversity of CologneKölnGermany
- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging‐Associated Diseases (CECAD)KölnGermany
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- Institute of Vegetative PhysiologyUniversity of CologneKölnGermany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD e.V.)NeuherbergGermany
- Division of EndocrinologyDepartment of Internal Medicine IVDiabetology, Angiology, Nephrology and Clinical ChemistryUniversity of TübingenTübingenGermany
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This review is focused on the unusual composition of the endolymph of the inner ear and its function in mechanoelectrical transduction. The role of K(+) and Ca(2+) in excitatory influx, the very low Na(+), Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) concentrations of endolymph, stereocilia structure of hair cells and some proteins involved in mechanosensory signal transduction with emphasis on auditory receptors are presented and analyzed in more details. An alternative hypothetical model of ciliary structure and endolymph with a 'normal' composition is discussed. It is concluded that the unique endolymph cation content is more than an energy saving mechanism that avoids disturbing circulatory vibrations to achieve a much better mechanosensory resolution. It is the only possible way to fulfil the requirements for a precise ciliary mechanoelectrical transduction in conditions where pressure events with quite diverse amplitudes and duration are transformed into adequate hair cell membrane depolarizations, which are regulated by a sensitive Ca(2+)-dependent feedback tuning.
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- H Gagov
- Faculty of Biology, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Schmid J, Müller B, Heppeler D, Gaynullina D, Kassmann M, Gagov H, Mladenov M, Gollasch M, Schubert R. The Unexpected Role of Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels: Limitation of NO-Induced Arterial Relaxation. J Am Heart Assoc 2018; 7:e007808. [PMID: 29574460 PMCID: PMC5907584 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.007808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Multiple studies have shown that an NO-induced activation of vascular smooth muscle BK channels contributes to the NO-evoked dilation in many blood vessels. In vivo, NO is released continuously. NO attenuates vessel constrictions and, therefore, exerts an anticontractile effect. It is unknown whether the anticontractile effect of continuously present NO is mediated by BK channels. METHODS AND RESULTS This study tested the hypothesis that BK channels mediate the vasodilatory effect of continuously present NO. Experiments were performed on rat and mouse tail and rat saphenous arteries using isometric myography and FURA-2 fluorimetry. Continuously present NO donors, as well as endogenous NO, attenuated methoxamine-induced vasoconstrictions. This effect was augmented in the presence of the BK channel blocker iberiotoxin. Moreover, the contractile effect of iberiotoxin was reduced in the presence of NO donors. The effect of the NO donor sodium nitroprusside was abolished by an NO scavenger and by a guanylyl cyclase inhibitor. In addition, the effect of sodium nitroprusside was reduced considerably by a protein kinase G inhibitor, but was not altered by inhibition of H2S generation. Sodium nitroprusside attenuated the intracellular calcium concentration response to methoxamine. Furthermore, sodium nitroprusside strongly reduced methoxamine-induced calcium influx, which depends entirely on L-type calcium channels. It did not affect methoxamine-induced calcium release. CONCLUSIONS In summary, this study demonstrates the following: (1) continuously present NO evokes a strong anticontractile effect on rat and mouse arteries; (2) the iberiotoxin-induced augmentation of the effect of NO is associated with an NO-induced reduction of the effect of iberiotoxin; and (3) NO evoked a reduction of calcium influx via L-type calcium channels.
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- Johannes Schmid
- Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology Mannheim and European Center of Angioscience, Research Division Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology Mannheim and European Center of Angioscience, Research Division Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology Mannheim and European Center of Angioscience, Research Division Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology Mannheim and European Center of Angioscience, Research Division Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
- Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Physiology, Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a joint cooperation between the, Charité Medical Faculty and the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology Mannheim and European Center of Angioscience, Research Division Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology Mannheim and European Center of Angioscience, Research Division Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a joint cooperation between the, Charité Medical Faculty and the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology Mannheim and European Center of Angioscience, Research Division Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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Rakovska A, Baranyi M, Windisch K, Petkova-Kirova P, Gagov H, Kalfin R. Neurochemical evidence that cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) 55-102 peptide modulates the dopaminergic reward system by decreasing the dopamine release in the mouse nucleus accumbens. Brain Res Bull 2017; 134:246-252. [PMID: 28802898 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2017.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Revised: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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CART (Cocaine- and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript) peptide is a neurotransmitter naturally occurring in the CNS and found mostly in nucleus accumbens, ventrotegmental area, ventral pallidum, amygdalae and striatum, brain regions associated with drug addiction. In the nucleus accumbens, known for its significant role in motivation, pleasure, reward and reinforcement learning, CART peptide inhibits cocaine and amphetamine-induced dopamine-mediated increases in locomotor activity and behavior, suggesting a CART peptide interaction with the dopaminergic system. Thus in the present study, we examined the effect of CART (55-102) peptide on the basal, electrical field stimulation-evoked (EFS-evoked) (30V, 2Hz, 120 shocks) and returning basal dopamine (DA) release and on the release of the DA metabolites 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl acetaldehyde (DOPAL), 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), homovanillic acid (HVA), 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethanol (DOPET), 3-methoxytyramine (3-MT) as well as on norepinephrine (NE) and dopamine-o-quinone (Daq) in isolated mouse nucleus accumbens, in a preparation, in which any CART peptide effects on the dendrites or soma of ventral tegmental projection neurons have been excluded. We further extended our study to assess the effect of CART (55-102) peptide on basal cocaine-induced release of dopamine and its metabolites DOPAL, DOPAC, HVA, DOPET and 3-MT as well as on NE and Daq. To analyze the amount of [3H]dopamine, dopamine metabolites, Daq and NE in the nucleus accumbens superfusate, a high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), coupled with electrochemical, UV and radiochemical detections was used. CART (55-102) peptide, 0.1μM, added alone, exerted: (i) a significant decrease in the basal and EFS-evoked levels of extracellular dopamine (ii) a significant increase in the EFS-evoked and returning basal levels of the dopamine metabolites DOPAC and HVA, major products of dopamine degradation and (iii) a significant decrease in the returning basal levels of DOPET. At the same concentration, 0.1μM, CART (55-102) peptide did not have any effect on the release of noradrenaline. In the presence of CART (55-102) peptide, 0.1μM, the effect of cocaine, 30μM, on the basal dopamine release was inhibited and the effect on the basal DOPAC release substantially increased. To our knowledge, our findings are the first to show direct neurochemical evidence that CART (55-102) peptide plays a neuromodulatory role on the dopaminergic reward system by decreasing dopamine in the mouse nucleus accumbens and by attenuating cocaine-induced effects on dopamine release.
