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Guadarrama-Enríquez O, Moreno-Pérez GF, González-Trujano ME, Ángeles-López GE, Ventura-Martínez R, Díaz-Reval I, Cano-Martínez A, Pellicer F, Baenas N, Moreno DA, García-Viguera C. Antinociceptive and antiedema effects produced in rats by Brassica oleracea var. italica sprouts involving sulforaphane. Inflammopharmacology 2023; 31:3217-3226. [PMID: 37728726 PMCID: PMC10692002 DOI: 10.1007/s10787-023-01326-6] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
Abstract
Natural products are recognized as potential analgesics since many of them are part of modern medicine to relieve pain without serious adverse effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of an aqueous extract of Brassica oleracea var. italica sprouts (AEBS) and one of its main reported bioactive metabolites sulforaphane (SFN). Antinociceptive activity of the AEBS (30, 100, and 300 mg/kg, i.p. or 1000 and 2000 mg/kg, p.o.) and SFN (0.1 mg/kg, i.p.) was evaluated in the plantar test in rats to reinforce its analgesic-like activity at central level using the reference drug tramadol (TR, 50 mg/kg, i.p.). The anti-inflammatory-like response was determined in the carrageenan-induced oedema at the same dosages for comparison with ketorolac (KET, 20 mg/kg, i.p.) or indomethacin (INDO, 20 mg/kg, p.o.). A histological analysis of the swollen paw was included to complement the anti-inflammatory response. Additionally, acute toxicity observed in clinical analgesics as the most common adverse effects, such as sedation and/or gastric damage, was also explored. As a result, central and peripheral action of the AEBS was confirmed using enteral and parenteral administration, in which significant reduction of the nociceptive and inflammatory responses resembled the effects of TR, KET, or INDO, respectively, involving the presence of SFN. No adverse or toxic effects were observed in the presence of the AEBS or SFN. In conclusion, this study supports that Brassica oleracea var. italica sprouts are a potential source of antinociceptive natural products such as SFN for therapy of pain alone and associated to an inflammation condition.
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- Omar Guadarrama-Enríquez
- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología de Productos Naturales. Dirección de Investigaciones en Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría "Ramón de La Fuente Muñiz", Calz. México-Xochimilco 101, Col. San Lorenzo Huipulco, 14370, Tlalpan. C.P, Ciudad de Mexico, México
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- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología de Productos Naturales. Dirección de Investigaciones en Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría "Ramón de La Fuente Muñiz", Calz. México-Xochimilco 101, Col. San Lorenzo Huipulco, 14370, Tlalpan. C.P, Ciudad de Mexico, México
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- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología de Productos Naturales. Dirección de Investigaciones en Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría "Ramón de La Fuente Muñiz", Calz. México-Xochimilco 101, Col. San Lorenzo Huipulco, 14370, Tlalpan. C.P, Ciudad de Mexico, México.
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad No. 3000, Col. Ciudad Universitaria, Alcaldía Coyoacán, 04510, Ciudad de Mexico, México
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad No. 3000, Col. Ciudad Universitaria, Alcaldía Coyoacán, 04510, Ciudad de Mexico, México
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- Laboratorio de "Farmacología del Dolor" del Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Colima, Av. 25 de Julio 965, 28045, Colima, Col, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Juan Badiano 1, Col. Sección XVI, Tlalpan. C.P, 14080, Ciudad de Mexico, México
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- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología de Productos Naturales. Dirección de Investigaciones en Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría "Ramón de La Fuente Muñiz", Calz. México-Xochimilco 101, Col. San Lorenzo Huipulco, 14370, Tlalpan. C.P, Ciudad de Mexico, México
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- Department of Food Technology, Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB-Arrixaca-UMU), University of Murcia, Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica y Alimentos Saludables (LabFAS), CEBAS, CSIC, Campus de Espinardo - 25, 30100, Murcia, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica y Alimentos Saludables (LabFAS), CEBAS, CSIC, Campus de Espinardo - 25, 30100, Murcia, Spain.
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Franco M, Cano-Martínez A, Ramos-Godínez MDP, López-Marure R, Donis-Maturano L, Sosa JS, Bautista-Pérez R. Immunolocalization of Sphingolipid Catabolism Enzymes along the Nephron: Novel Early Urinary Biomarkers of Renal Damage. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16633. [PMID: 38068956 PMCID: PMC10706607 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242316633] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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The objective of this study was to investigate whether the activity of enzymes involved in sphingolipid catabolism could be biomarkers to predict early renal damage in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats and Angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced hypertension rats. Diabetic and hypertensive rats had no changes in plasma creatinine concentration. However, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis showed slight ultrastructural changes in the glomeruli and tubular epithelial cells from diabetic and hypertensive rats. Our results show that the acid sphingomyelinase (aSMase) and neutral sphingomyelinase (nSMase) activity increased in the urine of diabetic rats and decreased in hypertensive rats. Only neutral ceramidase (nCDase) activity increased in the urine of diabetic rats. Furthermore, the immunofluorescence demonstrated positive staining for the nSMase, nCDase, and sphingosine kinase (SphK1) in glomerular mesangial cells, proximal tubule, ascending thin limb of the loop of Henle, thick ascending limb of Henle's loop, and principal cells of the collecting duct in the kidney. In conclusion, our results suggest that aSMase and nCDase activity in urine could be a novel predictor of early slight ultrastructural changes in the nephron, aSMase and nCDase as glomerular injury biomarkers, and nSMase as a tubular injury biomarker in diabetic and hypertensive rats.
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- Martha Franco
- Department of Cardio-Renal Pathophysiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología “Ignacio Chávez”, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (M.F.)
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología “Ignacio Chávez”, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (A.C.-M.); (R.L.-M.)
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología “Ignacio Chávez”, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (A.C.-M.); (R.L.-M.)
