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Oz M, Lorke DE, Howarth FC. Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1)-independent actions of capsaicin on cellular excitability and ion transport. Med Res Rev 2023. [PMID: 36916676 DOI: 10.1002/med.21945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023]
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Capsaicin is a naturally occurring alkaloid derived from chili pepper that is responsible for its hot pungent taste. Capsaicin is known to exert multiple pharmacological actions, including analgesia, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antiobesity, and antioxidant effects. The transient receptor potential vanilloid subfamily member 1 (TRPV1) is the main receptor mediating the majority of the capsaicin effects. However, numerous studies suggest that the TRPV1 receptor is not the only target for capsaicin. An increasing number of studies indicates that capsaicin, at low to mid µM ranges, not only indirectly through TRPV1-mediated Ca2+ increases, but also directly modulates the functions of voltage-gated Na+ , K+ , and Ca2+ channels, as well as ligand-gated ion channels and other ion transporters and enzymes involved in cellular excitability. These TRPV1-independent effects are mediated by alterations of the biophysical properties of the lipid membrane and subsequent modulation of the functional properties of ion channels and by direct binding of capsaicin to the channels. The present study, for the first time, systematically categorizes this diverse range of non-TRPV1 targets and discusses cellular and molecular mechanisms mediating TRPV1-independent effects of capsaicin in excitable, as well as nonexcitable cells.
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- Murat Oz
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait
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- Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.,Center for Biotechnology, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Soltani N, Mohammadi E, Allahtavakoli M, Shamsizadeh A, Roohbakhsh A, Haghparast A. Effects of Dimethyl Sulfoxide on Neuronal Response Characteristics in Deep Layers of Rat Barrel Cortex. Basic Clin Neurosci 2016; 7:213-20. [PMID: 27563414 PMCID: PMC4981833 DOI: 10.15412/j.bcn.03070306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Introduction: Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is a chemical often used as a solvent for water-insoluble drugs. In this study, we evaluated the effect of intracerebroventricular (ICV) administration of DMSO on neural response characteristics (in 1200–1500 μm depth) of the rat barrel cortex. Methods: DMSO solution was prepared in 10% v/v concentration and injected into the lateral ventricle of rats. Neuronal spontaneous activity and neuronal responses to deflection of the principal whisker (PW) and adjacent whisker (AW) were recorded in barrel cortex. A condition test ratio (CTR) was used to measure inhibitory receptive fields in barrel cortex. Results: The results showed that both PW and AW evoked ON and OFF responses, neuronal spontaneous activity and inhibitory receptive fields did not change following ICV administration of DMSO. Conclusion: Results of this study suggest that acute ICV administration of 10% DMSO did not modulate the electrophysiological characteristics of neurons in the l deep ayers of rat barrel cortex.
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- Narjes Soltani
- Physiology-Pharmacology Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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- Physiology-Pharmacology Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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- Physiology-Pharmacology Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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- Physiology-Pharmacology Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Gozalov A, Petersen KA, Mortensen C, Jansen-Olesen I, Klaerke D, Olesen J. Role of KATPChannels in the Regulation of Rat Dura and Pia Artery Diameter. Cephalalgia 2016; 25:249-60. [PMID: 15773822 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2004.00848.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of KATPchannel openers pinacidil and levcromakalim on rat dural and pial arteries as well as their inhibition by glibenclamide. We used an in-vivo genuine closed cranial window model and an in-vitro organ bath. Glibenclamide alone reduced the dural but not the pial artery diameter compared with controls. Intravenous pinacidil and levcro-makalim induced dural and pial artery dilation that was significantly attenuated by glibenclamide. In the organ bath pinacidil and levcromakalim induced dural and middle cerebral artery relaxation that was significantly attenuated by glibenclamide. In conclusion, KATPchannel openers induce increasing diameter/relaxation of dural and pial arteries after intravenous infusion in vivo and on isolated arteries in vitro. Furthermore, dural arteries were more sensitive to KATPchannel openers than pial arteries.
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- A Gozalov
- Danish Headache Center and Department of Neurology, Glostrup University Hospital, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark.
