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Itami T, Hanazono K, Oyama N, Sano T, Makita K, Yamashita K. Cardiovascular effects of intravenous colforsin in normal and acute respiratory acidosis canine models: A dose-response study. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0213414. [PMID: 31291253 PMCID: PMC6619603 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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In acidosis, catecholamines are attenuated, and higher doses are often required to improve cardiovascular function. Colforsin activates adenylate cyclase in cardiomyocytes without beta-adrenoceptor. Here, six beagles were administered colforsin or dobutamine four times during eucapnia (partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide 35–40 mm Hg; normal) and hypercapnia (ibid 90–110 mm Hg; acidosis) conditions. The latter was induced by CO2 inhalation. Anesthesia was induced with propofol and maintained with isoflurane. Cardiovascular function was measured by thermodilution and a Swan-Ganz catheter at baseline and 60 min after 0.3 μg/kg/min (low), 0.6 μg/kg/min (middle), and 1.2 μg/kg/min (high) colforsin administration. The median pH was 7.38 [range 7.33–7.42] and 7.01 [range 6.96–7.08] at baseline in the Normal and Acidosis conditions, respectively. Endogenous adrenaline and noradrenaline levels at baseline were significantly (P < 0.05) higher in the Acidosis than in the Normal condition. Colforsin induced cardiovascular effects similar to those caused by dobutamine. Colforsin increased cardiac output in the Normal condition (baseline: 3.9 ± 0.2 L/kg/m2 [mean ± standard error], low: 5.2 ± 0.4 L/kg/min2, middle: 7.0 ± 0.4 L/kg/m2, high: 9.4 ± 0.2 L/kg/m2; P < 0.001) and Acidosis condition (baseline: 6.1 ± 0.3 L/kg/m2, low: 6.2 ± 0.2 L/kg/m2, middle: 7.2 ± 0.2 L/kg/m2, high: 8.3 ± 0.2 L/kg/m2; P < 0.001). Colforsin significantly increased heart rate and decreased systemic vascular resistance compared to values at baseline. Both drugs increased pulmonary artery pressure, but colforsin (high: 13.3 ± 0.6 mmHg in Normal and 20.1 ± 0.2 mmHg in Acidosis) may have lower clinical impact on the pulmonary artery than dobutamine (high: 19.7 ± 0.6 in Normal and 26.7 ± 0.5 in Acidosis). Interaction between both drugs and experimental conditions was observed in terms of cardiovascular function, which were similarly attenuated with colforsin and dobutamine under acute respiratory acidosis.
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- Takaharu Itami
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Science, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
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Angel-Chavez LI, Acosta-Gómez EI, Morales-Avalos M, Castro E, Cruzblanca H. Forskolin suppresses delayed-rectifier K+ currents and enhances spike frequency-dependent adaptation of sympathetic neurons. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0126365. [PMID: 25962132 PMCID: PMC4427186 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In signal transduction research natural or synthetic molecules are commonly used to target a great variety of signaling proteins. For instance, forskolin, a diterpene activator of adenylate cyclase, has been widely used in cellular preparations to increase the intracellular cAMP level. However, it has been shown that forskolin directly inhibits some cloned K+ channels, which in excitable cells set up the resting membrane potential, the shape of action potential and regulate repetitive firing. Despite the growing evidence indicating that K+ channels are blocked by forskolin, there are no studies yet assessing the impact of this mechanism of action on neuron excitability and firing patterns. In sympathetic neurons, we find that forskolin and its derivative 1,9-Dideoxyforskolin, reversibly suppress the delayed rectifier K+ current (IKV). Besides, forskolin reduced the spike afterhyperpolarization and enhanced the spike frequency-dependent adaptation. Given that IKV is mostly generated by Kv2.1 channels, HEK-293 cells were transfected with cDNA encoding for the Kv2.1 α subunit, to characterize the mechanism of forskolin action. Both drugs reversible suppressed the Kv2.1-mediated K+ currents. Forskolin inhibited Kv2.1 currents and IKV with an IC50 of ~32 μM and ~24 µM, respectively. Besides, the drug induced an apparent current inactivation and slowed-down current deactivation. We suggest that forskolin reduces the excitability of sympathetic neurons by enhancing the spike frequency-dependent adaptation, partially through a direct block of their native Kv2.1 channels.
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- Luis I. Angel-Chavez
- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Chih. 32310, México
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Chih. 32310, México
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- Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Col. 28045, México
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- Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Col. 28045, México
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- Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Col. 28045, México
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Asada Y, Li W, Terada T, Kuang X, Li Q, Yoshikawa T, Hamaguchi S, Namekata I, Tanaka H, Koike K. Labdane-type diterpenoids from hairy root cultures of Coleus forskohlii, possible intermediates in the biosynthesis of forskolin. Phytochemistry 2012; 79:141-146. [PMID: 22552278 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2011] [Revised: 03/11/2012] [Accepted: 03/20/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Significant attention has been devoted to studying hairy root cultures as a promising strategy for production of various valuable secondary metabolites. These offer many advantages, such as high growth rate, genetic stability and being hormone-free. In this study, a detailed phytochemical investigation of the secondary metabolites of Coleus forskohlii hairy root cultures was undertaken and which resulted in the isolation of 22 compounds, including four forskolin derivatives and a monoterpene. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analyses. These compounds could be classified into four groups viz.: labdane-type diterpenes, monoterpenes, triterpenes and phenylpropanoid dimers. Apart from one compound, all labdane type diterpenes are oxygenated at C-11 as in forskolin and a scheme showing their biosynthetic relationships is proposed.
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- Yoshihisa Asada
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan.
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Alasbahi RH, Melzig MF. Forskolin and derivatives as tools for studying the role of cAMP. Pharmazie 2012; 67:5-13. [PMID: 22393824] [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: 05/31/2023]
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Forskolin (7beta-acetoxy-1alpha,6beta,9alpha-trihydroxy-8,13-epoxy-labd-14-en-11-one) is the first main labdane diterpenoid isolated from the roots of the Indian Plectranthus barbatus ANDREWS and one of the most extensively studied constituents of this plant. The unique character of forskolin as a general direct, rapid and reversible activator of adenylyl cyclase not only underlies its wide range of pharmacological effects but also renders it as a valuable tool in the study of the role of cAMP. The purpose of this review is to provide data presenting the utility of forskolin--as a cAMP activator--for studying the function of cAMP from different biological viewpoints as follows: 1) Investigation on the role of cAMP in various cellular processes in different organs such as gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, reproductive organs, endocrine system, urinary system, olfactory system, nervous system, platelet aggregating system, skin, bones, eyes, and smooth muscles. 2) Studies on the role of cAMP activation and inhibition to understand the pathogenesis (e.g. thyroid autoimmune disorders, leukocyte signal transduction defect in depression, acute malaria infection, secretory dysfunction in inflammatory diseases) as well as its possibly beneficial role for curing diseases such as the regulation of coronary microvascular NO production after heart failure, the attenuation of the development or progression of fibrosis in the heart and lungs, the augmentation of myo-protective effects of ischemic preconditioning especially in the failing hearts after myocardial infarction, the stimulation of the regeneration of injured retinal ganglion cells, the curing of glaucoma and inflammatory diseases, the reducing of cyst formation early in the polycystic kidney disease, and the management of autoimmune disorders by enhancing Fas-mediated apoptosis. 3) Studies on the role of cAMP in the mechanism of actions of a number of drugs and substances such as the effect of the protoberberine alkaloid palmatine on the active ion transport across rat colonic epithelium, the inhibitory effect of retinoic acid on HIV-1-induced podocyte proliferation, the whitening activity of luteolin, the effect of cilostazol on nitric oxide production, an effect that is involved in capillary-like tube formation in human aortic endothelial cells, the apoptotic effect of bullatacin, the effects of paraoxon and chlorpyrifos oxon on nervous system. Moreover, cAMP was found to play a role in acute and chronic exposure to ethanol, in morphine dependence and withdrawal and in behavioral sensitization to cocaine as well as in the protection against cisplatin-induced oxidative injuries.
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- R H Alasbahi
- Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
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Takano KI, Oishi H, Hattori Y. [Protection from pulmonary apoptosis: a new therapeutic choice for septic acute lung injury]. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2011; 138:146-150. [PMID: 21986062 DOI: 10.1254/fpj.138.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Wang YQ, Ma JP, Pan SL, Hou AJ, Huang JM. [Studies on the chemical constituents of Coleus forskohlii]. Zhong Yao Cai 2009; 32:1381-1385. [PMID: 20034210] [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: 05/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the chemical constituents in the aerial parts of Coleus forskohlii. METHODS The compounds were isolated by various column chromatographic methods, and their structures were identified by spectroscopic methods. RESULTS Twelve compounds were isolated and identified as chamaecydin (1), 6 alpha-hydroxydemethylcryptojaponol (2), alpha-cedrene (3), oleanolic acid (4), forskolin G (5), forskolin J (6), 1,6-diacetyl-9-deoxyforskolin (7), forskolin A (8), forskolin H (9), 6-acetyl-1-deoxyforskolin (10), betulinic acid (11), beta-sitosterol (12). CONCLUSION Compounds 1 - 3 are isolated from Coleus genus for the first time, and compound 4 is isolated from C. forskohlii for the first time.
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- Ya-qin Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Bodiwala HS, Sabde S, Mitra D, Bhutani KK, Singh IP. Anti-HIV diterpenes from Coleus forskohlii. Nat Prod Commun 2009; 4:1173-1175. [PMID: 19831022] [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: 05/28/2023] Open
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Various extracts of the aerial parts of Coleus forskohlii (Labiatae) were prepared and evaluated at their non cytotoxic concentration against HIV-1 NL4-3. Chloroform, ethyl acetate and n-butanol extracts showed 45.6, 66.5 and 37.7% inhibition of HIV, respectively in CEM-GFP cells infected with HIV-1(NL4-3) at 5 microg/mL. Four diterpenes, 1-deoxyforskolin, 1,9-dideoxyforskolin, forskolin and isoforskolin were isolated from the chloroform extract and tested against the virus. Six semi-synthetic derivatives of forskolin have been prepared to study SAR. 1-Deoxyforskolin and forskolin were found to be active against HIV(NL4-3). This is first report of anti HIV activity of this plant and its isolated constituents.
