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Alves-Lopes R, Lacchini S, Neves KB, Harvey A, Montezano AC, Touyz RM. Vasoprotective effects of NOX4 are mediated via polymerase and transient receptor potential melastatin 2 cation channels in endothelial cells. J Hypertens 2023; 41:1389-1400. [PMID: 37272080 PMCID: PMC10399938 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND NOX4 activation has been implicated to have vasoprotective and blood pressure (BP)-lowering effects. Molecular mechanisms underlying this are unclear, but NOX4-induced regulation of the redox-sensitive Ca 2+ channel TRPM2 and effects on endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)-nitric oxide signalling may be important. METHOD Wild-type and LinA3, renin-expressing hypertensive mice, were crossed with NOX4 knockout mice. Vascular function was measured by myography. Generation of superoxide (O 2- ) and hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) were assessed by lucigenin and amplex red, respectively, and Ca 2+ influx by Cal-520 fluorescence in rat aortic endothelial cells (RAEC). RESULTS BP was increased in NOX4KO, LinA3 and LinA3/NOX4KO mice. This was associated with endothelial dysfunction and vascular remodelling, with exaggerated effects in NOX4KO groups. The TRPM2 activator, ADPR, improved vascular relaxation in LinA3/NOX4KO mice, an effect recapitulated by H 2 O 2 . Inhibition of PARP and TRPM2 with olaparib and 2-APB, respectively, recapitulated endothelial dysfunction in NOX4KO. In endothelial cells, Ang II increased H 2 O 2 generation and Ca 2+ influx, effects reduced by TRPM2 siRNA, TRPM2 inhibitors (8-br-cADPR, 2-APB), olaparib and GKT137831 (NOX4 inhibitor). Ang II-induced eNOS activation was blocked by NOX4 and TRPM2 siRNA, GKT137831, PEG-catalase and 8-br-cADPR. CONCLUSION Our findings indicate that NOX4-induced H 2 O 2 production activates PARP/TRPM2, Ca 2+ influx, eNOS activation and nitric oxide release in endothelial cells. NOX4 deficiency impairs Ca 2+ homeostasis leading to endothelial dysfunction, an effect exacerbated in hypertension. We define a novel pathway linking endothelial NOX4/H 2 O 2 to eNOS/nitric oxide through PARP/TRPM2/Ca 2+ . This vasoprotective pathway is perturbed when NOX4 is downregulated and may have significance in conditions associated with endothelial dysfunction, including hypertension.
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- Rheure Alves-Lopes
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen
- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Godo S, Takahashi J, Shiroto T, Yasuda S, Shimokawa H. Coronary Microvascular Spasm: Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis. Eur Cardiol 2023; 18:e07. [PMID: 37377449 PMCID: PMC10291603 DOI: 10.15420/ecr.2022.50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Professor Maseri pioneered the research and treatment of coronary vasomotion abnormalities represented by coronary vasospasm and coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD). These mechanisms can cause myocardial ischaemia even in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease, and have been appreciated as an important aetiology and therapeutic target with major clinical implications in patients with ischaemia with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA). Coronary microvascular spasm is one of the key mechanisms responsible for myocardial ischaemia in patients with INOCA. Comprehensive assessment of coronary vasomotor reactivity by invasive functional coronary angiography or interventional diagnostic procedure is recommended to identify the underlying mechanisms of myocardial ischaemia and to tailor the best treatment and management based on the endotype of INOCA. This review highlights the pioneering works of Professor Maseri and contemporary research on coronary vasospasm and CMD with reference to endothelial dysfunction, Rho-kinase activation and inflammation.
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- Shigeo Godo
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendai, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendai, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendai, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendai, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of MedicineSendai, Japan
- Graduate School, International University of Health and WelfareNarita, Japan
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Thengchaisri N, Kuo L, Hein TW. H 2O 2 Mediates VEGF- and Flow-Induced Dilations of Coronary Arterioles in Early Type 1 Diabetes: Role of Vascular Arginase and PI3K-Linked eNOS Uncoupling. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010489. [PMID: 36613929 PMCID: PMC9820654 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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In diabetes, the enzyme arginase is upregulated, which may compete with endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase (eNOS) for their common substrate L-arginine and compromise NO-mediated vasodilation. However, this eNOS uncoupling can lead to superoxide production and possibly vasodilator hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) formation to compensate for NO deficiency. This hypothesis was tested in coronary arterioles isolated from pigs with 2-week diabetes after streptozocin injection. The NO-mediated vasodilation induced by flow and VEGF was abolished by NOS inhibitor L-NAME and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor wortmannin but was not affected by arginase inhibitor Nω-hydroxy-nor-L-arginine (nor-NOHA) or H2O2 scavenger catalase in control pigs. With diabetes, this vasodilation was partially blunted, and the remaining vasodilation was abolished by catalase and wortmannin. Administration of L-arginine or nor-NOHA restored flow-induced vasodilation in an L-NAME sensitive manner. Diabetes did not alter vascular superoxide dismutase 1, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase mRNA levels. This study demonstrates that endothelium-dependent NO-mediated coronary arteriolar dilation is partially compromised in early type 1 diabetes by reducing eNOS substrate L-arginine via arginase activation. It appears that upregulated arginase contributes to endothelial NO deficiency in early diabetes, but production of H2O2 during PI3K-linked eNOS uncoupling likely compensates for and masks this disturbance.
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- Naris Thengchaisri
- Department of Medical Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute, School of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, TX 77807, USA
- Department of Companion Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute, School of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, TX 77807, USA
- Correspondence: (L.K.); (T.W.H.)
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute, School of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, TX 77807, USA
- Correspondence: (L.K.); (T.W.H.)
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Avtaar Singh SS, Nappi F. Pathophysiology and Outcomes of Endothelium Function in Coronary Microvascular Diseases: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials and Multicenter Study. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10123010. [PMID: 36551766 PMCID: PMC9775403 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10123010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Coronary macrovascular disease is a concept that has been well-studied within the literature and has long been the subject of debates surrounding coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) vs. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). ISCHEMIA trial reported no statistical difference in the primary clinical endpoint between initial invasive management and initial conservative management, while in the ORBITA trial PCI did not improve angina frequency score significantly more than placebo, albeit PCI resulted in more patient-reported freedom from angina than placebo. However, these results did not prove the superiority of the PCI against OMT, therefore do not indicate the benefit of PCI vs. the OMT. Please rephrase the sentence. We reviewed the role of different factors responsible for endothelial dysfunction from recent randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and multicentre studies. METHODS A detailed search strategy was performed using a dataset that has previously been published. Data of pooled analysis include research articles (human and animal models), CABG, and PCI randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Details of the search strategy and the methods used for data pooling have been published previously and registered with Open-Source Framework. RESULTS The roles of nitric oxide (NO), endothelium-derived contracting factors (EDCFs), and vasodilator prostaglandins (e.g., prostacyclin), as well as endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization (EDH) factors, are crucial for the maintenance of vasomotor tone within the coronary vasculature. These homeostatic mechanisms are affected by sheer forces and other several factors that are currently being studied, such as vaping. The role of intracoronary testing is crucial when determining the effects of therapeutic medications with further studies on the horizon. CONCLUSION The true impact of coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is perhaps underappreciated, which supports the role of medical therapy in determining outcomes. Ongoing trials are underway to further investigate the role of therapeutic agents in secondary prevention.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Centre Cardiologique du Nord of Saint-Denis, 93200 Saint-Denis, France
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-(14)-9334104; Fax: +33-149334119
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Godo S, Takahashi J, Yasuda S, Shimokawa H. Endothelium in Coronary Macrovascular and Microvascular Diseases. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2021; 78:S19-S29. [PMID: 34840261 PMCID: PMC8647695 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000001089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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ABSTRACT The endothelium plays a pivotal role in the regulation of vascular tone by synthesizing and liberating endothelium-derived relaxing factors inclusive of vasodilator prostaglandins (eg, prostacyclin), nitric oxide (NO), and endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization factors in a distinct blood vessel size-dependent manner. Large conduit arteries are predominantly regulated by NO and small resistance arteries by endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization factors. Accumulating evidence over the past few decades has demonstrated that endothelial dysfunction and coronary vasomotion abnormalities play crucial roles in the pathogenesis of various cardiovascular diseases. Structural and functional alterations of the coronary microvasculature have been coined as coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD), which is highly prevalent and associated with adverse clinical outcomes in many clinical settings. The major mechanisms of coronary vasomotion abnormalities include enhanced coronary vasoconstrictive reactivity at epicardial and microvascular levels, impaired endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent coronary vasodilator capacities, and elevated coronary microvascular resistance caused by structural factors. Recent experimental and clinical research has highlighted CMD as the systemic small artery disease beyond the heart, emerging modulators of vascular functions, novel insights into the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases associated with CMD, and potential therapeutic interventions to CMD with major clinical implications. In this article, we will summarize the current knowledge on the endothelial modulation of vascular tone and the pathogenesis of coronary macrovascular and microvascular diseases from bench to bedside, with a special emphasis placed on the mechanisms and clinical implications of CMD.
