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Miura T, Sakuyama A, Xu L, Qiu J, Namai-Takahashi A, Ogawa Y, Kohzuki M, Ito O. Febuxostat ameliorates high salt intake-induced hypertension and renal damage in Dahl salt-sensitive rats. J Hypertens 2022; 40:327-337. [PMID: 34495901 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Several clinical studies have reported that xanthine oxidoreductase inhibitors have antihypertensive and renal protective effects but their mechanisms have not been fully determined. This study aims to clarify these mechanisms by examining the effects of febuxostat, which is a novel selective xanthine oxidoreductase inhibitor, in Dahl salt-sensitive rats. METHODS Eight-week-old male Dahl salt-sensitive rats were fed a normal salt (0.6% NaCl) or high salt (8% NaCl) diet for 8 weeks. A portion of the rats that were fed high salt diet were treated with febuxostat (3 mg/kg per day) simultaneously. Additionally, acute effects of febuxostat (3 mg/kg per day) were examined after high salt diet feeding for 4 or 8 weeks. RESULTS Treatment with febuxostat for 8 weeks attenuated high salt diet-induced hypertension, renal dysfunction, glomerular injury, and renal interstitial fibrosis. Febuxostat treatment reduced urinary excretion of H2O2 and malondialdehyde and renal thiobarbituric acid reactive substances content. High salt diet increased xanthine oxidoreductase activity and expression in the proximal tubules and medullary interstitium. Febuxostat completely inhibited xanthine oxidoreductase activity and attenuated the high salt diet-increased xanthine oxidoreductase expression. Febuxostat transiently increased urine volume and Na+ excretion without change in blood pressure or urinary creatinine excretion after high salt diet feeding for 4 or 8 weeks. CONCLUSION Febuxostat ameliorates high salt diet-induced hypertension and renal damage with a reduction of renal oxidative stress in Dahl salt-sensitive rats. The antihypertensive effect of febuxostat may be mediated in part by diuretic and natriuretic action.
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- Takahiro Miura
- Department of Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Juntendo University, Tokyo
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- Division of General Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai
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- Division of General Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai
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- Department of Sport and Medical Science, Faculty of Medical Technology, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai
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- Division of General Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai
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Thounaojam MC, Montemari A, Powell FL, Malla P, Gutsaeva DR, Bachettoni A, Ripandelli G, Repossi A, Tawfik A, Martin PM, Facchiano F, Bartoli M. Monosodium Urate Contributes to Retinal Inflammation and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy. Diabetes 2019; 68:1014-1025. [PMID: 30728185 PMCID: PMC6477903 DOI: 10.2337/db18-0912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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We have investigated the contributing role of monosodium urate (MSU) to the pathological processes associated with the induction of diabetic retinopathy (DR). In human postmortem retinas and vitreous from donors with DR, we have found a significant increase in MSU levels that correlated with the presence of inflammatory markers and enhanced expression of xanthine oxidase. The same elevation in MSU levels was also detected in serum and vitreous of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats (STZ-rats) analyzed at 8 weeks of hyperglycemia. Furthermore, treatments of STZ-rats with the hypouricemic drugs allopurinol (50 mg/kg) and benzbromarone (10 mg/kg) given every other day resulted in a significant decrease of retinal and plasma levels of inflammatory cytokines and adhesion factors, a marked reduction of hyperglycemia-induced retinal leukostasis, and restoration of retinal blood-barrier function. These results were associated with effects of the hypouricemic drugs on downregulating diabetes-induced levels of oxidative stress markers as well as expression of components of the NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome such as NLRP3, Toll-like receptor 4, and interleukin-1β. The outcomes of these studies support a contributing role of MSU in diabetes-induced retinal inflammation and suggest that asymptomatic hyperuricemia should be considered as a risk factor for DR induction and progression.