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- Hardik S Bodiwala
- Department of Natural Products, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector-67, S.A.S. Nagar, Punjab - 160062, India
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Kamamoto H. [The effect of PDEIII inhibitors and colforsin daropate on hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in rabbit lungs]. Masui 2008; 57:1398-1407. [PMID: 19039966] [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: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND PDEIII inhibitors and colforsin daropate hydrochloride (CDH) exert positive inotropic and vasodilatory effects by increasing intracellular cAMP The effect of olprinone (OLP), milrinone (MIL) and CDH on hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) was evaluated using isolated blood-perfused lung preparations from the rabbit in situ. METHODS We prepared a rabbit constant-flow lung-perfusion model in which HPV was induced by decreasing the FI(O2) from 21% to 3%. We conducted 2 sets of experiments by administering different doses of OLP MIL or CDH into the reservoir. In experiment 1, we administered OLP: 0.02, 0.2, 2, 20, 200 (microg), MIL: 0.1, 1, 10, 100, 1000, or CDH: 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10, 100 (microg). In experiment 2, we administered OLP 2microg or CDH 1 microg after premedication with thapsigargin (TH) 0.1 microM. Following drug administration, changes in pulmonary artery perfusion pressure were measured. RESULTS Experiment 1:HPV was inhibited by the administration of 200 microg OLP 100 and 1000 microg MIL, and 10 and 100 microg CDH. Experiment 2:HPV was inhibited by pretreatment with TH, although supplementation with 2 microg OLP or 1 microg CDH did not change the level of inhibition of HPV. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that PDEIII inhibitors and CDH inhibit HPV only at high concentrations, the mechanism of inhibition being a decrease in the sensitivity of vascular smooth muscle to Ca2+.
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- Hiromichi Kamamoto
- Department of Anesthesiology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osakasayama
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Geng S, Sun B, Liu S, Wang J. Up-regulation of connexin 43 and gap junctional intercellular communication by Coleusin Factor is associated with growth inhibition in rat osteosarcoma UMR106 cells. Cell Biol Int 2007; 31:1420-7. [PMID: 17681476 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2007.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2007] [Revised: 06/03/2007] [Accepted: 06/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gap junctions, formed by connexin (Cx) family proteins, permit direct exchange of regulatory ions and small signal molecules between neighbouring cells. Gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) plays an important role in maintaining the homeostasis and preventing cell transformation. Most of the tumour cells feature deficient or aberrant connexin expression and GJIC level, and restoration of connexin expression and GJIC is correlated with cell growth control. Numerous researches has suggested the possibility of connexins as potential anti-tumour targets for chemoprevention and chemotherapy. We investigated the ability of Coleusin Factor (CF, also named FSK88) to regulate the Cx43 expression and GJIC level in rat osteosarcoma UMR106 cells. The results have demonstrated that CF increased the mRNA and protein expression of Cx43 in both in a dose- and timedependent manner, and concomitant with up-regulation of Cx43, CF treatment up-regulated the diminished GJIC level in UMR106 cells as assayed by dye transfer experiments. In addition, Cx43 distribution at the plasma membrane was also enhanced dramatically by CF treatment. Furthermore, we discovered that CF was potent to inhibit the growth and proliferation of UMR106 cells. These results provide the first evidence that CF can regulate connexin and GJIC, indicating that Cx43 may be a target of CF to exert its anti-tumour effects.
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- Shuo Geng
- State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Science, 25 Beisihuan Xilu Road, Beijing 100080, PR China.
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Ohta S, Shinke T, Hata K, Takaoka H, Shite J, Kijima Y, Murata T, Yoshikawa R, Masai H, Hirata KI, Yokoyama M. Inhibition of endogenous nitric oxide synthase augments contractile response to adenylyl cyclase stimulation without altering mechanical efficiency in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Circ J 2007; 71:1268-73. [PMID: 17652893 DOI: 10.1253/circj.71.1268] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Increased nitric oxide (NO) in the failing heart attenuates the myocardial contractile response to beta-adrenergic receptor stimulation. However, the physiological effects of NO on the beta-adrenergic post-receptor signaling system are unknown. The objective of the present study was to examine the effects of cardiac NO synthase (NOS) inhibition on left ventricular (LV) hemodynamics and mechanoenergetics in response to adenylyl cyclase stimulation in human heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS The study group comprised 13 patients with heart failure because of idiopathic cardiomyopathy (IDC). Emax was examined as an index of LV contractility, LV external work (EW), pressure-volume area (PVA), myocardial oxygen consumption (MVO2), and mechanical efficiency (EW/MVO2) with the use of conductance and coronary sinus thermodilution catheters before and during colforsin daropate infusion, and during concurrent infusion of colforsin daropate with the NOS inhibitor, NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA; 200 micromol). Colforsin daropate increased Emax by 53% and EW by 18%, and reduced PVA by 14%, without altering MVO2 or mechanical efficiency. The combination of colforsin daropate with L-NMMA further increased Emax by 26% and reduced PVA by 9%, without altering MVO2 or mechanical efficiency. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest endogenous NO may modulate beta-adrenergic post-receptor pathways and preserve myocardial efficiency in patients with IDC.
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- Soichiro Ohta
- Division of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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Funaki C, Hodges RR, Dartt DA. Role of cAMP inhibition of p44/p42 mitogen-activated protein kinase in potentiation of protein secretion in rat lacrimal gland. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2007; 293:C1551-60. [PMID: 17687004 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00013.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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We previously found that addition of cAMP and a Ca(2+)/PKC-dependent agonist causes synergism or potentiation of protein secretion from rat lacrimal gland acini. In the present study we determined whether cAMP decreases p44/p42 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activity in the lacrimal gland. Since we know that activation of MAPK attenuates protein secretion stimulated by Ca(2+)- and PKC-dependent agonists, we also determined whether this activation causes potentiation of secretion. Freshly prepared rat lacrimal gland acinar cells were incubated with dibutyryl cAMP (DBcAMP), carbachol (a cholinergic agonist), phenylephrine (an alpha(1)-adrenergic agonist), or epidermal growth factor (EGF). The latter three agonists are known to activate p44/p42 MAPK. p44/p42 MAPK activity and protein secretion were measured. As measured by Western blot analysis, DBcAMP inhibited both basal and agonist-stimulated p44/p42 MAPK activity. Cellular cAMP levels were increased by 1) using two different cell-permeant cAMP analogs, 2) activating adenylyl cyclase (L-858051), or 3) activation of G(s)-coupled receptors (VIP). The cell-permeant cAMP analogs, L-858051, and VIP inhibited basal p44/p42 MAPK activity by 50, 40, and 40%, respectively. DBcAMP and VIP inhibited carbachol- and EGF-stimulated MAPK activity. cAMP, but not VIP, inhibited phenylephrine-stimulated MAPK activity. Potentiation of secretion was detected when carbachol, phenylephrine, or EGF was simultaneously added with DBcAMP. We conclude that increasing cellular cAMP levels inhibits p44/p42 MAPK activity and that this could account for potentiation of secretion obtained when cAMP was elevated and Ca(2+) and PKC were increased by agonists.
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- Chika Funaki
- Schepens Eye Research Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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Ogata J, Segawa K, Minami K. [Effects of colforsin daropate hydrochloride on myocardium, smooth muscle and renal function]. Masui 2007; 56:896-910. [PMID: 17715681] [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: 05/16/2023]
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In the failing heart, numerous changes occur in cardiac adrenergic receptors (ARs) and intracellular signal transduction pathways. The most striking of these alterations appears at beta1 ARs, and the desensitization is the most prominent. Since malfunctions of beta1 ARs prevent intracellular signal transduction, the desensitization plays an important role in the onset and progression of the heart failure. Currently, several lines of evidence show the efficacy of inotropic agents, such as adenylate cyclase activator, that depend not on the ARs. Thus, it is essential to understand the pathway for the etiologic/pathologic evaluation for appropriate usage of these drugs for an adequate period. A novel water-soluble forskolin derivative, colforsin daropate hydrochloride (CDH) is a positive inotropic agent for treatment of the heart failure, especially in the severe stage with the beta1 AR desensitization. CDH potentiates cAMP activity via its direct action on adenylate cyclase, resulting in cardiotonic action. On the other hand, CDH relaxes vascular smooth muscle, while it antagonizes antidiuretic effects of angiotensin II and noradrenaline, involved in renal protection. In addition, CDH attenuates the mesangial cell proliferation and the inflammatory reaction, related with antiproliferative property of adrenomedullin and ketamine. To gain insights into the CDH action, we should take into account that intracellular signal transduction pathways in myocardium, smooth muscle and mesangial cell are controlled in a distinct manner.
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- Junichi Ogata
- Division of Anesthesia, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Kitakyushu 800-0296
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Hagiwara H, Takeuchi F, Kudou M, Hoshi T, Suzuki T, Hashimoto T, Asakawa Y. Synthetic transformation of ptychantin into forskolin and 1,9-dideoxyforskolin. J Org Chem 2007; 71:4619-24. [PMID: 16749796 DOI: 10.1021/jo060477e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Forskolin (1), a highly oxygenated labdane diterpenoid and an activator of adenylate cyclase, has been synthesized in 12 steps and 12% overall yield from ptychantin A (4), which has been isolated from liverwort Ptychanthus striatus in good yield. The 1alpha-hydroxy group was furnished by stereoselective reduction of the corresponding carbonyl group by sodium in t-BuOH. The 9alpha-hydroxy group was introduced stereoselectively by epoxidation of delta(9.11)-enolether. 1,9-Dideoxyforskolin (2), an inhibitor of glucose transporter, has been synthesized in 8 steps and 37% overall yield. The hydroxy group at C-1 was removed by solid-state thicarbonylimidazolation and subsequent radical cleavage.