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- Shigeo Godo
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; and
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; and
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; and
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; and
- Graduate School, International University of Health and Welfare, Narita, Japan
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Arif M, Klevstig M, Benfeitas R, Doran S, Turkez H, Uhlén M, Clausen M, Wikström J, Etal D, Zhang C, Levin M, Mardinoglu A, Boren J. Integrative transcriptomic analysis of tissue-specific metabolic crosstalk after myocardial infarction. eLife 2021; 10:66921. [PMID: 33972017 PMCID: PMC8186902 DOI: 10.7554/elife.66921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Myocardial infarction (MI) promotes a range of systemic effects, many of which are unknown. Here, we investigated the alterations associated with MI progression in heart and other metabolically active tissues (liver, skeletal muscle, and adipose) in a mouse model of MI (induced by ligating the left ascending coronary artery) and sham-operated mice. We performed a genome-wide transcriptomic analysis on tissue samples obtained 6- and 24 hr post MI or sham operation. By generating tissue-specific biological networks, we observed: (1) dysregulation in multiple biological processes (including immune system, mitochondrial dysfunction, fatty-acid beta-oxidation, and RNA and protein processing) across multiple tissues post MI and (2) tissue-specific dysregulation in biological processes in liver and heart post MI. Finally, we validated our findings in two independent MI cohorts. Overall, our integrative analysis highlighted both common and specific biological responses to MI across a range of metabolically active tissues. The human body is like a state-of-the-art car, where each part must work together with all the others. When a car breaks down, most of the time the problem is not isolated to only one part, as it is an interconnected system. Diseases in the human body can also have systemic effects, so it is important to study their implications throughout the body. Most studies of heart attacks focus on the direct impact on the heart and the cardiovascular system. Learning more about how heart attacks affect rest of the body may help scientists identify heart attacks early or create improved treatments. Arif and Klevstig et al. show that heart attacks affect the metabolism throughout the body. In the experiments, mice underwent a procedure that mimics either a heart attack or a fake procedure. Then, Arif and Klevstig et al. compared the activity of genes in the heart, muscle, liver and fat tissue of the two groups of mice 6- and 24-hours after the operations. This revealed disruptions in the immune system, metabolism and the production of proteins. The experiments also showed that changes in the activity of four important genes are key to these changes. This suggests that this pattern of changes could be used as a way to identify heart attacks. The experiments show that heart attacks have important effects throughout the body, especially on metabolism. These discoveries may help scientists learn more about the underlying biological processes and develop new treatments that prevent the harmful systemic effects of heart attacks and boost recovery.
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- Muhammad Arif
- Science for Life Laboratory, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, The Wallenberg Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden (NBIS), Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Science for Life Laboratory, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Translational Genomics, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Discovery Sciences, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Bioscience Cardiovascular, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Translational Genomics, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Discovery Sciences, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, The Wallenberg Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.,Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, The Wallenberg Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Godo S, Shimokawa H. Gender Differences in Endothelial Function and Coronary Vasomotion Abnormalities. GENDER AND THE GENOME 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/2470289720957012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Introduction: Structural and functional abnormalities of coronary microvasculature, referred to as coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD), have been implicated in a wide range of cardiovascular diseases and have gained growing attention in patients with chest pain with no obstructive coronary artery disease, especially in females. The central mechanisms of coronary vasomotion abnormalities encompass enhanced coronary vasoconstrictive reactivity (ie, coronary spasm), reduced endothelium-dependent and -independent coronary vasodilator capacities, and increased coronary microvascular resistance. The 2 major endothelium-derived relaxing factors, nitric oxide (NO) and endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization (EDH) factors, modulate vascular tone in a distinct vessel size–dependent manner; NO mainly mediates vasodilatation of relatively large, conduit vessels, while EDH factors in small resistance vessels. Endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization–mediated vasodilatation is more prominent in female resistance arteries, where estrogens exert beneficial effects on endothelium-dependent vasodilatation via multiple mechanisms. In the clinical settings, therapeutic approaches targeting NO are disappointing for the treatment of various cardiovascular diseases, where endothelial dysfunction and CMD are substantially involved. Significance: In this review, we will discuss the current knowledge on the pathophysiology and molecular mechanisms of endothelial function and coronary vasomotion abnormalities from bench to bedside, with a special reference to gender differences. Results: Recent experimental and clinical studies have demonstrated distinct gender differences in endothelial function and coronary vasomotion abnormalities with major clinical implications. Moreover, recent landmark clinical trials regarding the management of stable coronary artery disease have questioned the benefit of percutaneous coronary intervention, supporting the importance of the coronary microvascular physiology. Conclusion: Further characterization and a better understanding of the gender differences in basic vascular biology as well as those in cardiovascular diseases are indispensable to improve health care and patient outcomes in cardiovascular medicine.
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- Shigeo Godo
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Sechtem U, Brown D, Godo S, Lanza GA, Shimokawa H, Sidik N. Coronary microvascular dysfunction in stable ischaemic heart disease (non-obstructive coronary artery disease and obstructive coronary artery disease). Cardiovasc Res 2020; 116:771-786. [PMID: 31958128 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvaa005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Diffuse and focal epicardial coronary disease and coronary microvascular abnormalities may exist side-by-side. Identifying the contributions of each of these three players in the coronary circulation is a difficult task. Yet identifying coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) as an additional player in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) may provide explanations of why symptoms may persist frequently following and why global coronary flow reserve may be more prognostically important than fractional flow reserve measured in a single vessel before percutaneous coronary intervention. This review focuses on the challenges of identifying the presence of CMD in the context of diffuse non-obstructive CAD and obstructive CAD. Furthermore, it is going to discuss the pathophysiology in this complex situation, examine the clinical context in which the interaction of the three components of disease takes place and finally look at non-invasive diagnostic methods relevant for addressing this question.
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- Udo Sechtem
- Department of Cardiology, Robert Bosch Krankenhaus, Auerbachstr. 110, D-70376 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Cardiology Institute, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- University of Glasgow, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK
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Important Roles of Endothelium-Dependent Hyperpolarization in Coronary Microcirculation and Cardiac Diastolic Function in Mice. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2020; 75:31-40. [PMID: 31895878 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization (EDH) factor is one of endothelium-derived relaxing factors and plays important roles especially in microvessels. We have previously demonstrated that endothelium-derived hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an EDH factor produced by all types of nitric oxide synthases (NOSs), including endothelial NOS (eNOS), neuronal NOS (nNOS), and inducible NOS. Recent studies have suggested the association between coronary microvascular dysfunction and cardiac diastolic dysfunction. However, the role of EDH in this issue remains to be fully elucidated. We thus examined whether EDH plays an important role in coronary microcirculation and if so, whether endothelial dysfunction, especially impaired EDH, is involved in the pathogenesis of cardiac diastolic dysfunction in mice. Using a Langendorff-perfused heart experiment, we examined the increase in coronary flow in response to bradykinin in the presence of indomethacin and N-nitro-L-arginine (EDH condition) in wild-type, eNOS-knockout (KO), and nNOS/eNOS-double-KO mice. Compared with wild-type mice, EDH-mediated relaxations were increased in eNOS-KO mice but were significantly reduced in n/eNOS-KO mice. Catalase, a specific H2O2 scavenger, markedly inhibited EDH-mediated relaxations in all 3 genotypes, indicating compensatory roles of nNOS-derived H2O2 as an EDH factor in coronary microcirculation. Although both eNOS-KO and n/eNOS-KO mice exhibited similar extents of cardiac morphological changes, only n/eNOS-KO mice exhibited cardiac diastolic dysfunction. The expression of oxidized protein kinase G I-α (PKGIα) in the heart was significantly increased in eNOS-KO mice compared with n/eNOS-KO mice. These results indicate that EDH/H2O2 plays important roles in maintaining coronary microcirculation and cardiac diastolic function through oxidative PKGIα activation.
