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Rocha JT, Hipólito UV, Callera GE, Yogi A, Neto Filho MDA, Bendhack LM, Touyz RM, Tirapelli CR. Ethanol induces vascular relaxation via redox-sensitive and nitric oxide-dependent pathways. Vascul Pharmacol 2011; 56:74-83. [PMID: 22155162 DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2011.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2011] [Revised: 08/24/2011] [Accepted: 11/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We investigated the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) in ethanol-induced relaxation. Vascular reactivity experiments showed that ethanol (0.03-200 mmol/L) induced relaxation in endothelium-intact and denuded rat aortic rings isolated from male Wistar rats. Pre-incubation of intact or denuded rings with l-NAME (non selective NOS inhibitor, 100 μmol/L), 7-nitroindazole (selective nNOS inhibitor, 100 μmol/L), ODQ (selective inhibitor of guanylyl cyclase enzyme, 1 μmol/L), glibenclamide (selective blocker of ATP-sensitive K(+) channels, 3 μmol/L) and 4-aminopyridine (selective blocker of voltage-dependent K(+) channels, 4-AP, 1 mmol/L) reduced ethanol-induced relaxation. Similarly, tiron (superoxide anion (O(2)(-)) scavenger, 1 mmol/L) and catalase (hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) scavenger, 300 U/mL) reduced ethanol-induced relaxation to a similar extent in both endothelium-intact and denuded rings. Finally, prodifen (non-selective cytochrome P450 enzymes inhibitor, 10 μmol/L) and 4-methylpyrazole (selective alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor, 10 μmol/L) reduced ethanol-induced relaxation. In cultured aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), ethanol stimulated generation of NO, which was significantly inhibited by l-NAME. In endothelial cells, flow cytometry studies showed that ethanol increased cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]c), O(2)(-) and cytosolic NO concentration ([NO]c). Tiron inhibited ethanol-induced increase in [Ca(2+)]c and [NO]c. The major new finding of this work is that ethanol induces relaxation via redox-sensitive and NO-cGMP-dependent pathways through direct effects on ROS production and NO signaling. These findings identify putative molecular mechanisms whereby ethanol, at pharmacological concentrations, influences vascular reactivity.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Aorta/drug effects
- Aorta/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Cyclic GMP/metabolism
- Endothelial Cells/drug effects
- Endothelial Cells/metabolism
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Ethanol/pharmacology
- Male
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/drug effects
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- Nitric Oxide/metabolism
- Oxidation-Reduction
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Vasodilation/drug effects
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Affiliation(s)
- Juliana T Rocha
- Department of Psychiatric Nursing and Human Sciences, Laboratory of Pharmacology, College of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Tirapelli CR, Filho MDAN, Bonaventura D, Melo MCC, Ambrosio SR, de Oliveira AM, Bendhack LM, da Costa FB. Pimaradienoic acid inhibits vascular contraction and induces hypotension in normotensive rats. J Pharm Pharmacol 2010; 60:453-9. [DOI: 10.1211/jpp.60.4.0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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The present investigation was designed to investigate the effect of the diterpene ent-pimara-8(14),15-dien-19-oic acid (pimaradienoic acid, PA) on smooth muscle extracellular Ca2+ influx. To this end, the effect of PA on phenylephrine- and KCl-induced increases in cytosolic calcium concentration ([Ca2+]c), measured by the variation in the ratio of fluorescence intensities (R340/380 nm) of Fura-2, was analysed. Whether bolus injection of PA could induce hypotensive responses in conscious normotensive rats was also evaluated. PA inhibited the contraction induced by phenylephrine (0.03 or 10 μmol L−1) and KCl (30 or 90 μmol L−1) in endothelium-denuded rat aortic rings in a concentration dependent manner. Pre-treatment with PA (10, 100, 200 μmol L−1) attenuated the contraction induced by CaCl2 (0.5 nmol L−1 or 2.5 μmol L−1) in denuded rat aorta exposed to Ca2+-free medium containing phenylephrine (0.1 μmol L−1) or KCl (30 μmol L−1). Interestingly, the inhibitory effect displayed by PA on CaCl2-induced contraction was more pronounced when KCl was used as the stimulant. Phenylephrine- and KCl-induced increases in [Ca2+]c were inhibited by PA. Similarly, verapamil, a Ca2+-channel blocker, also inhibited the increase in [Ca2+]c induced by either phenylephrine or KCl. Finally, bolus injection of PA (1–15 mg kg−1) produced a dose-dependent decrease in mean arterial pressure in conscious normotensive rats. The results provide the first direct evidence that PA reduces vascular contractility by reducing extracellular Ca2+ influx through smooth muscle cellular membrane, a mechanism that could mediate the hypotensive response induced by this diterpene in normotensive rats.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carlos R Tirapelli
- Department of Psychiatry Nursing and Human Sciences, Laboratory of Pharmacology, College of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto, University de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Nucleus of Research in Sciences and Technology, University of Franca, Unifran, Franca, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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