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- Menaka C Thounaojam
- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Ospedale Pediatrico "Bambino Gesù," Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University of Rome "LaSapienza," Rome, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Fondazione G.B. Bietti, Rome, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa (UOC) Vitreoretina Ospedale San Carlo di Nancy, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oral Biology, Dental College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
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- Department of Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA
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Zajączkowski S, Ziółkowski W, Badtke P, Zajączkowski MA, Flis DJ, Figarski A, Smolińska-Bylańska M, Wierzba TH. Promising effects of xanthine oxidase inhibition by allopurinol on autonomic heart regulation estimated by heart rate variability (HRV) analysis in rats exposed to hypoxia and hyperoxia. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0192781. [PMID: 29432445 PMCID: PMC5809044 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background It has long been suggested that reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a role in oxygen sensing via peripheral chemoreceptors, which would imply their involvement in chemoreflex activation and autonomic regulation of heart rate. We hypothesize that antioxidant affect neurogenic cardiovascular regulation through activation of chemoreflex which results in increased control of sympathetic mechanism regulating heart rhythm. Activity of xanthine oxidase (XO), which is among the major endogenous sources of ROS in the rat has been shown to increase during hypoxia promote oxidative stress. However, the mechanism of how XO inhibition affects neurogenic regulation of heart rhythm is still unclear. Aim The study aimed to evaluate effects of allopurinol-driven inhibition of XO on autonomic heart regulation in rats exposed to hypoxia followed by hyperoxia, using heart rate variability (HRV) analysis. Material and methods 16 conscious male Wistar rats (350 g): control-untreated (N = 8) and pretreated with Allopurinol-XO inhibitor (5 mg/kg, followed by 50 mg/kg), administered intraperitoneally (N = 8), were exposed to controlled hypobaric hypoxia (1h) in order to activate chemoreflex. The treatment was followed by 1h hyperoxia (chemoreflex suppression). Time-series of 1024 RR-intervals were extracted from 4kHz ECG recording for heart rate variability (HRV) analysis in order to calculate the following time-domain parameters: mean RR interval (RRi), SDNN (standard deviation of all normal NN intervals), rMSSD (square root of the mean of the squares of differences between adjacent NN intervals), frequency-domain parameters (FFT method): TSP (total spectral power) as well as low and high frequency band powers (LF and HF). At the end of experiment we used rat plasma to evaluate enzymatic activity of XO and markers of oxidative stress: protein carbonyl group and 8-isoprostane concentrations. Enzymatic activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were measures in erythrocyte lysates. Results Allopurinol reduced oxidative stress which was the result of hypoxia/hyperoxia, as shown by decreased 8-isoprostane plasma concentration. XO inhibition did not markedly influence HRV parameters in standard normoxia. However, during hypoxia, as well as hyperoxia, allopurinol administration resulted in a significant increase of autonomic control upon the heart as shown by increased SDNN and TSP, with an increased vagal contribution (increased rMSSD and HF), whereas sympathovagal indexes (LF/HF, SDNN/rMSSD) remained unchanged. Conclusions Observed regulatory effects of XO inhibition did not confirm preliminary hypothesis which suggested that an antioxidant such as allopurinol might activate chemoreflex resulting in augmented sympathetic discharge to the heart. The HRV regulatory profile of XO inhibition observed during hypoxia as well as post-hypoxic hyperoxia corresponds to reported reduced risk of sudden cardiovascular events. Therefore our data provide a new argument for therapeutical use of allopurinol in hypoxic conditions.
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- Department of Bioenergetics and Nutrition, Faculty of Rehabilitation and Kinesiology, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Physiology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Bioenergetics and Nutrition, Faculty of Rehabilitation and Kinesiology, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Physiology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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Sureda A, Bibiloni MDM, Martorell M, Buil-Cosiales P, Marti A, Pons A, Tur JA, Martinez-Gonzalez MÁ. Mediterranean diets supplemented with virgin olive oil and nuts enhance plasmatic antioxidant capabilities and decrease xanthine oxidase activity in people with metabolic syndrome: The PREDIMED study. Mol Nutr Food Res 2016; 60:2654-2664. [PMID: 27600061 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201600450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Revised: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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SCOPE This study assessed plasmatic antioxidant capabilities and xanthine oxidase (XOX) activity in metabolic syndrome patients after 5 years intervention with Mediterranean diet (MeDiet) supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or with nuts or with low-fat diet (the PREDIMED [PREvención con Dieta MEDiterránea] study). METHODS AND RESULTS Seventy-five participants were randomly selected. Daily energy and nutrient intake were assessed with a validated 137-item food frequency questionnaire, and adherence to the MeDiet was assessed using a 14-item questionnaire. Catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD), myeloperoxidase, XOX activities and protein levels, and protein carbonyl derivatives, nitrotyrosine, nitrite and nitrate levels were determined in overnight fasting venous blood samples. The plasma activity and protein levels of SOD and catalase were significantly higher and XOX activity was lower in MeDiet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil and MeDiet supplemented with nuts than in the control group. Participants in both MeDiet groups showed higher plasma nitrate levels than in the control group. Adherence to the MeDiet showed a positive correlation with SOD and catalase plasma antioxidant activities. CONCLUSION A MeDiet enriched with either virgin olive oil or nuts enhances the plasma antioxidant capabilities and decreases XOX activity in patients with the metabolic syndrome but we did not observe changes in myeloperoxidase or markers of oxidative damage.