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- Faculty of Higher Studies Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 54090, Mexico;
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- Department of Cardio-Renal Pathophysiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología “Ignacio Chávez”, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (M.F.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología “Ignacio Chávez”, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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Herrera-Rodríguez MA, Del Pilar Ramos-Godinez M, Cano-Martínez A, Segura FC, Ruiz-Ramírez A, Pavón N, Lira-Silva E, Bautista-Pérez R, Thomas RS, Delgado-Buenrostro NL, Chirino YI, López-Marure R. Food-grade titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles induce toxicity and cardiac damage after oral exposure in rats. Part Fibre Toxicol 2023; 20:43. [PMID: 37978398 PMCID: PMC10655394 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-023-00553-7] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Metallic nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used as food additives for human consumption. NPs reach the bloodstream given their small size, getting in contact with all body organs and cells. NPs have adverse effects on the respiratory and intestinal tract; however, few studies have focused on the toxic consequences of orally ingested metallic NPs on the cardiovascular system. Here, the effects of two food-grade additives on the cardiovascular system were analyzed. METHODS Titanium dioxide labeled as E171 and zinc oxide (ZnO) NPs were orally administered to Wistar rats using an esophageal cannula at 10 mg/kg bw every other day for 90 days. We evaluated cardiac cell morphology and death, expression of apoptotic and autophagic proteins in cardiac mitochondria, mitochondrial dysfunction, and concentration of metals on cardiac tissue. RESULTS Heart histology showed important morphological changes such as presence of cellular infiltrates, collagen deposition and mitochondrial alterations in hearts from rats exposed to E171 and ZnO NPs. Intracellular Cyt-C levels dropped, while TUNEL positive cells increased. No significant changes in the expression of inflammatory cytokines were detected. Both NPs altered mitochondrial function indicating cardiac dysfunction, which was associated with an elevated concentration of calcium. ZnO NPs induced expression of caspases 3 and 9 and two autophagic proteins, LC3B and beclin-1, and had the strongest effect compared to E171. CONCLUSIONS E171 and ZnO NPs induce adverse cardiovascular effects in rats after 90 days of exposure, thus food intake containing these additives, should be taken into consideration, since they translocate into the bloodstream and cause cardiovascular damage.
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- Manuel Alejandro Herrera-Rodríguez
- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Juan Badiano No. 1, Colonia Sección 16, Tlalpan, C.P. 14080, Ciudad de Mexico, México
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Juan Badiano No. 1, Colonia Sección 16, Tlalpan, C.P. 14080, Ciudad de Mexico, México
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- Departamento de Biomedicina Cardiovascular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Biomedicina Cardiovascular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México, México
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- Unidad de Biomedicina, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, UNAM, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Juan Badiano No. 1, Colonia Sección 16, Tlalpan, C.P. 14080, Ciudad de Mexico, México.
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Flores-Estrada J, Cano-Martínez A, Vargas-González Á, Castrejón-Téllez V, Cornejo-Garrido J, Martínez-Rosas M, Guarner-Lans V, Rubio-Ruíz ME. Hepatoprotective Mechanisms Induced by Spinach Methanolic Extract in Rats with Hyperglycemia-An Immunohistochemical Analysis. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:2013. [PMID: 38001866 PMCID: PMC10669258 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12112013] [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: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Spinach methanolic extract (SME) has a hepatoprotective effect due to its polyphenolic antioxidants; however, its action in parenchymal (PQ) and non-parenchymal (nPQ) cells remains unknown. This study investigates the hepatoprotective effect of SME on streptozotocin-induced hyperglycemic rats (STZ), focusing on immunohistochemical analyses. Methods: The extract was prepared, and the total polyphenols and antioxidant activity were quantified. Adult male Wistar rats were divided into four groups (n = 8): normoglycemic rats (NG), STZ-induced hyperglycemic (STZ), STZ treated with 400 mg/kg SME (STZ-SME), and NG treated with SME (SME) for 12 weeks. Serum liver transaminases and lipid peroxidation levels in tissue were determined. The distribution pattern and relative levels of markers related to oxidative stress [reactive oxygen species (ROS), superoxide dismutase-1, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase-1], of cytoprotective molecules [nuclear NRF2 and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1)], of inflammatory mediators [nuclear NF-κB, TNF-α], proliferation (PCNA), and of fibrogenesis markers [TGF-β, Smad2/3, MMP-9, and TIMP1] were evaluated. Results: SME had antioxidant capacity, and it lowered serum transaminase levels in STZ-SME compared to STZ. It reduced NOX4 staining, and lipid peroxidation levels were related to low formation of ROS. In STZ-SME, the immunostaining for antioxidant enzymes increased in nPQ cells compared to STZ. However, enzymes were also localized in extra and intracellular vesicles in STZ. Nuclear NRF2 staining and HO-1 expression in PQ and nPQ were higher in STZ-SME than in STZ. Inflammatory factors were decreased in STZ-SME and were related to the percentage decrease in NF-κB nuclear staining in nPQ cells. Similarly, TGF-β (in the sinusoids) and MMP-9 (in nPQ) were increased in the STZ-SME group compared to the other groups; however, staining for CTGF, TIMP1, and Smad2/3 was lower. Conclusions: SME treatment in hyperglycemic rats induced by STZ may have hepatoprotective properties due to its scavenger capacity and the regulation of differential expression of antioxidant enzymes between the PQ and nPQ cells, reducing inflammatory and fibrogenic biomarkers in liver tissue.
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (A.C.-M.); (Á.V.-G.); (V.C.-T.); (M.M.-R.); (V.G.-L.); (M.E.R.-R.)
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (A.C.-M.); (Á.V.-G.); (V.C.-T.); (M.M.-R.); (V.G.-L.); (M.E.R.-R.)
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (A.C.-M.); (Á.V.-G.); (V.C.-T.); (M.M.-R.); (V.G.-L.); (M.E.R.-R.)
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- Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Productos Naturales, Escuela Nacional de Medicina y Homeopatía (ENMH), Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City 07320, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (A.C.-M.); (Á.V.-G.); (V.C.-T.); (M.M.-R.); (V.G.-L.); (M.E.R.-R.)
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (A.C.-M.); (Á.V.-G.); (V.C.-T.); (M.M.-R.); (V.G.-L.); (M.E.R.-R.)
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (A.C.-M.); (Á.V.-G.); (V.C.-T.); (M.M.-R.); (V.G.-L.); (M.E.R.-R.)