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- Hisahiro Hagiwara
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050, 2-Nocho, Ikarashi, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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During visual system development, the light-insensitive retina spontaneously generates waves of activity, which are transmitted to the lateral geniculate nucleus. The crucial question is whether retinal waves are further transmitted to the cortex and influence the early cortical patterns of activity. Using simultaneous recordings from the rat retina and visual cortex during the first postnatal week in vivo, we found that spontaneous retinal bursts are correlated with spindle bursts (intermittent network bursts associated with spindle-shape field oscillations) in the contralateral visual cortex (V1). V1 spindle bursts could be evoked by electrical stimulation of the optic nerve. Intraocular injection of forskolin, which augments retinal waves, increased the occurrence of V1 spindle bursts. Blocking propagation of retinal activity, or removal of the retina reduced the frequency, but did not completely eliminate the cortical spindle bursts. These results indicate that spontaneous retinal waves are transmitted to the visual cortex and trigger endogenous spindle bursts. We propose that the interaction between retinal waves and spindle bursts contributes to the development of visual pathways to the cortex.
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Yang QR, Wu HZ, Wang XM, Zou GA, Liu YW. Three new diterpenoids from Coleus forskohlii Briq. J Asian Nat Prod Res 2006; 8:355-60. [PMID: 16864447 DOI: 10.1080/10286020500172236] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Three new diterpenoids, forskolin G(2), forskolin H(3), forskolin I(4), were isolated from the whole plant of the Coleus forskohlii Briq., and their structures were elucidated as 1alpha,6beta-diacetoxy-8,13-epoxylabd-14-en-11-one, 1alpha-hydroxy-6beta,7beta-diacetoxy-8,13-epoxylabd-14-en-11-one, and 1alpha,9alpha-dihydroxy-6beta,7alpha-diacetoxy-8,13-epoxylabd-14-en-11-one on the basis of spectral data.
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- Q-R Yang
- HuBei College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry, 430061, Wuhan, China
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Kulkarni NH, Halladay DL, Miles RR, Gilbert LM, Frolik CA, Galvin RJS, Martin TJ, Gillespie MT, Onyia JE. Effects of parathyroid hormone on Wnt signaling pathway in bone. J Cell Biochem 2005; 95:1178-90. [PMID: 15962290 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [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: 11/06/2022]
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The Wnt signaling pathway has recently been demonstrated to play an important role in bone cell function. In previous studies using DNA microarray analyses, we observed a change in some of the molecular components of the canonical Wnt pathway namely, frizzled-1 (FZD-1) and axil, in response to continuous parathyroid hormone (PTH) treatment in rats. In the present study, we further explored other components of the Wnt signaling pathway in rat distal metaphyseal bone in vivo, and rat osteoblastic osteosarcoma cells (UMR 106) in culture. Several Wnt pathway components, including low-density lipoprotein-receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5), LRP6, FZD-1, Dickkopf-1 (Dkk-1), and Kremen-1 (KRM-1), were expressed in bone in vivo and in osteoblasts in vitro. Continuous exposure to PTH (1-38) both in vivo and in vitro upregulated the mRNA expression of LRP6 and FZD-1 and decreased LRP5 and Dkk-1. These effects in UMR 106 cells were associated with an increase in beta-catenin as measured by Western blots and resulted in functional activation (three to six-fold) of a downstream Wnt responsive TBE6-luciferase (TCF/LEF-binding element) reporter gene. Activation of the TBE6-luciferase reporter gene by PTH (1-38) in UMR 106 cells was inhibited by the protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor, H89. Activation was mimicked by PTH (1-31), PTH-related protein (1-34), and forskolin, but both PTH (3-34) and (7-34) had no effect. These findings suggest that the effect of PTH on the canonical Wnt signaling pathway occurs at least in part via the cAMP-PKA pathway through the differential regulation of the receptor complex proteins (FZD-1/LRP5 or LRP6) and the antagonist (Dkk-1). Taken together, these results reveal a possible role for the Wnt signaling pathway in PTH actions in bone.
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- N H Kulkarni
- Bone and Inflammation Division, Lilly Research Labs, Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis, Indiana 46285, USA
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Suzuki S, Ito O, Sayama T, Yamaguchi S, Goto K, Sasaki T. Intraarterial injection of colforsin daropate hydrochloride for the treatment of vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: preliminary report of two cases. Neuroradiology 2005; 48:50-3. [PMID: 16261335 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-005-0014-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2005] [Accepted: 05/24/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We describe two patients with symptomatic vasospasms after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage who were successfully treated with intraarterial injection of colforsin daropate hydrochloride (HCl). Colforsin daropate HCl is capable of directly stimulating adenylate cyclase, which in turn causes vasorelaxation via elevated intracellular concentrations of cyclic adenosine monophosphate. We suggest that colforsin daropate HCl might be a useful therapeutic tool in treating cerebral vasospasm.
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- S Suzuki
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Shin-Koga Hospital, Kurume, 830-8577, Japan.
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Kocic I. Modulators of Ion Channels Activated by Hypotonic Swelling in Cardiomyocytes: New Perspectives for Pharmacological Treatment of Life-Threatening Arrhythmias. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 3:333-9. [PMID: 16250864 DOI: 10.2174/156801605774322274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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This review highlights the most important research data related to membrane potential and current changes in cardiomyocytes during hypotonic stress. Relative decrease in osmolarity in extracellular compartment (due to accumulation of metabolic products in the cells) during acute episodes of ischemia in the heart muscle leads to cell swelling caused by water entering the cells. Such condition starts regulatory volume decrease (RDV) in cardiomyocytes--a process involving activation of various ion channels. It seems to be the crucial proarrhythmic mechanism in ischemic heart, probably very often responsible for sudden cardiac death. Understanding of electrophysiological changes during hypotonic stress of cardiomyocytes is a basis for appropriate pharmacological intervention preventing serious arrhythmias. For instance, outwardly rectifying swelling-induced chloride currents (IClswell), inwardly rectifying non-selective cation current (INSC) and slow component of delayed rectifier K+ currents (IKs) are activated during hypotonic stress in ventricular myocytes and substances like anthracene-9-carboxylic acid (9-AC), chromanol (293B) and gadolinium (Gd3+), able to modulate former channels, should be considered to be potential antiarrhythmic drugs in the near future.
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- I Kocic
- Department of Pharmacology, Medical University of Gdansk, Debowa 23, 80-204 Gdansk, Poland.
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Ure A, Altrup U. Block of spontaneous termination of paroxysmal depolarizations by forskolin (buccal ganglia, Helix pomatia). Neurosci Lett 2005; 392:10-5. [PMID: 16171948 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.08.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 05/18/2005] [Revised: 08/11/2005] [Accepted: 08/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Effects of cAMP-activated protein kinases (PKA) on epileptic activity are at present studied in a model nervous system. Identified neurons in the buccal ganglia of the snail Helix pomatia were recorded with intracellular microelectrodes in a continuously perfused experimental chamber. Epileptiform activity appeared regularly in neuron B3 when the saline contained pentylenetetrazol (20-40 mM). Epileptiform activity consisted of a series of paroxysmal depolarization shifts (PDS). Epileptiform activity was quantified by calculating the percentage of PDS-duration of PDS-periods. High percentage of PDS-duration was regularly found 15-30 min after the start of treatment with pentylenetetrazol. Subsequently, percentage of PDS decreased spontaneously. Adding forskolin (50 microM) to the pentylenetetrazol-containing solution increased percentage of PDS-duration. The increase during forskolin corresponded to the amount of decrease which had taken place spontaneously before. During application of forskolin for up to 4 h, spontaneous PDS decrease was absent, i.e., epileptiform activity corresponded to status epilepticus. Forskolin was not able to induce epileptiform activity when applied without pentylenetetrazol. 1,6-Dideoxy-forskolin (50 microM) did not accelerate epileptiform activity. When pentylenetetrazol was applied twice (1 h each) separated by 2.5 h of control conditions, PDS decrease obtained during the first application was found to be largely preserved during control conditions. When forskolin was applied for 30 min in between both applications of pentylenetetrazol, the second response to pentylenetetrazol did not show a preserved PDS decrease. Results suggest that forskolin blocks an endogenous antiepileptic process and that activation of PKA can maintain epileptic activity and induce status epilepticus.
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- Atik Ure
- Institute of Experimental Epilepsy Research, University of Münster, Hüfferstrabe 68, Germany
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Terracciano D, Mariano A, Macchia V, Di Carlo A. Analysis of glycoproteins in human colon cancers, normal tissues and in human colon carcinoma cells reactive with monoclonal antibody NCL-19-9. Oncol Rep 2005; 14:719-22. [PMID: 16077981] [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: 05/03/2023] Open
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The expression of sialyl Lewis(a) antigen, also known as Ca 19-9, in colon cancer, normal tissues and LS174T human colon carcinoma cells were studied. In colon adenocarcinoma and cell plasma membranes this antigen is expressed on various glycoproteins with different molecular weights ranging in size from over 200 kDa to about 100 kDa. In addition, there is very low expression in peritumoral tissues. In cytosol and culture medium this epitope is carried by a single complex-glycoprotein with a very high molecular weight resembling a mucin. In cells the rise in cAMP levels elevate the synthesis and release of the carbohydrate antigen 19-9; whereas the treatment with 1,9-dideoxyforskolin, a diterpene, which does not activate adenylate cyclase, has no effect on content of the antigen. These results suggest that cAMP is involved on the expression of glycoprotein-associated sialyl Lewis(a) antigen in LS174T cells.
