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Liu B, Zhou Y. Endothelium-dependent contraction: The non-classical action of endothelial prostacyclin, its underlying mechanisms, and implications. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21877. [PMID: 34449098 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202101077r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Although commonly thought to produce prostacyclin (prostaglandin I2 ; PGI2 ) that evokes vasodilatation and protects vessels from the development of diseases, the endothelial cyclooxygenase (COX)-mediated metabolism has also been found to release substance(s) called endothelium-derived contracting factor(s) (EDCF) that causes endothelium-dependent contraction and implicates in endothelial dysfunction of disease conditions. Various mechanisms have been proposed for the process; however, the major endothelial COX metabolite PGI2 , which has been classically considered to activate the I prostanoid receptor (IP) that mediates vasodilatation and opposes the effects of thromboxane (Tx) A2 produced by COX in platelets, emerges as a major EDCF in health and disease conditions. Our recent studies from genetically altered mice further suggest that vasomotor reactions to PGI2 are collectively modulated by IP, the vasoconstrictor Tx-prostanoid receptor (TP; the prototype receptor of TxA2 ) and E prostanoid receptor-3 (EP3; a vasoconstrictor receptor of PGE2 ) although with differences in potency and efficacy; a contraction to PGI2 reflects activities of TP and/or EP3 outweighing that of the concurrently activated IP. Here, we discuss the history of endothelium-dependent contraction, evidences that support the above hypothesis, proposed mechanisms for the varied reactions to endothelial PGI2 synthesis as well as the relation of its dilator activity to the effect of another NO-independent vasodilator mechanism, the endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor. Also, we address the possible pathological and therapeutic implications as well as questions remaining to be resolved or limitations of our above findings obtained from genetically altered mouse models.
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- Bin Liu
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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Hoenicka M, Golovchenko S, Englert L, Spaeth M, Shoshiashvili L, Großer C, Hofmann HS, Ried M. Combination Therapy of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension with Vardenafil and Macitentan Assessed in a Human Ex Vivo Model. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2019; 33:287-295. [DOI: 10.1007/s10557-019-06868-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ried M, Neu R, Lehle K, Großer C, Szöke T, Lang G, Hofmann HS, Hoenicka M. Superior vasodilation of human pulmonary vessels by vardenafil compared with tadalafil and sildenafil: additive effects of bosentan. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2017; 25:254-259. [PMID: 28486684 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivx108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Pulmonary arterial hypertension is characterized by pulmonary vascular proliferation and remodelling, leading to a progressive increase in pulmonary arterial resistance. Vasodilator properties of 3 different phosphodiesterase (PDE)-5 inhibitors alone and in combination with an endothelin (ET) receptor antagonist were compared in an ex vivo model. METHODS Segments of human pulmonary arteries (PAs) and pulmonary veins (PVs) were harvested from lobectomy specimens. Contractile forces were determined in an organ bath. Vessels were constricted with norepinephrine (NE) to determine the effects of sildenafil, tadalafil and vardenafil and with ET-1 to assess the effects of bosentan. RESULTS All 3 PDE-5 inhibitors had no relevant effect on the basal tone of the vessels. Both sildenafil and vardenafil significantly (P < 0.0001) reduced the responses of the vessels to NE, whereas tadalafil was effective only in PA (P = 0.0009) but not in PV (P = 0.097). Sildenafil relaxed NE-preconstricted PV (P < 0.0001) but not PA (P = 0.143). Both tadalafil and vardenafil relaxed PA and PV significantly. Vardenafil appears to be the most potent of the PDE-5 inhibitors tested. Furthermore, we analysed the combination of bosentan and vardenafil in PA. Bosentan and vardenafil reduced ET-1 and NE induced vasoconstriction stronger than vardenafil alone (P ≤ 0.049). CONCLUSIONS Vardenafil caused the most consistent antihypertensive response in this ex vivo model. However, ET receptor antagonism appears to be an even more potent mechanism. A combination therapy using vardenafil and bosentan turned out to be an effective combination to lower vessel tension in PA.
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- Michael Ried
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Ulm Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Ulm Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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Liu B, Zhan M, Zhang Y, Li H, Wu X, Zhuang F, Luo W, Zhou Y. Increased role of E prostanoid receptor-3 in prostacyclin-evoked contractile activity of spontaneously hypertensive rat mesenteric resistance arteries. Sci Rep 2017; 7:8927. [PMID: 28827689 PMCID: PMC5566542 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-09288-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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This study aimed to determine whether E prostanoid receptor-3 (EP3) is involved in prostacyclin (PGI2)-evoked vasoconstrictor activity of resistance arteries and if so, how it changes under hypertensive conditions. Mesenteric resistance arteries from Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKYs) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) were isolated for functional and biochemical studies. Here we show that in vessels from WKYs, PGI2 or the endothelial muscarinic agonist ACh (which stimulates in vitro PGI2 synthesis) evoked vasoconstrictor activity, which increased in SHRs. The thromboxane-prostanoid receptor (TP) antagonist SQ29548 partially removed the vasoconstrictor activity, and an increased contractile activity of PGI2 resistant to SQ29548 was observed in SHRs. Interestingly, L798106, an antagonist of EP3 (whose expression was higher in SHRs than in WKYs), not only added to the effect of SQ29548 but also caused relaxation to PGI2 more than that obtained with SQ29548. In accordance, EP3 deletion, which reduced PGI2-evoked contraction, together with SQ29548 resulted in relaxation evoked by the agonist in mouse aortas. These results thus demonstrate an explicit involvement of EP3 in PGI2-evoked vasoconstrictor activity in rat mesenteric resistance arteries and suggest that up-regulation of the receptor contributes significantly to the increased contractile activity evoked by PGI2 under hypertensive conditions.