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Stevens AS, Pirotte N, Plusquin M, Willems M, Neyens T, Artois T, Smeets K. Toxicity profiles and solvent-toxicant interference in the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea after dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) exposure. J Appl Toxicol 2014; 35:319-26. [PMID: 24964768 DOI: 10.1002/jat.3011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Revised: 02/22/2014] [Accepted: 02/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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To investigate hydrophobic test compounds in toxicological studies, solvents like dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) are inevitable. However, using these solvents, the interpretation of test compound-induced responses can be biased. DMSO concentration guidelines are available, but are mostly based on acute exposures involving one specific toxicity endpoint. Hence, to avoid solvent-toxicant interference, we use multiple chronic test endpoints for additional interpretation of DMSO concentrations and propose a statistical model to assess possible synergistic, antagonistic or additive effects of test compounds and their solvents. In this study, the effects of both short- (1 day) and long-term (2 weeks) exposures to low DMSO concentrations (up to 1000 µl l(-1) ) were studied in the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea. We measured different biological levels in both fully developed and developing animals. In a long-term exposure set-up, a concentration of 500 µl l(-1) DMSO interfered with processes on different biological levels, e.g. behaviour, stem cell proliferation and gene expression profiles. After short exposure times, 500 µl l(-1) DMSO only affected motility, whereas the most significant changes on different parameters were observed at a concentration of 1000 µl l(-1) DMSO. As small sensitivity differences exist between biological levels and developmental stages, we advise the use of this solvent in concentrations below 500 µl l(-1) in this organism. In the second part of our study, we propose a statistical approach to account for solvent-toxicant interactions and discuss full-scale solvent toxicity studies. In conclusion, we reassessed DMSO concentration limits for different experimental endpoints in the planarian S. mediterranea.
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- An-Sofie Stevens
- Zoology: Biodiversity and Toxicology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Agoralaan, building D, BE 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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Yuan Z, Zhao B, Zhang Y. Effects of dimethylsulfoxide on behavior and antioxidant enzymes response of planarian Dugesia japonica. Toxicol Ind Health 2011; 28:449-57. [PMID: 21976142 DOI: 10.1177/0748233711414609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this study, the toxicity, behavioral and antioxidant activity effects of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) on planarian Dugesia japonica were investigated. The results showed that the mortality was directly proportional to the DMSO concentration, and planarian locomotor velocity decreased as the concentration of DMSO increased. The recovery of the motility for planarians pre-exposed to DMSO was found to be time- and dose-dependent, and only those pre-exposed to 0.1-3% DMSO resulted in full recovery. The antioxidant enzymes of planarians in response to long-term DMSO stress was also altered in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Planarians revealed more tolerance to DMSO toxicity at low DMSO (0.1%) level in short- and long-term DMSO stress, in which an efficient antioxidant system was involved and the motility was not affected.
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- Zuoqing Yuan
- School of Life Sciences, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, People's Republic of China
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Adami M, Coruzzi G. Measurement of gastric acid secretion in the anaesthetized rat. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; Chapter 21:Unit 21.5. [PMID: 20967747 DOI: 10.1002/0471140856.tx2105s45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The protocols described in this unit are designed to assess the effects of substances on gastric acid secretion by the rat stomach, with the animal under general anesthesia. Both stimulatory and inhibitory effects of compounds can be evaluated and specific mechanisms of action can also be investigated. Acid secretion is induced by substances that directly activate parietal cell receptors (histamine and bethanechol), by indirect stimuli, like 2-deoxy-D-glucose, by electrical stimulation of vagal nerves, or by the peptide pentagastrin. Reference antisecretory drugs are represented by histamine H(2) receptor antagonists and proton pump inhibitors. This model allows the evaluation of complete dose-response curves together with a time-course of the secretory/antisecretory effects. Indirect effects involving activation or inhibition of vagal pathways are evaluated in intact animals by means of electrical vagal stimulation or in vagotomized animals.