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Sánchez-Aguilar M, Ibarra-Lara L, Cano-Martínez A, Soria-Castro E, Castrejón-Téllez V, Pavón N, Osorio-Yáñez C, Díaz-Díaz E, Rubio-Ruíz ME. PPAR Alpha Activation by Clofibrate Alleviates Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Metabolic Syndrome Rats by Decreasing Cardiac Inflammation and Remodeling and by Regulating the Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Compensatory Response. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065321. [PMID: 36982395 PMCID: PMC10049157 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of factors that increase the risk of developing diabetes, stroke, and heart failure. The pathophysiology of injury by ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) is highly complex and the inflammatory condition plays an important role by increasing matrix remodeling and cardiac apoptosis. Natriuretic peptides (NPs) are cardiac hormones with numerous beneficial effects mainly mediated by a cell surface receptor named atrial natriuretic peptide receptor (ANPr). Although NPs are powerful clinical markers of cardiac failure, their role in I/R is still controversial. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α agonists exert cardiovascular therapeutic actions; however, their effect on the NPs’ signaling pathway has not been extensively studied. Our study provides important insight into the regulation of both ANP and ANPr in the hearts of MetS rats and their association with the inflammatory conditions caused by damage from I/R. Moreover, we show that pre-treatment with clofibrate was able to decrease the inflammatory response that, in turn, decreases myocardial fibrosis, the expression of metalloprotease 2 and apoptosis. Treatment with clofibrate is also associated with a decrease in ANP and ANPr expression.
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- María Sánchez-Aguilar
- Department of Pharmacology, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (M.S.-A.); (L.I.-L.); (N.P.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (M.S.-A.); (L.I.-L.); (N.P.)
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, México City 14080, Mexico; (A.C.-M.); (V.C.-T.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biomedicine, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, México City 14080, Mexico;
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, México City 14080, Mexico; (A.C.-M.); (V.C.-T.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (M.S.-A.); (L.I.-L.); (N.P.)
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- Departamento de Medicina Genómica y Toxicología Ambiental, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Apartado Postal 70228, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico;
- Laboratorio de Fisiología Cardiovascular y Transplante Renal, Unidad de Investigación UNAM-INCICH, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, México City 14080, Mexico
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y de la Nutrición “Salvador Zubirán”, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, México City 14000, Mexico;
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, México City 14080, Mexico; (A.C.-M.); (V.C.-T.)
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Soto ME, Pérez-Torres I, Rubio-Ruiz ME, Cano-Martínez A, Manzano-Pech L, Guarner-Lans V. Frailty and the Interactions between Skeletal Muscle, Bone, and Adipose Tissue-Impact on Cardiovascular Disease and Possible Therapeutic Measures. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054534. [PMID: 36901968 PMCID: PMC10003713 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Frailty is a global health problem that impacts clinical practice. It is complex, having a physical and a cognitive component, and it is the result of many contributing factors. Frail patients have oxidative stress and elevated proinflammatory cytokines. Frailty impairs many systems and results in a reduced physiological reserve and increased vulnerability to stress. It is related to aging and to cardiovascular diseases (CVD). There are few studies on the genetic factors of frailty, but epigenetic clocks determine age and frailty. In contrast, there is genetic overlap of frailty with cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. Frailty is not yet considered a risk factor for CVD. It is accompanied by a loss and/or poor functioning of muscle mass, which depends on fiber protein content, resulting from the balance between protein breakdown and synthesis. Bone fragility is also implied, and there is a crosstalk between adipocytes, myocytes, and bone. The identification and assessment of frailty is difficult, without there being a standard instrument to identify or treat it. Measures to prevent its progression include exercises, as well as supplementing the diet with vitamin D and K, calcium, and testosterone. In conclusion, more research is needed to better understand frailty and to avoid complications in CVD.
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- María Elena Soto
- Department of Endocrinology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biomedicine, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biomedicine, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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Salas-Venegas V, Santín-Márquez R, Ramírez-Carreto RJ, Rodríguez-Cortés YM, Cano-Martínez A, Luna-López A, Chavarría A, Konigsberg M, López-Díazguerrero NE. Chronic consumption of a hypercaloric diet increases neuroinflammation and brain senescence, promoting cognitive decline in middle-aged female Wistar rats. Front Aging Neurosci 2023; 15:1162747. [PMID: 37139092 PMCID: PMC10149996 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1162747] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Being overweight and obesity are world health problems, with a higher prevalence in women, defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that increases the risk of chronic diseases. Excess energy leads to adipose expansion, generating hypertrophic adipocytes that produce various pro-inflammatory molecules. These molecules cause chronic low-intensity inflammation, affecting the organism's functioning and the central nervous system (CNS), inducing neuroinflammation. The neuroinflammatory response during obesity occurs in different structures of the CNS involved in memory and learning, such as the cortex and the hippocampus. Here we analyzed how obesity-related peripheral inflammation can affect CNS physiology, generating neuroinflammation and promoting cellular senescence establishment. Since some studies have shown an increase in senescent cells during aging, obesity, and neurodegenerative diseases, we proposed that cellular senescence participation may contribute to the cognitive decline in an obesity model of middle-aged female Wistar rats. The inflammatory state of 6 and 13 months-old female Wistar rats fed with a hypercaloric diet was measured in serum and CNS (cortex and hippocampus). Memory was evaluated using the novel object recognition (NOR) test; the presence of senescent markers was also determined. Our data suggest that the systemic inflammation generated by obesity induces a neuroinflammatory state in regions involved in learning and memory, with an increase in senescent markers, thus proposing senescence as a potential participant in the negative consequences of obesity in cognition.