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- Angelina Rakovska
- Lab. "Neuropeptides", Institute of Neurobiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., bl. 23, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szigony u. 43, H-1083, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szigony u. 43, H-1083, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str. bl. 21, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Biology, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Dragan Tsankov Str. 8, 1164, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Lab. "Neuropeptides", Institute of Neurobiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., bl. 23, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Lubomirov LT, Papadopoulos S, Pütz S, Welter J, Klöckener T, Weckmüller K, Ardestani MA, Filipova D, Metzler D, Metzner H, Staszewski J, Zittrich S, Gagov H, Schroeter MM, Pfitzer G. Aging-related alterations in eNOS and nNOS responsiveness and smooth muscle reactivity of murine basilar arteries are modulated by apocynin and phosphorylation of myosin phosphatase targeting subunit-1. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2017; 37:1014-1029. [PMID: 27193035 PMCID: PMC5363478 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x16649402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Aging causes major alterations of all components of the neurovascular unit and compromises brain blood supply. Here, we tested how aging affects vascular reactivity in basilar arteries from young (<10 weeks; y-BA), old (>22 months; o-BA) and old (>22 months) heterozygous MYPT1-T-696A/+ knock-in mice. In isometrically mounted o-BA, media thickness was increased by ∼10% while the passive length tension relations were not altered. Endothelial denudation or pan-NOS inhibition (100 µmol/L L-NAME) increased the basal tone by 11% in y-BA and 23% in o-BA, while inhibition of nNOS (1 µmol/L L-NPA) induced ∼10% increase in both ages. eNOS expression was ∼2-fold higher in o-BA. In o-BA, U46619-induced force was augmented (pEC50 ∼6.9 vs. pEC50 ∼6.5) while responsiveness to DEA-NONOate, electrical field stimulation or nicotine was decreased. Basal phosphorylation of MLC20-S19 and MYPT1-T-853 was higher in o-BA and was reversed by apocynin. Furthermore, permeabilized o-BA showed enhanced Ca2+-sensitivity. Old T-696A/+ BA displayed a reduced phosphorylation of MYPT1-T696 and MLC20, a lower basal tone in response to L-NAME and a reduced eNOS expression. The results indicate that the vascular hypercontractility found in o-BA is mediated by inhibition of MLCP and is partially compensated by an upregulation of endothelial NO release.
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- 1 Institute of Vegetative Physiology, University of Cologne, Germany
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- 1 Institute of Vegetative Physiology, University of Cologne, Germany
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- 2 Institute for Genetics, University of Cologne, Germany
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- 1 Institute of Vegetative Physiology, University of Cologne, Germany
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- 1 Institute of Vegetative Physiology, University of Cologne, Germany
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- 1 Institute of Vegetative Physiology, University of Cologne, Germany
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- 1 Institute of Vegetative Physiology, University of Cologne, Germany
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- 1 Institute of Vegetative Physiology, University of Cologne, Germany
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- 3 Faculty of Biology, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- 1 Institute of Vegetative Physiology, University of Cologne, Germany
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Emilova R, Dimitrova DZ, Mladenov M, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Daneva T, Padeshki P, Schubert R, Chichova M, Lubomirov L, Simeonovska-Nikolova D, Gagov H. Diabetes converts arterial regulation by perivascular adipose tissue from relaxation into H(2)O(2)-mediated contraction. Physiol Res 2016; 65:799-807. [PMID: 27429118 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.933037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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This study aims to reveal the reason for the increased force of 5-hydroxytryptamine-induced contraction of endothelium-denuded skeletal muscle arteries of diabetic rats in the presence of perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT). Our data on rat gracilis arteries show that i) PVAT of skeletal muscle arteries of healthy and diabetic rats releases hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)), ii) higher concentrations of 5-hydroxytryptamine increase the production of H(2)O(2) in PVAT; iii) an enhanced PVAT production of H(2)O(2) is the main, if not the only, reason for the sensitization of arterial contraction to 5-hydroxytriptamine-induced contraction in diabetes and iv) endothelium antagonizes the effect of PVAT-derived H(2)O(2).
