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Abolfazli S, Mortazavi P, Kheirandish A, Butler AE, Jamialahmadi T, Sahebkar A. Regulatory effects of curcumin on nitric oxide signaling in the cardiovascular system. Nitric Oxide 2024; 143:16-28. [PMID: 38141926 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2023.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/25/2023]
Abstract
The continuously rising prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) globally substantially impacts the economic growth of developing countries. Indeed, one of the leading causes of death worldwide is unfavorable cardiovascular events. Reduced nitric oxide (NO) generation is the pathogenic foundation of endothelial dysfunction, which is regarded as the first stage in the development of a number of CVDs. Nitric oxide exerts an array of biological effects, including vasodilation, the suppression of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and the functional control of cardiac cells. Numerous treatment strategies aim to increase NO synthesis or upregulate downstream NO signaling pathways. The major component of Curcuma longa, curcumin, has long been utilized in traditional medicine to treat various illnesses, especially CVDs. Curcumin improves CV function as well as having important pleiotropic effects, such as anti-inflammatory and antioxidant, through its ability to increase the bioavailability of NO and to positively impact NO-related signaling pathways. In this review, we discuss the scientific literature relating to curcumin's positive effects on NO signaling and vascular endothelial function.
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- Sajad Abolfazli
- Student Research Committee, School of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Science, Sari, Iran
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- Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Hemmat Highway, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Department, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Bahrain, PO Box, 15503, Adliya, Bahrain
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- Medical Toxicology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Applied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Alzayadneh EM, Shatanawi A, Caldwell RW, Caldwell RB. Methylglyoxal-Modified Albumin Effects on Endothelial Arginase Enzyme and Vascular Function. Cells 2023; 12:795. [PMID: 36899931 PMCID: PMC10001288 DOI: 10.3390/cells12050795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) contribute significantly to vascular dysfunction (VD) in diabetes. Decreased nitric oxide (NO) is a hallmark in VD. In endothelial cells, NO is produced by endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) from L-arginine. Arginase competes with NOS for L-arginine to produce urea and ornithine, limiting NO production. Arginase upregulation was reported in hyperglycemia; however, AGEs' role in arginase regulation is unknown. Here, we investigated the effects of methylglyoxal-modified albumin (MGA) on arginase activity and protein expression in mouse aortic endothelial cells (MAEC) and on vascular function in mice aortas. Exposure of MAEC to MGA increased arginase activity, which was abrogated by MEK/ERK1/2 inhibitor, p38 MAPK inhibitor, and ABH (arginase inhibitor). Immunodetection of arginase revealed MGA-induced protein expression for arginase I. In aortic rings, MGA pretreatment impaired acetylcholine (ACh)-induced vasorelaxation, which was reversed by ABH. Intracellular NO detection by DAF-2DA revealed blunted ACh-induced NO production with MGA treatment that was reversed by ABH. In conclusion, AGEs increase arginase activity probably through the ERK1/2/p38 MAPK pathway due to increased arginase I expression. Furthermore, AGEs impair vascular function that can be reversed by arginase inhibition. Therefore, AGEs may be pivotal in arginase deleterious effects in diabetic VD, providing a novel therapeutic target.
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- Ebaa M. Alzayadneh
- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
- Culver Vision Discovery Institute, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Culver Vision Discovery Institute, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
- Vascular Biology Center, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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Mazrouei S, Petry SF, Sharifpanah F, Javanmard SH, Kelishadi R, Schulze PC, Franz M, Jung C. Pathophysiological correlation of arginase-1 in development of type 2 diabetes from obesity in adolescents. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2023; 1867:130263. [PMID: 36309295 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2022.130263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND There is great interest to understand causal pathophysiological correlation between obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM). Vascular endothelial dysfunction is crucially involved in pathogenesis of vascular complications in DM. Recently, increased arginase expression and activity have been described as underlying mechanisms of endothelial dysfunction in DM and vascular inflammation in obesity. By limiting L-arginine bioavailability to endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS III), nitric oxide production is potentially impaired. METHODS We investigated the impact of plasma from diabetic and obese adolescents on arginase and NOS III expression in cultured human endothelial cells (ECs). A total of 148 male adolescents participated in this study including 18 obese, 28 type 1-, 28 type 2-DM patients, and 74 age-matched healthy volunteers. RESULTS A concurrent increase in arginase-1 (1.97-fold) and decrease in NOS III expression (1.45-fold) was observed in ECs exposed to type 2 diabetic plasma compared to control subjects. ECs incubated with type 1 DM plasma had a diminished NOS III level without impact on arginase-1 expression. Urea-assay featured an increased arginase activity in treated ECs with type 1- or 2-DM plasma. Despite increased pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in obese plasma, arginase-1 expression/activity did not change in treated ECs. However, NOS III expression was significantly reduced. Pearson analysis revealed positive correlation between arginase-1, but not NOS III, expression with FBS in ECs treated with type 2-DM plasma. CONCLUSIONS Our data demonstrate that increased arginase-1 expression/activity in ECs, as critical pathogenic factor is correlated with development of obesity-related type 2-DM and linked vascular disease.
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- Safoura Mazrouei
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Jena, Germany
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- Clinical Research Unit, Center of Internal Medicine, Medical Clinic and Polyclinic III, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Dentistry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Philipps University of Marburg, Germany
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- Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-Communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Ren Y, Li Z, Li W, Fan X, Han F, Huang Y, Yu Y, Qian L, Xiong Y. Arginase: Biological and Therapeutic Implications in Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:2419412. [PMID: 36338341 PMCID: PMC9629921 DOI: 10.1155/2022/2419412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Arginase is a ubiquitous enzyme in the urea cycle (UC) that hydrolyzes L-arginine to urea and L-ornithine. Two mammalian arginase isoforms, arginase1 (ARG1) and arginase2 (ARG2), play a vital role in the regulation of β-cell functions, insulin resistance (IR), and vascular complications via modulating L-arginine metabolism, nitric oxide (NO) production, and inflammatory responses as well as oxidative stress. Basic and clinical studies reveal that abnormal alterations of arginase expression and activity are strongly associated with the onset and development of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its complications. As a result, targeting arginase may be a novel and promising approach for DM treatment. An increasing number of arginase inhibitors, including chemical and natural inhibitors, have been developed and shown to protect against the development of DM and its complications. In this review, we discuss the fundamental features of arginase. Next, the regulatory roles and underlying mechanisms of arginase in the pathogenesis and progression of DM and its complications are explored. Furthermore, we review the development and discuss the challenges of arginase inhibitors in treating DM and its related pathologies.
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- Yuanyuan Ren
- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Li Z, Wang L, Ren Y, Huang Y, Liu W, Lv Z, Qian L, Yu Y, Xiong Y. Arginase: shedding light on the mechanisms and opportunities in cardiovascular diseases. Cell Death Dis 2022; 8:413. [PMID: 36209203 PMCID: PMC9547100 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-022-01200-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Revised: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Arginase, a binuclear manganese metalloenzyme in the urea, catalyzes the hydrolysis of L-arginine to urea and L-ornithine. Both isoforms, arginase 1 and arginase 2 perform significant roles in the regulation of cellular functions in cardiovascular system, such as senescence, apoptosis, proliferation, inflammation, and autophagy, via a variety of mechanisms, including regulating L-arginine metabolism and activating multiple signal pathways. Furthermore, abnormal arginase activity contributes to the initiation and progression of a variety of CVDs. Therefore, targeting arginase may be a novel and promising approach for CVDs treatment. In this review, we give a comprehensive overview of the physiological and biological roles of arginase in a variety of CVDs, revealing the underlying mechanisms of arginase mediating vascular and cardiac function, as well as shedding light on the novel and promising therapeutic approaches for CVDs therapy in individuals.
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- Zhuozhuo Li
- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.,Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.,Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.,Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.,Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.,Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.,Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. .,Department of Endocrinology, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. .,Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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- Xi'an Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Xi'an No.3 Hospital, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. .,Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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Momma TY, Ottaviani JI. There is no direct competition between arginase and nitric oxide synthase for the common substrate l-arginine. Nitric Oxide 2022; 129:16-24. [PMID: 36126859 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2022.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
AIMS Extrahepatic arginases are postulated to be involved in cardiovascular-related pathologies by competing with nitric oxide synthase (NOS) for the common substrate l-arginine, subsequently decreasing nitric oxide production. However, previous models used to study arginase and NOS competition did not account for steady state level of l-arginine pool, which is dependent on conditions of l-arginine supply and utilization pathways. This work aimed at revisiting the concept of NOS and arginase competition while considering different conditions of l-arginine supply and l-arginine utilization pathways. METHODS AND RESULTS Mouse macrophage-like RAW cells and human vascular endothelial cells co-expressing NOS and arginase were used to reevaluate the concept of substrate competition between arginase and NOS under conditions of l-arginine supply that mimicked either a continuous (similar to in vivo conditions) or a limited supply (similar to previous in vitro models). Enzyme kinetics simulation models were used to gain mechanistic insight and to evaluate the tenability of a substrate competition between the two enzymes. In addition to arginase and NOS, other l-arginine pathways such as transporters and utilization towards protein synthesis were considered to understand the intricacies of l-arginine metabolism. Our results indicate that when there is a continuous supply of l-arginine, as is the case for most cells in vivo, arginase does not affect NOS activity by a substrate competition. Furthermore, we demonstrate that l-arginine pathways such as transporters and protein synthesis are more likely to affect NOS activity than arginase. CONCLUSIONS Arginase does not outcompete NOS for the common substrate l-arginine. Findings from this study should be considered to better understand the role of arginase in certain pathologies and for the interpretation of in vivo studies with arginase inhibitors.