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- Verónica Salas-Venegas
- Posgrado en Biología Experimental, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Unidad Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico
- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud (DCBS), Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Posgrado en Biología Experimental, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Unidad Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico
- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud (DCBS), Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico
- Unidad de Investigación en Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico
- Unidad de Investigación en Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología “Ignacio Chávez”, CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Investigación Básica, Instituto Nacional de Geriatría, CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación en Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud (DCBS), Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud (DCBS), Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Norma Edith López-Díazguerrero,
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Cano-Martínez A, Rubio-Ruiz ME, Guarner-Lans V. [Evolutionary cardiology and experimental research]. Arch Cardiol Mex 2022; 92:390-398. [PMID: 35537714 PMCID: PMC9262302 DOI: 10.24875/acm.210002751] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Evolutionary medicine studies the role of evolution in health problems. Diseases are considered as phenotypes generated by the expression of sets of genes and a complex interplay with the environment. The main mechanisms involved in evolutionary medicine are antagonistic pleiotropy, ecological antagonistic pleiotropy, atavisms and heterochrony. Antagonistic pleiotropism refers to genes that are beneficial during certain stages of development but become detrimental in others. Ecological antagonistic pleiotropy refers to the misadaptation to current lifestyle conditions which are different from those in which humans evolved. These mechanisms participate in the development of congestive heart failure, hypertension and atherosclerosis. Atavistic conditions or genes are expressed in our ancestors but have remained silent during evolution being suddenly expressed without an apparent cause during the appearance of a disease is another mechanism in evolutionary cardiology. The change in the heart metabolism from fatty acid to glucose dependent can be considered as an atavistic condition that appears in the heart after a stroke and may underlie impaired cardiomyocyte regeneration. Heterochrony is the expression of genes that cause the appearance of traits at a different timing during development and is therefore related to atavisms. Evolutionary medicine explains the interactions of pathogens and the host in infectious diseases where the cardiac tissue becomes a target. Mechanisms involved in evolutionary medicine participate in the generation of diseases and may be approached experimentally. Therefore, to better understand health problems and therapeutical approaches, an evolutionary medicine approach in experimental medicine may prove useful.
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- Agustina Cano-Martínez
- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico
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Rojas-Morales P, León-Contreras JC, Sánchez-Tapia M, Silva-Palacios A, Cano-Martínez A, González-Reyes S, Jiménez-Osorio AS, Hernández-Pando R, Osorio-Alonso H, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Tovar AR, Pedraza-Chaverri J, Tapia E. A ketogenic diet attenuates acute and chronic ischemic kidney injury and reduces markers of oxidative stress and inflammation. Life Sci 2022; 289:120227. [PMID: 34921866 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.120227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [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: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Ischemic kidney injury is a common clinical condition resulting from transient interruption of the kidney's normal blood flow, leading to oxidative stress, inflammation, and kidney dysfunction. The ketogenic diet (KD), a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet that stimulates endogenous ketone body production, has potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects in distinct tissues and might thus protect the kidney against ischemia and reperfusion (IR) injury. MAIN METHODS Male Wistar rats were fed a KD or a control diet (CD) for three days before analyzing metabolic parameters or testing nephroprotection. We used two different models of kidney IR injury and conducted biochemical, histological, and Western blot analyses at 24 h and two weeks after surgery. KEY FINDINGS Acute KD feeding caused protein acetylation, liver AMPK activation, and increased resistance to IR-induced kidney injury. At 24 h after IR, rats on KD presented reduced tubular damage and improved kidney functioning compared to rats fed with a CD. KD attenuated oxidative damage (protein nitration, 4-HNE adducts, and 8-OHdG), increased antioxidant defenses (GPx and SOD activity), and reduced inflammatory intermediates (IL6, TNFα, MCP1), p50 NF-κB expression, and cellular infiltration. Also, KD prevented interstitial fibrosis development at two weeks, up-regulation of HSP70, and chronic Klotho deficiency. SIGNIFICANCE Our findings demonstrate for the first time that short-term KD increases tolerance to experimental kidney ischemia, opening the opportunity for future therapeutic exploration of a dietary preconditioning strategy to convey kidney protection in the clinic.
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- Pedro Rojas-Morales
- Departamento de Fisiopatología Cardio-Renal, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico; Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Patología, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología de la Nutrición, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biomedicina Cardiovascular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico
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- Facultad de Medicina y Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Tijuana 22390, Mexico
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- Área Académica de Enfermería, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Circuito Ex Hacienda, La Concepción S/N, Carretera Pachuca Actopan, San Agustín Tlaxiaca 42060, Hidalgo, Mexico
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- Departamento de Patología, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiopatología Cardio-Renal, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiopatología Cardio-Renal, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología de la Nutrición, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiopatología Cardio-Renal, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México 14080, Mexico.
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Morales-Rosales SL, Santín-Márquez R, Posadas-Rodriguez P, Rincon-Heredia R, Montiel T, Librado-Osorio R, Luna-López A, Rivero-Segura NA, Torres C, Cano-Martínez A, Silva-Palacios A, Cortés-Hernández P, Morán J, Massieu L, Konigsberg M. Senescence in Primary Rat Astrocytes Induces Loss of the Mitochondrial Membrane Potential and Alters Mitochondrial Dynamics in Cortical Neurons. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 13:766306. [PMID: 34924995 PMCID: PMC8672143 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.766306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 08/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
The decline in brain function during aging is one of the most critical health problems nowadays. Although senescent astrocytes have been found in old-age brains and neurodegenerative diseases, their impact on the function of other cerebral cell types is unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of senescent astrocytes on the mitochondrial function of a neuron. In order to evaluate neuronal susceptibility to a long and constant senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) exposure, we developed a model by using cellular cocultures in transwell plates. Rat primary cortical astrocytes were seeded in transwell inserts and induced to premature senescence with hydrogen peroxide [stress-induced premature senescence (SIPS)]. Independently, primary rat cortical neurons were seeded at the bottom of transwells. After neuronal 6 days in vitro (DIV), the inserts with SIPS-astrocytes were placed in the chamber and cocultured with neurons for 6 more days. The neuronal viability, the redox state [reduced glutathione/oxidized glutathione (GSH/GSSG)], the mitochondrial morphology, and the proteins and membrane potential were determined. Our results showed that the neuronal mitochondria functionality was altered after being cocultured with senescent astrocytes. In vivo, we found that old animals had diminished mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) proteins, redox state, and senescence markers as compared to young rats, suggesting effects of the senescent astrocytes similar to the ones we observed in vitro. Overall, these results indicate that the microenvironment generated by senescent astrocytes can affect neuronal mitochondria and physiology.