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Sun X, Li P, Luo W, Chen S, Feng N, Wang J, Luo Q. Investigating the effects of dimethylsulfoxide on hemodynamics during cortical spreading depression by combining laser speckle imaging with optical intrinsic signal imaging. Lasers Surg Med 2010; 42:649-55. [DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Fossum EN, Lisowski MJ, Macey TA, Ingram SL, Morgan MM. Microinjection of the vehicle dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) into the periaqueductal gray modulates morphine antinociception. Brain Res 2008; 1204:53-8. [PMID: 18342296 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2008] [Revised: 02/06/2008] [Accepted: 02/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is commonly used as a solvent for water-insoluble drugs. Given that DMSO has varying cellular and behavioral effects ranging from increased membrane permeability to toxicity, microinjection of DMSO as a vehicle could confound the effects of other drugs. For example, DMSO is often used as a vehicle for studies examining the neurochemical mechanisms underlying morphine antinociception. Given that the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray (vlPAG) plays a major role in morphine antinociception and tolerance, the effects of DMSO on morphine antinociception mediated by the vlPAG needs to be evaluated. The present experiment tested whether co-administration of DMSO (0, 0.2, 2, or 20%) would alter the antinociceptive effect of microinjecting morphine into the vlPAG. DMSO had no effect on nociception when microinjected into the vlPAG alone, but 2% DMSO enhanced morphine potency when co-administered with morphine. In contrast, twice daily microinjections of DMSO (5 or 20%) for two days reduced the potency of subsequent microinjections of morphine into the vlPAG--an effect that persisted for at least one week. A similar rightward shift in the morphine dose-response curve was caused by morphine tolerance. Co-administration of morphine and DMSO during the pretreatment did not cause a greater shift in the morphine dose-response curve compared to morphine pretreated alone. In conclusion, DMSO can alter morphine antinociception following both acute (enhancement) and chronic (inhibition) administration depending on the concentration. These data reinforce the need to be cautious when using DMSO as a vehicle for drug administration.
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- Erin N Fossum
- Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Vancouver, USA.
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Yang J, Dhawan V, Morrish DW, Kaufman S. Bimodal effects of chronically administered neurokinin B (NKB) on in vivo and in vitro cardiovascular responses in female rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 143:136-42. [PMID: 17573134 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2007.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2006] [Revised: 04/10/2007] [Accepted: 05/05/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The in vivo cardiovascular effects of acutely administered neurokinin B (NKB) have been attributed both to direct effects on vascular tone and to indirect effects on central neuroendocrine control of the circulation. We proposed: 1) that a modest long-term increase in plasma NKB levels would decrease mean arterial pressure (MAP) due to attenuated peripheral vascular tone, and 2) that chronic high-dose NKB would increase MAP, due to increased sympathetic outflow which would override the peripheral vasodilation. We examined the in vivo and in vitro cardiovascular effects of chronic peripheral NKB. Low- (1.8 nmol/h) or high- (20 nmol/h) dose NKB was infused into conscious female rats bearing telemetric pressure transducers. MAP, heart rate (HR) and the pressor responses to I.V. phenylephrine (PE, 8 microg) and angiotensin II (Ang II, 150 ng) were measured. Concentration-response curves of small mesenteric arteries were constructed to PE using wire myography. Low-dose NKB reduced basal MAP (88+/-2 mm Hg to 83+/-2 mm Hg), did not affect resting HR, reduced the pressor responses to PE, and attenuated the maximal constriction of mesenteric arteries to PE and KCl. By contrast, high-dose NKB increased basal MAP (86+/-1 mm Hg to 89+/-1 mm Hg), increased HR (350+/-3 beats/min to 371+/-3 beats/min), increased the pressor responses to Ang II and, contrary to our hypothesis, increased the maximum contractile responses of mesenteric arteries to PE and KCl. The cardiovascular effects of NKB are thus dose-dependent: whereas chronic low-dose NKB directly modulates vascular tone to reduce blood pressure, chronic high-dose NKB induces an increase in blood pressure through both central (indirect) and peripheral (direct) pathways.
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- Jing Yang
- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Pagán OR, Rowlands AL, Urban KR. Toxicity and behavioral effects of dimethylsulfoxide in planaria. Neurosci Lett 2006; 407:274-8. [PMID: 16979295 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2006.08.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2006] [Revised: 08/04/2006] [Accepted: 08/29/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this work, we describe aspects of the toxicity and behavioral effects of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) in planaria. Planarian worms have traditionally been a favored animal model in developmental biology. More recently, this organism is being recognized as an animal model in neuropharmacology research. DMSO is often used in cell and tissue culture as a cryoprotectant agent and is also commonly used to enhance the solubility of hydrophobic drugs in aqueous solutions. This compound can elicit various physiological effects in both vertebrates and invertebrates. Many drugs and drug candidates are hydrophobic, needing solvents like DMSO to be able to reach their physiological targets. As planaria becomes increasingly popular in neuropharmacology research, a description of the DMSO effects in this organism is essential. We found that DMSO is toxic to planarians at concentrations above 5% (705 mM), with an LD(50) of 10% (1.4M) at exposure times above 5 min. At sub-toxic concentrations, DMSO decreases planarian exploratory behavior in a concentration-dependent manner. This reduction in locomotor behavior is reversible and preincubation-independent. DMSO at a concentration of 0.1% (14.1 mM), which is usually enough to solubilize hydrophobic substances in aqueous solutions, did not display any toxic or behavioral effects in planaria. Therefore, in this animal model, DMSO concentrations above 0.1% should be avoided in order to be able to reliably observe any behavioral or toxic effects of hydrophobic drugs.