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- R Emilova
- Cytogenetics Laboratory, University Paediatric Hospital, Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria; Faculty of Biology, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Emilova R, Dimitrova D, Mladenov M, Daneva T, Schubert R, Gagov H. Cystathionine gamma-lyase of perivascular adipose tissue with reversed regulatory effect in diabetic rat artery. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2014; 29:147-151. [PMID: 26019628 PMCID: PMC4433913 DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2014.991565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 03/20/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The aim of this study is to reveal the regulatory role of cystathionine gamma-lyase (CSE), the main source of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) in perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT), of diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced in male rats by a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin. Animals with glucose levels above 20 mmol/L were determined as diabetic. The rat gracilis arteries (a. gracilis) were dissected with or without PVAT. In all in vitro experiments endothelium-denuded preparations were used for isometric contraction measurements. Increasing concentrations of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) from 10−10 to 10−5 mol/L were applied to induce gradual increase in force of contractions of circular artery segments. The relaxing effect of CSE was inhibited by DL-propargyl glycine (PGG). The presence of PVAT decreases the contractile response to 5-HT of a. gracilis from control rats. This response is reversed in contraction studies in the same rat artery from diabetic rats. DL-PPG (1 mmol/L) induced significant increase of the force of contraction in artery preparations with PVAT from control rats in the whole range of 5-HT. In contrast, PGG had a relaxing effect in high concentrations of 5-HT (10−6 and 10−5 mol/L) in diabetic rat arteries with PVAT. It is concluded that in skeletal muscle artery from diabetic rats, a mediator related to H2S is released from PVAT. This paracrine mediator increases the maximal force of contraction of endothelium-denuded preparations at higher concentrations of 5-HT.
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- Radoslava Emilova
- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski , Sofia , Bulgaria
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- Department of Excitable Structures, Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences , Sofia , Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Skopje Sts. Cyril and Methodius , Skopje , Macedonia
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- Department of Immunobiology of Reproduction, Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences , Sofia , Bulgaria
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- Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology, Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg , Mannheim , Germany
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- Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski , Sofia , Bulgaria
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Mitrov D, Hadzi-Petrushev N, Stojkovski V, Gjorgievska E, Gagov H, Mladenov M. Influence of chronic chromium exposition on the processes of lipid peroxidation inflammation and platelet activation in rats. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2014; 28:531-535. [PMID: 25316141] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of chronic treatment with chromium hexavalent (Cr VI) on the platelet activation, inflammation and lipid peroxidation in rats. Thirty male Wistar rats weighing 251 ± 18 g were randomly assigned to one control and one Cr-exposed group. 8-iso-prostaglandin F(2α) (8-iso-PGF(2α)), interleukin 1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and creatinine (Crt), were measured in plasma, while 11-dehydro thromboxane B₂ (11-dehydro-TXB₂) in plasma andurine. Plasma levels of IL-1β, TNF-alpha, 8-iso-PGF(2α) and Crt were significantly increased in the Cr (VI)-treated in comparison to the control group. Also, in the urine of Cr (VI)-treated rats, 11-dehydro-TXB₂ was significantly increased in comparison to control rats. From the obtained data it is evident that chronic treatment with Cr (VI), accelerates arachidonic acid peroxidation in rats, which peroxidation further probably induces enhanced 11-dehydro-TXB₂ excretion rate.
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- D Mitrov
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sts, Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute of Biology, Sts, Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sts, Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Sts, Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia
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- Faculty of Biology, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute of Biology, Sts, Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia
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Lech A, Daneva T, Pashova S, Gagov H, Crayton R, Kukwa W, Czarnecka AM, Szczylik C. Ovarian cancer as a genetic disease. Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) 2013; 18:543-63. [PMID: 23276941 DOI: 10.2741/4119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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: 11/22/2022]
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Ovarian cancer is characterized by the highest mortality rate among gynecologic malignancies. Therefore, there is a growing need for innovative therapies and techniques for monitoring and prevention of this disease. The exact cause of most ovarian tumors usually remains unknown. Ovarian cancer is believed to be caused by a range of different variables. This review is an attempt to summarize some genetic factors involved in the disruption of certain signaling pathways responsible for ovarian tumor transformation and development. Those factors considerably contribute to accurate diagnostics, treatment and prognosis in ovarian cancer.
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- Agnieszka Lech
- Department of Oncology, Military Institute of Medicine, Szaserow 128, 04-141 Warsaw, Poland
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Zavaritskaya O, Zhuravleva N, Schleifenbaum J, Gloe T, Devermann L, Kluge R, Mladenov M, Frey M, Gagov H, Fésüs G, Gollasch M, Schubert R. Role of KCNQ channels in skeletal muscle arteries and periadventitial vascular dysfunction. Hypertension 2012. [PMID: 23184384 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.112.197566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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KCNQ channels have been identified in arterial smooth muscle. However, their role in vasoregulation and chronic vascular diseases remains elusive. We tested the hypothesis that KCNQ channels contribute to periadventitial vasoregulation in peripheral skeletal muscle arteries by perivascular adipose tissue and that they represent novel targets to rescue periadventitial vascular dysfunction. Two models, spontaneously hypertensive rats and New Zealand obese mice, were studied using quantitative polymerase chain reaction, the patch-clamp technique, membrane potential measurements, myography of isolated vessels, and blood pressure telemetry. In rat Gracilis muscle arteries, anticontractile effects of perivascular fat were inhibited by the KCNQ channel blockers XE991 and linopirdine but not by other selective K(+) channel inhibitors. Accordingly, XE991 and linopirdine blocked noninactivating K(+) currents in freshly isolated Gracilis artery smooth muscle cells. mRNAs of several KCNQ channel subtypes were detected in those arteries, with KCNQ4 channels being dominant. In spontaneously hypertensive rats, the anticontractile effect of perivascular fat in Gracilis muscle arteries was largely reduced compared with Wistar rats. However, the vasodilator effects of KCNQ channel openers and mRNA expression of KCNQ channels were normal. Furthermore, KCNQ channel openers restored the diminished anticontractile effects of perivascular fat in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Moreover, KCNQ channel openers reduced arterial blood pressure in both models of hypertension independent of ganglionic blockade. Thus, our data suggest that KCNQ channels play a pivotal role in periadventitial vasoregulation of peripheral skeletal muscle arteries, and KCNQ channel opening may be an effective mechanism to improve impaired periadventitial vasoregulation and associated hypertension.