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Shimokawa H. Reactive oxygen species in cardiovascular health and disease: special references to nitric oxide, hydrogen peroxide, and Rho-kinase. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2020; 66:83-91. [PMID: 32231403 DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.19-119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The interaction between endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) plays an important role in regulating cardiovascular homeostasis. Endothelial cells synthesize and release endothelium-derived relaxing factors (EDRFs), including vasodilator prostaglandins, nitric oxide (NO), and endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization (EDH) factors. Importantly, the contribution of EDRFs to endothelium-dependent vasodilatation markedly varies in a vessel size-dependent manner; NO mainly mediates vasodilatation of relatively large vessels, while EDH factors in small resistance vessels. We have previously identified that endothelium-derived hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an EDH factor especially in microcirculation. Several lines of evidence indicate the importance of the physiological balance between NO and H2O2/EDH factor. Rho-kinase was identified as the effectors of the small GTP-binding protein, RhoA. Both endothelial NO production and NO-mediated signaling in VSMC are targets and effectors of the RhoA/Rho-kinase pathway. In endothelial cells, the RhoA/Rho-kinase pathway negatively regulates NO production. On the contrary, the pathway enhances VSMC contraction with resultant occurrence of coronary artery spasm and promotes the development of oxidative stress and vascular remodeling. In this review, I will briefly summarize the current knowledge on the regulatory roles of endothelium-derived relaxing factors, with special references to NO and H2O2/EDH factor, in relation to Rho-kinase, in cardiovascular health and disease.
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- Hiroaki Shimokawa
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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Shimokawa H, Godo S. Nitric oxide and endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization mediated by hydrogen peroxide in health and disease. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2020; 127:92-101. [PMID: 31846200 DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.13377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
The endothelium plays crucial roles in modulating vascular tone by synthesizing and releasing endothelium-derived relaxing factors (EDRFs), including vasodilator prostaglandins, nitric oxide (NO) and endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization (EDH) factors. Thus, endothelial dysfunction is the hallmark of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. Importantly, the contribution of EDRFs to endothelium-dependent vasodilatation varies in a distinct vessel size-dependent manner; NO mainly mediates vasodilatation of relatively large, conduit vessels (eg epicardial coronary arteries), while EDH factors in small resistance vessels (eg coronary microvessels). Endothelium-derived hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) is a physiological signalling molecule serving as one of the major EDH factors especially in microcirculations and has gained increasing attention in view of its emerging relevance for cardiovascular diseases. In the clinical settings, therapeutic approaches targeting NO (eg NO donors) or non-specific elimination of reactive oxygen species (eg antioxidant supplements) are disappointingly ineffective for the treatment of various cardiovascular diseases, in which endothelial dysfunction and coronary microvascular dysfunction are substantially involved. These lines of evidence indicate the potential importance of the physiological balance between NO and H2 O2 /EDH factor. Further characterization and better understanding of endothelium-dependent vasodilatations are important to develop novel therapeutic strategies in cardiovascular medicine. In this MiniReview, we will briefly summarize the current knowledge on the emerging regulatory roles of endothelium-dependent vasodilatations in the cardiovascular system, with a special reference to the two major EDRFs, NO and H2 O2 /EDH factor, in health and disease.
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- Hiroaki Shimokawa
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Important Role of Endothelial Caveolin-1 in the Protective Role of Endothelium-dependent Hyperpolarization Against Nitric Oxide-Mediated Nitrative Stress in Microcirculation in Mice. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2019; 71:113-126. [PMID: 29419573 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000000552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS Nitric oxide (NO) and endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization (EDH) play important roles in maintaining cardiovascular homeostasis. We have previously demonstrated that endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) plays diverse roles depending on vessel size, as a NO generating system in conduit arteries and an EDH-mediated system in resistance arteries, for which caveolin-1 (Cav-1) is involved. However, the physiological role of endothelial Cav-1 in microvessels remains to be elucidated. METHODS AND RESULTS We newly generated endothelium-specific Cav-1-knockout (eCav-1-KO) mice. eCav-1-KO mice showed loss of endothelial Cav-1/eNOS complex and had cardiac hypertrophy despite normal blood pressure. In eCav-1-KO mice, as compared to wild-type controls, the extent of eNOS phosphorylation at inhibitory Thr495 was significantly reduced in mesenteric arteries and the heart. Isometric tension and Langendorff-perfused heart experiments showed that NO-mediated responses were enhanced, whereas EDH-mediated responses were reduced in coronary microcirculation in eCav-1-KO mice. Immunohistochemistry showed increased level of 8-nitroguanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (8-nitro-cGMP), a marker of nitrative stress, in the heart from eCav-1-KO mice. S-guanylation of cardiac H-Ras in eCav-1-KO mice was also significantly increased compared with wild-type controls. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that eCav-1 is involved in the protective role of EDH against nitrative stress caused by excessive NO to maintain cardiac microvascular homeostasis.
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Yada T, Shimokawa H, Tachibana H. Endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization-mediated vasodilatation compensates nitric oxide-mediated endothelial dysfunction during ischemia in diabetes-induced canine coronary collateral microcirculation in vivo. Microcirculation 2018; 25:e12456. [PMID: 29665152 DOI: 10.1111/micc.12456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES It has been previously demonstrated that endothelial caveolin-1 plays crucial roles to produce an endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in mouse mesenteric arteries. We examined whether this mechanism is involved in the endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization-mediated responses to compensate reduced NO-mediated responses in diabetes mellitus during coronary occlusion in dogs in vivo. METHODS Canine subepicardial collateral coronary small arteries (≥100 μm) and arterioles (<100 μm) were observed by an intravital microscope. Experiments were performed during occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery (90 minutes) under the following conditions (n = 6 each); (i) control, (ii) diabetes mellitus, and (iii) diabetes mellitus+L-NMMA+KCa channel blockade. Vascular and myocardial levels of caveolin-1, eNOS, and caspase-3 were measured by ELISA. RESULTS Caveolin-1 levels in the ischemic area were greater in coronary microvessels than in conduit arteries in the control group. NO-mediated coronary vasodilatations of small arteries to bradykinin did not increase in diabetes mellitus associated with decreased eNOS phosphorylation at Ser1177 compared with baseline of controls and were restored by compensation of endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization and were suppressed by KCa channel blockade. CONCLUSIONS NO-mediated vasodilatations of small coronary arteries during coronary occlusion are impaired in diabetes mellitus and are compensated by endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization of arterioles in dogs in vivo.
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- Toyotaka Yada
- Department of Biochemistry, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.,Department of Medical Engineering, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Medical Engineering, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, Kurashiki, Japan
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LeBlanc AJ, Kelm NQ. Thrombospondin-1, Free Radicals, and the Coronary Microcirculation: The Aging Conundrum. Antioxid Redox Signal 2017; 27:785-801. [PMID: 28762749 PMCID: PMC5647494 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2017.7292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Successful matching of cardiac metabolism to perfusion is accomplished primarily through vasodilation of the coronary resistance arterioles, but the mechanism that achieves this effect changes significantly as aging progresses and involves the contribution of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Recent Advances: A matricellular protein, thrombospondin-1 (Thbs-1), has been shown to be a prolific contributor to the production and modulation of ROS in large conductance vessels and in the peripheral circulation. Recently, the presence of physiologically relevant circulating Thbs-1 levels was proven to also disrupt vasodilation to nitric oxide (NO) in coronary arterioles from aged animals, negatively impacting coronary blood flow reserve. CRITICAL ISSUES This review seeks to reconcile how ROS can be successfully utilized as a substrate to mediate vasoreactivity in the coronary microcirculation as "normal" aging progresses, but will also examine how Thbs-1-induced ROS production leads to dysfunctional perfusion and eventual ischemia and why this is more of a concern in advancing age. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Current therapies that may effectively disrupt Thbs-1 and its receptor CD47 in the vascular wall and areas for future exploration will be discussed. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 27, 785-801.
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- Amanda J LeBlanc
- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville , Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Innovation Institute, University of Louisville , Louisville, Kentucky
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Endothelium-dependent relaxations are predominantly regulated by nitric oxide (NO) in large conduit arteries and by endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization (EDH) in small resistance vessels. Although the nature of EDH factors varies depending on species and vascular beds, we have previously demonstrated that endothelial NO synthases (eNOS)-derived hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an EDH factor in animals and humans. This vessel size-dependent contribution of NO and EDH is, at least in part, attributable to the diverse roles of endothelial NOSs system; in large conduit arteries, eNOS mainly serves as a NO-generating system to elicit soluble guanylate cyclase–cyclic guanosine monophosphate-mediated relaxations, whereas in small resistance vessels, it serves as a superoxide-generating system to cause EDH/H2O2-mediated relaxations. Endothelial caveolin-1 may play an important role for the diverse roles of NOSs. Although reactive oxygen species are generally regarded harmful, the physiological roles of H2O2 have attracted much attention as accumulating evidence has shown that endothelium-derived H2O2 contributes to cardiovascular homeostasis. The diverse functions of endothelial NOSs system with NO and EDH/H2O2 could account for a compensatory mechanism in the setting of endothelial dysfunction. In this review, we will briefly summarize the current knowledge on the diverse functions of endothelial NOSs system: NO and EDH/H2O2.