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- Oné R Pagán
- Department of Biology, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383-2112, USA.
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Du X, Lu D, Daharsh ED, Yao A, Dewoody R, Yao JA. Dimethyl sulfoxide effects on hERG channels expressed in HEK293 cells. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2006; 54:164-72. [PMID: 16782359 DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2006.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2006] [Accepted: 03/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is widely used as a solvent to facilitate formulation of test substances in cell perfusion solutions. However, DMSO concentration in bath (extracellular) solution is usually limited to 0.1-0.3% to avoid DMSO-induced changes in cell morphology and membrane properties due to elevation of osmolality. The purpose of this study was to examine whether DMSO-induced hyperosmotic effects on hERG expressing cells could be compensated by adding an equivalent amount of DMSO in pipette (intracellular) solution, to investigate DMSO effects on hERG channels, and to determine the impact of DMSO on the potency of hERG channel blockers. METHOD Whole-cell patch clamp method was used to record hERG currents in HEK293 cells. DMSO at concentrations of 0.1% to 2% was applied to bath and pipette solutions. Various voltage protocols were used to examine DMSO effects on hERG channel properties and to evaluate DMSO impacts on the potency of terfenadine and E-4031. RESULTS When DMSO was added simultaneously in bath and pipette solutions, normal cell morphology and the proper current recording conditions could be maintained with application of up to 2% DMSO. DMSO slightly shifted the current-voltage relationship, activation curve, and inactivation curve of the hERG channel to more positive voltages. DMSO had little effect on the concentration-response relationship of hERG channel blockers we assessed. The IC50 for terfenadine and E-4031 were not significantly changed in the presence of 0.3, 0.5, 1 and 2% DMSO. DISCUSSION Our results demonstrate that changes in cell morphology induced by extracellular DMSO can be prevented by application of DMSO in pipette solution. By utilizing this approach, we successfully performed hERG current recordings using bath solution containing up to 2% DMSO. DMSO-induced shifts of the voltage-dependence of hERG channel gating had little impact on the potency of hERG channel blockers.
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- Xiaoyi Du
- Aptuit, Inc., Preclinical Technologies, 10245 Hickman Mills Drive, Kansas City, MO 64137, USA
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Ohashi M, Faraci F, Heistad D. Peroxynitrite hyperpolarizes smooth muscle and relaxes internal carotid artery in rabbit via ATP-sensitive K+ channels. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2005; 289:H2244-50. [PMID: 16219814 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00254.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The goal of this study was to determine the effects of peroxynitrite (ONOO-) on smooth muscle membrane potential and vasomotor function in rabbit carotid arteries. ONOO- is known to affect vascular tone by several mechanisms, including effects on K+ channels. Xanthine (X, 0.1 mM), xanthine oxidase (XO, 0.01 U/ml), and a low concentration of sodium nitroprusside (SNP, 10 nM) were used to generate ONOO-. In the common carotid artery, X and XO (X/XO) in the presence of SNP tended to increase tension. In contrast, in the internal carotid artery, X/XO in the presence of SNP transiently hyperpolarized the membrane (-8.5 +/- 1.8 mV, mean +/- SE) and decreased tension (by 85 +/- 5.6%). In internal carotid arteries, in the absence of SNP, X/XO did not hyperpolarize the membrane and produced much less relaxation (by 23 +/- 5.6%) than X/XO and SNP. Ebselen (50 microM) inhibited both hyperpolarization and relaxation to X/XO and SNP, and uric acid (100 microM) inhibited relaxation. Glibenclamide (1 microM) abolished hyperpolarization and inhibited relaxation during X/XO and SNP. Charybdotoxin (100 nM) or tetraethylammonium (1 mM) did not affect hyperpolarization or relaxation, respectively. These results suggest that ONOO- hyperpolarizes and relaxes smooth muscle in rabbit internal carotid artery but not in common carotid artery through activation of K(ATP) channels.