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- Sandra Lizbeth Morales-Rosales
- Posgrado Biología Experimental, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico.,Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Posgrado Biología Experimental, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico.,Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Posgrado Biología Experimental, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico.,Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Investigación Básica, Instituto Nacional de Geriatría, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Investigación Básica, Instituto Nacional de Geriatría, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biomedicina Cardiovascular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Oriente, Atlixco, Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico
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Román-Anguiano NG, Correa F, Cano-Martínez A, de la Peña-Díaz A, Zazueta C. Cardioprotective effects of Prolame and SNAP are related with nitric oxide production and with diminution of caspases and calpain-1 activities in reperfused rat hearts. PeerJ 2019; 7:e7348. [PMID: 31392096 PMCID: PMC6673759 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Cardiac tissue undergoes changes during ischemia-reperfusion (I-R) that compromise its normal function. Cell death is one of the consequences of such damage, as well as diminution in nitric oxide (NO) content. This signaling molecule regulates the function of the cardiovascular system through dependent and independent effects of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP). The independent cGMP pathway involves post-translational modification of proteins by S-nitrosylation. Studies in vitro have shown that NO inhibits the activity of caspases and calpains through S-nitrosylation of a cysteine located in their catalytic site, so we propose to elucidate if the regulatory mechanisms of NO are related with changes in S-nitrosylation of cell death proteins in the ischemic-reperfused myocardium. We used two compounds that increase the levels of NO by different mechanisms: Prolame, an amino-estrogenic compound with antiplatelet and anticoagulant effects that induces the increase of NO levels in vivo by activating the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and that has not been tested as a potential inhibitor of apoptosis. On the other hand, S-Nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP), a synthetic NO donor that has been shown to decrease cell death after inducing hypoxia-reoxygenation in cell cultures. Main experimental groups were Control, I-R, I-R+Prolame and I-R+SNAP. Additional groups were used to evaluate the NO action pathways. Contractile function represented as heart rate and ventricular pressure was evaluated in a Langendorff system. Infarct size was measured with 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride stain. NO content was determined indirectly by measuring nitrite levels with the Griess reaction and cGMP content was measured by Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay. DNA integrity was evaluated by DNA laddering visualized on an agarose gel and by Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP Nick-End Labeling assay. Activities of caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9 and calpain-1 were evaluated spectrophotometrically and the content of caspase-3 and calpain-1 by western blot. S-nitrosylation of caspase-3 and calpain-1 was evaluated by labeling S-nitrosylated cysteines. Our results show that both Prolame and SNAP increased NO content and improved functional recovery in post-ischemic hearts. cGMP-dependent and S-nitrosylation pathways were activated in both groups, but the cGMP-independent pathway was preferentially activated by SNAP, which induced higher levels of NO than Prolame. Although SNAP effectively diminished the activity of all the proteases, a correlative link between the activity of these proteases and S-nitrosylation was not fully established.
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- Departamento de Biomedicina Cardiovascular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chávez, México, México
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chávez, México, México
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chávez, México, México.,Departamento de Farmacología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biomedicina Cardiovascular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chávez, México, México
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Rubio-Ruiz ME, Guarner-Lans V, Cano-Martínez A, Díaz-Díaz E, Manzano-Pech L, Gamas-Magaña A, Castrejón-Tellez V, Tapia-Cortina C, Pérez-Torres I. Resveratrol and Quercetin Administration Improves Antioxidant DEFENSES and reduces Fatty Liver in Metabolic Syndrome Rats. Molecules 2019; 24:E1297. [PMID: 30987086 PMCID: PMC6479544 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24071297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [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: 02/22/2019] [Revised: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Mixtures of resveratrol (RSV) + quercetin (QRC) have antioxidant properties that probably impact on fatty liver in metabolic syndrome (MS) individuals. Here, we study the effects of a mixture of RSV + QRC on oxidative stress (OS) and fatty liver in a rat model of MS. Weanling male Wistar rats were separated into four groups (n = 8): MS rats with 30% sucrose in drinking water plus RSV + QRC (50 and 0.95 mg/kg/day, respectively), MS rats without treatment, control rats (C), and C rats plus RSV + QRC. MS rats had increased systolic blood pressure, triglycerides, insulin levels, insulin resistance index homeostasis model (HOMA), adiponectin, and leptin. The RSV + QRC mixture compensated these variables to C values (p < 0.01) in MS rats. Lipid peroxidation and carbonylation were increased in MS. Total antioxidant capacity and glutathione (GSH) were decreased in MS and compensated in MS plus RVS + QRC rats. Catalase, superoxide dismutase isoforms, peroxidases, glutathione-S-transferase, glutathione reductase, and the expression of Nrf2 were decreased in MS and reversed in MS plus RVS + QRC rats (p < 0.01). In conclusion, the mixture of RSV + QRC has benefic effects on OS in fatty liver in the MS rats through the improvement of the antioxidant capacity and by the over-expression of the master factor Nrf2, which increases the antioxidant enzymes and GSH recycling.
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- Maria Esther Rubio-Ruiz
- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán", Vasco de Quiroga 15, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Mexico City 14000, Mexico.
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- Department of Pathology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
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- Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades. Licenciatura en Promoción de la Salud. Academia de salud comunitaria. Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México; Plantel San Lorenzo Tezonco, Mexico City 06720, Mexico.
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- Department of Pathology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
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Nieto-Lima B, Cano-Martínez A, Rubio-Ruiz ME, Pérez-Torres I, Guarner-Lans V. Age-, Gender-, and in Vivo Different Doses of Isoproterenol Modify in Vitro Aortic Vasoreactivity and Circulating VCAM-1. Front Physiol 2018; 9:20. [PMID: 29416512 PMCID: PMC5787582 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Different human-like cardiomyopathies associated to β-adrenergic stimulation are experimentally modeled in animals through variations in dose, route, and duration of administration of different cardiotoxic drugs. However, associated changes in the vasculature and their relation to systemic inflammation, and the influence of cardiovascular diseases risk factors (gender and age) upon them are seldom analyzed. Here we studied the effect of age and gender on the vasoreactivity of aortas from mice subjected to in vivo repeated β-adrenergic stimulation with different doses of isoproterenol (ISO) in association with circulating inflammatory cytokines. Young (2 months) and old (18 months) male and female mice received 0 (control), 5, 40, 80 or 160 μg/g/d of ISO (7 days, s.c.). IL-1α, IL-4 and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) were quantified in plasma. In vitro, norepinephrine-induced vasoconstriction and acetylcholine-induced relaxation were measured in aortas. No differences in contraction, relaxation, IL-1α, and IL-4 were found between control young males and females. Age decreased contraction in males and relaxation was lower in females and abolished in males. VCAM-1 was higher in young males than in females and increased in old mice. Vasoconstriction in ISO-treated mice results as a bell-shaped curve on contraction in young and old males, with lower values in the latter. In females, ISO-160 increased contraction in young females but decreased it in old females. Vasorelaxation was reduced in ISO-treated young males and females. ISO-80 and 160 reduced vasorelaxation in old females, and intermediate doses relaxed aortas from old males. VCAM-1 was higher in young and old males with ISO-80 and 160; while VCAM-1 was higher only with ISO-160 in old females. Our results demonstrate that repeated β-adrenergic stimulation modifies vascular reactivity depending on gender, age, and dose. Females were less sensitive to alterations in vasoreactivity, and young females required a higher amount of the adrenergic stimuli than old females to show vascular alterations. Changes were independent of IL-1α and IL-4. VCAM-1 only changed in old females stimulated with ISO 160. Our results highlight the relevance of considering and comparing in the same study females and aged organisms to improve the accuracy of applications to clinical studies.