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Godo S, Shimokawa H. Divergent roles of endothelial nitric oxide synthases system in maintaining cardiovascular homeostasis. Free Radic Biol Med 2017; 109:4-10. [PMID: 27988339 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2016] [Revised: 12/11/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Accumulating evidence has demonstrated the importance of reactive oxygen species (ROS) as an essential second messenger in health and disease. Endothelial dysfunction is the hallmark of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, in which pathological levels of ROS are substantially involved. The endothelium plays a crucial role in modulating tone of underlying vascular smooth muscle by synthesizing and releasing nitric oxide (NO) and endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization (EDH) factors in a distinct vessel size-dependent manner through the diverse roles of the endothelial NO synthases (NOSs) system. Endothelium-derived hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a physiological signaling molecule serving as one of the major EDH factors especially in microcirculations and has gained increasing attention in view of its emerging relevance for cardiovascular homeostasis. In the clinical settings, it has been reported that antioxidant supplements are unexpectedly ineffective to prevent cardiovascular events. These lines of evidence indicate the potential importance of the physiological balance between NO and H2O2/EDH through the diverse functions of endothelial NOSs system in maintaining cardiovascular homeostasis. A better understanding of cardiovascular redox signaling is certainly needed to develop novel therapeutic strategies in cardiovascular medicine. In this review, we will briefly summarize the current knowledge on the emerging regulatory roles of redox signaling pathways in cardiovascular homeostasis, with particular focus on the two endothelial NOSs-derived mediators, NO and H2O2/EDH.
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- Shigeo Godo
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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The heart is uniquely responsible for providing its own blood supply through the coronary circulation. Regulation of coronary blood flow is quite complex and, after over 100 years of dedicated research, is understood to be dictated through multiple mechanisms that include extravascular compressive forces (tissue pressure), coronary perfusion pressure, myogenic, local metabolic, endothelial as well as neural and hormonal influences. While each of these determinants can have profound influence over myocardial perfusion, largely through effects on end-effector ion channels, these mechanisms collectively modulate coronary vascular resistance and act to ensure that the myocardial requirements for oxygen and substrates are adequately provided by the coronary circulation. The purpose of this series of Comprehensive Physiology is to highlight current knowledge regarding the physiologic regulation of coronary blood flow, with emphasis on functional anatomy and the interplay between the physical and biological determinants of myocardial oxygen delivery. © 2017 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 7:321-382, 2017.
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- Adam G Goodwill
- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- California Medical Innovations Institute, 872 Towne Center Drive, Pomona, CA
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 206 S Martin Jischke Drive, Lafayette, IN
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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Vanhoutte PM, Shimokawa H, Feletou M, Tang EHC. Endothelial dysfunction and vascular disease - a 30th anniversary update. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2017; 219:22-96. [PMID: 26706498 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 556] [Impact Index Per Article: 79.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Revised: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The endothelium can evoke relaxations of the underlying vascular smooth muscle, by releasing vasodilator substances. The best-characterized endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) is nitric oxide (NO) which activates soluble guanylyl cyclase in the vascular smooth muscle cells, with the production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) initiating relaxation. The endothelial cells also evoke hyperpolarization of the cell membrane of vascular smooth muscle (endothelium-dependent hyperpolarizations, EDH-mediated responses). As regards the latter, hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) now appears to play a dominant role. Endothelium-dependent relaxations involve both pertussis toxin-sensitive Gi (e.g. responses to α2 -adrenergic agonists, serotonin, and thrombin) and pertussis toxin-insensitive Gq (e.g. adenosine diphosphate and bradykinin) coupling proteins. New stimulators (e.g. insulin, adiponectin) of the release of EDRFs have emerged. In recent years, evidence has also accumulated, confirming that the release of NO by the endothelial cell can chronically be upregulated (e.g. by oestrogens, exercise and dietary factors) and downregulated (e.g. oxidative stress, smoking, pollution and oxidized low-density lipoproteins) and that it is reduced with ageing and in the course of vascular disease (e.g. diabetes and hypertension). Arteries covered with regenerated endothelium (e.g. following angioplasty) selectively lose the pertussis toxin-sensitive pathway for NO release which favours vasospasm, thrombosis, penetration of macrophages, cellular growth and the inflammatory reaction leading to atherosclerosis. In addition to the release of NO (and EDH, in particular those due to H2 O2 ), endothelial cells also can evoke contraction of the underlying vascular smooth muscle cells by releasing endothelium-derived contracting factors. Recent evidence confirms that most endothelium-dependent acute increases in contractile force are due to the formation of vasoconstrictor prostanoids (endoperoxides and prostacyclin) which activate TP receptors of the vascular smooth muscle cells and that prostacyclin plays a key role in such responses. Endothelium-dependent contractions are exacerbated when the production of nitric oxide is impaired (e.g. by oxidative stress, ageing, spontaneous hypertension and diabetes). They contribute to the blunting of endothelium-dependent vasodilatations in aged subjects and essential hypertensive and diabetic patients. In addition, recent data confirm that the release of endothelin-1 can contribute to endothelial dysfunction and that the peptide appears to be an important contributor to vascular dysfunction. Finally, it has become clear that nitric oxide itself, under certain conditions (e.g. hypoxia), can cause biased activation of soluble guanylyl cyclase leading to the production of cyclic inosine monophosphate (cIMP) rather than cGMP and hence causes contraction rather than relaxation of the underlying vascular smooth muscle.
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- P. M. Vanhoutte
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy; Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine; The University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong City Hong Kong
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine; Tohoku University; Sendai Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Research; Institut de Recherches Servier; Suresnes France
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy; Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine; The University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong City Hong Kong
- School of Biomedical Sciences; Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine; The University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong City Hong Kong
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Ellinsworth DC, Sandow SL, Shukla N, Liu Y, Jeremy JY, Gutterman DD. Endothelium-Derived Hyperpolarization and Coronary Vasodilation: Diverse and Integrated Roles of Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids, Hydrogen Peroxide, and Gap Junctions. Microcirculation 2016; 23:15-32. [PMID: 26541094 DOI: 10.1111/micc.12255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Myocardial perfusion and coronary vascular resistance are regulated by signaling metabolites released from the local myocardium that act either directly on the VSMC or indirectly via stimulation of the endothelium. A prominent mechanism of vasodilation is EDH of the arteriolar smooth muscle, with EETs and H(2)O(2) playing important roles in EDH in the coronary microcirculation. In some cases, EETs and H(2)O(2) are released as transferable hyperpolarizing factors (EDHFs) that act directly on the VSMCs. By contrast, EETs and H(2)O(2) can also promote endothelial KCa activity secondary to the amplification of extracellular Ca(2+) influx and Ca(2+) mobilization from intracellular stores, respectively. The resulting endothelial hyperpolarization may subsequently conduct to the media via myoendothelial gap junctions or potentially lead to the release of a chemically distinct factor(s). Furthermore, in human isolated coronary arterioles dilator signaling involving EETs and H(2)O(2) may be integrated, being either complimentary or inhibitory depending on the stimulus. With an emphasis on the human coronary microcirculation, this review addresses the diverse and integrated mechanisms by which EETs and H(2)O(2) regulate vessel tone and also examines the hypothesis that myoendothelial microdomain signaling facilitates EDH activity in the human heart.