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- Olga Zavaritskaya
- Centre for Biomedicine and Medical Technology Mannheim, Research Division Cardiovascular Physiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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Loukanov AR, Gagov H. High-resolution subunit detection of glutamate receptor by ultrasmall gold nanoparticles. Microsc Res Tech 2012; 75:1159-64. [DOI: 10.1002/jemt.22043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2012] [Accepted: 02/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Pfitzer G, Lubomirov LT, Reimann K, Gagov H, Schubert R. Regulation of the crossbridge cycle in vascular smooth muscle by cAMP signalling. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 2006; 27:445-54. [PMID: 16933022 DOI: 10.1007/s10974-006-9097-y] [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] [Received: 05/19/2006] [Accepted: 06/28/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Urocortin, a novel vasodilatory peptide related to the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) increased cAMP levels to 220.8 +/- 27.6% of control in rat tail arteries. The effect was completely abolished by the adenylyl cyclase inhibitor, SQ22536 (100 microM). Urocortin also decreased phosphorylation of the regulatory light chains of myosin (MLC20) in rat tail arteries stimulated with high K+ from 27.5 +/- 0.9% (control) to 13 +/- 2% (n = 5). This suggests that urocortin relaxes blood vessels via cAMP-mediated dephosphorylation of MLC20. Previously we have shown that urocortin-induced vasodilation can be ascribed to a decrease in Ca2+ -sensitivity of tension and activation of smooth muscle myosin phosphatase (SMPP-1M). In this study, we provide evidence that urocortin-induced Ca2+ -desensitization does not affect agonist-induced Ca2+ -sensitization. Urocortin relaxed alpha-toxin permeabilized mouse tail arteries preconstricted with pCa 6.1, but did not prevent the Ca2+ -sensitization induced by 10 microM 5-HT, 100 microM norepinephrine (NE) or 1 microM GTPgammaS. In keeping, the maximally relaxing concentration of urocortin (100 nM) had no effect on the concentration dependence of the phenylephrine-induced Ca2+ -sensitization. By contrast, treatment with the cAMP analogue, cBIMPS (100 microM), or the Rho kinase inhibitor, H-1152 (3 microM) relaxed the mouse vessels to a greater extend and completely inhibited phenylephrine (PE) induced sensitization. The lack of effect of urocortin on agonist-induced sensitization could be due to a alpha-adrenergic receptor mediated inhibition of cAMP generation. Furthermore PE induced Ca2+ -sensitization was reported to occur independent of changes in MLC20 phosphorylation involving caldesmon. Our results are compatible with a model in which urocortin/cAMP signalling only affects the myosin linked regulation of vascular tone while cBIMPS may inactivate in addition the MLC20 phosphorylation independent pathway.
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- G Pfitzer
- Institute of Vegetative Physiology, University of Cologne, Robert-Koch-Str. 39, 50931, Koeln, Germany.
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Lubomirov LT, Reimann K, Metzler D, Hasse V, Stehle R, Ito M, Hartshorne DJ, Gagov H, Pfitzer G, Schubert R. Urocortin-induced decrease in Ca2+ sensitivity of contraction in mouse tail arteries is attributable to cAMP-dependent dephosphorylation of MYPT1 and activation of myosin light chain phosphatase. Circ Res 2006; 98:1159-67. [PMID: 16574904 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000219904.43852.3e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Urocortin, a vasodilatory peptide related to corticotropin-releasing factor, may be an endogenous regulator of blood pressure. In vitro, rat tail arteries are relaxed by urocortin by a cAMP-mediated decrease in myofilament Ca2+ sensitivity through a still unclear mechanism. Here we show that contraction of intact mouse tail arteries induced with 42 mmol/L KCl or 0.5 micromol/L noradrenaline was associated with a approximately 2-fold increase in the phosphorylation of the regulatory subunit of myosin phosphatase (SMPP-1M), MYPT1, at Thr696, which was reversed in arteries relaxed with urocortin. Submaximally (pCa 6.1) contracted mouse tail arteries permeabilized with alpha-toxin were relaxed with urocortin by 39+/-3% at constant [Ca2+], which was associated with a decrease in myosin light chain (MLC20Ser19), MYPT1Thr696, and MYPT1Thr850 phosphorylation by 60%, 28%, and 52%, respectively. The Rho-associated kinase (ROK) inhibitor Y-27632 decreased MYPT1 phosphorylation by a similar extent. Inhibition of PP-2A with 3 nmol/L okadaic acid had no effect on MYPT1 phosphorylation, whereas inhibition of PP-1 with 3 micromol/L okadaic acid prevented dephosphorylation. Urocortin increased the rate of dephosphorylation of MLC20Ser19 approximately 2.2-fold but had no effect on the rate of contraction under conditions of, respectively, inhibited kinase and phosphatase activities. The effect of urocortin on MLC20Ser19 and MYPT1 phosphorylation was blocked by Rp-8-CPT-cAMPS and mimicked by Sp-5,6-DCl-cBIMPS. In summary, these results provide evidence that Ca(2+)-independent relaxation by urocortin can be attributed to a cAMP-mediated increased activity of SMPP-1M which at least in part is attributable to a decrease in the inhibitory phosphorylation of MYPT1.