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- Daniela Terracciano
- Dipartimento di Biologia e Patologia Cellulare e Molecolare L. Califano, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5, I-80131 Napoli, Italy
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Uchida M, Iida H, Iida M, Kumazawa M, Sumi K, Takenaka M, Dohi S. Both milrinone and colforsin daropate attenuate the sustained pial arteriolar constriction seen after unclamping of an abdominal aortic cross-clamp in rabbits. Anesth Analg 2005; 101:9-16, table of contents. [PMID: 15976198 DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000158610.76898.5c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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We previously reported that unclamping of an abdominal aortic cross-clamp causes initial dilation of pial arteries followed by sustained constriction. Both milrinone and colforsin daropate have a vasodilator action, and both have been used in such critical conditions as abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy. We measured cerebral pial arteriolar diameters using a rabbit closed cranial window preparation before (baseline) and 15 min after the start of an IV infusion of 0.9% saline (control group), milrinone, or colforsin daropate (0.05 and 0.5 microg . /kg(-1) . min(-1)) (pre-clamp), just after aortic clamping, 20 min after clamping, and at 0 to 60 min after unclamping. In the control group, a significant decrease in diameter persisted for at least 60 min after unclamping (maximum, -15% for large and -26% for small arterioles versus baseline). These values were significantly smaller after both doses of milrinone and the larger dose of colforsin daropate (-5% and -8%, 10% and 12%, and -2% and -5%, respectively vs baseline, at 60 min). In a second experiment, changes in regional cerebral blood flow and tissue oxygen tension reflected changes in vascular variables. Thus, sustained cerebral pial arteriolar constriction induced by aortic unclamping can be attenuated by IV milrinone or colforsin daropate.
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- Masayoshi Uchida
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu City, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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Matsumoto T, Wakabayashi K, Kobayashi T, Kamata K. Functional changes in adenylyl cyclases and associated decreases in relaxation responses in mesenteric arteries from diabetic rats. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2005; 289:H2234-43. [PMID: 15894571 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00971.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To assess the functional change in adenylyl cyclases (AC) associated with the diabetic state, we investigated AC-mediated relaxations and cAMP production in mesenteric arteries from rats with streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes. The relaxations induced by the water-soluble forskolin (FSK) analog NKH477, which is a putative AC5 activator, but not by the beta-adrenoceptor agonist isoproterenol (Iso) and the AC activator FSK, were reduced in intact diabetic mesenteric artery. In diabetic rats, however, Iso-, FSK-, and NKH477-induced relaxations were attenuated in the presence of inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase. To exclude the influence of phosphodiesterase (PDE), we also examined the relaxations induced by several AC activators in the presence of 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX; a PDE inhibitor). Under these conditions, the relaxation induced by Iso was greatly impaired in STZ-diabetic rats. This Iso-induced relaxation was significantly attenuated by pretreatment with SQ-22536, an AC inhibitor, in mesenteric rings from age-matched controls but not in those from STZ-diabetic rats. Under the same conditions, the relaxations induced by FSK or NKH477 were impaired in STZ-diabetic rats. Neither FSK- nor A-23187 (a Ca2+ ionophore)-induced cAMP production was significantly different between diabetics and controls. However, cAMP production induced by Iso or NKH477 was significantly impaired in diabetic mesenteric arteries. Expression of mRNAs and proteins for AC5/6 was lower in diabetic mesenteric arteries than in controls. These results suggest that AC-mediated relaxation is impaired in the STZ-diabetic rat mesenteric artery, perhaps reflecting a reduction in AC5/6 activity.
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- Takayuki Matsumoto
- Dept. of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry, Hoshi Univ., Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan
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Nakashima S, Morikawa M, Komatsu K, Matsuura A, Sato N, Abe T. Antiproliferative effects of NKH477, a forskolin derivative, on cytokine profile in rat lung allografts. J Heart Lung Transplant 2005; 24:462-9. [PMID: 15797749 DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2004.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Received: 10/29/2003] [Revised: 02/01/2004] [Accepted: 02/02/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE NKH477 was recently identified as a water-soluble forskolin derivative and was reported to prolong survival of murine cardiac allografts. However, the mechanism of the efficacy is not clear in vivo. The aim of this study was to investigate the immunosuppressive effects of NKH477 on acute lung allograft rejection in the rat model and its mechanism of action in vivo. METHODS Left lungs were transplanted orthotopically from Brown-Norway donors to Lewis recipients. Recipient rats were untreated or treated daily with different doses of NKH477. Grafts were excised on Day 3 or Day 5 to determine histopathological rejection and expressions of interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, IL-10, and interferon (IFN)-gamma by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The cytokine expression at Day 3 or Day 5 was also evaluated in recipient spleens by immunohistochemistry. Furthermore, mesenteric lymph node cells from recipients at Day 5 were cultured alone or stimulated with donor antigens for 72 hours to determine cell proliferation by means of thymidine incorporation. RESULTS NKH477 significantly extended allograft survival time in a dose-dependent manner and reduced histopathological rejection. Treatment with NKH477 inhibited IFN-gamma and IL-10 expression, whereas expression of these cytokines were markedly upregulated in the untreated allografts. Expression of IL-2 and IL-10 also increased in the spleen of untreated allorecipients. NKH477 suppressed expression of both cytokines in the spleen. In addition, lymphocyte proliferation was inhibited in NKH477-treated recipients as compared with untreated recipients. CONCLUSION These results suggest that NKH477 exerts an antiproliferative effect on lymphocytes in vivo with an altered cytokine profile in rat recipients of lung allografts.
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- Shinji Nakashima
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo, Japan
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Sha K, Okita T, Fujiwara A, Nomura Y, Uji M, Shinjou T, Nagai A, Matsuda T, Hirai K, Furuya H. [Effects of low dose colforsin daropate hydrochloride in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting]. Masui 2004; 53:1386-90. [PMID: 15682800] [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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BACKGROUND We evaluated retrospectively the effectiveness of low dose colforsin daropate hydrochloride (CDH) in 12 patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS Low dose CDH was administered intravenously at a rate of 0.05-0.1 microg x kg(-1) x min(-1) from sternotomy to the end of coronary artery anastomosis. Hemodynamic measurements were made before infusion of CDH, and before, during, and after coronary artery anastomosis. RESULTS Heart rate was significantly higher before, during and after the anastomosis compared with the value before the infusion of CDH. Heart rate was also significantly higher after the anastomosis compared with the value before the anastomosis. Systolic blood pressure, mean pulmonary pressure, right atrial pressure and pulmonary artery wedge pressure showed no significant changes after the start of infusion of CDH. Cardiac output was significantly higher before, during and after the anastomosis compared with the value before the infusion of CDH. Systemic vascular resistance was significantly lower before and during anastomosis compared with the value before the infusion of CDH. CONCLUSIONS Infusion of low dose CDH prevents the elevations of mean pulmonary artery pressure, right atrial pressure and pulmonary artery wedge pressure without reducing systolic bood pressure during coronary artery anastomosis. Cardiac output was significantly increased, and SVR as well as PVR were significantly decreased after the infusion of CDH. In patients undergoing off-pump CABG, we recommend infusion of low dose colforsin daropate hydrochloride from sternotomy to the end of coronary artery anastomosis.
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- Keiichi Sha
- Department of Anesthesiology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara 634-0063
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Egan JA, Nugent RP, Filer CN. Colforsin analogues: tritiation and characterization. Appl Radiat Isot 2004; 61:1269-72. [PMID: 15388120 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.03.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2003] [Revised: 03/13/2004] [Accepted: 03/30/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Methods are presented to tritiate and characterize colforsin analogues 2 and 3.
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- Judith A Egan
- PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences, Inc., 549 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Rochais F, Vandecasteele G, Lefebvre F, Lugnier C, Lum H, Mazet JL, Cooper DMF, Fischmeister R. Negative feedback exerted by cAMP-dependent protein kinase and cAMP phosphodiesterase on subsarcolemmal cAMP signals in intact cardiac myocytes: an in vivo study using adenovirus-mediated expression of CNG channels. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:52095-105. [PMID: 15466415 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m405697200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [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: 11/06/2022] Open
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Intracardiac cAMP levels are modulated by hormones and neuromediators with specific effects on contractility and metabolism. To understand how the same second messenger conveys different information, mutants of the rat olfactory cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channel alpha-subunit CNGA2, encoded into adenoviruses, were used to monitor cAMP in adult rat ventricular myocytes. CNGA2 was not found in native myocytes but was strongly expressed in infected cells. In whole cell patch-clamp experiments, the forskolin analogue L-858051 (L-85) elicited a non-selective, Mg2+ -sensitive current observed only in infected cells, which was thus identified as the CNG current (ICNG). The beta-adrenergic agonist isoprenaline (ISO) also activated ICNG, although the maximal efficiency was approximately 5 times lower than with L-85. However, ISO and L-85 exerted a similar maximal increase of the L-type Ca2+ current. The use of a CNGA2 mutant with a higher sensitivity for cAMP indicated that this difference is caused by the activation of a localized fraction of CNG channels by ISO. cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) blockade with H89 or PKI, or phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibition with IBMX, dramatically potentiated ISO- and L-85-stimulated ICNG. A similar potentiation of beta-adrenergic stimulation occurred when PDE4 was blocked, whereas PDE3 inhibition had a smaller effect (by 2-fold). ISO and L-85 increased total PDE3 and PDE4 activities in cardiomyocytes, although this effect was insensitive to H89. However, in the presence of IBMX, H89 had no effect on ISO stimulation of ICNG. This study demonstrates that subsarcolemmal cAMP levels are dynamically regulated by a negative feedback involving PKA stimulation of subsarcolemmal cAMP-PDE.