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- Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia
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- Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Division of Research Infrastructure, National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Departments of Medicine, Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Leurgans TM, Bloksgaard M, Brewer JR, Bagatolli LA, Fredgart MH, Rosenstand K, Hansen ML, Rasmussen LM, Irmukhamedov A, De Mey JG. Endothelin-1 shifts the mediator of bradykinin-induced relaxation from NO to H2 O2 in resistance arteries from patients with cardiovascular disease. Br J Pharmacol 2016; 173:1653-64. [PMID: 26914408 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2015] [Revised: 02/04/2016] [Accepted: 02/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We tested the hypothesis that in resistance arteries from cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients, effects of an endothelium-dependent vasodilator depend on the contractile stimulus. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Arteries dissected from parietal pericardium of cardiothoracic surgery patients were studied by myography and imaging techniques. Segments were sub-maximally contracted by K(+) , the TxA2 analogue U46619 or endothelin-1 (ET-1). KEY RESULTS Relaxing effects of Na-nitroprusside were comparable, but those of bradykinin (BK) were bigger in the presence of ET-1 compared with K(+) or U46619. BK-induced relaxation was (i) abolished by L-NAME in K(+) -contracted arteries, (ii) partly inhibited by L-NAME in the presence of U46619 and (iii) not altered by indomethacin, L-NAME plus inhibitors of small and intermediate conductance calcium-activated K(+) channels, but attenuated by catalase, in ET-1-contracted arteries. This catalase-sensitive relaxation was unaffected by inhibitors of NADPH oxidases or allopurinol. Exogenous H2 O2 caused a larger relaxation of ET-1-induced contractions than those evoked by K(+) or U46619 in the presence of inhibitors of other endothelium-derived relaxing factors. Catalase-sensitive staining of cellular ROS with CellROX Deep Red was significantly increased in the presence of both 1 μM BK and 2 nM ET-1 but not either peptide alone. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS In resistance arteries from patients with CVD, exogenous ET-1 shifts the mediator of relaxing responses to the endothelium-dependent vasodilator BK from NO to H2 O2 and neither NADPH oxidases, xanthine oxidase nor NOS appear to be involved in this effect. This might have consequences for endothelial dysfunction in conditions where intra-arterial levels of ET-1 are enhanced.
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- Thomas M Leurgans
- Department of Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MEMPHYS-Center for Biomembrane Physics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MEMPHYS-Center for Biomembrane Physics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Center for Individualized Medicine in Arterial Diseases (CIMA), Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Center for Individualized Medicine in Arterial Diseases (CIMA), Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Center for Individualized Medicine in Arterial Diseases (CIMA), Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Shi YF, Liu N, Li YX, Song CL, Song XJ, Zhao Z, Liu B. Insulin protects H9c2 rat cardiomyoblast cells against hydrogen peroxide-induced injury through upregulation of microRNA-210. Free Radic Res 2015; 49:1147-55. [PMID: 25968948 DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2015.1050588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Insulin protects cardiomyocytes from reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced apoptosis after ischemic/reperfusion injury, but the mechanism is not clear. This study investigated the protective mechanism of insulin in preventing cardiomyocyte apoptosis from ROS injury. METHODS Rat cardiomyoblast H9c2 cells were treated with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) or insulin at various concentrations for various periods of time, or with insulin and H2O2 for various periods of time. Cell viability was measured by the methylthiazolydiphenyl-tetrazolium bromide method. Cellular miR-210 levels were quantified using real-time RT-PCR. MiR-210 expression was also manipulated through lentivirus-mediated transfection. LY294002 was used to investigate involvement of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway. RESULTS The percentage of viable cells was significantly and inversely associated with H2O2 concentration, an effect that was seemingly attenuated by insulin pretreatment. Treatments with H2O2 or insulin were associated with a significant increase in miR-210 levels. Manipulation of miR-210 expression by gene transfection showed that miR-210 could attenuate H2O2-induced cellular injury. Inhibition of the PI3K/Akt pathway by the Akt inhibitor LY294002 was associated with a decrease in miR-210 expression. CONCLUSION Insulin stimulated the expression of miR-210 through the PI3K/Akt pathway, resulting in a protective effect against cardiomyocyte injury that had been induced by H2O2/oxygen species. Our results provide novel evidence regarding the mechanism underlying the protective effect of insulin.
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- Y-F Shi
- Department of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University , Changchun , China
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Enkhjargal B, Godo S, Sawada A, Suvd N, Saito H, Noda K, Satoh K, Shimokawa H. Endothelial AMP-activated protein kinase regulates blood pressure and coronary flow responses through hyperpolarization mechanism in mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2014; 34:1505-13. [PMID: 24855056 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.114.303735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Vascular endothelium plays an important role to maintain cardiovascular homeostasis through several mechanisms, including endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization (EDH). We have recently demonstrated that EDH is involved in endothelial metabolic regulation in mice. However, it remains to be examined whether AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), an important metabolic regulator, is involved in EDH and if so, whether endothelial AMPK (eAMPK) plays a role for circulatory regulation. APPROACH AND RESULTS We examined the role of eAMPK in EDH, using mice with endothelium-specific deficiency of α-catalytic subunit of AMPK, either α1 (eAMPKα1 (-/-)α2 (+/+)) or α2 (eAMPKα1 (+/+)α2 (-/-)) alone or both of them (eAMPKα1 (-/-)α2 (-/-)). We performed telemetry, organ chamber, electrophysiological, and Langendorff experiments to examine blood pressure, vascular responses, hyperpolarization of membrane potential, and coronary flow responses, respectively. Hypertension was noted throughout the day in eAMPKα1 (-/-)α2 (-/-) and eAMPKα1 (-/-)α2 (+/+) but not in eAMPKα1 (+/+)α2 (-/-) mice when compared with respective control. Importantly, endothelium-dependent relaxations, EDH, and coronary flow increase were all significantly reduced in eAMPKα1 (-/-)α2 (-/-) and eAMPKα1 (-/-)α2 (+/+) but not in eAMPKα1 (+/+)α2 (-/-) mice. In contrast, endothelium-independent relaxations to sodium nitroprusside (a NO donor), NS-1619 (a Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channel opener), and exogenous H2O2 were almost comparable among the groups. In eAMPKα1 (-/-)α2 (-/-) mice, antihypertensive treatment with hydralazine or long-term treatment with metformin (a stimulator of AMPK) failed to restore EDH-mediated responses. CONCLUSIONS These results provide the first direct evidence that α1 subunit of eAMPK substantially mediates EDH responses of microvessels and regulates blood pressure and coronary flow responses in mice in vivo, demonstrating the novel role of eAMPK in cardiovascular homeostasis.
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- Budbazar Enkhjargal
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
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Yada T. [Coronary microcirculation and hydrogen peroxide as an endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor]. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2014; 143:222-225. [PMID: 24813791 DOI: 10.1254/fpj.143.222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Catalase influence in the regulation of coronary resistance by estrogen: joint action of nitric oxide and hydrogen peroxide. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2014; 2014:159852. [PMID: 24669281 PMCID: PMC3941593 DOI: 10.1155/2014/159852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2013] [Accepted: 12/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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We tested the influence of estrogen on coronary resistance regulation by modulating nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels in female rats. For this, estrogen levels were manipulated and the hearts were immediately excised and perfused at a constant flow using a Langendorff's apparatus. Higher estrogen levels were associated with a lower coronary resistance, increased nitric oxide bioavailability, and higher levels of H2O2. When oxide nitric synthase blockade by L-NAME was performed, no significant changes were found in coronary resistance of ovariectomized rats. Additionally, we found an inverse association between NO levels and catalase activity. Taken together, our data suggest that, in the absence of estrogen influence and, therefore, reduced NO bioavailability, coronary resistance regulation seems to be more dependent on the H2O2 that is maintained at low levels by increased catalase activity.
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Yada T, Shimokawa H, Hiramatsu O, Goto M, Ogasawara Y, Kajiya F. Role of endogenous hydrogen peroxide during angiotensin type 1 receptor blockers administration in pacing-induced metabolic coronary vasodilatation in dogs in vivo. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2013; 2013:3861-4. [PMID: 24110574 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2013.6610387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND We have previously demonstrated that endothelium-derived hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) in canine coronary microcirculation in vivo. However, the role of H2O2/EDHF during angiotensin type 1 receptor blockers (ARB) administration in metabolic coronary dilatation in vivo remains to be examined. We examined whether H2O2 during ARB administration is involved in pacing-induced metabolic coronary vasodilatation in dogs in vivo and if so, whether such beneficial effects of ARB administration acutely improve coronary vasodilatation in diabetes mellitus (DM). METHODS Canine subepicardial coronary small arteries (CSA,≥ 100 μm) and arterioles (CA, <100 μm) in left anterior descending artery area were continuously observed by an intravital microscope under cyclooxygenase blockade(ibuprofen, 12.5 mg/kg, intravenous infusion, iv). Experiments were performed during paired right ventricular pacing under the following 4 conditions (n=5 each); (i) control, (ii) DM(alloxan 40 mg/ kg, iv, 1 week prior to study), (iii) DM+ARB(olmesartan, 10 μg/kg/min, 10 min, intracoronary infusion,ic)+L-NMMA (NOS inhibitor, 2 !mol/min, ic) and (iv)DM+ARB+catalase (H2O2 discomposer, 1000 U/ml, 5 min, ic). RESULTS Cardiac tachypacing (60 to 120 bpm) caused coronary vasodilatation in both-sized arteries under control conditions. DM significantly decreased the vasodilatation compared with control in CSA and there was a residual vasodilatation for the loss of NO in CA, whereas DM+ARB+L-NMMA improved the vasodilatation compared with DM alone in CA and was significantly decreased by DM+ARB+catalase in CA. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that H2O2 during ARB administration is involved in pacing-induced metabolic coronary vasodilatation in DM in vivo and that there are substantial compensatory interactions between NO and H2O2.