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Hristov K, Altankova I, Gagov H, Bolton T, Boev KK, Duridanova D. Calcium-dependent changes in potassium currents in guinea-pig coronary artery smooth muscle cells after acute cobalt loading in vivo. Pflugers Arch 2004; 449:16-25. [PMID: 15340849 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-004-1292-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to determine whether cobalt poisoning induces haem oxidase isoenzyme-1 (HO-1) in coronary artery smooth muscle, or accounts for any changes in coronary smooth muscle cell (SMCs) membrane ionic currents that could result from this type of heavy metal poisoning. In SMCs isolated from cobalt-treated guinea-pig coronaries, K+ channel currents (IK) were much smaller than those in cells isolated from non-treated animals. Haemin (HO substrate) increased IK concentration dependently. This effect was mimicked by 1% CO and was abolished by pretreatment of cells with a competitive HO inhibitor, by inhibitors of guanylyl cyclase, protein kinase G or phospholipase C, as well as by blocking inositol trisphosphate-dependent Ca release, or sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca-ATPase, or by bathing cells in Ca-free external solution. Expression of the Na/Ca exchanger-1 (NCX-1) protein was reduced substantially in SMCs from coronary arteries of cobalt-treated animals. No expression of HO-1 was detected. It is concluded that acute cobalt poisoning in vivo depresses Ca-sensitive K currents via CO-dependent modulation of intracellular calcium availability, most probably by suppressing the expression of NCX-1 protein.
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- Kiril Hristov
- Department of Membrane Ion Channels, Institute of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Georgi Bonchev Str., Bldg. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Gagov H, Kadinov B, Hristov K, Boev K, Itzev D, Bolton T, Duridanova D. Role of constitutively expressed heme oxygenase-2 in the regulation of guinea pig coronary artery tone. Pflugers Arch 2003; 446:412-21. [PMID: 12761625 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-002-1003-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2002] [Accepted: 11/29/2002] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Carbon monoxide (CO) is well known as a relaxing substance in the vasculature, where it is released during the heme oxygenase (HO) reaction. Little is known about the tissue-specific targets of CO in smooth muscles. To date the functional role of CO in the coronary artery remains unclear. The expression of HO-2, the constitutive isoform of HO, but not of HO-1 (inducible HO isoform) was demonstrated by immunohistochemical reaction. Contractile studies, performed under isometrical conditions, showed that CO, as well as hemin (given as a substrate for HO), relax de-endothelized coronary smooth muscle after the blockade of neuronal transmission. The action of hemin was antagonized by preliminary treatment of the vessel with SnPPIX--a competitive inhibitor of HO. The relaxatory effects of hemin were abolished in the presence of guanylyl-cyclase or protein kinase G antagonists. Patch-clamp studies revealed that hemin caused activation of iberiotoxin-blockable K outward current (I(K)) via guanylyl-cyclase and protein-kinase-G-dependent mechanisms. This activation coincided with hyperpolarization of the plasma membrane of single coronary smooth muscle cells by 8+/-3 mV, which was prevented by preliminary exposure of cells to 10 microM SnPPIX. The I(K)-augmenting effect of hemin was not affected by pretreatment of cells with cyclopiazonic acid and/or ryanodine, blockers of phospholipase C or heparin (applied via pipette), but was not observed when ATP was omitted from the dialyzing solution, or in the presence of Na-free, ATP-containing pipette solution. The omission of Ca(2+) from the bath or the replacement of Na with Li in both pipette and bath media also prevented the I(K)-activating effect of hemin. These results suggest that the constitutive HO-2 in coronary artery smooth muscle cells plays role in the modulation of tone. At the level of smooth muscle cells CO and its precursor hemin may cause hyperpolarization of the plasma membrane by activation of iberiotoxin-sensitive I(K) presumably via PKG-dependent activation of the Na/Ca exchanger. This activation is thought to increase the submembrane Ca(2+) concentration in the vicinity of large-conductance, Ca(2+)-sensitive K channels, thus causing voltage-dependent inhibition of Ca(2+) entry and subsequent relaxation of the vessel.
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- Hristo Gagov
- Institute of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Georgi Bonchev Str., bldg. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Kadinov B, Itzev D, Gagov H, Christova T, Bolton TB, Duridanova D. Induction of heme oxygenase in guinea-pig stomach: roles in contraction and in single muscle cell ionic currents. Acta Physiol Scand 2003. [PMID: 12167169 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201x.2002.00995.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The role of heme oxygenase reaction products in modulation of stomach fundus excitability was studied. The presence of constitutive heme oxygenase 2 was verified in myenteric ganglia by immunohistochemistry. The role of inducible heme oxygenase isoenzyme was investigated after invivo treatment of animals with CoCl2 (80 mg kg-1 b.w) injected subcutaneously 24 h before they were killed. This treatment resulted in increased production of bilirubin and positive staining for the inducible isoform in stomach smooth muscle and vast induction in the liver. In both control and treated animals haemin, applied to the bath as a substrate of heme oxygenase caused significant decrease of prostaglandin F2alpha-induced tone, and ameliorated the relaxatory response of the fundic strips to electrical field stimulation. Both effects were antagonized by Sn-protoporphyrin IX, competitive heme oxygenase inhibitor, and were found to be neuronally dependent. In single freshly isolated smooth muscle cells from control animals haemin caused a concentration-dependent increase of the whole cell K+ currents, which was not affected by Sn-protoporphyrin IX, cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-dependent protein kinase or guanylyl cyclase antagonists, but was reversed by various antioxidants and abolished by an NO scavenger. In cells from treated animals the K+ current increasing effect of haemin did not depend on the presence of antioxidants, but was abolished by protein kinase G and guanylyl cyclase inhibitors, depletors of intracellular Ca2+ pools or Sn-protoporphyrin IX. Biliverdin did not affect contraction or ionic currents. Thus, this is the first study demonstrating that heme oxygenase is an inducible enzyme in guinea-pigs, which exerts a modulatory role on gastric smooth muscle excitability via carbon monoxide production.