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- Francesca Rochais
- Laboratoire de Cardiologie Cellulaire et Moléculaire, INSERM U-446, Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Pharmacie, F-92296 Chātenay-Malabry, France
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Hilton KJ, Bateson AN, King AE. A model of organotypic rat spinal slice culture and biolistic transfection to elucidate factors that drive the preprotachykinin-A promoter. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 46:191-203. [PMID: 15464207 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2004.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/23/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The tachykinin substance P (SP) is a neuropeptide that is expressed in some nociceptive primary sensory afferents and in discrete populations of spinal cord neurons. Expression of spinal SP and the preprotachykinin-A (PPT-A) gene that encodes SP exhibits plasticity in response to conditions such as peripheral inflammation but the mechanisms that regulate expression are poorly understood. We have developed a spinal cord organotypic culture system that is suitable for the analysis of PPT-A gene promoter activity following biolistic transfection of recombinant DNA constructs. Spinal cord organotypic slices showed good viability over a 7-day culture period. Immunostaining for phenotypic markers such as NeuN and beta-III tubulin demonstrated preservation of neurons and their structure, although there was evidence of axotomy-induced down-regulation of NeuN in certain neuronal populations. Neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R) immunostaining in laminae I and III was similar to that seen in acute slices. Biolistic transfection was used to introduce DNA constructs into neurons of these organotypic cultures. Following transfection with a construct in which expression of enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) is controlled by the PPT-A promoter, we showed that induction of neuronal activity by administration of a forskolin analogue/high K(+) (10 microM/10 mM) for 24 h resulted in a fourfold increase in the number of EGFP-positive cells. Similarly, a twofold increase was obtained after treatment with the NK-1R-specific agonist [Sar(9),Met (O(2))(11)]-substance P (10 microM). These data demonstrate the usefulness of this model to study physiological and pharmacological factors relevant to nociceptive processing that can modulate PPT-A promoter activity.
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- Kathryn J Hilton
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Clarendon Way, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Ding X, Staudinger JL. Induction of drug metabolism by forskolin: the role of the pregnane X receptor and the protein kinase a signal transduction pathway. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2004; 312:849-56. [PMID: 15459237 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.104.076331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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An extract of the plant Coleus forskohlii has been used for centuries in Ayurvedic medicine to treat various diseases such as hypothyroidism, heart disease, and respiratory disorders. Additionally, complex herbal mixtures containing this extract are gaining popularity in United States for their putative "fat-burning" properties. The active ingredient in C. forskohlii extract is the diterpene compound forskolin. Forskolin is a widely used biochemical tool that activates adenyl cyclase, thereby increasing intracellular concentration of cAMP and thus activating the protein kinase A (PKA) signal transduction pathway. We show herein that both forskolin and its nonadenyl cyclase-activating analog 1,9 dideoxyforskolin induce CYP3A gene expression in primary hepatocytes by functioning as agonists of the pregnane X receptor (PXR). We show that activation of PKA signaling potentiates PXR-mediated induction of CYP3A gene expression in cultured hepatocytes and increases the strength of PXR-coactivator protein-protein interaction in cell-based assays. Kinase assays show that PXR can serve as a substrate for catalytically active PKA in vitro. Our data provide important insights into the molecular mechanism of both the PKA-dependent and -independent effects of forskolin on the expression of drug-metabolizing enzymes in liver. Finally, our data suggest that herbal therapy with C. forskohlii extract should be approached cautiously due to the potential for herb-drug interactions in patients on combination therapy.
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- Xunshan Ding
- Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kansas, 1251 Wescoe Hall Dr., 5046 Malott Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
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Gramaglia D, Gentile A, Battaglia M, Ranzato L, Petronilli V, Fassetta M, Bernardi P, Rasola A. Apoptosis to necrosis switching downstream of apoptosome formation requires inhibition of both glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation in a BCL-X(L)- and PKB/AKT-independent fashion. Cell Death Differ 2004; 11:342-53. [PMID: 14713956 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Human T-lymphoma Jurkat cells treated with several intrinsic death stimuli readily undergo a stepwise apoptotic program. Treatment with 1,9-dideoxyforskolin (ddFSK), an inactive analogue of the adenylate cyclase activator forskolin, induces necrotic cell death and switches to necrosis the response to the apoptosis inducers in Jurkat and in other cell models. Yet, in the presence of ddFSK, mitochondrial changes are enhanced and apoptosome formation takes place. We show that ddFSK does not inhibit the catabolic steps of apoptosis, but rather elicits a profound ATP depletion that in turn tunes the mode of cell demise towards necrosis. Treatment with ddFSK impairs both glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation in a Bcl-X(L)- and PKB/Akt-independent fashion, and inhibition of both processes is needed to affect apoptosis progression. Apoptosis is not blocked per se by ATP depletion, as engagement of the Fas receptor directly activates caspases, thus bypassing ddFSK inhibition.
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- D Gramaglia
- Division of Molecular Oncology, Institute for Cancer Research, University of Torino Medical School, Candiolo, Italy.
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Gao MH, Tang T, Guo T, Sun SQ, Feramisco JR, Hammond HK. Adenylyl cyclase type VI gene transfer reduces phospholamban expression in cardiac myocytes via activating transcription factor 3. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:38797-802. [PMID: 15231818 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m405701200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cardiac-directed expression of adenylyl cyclase type VI (AC(VI)) increases stimulated cAMP production, improves heart function, and increases survival in cardiomyopathy. In contrast, pharmacological agents that increase intracellular levels of cAMP have detrimental effects on cardiac function and survival. We wondered whether effects that are independent of cAMP might be responsible for these salutary outcomes associated with AC(VI) expression. We therefore conducted a series of experiments focused on how gene transcription is influenced by AC(VI) in cultured neonatal rat cardiac myocytes, with a particular focus on genes that might influence cardiac function. We found that overexpression of AC(VI) down-regulated mRNA and protein expression of phospholamban, an inhibitor of the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase. We determined that the cAMP-responsive-like element in the phospholamban (PLB) promoter was critical for down-regulation by AC(VI). Overexpression of AC(VI) did not alter the expression of CREB, CREM, ATF1, ATF2, or ATF4 proteins. In contrast, overexpression of AC(VI) increased expression of ATF3 protein, a suppressor of transcription. Following AC(VI) gene transfer, when cardiac myocytes were stimulated with isoproterenol or NKH477, a water-soluble forskolin analog that directly stimulates AC, expression of ATF3 protein was increased even more, which correlated with reduced expression of PLB. We then showed that AC(VI)-induced ATF3 protein binds to the cAMP-responsive-like element on the PLB promoter and that overexpression of ATF3 in cardiac myocytes inhibits PLB promoter activity. These findings indicate that AC(VI) has effects on gene transcription that are not directly dependent on cAMP generation.
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MESH Headings
- Activating Transcription Factor 3
- Adenylyl Cyclases/genetics
- Animals
- Binding Sites
- Blotting, Northern
- Blotting, Western
- Calcium-Binding Proteins/biosynthesis
- Calcium-Transporting ATPases/metabolism
- Cell Nucleus/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Cloning, Molecular
- Colforsin/analogs & derivatives
- Colforsin/pharmacology
- Cyclic AMP/metabolism
- Down-Regulation
- Gene Transfer Techniques
- Isoproterenol/pharmacology
- Luciferases/metabolism
- Mice
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Myocytes, Cardiac/metabolism
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Plasmids/metabolism
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats
- Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases
- Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Transcription, Genetic
- Transfection
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- Mei Hua Gao
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA
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Ogata J, Minami K, Segawa K, Uezono Y, Shiraishi M, Yamamoto C, Sata T, Sung-Teh K, Shigematsu A. A forskolin derivative, colforsin daropate hydrochloride, inhibits the decrease in cortical renal blood flow induced by noradrenaline or angiotensin II in anesthetized rats. Nephron Clin Pract 2004; 96:p59-64. [PMID: 14988663 DOI: 10.1159/000076409] [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: 01/17/2003] [Accepted: 12/08/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A forskolin derivative, colforsin daropate hydrochloride (CDH), acts directly on adenylate cyclase to increase the intracellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate levels which produce a positive inotropic effect and a lower blood pressure. However, little is known about the effects of CDH on the renal function. We used laser Doppler flowmetry to measure the cortical renal blood flow (RBF) in male Wistar rats given a continuous intravenous infusion of CDH and evaluated the effects of CDH on the noradrenaline (NA) and angiotensin II (AngII) induced increases in blood pressure and reductions in RBF. Continuous intravenous administration of CDH at 0.25 microg/kg/min did not affect the mean arterial pressure (MAP), but increased heart rate and RBF. Continuous intravenous administration of CDH at high doses (0.5-0.75 microg/kg/min) decreased the MAP, with little effect on the RBF. The administration of exogenous NA (1.7 microg/kg) increased the MAP and decreased the RBF. However, a bolus injection of NA did not decrease the RBF during continuous intravenous administration of CDH, and CDH did not affect the NA-induced increase in MAP. The administration of exogenous AngII (100 ng/kg) increased MAP and decreased RBF and heart rate, but a bolus injection of AngII did not decrease RBF during continuous intravenous administration of CDH. These results suggest that CDH plays a protective role against the pressor effects and the decrease in RBF induced by NA or AngII.
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- Junichi Ogata
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, Kitakyushu, Japan
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Sobolewski A, Jourdan KB, Upton PD, Long L, Morrell NW. Mechanism of cicaprost-induced desensitization in rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells involves a PKA-mediated inhibition of adenylyl cyclase. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2004; 287:L352-9. [PMID: 15107293 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00270.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [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] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Long-term infusion of prostacyclin, or its analogs, is an effective treatment for severe pulmonary arterial hypertension. However, dose escalation is often required to maintain efficacy. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanisms of prostacyclin receptor desensitization using the prostacyclin analog cicaprost in rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). Desensitization of the cAMP response occurred in 63 nM cicaprost after a 6-h preincubation with agonist. This desensitization was reversed 12 h after agonist removal, and resensitization was inhibited by 10 microg/ml of cycloheximide. Desensitization was heterologous since desensitization to other G(s)alpha-adenylyl cyclase (AC)-coupled agonists, isoproterenol (1 microM), adrenomedullin (100 nM), or bradykinin (1 microM), was also reduced by preincubation with cicaprost. The reduced cAMP response to prolonged cicaprost exposure appeared to be due to inhibition of AC activity since the responses to the directly acting AC agonist forskolin (3 microM) and the selective AC5 activator NKH-477 were similarly reduced. Expression of AC2 and AC5/6 protein levels transiently decreased after 1 h of cicaprost exposure. The PKA inhibitor H-89 (1 microM) added 1 h before cicaprost preincubation (6 h, 63 nM) completely reversed cicaprost-induced desensitization, whereas the PKC inhibitor bisindolylmaleimide (100 nM) was only partly effective. Desensitization was not prevented by the G(i) inhibitor pertussis toxin. In conclusion, chronic treatment of PASMCs with cicaprost induced heterologous, reversible desensitization by inhibition of AC activity. Our data suggest that heterologous G(s)alpha desensitization by cicaprost is mediated predominantly by a PKA-inhibitable isoform of AC, most likely AC5/6.