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Kuo L, Hein TW. Vasomotor regulation of coronary microcirculation by oxidative stress: role of arginase. Front Immunol 2013; 4:237. [PMID: 23966996 PMCID: PMC3746455 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2013] [Accepted: 08/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Overproduction of reactive oxygen species, i.e., oxidative stress, is associated with the activation of redox signaling pathways linking to inflammatory insults and cardiovascular diseases by impairing endothelial function and consequently blood flow dysregulation due to microvascular dysfunction. This review focuses on the regulation of vasomotor function in the coronary microcirculation by endothelial nitric oxide (NO) during oxidative stress and inflammation related to the activation of L-arginine consuming enzyme arginase. Superoxide produced in the vascular wall compromises vasomotor function by not only scavenging endothelium-derived NO but also inhibiting prostacyclin synthesis due to formation of peroxynitrite. The upregulation of arginase contributes to the deficiency of endothelial NO and microvascular dysfunction in various vascular diseases by initiating or following oxidative stress and inflammation. Hydrogen peroxide, a diffusible and stable oxidizing agent, exerts vasodilator function and plays important roles in the physiological regulation of coronary blood flow. In occlusive coronary ischemia, the release of hydrogen peroxide from the microvasculature helps to restore vasomotor function of coronary collateral microvessels with exercise training. However, excessive production and prolonged exposure of microvessels to hydrogen peroxide impairs NO-mediated endothelial function by reducing L-arginine availability through hydroxyl radical-dependent upregulation of arginase. The redox signaling can be a double-edged sword in the microcirculation, which helps tissue survival in one way by improving vasomotor regulation and elicits oxidative stress and tissue injury in the other way by causing vascular dysfunction. The impact of vascular arginase on the development of vasomotor dysfunction associated with angiotensin II receptor activation, hypertension, ischemia-reperfusion, hypercholesterolemia, and inflammatory insults is discussed.
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- Lih Kuo
- Department of Medical Physiology, Scott & White Healthcare, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Temple, TX, USA
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Scott & White Healthcare, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Temple, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Scott & White Healthcare, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Temple, TX, USA
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Nakajima S, Ohashi J, Sawada A, Noda K, Fukumoto Y, Shimokawa H. Essential role of bone marrow for microvascular endothelial and metabolic functions in mice. Circ Res 2012; 111:87-96. [PMID: 22550140 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.112.270215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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RATIONALE We have previously demonstrated that the importance of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) increases as the vessel size decreases and that endothelium-derived hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) is an EDHF in animals and humans, for which endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) is the major source. Recent studies have suggested the important role of the bone marrow (BM) in modulating cardiovascular and metabolic functions. OBJECTIVE We aimed to examine whether BM plays a role in modulating microvascular endothelial and metabolic functions in mice, and if so, to elucidate the mechanisms involved. METHODS AND RESULTS Male eNOS(-/-) mice were transplanted with BM cells from wild-type (WT) or eNOS(-/-) mice and were maintained for 6 weeks. Endothelium-dependent relaxations and hyperpolarizations of mesenteric arteries to acetylcholine were reduced in eNOS(-/-) mice and were markedly improved when transplanted with WT-BM but not with eNOS(-/-)-BM. The enhanced component of endothelium-dependent relaxations was abolished by catalase, indicating that the improved responses were mediated by H(2)O(2). In contrast, no such beneficial effect was noted in the aorta. Reduced plasma adiponectin levels and impaired glucose tolerance in eNOS(-/-) mice were also improved by WT-BM transplantation. Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) in mesenteric arteries of eNOS(-/-) mice was significantly upregulated only when transplanted with WT-BM. Importantly, the beneficial effects of WT-BM transplantation were absent in eNOS(-/-)/adiponectin(-/-) or eNOS(-/-)/nNOS(-/-) mice. CONCLUSIONS These results provide the first evidence that BM plays an important role in modulating microvascular endothelial and metabolic functions, for which adiponectin and nNOS may be involved.
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- Sota Nakajima
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Muller-Delp JM, Gurovich AN, Christou DD, Leeuwenburgh C. Redox balance in the aging microcirculation: new friends, new foes, and new clinical directions. Microcirculation 2012; 19:19-28. [PMID: 21954960 DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2011.00139.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cardiovascular aging is associated with a decline in the function of the vascular endothelium. Considerable evidence indicates that age-induced impairment of endothelium-dependent vasodilation results from a reduction in the availability of nitric oxide (NO(•) ). NO(•) can be scavenged by reactive oxygen species (ROS), in particular by superoxide radical (O(2) (•-) ), and age-related increases in ROS have been demonstrated to contribute to reduced endothelium-dependent vasodilation in numerous large artery preparations. In contrast, emerging data suggest that ROS may play a compensatory role in endothelial function of the aging microvasculature. The primary goal of this review is to discuss reports in the literature which indicate that ROS function as important signaling molecules in the aging microvasculature. Emphasis is placed upon discussion of the emerging roles of hydrogen peroxide (H(2) O(2) ) and peroxynitrite (ONOO(•-) ) in the aging microcirculation. Overall, existing data in animal models suggest that maintenance in the balance of ROS is critical to successful microvascular aging. The limited work that has been performed to investigate the role of ROS in human microvascular aging is also discussed, and the need for future investigations of ROS signaling in older humans is considered.
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- Judy M Muller-Delp
- Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA.
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Single atom substitution in mouse protein kinase G eliminates oxidant sensing to cause hypertension. Nat Med 2012; 18:286-90. [PMID: 22245782 PMCID: PMC3276848 DOI: 10.1038/nm.2603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2011] [Accepted: 11/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Blood pressure regulation is crucial for the maintenance of health, and hypertension is a risk factor for myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke and renal disease. Nitric oxide (NO) and prostacyclin trigger well-defined vasodilator pathways; however, substantial vasorelaxation in response to agents such as acetylcholine persists when the synthesis of these molecules is prevented. This remaining vasorelaxation activity, termed endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF), is more prevalent in resistance than in conduit blood vessels and is considered a major mechanism for blood pressure control. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has been shown to be a major component of EDHF in several vascular beds in multiple species, including in humans. H2O2 causes the formation of a disulfide bond between the two α subunits of protein kinase G I-α (PKGI-α), which activates the kinase independently of the NO-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway and is coupled to vasodilation. To test the importance of PKGI-α oxidation in the EDHF mechanism and blood pressure control in vivo, we generated a knock-in mouse expressing only a C42S 'redox-dead' version of PKGI-α. This amino acid substitution, a single-atom change (an oxygen atom replacing a sulfur atom), blocked the vasodilatory action of H2O2 on resistance vessels and resulted in hypertension in vivo.
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Félétou M. The Endothelium, Part I: Multiple Functions of the Endothelial Cells -- Focus on Endothelium-Derived Vasoactive Mediators. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.4199/c00031ed1v01y201105isp019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Yada T, Shimokawa H, Hiramatsu O, Satoh M, Kashihara N, Takaki A, Goto M, Ogasawara Y, Kajiya F. Erythropoietin enhances hydrogen peroxide-mediated dilatation of canine coronary collateral arterioles during myocardial ischemia in dogs in vivo. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2010; 299:H1928-35. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00331.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We have previously demonstrated that endothelium-derived hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) plays an important role in the canine coronary microcirculation as an endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in vivo. However, it remains to be examined whether endogenous H2O2 is involved in the dilatation of coronary collaterals during myocardial ischemia in vivo and, if so, whether erythropoietin (EPO) enhances the responses. Canine subepicardial native collateral small arteries (CSA; ≥ 100 μm) and arterioles (CA; <100 μm) were observed using an intravital microscope. Experiments were performed after left anterior descending coronary artery ischemia (90 min) under the following eight conditions ( n = 5 each): control, EPO, EPO+catalase, EPO+ N-monomethyl-l-arginine (l-NMMA), EPO+l-NMMA+catalase, EPO+l-NMMA+iberiotoxin [Ca2+-activated K+ (KCa) channel blocker], EPO+l-NMMA+apamin+charybdotoxin (KCa channel blocker), and EPO+wortmannin (phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor). Myocardial ischemia caused significant vasodilatation in CA but not in CSA under control conditions, which was significantly decreased by catalase in CA. After EPO, the vasodilatation was significantly increased in both sizes of arteries and was significantly decreased by catalase. The enhancing effect of EPO was reduced by l-NMMA but not by catalase in CSA and was reduced by l-NMMA+catalase in CA, where the greater inhibitory effects were noted with l-NMMA+catalase, l-NMMA+iberiotoxin, L-NMMA+apamin+charybdotoxin, or wortmannin. EPO significantly ameliorated ischemia-induced impairment of myocardial Akt phosphorylation, which was abolished by l-NMMA+catalase or wortmannin. EPO also ameliorated oxidative stress and myocardial injury, as assessed by plasma 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine and troponin-T, respectively. These results indicate that EPO enhances H2O2-mediated dilatation of coronary collateral arterioles during myocardial ischemia in dogs in vivo.