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- B Kadinov
- Institute of Physiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Kadinov B, Itzev D, Gagov H, Christova T, Bolton TB, Duridanova D. Induction of heme oxygenase in guinea-pig stomach: roles in contraction and in single muscle cell ionic currents. Acta Physiol Scand 2002; 175:297-313. [PMID: 12167169 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201x.2002.00995.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The role of heme oxygenase reaction products in modulation of stomach fundus excitability was studied. The presence of constitutive heme oxygenase 2 was verified in myenteric ganglia by immunohistochemistry. The role of inducible heme oxygenase isoenzyme was investigated after invivo treatment of animals with CoCl2 (80 mg kg-1 b.w) injected subcutaneously 24 h before they were killed. This treatment resulted in increased production of bilirubin and positive staining for the inducible isoform in stomach smooth muscle and vast induction in the liver. In both control and treated animals haemin, applied to the bath as a substrate of heme oxygenase caused significant decrease of prostaglandin F2alpha-induced tone, and ameliorated the relaxatory response of the fundic strips to electrical field stimulation. Both effects were antagonized by Sn-protoporphyrin IX, competitive heme oxygenase inhibitor, and were found to be neuronally dependent. In single freshly isolated smooth muscle cells from control animals haemin caused a concentration-dependent increase of the whole cell K+ currents, which was not affected by Sn-protoporphyrin IX, cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-dependent protein kinase or guanylyl cyclase antagonists, but was reversed by various antioxidants and abolished by an NO scavenger. In cells from treated animals the K+ current increasing effect of haemin did not depend on the presence of antioxidants, but was abolished by protein kinase G and guanylyl cyclase inhibitors, depletors of intracellular Ca2+ pools or Sn-protoporphyrin IX. Biliverdin did not affect contraction or ionic currents. Thus, this is the first study demonstrating that heme oxygenase is an inducible enzyme in guinea-pigs, which exerts a modulatory role on gastric smooth muscle excitability via carbon monoxide production.
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- B Kadinov
- Institute of Physiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Kadinov B, Itzev D, Gagov H, Christova T, Bolton TB, Duridanova D. Induction of heme oxygenase in guinea-pig stomach: roles in contraction and in single muscle cell ionic currents. Acta Physiol Scand 2002. [PMID: 12167169 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201x.2002.00995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The role of heme oxygenase reaction products in modulation of stomach fundus excitability was studied. The presence of constitutive heme oxygenase 2 was verified in myenteric ganglia by immunohistochemistry. The role of inducible heme oxygenase isoenzyme was investigated after invivo treatment of animals with CoCl2 (80 mg kg-1 b.w) injected subcutaneously 24 h before they were killed. This treatment resulted in increased production of bilirubin and positive staining for the inducible isoform in stomach smooth muscle and vast induction in the liver. In both control and treated animals haemin, applied to the bath as a substrate of heme oxygenase caused significant decrease of prostaglandin F2alpha-induced tone, and ameliorated the relaxatory response of the fundic strips to electrical field stimulation. Both effects were antagonized by Sn-protoporphyrin IX, competitive heme oxygenase inhibitor, and were found to be neuronally dependent. In single freshly isolated smooth muscle cells from control animals haemin caused a concentration-dependent increase of the whole cell K+ currents, which was not affected by Sn-protoporphyrin IX, cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-dependent protein kinase or guanylyl cyclase antagonists, but was reversed by various antioxidants and abolished by an NO scavenger. In cells from treated animals the K+ current increasing effect of haemin did not depend on the presence of antioxidants, but was abolished by protein kinase G and guanylyl cyclase inhibitors, depletors of intracellular Ca2+ pools or Sn-protoporphyrin IX. Biliverdin did not affect contraction or ionic currents. Thus, this is the first study demonstrating that heme oxygenase is an inducible enzyme in guinea-pigs, which exerts a modulatory role on gastric smooth muscle excitability via carbon monoxide production.