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- Anastasia Sobolewski
- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, United Kingdom
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Goto K, Mizutani A, Shingu C, Hasegawa A, Hidaka S, Ito K, Iwasaka H, Noguchi T. [Colforsin daropate does not affect the cerebral blood-flow in cardiac surgery patients under cardiopulmonary bypass]. Masui 2004; 53:385-90. [PMID: 15160663] [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: 04/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cerebral blood flow partly plays a pivotal role in cerebral complications among cardiac surgery patients. We evaluated the effect of colforsin daropate (colforsin) on cerebral blood flow in cardiac surgery patients under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) by transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD). METHODS Eighteen patients scheduled for coronary artery bypass surgery under CPB were assigned randomly to two groups:colforsin group (n=9) and control group (n=9). We assessed cardiac function by measuring cardiac index (CI) and systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI). Cerebral blood flow was evaluated by measuring the peak systolic blood flow velocity (Vs), end-diastolic blood flow velocity (Vd) together with mean blood flow velocity (Vm), and calculated the pulsatility index (PI) in the left carotid siphon by TCD. After baseline measurement, the colforsin loading dosage was increased from 0.25 to 0.5 microg x kg(-1) x min(-1) in colforsin group every 60 minutes. RESULTS Colforsin significantly increased CI and decreased SVRI compared with pre-levels. In both groups there were no significant changes in Vs, Vd, Vm and PI. CONCLUSIONS We have demonstrated that colforsin is effective for hemodynamics without cerebral blood flow change in cardiac surgery patients under cardiopulmonary bypass.
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- Koji Goto
- Department of Anesthesiology, Oita University School of Medicine, Oita 879-5593
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Kikura M, Morita K, Sato S. Pharmacokinetics and a simulation model of colforsin daropate, new forskolin derivative inotropic vasodilator, in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Pharmacol Res 2004; 49:275-81. [PMID: 14726224 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2003.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Colforsin daropate, a water-soluble forskolin derivative, is an adenyl cyclase activator with positive inotropic and vasodilatory effects that are useful in the treatment of ventricular dysfunction. We investigated the pharmacokinetics of colforsin daropate in cardiac surgery patients and performed simulations to determine the dosage necessary to maintain an effective plasma concentration following cardiopulmonary bypass. In six patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft, colforsin daropate (0.01mgkg(-1)) was administered immediately after separation from cardiopulmonary bypass. Arterial blood was sampled over the next 16h and plasma concentrations of colforsin daropate and its initial active metabolite were determined by gas-chromatography. Extended nonlinear least-squares regression was used to fit a three-compartment model to each patient's data. Distribution half-life (t(1/2alpha)) was 3.9+/-1.1min, metabolic half-life (t(1/2beta)) was 1.9+/-0.7h, and elimination half-life (t(1/2gamma)) was 95.3+/-15.2h. Central-compartment volume was 591.0+/-42.8mlkg(-1), volume distribution was 2689.2+/-450.6mlkg(-1), and elimination clearance was 27.7+/-14.7mlkg(-1)min(-1). In the pharmacokinetic simulation model, 0.5, 0.75, and 1.0microgkg(-1)min(-1) continuous infusion of colforsin daropate produce effective concentration (5-10ngml(-1)) within 30, 20, and 10min, respectively following administration. An initial active metabolite of decreased rapidly to less than 1.0ngml(-1) within the first 10min.A colforsin daropate infusion of 0.7-1.0microgkg(-1)min(-1) for 10-20min followed by 0.5microgkg(-1)min(-1) continuous infusion is recommended to produce an effective concentration (5-10ngml(-1)) within 10-20min and to maintain a therapeutic concentration throughout the administration period after cardiopulmonary bypass.
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- Mutsuhito Kikura
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handa-yama, 431-3192, Hamamatsu, Japan.
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Ogata J, Minami K, Segawa K, Yamamoto C, Kim ST, Shigematsu A. A forskolin derivative, colforsin daropate hydrochloride, inhibits rat mesangial cell mitogenesis via the cyclic AMP pathway. Pharmacology 2004; 69:127-31. [PMID: 14512698 DOI: 10.1159/000072664] [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: 12/04/2002] [Accepted: 04/28/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A forskolin derivative, colforsin daropate hydrochloride (CDH), has been introduced as an inotropic agent that acts directly on adenylate cyclase to increase intracellular cyclic AMP (cAMP) levels and ventricular contractility, resulting in positive inotropic activity. We investigated the effects of CDH on rat mesangial cell (MC) proliferation. CDH (10(-7)-10(-5) mol/l) inhibited [(3)H]thymidine incorporation into cultured rat MCs in a concentration-dependent manner. CDH (10(-7)-10(-5) mol/l) also decreased cell numbers in a similar manner, and stimulated cAMP accumulation in MCs in a concentration-dependent manner. A protein kinase A inhibitor, H-89, abolished the inhibitory effects of CDH on MC mitogenesis. These findings suggest that CDH would inhibit the proliferation of rat MCs via the cAMP pathway.
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- Junichi Ogata
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishiku, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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Ribeiro MJ, Serfozo Z, Papp A, Kemenes I, O'Shea M, Yin JCP, Benjamin PR, Kemenes G. Cyclic AMP response element-binding (CREB)-like proteins in a molluscan brain: cellular localization and learning-induced phosphorylation. Eur J Neurosci 2003; 18:1223-34. [PMID: 12956721 DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02856.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The phosphorylation and the binding to DNA of the nuclear transcription factor, cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) response element-binding protein (CREB) are conserved key steps in the molecular cascade leading to the formation of long-term memory (LTM). Here, we characterize, for the first time, a CREB1-like protein in the central nervous system (CNS) of Lymnaea, a model system used widely for the study of the fundamental mechanisms of learning and memory. We demonstrate cAMP response element (CRE)-binding activity in CNS protein extracts and show that one of the CRE-binding proteins is recognized by a polyclonal antibody raised to mammalian (human) CREB1. The same antibody detects specific CREB1 immunoreactivity in CNS extracts and in the nuclei of most neurons in the brain. Moreover, phospho-CREB1-specific immunoreactivity is increased significantly in protein extracts of the CNS by forskolin, an activator of adenylate cyclase. The forskolin-induced increase in phospho-CREB1 immunoreactivity is localized to the nuclei of CNS neurons, some of which have an important role in the formation of LTM. Significantly, classical food-reward conditioning increases phospho-CREB1 immunoreactivity in Lymnaea CNS protein extracts. This increase in immunoreactivity is specific to the ganglia that contain the feeding circuitry, which undergoes cellular changes after classical conditioning. This work establishes the expression of a highly conserved functional CREB1-like protein in the CNS of Lymnaea and opens the way for a detailed analysis of the role of CREB proteins in LTM formation in this model system.
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- Maria J Ribeiro
- Sussex Centre for Neuroscience, School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK
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Wajima Z, Shiga T, Yoshikawa T, Ogura A, Imanaga K, Inoue T, Ogawa R. Effect of prophylactic bronchodilator treatment with intravenous colforsin daropate, a water-soluble forskolin derivative, on airway resistance after tracheal intubation. Anesthesiology 2003; 99:18-26. [PMID: 12826837 DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200307000-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND After induction of anesthesia, lung resistance increases. The authors hypothesized that prophylactic bronchodilator treatment with intravenous colforsin daropate, a water-soluble forskolin derivative, before tracheal intubation would result in decreased lung resistance and increased lung compliance after tracheal intubation when compared with placebo medication. METHODS Forty-six adult patients were randomized to placebo or colforsin daropate treatment. Patients in the control group received normal saline; patients in the colforsin group received 0.75 microg. kg-1 x min-1 colforsin daropate intravenously until the study ended. Thirty minutes after the study began, the authors administered 5 mg/kg thiamylal and 5 microg/kg fentanyl for induction of general anesthesia and 0.3 mg/kg vecuronium for muscle relaxation. A 15-mg. kg-1. h-1 continuous infusion of thiamylal followed anesthetic induction. Four, 8, 12, and 16 min after tracheal intubation, mean airway resistance (R(awm)), expiratory airway resistance (R(awe)), and dynamic lung compliance (C(dyn)) were measured. RESULTS Patients in the colforsin group had significantly lower R(awm) and R(awe) and higher C(dyn) after intubation than those in the control group. Differences in R(awm), R(awe), and C(dyn) between the two groups persisted through the final measurement at 16 min. At 4 min after intubation, smokers had a higher R(awm) and a lower C(dyn) than nonsmokers in the control group. After treatment by intravenous colforsin daropate, R(awm), R(awe), and C(dyn) values were similar for smokers and nonsmokers after tracheal intubation. CONCLUSIONS Prophylactic treatment with colforsin daropate produced lower R(awm) and R(awe) and higher C(dyn) after tracheal intubation when compared with placebo medication. Pretreatment before intubation may be beneficial and advantageous for middle-aged smokers.
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- Zen'ichiro Wajima
- Department of Anesthesia, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Japan.