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- Toyotaka Yada
- Department of Medical Engineering and Systems Cardiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Medical Engineering and Systems Cardiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki
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- Division of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki; and
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- Division of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki; and
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Medical Engineering and Systems Cardiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki
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- Department of Medical Engineering and Systems Cardiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki
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- Department of Medical Engineering and Systems Cardiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki
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Majumder S, Ilayaraja M, Seerapu HR, Sinha S, Siamwala JH, Chatterjee S. Chick embryo partial ischemia model: a new approach to study ischemia ex vivo. PLoS One 2010; 5:e10524. [PMID: 20479865 PMCID: PMC2866318 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2009] [Accepted: 04/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ischemia is a pathophysiological condition due to blockade in blood supply to a specific tissue thus damaging the physiological activity of the tissue. Different in vivo models are presently available to study ischemia in heart and other tissues. However, no ex vivo ischemia model has been available to date for routine ischemia research and for faster screening of anti-ischemia drugs. In the present study, we took the opportunity to develop an ex vivo model of partial ischemia using the vascular bed of 4(th) day incubated chick embryo. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Ischemia was created in chick embryo by ligating the right vitelline artery using sterile surgical suture. Hypoxia inducible factor- 1 alpha (HIF-1alpha), creatine phospho kinase-MB and reactive oxygen species in animal tissues and cells were measured to confirm ischemia in chick embryo. Additionally, ranolazine, N-acetyl cysteine and trimetazidine were administered as an anti-ischemic drug to validate the present model. Results from the present study depicted that blocking blood flow elevates HIF-1alpha, lipid peroxidation, peroxynitrite level in ischemic vessels while ranolazine administration partially attenuates ischemia driven HIF-1alpha expression. Endothelial cell incubated on ischemic blood vessels elucidated a higher level of HIF-1alpha expression with time while ranolazine treatment reduced HIF-1alpha in ischemic cells. Incubation of caprine heart strip on chick embryo ischemia model depicted an elevated creatine phospho kinase-MB activity under ischemic condition while histology of the treated heart sections evoked edema and disruption of myofibril structures. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE The present study concluded that chick embryo partial ischemia model can be used as a novel ex vivo model of ischemia. Therefore, the present model can be used parallel with the known in vivo ischemia models in understanding the mechanistic insight of ischemia development and in evaluating the activity of anti-ischemic drug.
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- Syamantak Majumder
- Vascular Biology Lab, AU-KBC Research Centre, Anna University, Chennai, India
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- Vascular Biology Lab, AU-KBC Research Centre, Anna University, Chennai, India
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- Vascular Biology Lab, AU-KBC Research Centre, Anna University, Chennai, India
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- Vascular Biology Lab, AU-KBC Research Centre, Anna University, Chennai, India
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- Vascular Biology Lab, AU-KBC Research Centre, Anna University, Chennai, India
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Hydrogen peroxide as an endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor. Pflugers Arch 2010; 459:915-22. [PMID: 20140449 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-010-0790-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2009] [Revised: 01/08/2010] [Accepted: 01/13/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The endothelium plays an important role in maintaining cardiovascular homeostasis by synthesizing and releasing several vasodilating substances, including vasodilator prostaglandins, nitric oxide (NO), and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF). Since the first report on the existence of EDHF, several substances/mechanisms have been proposed for the nature of EDHF, including epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (metabolites of arachidonic P450 epoxygenase pathway), K ions, and electrical communications through myoendothelial gap junctions. We have demonstrated that endothelium-derived hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) is an EDHF in animals and humans. For the synthesis of H(2)O(2)/EDHF, endothelial NO synthase system that is functionally coupled with Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase plays a crucial role. Importantly, endothelium-derived H(2)O(2) plays important protective roles in the coronary circulation, including coronary autoregulation, protection against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury, and metabolic coronary vasodilatation. Indeed, our H(2)O(2)/EDHF theory demonstrates that endothelium-derived H(2)O(2), another reactive oxygen species in addition to NO, plays important roles as a redox-signaling molecule to cause vasodilatation as well as cardioprotection. In this review, we summarize our current knowledge on H(2)O(2)/EDHF regarding its identification and mechanisms of synthesis and actions.
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Eligini S, Arenaz I, Barbieri SS, Faleri ML, Crisci M, Tremoli E, Colli S. Cyclooxygenase-2 mediates hydrogen peroxide-induced wound repair in human endothelial cells. Free Radic Biol Med 2009; 46:1428-36. [PMID: 19269318 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2009.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2008] [Revised: 02/09/2009] [Accepted: 02/25/2009] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) metabolites produced by endothelial cells, particularly prostacyclin and prostaglandin E(2), profoundly affect vascular tone, regional blood flow, and angiogenesis. We have previously shown that reactive oxygen species induce Cox-2 expression in human endothelial cells (HUVEC), either on their own or as components of the signaling pathway triggered by TNFalpha, the prototypical inflammatory cytokine. Here we investigated the role of Cox-2 induced by hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)), either exogenous or endogenously generated by TNFalpha, in the repair of a mechanically wounded HUVEC monolayer and probed the sources of H(2)O(2) that are involved in TNFalpha signaling and the pathways through which H(2)O(2) modulates Cox-2 expression. Results indicate that H(2)O(2)-induced Cox-2 activity participates in the repair of wounded monolayers. Both NADPH oxidase and the mitochondrial electron transport chain are involved in H(2)O(2) generation. Signaling triggered by H(2)O(2) for Cox-2 induction acts by increasing the protein tyrosine kinase phosphorylation that follows inhibition of protein phosphatase activity. The activation of p38 MAPK and its interaction in the inhibition of serine/threonine phosphatase activity are both critical steps in this event. We conclude that Cox-2 induced by H(2)O(2) plays an important role in promoting endothelial wound repair after injury, so that the cardioprotective effect of Cox-2 is due at least in part to its power of healing damaged endothelium.
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- Sonia Eligini
- E. Grossi Paoletti Center, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Italy
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Félétou M. Calcium-activated potassium channels and endothelial dysfunction: therapeutic options? Br J Pharmacol 2009; 156:545-62. [PMID: 19187341 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00052.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The three subtypes of calcium-activated potassium channels (K(Ca)) of large, intermediate and small conductance (BK(Ca), IK(Ca) and SK(Ca)) are present in the vascular wall. In healthy arteries, BK(Ca) channels are preferentially expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells, while IK(Ca) and SK(Ca) are preferentially located in endothelial cells. The activation of endothelial IK(Ca) and SK(Ca) contributes to nitric oxide (NO) generation and is required to elicit endothelium-dependent hyperpolarizations. In the latter responses, the hyperpolarization of the smooth muscle cells is evoked either via electrical coupling through myo-endothelial gap junctions or by potassium ions, which by accumulating in the intercellular space activate the inwardly rectifying potassium channel Kir2.1 and/or the Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase. Additionally, endothelium-derived factors such as cytochrome P450-derived epoxyeicosatrienoic acids and under some circumstances NO, prostacyclin, lipoxygenase products and hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) hyperpolarize and relax the underlying smooth muscle cells by activating BK(Ca). In contrast, cytochrome P450-derived 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid and various endothelium-derived contracting factors inhibit BK(Ca). Aging and cardiovascular diseases are associated with endothelial dysfunctions that can involve a decrease in NO bioavailability, alterations of EDHF-mediated responses and/or enhanced production of endothelium-derived contracting factors. Because potassium channels are involved in these endothelium-dependent responses, activation of endothelial and/or smooth muscle K(Ca) could prevent the occurrence of endothelial dysfunction. Therefore, direct activators of these potassium channels or compounds that regulate their activity or their expression may be of some therapeutic interest. Conversely, blockers of IK(Ca) may prevent restenosis and that of BK(Ca) channels sepsis-dependent hypotension.