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- B Kadinov
- Institute of Physiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Lubomirov L, Gagov H, Petkova-Kirova P, Duridanova D, Kalentchuk VU, Schubert R. Urocortin relaxes rat tail arteries by a PKA-mediated reduction of the sensitivity of the contractile apparatus for calcium. Br J Pharmacol 2001; 134:1564-70. [PMID: 11724764 PMCID: PMC1573098 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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1. Urocortin is an endogenous vasodilator although the mechanism of vasorelaxation is not completely understood. The hypothesis that an alteration of smooth muscle calcium concentration is involved was tested using isometric tension recording and calcium fluorimetry. The relationship between contraction and intracellular calcium was also estimated. 2. Urocortin produced a concentration dependent relaxation (pD(2) 8.59+/-0.06, n=6) of vessels pre-contracted with a physiological salt solution containing 42 mM KCl (42 mM K-PSS). 3. Removal of the endothelium did not alter the effect of urocortin, pD(2) was 8.49+/-0.11, n=5. 4. Corticotropin-releasing factor relaxed 42 mM K-PSS pre-contracted vessels with less potency compared to urocortin (pD(2) 6.99+/-0.28, n=5). 5. Urocortin at 100 nM relaxed vessels pre-contracted with 42 mM K-PSS by 59.6+/-4.6% (n=8) and vessels pre-contracted with 500 nM noradrenaline by 25.2+/-6.8% (n=6). Both effects were not accompanied by a change in the intracellular calcium concentration. 6. Urocortin at 100 nM produced a significant rightward shift of 0.33+/-0.07 units of normalized intracellular calcium (n=5) of the relationship between tension and intracellular calcium. 7. The urocortin-induced relaxation was considerably reduced in the presence of 0.3 mM Rp-8-CPT-cAMPS, a cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) inhibitor. 8. The PKA-activator Sp-5,6-DCl-cBIMPS relaxed 42 mM K-PSS pre-contracted vessels (pD(2) 4.98+/-0.07, n=6). Sp-5,6-DCl-cBIMPS at 0.1 mM relaxed vessels by 85.3+/-2.5% (n=5), but did not change the intracellular calcium concentration. 9. In conclusion, the data show that urocortin is a potent, endothelium-independent dilator of rat tail arteries and suggest that this effect is mediated by PKA causing a reduction of the sensitivity of the contractile apparatus for calcium.
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- Lubomir Lubomirov
- Institute of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Experimental Cardiology, Cardiology Research Center, 3rd Cherepkovskaya Street 15A, 121552 Moscow, Russia
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- University of Rostock, Institute of Physiology, PSF 100888, 18055 Rostock, Germany
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Fusi F, Saponara S, Gagov H, Sgaragli G. 2,5-Di-t-butyl-1,4-benzohydroquinone (BHQ) inhibits vascular L-type Ca(2+) channel via superoxide anion generation. Br J Pharmacol 2001; 133:988-96. [PMID: 11487507 PMCID: PMC1572887 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of 2,5-di-t-butyl-1,4-benzohydroquinone (BHQ), an inhibitor of the sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA), on the whole-cell voltage-dependent L-type Ca(2+) current (I(Ca(L))) of freshly isolated smooth muscle cells from the rat tail artery using the patch-clamp technique. BHQ, added to the perfusion solution, reduced I(Ca(L)) in a concentration- (IC(50)=66.7 microM) and voltage-dependent manner. This inhibition was only partially reversible. BHQ shifted the voltage dependence of the steady-state inactivation curve to more negative potentials by 7 mV in the mid-potential of the curve, without affecting the activation curve as well as the time course of I(Ca(L)) inactivation. Preincubation of the cells either with 10 microM cyclopiazonic acid, a SERCA inhibitor, or with 3 mM diethyldithiocarbamate, an inhibitor of intracellular superoxide dismutase (SOD), did not modify BHQ inhibition of I(Ca(L)). On the contrary, this effect was no longer evident when SOD (250 u ml(-1)) was added to the perfusion medium. Either in the presence or in the absence of cells, BHQ gave rise to superoxide anion formation, which was markedly inhibited by the addition of SOD. These results indicate that, at micromolar concentrations, BHQ inhibits vascular I(Ca(L)) by giving rise to the formation of superoxide anion which in turn impairs the channel function.
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- F Fusi
- Istituto di Scienze Farmacologiche, Università degli Studi di Siena, via Piccolomini 170, 53100 Siena, Italy.
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Fusi F, Saponara S, Gagov H, Sgaragli G. Effects of some sterically hindered phenols on whole-cell Ca(2+) current of guinea-pig gastric fundus smooth muscle cells. Br J Pharmacol 2001; 132:1326-32. [PMID: 11250884 PMCID: PMC1572668 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2000] [Revised: 12/06/2000] [Accepted: 01/08/2001] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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1. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of extracellular application of some sterically-hindered phenols, namely 3-t-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole (BHA), 3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole (DTBHA) and the dimer of BHA, 2,2'-dihydroxy-3,3'-di-t-butyl-5,5'-dimethoxydiphenyl (DIBHA), on the whole-cell Ca(2+) current (I(Ca)) of freshly isolated smooth muscle cells from the guinea-pig gastric fundus, in the presence of a range of Ca(2+) concentrations (1 -- 5 mM) using the patch-clamp technique. The influx of Ca(2+) had characteristics of L-type I(Ca) (I(Ca(L))). 2. BHA as well as DTBHA inhibited I(Ca(L)) in a concentration-dependent manner, during depolarization to 10 mV from a holding potential of -50 mV. Bath application of BHA (50 microM) and DTBHA (30 microM) decreased I(Ca(L)) by 48.9% and 45.2%, respectively. This inhibition was only partially reversible. In contrast, DIBHA (up to 50 microM) was devoided of effects on I(Ca(L)). 3. BHA inhibition of I(Ca(L)) was voltage-dependent and inversely related to the external concentration of Ca(2+). On the other hand, DTBHA inhibition was only voltage-dependent. 4. BHA and DTBHA shifted the voltage range of the steady-state inactivation curve to more negative potentials by 8 mV at the mid-potential of the curve, without affecting the activation curve. Furthermore, BHA and DTBHA did not modify the time-course of the current decay. 5. We conclude that the inhibition of I(Ca(L)) by BHA and DTBHA is qualitatively similar to that of a Ca(2+) channel blocker and is characterized by the stabilizing effect of the inactivated state of the channel.
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- F Fusi
- Istituto di Scienze Farmacologiche, Università degli Studi di Siena, via Piccolomini 170, 53100 Siena, Italy.