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- Tony Y Momma
- College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
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- College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA; Mars Inc., McLean, VA, 22101, USA
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Ogino N, Takahashi H, Nagaoka K, Harada Y, Kubo M, Miyagawa K, Kusanaga M, Oe S, Honma Y, Harada M, Eitoku M, Suganuma N, Ogino K. Possible contribution of hepatocyte secretion to the elevation of plasma exosomal arginase-1 in high-fat diet-fed mice. Life Sci 2021; 278:119588. [PMID: 33961860 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
AIMS The elevation of arginase in vascular tissues decreases nitric oxide production, which is considered as an early step of atherosclerosis in obesity. Previously, we found that arginase-1, one of arginase isozymes, was elevated in the blood plasma of obese adults. The purpose of this study is to elucidate the mechanism by which obesity increases arginase-1 levels in the blood. MAIN METHODS C57/BL6J male mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD) for 12 weeks were analyzed for factors related to nitric oxide/arginine metabolism and plasma exosomes. To explore the arginase secretory organs, the protein expression levels were analyzed in several organs. To further investigate the relationship between exosomal arginase-1 in plasma, blood glucose levels and arginase-1 in the liver, HepG2 (the human hepatoma cell line) was analyzed after treatment with high glucose. KEY FINDINGS The increase in arginase activity in the plasma of HFD-fed mice was positively corelated with blood glucose levels and was accompanied by an increase in exosomal arginase-1 levels. Among the organs that highly express arginase, the liver of HFD-fed mice showed a significant increase in arginase-1. The expression of arginase-1 in exosomes and total lysates of HepG2 cells were increased by high glucose exposure. SIGNIFICANCE Increased exosomal arginase-1 in plasma contributes to increased plasma arginase activity in obesity. The liver is a candidate organ for the secretion of exosomal arginase-1 into plasma, and the p38 pathway induced by high glucose levels may be involved.
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- Noriyoshi Ogino
- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan; Third Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Division of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Public Health, Okayama University of Science, Imabari, Ehime 794-8555, Japan
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- Laboratory of Hygienic Chemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Matsuyama University, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8578, Japan
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- Department of Biofunction Imaging Analysis, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
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Arraki K, Totoson P, Attia R, Zedet A, Pudlo M, Messaoud C, Demougeot C, Girard C. Arginase inhibitory properties of flavonoid compounds from the leaves of Mulberry (Morus alba, Moraceae). J Pharm Pharmacol 2020; 72:1269-1277. [PMID: 32496585 DOI: 10.1111/jphp.13297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES We aimed to isolate and identify bioactive molecules from Morus alba (Moraceae) leaves having arginase inhibitory activity towards the combat of clinical outcomes related to endothelial dysfunction. METHOD Extraction and isolation were carried out by successive macerations, prepurification by using a Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) and separation using preparative PLC. The structures of the isolated components were established and confirmed by spectroscopic analyses, including the ESI-HRMS and NMR spectroscopic investigations. Biological evaluation was performed by using an in vitro assay with liver bovine purified arginase and by an ex vivo aortic ring study. KEY FINDINGS We demonstrated that a phenolic extract from the leaves of M. alba possesses mammalian arginase inhibitory capacities. Investigation of the chemical constituents of its leaves results in the isolation and identification of ten compounds investigated in vitro for their arginase inhibitory capacities. Four compounds showed significant inhibition of arginase, with percentage inhibition ranging from 54% to 83% at 100 µm. In isolated rat aortic rings incubated with NO synthase inhibitor, Luteolin-7-diglucoside compound (2) was able to increase acetylcholine-induced relaxation. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrated the attractive ability of M. alba to be a potential source for the discovery of new active products on vascular system.
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- Kamel Arraki
- PEPITE EA4267, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- PEPITE EA4267, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- PEPITE EA4267, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France.,Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology and Medicinal Plants, Department of Biology, National Institute of Applied Science and Technology (INSAT), University of Carthage, Tunis Cedex, Tunisia
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- PEPITE EA4267, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- PEPITE EA4267, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology and Medicinal Plants, Department of Biology, National Institute of Applied Science and Technology (INSAT), University of Carthage, Tunis Cedex, Tunisia
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- PEPITE EA4267, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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Wernly B, Pernow J, Kelm M, Jung C. The role of arginase in the microcirculation in cardiovascular disease. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2020; 74:79-92. [PMID: 31743994 DOI: 10.3233/ch-199237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
In the microcirculation, the exchange of nutrients, water, gas, hormones, and waste takes place, and it is divided into the three main sections arterioles, capillaries, and venules. Disturbances in the microcirculation can be measured using surrogate parameters or be visualized either indirectly or directly.Arginase is a manganese metalloenzyme hydrolyzing L-arginine to urea and L-ornithine. It is located in different cell types, including vascular cells, but also in circulating cells such as red blood cells. A variety of pro-inflammatory factors, as well as interleukins, stimulate increased arginase expression. An increase in arginase activity consequently leads to a consumption of L-arginine needed for nitric oxide (NO) production by endothelial NO synthase. A vast body of evidence convincingly showed that increased arginase activity is associated with endothelial dysfunction in larger vessels of the vascular tree. Of note, arginase also influences the microcirculation. Arginase inhibition leads to an increase in the bioavailability of NO and reduces superoxide levels, resulting in improved endothelial function. Arginase inhibition might, therefore, be a potent treatment strategy in cardiovascular medicine. Recently, red blood cells emerged as an influential player in the development from increased arginase activity to endothelial dysfunction. As red blood cells directly interact with the microcirculation in gas exchange, this could constitute a potential link between arginase activity, endothelial dysfunction and microcirculatory disturbances.The aim of this review is to summarize recent findings revealing the role of arginase in regulating vascular function with particular emphasis on the microcirculation.
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- Bernhard Wernly
- Clinic of Internal Medicine II, Department of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Momma TY, Ottaviani JI. Arginase inhibitor, N ω-hydroxy-L-norarginine, spontaneously releases biologically active NO-like molecule: Limitations for research applications. Free Radic Biol Med 2020; 152:74-82. [PMID: 32131024 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
There has been a renewed interest in the enzyme arginase for its role in various physiological and pathological processes that go beyond the urea cycle. One such role ascribed to arginase has been that of regulating nitric oxide (NO) production by a substrate (l-arginine) competition between arginase and nitric oxide synthase (NOS). Several arginase inhibitors have been developed to investigate the biological roles of arginase, of which Nω-hydroxy-l-norarginine (nor-NOHA) is commercially available and is used widely from cell culture models to clinical investigations in humans. Despite the prevalence of nor-NOHA to investigate the substrate competition between arginase and NOS, little is known regarding interferences that nor-NOHA could have on common methods to assess NO production. Therefore, we investigated if nor-NOHA has unintended consequences on common NO assessment methods. We show that nor-NOHA spontaneously releases biologically active NO-like molecule in cell culture media by reacting with riboflavin. This NO-like molecule is indistinguishable from an NO donor (NOR-3) using common methods to assess NO. Besides riboflavin, nor-NOHA spontaneously reacts with H2O2 to diminish H2O2 content and produce NO-like molecule in the process. Our investigation provides detailed evidence on unintended artefacts related to nor-NOHA that can limit its use in cell culture, as well as some ex vivo and in vivo models. Future studies on arginase should take into consideration the limitations presented here when using nor-NOHA as a research tool, not only in investigations related to arginase and NOS competition, but also for investigating other biological roles of arginase.
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- Tony Y Momma
- Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
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- Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA; Mars, Inc., McLean, VA, 22101, USA
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Ichikawa S, Gohda T, Murakoshi M, Li Z, Adachi E, Koshida T, Suzuki Y. Aspartic acid supplementation ameliorates symptoms of diabetic kidney disease in mice. FEBS Open Bio 2020; 10:1122-1134. [PMID: 32301275 PMCID: PMC7262904 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.12862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2019] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is among the most common and serious complications of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. In this study, we used KK/Ta‐Ins2Akita (KK‐Akita) mice as a model of DKD and KK/Ta (KK) mice as controls to identify novel factors related to the development/progression of DKD. Capillary electrophoresis coupled with mass spectrometry analysis revealed that circulating Asp (l‐aspartic acid) levels in diabetic KK‐Akita mice tend to be lower than those in control KK mice. Therefore, we evaluated the effect of Asp supplementation to prevent the progression of DKD in KK‐Akita mice. Mice were divided into three groups: (a) untreated KK mice (Control group), (b) untreated KK‐Akita mice (DKD group), and (c) treated (double‐volume Asp diet) KK‐Akita mice (Tx group). Kidney sections were stained with fluorescein isothiocyanate‐labeled lectins, wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), and anti‐endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) antibody for evaluation of endothelial surface layer (ESL) and NO synthesis. The mesangial area and glomerular size in the DKD group were significantly larger than those in the Control group; however, there was no significant difference in those between the DKD and Tx groups. Albuminuria, the ratio of foot process effacement, and thickness of glomerular basement membrane in the Tx group were significantly lower than those in the DKD group. Furthermore, the expression levels of glomerular WGA and microvascular eNOS in the Tx group improved significantly and approached the level in the Control group. In conclusion, the improvement of albuminuria in the Tx group may be caused by the reduction of oxidative stress in the kidneys, which may lead to the subsequent improvement of glomerular ESL.