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- Betzabé Nieto-Lima
- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Pathology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Mexico City, Mexico
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Franco M, Bautista-Pérez R, Cano-Martínez A, Pacheco U, Santamaría J, del Valle Mondragón L, Pérez-Méndez O, Navar LG. Physiopathological implications of P2X1and P2X7receptors in regulation of glomerular hemodynamics in angiotensin II-induced hypertension. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2017; 313:F9-F19. [DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00663.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Revised: 04/04/2017] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Deleterious effects of purinergic P2X1and P2X7receptors (P2XRs) in ANG II-dependent hypertension include increased renal vascular resistance, and impaired autoregulation and pressure natriuresis. However, their specific effects on the determinants of glomerular hemodynamics remain incompletely delineated. To investigate the P2XR contributions to altered glomerular hemodynamics in hypertension, the effects of acute blockade of P2X1R, P2X7R, and P2X4R with NF449, A438079, and PSB12054, respectively, were evaluated in ANG II-infused rats (435 ng·kg−1·min−1). P2X1R or P2X7R blockade reduced afferent (6.85 ± 1.05 vs. 2.37 ± 0.20 dyn·s−1·cm−5) and efferent (2.85 ± 0.38 vs. 0.99 ± 0.07 dyn·s−1·cm−5) arteriolar resistances, leading to increases in glomerular plasma flow (75.82 ± 5.58 vs. 206.7 ± 16.38 nl/min), ultrafiltration coefficient (0.0198 ± 0.0024 vs. 0.0512 ± 0.0046 nl·min−1·mmHg−1), and single-nephron glomerular filtration rate (22.73 ± 2.02 vs. 51.56 ± 3.87 nl/min) to near normal values. Blockade of P2X4R did not elicit effects in hypertensive rats. In normotensive sham-operated rats, only the P2X1R antagonist caused an increase plasma flow and single-nephron glomerular filtration rate, whereas the P2X4R antagonist induced glomerular vasoconstriction that was consistent with evidence that P2X4R stimulation increases release of nitric oxide from endothelial cells. Mean arterial pressure remained unchanged in both hypertensive and normotensive groups. Western blot analysis showed overexpression of P2X1R, P2X7R, and P2X4R proteins in hypertensive rats. Whereas it has been generally assumed that the altered glomerular vascular resistances in ANG II hypertension are due to AT1receptor-mediated vasoconstriction, these data indicate a predominant P2X1R and P2X7R control of glomerular hemodynamics in ANG II hypertension.
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- Martha Franco
- Renal Pathophysiology Laboratory, Department of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología “Ignacio Chávez,” México City, México
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología “Ignacio Chávez,” México City, México
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología “Ignacio Chávez,” México City, México
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- Renal Pathophysiology Laboratory, Department of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología “Ignacio Chávez,” México City, México
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- Renal Pathophysiology Laboratory, Department of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología “Ignacio Chávez,” México City, México
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología “Ignacio Chávez,” México City, México
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- Department of Physiology and Hypertension and Renal Center, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Bautista-Pérez R, del Valle-Mondragón L, Cano-Martínez A, Pérez-Méndez O, Escalante B, Franco M. Involvement of neutral sphingomyelinase in the angiotensin II signaling pathway. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2015; 308:F1178-87. [DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00079.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The possibility that angiotensin II (ANG II) exerts its effects through the activation of neutral sphingomyelinase (nSMase) has not been tested in kidneys. The results of the present study provide evidence for the activity and expression of nSMase in rat kidneys. In isolated perfused rat kidney, ANG II-induced renal vasoconstriction was inhibited by GW4869, an inhibitor of nSMase. We used nSMase for investigating the signal transduction downstream of ceramide. nSMase constricted the renal vasculature. An inhibitor of ceramidase (CDase), N-oleoylethanolamine (OEA), enhanced either ANG II- or nSMase-induced renal vasoconstriction. To demonstrate the interaction between the nSMase and cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) signal transduction pathways, we evaluated the response to nSMase in the presence and absence of inhibitors of arachidonic acid (AA) metabolism: arachidonyl trifluoromethyl ketone (AACOCF3), an inhibitor of cPLA2; 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraynoic acid (ETYA), an inhibitor of all AA pathways; indomethacin, an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase (COX); furegrelate, a thromboxane A2 (TxA2)-synthase inhibitor; and SQ29548 , a TxA2-receptor antagonist. In these experiments, the nSMase-induced renal vasoconstriction decreased. ANG II or nSMase was associated with an increase in the release of thromboxane B2 (TxB2) in the renal perfusate of isolated perfused rat kidney. In addition, the coexpression of the ceramide with cPLA2, was found in the smooth muscle layer of intrarenal vessels. Our results suggest that ANG II stimulates ceramide formation via the activation of nSMase; thus ceramide may indirectly regulate vasoactive processes that modulate the activity of cPLA2 and the release of TxA2.