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- Antoni Sureda
- Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, University of Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.,RD 06/0045 and CIBEROBN (Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, University of Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.,RD 06/0045 and CIBEROBN (Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, University of Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.,Departamento de Nutrición y Dietética, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- RD 06/0045 and CIBEROBN (Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Navarra-IDISNA, Pamplona, Spain
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- RD 06/0045 and CIBEROBN (Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Navarra-IDISNA, Pamplona, Spain
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- Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, University of Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.,RD 06/0045 and CIBEROBN (Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, University of Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.,RD 06/0045 and CIBEROBN (Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- RD 06/0045 and CIBEROBN (Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Navarra-IDISNA, Pamplona, Spain
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Peleli M, Zollbrecht C, Montenegro MF, Hezel M, Zhong J, Persson EG, Holmdahl R, Weitzberg E, Lundberg JO, Carlström M. Enhanced XOR activity in eNOS-deficient mice: Effects on the nitrate-nitrite-NO pathway and ROS homeostasis. Free Radic Biol Med 2016; 99:472-484. [PMID: 27609225 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Revised: 08/16/2016] [Accepted: 09/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) is generally known as the final enzyme in purine metabolism and as a source of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In addition, this enzyme has been suggested to mediate nitric oxide (NO) formation via reduction of inorganic nitrate and nitrite. This NO synthase (NOS)-independent pathway for NO generation is of particular importance during certain conditions when NO bioavailability is diminished due to reduced activity of endothelial NOS (eNOS) or increased oxidative stress, including aging and cardiovascular disease. The exact interplay between NOS- and XOR-derived NO generation is not fully elucidated yet. The aim of the present study was to investigate if eNOS deficiency is associated with changes in XOR expression and activity and the possible impact on nitrite, NO and ROS homeostasis. Plasma levels of nitrate and nitrite were similar between eNOS deficient (eNOS-/-) and wildtype (wt) mice. XOR activity was upregulated in eNOS-/- compared with wt, but not in nNOS-/-, iNOS-/- or wt mice treated with the non-selective NOS inhibitor L-NAME. Following an acute dose of nitrate, plasma nitrite increased more in eNOS-/- compared with wt, and this augmented response was abolished by the selective XOR inhibitor febuxostat. Livers from eNOS-/- displayed higher nitrite reducing capacity compared with wt, and this effect was attenuated by febuxostat. Dietary supplementation with nitrate increased XOR expression and activity, but concomitantly reduced superoxide generation. The latter effect was also seen in vitro after nitrite administration. Treatment with febuxostat elevated blood pressure in eNOS-/-, but not in wt mice. A high dose of dietary nitrate reduced blood pressure in naïve eNOS-/- mice, and again this effect was abolished by febuxostat. In conclusion, eNOS deficiency is associated with an upregulation of XOR facilitating the nitrate-nitrite-NO pathway and decreasing the generation of ROS. This interplay between XOR and eNOS is proposed to play a significant role in NO homeostasis and blood pressure regulation.
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- Maria Peleli
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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New roles for old pathways? A circuitous relationship between reactive oxygen species and cyclo-oxygenase in hypertension. Clin Sci (Lond) 2013; 126:111-21. [PMID: 24059588 DOI: 10.1042/cs20120651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Elevated production of prostanoids from the constitutive (COX-1) or inducible (COX-2) cyclo-oxygenases has been involved in the alterations in vascular function, structure and mechanical properties observed in cardiovascular diseases, including hypertension. In addition, it is well known that production of ROS (reactive oxygen species) plays an important role in the impaired contractile and vasodilator responses, vascular remodelling and altered vascular mechanics of hypertension. Of particular interest is the cross-talk between NADPH oxidase and mitochondria, the main ROS sources in hypertension, which may represent a vicious feed-forward cycle of ROS production. In recent years, there is experimental evidence showing a relationship between ROS and COX-derived products. Thus ROS can activate COX and the COX/PG (prostaglandin) synthase pathways can induce ROS production through effects on different ROS generating enzymes. Additionally, recent evidence suggests that the COX-ROS axis might constitute a vicious circle of self-perpetuating vasoactive products that have a pathophysiological role in altered vascular contractile and dilator responses and hypertension development. The present review discusses the current knowledge on the role of oxidative stress and COX-derived prostanoids in the vascular alterations observed in hypertension, highlighting new findings indicating that these two pathways act in concert to induce vascular dysfunction.