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- Saki Ichikawa
- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Sorop O, van de Wouw J, Chandler S, Ohanyan V, Tune JD, Chilian WM, Merkus D, Bender SB, Duncker DJ. Experimental animal models of coronary microvascular dysfunction. Cardiovasc Res 2020; 116:756-770. [PMID: 31926020 PMCID: PMC7061277 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvaa002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is commonly present in patients with metabolic derangements and is increasingly recognized as an important contributor to myocardial ischaemia, both in the presence and absence of epicardial coronary atherosclerosis. The latter condition is termed 'ischaemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease' (INOCA). Notwithstanding the high prevalence of INOCA, effective treatment remains elusive. Although to date there is no animal model for INOCA, animal models of CMD, one of the hallmarks of INOCA, offer excellent test models for enhancing our understanding of the pathophysiology of CMD and for investigating novel therapies. This article presents an overview of currently available experimental models of CMD-with an emphasis on metabolic derangements as risk factors-in dogs, swine, rabbits, rats, and mice. In all available animal models, metabolic derangements are most often induced by a high-fat diet (HFD) and/or diabetes mellitus via injection of alloxan or streptozotocin, but there is also a wide variety of spontaneous as well as transgenic animal models which develop metabolic derangements. Depending on the number, severity, and duration of exposure to risk factors-all these animal models show perturbations in coronary microvascular (endothelial) function and structure, similar to what has been observed in patients with INOCA and comorbid conditions. The use of these animal models will be instrumental in identifying novel therapeutic targets and for the subsequent development and testing of novel therapeutic interventions to combat ischaemic heart disease, the number one cause of death worldwide.
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- Oana Sorop
- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA
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- Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 635 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA
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- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Walter Brendel Centre of Experimental Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 27, 81377 Munich, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Munich, Munich Heart Alliance (MHA), 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
- Research Service, Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, MO, USA
- Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Waddingham MT, Sonobe T, Tsuchimochi H, Edgley AJ, Sukumaran V, Chen YC, Hansra SS, Schwenke DO, Umetani K, Aoyama K, Yagi N, Kelly DJ, Gaderi S, Herwig M, Kolijn D, Mügge A, Paulus WJ, Ogo T, Shirai M, Hamdani N, Pearson JT. Diastolic dysfunction is initiated by cardiomyocyte impairment ahead of endothelial dysfunction due to increased oxidative stress and inflammation in an experimental prediabetes model. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2019; 137:119-131. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2019.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Mahdi A, Kövamees O, Pernow J. Improvement in endothelial function in cardiovascular disease - Is arginase the target? Int J Cardiol 2019; 301:207-214. [PMID: 31785959 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 10/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Endothelial dysfunction represents an early change in the vascular wall in areas prone to atherosclerotic plaque formation and is present in association with several risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The underlying mechanisms behind endothelial dysfunction are multifactorial and complex. Arginase has emerged as a key player in the regulation of endothelial integrity by the ability of reciprocally inhibits nitric oxide formation and promoting oxidative stress. A chain of evidence suggest that arginase is implicated in the pathogenesis underlying endothelial dysfunction induced by several cardiovascular risk factors and established cardiovascular disease including diabetes, hypercholesteremia, ischemia/reperfusion, atherosclerosis, obesity, ageing and hypertension. Recent data has unveiled a key role of arginase as one of the key mechanisms underlying endothelial dysfunction in diabetes and may serve as a potential therapeutic target in previously overlooked compartments including red blood cells. The current review is devoted to discuss arginase as a key mediator in endothelial dysfunction and the potential for therapeutic possibilities to target this enzyme in various diseases, especially type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis and ischemia/reperfusion with focus on translational and clinical aspects. Moreover, approaches of how and in which patient group(s) arginase may be targeted in future clinical trials are discussed.
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- Ali Mahdi
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Heart and Vascular Division, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Heart and Vascular Division, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Premont RT, Reynolds JD, Zhang R, Stamler JS. Role of Nitric Oxide Carried by Hemoglobin in Cardiovascular Physiology: Developments on a Three-Gas Respiratory Cycle. Circ Res 2019; 126:129-158. [PMID: 31590598 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.119.315626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
A continuous supply of oxygen is essential for the survival of multicellular organisms. The understanding of how this supply is regulated in the microvasculature has evolved from viewing erythrocytes (red blood cells [RBCs]) as passive carriers of oxygen to recognizing the complex interplay between Hb (hemoglobin) and oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitric oxide-the three-gas respiratory cycle-that insures adequate oxygen and nutrient delivery to meet local metabolic demand. In this context, it is blood flow and not blood oxygen content that is the main driver of tissue oxygenation by RBCs. Herein, we review the lines of experimentation that led to this understanding of RBC function; from the foundational understanding of allosteric regulation of oxygen binding in Hb in the stereochemical model of Perutz, to blood flow autoregulation (hypoxic vasodilation governing oxygen delivery) observed by Guyton, to current understanding that centers on S-nitrosylation of Hb (ie, S-nitrosohemoglobin; SNO-Hb) as a purveyor of oxygen-dependent vasodilatory activity. Notably, hypoxic vasodilation is recapitulated by native S-nitrosothiol (SNO)-replete RBCs and by SNO-Hb itself, whereby SNO is released from Hb and RBCs during deoxygenation, in proportion to the degree of Hb deoxygenation, to regulate vessels directly. In addition, we discuss how dysregulation of this system through genetic mutation in Hb or through disease is a common factor in oxygenation pathologies resulting from microcirculatory impairment, including sickle cell disease, ischemic heart disease, and heart failure. We then conclude by identifying potential therapeutic interventions to correct deficits in RBC-mediated vasodilation to improve oxygen delivery-steps toward effective microvasculature-targeted therapies. To the extent that diseases of the heart, lungs, and blood are associated with impaired tissue oxygenation, the development of new therapies based on the three-gas respiratory system have the potential to improve the well-being of millions of patients.
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- Richard T Premont
- From the Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine (R.T.P., J.D.R., R.Z., J.S.S.), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH.,Harrington Discovery Institute (R.T.P., J.D.R., J.S.S.), University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
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- From the Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine (R.T.P., J.D.R., R.Z., J.S.S.), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH.,Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (J.D.R.), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH.,Harrington Discovery Institute (R.T.P., J.D.R., J.S.S.), University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
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- From the Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine (R.T.P., J.D.R., R.Z., J.S.S.), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH.,Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute (R.Z., J.S.S.), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH
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- From the Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine (R.T.P., J.D.R., R.Z., J.S.S.), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH.,Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute (R.Z., J.S.S.), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, OH.,Harrington Discovery Institute (R.T.P., J.D.R., J.S.S.), University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, OH
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Mazrouei S, Sharifpanah F, Caldwell RW, Franz M, Shatanawi A, Muessig J, Fritzenwanger M, Schulze PC, Jung C. Regulation of MAP kinase-mediated endothelial dysfunction in hyperglycemia via arginase I and eNOS dysregulation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2019; 1866:1398-1411. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2019.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2018] [Revised: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The hypertension advantage and natural selection: Since type 2 diabetes associates with co-morbidities and premature death, why have the genetic variants remained in the human genome? Med Hypotheses 2019; 129:109237. [PMID: 31371084 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2019.109237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Type 2 diabetes is a major public health crisis around the world. It is estimated that more than 300 million people worldwide have type 2 diabetes. Furthermore, the World Health Organization estimates that deaths from the complications of diabetes will increase by two thirds between 2008 and 2030. Since type 2 diabetes is a major public health crisis, why have the genetic variants for diabetes not been removed from the genome by natural selection? We hypothesize that insulin resistance, a predisposition to type 2 diabetes, and the associated elevation in sympathetic nervous system activity and arterial blood pressure provided an advantage to humans who lived as hunter-gatherers. Specifically, sympathetic hyperactivity stimulates the renin-angiotensin aldosterone system, promotes sodium reabsorption, and increases blood volume, heart rate, stroke volume and peripheral vascular resistance, thus inducing hypertension. The hypertension in turn provides a hemodynamic advantage for hunter-gatherers. Specifically, sympathetic hyperactivity and increased blood pressure increases blood flow delivery to working muscles by increasing cardiac output and shunting blood from non-active tissue. This natural selection for hypertension occurred during the time in human evolutionary history when the lifespan of most individuals was probably 30-40 years, and morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disorders was limited. Thus, the selection pressure for elevation in sympathetic nervous system activity and blood pressure provided an advantage for hunting and gathering that would be greater than the selection pressure exerted by the manifestations of cardiovascular disease in aged individuals.