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- Rocio Bautista-Pérez
- Department of Molecular Biology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología I. Ch., Mexico City, Mexico
- Department of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología I. Ch., Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología I. Ch., Mexico City, Mexico; and
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología I. Ch., Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Nephrology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología I. Ch., Mexico City, Mexico
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Baizabal JM, Cano-Martínez A, Valencia C, Santa-Olalla J, Young KM, Rietze RL, Bartlett PF, Covarrubias L. Glial commitment of mesencephalic neural precursor cells expanded as neurospheres precludes their engagement in niche-dependent dopaminergic neurogenesis. Stem Cells Dev 2011; 21:1047-58. [PMID: 21615282 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2011.0241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Neural precursor cells (NPCs) with high proliferative potential are commonly expanded in vitro as neurospheres. As a population, neurosphere cells show long-term self-renewal capacity and multipotentiality in vitro. These features have led to the assumption that neurosphere cells represent an expansion of the endogenous NPCs residing within the embryonic and adult brain. If this is the case, in principle, bona-fide expansion of endogenous NPCs should not significantly affect their capacity to respond to their original niche of differentiation. To address this issue, we generated primary neurospheres from the dopaminergic niche of the ventral mesencephalon and then transplanted these cells to their original niche within mesencephalic explant cultures. Primary neurosphere cells showed poor capacity to generate dopaminergic neurons in the mesencephalic niche of dopaminergic neurogenesis. Instead, most primary neurosphere cells showed glial commitment as they differentiated into astrocytes in an exclusively neurogenic niche. Subculture of primary cells demonstrated that the neurosphere assay does not amplify niche-responsive dopaminergic progenitors. Further, neurospheres cells were largely unable to acquire the endogenous positional identity within the Nkx6.1(+), Nkx2.2(+), and Pax7(+) domains of mesencephalic explants. Finally, we demonstrate that our observations are not specific for embryonic mesencephalic cells, as NPCs in the adult subventricular zone also showed an intrinsic fate switch from neuronal to glial potential upon neurosphere amplification. Our data suggest that neurosphere formation does not expand the endogenous neurogenic NPCs but rather promotes amplification of gliogenic precursors that do not respond to niche-derived signals of cellular specification and differentiation.
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- José-Manuel Baizabal
- Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, México
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Cano-Martínez A, Vargas-González A, Guarner-Lans V, Prado-Zayago E, León-Oleda M, Nieto-Lima B. Functional and structural regeneration in the axolotl heart (Ambystoma mexicanum) after partial ventricular amputation. Arch Cardiol Mex 2010; 80:79-86. [PMID: 21147570] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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"In the present study we evaluated the effect of partial ventricular amputation (PVA) in the heart of the adult urodele amphibian (Ambystoma mexicanum) in vivo on spontaneous heart contractile activity recorded in vitro in association to the structural recovery at one, five, 30 and 90 days after injury. One day after PVA, ventricular-tension (VT) (16 ± 3%), atrium-tension (AT) (46 ± 4%) and heart rate (HR) (58+10%) resulted lower in comparison to control hearts. On days five, 30 and 90 after damage, values achieved a 61 ± 5, 93 ± 3, and 98 ± 5% (VT), 60 ± 4, 96 ± 3 and 99 ± 5% (AT) and 74 ± 5, 84 ± 10 and 95 ± 10% (HR) of the control values, respectively. Associated to contractile activity recovery we corroborated a gradual tissue restoration by cardiomyocyte proliferation. Our results represent the first quantitative evidence about the recovery of heart of A. mexicanum restores its functional capacity concomitantly to the structural recovery of the myocardium by proliferation of cardiomyocytes after PVA. These properties make the heart of A. mexicanum a potential model to study the mechanisms underlying heart regeneration in adult vertebrates in vivo.
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Cano-Martínez A, Vargas-González A, Guarner-Lans V, Prado-Zayago E. 1.P1. Axolotls as a potential model to study the miocardial restoration. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.06.013] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Cano-Martínez A, Vargas-González A, Guarner-Lans V. Temperature effect on contractile activity of the Ambystoma dumerilii heart previously treated with isoproterenol. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2006; 147:743-749. [PMID: 17196415 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 03/31/2006] [Revised: 10/20/2006] [Accepted: 10/22/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The spontaneous heart rate (HR) and ventricular (V) and atrium (A) tensions (T) were evaluated through isolated organ assays at different temperatures in hearts from Ambystoma dumerilii control and treated with isoproterenol (ISO) [(150 mg/kg i.p. each 24 h, for 3 days)] on days 1, 5, 30 and 90 after ISO. In control hearts, the HR increased and the T decreased when temperature was augmented. One day after ISO the HR (43-24%) and T (50-25%) decreased with respect to control, between 8 and 24 degrees C. Five, 30 and 90 days after ISO, HR showed a gradual recovery with similar effect when the temperature was changed; but the AT increased and VT decreased at temperatures between 8 and 12 degrees C and were only recovered at temperatures above 12 degrees C. Our results indicate that the HR recovers after ISO in A. dumerilii independently of temperature. The recovery of AT and VT is similar to HR at temperatures higher than 12 degrees C and the increases in VT could be compensating the decrease in VT caused by ISO, at temperatures lower than 12 degrees C. The changes in heart contractile activity of A. dumerilii after insult show the thermic plasticity that is observed in ectothermic vertebrates.
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- A Cano-Martínez
- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Juan Badiano # 1, Colonia Sección XVI, Tlalpan, México D.F. 14080, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Juan Badiano # 1, Colonia Sección XVI, Tlalpan, México D.F. 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", Juan Badiano # 1, Colonia Sección XVI, Tlalpan, México D.F. 14080, Mexico
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Vargas-González A, Prado-Zayago E, León-Olea M, Guarner-Lans V, Cano-Martínez A. [Myocardial regeneration in Ambystoma mexicanum after surgical injury]. Arch Cardiol Mex 2005; 75 Suppl 3:S3-21-9. [PMID: 16366167] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Ventricular resection of the heart of Ambystoma mexicanum was performed and the type of tissue that restored the lesion and if it is by hypertrophy or hyperplasia of myocardium, were evaluated. Masson's trichrome stain indicated that 5 days after resection, the gap was occupied with a blood clot surrounded by collagen fibres (83 +/- 6%) and muscle (10 +/- 3%) and the rest of area (7 +/- 2%) free of tissue. A proportion of 50 +/- 4 and 90 +/- 2% was muscular tissue, 10 and 30 days after injury. The evaluation with bis-Benzimide indicated cell proliferation in the injured area. The double immunohistochemistry for alpha-sarcomeric actin and proliferating cell nuclear antigen indicated that the tissue that occupied the injury-produced gap was originated by cardiomyocyte proliferation, which presented a maximum of 68%, 5 day after injury. Our results indicate that the myocardium of A. mexicanum recovers its structure through cardiomyocyte hyperplasia and suggest that the myocardial regenerative capacity is higher than the reported for adult mammals (1%) and other non-mammalian vertebrates (32%). This characteristic makes A. mexicanum a suitable model to study the mechanisms that regulate per se, the myocardial regeneration in adult vertebrates in vivo.