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Szasz T, Davis RP, Garver HS, Burnett RJ, Fink GD, Watts SW. Long-term inhibition of xanthine oxidase by febuxostat does not decrease blood pressure in deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt hypertensive rats. PLoS One 2013; 8:e56046. [PMID: 23393607 PMCID: PMC3564945 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2012] [Accepted: 01/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Xanthine oxidase and its products, uric acid and ROS, have been implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease, such as hypertension. We have previously reported that allopurinol inhibition of XO does not alter the progression of deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt hypertension in rats. However other researchers have observed a reduction in blood pressure after allopurinol treatment in the same model. To resolve this controversy, in this study we used the newer and more effective XO inhibitor febuxostat, and hypothesized that a more complete XO blockade might impair hypertension development and its end-organ consequences. We used DOCA-salt hypertensive rats and administered vehicle (salt water) or febuxostat (orally, 5 mg/kg/day in salt water) in a short-term "reversal" experiment (2 weeks of treatment 3 weeks after DOCA-salt beginning) and a long-term "prevention" experiment (treatment throughout 4 weeks of DOCA-salt). We confirmed XO inhibition by febuxostat by measuring circulating and tissue levels of XO metabolites. We found an overall increase in hypoxanthine (XO substrate) and decrease in uric acid (XO product) levels following febuxostat treatment. However, despite a trend for reduced blood pressure in the last week of long-term febuxostat treatment, no statistically significant difference in hemodynamic parameters was observed in either study. Additionally, no change was observed in relative heart and kidney weight. Aortic media/lumen ratio was minimally improved by long-term febuxostat treatment. Additionally, febuxostat incubation in vitro did not modify contraction of aorta or vena cava to norepinephrine, angiotensin II or endothelin-1. We conclude that XO inhibition is insufficient to attenuate hypertension in the rat DOCA-salt model, although beneficial vascular effects are possible.
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- Theodora Szasz
- Department of Physiology, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America.
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Sharma B, Singh N. Defensive effect of natrium diethyldithiocarbamate trihydrate (NDDCT) and lisinopril in DOCA-salt hypertension-induced vascular dementia in rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2012; 223:307-17. [PMID: 22526544 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-012-2718-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2011] [Accepted: 04/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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RATIONALE Vascular dementia and hypertension are increasing day by day, with a high degree of co-occurrence. Tremendous amount of research work is required so that new pharmacological agents may be identified for their appropriate therapeutic utility to combat different dementing disorders. OBJECTIVES This study investigates the effect of natrium diethyldithiocarbamate trihydrate (NDDCT), a nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) inhibitor, as well as lisinopril, an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, on deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA) hypertension-induced vascular dementia in rats. METHODS DOCA was used to induce hypertension and associated vascular dementia. Morris water maze (MWM) was used for testing learning and memory. Endothelial function was assessed by acetylcholine-induced endothelium-dependent relaxation of aortic strips. Different biochemical estimations were used to assess oxidative stress (aortic superoxide anion, serum and brain thiobarbituric acid reactive species, and brain glutathione), nitric oxide levels (serum nitrite/nitrate), and cholinergic activity (brain acetyl cholinesterase activity). RESULTS DOCA treatment significantly raised the mean arterial blood pressure of rats, and these hypertensive rats performed poorly on MWM, reflecting impairment of learning and memory. DOCA treatment also impaired vascular endothelial function and different biochemical parameters. Treatments of NDDCT as well as lisinopril significantly attenuated DOCA hypertension-induced impairment of learning and memory, endothelial dysfunction, and changes in various biochemical levels. CONCLUSIONS DOCA-salt hypertension induces vascular dementia in rats. NF-κB as well as ACE inhibitors may be considered as potential pharmacological agents for the management of hypertension-induced vascular dementia.
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- Bhupesh Sharma
- Pharmacology Division, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Faculty of Medicine, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002 Punjab, India.
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