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Frisbee JC, Lewis MT, Kasper JD, Chantler PD, Wiseman RW. Type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Goto-Kakizaki rat impairs microvascular function and contributes to premature skeletal muscle fatigue. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2018; 126:626-637. [PMID: 30571284 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00751.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Despite extensive investigation into the impact of metabolic disease on vascular function and, by extension, tissue perfusion and organ function, interpreting results for specific risk factors can be complicated by the additional risks present in most models. To specifically determine the impact of type 2 diabetes without obesity on skeletal muscle microvascular structure/function and on active hyperemia with elevated metabolic demand, we used 17-wk-old Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats to study microvascular function at multiple levels of resolution. Gracilis muscle arterioles demonstrated blunted dilation to acetylcholine (both ex vivo proximal and in situ distal arterioles) and elevated shear (distal arterioles only). All other alterations to reactivity appeared to reflect compromised endothelial function associated with increased thromboxane (Tx)A2 production and oxidant stress/inflammation rather than alterations to vascular smooth muscle function. Structural changes to the microcirculation of GK rats were confined to reduced microvessel density of ~12%, with no evidence for altered vascular wall mechanics. Active hyperemia with either field stimulation of in situ cremaster muscle or electrical stimulation via the sciatic nerve for in situ gastrocnemius muscle was blunted in GK rats, primarily because of blunted functional dilation of skeletal muscle arterioles. The blunted active hyperemia was associated with impaired oxygen uptake (V̇o2) across the muscle and accelerated muscle fatigue. Acute interventions to reduce oxidant stress (TEMPOL) and TxA2 action (SQ-29548) or production (dazmegrel) improved muscle perfusion, V̇o2, and muscle performance. These results suggest that type 2 diabetes mellitus in GK rats impairs skeletal muscle arteriolar function apparently early in the progression of the disease and potentially via an increased reactive oxygen species/inflammation-induced TxA2 production/action on network function as a major contributing mechanism. NEW & NOTEWORTHY The impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus on vascular structure/function remains an area lacking clarity. Using diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rats before the development of other risk factors, we determined alterations to vascular structure/function and skeletal muscle active hyperemia. Type 2 diabetes mellitus reduced arteriolar endothelium-dependent dilation associated with increased thromboxane A2 generation. Although modest microvascular rarefaction was evident, there were no other alterations to vascular structure/function. Skeletal muscle active hyperemia was blunted, although it improved after antioxidant or anti-thromboxane A2 treatment.
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- Jefferson C Frisbee
- Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University , London, Ontario , Canada
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University , Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan.,Department of Radiology, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan
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Mahdi A, Kövamees O, Checa A, Wheelock CE, von Heijne M, Alvarsson M, Pernow J. Arginase inhibition improves endothelial function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus despite intensive glucose-lowering therapy. J Intern Med 2018; 284:388-398. [PMID: 30151846 DOI: 10.1111/joim.12785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Arginase is implicated in the pathogenesis behind endothelial dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) by its inhibition of nitric oxide formation. Strict glycaemic control is not sufficient to improve endothelial function or cardiovascular outcomes in patients with T2DM, thus other treatment strategies are needed. We hypothesized that arginase inhibition improves endothelial function beyond glucose-lowering therapy following glucose optimization in patients with poorly controlled T2DM. METHODS AND RESULTS Endothelial function was evaluated in 16 patients with poorly controlled T2DM (visit 1) and 16 age-matched controls using venous occlusion plethysmography. T2DM patients were re-evaluated (visit 2) after intensive glucose-lowering regimen. Endothelium-dependent (EDV) and -independent (EIDV) vasodilatations were evaluated before and after 120 min intra-arterial infusion of the arginase inhibitor N(ω)-hydroxy-nor-L-arginine (nor-NOHA). HbA1c was reduced from 87 ± 17 (visit 1) to 65 ± 11 mmol mol-1 (visit 2, P < 0.001). Basal EDV, but not EIDV, was significantly lower in patients with T2DM than in healthy subjects (P < 0.05). EDV and EIDV were unaffected by glucose-lowering regimen in patients with T2DM. Arginase inhibition enhanced EDV in T2DM patients both at visit 1 and visit 2 (P < 0.01). There was no difference in improvement in EDV between the two occasions. EIDV was unaltered by nor-NOHA in T2DM at visit 1, but was slightly improved at visit 2. CONCLUSIONS Arginase inhibition improves endothelial function in patients with poorly controlled T2DM, which is maintained following glucose optimization. Thus, arginase inhibition is a promising therapeutic target beyond glucose lowering for improving endothelial function in T2DM patients.
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- A Mahdi
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Physiological Chemistry 2, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Physiological Chemistry 2, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Red Blood Cells in Type 2 Diabetes Impair Cardiac Post-Ischemic Recovery Through an Arginase-Dependent Modulation of Nitric Oxide Synthase and Reactive Oxygen Species. JACC Basic Transl Sci 2018; 3:450-463. [PMID: 30175269 PMCID: PMC6115643 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2018.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Revised: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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RBCs from mice and patients with type 2 diabetes have increased arginase activity and production of reactive oxygen species. RBCs from mice and patients with type 2 diabetes aggravate myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Inhibition of arginase in RBCs from mice and patients with type 2 diabetes improves post-ischemic myocardial recovery via reduced oxidative stress. Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase in RBC reduces oxidative stress and restores post-ischemic myocardial functional recovery. These data demonstrate a novel disease mechanism by which RBC drive post-ischemic cardiac dysfunction in type 2 diabetes.
This study tested the hypothesis that red blood cell (RBC) arginase represents a potential therapeutic target in ischemia-reperfusion in type 2 diabetes. Post-ischemic cardiac recovery was impaired in hearts from db/db mice compared with wild-type hearts. RBCs from mice and patients with type 2 diabetes attenuated post-ischemic cardiac recovery of nondiabetic hearts. This impaired cardiac recovery was reversed by inhibition of RBCs arginase or nitric oxide synthase. The results suggest that RBCs from type 2 diabetics impair cardiac tolerance to ischemia-reperfusion via a pathway involving arginase activity and nitric oxide synthase-dependent oxidative stress.
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Key Words
- ABH, 2 (S)-amino-6-boronohexanoic acid
- KH, Krebs-Henseleit
- L-NAME, NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester
- LVDP, left ventricular developed pressure
- LVEDP, left ventricular end-diastolic pressure
- NAC, N-acetylcysteine
- NO, nitric oxide
- NOS, nitric oxide synthase
- RBC, red blood cell
- ROS, reactive oxygen species
- WT, wild type
- arginase
- dP/dt, the first derivative of left ventricular pressure
- eNOS, endothelial nitric oxide synthase
- iNOS, inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase
- nitric oxide synthase
- nor-NOHA, Nω-hydroxy-nor-L-arginine
- reactive oxygen species
- red blood cells
- type 2 diabetes
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Shosha E, Xu Z, Narayanan SP, Lemtalsi T, Fouda AY, Rojas M, Xing J, Fulton D, Caldwell RW, Caldwell RB. Mechanisms of Diabetes-Induced Endothelial Cell Senescence: Role of Arginase 1. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19041215. [PMID: 29673160 PMCID: PMC5979610 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19041215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Revised: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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We have recently found that diabetes-induced premature senescence of retinal endothelial cells is accompanied by NOX2-NADPH oxidase-induced increases in the ureohydrolase enzyme arginase 1 (A1). Here, we used genetic strategies to determine the specific involvement of A1 in diabetes-induced endothelial cell senescence. We used A1 knockout mice and wild type mice that were rendered diabetic with streptozotocin and retinal endothelial cells (ECs) exposed to high glucose or transduced with adenovirus to overexpress A1 for these experiments. ABH [2(S)-Amino-6-boronohexanoic acid] was used to inhibit arginase activity. We used Western blotting, immunolabeling, quantitative PCR, and senescence associated β-galactosidase (SA β-Gal) activity to evaluate senescence. Analyses of retinal tissue extracts from diabetic mice showed significant increases in mRNA expression of the senescence-related proteins p16INK4a, p21, and p53 when compared with non-diabetic mice. SA β-Gal activity and p16INK4a immunoreactivity were also increased in retinal vessels from diabetic mice. A1 gene deletion or pharmacological inhibition protected against the induction of premature senescence. A1 overexpression or high glucose treatment increased SA β-Gal activity in cultured ECs. These results demonstrate that A1 is critically involved in diabetes-induced senescence of retinal ECs. Inhibition of arginase activity may therefore be an effective therapeutic strategy to alleviate diabetic retinopathy by preventing premature senescence.
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- Esraa Shosha
- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA 30904, USA.
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA 30904, USA.
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA 30904, USA.
- Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Allied Health Sciences, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA 30904, USA.
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA 30904, USA.
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA 30904, USA.
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
- Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA 30904, USA.
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Caldwell RW, Rodriguez PC, Toque HA, Narayanan SP, Caldwell RB. Arginase: A Multifaceted Enzyme Important in Health and Disease. Physiol Rev 2018; 98:641-665. [PMID: 29412048 PMCID: PMC5966718 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00037.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 254] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The arginase enzyme developed in early life forms and was maintained during evolution. As the last step in the urea cycle, arginase cleaves l-arginine to form urea and l-ornithine. The urea cycle provides protection against excess ammonia, while l-ornithine is needed for cell proliferation, collagen formation, and other physiological functions. In mammals, increases in arginase activity have been linked to dysfunction and pathologies of the cardiovascular system, kidney, and central nervous system and also to dysfunction of the immune system and cancer. Two important aspects of the excessive activity of arginase may be involved in diseases. First, overly active arginase can reduce the supply of l-arginine needed for the production of nitric oxide (NO) by NO synthase. Second, too much l-ornithine can lead to structural problems in the vasculature, neuronal toxicity, and abnormal growth of tumor cells. Seminal studies have demonstrated that increased formation of reactive oxygen species and key inflammatory mediators promote this pathological elevation of arginase activity. Here, we review the involvement of arginase in diseases affecting the cardiovascular, renal, and central nervous system and cancer and discuss the value of therapies targeting the elevated activity of arginase.