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- Masuo Ohashi
- Cardiovascular Center and Dept. of Internal Medicine, Univ. of Iowa and Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242-1801, USA
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López-Miranda V, Herradón E, Dannert MT, Alsasua A, Martín MI. Anandamide vehicles: a comparative study. Eur J Pharmacol 2004; 505:151-61. [PMID: 15556148 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2004] [Accepted: 10/04/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Among the studies that investigate the vasorelaxation induced by anandamide, one of the most frequent differences is the use of distinct solvents that could modify vascular function and explain the controversial results described. The aims of this study were: to evaluate the influence of different cannabinoid vehicles in vascular function of rat aorta, and to compare the vasorelaxation induced by anandamide dissolved in different vehicles. Vehicles were: ethanol (70%), Tween 80/ethanol (2:1 and 1:1), 1:1:18 (Tween 80/ethanol/saline) and dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) 0.5%. All the vehicles tested, except DMSO 0.5%, modified the vascular and/or the endothelial function in rat aorta rings. Anandamide caused a time- and concentration-dependent vasorelaxation in all the experimental groups except in ethanol group, but the mechanisms involved in its vasorelaxation appear to be different depending on the vehicle used. The results obtained with vehicles containing Tween 80 suggest a non-endothelial component in the vasorelaxation caused by anandamide, while those obtained with DMSO at 0.5% suggest an endothelial component in this vasorelaxation.
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- Visitación López-Miranda
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Facultad Ciencias de la Salud, Dpto. Ciencias de la Salud, Unidad de Farmacología. Avda. Atenas s/n 28922 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
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Rosenblum WI, Wei EP, Kontos HA. Vasodilation of brain surface arterioles by blockade of Na–H+ antiport and its inhibition by inhibitors of KATP channel openers. Brain Res 2004; 1005:77-83. [PMID: 15044067 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/28/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Pial artrioles of rats were monitored in vivo and found to dilate in dose-dependent fashion upon application of either benzamil or ethyl isopropyl amiloride, both of which are inhibitors of the sodium-hydrogen antiport. Antiport blockade is known to decrease the internal pH of vascular smooth muscle (VSM). The dilation was blocked by 1 microm glibenclamide, which in that dose is a selective inhibitor of ATP sensitive potassium channels (K(ATP)). The nitric oxide synthase inhibitor nitro-l arginine (l-NNA) also blocked the response. Previous studies of this preparation under the same experimental conditions showed that l-NNA inhibited dilation by K(ATP) openers and that nitric oxide had no permissive action in this setting. Moreover, one study by others has demonstrated a pH sensitive site on the internal surface of K(ATP) while another study by others has demonstrated that sodium propionate, a direct acidifier of the cell, dilates rat basilar artery in K(ATP)-dependent fashion. Therefore, the present data support the following conclusions: decrease of internal pH dilates brain arterioles; the response is K(ATP) dependent; in some situations, inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase can inhibit K(ATP) and K(ATP)-dependent dilations including those produced by decrease of internal pH.
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- William I Rosenblum
- Department of Pathology (Neuropathology), Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center-Medical College of Virginia Campus, Richmond VA 23298-0017, USA.