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The regulation of the activity of calcium-activated potassium (BK(Ca)) channels by intracellular proton ions (pH(i)) was investigated using the patch-clamp technique in smooth muscle cells freshly isolated from rat tail small arteries. Single-channel conductance and voltage dependence of activation were not different at pH(i) 7.0, 7.4 and 7.8. However, the membrane potential at which channel open probability reached 0.5 was 74 +/- 5 mV (n = 6) (mean +/- SE) at pH(i) 7.4 and 54 +/- 2 mV (n = 4) at pH(i) 7.8 under conditions of pCa 5.9, and 30 +/- 5 mV (n = 5) at pH(i) 7.4 and 62 +/- 4 mV (n = 5) at pH(i) 7.0 under conditions of pCa 5.4. Furthermore, at a membrane potential of 0 mV, the pD(2) for intracellular calcium ions was 5.19 +/- 0.04 (n = 26) (mean +/- SD) at pH(i) 7.8, 5.02 +/- 0.05 (n = 28) at pH(i) 7.4, and 4.82 +/- 0.05 (n = 30) at pH(i) 7.0. In addition, an alteration of pH(i) resulted in a profound change in the amplitude of BK(Ca) currents in intact cells; it reversibly attenuated the current-voltage relationship decreasing the current by 55 +/- 3% (n = 7) (p < 0.001) at 70 mV after lowering the extracellular NH(4)Cl concentration to decrease the calculated pH(i) from 7.2 to 6.8. Thus, alterations of pH(i) in the range from 7.0 to 7.8 did not affect single-channel conductance and voltage dependence of activation but markedly altered single BK(Ca) channel activity as well as intact cell BK(Ca) current amplitude, where an increase of the intracellular proton concentration inhibited this channel.
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- R Schubert
- Institute of Physiology, University of Rostock, Germany.
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Petkova-Kirova P, Gagov H, Krien U, Duridanova D, Noack T, Schubert R. 4-aminopyridine affects rat arterial smooth muscle BK(Ca) currents by changing intracellular pH. Br J Pharmacol 2000; 131:1643-50. [PMID: 11139442 PMCID: PMC1572501 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The hypothesis whether or not 4-AP can affect vascular smooth muscle BK(Ca) currents was tested using the patch-clamp technique, pH- and calcium-fluorimetry, and freshly isolated rat arterial smooth muscle cells. Application of 4-AP reversibly inhibited BK(Ca) currents at an intracellular calcium ([Ca](i)) of 250 nM with a half-block of 2. 5 mM at +50 mV. The presence of 2 microM thapsigargin, 10 microM heparin, and 10 microM ryanodine did not alter the effect of 4-AP on BK(Ca) currents at [Ca](i) 250 nM. At [Ca](i)<100 nM 4-AP did not inhibit BK(Ca) currents. Application of 4-AP to the intracellular or extracellular side of excised BK(Ca) channels did not alter channel activity or channel amplitude. Replacement of the pH-sensitive calcium buffer EGTA by the pH-insensitive calcium buffer BAPTA in the intracellular solution turned the 4-AP-induced inhibition of BK(Ca) currents into a stimulation at [Ca](i) 250 nM. Application of 4-AP to single cells increased intracellular pH, which was accompanied by a reduction of [Ca](i) in EGTA-loaded cells and a stable [Ca](i) in BAPTA-loaded cells. Thus, these results suggest that in isolated vascular smooth muscle cells at [Ca](i)>100 nM 4-AP affects BK(Ca) currents via an alteration of intracellular pH.
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- Polina Petkova-Kirova
- Institute of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- University of Rostock, Institute of Physiology, PSF 100888, 18055 Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- University of Rostock, Institute of Physiology, PSF 100888, 18055 Rostock, Germany
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- University of Rostock, Institute of Physiology, PSF 100888, 18055 Rostock, Germany
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Duridanova DB, Petkova-Kirova PS, Lubomirov LT, Gagov H, Boev K. Corticotropin-releasing hormone acts on guinea pig ileal smooth muscle via protein kinase A. Pflugers Arch 1999; 438:205-12. [PMID: 10370107 DOI: 10.1007/s004240050899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 10/28/2022]
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In contraction studies corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) was found to relax ileal but not gastric and jejunal smooth muscles of the guinea-pig, precontracted with BaCl2. Under whole-cell patch-clamp conditions, CRH concentration-dependently activated Ca2+-sensitive K+ currents (IK) with ED50=20 pM at 100 nM and ED50=0. 13 pM at 500 nM intracellular Ca2+ respectively. This increase was accompanied by significant hyperpolarization of the cell membranes. CRH 9-41 peptide fragment did not affect IK amplitude, membrane potential or contraction. The CRH-induced increase of IK densities was accelerated in the presence of high intracellular Ca2+ concentrations (500 nM) and was abolished by pretreatment of cells with either ryanodine or thapsigargin, which cause depletion of intracellular Ca2+ stores, as well as in cells treated under conditions prohibiting intracellular Ca2+ store refilling. The effect of CRH on IK was not affected by bath application of various selective inhibitors of membrane-bound phospholipases, protein kinase C, cGMP-dependent protein kinase or Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II, but was effectively antagonized by blockers of protein kinase A (PKA) or adenylyl cyclase. Neither forskolin nor the catalytic subunit of PKA could mimic the effect of CRH on IK. Thus, it was suggested that CRH exerts its relaxing activity on ileal smooth muscle cells via PKA-dependent phosphorylation of some intracellular target coupled to sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ storage machinery.
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- D B Duridanova
- Department Membrane Ion Channels, Institute of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Georgi Bonchev str., bldg. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria
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