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- Bin Liu
- Cardiovascular Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- The Central Lab, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- The Central Lab, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
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Neuronal nitric oxide synthase-derived hydrogen peroxide effect in grafts used in human coronary bypass surgery. Clin Sci (Lond) 2017; 131:1015-1026. [PMID: 28360194 DOI: 10.1042/cs20160642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Revised: 03/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Recently, H2O2 has been identified as the endothelium-dependent hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF), which mediates flow-induced dilation in human coronary arteries. Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) is expressed in the cardiovascular system and, besides NO, generates H2O2 The role of nNOS-derived H2O2 in human vessels is so far unknown. The present study was aimed at investigating the relevance of nNOS/H2O2 signaling in the human internal mammary artery (IMA) and saphenous vein (SV), the major conduits used in coronary artery bypass grafting. In the IMA, but not in the SV, ACh (acetylcholine)-induced vasodilatation was decreased by selective nNOS inhibition with TRIM or Inhibitor 1, and by catalase, which specifically decomposes H2O2 Superoxide dismutase (SOD), which generates H2O2 from superoxide, decreased the vasodilator effect of ACh on SV. In the IMA, SOD diminished phenylephrine-induced contraction in endothelium-containing, but not in endothelium-denuded vessels. Importantly, while exogenous H2O2 produced vasodilatation in IMA, it constricted SV. ACh increased H2O2 production in both sets of vessels. In the IMA, the increase in H2O2 was inhibited by catalase and nNOS blockade. In SV, H2O2 production was abolished by catalase and reduced by nNOS inhibition. Immunofluorescence experiments showed the presence of nNOS in the vascular endothelium and smooth muscle cells of both the IMA and SV. Together, our results clearly show that H2O2 induced endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation in the IMA, whereas, in the SV, H2O2 was a vasoconstrictor. Thus, H2O2 produced in the coronary circulation may contribute to the susceptibility to accelerated atherosclerosis and progressive failure of the SV used as autogenous graft in coronary bypass surgery.
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Herbal Prescription, DSGOST, Prevents Cold-Induced RhoA Activation and Endothelin-1 Production in Endothelial Cells. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2014; 2014:549307. [PMID: 24839453 PMCID: PMC4009260 DOI: 10.1155/2014/549307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Herbal prescription, Danggui-Sayuk-Ga-Osuyu-Saenggang-tang (DSGOST), has long been used to treat Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). However, a biological mechanism by which DSGOST ameliorates RP is yet deciphered. In this study, we demonstrate that DSGOST inhibits cold-induced activation of RhoA, in both vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) and endothelial cells (EC), and blocks endothelin-1-mediated paracrine path for cold response on vessels. While cold induced RhoA activity in both cell types, DSGOST pretreatment prevented cold-induced RhoA activation. DSGOST inhibition of cold-induced RhoA activation further blocked α2c-adrenoreceptor translocation to the plasma membrane in VSMC. In addition, DSGOST inhibited endothelin-1-mediated RhoA activation and α2c-adrenoreceptor translocation in VSMC. Meanwhile, DSGOST inhibited cold-induced or RhoA-dependent phosphorylation of FAK, SRC, and ERK. Consistently, DSGOST inhibited cold-induced endothelin-1 expression in EC. Therefore, DSGOST prevents cold-induced RhoA in EC and blocks endothelin-1-mediated paracrine path between EC and VSMC. In conclusion, our data suggest that DSGOST is beneficial for treating RP-like syndrome.
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Ried M, Potzger T, Neu R, Sziklavari Z, Szöke T, Liebold A, Hofmann HS, Hoenicka M. Combination of Sildenafil and Bosentan for Pulmonary Hypertension in a Human Ex Vivo Model. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2013; 28:45-51. [DOI: 10.1007/s10557-013-6499-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hoenicka M, Hirt S. YC-1 induced constrictions: no dependency on other vasoconstrictor. Ann Thorac Surg 2012; 93:1762; author reply 1762. [PMID: 22541226 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2011] [Revised: 11/01/2011] [Accepted: 11/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Feng J. Reply. Ann Thorac Surg 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kang WK. Is There Any Relationship between the Chronicity of Chronic Anal Fissure and Endothelin-1? JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF COLOPROCTOLOGY 2011; 27:221. [PMID: 22102968 PMCID: PMC3218122 DOI: 10.3393/jksc.2011.27.5.221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Won-Kyung Kang
- Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Affiliation(s)
- Jun Feng
- Department of Surgery, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
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