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Murata S, Miniati DN, Kown MH, Koransky ML, Balsam LB, Lijkwan MA, Martens JM, Robbins RC. Elevated cyclic adenosine monophosphate ameliorates ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat cardiac allografts. J Heart Lung Transplant 2003; 22:802-9. [PMID: 12873549 DOI: 10.1016/s1053-2498(02)00651-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Oxidative stress after ischemia and reperfusion leads to leukocyte activation, the production of injurious cytokines, and increased expression of inflammatory adhesion molecules. This initial event is one of the most important alloantigen-independent factors associated with graft coronary artery disease (GCAD). Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) is an important second messenger that inhibits the expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1), and endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule 1 (ELAM-1) in vitro. Its levels decrease during organ preservation. We hypothesized that augmenting allograft cAMP levels with the water-soluble adenylate cyclase activator, NKH477, could decrease ischemia-reperfusion injury and inhibit the progression of GCAD. METHODS PVG to ACI rat heterotopic cardiac allografts, treated with NKH477 solution or vehicle, were reperfused for 4 hours or 90 days after 60 minutes of ischemia. We analyzed grafts for intracellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), VCAM-1, and ELAM-1 mRNA expression; TNF-alpha and interleukin-6 (IL-6) protein expression; and myeloperoxidase activity. We also performed immunohistochemical analysis for ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 protein expression. At post-operative Day 90, the progression of GCAD had increased morphometrically. RESULTS NKH477-treated grafts had significantly decreased levels of myeloperoxidase activity compared with controls. In this group, TNF-alpha, IL-6, and VCAM-1 protein expression was inhibited; however, ICAM-1 and ELAM-1 expression did not alter. We found no differences in the degree of development of GCAD between groups. CONCLUSION Although augmented intracellular cAMP prevented acute reperfusion injury, it was insufficient to prevent the development of GCAD. Intracellular adhesion molecule 1 and ELAM-1, whose expression NKH477 does not inhibit, may play important roles in the development of GCAD.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cardiotonic Agents/pharmacology
- Cell Movement/drug effects
- Colforsin/analogs & derivatives
- Colforsin/pharmacology
- Coronary Artery Disease/metabolism
- Coronary Artery Disease/surgery
- Cyclic AMP/metabolism
- Disease Models, Animal
- E-Selectin/drug effects
- E-Selectin/metabolism
- Endothelium, Vascular/cytology
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Heart Transplantation
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Immunohistochemistry
- Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1/drug effects
- Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1/metabolism
- Interleukin-6/metabolism
- Male
- Models, Cardiovascular
- Myocytes, Cardiac/drug effects
- Myocytes, Cardiac/metabolism
- Peroxidase/drug effects
- RNA, Messenger/drug effects
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Reperfusion Injury/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Transplantation, Homologous
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/drug effects
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
- Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/drug effects
- Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/metabolism
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- Seiichiro Murata
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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Agmon A, Wells JE. The role of the hyperpolarization-activated cationic current I(h) in the timing of interictal bursts in the neonatal hippocampus. J Neurosci 2003; 23:3658-68. [PMID: 12736337 PMCID: PMC6742190] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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Under both pathological and experimental conditions, area CA3 of the adult or juvenile hippocampus generates periodic population discharges known as interictal bursts. Whereas the ionic and synaptic basis of individual bursts has been comprehensively studied experimentally and computationally, the pacemaker mechanisms underlying interictal rhythmicity remain conjectural. We showed previously that rhythmic population discharges resembling interictal bursts can be induced in hippocampal slices from first postnatal week mice, in Mg2+-free solution with GABA(A) receptor-mediated inhibition blocked. Here we show that these neonatal bursts occurred with high temporal precision and that their frequency and regularity were greatly reduced by the bradycardic agent ZD-7288 when applied at concentrations and durations that selectively block the hyperpolarization-activated, cationic current I(h). Augmenting I(h) by elevating intracellular cAMP dramatically increased burst frequency in a protein kinase A-independent manner. Burst amplitudes were strongly correlated with the preceding, but not the following, interburst intervals. The experimentally observed distribution of interburst intervals was modeled by assuming that a burst was triggered whenever the instantaneous rate of spontaneous EPSPs (sEPSPs) exceeded a threshold and that the mean sEPSP rate was minimal immediately after a burst and then relaxed exponentially to a steady-state level. The effect of blocking I(h) in any given slice could be modeled by decreasing only the steady-state sEPSP rate, suggesting that the instantaneous rate of sEPSPs is governed by the level of I(h) activation and raising the novel possibility that interburst intervals reflected the slow activation kinetics of I(h) in the neonatal CA3.
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- Ariel Agmon
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy and the Sensory Neuroscience Research Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-9128, USA.
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UNLABELLED We studied the effect of inhaled colforsin daropate, a water-soluble forskolin derivative, on the contractility of fatigued diaphragm in dogs. Animals were divided into 3 groups of 8. In each group, diaphragmatic fatigue was induced by intermittent supramaximal bilateral electrophrenic stimulation at a frequency of 20-Hz stimulation applied for 30 min. Immediately after the end of the fatigue-producing period, Group 1 received inhaled vehicle, Group 2 received inhaled colforsin daropate 0.1 mg/mL, and Group 3 received inhaled colforsin daropate 0.2 mg/mL. We assessed diaphragmatic contractility by transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi). After fatigue was produced, in each group, Pdi at low-frequency (20-Hz) stimulation decreased from baseline values (P < 0.05), and there was no change in Pdi at high-frequency (100-Hz) stimulation. In Groups 2 and 3, during colforsin daropate inhalation, Pdi at both stimuli increased from fatigued values (P < 0.05). The increase in Pdi was significantly larger in Group 3 than in Group 2. The integrated electrical activity of the diaphragm did not change in any group. We conclude that inhaled colforsin daropate causes an increase in contractility of fatigued canine diaphragm in a dose-related fashion. IMPLICATIONS Diaphragmatic fatigue may contribute to the development of respiratory failure. Inhaled colforsin daropate improves, in a dose-dependent manner, the contractility of fatigued diaphragm in dogs.
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- Yoshitaka Fujii
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tsukuba Institute of Clinical Medicine, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki, Japan
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Takeo S, Miyake-Takagi K, Kikuchi K, Ando T, Ichikawa T, Omino K, Kajihara H, Takagi N, Tanonaka K. Effects of nefiracetam on cerebral adenylyl cyclase activity in rats with microsphere embolism-induced memory dysfunction. Biol Pharm Bull 2003; 26:318-22. [PMID: 12612440 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.26.318] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The effects of nefiracetam on the cerebral adenylyl cyclase (AC) activity of animals with microsphere embolism-induced memory dysfunction were examined. Sustained cerebral ischemia in the right cerebral hemisphere was induced by an injection of microspheres into the right internal carotid artery of rats. To examine learning and memory function, the water maze test was performed from day 7 to day 10 after the operation. The escape latency of the microsphere-embolized (ME) rat in the water maze task was longer than that of the sham-operated (Sham) rat, suggesting that spatial memory dysfunction occurred in the ME rat. Gsalpha and Gi(1/2)alpha protein levels in the cerebral cortex, striatum and hippocampus of the ME rat, when determined on day 11, were similar to those of the Sham rats. The basal AC activity in the striatum, but not in the other two regions, of the ME rat decreased. The AC activity in the presence of 10 microM colforsin daropate (Col), a direct stimulator of AC, was increased by approximately 20-fold in sham animals and 7- to 10-fold in the ME rat. Treatment of the ME rat with 10 mg/kg/d nefiracetam p.o. from day 1 to day 10 after the operation shortened the escape latency, restored the basal AC activity in the striatum, and reversed the Col-induced increases in AC in these three regions without any changes in the cerebral Gsalpha and Gi(1/2)alpha protein levels. These results suggest that nefiracetam-mediated activation of AC activity may contribute to the improvement of memory and learning function in sustained cerebral ischemia.
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- Satoshi Takeo
- Department of Pharmacology, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, Horinouchi, Hachioji, Japan.
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Dideoxyforskolin, a forskolin analogue unable to stimulate adenylate cyclase, and tamoxifen, an antioestrogen widely used against breast cancer, are both known to block some Cl- channels. Their effects on Cl- responses to glycine or GABA have been tested here by using whole-cell recording from cultured spinal neurons. Dideoxyforskolin (4 or 16 microm) and tamoxifen (0.2-5 microm) both potentiate responses to low glycine concentrations. They also induce blocking effects, predominant at high glycine concentrations. At 5 microm, tamoxifen increased responses to 15 microm glycine by a factor >4.5, reaching 20 in some neurons. Potentiation by extracellular dideoxyforskolin or tamoxifen persisted after intracellular application of the modulator and was not due to Zn2+ contamination. Potentiation by tamoxifen also persisted in a Ca2+-free extracellular solution, after intracellular Ca2+ buffering and protein kinase C blockade. Thus, the critical sites of action are not intracellular. The EC50 for glycine was lowered 6.6-fold by 5 microm tamoxifen. The kinetics and voltage-dependence of the effects of tamoxifen on glycine responses support the idea that this hydrophobic drug may act from a site located within the membrane. Tamoxifen (5 micro m) also increased responses to 2 micro m GABA by a factor of 3.5, but barely affected peak responses to 20 microm GABA. The demonstration that tamoxifen affects some of the main inhibitory receptors should be useful for better evaluating its neurological effects. Furthermore, the results identify a new class of molecules that potentiate glycine receptor function.
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- Dominique Chesnoy-Marchais
- Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR-8544, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 46 rue d'Ulm, 75005, Paris, France.