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Ueda Y, Suehiro E, Wei EP, Kontos HA, Povlishock JT. Uncomplicated rapid posthypothermic rewarming alters cerebrovascular responsiveness. Stroke 2004; 35:601-6. [PMID: 14739414 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000113693.56783.73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Recently, we focused on the cerebrovascular protective effects of moderate hypothermia after traumatic brain injury, noting that the efficacy of posttraumatic hypothermia is related to the rate of posthypothermic rewarming. In the current communication, we revisit the use of hypothermia with varying degrees of rewarming to ascertain whether, in the normal cerebral vasculature, varying rates of rewarming can differentially affect cerebrovascular responsiveness. METHODS Pentobarbital-anesthetized rats equipped with a cranial window were randomized to 3 groups. In 1 group, a 1-hour period of hypothermia (32 degrees C) followed by slow rewarming (over 90 minutes) was used. In the remaining 2 groups, either a 1- or 2-hour period of hypothermia was followed by rapid rewarming (within 30 minutes). Vasoreactivity to hypercapnia and acetylcholine was assessed before, during, and after hypothermia. Additionally, the vascular responses to sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and pinacidil, a K(ATP) channel opener, were also examined. RESULTS Hypothermia itself generated modest vasodilation and reduced vasoreactivity to all utilized agents. The slow rewarming group showed restoration of normal vascular responsivity. In contrast, hypothermia followed by rapid rewarming was associated with continued impaired responsiveness to acetylcholine and arterial hypercapnia. These abnormalities persisted even with the use of more prolonged (2-hour) hypothermia. Furthermore, posthypothermic rapid rewarming impaired the dilator responses of SNP and pinacidil. CONCLUSIONS Posthypothermic rapid rewarming caused cerebral vascular abnormalities, including a diminished response to acetylcholine, hypercapnia, pinacidil, and SNP. Our data with acetylcholine and SNP suggest that rapid rewarming most likely causes abnormality at both the vascular smooth muscle and endothelial levels.
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- Yuji Ueda
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Medical College of Virginia Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298-0709, USA
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Lindauer U, Vogt J, Schuh-Hofer S, Dreier JP, Dirnagl U. Cerebrovascular vasodilation to extraluminal acidosis occurs via combined activation of ATP-sensitive and Ca2+-activated potassium channels. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2003; 23:1227-38. [PMID: 14526233 DOI: 10.1097/01.wcb.0000088764.02615.b7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Albeit controversial, it has been suggested by several authors that nitric oxide (NO) serves as a permissive factor in the cerebral blood flow response to systemic hypercapnia. Potassium channels are important regulators of cerebrovascular tone and may be modulated by a basal perivascular NO level. To elucidate the functional targets of the proposed NO modulation during hypercapnia-induced vasodilation, the authors performed experiments in isolated, cannulated, and pressurized rat middle cerebral arteries (MCA). Extracellular pH was reduced from 7.4 to 7.0 in the extraluminal bath to induce NO dependent vasodilation. Acidosis increased vessel diameter by 35 +/- 10%. In separate experiments, ATP-sensitive potassium channels (KATP) were blocked by extraluminal application of glibenclamide (Glib), Ca2+-activated potassium channels (KCa) by tetraethylammonium (TEA), voltage-gated potassium channels (Kv) by 4-aminopyridine, and inward rectifier potassium channels (KIR) by BaCl2. Na+-K+-ATP-ase was inhibited by ouabain. Application of TEA slightly constricted the arteries at pH 7.4 and slightly but significantly attenuated the vasodilation to acidosis. Inhibition of the other potassium channels or Na+-K+-ATP-ase had no effect. Combined blockade of KATP and KCa channels further reduced resting diameter, and abolished acidosis induced vasodilation. The authors conclude that mainly KCa channels are active under resting conditions. KATP and KCa channels are responsible for vasodilation to acidosis. Activity of one of these potassium channel families is sufficient for vasodilation to acidosis, and only combined inhibition completely abolishes vasodilation. During NO synthase inhibition, dilation to the KATP channel opener pinacidil or the KCa channel opener NS1619 was attenuated or abolished, respectively. The authors suggest that a basal perivascular NO level is necessary for physiologic KATP and KCa channel function in rat MCA. Future studies have to elucidate whether this NO dependent effect on KATP and KCa channel function is a principle mechanism of NO induced modulation of cerebrovascular reactivity and whether the variability of findings in the literature concerning a modulatory role of NO can be explained by different levels of vascular NO/cGMP concentrations within the cerebrovascular tree.
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- Ute Lindauer
- Experimental Neurology, Charité, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, Germany.