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- R William Caldwell
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Vision Discovery Institute, Department of Medicine-Hematology and Oncology, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, and Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University , Augusta, Georgia ; and VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Vision Discovery Institute, Department of Medicine-Hematology and Oncology, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, and Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University , Augusta, Georgia ; and VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Vision Discovery Institute, Department of Medicine-Hematology and Oncology, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, and Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University , Augusta, Georgia ; and VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Vision Discovery Institute, Department of Medicine-Hematology and Oncology, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, and Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University , Augusta, Georgia ; and VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Vision Discovery Institute, Department of Medicine-Hematology and Oncology, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, and Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University , Augusta, Georgia ; and VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia
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Barakat W, Fahmy A, Askar M, El-Kannishy S. Effectiveness of arginase inhibitors against experimentally induced stroke. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2018; 391:603-612. [PMID: 29600431 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-018-1489-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Stroke is a lethal disease, but it disables more than it kills. Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the most frequent cause of permanent disability in adults worldwide, with 90% of survivors having residual deficits. The pathophysiology of stroke is complex and involves a strong inflammatory response associated with oxidative stress and activation of several proteolytic enzymes. The current study was designed to investigate the effect of arginase inhibitors (L-citruline and L-ornithine) against ischemic stroke induced in rats by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). MCAO resulted in alteration in rat behavior, brain infarct, and edema associated with disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). This was mediated through overexpression of arginase I and II, inducible NOS (iNOS), malondialdehyde (MDA), advanced glycation end products (AGEs), TNF-α, and IL-1β and downregulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). Treatment with L-citruline and L-ornithine and the standard neuroprotective drug cerebrolysin ameliorated all the deleterious effects of stroke. These results indicate the possible use of arginase inhibitors in the treatment of stroke after suitable clinical trials are done.
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- Waleed Barakat
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabuk University, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabuk University, Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Analytical Toxicology - Emergency Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mansoura, Mansoura, Egypt
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Abdelkawy KS, Lack K, Elbarbry F. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Promising Arginase Inhibitors. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2018; 42:355-370. [PMID: 27734327 DOI: 10.1007/s13318-016-0381-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Up-regulation of arginase activity in several chronic disease conditions, including cancer and hypertension, may suggest new targets for treatment. Recently, the number of new arginase inhibitors with promising therapeutic effects for asthma, cancer, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and erectile dysfunction has shown a remarkable increase. Arginase inhibitors may be chemical substances, such as boron-based amino acid derivatives, α-difluoromethylornithine (DMFO), and Nω-hydroxy-nor-L-arginine (nor-NOHA) or, of plant origin such as sauchinone, salvianolic acid B (SAB), piceatannol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (PG) and obacunone. Despite their promising therapeutic potential, little is known about pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of some of these agents. Several studies were conducted in different animal species and in vitro systems and reported significant differences in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of arginase inhibitors. Therefore, extra caution should be considered before extrapolating these studies to human. Physicochemical and pharmacokinetic profiles of some effective arginase inhibitors make it challenging to formulate stable and effective formulation. In this article, existing literature on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of arginase inhibitors were reviewed and compared together with emphasis on possible drug interactions and solutions to overcome pharmacokinetics challenges and shortage of arginase inhibitors in clinical practice.
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- School of Pharmacy, Pacific University, 222 SE 8th Ave., Hillsboro, OR, 97123, USA
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- School of Pharmacy, Pacific University, 222 SE 8th Ave., Hillsboro, OR, 97123, USA.
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Early obesity leads to increases in hepatic arginase I and related systemic changes in nitric oxide and l-arginine metabolism in mice. J Physiol Biochem 2017; 74:9-16. [DOI: 10.1007/s13105-017-0597-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Moon J, Kim OY, Jo G, Shin MJ. Alterations in Circulating Amino Acid Metabolite Ratio Associated with Arginase Activity Are Potential Indicators of Metabolic Syndrome: The Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study. Nutrients 2017; 9:E740. [PMID: 28704931 PMCID: PMC5537854 DOI: 10.3390/nu9070740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Upregulated arginase activity, which competes with nitric oxide synthase (NOS), impairs nitric oxide production and has been implicated in various metabolic disorders. This study examined whether circulating amino acid metabolite ratios are associated with arginase and NOS activities and whether arginine bioavailability is associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Data related to arginase and NOS activities were collected from non-diabetic Koreans without cardiovascular disease (n = 1998) in the Ansan-Ansung cohorts (2005-2006). Subsequently, correlation and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed. With the increase in the number of MetS risk factors, ratios of circulating amino acid metabolites, such as those of ornithine/citrulline, proline/citrulline, and ornithine/arginine, also significantly increased, whereas arginine bioavailability significantly decreased. These metabolite ratios and arginase bioavailability were also significantly correlated with MetS risk-related parameters, which remained significant after adjusting for covariates. In addition, logistic regression analysis revealed that high ratios of circulating metabolites and low arginine bioavailability, which indicated increased arginase activity, were significantly associated with a high MetS risk. This study demonstrated that altered ratios of circulating amino acid metabolites indicates increased arginase activity and decreased arginine bioavailability, both of which can be potential markers for MetS risk.
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- Jiyoung Moon
- Department of Public Health Sciences, BK21PLUS Program in Embodiment: Health-Society Interaction, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Korea.
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, BK21PLUS Program in Embodiment: Health-Society Interaction, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea.
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, BK21PLUS Program in Embodiment: Health-Society Interaction, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea.
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McCarty MF. Supplementation with Phycocyanobilin, Citrulline, Taurine, and Supranutritional Doses of Folic Acid and Biotin-Potential for Preventing or Slowing the Progression of Diabetic Complications. Healthcare (Basel) 2017; 5:E15. [PMID: 28335416 PMCID: PMC5371921 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare5010015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Revised: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Oxidative stress, the resulting uncoupling of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), and loss of nitric oxide (NO) bioactivity, are key mediators of the vascular and microvascular complications of diabetes. Much of this oxidative stress arises from up-regulated nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase activity. Phycocyanobilin (PhyCB), the light-harvesting chromophore in edible cyanobacteria such as spirulina, is a biliverdin derivative that shares the ability of free bilirubin to inhibit certain isoforms of NADPH oxidase. Epidemiological studies reveal that diabetics with relatively elevated serum bilirubin are less likely to develop coronary disease or microvascular complications; this may reflect the ability of bilirubin to ward off these complications via inhibition of NADPH oxidase. Oral PhyCB may likewise have potential in this regard, and has been shown to protect diabetic mice from glomerulosclerosis. With respect to oxidant-mediated uncoupling of eNOS, high-dose folate can help to reverse this by modulating the oxidation status of the eNOS cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4). Oxidation of BH4 yields dihydrobiopterin (BH2), which competes with BH4 for binding to eNOS and promotes its uncoupling. The reduced intracellular metabolites of folate have versatile oxidant-scavenging activity that can prevent oxidation of BH4; concurrently, these metabolites promote induction of dihydrofolate reductase, which functions to reconvert BH2 to BH4, and hence alleviate the uncoupling of eNOS. The arginine metabolite asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), typically elevated in diabetics, also uncouples eNOS by competitively inhibiting binding of arginine to eNOS; this effect is exacerbated by the increased expression of arginase that accompanies diabetes. These effects can be countered via supplementation with citrulline, which efficiently enhances tissue levels of arginine. With respect to the loss of NO bioactivity that contributes to diabetic complications, high dose biotin has the potential to "pinch hit" for diminished NO by direct activation of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC). High-dose biotin also may aid glycemic control via modulatory effects on enzyme induction in hepatocytes and pancreatic beta cells. Taurine, which suppresses diabetic complications in rodents, has the potential to reverse the inactivating impact of oxidative stress on sGC by boosting synthesis of hydrogen sulfide. Hence, it is proposed that concurrent administration of PhyCB, citrulline, taurine, and supranutritional doses of folate and biotin may have considerable potential for prevention and control of diabetic complications. Such a regimen could also be complemented with antioxidants such as lipoic acid, N-acetylcysteine, and melatonin-that boost cellular expression of antioxidant enzymes and glutathione-as well as astaxanthin, zinc, and glycine. The development of appropriate functional foods might make it feasible for patients to use complex nutraceutical regimens of the sort suggested here.
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- Mark F McCarty
- Catalytic Longevity, 7831 Rush Rose Dr., Apt. 316, Carlsbad, CA 92009, USA.
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Förstermann U, Xia N, Li H. Roles of Vascular Oxidative Stress and Nitric Oxide in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis. Circ Res 2017; 120:713-735. [DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.116.309326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 692] [Impact Index Per Article: 98.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Major reactive oxygen species (ROS)–producing systems in vascular wall include NADPH (reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) oxidase, xanthine oxidase, the mitochondrial electron transport chain, and uncoupled endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase. ROS at moderate concentrations have important signaling roles under physiological conditions. Excessive or sustained ROS production, however, when exceeding the available antioxidant defense systems, leads to oxidative stress. Animal studies have provided compelling evidence demonstrating the roles of vascular oxidative stress and NO in atherosclerosis. All established cardiovascular risk factors such as hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and smoking enhance ROS generation and decrease endothelial NO production. Key molecular events in atherogenesis such as oxidative modification of lipoproteins and phospholipids, endothelial cell activation, and macrophage infiltration/activation are facilitated by vascular oxidative stress and inhibited by endothelial NO. Atherosclerosis develops preferentially in vascular regions with disturbed blood flow (arches, branches, and bifurcations). The fact that these sites are associated with enhanced oxidative stress and reduced endothelial NO production is a further indication for the roles of ROS and NO in atherosclerosis. Therefore, prevention of vascular oxidative stress and improvement of endothelial NO production represent reasonable therapeutic strategies in addition to the treatment of established risk factors (hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus).