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Schrader LA, Anderson AE, Mayne A, Pfaffinger PJ, Sweatt JD. PKA modulation of Kv4.2-encoded A-type potassium channels requires formation of a supramolecular complex. J Neurosci 2002; 22:10123-33. [PMID: 12451113 PMCID: PMC6758737] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023] Open
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A-type channels, encoded by the pore-forming alpha-subunits of the Kv4.x family, are particularly important in regulating membrane excitability in the CNS and the heart. Given the key role of modulation of A currents by kinases, we sought to investigate the protein structure-function relationships underlying the regulation of these currents by PKA. We have previously shown the existence of two PKA phosphorylation sites in the Kv4.2 sequence; therefore, we focused this study on the Kv4.2 primary subunit. In the present studies we made the surprising finding that PKA phosphorylation of the Kv4.2 alpha-subunit is necessary but not sufficient for channel modulation; channel modulation by PKA required the presence of an ancillary subunit, the K+ channel interacting protein (KChIP3). Therefore, these findings indicate a surprising complexity to kinase regulation of A currents, in that an interaction of two separate molecular events, alpha-subunit phosphorylation and the association of an ancillary subunit (KChIP3), are necessary for phosphorylation-dependent regulation of Kv4.2-encoded A channels by PKA. Overall, our studies indicate that PKA must of necessity act on a supramolecular complex of pore-forming alpha-subunits plus ancillary subunits to alter channel properties.
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- Laura A Schrader
- Division of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Yoneyama M, Sugiyama A, Satoh Y, Takahara A, Nakamura Y, Hashimoto K. Cardiovascular and adenylate cyclase stimulating effects of colforsin daropate, a water-soluble forskolin derivative, compared with those of isoproterenol, dopamine and dobutamine. Circ J 2002; 66:1150-4. [PMID: 12499623 DOI: 10.1253/circj.66.1150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Colforsin daropate is a recently developed water-soluble derivative of forskolin that directly stimulates adenylate cyclase, unlike the catecholamines. The chronotropic, inotropic and coronary vasodilator actions of colforsin daropate were compared with those of isoproterenol, dopamine and dobutamine, using canine isolated, blood-perfused heart preparations. The stimulating effect of each drug on adenylate cyclase activity was also assessed. Colforsin daropate, as well as each of the catecholamines, exerted positive chronotropic, inotropic and coronary vasodilator actions. The order of selectivity for the cardiovascular variables of colforsin daropate was coronary vasodilation >> positive inotropy > positive chronotropy; whereas that of isoproterenol, dopamine and dobutamine was positive inotropy >> coronary vasodilation > positive chronotropy. Thus, a marked characteristic of colforsin daropate is its potent coronary vasodilator action. On the other hand, each drug significantly increased the adenylate cyclase activity in a dose-related manner: colforsin daropate >> isoproterenol > dopamine = dobutamine. These results suggest that colforsin daropate may be preferable in the treatment of severe heart failure where the coronary blood flow is reduced and beta-adrenoceptor-dependent signal transduction pathway is down-regulated.
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- Masahiko Yoneyama
- Department of Pharmacology, Yamanashi Medical University, Tamaho-cho, Nakakoma-gun, Japan
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Inoue S, Kawaguchi M, Kurehara K, Sakamoto T, Kitaguchi K, Furuya H. Effect of mild hypothermia on inodilator-induced vasodilation of pial arterioles in cats. J Trauma 2002; 53:646-53. [PMID: 12394861 DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200210000-00005] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mild hypothermia has been proposed as a means of providing cerebral protection after traumatic brain injury. However, hypothermia has been shown to alter not only physiologic but also pharmacologic responses. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether mild hypothermia (3-4 degrees C temperature reduction) could alter cerebral vasodilation induced by inodilators, which are characterized by having an inotropic effect in addition to a vasodilatory effect. Isoproterenol (a beta-adrenergic receptor agonist), colforsin dapropate (an adenylate cyclase stimulant), and amrinone (a phosphodiesterase inhibitor) were chosen as inodilators. METHODS The cranial window technique, combined with microscopic video recording, was used. Forty-eight cats were randomly assigned to either a normothermic or a hypothermic group (33 degrees C). Isoproterenol, colforsin dapropate, or amrinone was topically applied in the cranial window and the diameter of pial arterioles was measured. RESULTS Topical administration of isoproterenol, colforsin dapropate, and amrinone produced a significant dilation in a dose-dependent manner during normothermia. The vasodilation induced by these inodilators was not affected by mild hypothermia. CONCLUSION The vasodilation induced by topical administration of isoproterenol, colforsin dapropate, and amrinone was not affected by mild hypothermia.
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- Satoki Inoue
- Department of Anesthesiology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
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Fujii Y, Toyooka H. High-dose colforsin daropate increases diaphragmatic contractility in dogs. Can J Anaesth 2002; 49:877-9. [PMID: 12374721 DOI: 10.1007/bf03017425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of colforsin daropate, a water-soluble derivate known to improve contractility in fatigued canine diaphragm, at two different doses (low-dose and high-dose) on contractility of the non-fatigued diaphragm of dogs. METHODS Twenty-four pentobarbitone-anesthetized dogs were divided into three groups of eight each: Group I received no study drug; Group II received low-dose (0.2 microg x kg-1 x min-1) colforsin daropate; Group III received high-dose (0.5 microg x kg-1 x min-1) colforsin daropate. Diaphragmatic contractility was assessed by transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi). RESULTS In Group III, with an infusion of high-dose colforsin daropate, Pdi at low-frequency (20 Hz) and high-frequency (100 Hz) stimulation increased from baseline values (P < 0.05). Compared with Group I, Pdi at both stimuli increased during colforsin daropate administration in Group III (P < 0.05). In Group II, with an infusion of low- dose colforsin daropate, Pdi to each stimulus did not change. CONCLUSION Colforsin daropate, only when administered at high-dose, increases contractility of non-fatigued diaphragm in dogs.
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- Yoshitaka Fujii
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Tsukuba Institute of Clinical Medicine, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Ishikawa H, Jin MB, Ogata T, Taniguchi M, Suzuki T, Shimamura T, Magata S, Horiuchi H, Ogata K, Masuko H, Fujita M, Furukawa H, Todo S. Role of cyclic nucleotides in ischemia and reperfusion injury of canine livers. Transplantation 2002; 73:1041-8. [PMID: 11965029 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200204150-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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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BACKGROUND In a series of canine liver ischemia experiments, we have shown that amelioration of hepatic injury is achievable by the inhibition of vasoconstriction, cytokine production, platelet aggregation, and neutrophil infiltration. Cyclic adenosine diphosphate (cAMP) was considered to be involved in most of these events. In our study, we tested our hypothesis that augmentation of endogenous cAMP by phosphodiesterase (PDE) 3 inhibitor, amrinone (AM), or adenylate cyclase stimulator, NKH477 (NKH), could attenuate ischemia and reperfusion injury of the liver. METHODS Thirty-six beagle dogs were used. They were divided into group CT (untreated control), group AM, group NKH, and group CB (treated by both agents). AM or NKH were administered i.v. 1 hr before ischemia (group preAM and group preNKH) or 15 min before reperfusion (pos-AM and postNKH). Combination group animals were treated only before ischemia. Animal survival, hepatic tissue blood flow, liver enzymes, platelet counts, energy metabolism, hepatic cAMP and cyclic guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate levels, and histopathology were analyzed. RESULTS Two-week animal survival was significantly improved by pre- or posttreatment with either agent. After reperfusion, hepatic tissue blood flow, liver enzyme release, platelet counts, energy metabolism, tissue cAMP levels, and histological architecture were also ameliorated markedly. Combination of both agents induced severe liver damage and lethal hypotension. AM treatment exhibited more protective effects than NKH, particularly when it was given before ischemia. Interestingly, not only cyclic guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate, were also restored at higher levels after reperfusion by preischemia treatment. CONCLUSIONS Administration of amrinone or NKH477 maintained hepatic tissue concentrations of cyclic nucleotides, and attenuated ischemia and reperfusion injury of the liver. Thus, regulation of hepatic tissue cyclic nucleotides is an important alternative for prevention of hepatic damage in liver preservation and surgery.
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- Hiroto Ishikawa
- First Department of Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Michael K Sievert
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Nakamizo A, Inamura T, Inoha S, Amano T, Ikezaki K. Impaired intracellular signal transduction via cyclic AMP contributes to cerebral vasospasm in rats with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurol Res 2002; 24:281-5. [PMID: 11958422 DOI: 10.1179/016164102101199747] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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No drug can completely prevent vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Impaired intracellular signal transduction by cyclic nucleotides might be involved. We investigated effects of intravenous isoproterenol and NKH477 on cerebral blood flow in rats with or without intracisternal injection of autologous blood one week previously. In controls without hemorrhage, isoproterenol at 0.01, 0.1, 1, and 10 mg kg(-1) min(-1) increased cerebral blood flow by 1.2%+/-9.5%, 19.7%+/-12.8%, 46.8%+/-23.5%, and 63.8%+/-32.9% respectively; 10mg kg(-1) min(-1) of isoproterenol increased systemic blood pressure by 66.6%+/-58.1%, while other doses decreased blood pressure. In the subarachnoid hemorrhage group, isoproterenol increased cerebral blood flow by -20.0%+/-6.5%, -7.6%+/-8.7%, 8.2%+/-8.8%, and 35.9%+/-83.1% respectively; 10 mg kg(-1) min(-1) of isoproterenol increased systemic blood pressure by 68.8%+/-79.5%, while other doses decreased blood pressure. In controls, NKH477 at 3, 10, and 30 mg kg(-1) increased cerebral blood flow by 2.3%+/-3.6%, 14.4%+/-7.0%, and 50.7%+/-14.6%, respectively; in the subarachnoid hemorrhage group, NKH477 changed cerebral blood flow by -1.3%+/-2.4%, 4.6%+/-2.8%, and -12.6%+/-10.8% (not significant difference from controls). NKH477 at 30 mg kg(-1) min(-1) decreased systemic blood pressure in both groups, but the effect in the hemorrhage group was greater. Either isoproterenol or NKH477 at appropriate doses can increase cerebral blood flow in vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage without decreasing blood pressure.
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- Akira Nakamizo
- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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