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- Alvaro Vargas-González
- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", (INCICH, Juan Badiano No. 1 Col. Sección XVI, Tlalpan 14080, México DF
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Cano-Martínez A, Vargas-González A, Guarner-Lans V, Prado-Zayago E. Isoproterenol-produced damage in amphibian heart could be mediated by adrenergic receptors located in the heart muscle. Proc West Pharmacol Soc 2004; 47:63-6. [PMID: 15633614] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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In mammals, isoproterenol may produce heart damage in part by binding to adrenergic receptors in the coronary arteries. Previously we showed evidence that isoproterenol produces cellular necrosis and interstitial fibrosis in the ventricle of the heart of an amphibian, which has no coronary arteries. The present study examines responses to 3-adrenergic receptor stimulation in the heart of urodele amphibians. The hearts from three amphibians; Ambystoma mexicanum, A. tigrinum and A. dumerilii were mounted in an organ bath at 16+/-2 degrees C. The spontaneous isometric contractions (heart rate and isometric tension) were recorded using a tension transducer connected to polygraph. Concentration-response to isoproterenol in the presence and absence of propranolol (10(-6)) was recorded. The basal heart rate in the A. mexicanum heart was 19+/-2 beats/min and in A. tigrinum and A. dumerilii was 14+/-2 beats/min. The auricular tension was 284+/-15, 190+/-10, 140+/-8 mg, while the ventricular tension was of 62+/-3, 55+/-2 and 29+/-2 mg for A. mexicanum, A. tigrinum and A. dumenrilii respectively. Isoproterenol (10(-9), 10(-6), 10(-3) M) increased the heart rate and tension in a dose-dependent manner, and the effect was reversed in presence of propranolol. Our results indicate that isoproterenol-induced heart damage in urodele amphibians can be mediated by beta-adrenergic receptors located in the heart muscle. In the future, it will be necessary to characterize adrenergic receptor subtypes directly in these species, in order to understand the mechanism underlying the use of isoproterenol in experimental models of cardiac injury in non- mammalian vertebrates.
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- Agustina Cano-Martínez
- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Ignacio Chávez, México DF, México.
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Cano-Martínez A, Villalobos-Molina R, Rocha L. Effects of chronic morphine and N(6)-cyclopentyl-adenosine administration on kainic acid-induced status epilepticus. Epilepsy Res 2001; 44:89-96. [PMID: 11325565 DOI: 10.1016/s0920-1211(01)00187-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to investigate if the upregulation of mu or A(1) receptors modifies the expression of the kainic acid (KA)-induced status epilepticus (SE). Male Wistar rats received one of the following treatments: saline solution (SS) (1 ml/kg, i.p. for 7 days); morphine (M) (20 mg/kg, i.p. for 7 days) or N(6)-cyclopentyl-adenosine (CPA) (1 mg/kg, i.p. for 9 days). Twenty-four hours after the last administration rats were sacrificed. Membranes were obtained mu and and A(1) receptor binding experiments were carried out. Furthermore, an injection of SS (1 ml/kg, i.p.) or KA (10 mg/kg, i.p.) was applied in rats pretreated chronically with M, CPA or SS, 48 h after the last administration. Seizure activity, death rate and a postictal explosive motor behavior were evaluated after KA administration. Chronic M administration increased mu receptor number in hippocampus (115%) and cortex (265%), whereas chronic CPA treatment enhanced A(1) receptor number in hippocampus (55%), amygdala (39%) and cortex (51%). The pretreatment with M facilitated the KA-induced SE and reduced the death rate as well as the postictal explosive motor behavior. The pretreatment with CPA delayed the SE presentation, increased the death rate and decreased the postictal explosive motor behavior. These findings suggest that upregulation of mu receptors enhances the KA seizures, whereas upregulation of A(1) receptors depresses these seizures.
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MESH Headings
- Adenosine/analogs & derivatives
- Adenosine/pharmacology
- Analgesics, Opioid/pharmacology
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal/drug effects
- Behavior, Animal/physiology
- Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists
- Kainic Acid
- Male
- Morphine/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/drug effects
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/metabolism
- Receptors, Purinergic P1/drug effects
- Receptors, Purinergic P1/metabolism
- Status Epilepticus/chemically induced
- Status Epilepticus/metabolism
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
- Up-Regulation/physiology
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- A Cano-Martínez
- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez", #1 CP 14080, D.F., Juan Badiano, Mexico
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Asai M, Matamoros-Trejo G, Talavera E, Cano-Martínez A, Avila ME. Opioid peptides content in the rat brain during the ictal phase and after pentylenetetrazol-kindled rats. Comp Biochem Physiol A Physiol 1995; 112:241-5. [PMID: 7553333 DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(95)00002-o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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: 01/25/2023]
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We determine the opioid peptide content in the rat brain during the ictal phase and postictal depression after pentylenetetrazol kindling rats. Radioimmunoassays with highly specific antisera risen for Met-enkephalin, Leu-enkephalin and octapeptide, were carried out during the ictal phase, and 15, 30 and 60 min after seizures. We always found an initial IR-Met-enkephalin decrease during the postictal depression content, followed by a reduction in IR-Leu-enkephalin and IR-octapeptide tissular concentration. We suggest a functional and differential release of the opioid peptides, during the postictal depression time-course.
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- M Asai
- Laboratorio de Análisis Químicos, Instituto Mexicano de Psiquiatría, Mexico, D.F. Mexico
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