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- Michel Félétou
- Department of Angiology, Institut de Recherches Servier, Suresnes, France.
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Kume T, Kawamoto T, Okura H, Neishi Y, Hashimoto K, Hayashida A, Watanabe N, Kanda Y, Mochizuki S, Goto M, Yoshida K. Evaluation of Coronary Endothelial Function by Catheter-Type NO Sensor in High-Fat-Diet-Induced Obese Dogs. Circ J 2009; 73:562-7. [DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-08-0789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Division of Cardiology, Kawasaki Medical School
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrine, Kawasaki Medical School
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- Department of Medical Engineering, Kawasaki Medical School
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Myocardial ischemia: Current concepts and future perspectives. J Cardiol 2008; 52:67-78. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2008.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2008] [Accepted: 07/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Plasma detection of NO by a catheter. Med Biol Eng Comput 2008; 46:509-16. [PMID: 18347830 DOI: 10.1007/s11517-008-0333-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2007] [Accepted: 03/03/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) released by endothelial cells in response to hemodynamic shear stress is a key controller molecule of the vascular functions and antiatherogenic mechanisms. Endothelial dysfunction is associated with increased cardiovascular events. Therefore, several indirect techniques have been employed to evaluate endothelial function or NO bioavailability. However, a growing body of evidences suggests limitations of the indirect methods for evaluation of NO bioavailability. In years, it has been considered that NO is immediately oxidized or inactivated in blood stream. However, recent studies suggest that NO remain active in blood stream, causing remote biological response. Therefore, measuring plasma NO concentration directly in the circulation will contribute to clarify the kinetics and physiological roles of NO and to evaluate endothelial function. In this article, the measurement of plasma NO concentration using a newly developed catheter-type NO sensor will be described.
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Takaki A, Morikawa K, Tsutsui M, Murayama Y, Tekes E, Yamagishi H, Ohashi J, Yada T, Yanagihara N, Shimokawa H. Crucial role of nitric oxide synthases system in endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization in mice. J Exp Med 2008; 205:2053-63. [PMID: 18695006 PMCID: PMC2526200 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20080106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2008] [Accepted: 07/02/2008] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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The endothelium plays an important role in maintaining vascular homeostasis by synthesizing and releasing several relaxing factors, such as prostacyclin, nitric oxide (NO), and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF). We have previously demonstrated in animals and humans that endothelium-derived hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) is an EDHF that is produced in part by endothelial NO synthase (eNOS). In this study, we show that genetic disruption of all three NOS isoforms (neuronal [nNOS], inducible [iNOS], and endothelial [eNOS]) abolishes EDHF responses in mice. The contribution of the NOS system to EDHF-mediated responses was examined in eNOS(-/-), n/eNOS(-/-), and n/i/eNOS(-/-) mice. EDHF-mediated relaxation and hyperpolarization in response to acetylcholine of mesenteric arteries were progressively reduced as the number of disrupted NOS genes increased, whereas vascular smooth muscle function was preserved. Loss of eNOS expression alone was compensated for by other NOS genes, and endothelial cell production of H(2)O(2) and EDHF-mediated responses were completely absent in n/i/eNOS(-/-) mice, even after antihypertensive treatment with hydralazine. NOS uncoupling was not involved, as modulation of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH(4)) synthesis had no effect on EDHF-mediated relaxation, and the BH(4)/dihydrobiopterin (BH(2)) ratio was comparable in mesenteric arteries and the aorta. These results provide the first evidence that EDHF-mediated responses are dependent on the NOSs system in mouse mesenteric arteries.
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- Aya Takaki
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8575, Japan
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Yada T, Shimokawa H, Morikawa K, Takaki A, Shinozaki Y, Mori H, Goto M, Ogasawara Y, Kajiya F. Role of Cu,Zn-SOD in the synthesis of endogenous vasodilator hydrogen peroxide during reactive hyperemia in mouse mesenteric microcirculation in vivo. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2007; 294:H441-8. [PMID: 18024543 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01021.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We have recently demonstrated that endothelium-derived hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor and that endothelial Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD) plays an important role in the synthesis of endogenous H2O2 in both animals and humans. We examined whether SOD plays a role in the synthesis of endogenous H2O2 during in vivo reactive hyperemia (RH), an important regulatory mechanism. Mesenteric arterioles from wild-type and Cu,Zn-SOD(-/-) mice were continuously observed by a pencil-type charge-coupled device (CCD) intravital microscope during RH (reperfusion after 20 and 60 s of mesenteric artery occlusion) in the cyclooxygenase blockade under the following four conditions: control, catalase alone, N(G)-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) alone, and L-NMMA + catalase. Vasodilatation during RH was significantly decreased by catalase or L-NMMA alone and was almost completely inhibited by L-NMMA + catalase in wild-type mice, whereas it was inhibited by L-NMMA and L-NMMA + catalase in the Cu,Zn-SOD(-/-) mice. RH-induced increase in blood flow after L-NMMA was significantly increased in the wild-type mice, whereas it was significantly reduced in the Cu,Zn-SOD(-/-) mice. In mesenteric arterioles of the Cu,Zn-SOD(-/-) mice, Tempol, an SOD mimetic, significantly increased the ACh-induced vasodilatation, and the enhancing effect of Tempol was decreased by catalase. Vascular H(2)O(2) production by fluorescent microscopy in mesenteric arterioles after RH was significantly increased in response to ACh in wild-type mice but markedly impaired in Cu,Zn-SOD(-/-) mice. Endothelial Cu,Zn-SOD plays an important role in the synthesis of endogenous H(2)O(2) that contributes to RH in mouse mesenteric smaller arterioles.
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- Toyotaka Yada
- Department of Medical Engineering and Systems Cardiology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192 Japan.
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Sukmawan R, Yada T, Toyota E, Neishi Y, Kume T, Shinozaki Y, Mori H, Ogasawara Y, Kajiya F, Yoshida K. Edaravone preserves coronary microvascular endothelial function after ischemia/reperfusion on the beating canine heart in vivo. J Pharmacol Sci 2007; 104:341-8. [PMID: 17721041 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.fp0070186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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We examined whether edaravone (3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one), a free radical scavenger, exerts its protective effect on coronary microvessels after ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) in vivo. Ninety-minute coronary occlusion followed by reperfusion was performed in 16 open-chest dogs with and without edaravone administration. Coronary small artery (> or = 100 microm in size) and arteriolar (< 100 microm) vasodilation, in the presence of endothelium-dependent (acetylcholine) or -independent (papaverine) vasodilators, was directly observed using intravital microscopy before and after I/R. I/R impaired microvascular vasodilation in response to acetylcholine, whereas administration of edaravone preserved the response in microvessels of both sizes, but to a greater extent in the coronary small arteries. No significant changes were noted with papaverine administration. In the edaravone group, the fluorescent intensity from reactive oxygen species (ROS) was lower, whereas nitric oxide (NO) intensity was higher relative to controls in the microvessels of the ischemic area. In conclusion, edaravone preserves coronary microvascular endothelial function after I/R in vivo. These effects, which were NO-mediated, were attributed to the ROS scavenging properties of edaravone.
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- Renan Sukmawan
- Department of Cardiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
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Endothelium-dependent relaxations are attributed to the release of various factors, such as nitric oxide, carbon monoxide, reactive oxygen species, adenosine, peptides and arachidonic acid metabolites derived from the cyclooxygenases, lipoxygenases, and cytochrome P450 monooxygenases pathways. The hyperpolarization of the smooth muscle cell can contribute to or be an integral part of the mechanisms underlying the relaxations elicited by virtually all these endothelial mediators. These endothelium-derived factors can activate different families of K(+) channels of the vascular smooth muscle. Other events associated with the hyperpolarization of both the endothelial and the vascular smooth muscle cells (endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF)-mediated responses) contribute also to endothelium-dependent relaxations. These responses involve an increase in the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration of the endothelial cells followed by the opening of Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels of small and intermediate conductance and the subsequent hyperpolarization of these cells. Then, the endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization of the underlying smooth muscle cells can be evoked by direct electrical coupling through myoendothelial junctions and/or the accumulation of K(+) ions in the intercellular space between the two cell types. These various mechanisms are not necessarily mutually exclusive and, depending on the vascular bed and the experimental conditions, can occur simultaneously or sequentially, or also may act synergistically.
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- Michel Félétou
- Department of Angiology, Institut de Recherches Servier, Suresnes, France
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