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- Ulrich Förstermann
- From the Department of Pharmacology, Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany (U.F., N.X., H.L.); Center for Translational Vascular Biology (CTVB), Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany (H.L.); and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany (H.L.)
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- From the Department of Pharmacology, Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany (U.F., N.X., H.L.); Center for Translational Vascular Biology (CTVB), Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany (H.L.); and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany (H.L.)
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- From the Department of Pharmacology, Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany (U.F., N.X., H.L.); Center for Translational Vascular Biology (CTVB), Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany (H.L.); and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine-Main, Mainz, Germany (H.L.)
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Diabetes, hypertension, overweight and hyperlipidemia and 7-day case-fatality in first myocardial infarction. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcme.2016.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ciuntu A. Role of Metabolites of Nitric Oxide and Arginase in the Pathogenesis of Glomerulonephritis. CURRENT HEALTH SCIENCES JOURNAL 2016; 42:221-225. [PMID: 30581575 PMCID: PMC6269603 DOI: 10.12865/chsj.42.03.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of the study is to assess the level of nitric oxide metabolites and arginase in the urine of children with glomerulonephritis depending on clinical evolutional stages of the disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS The prospective study included 65 children with primary glomerulonephritis, 25 children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) and 20 children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS), 20 children with mixed form of chronic glomerulonephritis(CGN). RESULTS Thus in the SRNS group, during relapse period the concentration of NO metabolites in urine was increased by 4,2 times, while in SSNS by 3,0 times in comparison with the control group. The concentration of NO metabolites in the urine increased by 4,8 times during relapse CGN mixed form in comparison to the control values. During remission, the levels of NO metabolites in the urine remain increased in both groups. In relapse of SSNS arginase levels in the urine increased by 4,5 times in comparation to SRNS, thus the concentration of arginase was reduced. During remission period arginase levels in the urine were practically reduced to the levels of the control group. In the mixed form of CGN, relapse period arginase levels in the urine were increased by 2,9 times and during remission were decreased by almost 1,9 times in comparision to the control group. CONCLUSIONS Assesment of NO metabolites and arginase in urine can be used as a diagnostic method in order to monitor renal disease process, evolution and effectiveness of the applied treatment.
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- A Ciuntu
- Pediatric Department, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Nicolae Testemitanu", Chișinău Paediatrics National Institute of Health Care for Mother and Child, Nephrology Unit, R.Moldova
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Pernow J, Kiss A, Tratsiakovich Y, Climent B. Tissue-specific up-regulation of arginase I and II induced by p38 MAPK mediates endothelial dysfunction in type 1 diabetes mellitus. Br J Pharmacol 2015; 172:4684-98. [PMID: 26140333 PMCID: PMC4594272 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2015] [Revised: 05/13/2015] [Accepted: 06/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Emerging evidence suggests a selective up-regulation of arginase I in diabetes causing coronary artery disease; however, the mechanisms behind this up-regulation are still unknown. Activated p38 MAPK has been reported to increase arginase II in various cardiovascular diseases. We therefore tested the role of p38 MAPK in the regulation of arginase I and II expression and its effect on endothelial dysfunction in diabetes mellitus. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Endothelial function was determined in septal coronary (SCA), left anterior descending coronary (LAD) and mesenteric (MA) arteries from healthy and streptozotocin-induced diabetic Wistar rats by wire myographs. Arginase activity and protein levels of arginase I, II, phospho-p38 MAPK and phospho-endothelial NOS (eNOS) (Ser(1177) ) were determined in these arteries from diabetic and healthy rats treated with a p38 MAPK inhibitor in vivo. KEY RESULTS Diabetic SCA and MA displayed impaired endothelium-dependent relaxation, which was prevented by arginase and p38 MAPK inhibition while LAD relaxation was not affected. Arginase I, phospho-p38 MAPK and eNOS protein expression was increased in diabetic coronary arteries. In diabetic MA, however, increased expression of arginase II and phospho-p38 MAPK, increased arginase activity and decreased expression of eNOS were observed. All these effects were reversed by p38 MAPK inhibition. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Diabetes-induced activation of p38 MAPK causes endothelial dysfunction via selective up-regulation of arginase I expression in coronary arteries and arginase II expression in MA. Therefore, regional differences appear to exist in the arginase isoforms contributing to endothelial dysfunction in type 1 diabetes mellitus.
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- J Pernow
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Lundberg JO, Gladwin MT, Weitzberg E. Strategies to increase nitric oxide signalling in cardiovascular disease. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2015; 14:623-41. [PMID: 26265312 DOI: 10.1038/nrd4623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 362] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a key signalling molecule in the cardiovascular, immune and central nervous systems, and crucial steps in the regulation of NO bioavailability in health and disease are well characterized. Although early approaches to therapeutically modulate NO bioavailability failed in clinical trials, an enhanced understanding of fundamental subcellular signalling has enabled a range of novel therapeutic approaches to be identified. These include the identification of: new pathways for enhancing NO synthase activity; ways to amplify the nitrate-nitrite-NO pathway; novel classes of NO-donating drugs; drugs that limit NO metabolism through effects on reactive oxygen species; and ways to modulate downstream phosphodiesterases and soluble guanylyl cyclases. In this Review, we discuss these latest developments, with a focus on cardiovascular disease.
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- Jon O Lundberg
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Vascular Medicine Institute, Pittsburgh Heart, Lung, Blood and Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Hu H, Moon J, Chung JH, Kim OY, Yu R, Shin MJ. Arginase inhibition ameliorates adipose tissue inflammation in mice with diet-induced obesity. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 464:840-7. [PMID: 26188090 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.07.048] [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] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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This study examined whether oral administration of an arginase inhibitor regulates adipose tissue macrophage infiltration and inflammation in mice with high fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity. Male C57BL/6 mice (n = 30) were randomly assigned to control (CTL, n = 10), HFD only (n = 10), and HFD with arginase inhibitor N(ω)-hydroxy-nor-l-arginine (HFD with nor-NOHA, n = 10) groups. Plasma and mRNA levels of cytokines in epididymal adipose tissues (EAT), macrophage infiltration into EAT, and macrophage phenotype polarization were measured in the animals after 12 weeks. Additionally, the effects of nor-NOHA on adipose tissue macrophage infiltration and mRNA expression of cytokines were measured in co-cultured 3T3-L1 adipocytes and RAW 264.7 macrophages. Macrophage infiltration into the adipocytes was significantly suppressed by nor-NOHA treatment in adipocyte/macrophage co-culture system and mice with HFD-induced obesity. Pro-inflammatory cytokines, including monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and interleukin-6 (IL-6), were significantly downregulated, and the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 was significantly upregulated in nor-NOHA-treated co-cultured cells. In the mice with HFD-induced obesity, plasma and mRNA levels of MCP-1 significantly reduced after supplementation with nor-NOHA. In addition, oral supplement of nor-NOHA modified M1/M2 phenotype ratio in the EAT. Oral supplementation of an arginase inhibitor, nor-NOHA, altered M1/M2 macrophage phenotype and macrophage infiltration into HFD-induced obese adipose tissue, thereby improved adipose tissue inflammatory response. These results may indicate that arginase inhibition ameliorates obesity-induced adipose tissue inflammation.
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- Huan Hu
- Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Sciences, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea
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- Depament of Public Health Sciences, BK21PLUS Program in Embodiment: Health-Society Interaction, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied Bioscience, CHA University, Gyeonggi-do 463-400, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Health Science, Dong-A University, Busan 604-714, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 680-749, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Sciences, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea; Depament of Public Health Sciences, BK21PLUS Program in Embodiment: Health-Society Interaction, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea; Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University, Seoul 152-703, Republic of Korea.
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Westergren HU, Grönros J, Heinonen SE, Miliotis T, Jennbacken K, Sabirsh A, Ericsson A, Jönsson-Rylander AC, Svedlund S, Gan LM. Impaired Coronary and Renal Vascular Function in Spontaneously Type 2 Diabetic Leptin-Deficient Mice. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0130648. [PMID: 26098416 PMCID: PMC4476758 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes is associated with macro- and microvascular complications in man. Microvascular dysfunction affects both cardiac and renal function and is now recognized as a main driver of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. However, progression of microvascular dysfunction in experimental models is often obscured by macrovascular pathology and consequently demanding to study. The obese type 2 diabetic leptin-deficient (ob/ob) mouse lacks macrovascular complications, i.e. occlusive atherosclerotic disease, and may therefore be a potential model for microvascular dysfunction. The present study aimed to test the hypothesis that these mice with an insulin resistant phenotype might display microvascular dysfunction in both coronary and renal vascular beds. METHODS AND RESULTS In this study we used non-invasive Doppler ultrasound imaging to characterize microvascular dysfunction during the progression of diabetes in ob/ob mice. Impaired coronary flow velocity reserve was observed in the ob/ob mice at 16 and 21 weeks of age compared to lean controls. In addition, renal resistivity index as well as pulsatility index was higher in the ob/ob mice at 21 weeks compared to lean controls. Moreover, plasma L-arginine was lower in ob/ob mice, while asymmetric dimethylarginine was unaltered. Furthermore, a decrease in renal vascular density was observed in the ob/ob mice. CONCLUSION In parallel to previously described metabolic disturbances, the leptin-deficient ob/ob mice also display cardiac and renal microvascular dysfunction. This model may therefore be suitable for translational, mechanistic and interventional studies to improve the understanding of microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes.