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BACKGROUND In brain blood vessels, electrophysiological studies proving the existence of ATP-sensitive potassium channels (KATP) are scarce. However, numerous pharmacological studies establish the importance of KATP channels in these blood vessels. This review emphasizes the data supporting the importance of vascular KATP in the responses of brain blood vessels. SUMMARY OF REVIEW Electrophysiological data show the existence of KATP in smooth muscle and endothelium of brain vessels. A much larger number of studies in virtually all experimental species have shown that classic openers of KATP dilate brain arteries and arterioles. This response can by blocked by glibenclamide, a selective inhibitor of KATP opening. Several physiological or pathophysiological responses are also blocked by glibenclamide. KATP contains a multiplicity of potential sites of interaction with drugs of diverse, sometimes unrelated, structures. Drugs with imidazole or guanidinium groups are particularly likely to have effects on KATP. This complicates interpretation of the actions of such drugs when used as supposedly selective pharmacological probes for other putative targets. A pH-sensitive site on the internal surface of cloned channels may explain the glibenclamide-inhibitable dilation produced by intracellular acidosis and perhaps by CO2. In some situations KATP appears to be involved in either the synthesis/release or action of endothelium-derived mediators of cerebrovascular tone. The importance of KATP may be dependent on the portion of the cerebrovascular tree being studied and on diverse experimental conditions, age, species, and the presence of disease. CONCLUSIONS KATP have been shown to mediate a wide range of cerebrovascular response in physiologic or pathologic circumstances in a variety of experimental conditions. Their relevance to cerebrovascular responses in humans remains to be explored.
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- William I Rosenblum
- Department of Pathology, Division of Autopsy and Neuropathology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Va., USA.
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Dey A, Parmar D, Dhawan A, Dash D, Seth PK. Cytochrome P450 2E1 dependent catalytic activity and lipid peroxidation in rat blood lymphocytes. Life Sci 2002; 71:2509-19. [PMID: 12270756 DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(02)02084-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To investigate the similarities in the catalytic activity of blood lymphocyte P450 2E1 in blood lymphocyte with the liver isoenzyme, NADPH dependent lipid peroxidation and activity of N-nitrosodimethyamine demethylase (NDMA-d) was studied in rat blood lymphocytes. Blood lymphocytes were found to catalyse NADPH dependent (basal) lipid peroxidation and demethylation of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). Pretreatment with ethanol or pyrazole or acetone resulted in significant increase in the NADPH dependent lipid peroxidation and the activity of NDMA-d in blood lymphocytes and liver microsomes. In vitro addition of CCl(4) to the blood lymphocytes isolated from control or ethanol pretreated rats resulted in an increase in the NADPH dependent lipid peroxidation. Significant inhibition of the basal and CCl(4) supported NADPH dependent lipid peroxidation and NDMA-d activity in blood lymphocytes isolated from control or ethanol pretreated rats by dimethyl formamide or dimethyl sulfoxide or hexane, solvents known to inhibit P450 2E1 catalysed reactions in liver and anti- P450 2E1, have indicated the role of P450 2E1 in the NADPH dependent lipid peroxidation in rat blood lymphocytes. The data indicating similarities in the NADPH dependent lipid peroxidation and NDMA-d activity in blood lymphocyte with the liver microsome have provided evidence that blood lymphocyte P450 2E1 could be used as a surrogate to monitor and predict hepatic levels of the enzyme.
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- A Dey
- Developmental Toxicology Division, Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow, India
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Rosenblum WI, Wei EP, Kontos HA. Dilation of rat brain arterioles by hypercapnia in vivo can occur even after blockade of guanylate cyclase by ODQ. Eur J Pharmacol 2002; 448:201-6. [PMID: 12144942 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(02)01935-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3,-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ) is an inhibitor of guanylate cyclase and has been reported to inhibit dilation of cerebral blood vessels by hypercapnia. This supports the hypothesis that this dilation is dependent upon guanylate cyclase, activated by nitric oxide (NO) released from neural tissue. However, there are conflicting reports concerning the role of guanylate cyclase in response to hypercapnia. Therefore, we tested the effect of topically applied ODQ (10 microM) on rat pial arterioles observed with a microscope through a closed cranial window. In one study, we tested ODQ ability to inhibit both the dilation produced by hypercapnia (3% and 5% inspired CO(2)) and, in the same rats, the dilation produced by N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA). In another experiment, we tested the ability of ODQ to inhibit dilation produced by hypercapnia and the dilation produced by 3-morpholinosydnonimine (SIN-1), a donor of NO. The responses to NMDA and to NO are known to depend upon activation of guanylate cyclase and were both blocked in the present study. However, the response to hypercapnia was not affected. These findings provide evidence that hypercapnic dilation can occur independently of guanylate cyclase activation.
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- William I Rosenblum
- Department of Pathology (Neuropathology), Medical College of Virginia Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298-0017, USA.
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