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- Helena U. Westergren
- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- CVMD iMED, AstraZeneca R&D Mölndal, Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- CVMD iMED, AstraZeneca R&D Mölndal, Mölndal, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Physiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Caldwell RB, Toque HA, Narayanan SP, Caldwell RW. Arginase: an old enzyme with new tricks. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2015; 36:395-405. [PMID: 25930708 PMCID: PMC4461463 DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2015.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Arginase has roots in early life-forms. It converts L-arginine to urea and ornithine. The former provides protection against NH3; the latter serves to stimulate cell growth and other physiological functions. Excessive arginase activity in mammals has been associated with cardiovascular and nervous system dysfunction and disease. Two relevant aspects of this elevated activity may be involved in these disease states. First, excessive arginase activity reduces the supply of L-arginine needed by nitric oxide (NO) synthase to produce NO. Second, excessive production of ornithine leads to vascular structural problems and neural toxicity. Recent research has identified inflammatory agents and reactive oxygen species (ROS) as drivers of this pathologic elevation of arginase activity and expression. We review the involvement of arginase in cardiovascular and nervous system dysfunction, and discuss potential therapeutic interventions targeting excess arginase.
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- Ruth B. Caldwell
- VA Medical Center, One Freedom Way, Augusta, GA, 30904, USA
- Vision Discovery Institute, School of Allied Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, 1459 Laney Walker Boulevard, Augusta, 30912, USA
- Vascular Biology Center, School of Allied Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, 1459 Laney Walker Boulevard, Augusta, 30912, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, School of Allied Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, 1459 Laney Walker Boulevard, Augusta, 30912, USA
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- Vision Discovery Institute, School of Allied Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, 1459 Laney Walker Boulevard, Augusta, 30912, USA
- Vascular Biology Center, School of Allied Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, 1459 Laney Walker Boulevard, Augusta, 30912, USA
- Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, 1459 Laney Walker Boulevard, Augusta, 30912, USA
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- Vision Discovery Institute, School of Allied Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, 1459 Laney Walker Boulevard, Augusta, 30912, USA
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, School of Allied Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University, 1459 Laney Walker Boulevard, Augusta, 30912, USA
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Arginase as a Critical Prooxidant Mediator in the Binomial Endothelial Dysfunction-Atherosclerosis. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2015; 2015:924860. [PMID: 26064427 PMCID: PMC4434223 DOI: 10.1155/2015/924860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Arginase is a metalloenzyme which hydrolyzes L-arginine to L-ornithine and urea. Since its discovery, in the early 1900s, this enzyme has gained increasing attention, as literature reports have progressively pointed to its critical participation in regulating nitric oxide bioavailability. Indeed, accumulating evidence in the following years would picture arginase as a key player in vascular health. Recent studies have highlighted the arginase regulatory role in the progression of atherosclerosis, the latter an essentially prooxidant state. Apart from the fact that arginase has been proven to impair different metabolic pathways, and also as a consequence of this, the repercussions of the actions of such enzyme go further than first thought. In fact, such metalloenzyme exhibits direct implications in multiple cardiometabolic diseases, among which are hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia. Considering the epidemiological repercussions of these clinical conditions, arginase is currently seen under the spotlights of the search for developing specific inhibitors, in order to mitigate its deleterious effects. That said, the present review focuses on the role of arginase in endothelial function and its participation in the establishment of atherosclerotic lesions, discussing the main regulatory mechanisms of the enzyme, also highlighting the potential development of pharmacological strategies in related cardiovascular diseases.
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Bizjak DA, Brinkmann C, Bloch W, Grau M. Increase in Red Blood Cell-Nitric Oxide Synthase Dependent Nitric Oxide Production during Red Blood Cell Aging in Health and Disease: A Study on Age Dependent Changes of Rheologic and Enzymatic Properties in Red Blood Cells. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0125206. [PMID: 25902315 PMCID: PMC4406474 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate RBC-NOS dependent NO signaling during in vivo RBC aging in health and disease. METHOD RBC from fifteen healthy volunteers (HC) and four patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) were separated in seven subpopulations by Percoll density gradient centrifugation. RESULTS The proportion of old RBC was significantly higher in DM compared to HC. In both groups, in vivo aging was marked by changes in RBC shape and decreased cell volume. RBC nitrite, as marker for NO, was higher in DM and increased in both HC and DM during aging. RBC deformability was lower in DM and significantly decreased in old compared to young RBC in both HC and DM. RBC-NOS Serine1177 phosphorylation, indicating enzyme activation, increased during aging in both HC and DM. Arginase I activity remained unchanged during aging in HC. In DM, arginase I activity was significantly higher in young RBC compared to HC but decreased during aging. In HC, concentration of L-arginine, the substrate of RBC-NOS and arginase I, significantly dropped from young to old RBC. In DM, L-arginine concentration was significantly higher in young RBC compared to HC and significantly decreased during aging. In blood from healthy subjects, RBC-NOS activation was additionally inhibited by N5-(1-iminoethyl)-L-Ornithine dihydrochloride which decreased RBC nitrite, and impaired RBC deformability of all but the oldest RBC subpopulation. CONCLUSION This study first-time showed highest RBC-NOS activation and NO production in old RBC, possibly to counteract the negative impact of cell shrinkage on RBC deformability. This was even more pronounced in DM. It is further suggested that highly produced NO only insufficiently affects cell function of old RBC maybe because of isolated RBC-NOS in old RBC thus decreasing NO bioavailability. Thus, increasing NO availability may improve RBC function and may extend cell life span in old RBC.
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- Daniel Alexander Bizjak
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sport Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Kupai K, Szabó R, Veszelka M, Awar AA, Török S, Csonka A, Baráth Z, Pósa A, Varga C. Consequences of exercising on ischemia-reperfusion injury in type 2 diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rat hearts: role of the HO/NOS system. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2015; 7:85. [PMID: 26448786 PMCID: PMC4595319 DOI: 10.1186/s13098-015-0080-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It is well established that physical exercise continues to be one of the most valuable forms of non-pharmacological therapy against diabetes mellitus; however, the precise mechanism remains unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the cardioprotective effect of voluntary exercise in the Goto-Kakizaki type 2 diabetic rat heart against ischemia-reperfusion injury and to clarify its biochemical background, focusing on the nitric oxide synthase/heme oxygenase system. METHODS One group of male Goto-Kakizaki rats were allowed voluntary exercise, whereas others were kept sedentary for 6 weeks. At the end of the 6th week the hearts were isolated from both groups and subjected to 45-min coronary occlusion followed by 120-min reperfusion. The infarct size was evaluated by means of triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. The cardiac and aortic nitric oxide synthase/heme oxygenase activities, plasma leptin and glucose concentrations were also assessed. RESULTS The sedentary state prior to the ischemia-reperfusion injury was associated with a significantly higher infarct size (24.56 ± 2.21 vs. 16.66 ± 1.87 %) as compared with that in the voluntary wheel-running group. Exercise altered the constitutive nitric oxide synthase activity; an enhancement was evident in the cardiac (42.5 ± 2.72 vs. 75.6 ± 13.34 pmol/min/mg protein) and aortic tissues (382.5 ± 66.57 vs. 576.9 ± 63.16 pmol/min/mg protein). Exercise lead to a higher heme oxygenase activity (0.68 ± 0.08 vs. 0.92 ± 0.04 nmol bilirubin/h/mg protein) in the diabetic rat hearts. Exercise was associated with lower plasma leptin (192.23 ± 7.22 vs. 169.65 ± 4.6 ng/L) and blood glucose (19.61 ± 0.76 vs. 14.58 ± 0.88 mmol/L) levels. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate the beneficial role of exercise against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in diabetic rats. These observations in experimental diabetes suggest that the cytoprotective mechanism of exercise involves modulation of the nitric oxide synthase/heme oxygenase system and metabolic parameters that may be responsible for cardioprotection.
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- Krisztina Kupai
- />Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Kozep fasor 52, 6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- />Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Kozep fasor 52, 6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- />Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Kozep fasor 52, 6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- />Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Kozep fasor 52, 6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- />Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Kozep fasor 52, 6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- />Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Kozep fasor 52, 6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- />Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Szeged, 6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- />Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Kozep fasor 52, 6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- />Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Kozep fasor 52, 6726 Szeged, Hungary
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Jung C, Quitter F, Lichtenauer M, Fritzenwanger M, Pfeil A, Shemyakin A, Franz M, Figulla HR, Pfeifer R, Pernow J. Increased arginase levels contribute to impaired perfusion after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Eur J Clin Invest 2014; 44:965-71. [PMID: 25186018 DOI: 10.1111/eci.12330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2014] [Accepted: 08/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The postcardiac arrest syndrome occurs after global hypoxia leading to microcirculatory impairment. Nitric oxide (NO) is a key molecule regulating microvascular function. The enzyme arginase has been suggested to modulate microvascular function by regulating NO metabolism. Therefore, we investigated whether arginase increases following global hypoxia and resuscitation and tested whether arginase inhibition influences altered microcirculation in resuscitated patients. METHODS To determine the effect of global hypoxia on circulating arginase levels, fourteen healthy subjects were exposed to hypoxia in a normobaric hypoxia chamber (FiO² = 9·9%). In addition, 31 resuscitated patients were characterized clinically, and arginase 1 was measured on days 1 and 3. In eight resuscitated patients, a microcirculatory analysis was performed using a sidestream darkfield microcirculation camera. Perfused capillary density (PCD) was recorded before and after sublingual incubation of N-omega-hydroxy-nor-l-arginine (nor-NOHA) alone or together with the NOS inhibitor NG-monomethyl-l-arginine (l-NMMA). RESULTS Circulating arginase 1 levels increased in healthy volunteers following global hypoxia in the hypoxic chamber (P < 0·01). In addition, arginase 1 levels were higher on day 1 (69·1 ± 83·3 ng/mL) and on day 3 (44·2 ± 65·6 ng/mL) after resuscitation than in control subjects (P < 0·001). Incubation of the sublingual mucosa with nor-NOHA increased microcirculatory perfusion (P < 0·001). This effect was inhibited by co-incubation with K-NMMA. CONCLUSIONS Circulating arginase 1 levels are increased following exposure to global hypoxia and in patients who have been successfully resuscitated after cardiac arrest. Topical arginase inhibition improves microcirculatory perfusion following resuscitation. This is of potential therapeutic importance for the postcardiac arrest syndrome.
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- Christian Jung
- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Clinic of Internal Medicine I, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany
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El-Bassossy HM, El-Fawal R, Fahmy A, Watson ML. Arginase inhibition alleviates hypertension in the metabolic syndrome. Br J Pharmacol 2014; 169:693-703. [PMID: 23441715 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2012] [Revised: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 02/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We have previously shown that arginase inhibition alleviates hypertension associated with in a diabetic animal model. Here, we investigated the protective effect of arginase inhibition on hypertension in metabolic syndrome. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Metabolic syndrome was induced in rats by administration of fructose (10% in drinking water) for 12 weeks to induce vascular dysfunction. Three arginase inhibitors (citrulline, norvaline and ornithine) were administered daily in the last 6 weeks of study before and tail BP was recorded in conscious animals. Concentration response curves for phenylephrine (PE), KCl and ACh in addition to ACh-induced NO generation were obtained in thoracic aorta rings. Serum glucose, insulin, uric acid and lipid profile were determined as well as reactive oxygen species (ROS) and arginase activity. KEY RESULTS Arginase activity was elevated in metabolic syndrome while significantly inhibited by citrulline, norvaline or ornithine treatment. Metabolic syndrome was associated with elevations in systolic and diastolic BP, while arginase inhibition significantly reduced elevations in diastolic and systolic BP. Metabolic syndrome increased vasoconstriction responses of aorta to PE and KCl and decreased vasorelaxation to ACh, while arginase inhibition completely prevented impaired responses to ACh. In addition, arginase inhibition prevented impaired NO generation and exaggerated ROS formation in metabolic syndrome. Furthermore, arginase inhibition significantly reduced hyperinsulinaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia without affecting hyperuricaemia or hypercholesterolaemia associated with metabolic syndrome. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Arginase inhibition alleviates hypertension in metabolic syndrome directly through endothelial-dependent relaxation/NO signalling protection and indirectly through inhibition of insulin resistance and hypertriglyceridaemia.
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- Hany M El-Bassossy
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
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Lacroix C, Caubet C, Gonzalez-de-Peredo A, Breuil B, Bouyssié D, Stella A, Garrigues L, Le Gall C, Raevel A, Massoubre A, Klein J, Decramer S, Sabourdy F, Bandin F, Burlet-Schiltz O, Monsarrat B, Schanstra JP, Bascands JL. Label-free quantitative urinary proteomics identifies the arginase pathway as a new player in congenital obstructive nephropathy. Mol Cell Proteomics 2014; 13:3421-34. [PMID: 25205225 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m114.040121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Obstructive nephropathy is a frequently encountered situation in newborns. In previous studies, the urinary peptidome has been analyzed for the identification of clinically useful biomarkers of obstructive nephropathy. However, the urinary proteome has not been explored yet and should allow additional insight into the pathophysiology of the disease. We have analyzed the urinary proteome of newborns (n = 5/group) with obstructive nephropathy using label free quantitative nanoLC-MS/MS allowing the identification and quantification of 970 urinary proteins. We next focused on proteins exclusively regulated in severe obstructive nephropathy and identified Arginase 1 as a potential candidate molecule involved in the development of obstructive nephropathy, located at the crossroad of pro- and antifibrotic pathways. The reduced urinary abundance of Arginase 1 in obstructive nephropathy was verified in independent clinical samples using both Western blot and MRM analysis. These data were confirmed in situ in kidneys obtained from a mouse obstructive nephropathy model. In addition, we also observed increased expression of Arginase 2 and increased total arginase activity in obstructed mouse kidneys. mRNA expression analysis of the related arginase pathways indicated that the pro-fibrotic arginase-related pathway is activated during obstructive nephropathy. Taken together we have identified a new actor in the development of obstructive nephropathy in newborns using quantitative urinary proteomics and shown its involvement in an in vivo model of disease. The present study demonstrates the relevance of such a quantitative urinary proteomics approach with clinical samples for a better understanding of the pathophysiology and for the discovery of potential therapeutic targets.
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- Chrystelle Lacroix
- From the ‡Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, F-31077 Toulouse, France; §Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- §Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; ¶Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), U1048, Institut of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, Toulouse, France
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- From the ‡Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, F-31077 Toulouse, France; §Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- §Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; ¶Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), U1048, Institut of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, Toulouse, France
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- From the ‡Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, F-31077 Toulouse, France; §Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- From the ‡Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, F-31077 Toulouse, France; §Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- From the ‡Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, F-31077 Toulouse, France; §Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- ‖Methodomics, Toulouse, France; **Institut de Mathématiques de Toulouse, UMR 5219, INSA de Toulouse, Université de Toulouse, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, France
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- §Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; ¶Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), U1048, Institut of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, Toulouse, France
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- §Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; ¶Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), U1048, Institut of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, Toulouse, France
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- §Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; ¶Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), U1048, Institut of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, Toulouse, France
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- §Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; ¶Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), U1048, Institut of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, Toulouse, France; ‡‡Nephrology and Internal Medicine Department, University Children's Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- §§Laboratoire de Biochimie Métabolique, IFB, CHU Purpan, and INSERM UMR 1037, CRCT CHU Rangueil, Toulouse, France
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- §Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; ¶Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), U1048, Institut of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, Toulouse, France; ‡‡Nephrology and Internal Medicine Department, University Children's Hospital, Toulouse, France
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- From the ‡Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, F-31077 Toulouse, France; §Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- From the ‡Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale, F-31077 Toulouse, France; §Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- §Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; ¶Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), U1048, Institut of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, Toulouse, France;
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- §Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France; ¶Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), U1048, Institut of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease, Toulouse, France;
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Kövamees O, Shemyakin A, Pernow J. Effect of arginase inhibition on ischemia-reperfusion injury in patients with coronary artery disease with and without diabetes mellitus. PLoS One 2014; 9:e103260. [PMID: 25072937 PMCID: PMC4114552 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Accepted: 06/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Arginase competes with nitric oxide synthase for their common substrate L-arginine. Up-regulation of arginase in coronary artery disease (CAD) and diabetes mellitus may reduce nitric oxide bioavailability contributing to endothelial dysfunction and ischemia-reperfusion injury. Arginase inhibition reduces infarct size in animal models. Therefore the aim of the current study was to investigate if arginase inhibition protects from endothelial dysfunction induced by ischemia-reperfusion in patients with CAD with or without type 2 diabetes ( CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT02009527). METHODS Male patients with CAD (n = 12) or CAD + type 2 diabetes (n = 12), were included in this cross-over study with blinded evaluation. Endothelium-dependent vasodilatation was assessed by flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of the radial artery before and after 20 min ischemia-reperfusion during intra-arterial infusion of the arginase inhibitor (Nω-hydroxy-nor-L-arginine, 0.1 mg/min) or saline. RESULTS The forearm ischemia-reperfusion was well tolerated. Endothelium-independent vasodilatation was assessed by sublingual nitroglycerin. Ischemia-reperfusion decreased FMD in patients with CAD from 12.7±5.2% to 7.9±4.0% during saline administration (P<0.05). Nω-hydroxy-nor-L-arginine administration prevented the decrease in FMD in the CAD group (10.3±4.3% at baseline vs. 11.5±3.6% at reperfusion). Ischemia-reperfusion did not significantly reduce FMD in patients with CAD + type 2 diabetes. However, FMD at reperfusion was higher following nor-NOHA than following saline administration in both groups (P<0.01). Endothelium-independent vasodilatation did not differ between the occasions. CONCLUSIONS Inhibition of arginase protects against endothelial dysfunction caused by ischemia-reperfusion in patients with CAD. Arginase inhibition may thereby be a promising therapeutic strategy in the treatment of ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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- Oskar Kövamees
- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Moon J, Do HJ, Cho Y, Shin MJ. Arginase inhibition ameliorates hepatic metabolic abnormalities in obese mice. PLoS One 2014; 9:e103048. [PMID: 25057910 PMCID: PMC4109998 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES We examined whether arginase inhibition influences hepatic metabolic pathways and whole body adiposity in diet-induced obesity. METHODS AND RESULTS After obesity induction by a high fat diet (HFD), mice were fed either the HFD or the HFD with an arginase inhibitor, Nω-hydroxy-nor-L-arginine (nor-NOHA). Nor-NOHA significantly prevented HFD-induced increases in body, liver, and visceral fat tissue weight, and ameliorated abnormal lipid profiles. Furthermore, nor-NOHA treatment reduced lipid accumulation in oleic acid-induced hepatic steatosis in vitro. Arginase inhibition increased hepatic nitric oxide (NO) in HFD-fed mice and HepG2 cells, and reversed the elevated mRNA expression of hepatic genes in lipid metabolism. Expression of phosphorylated 5' AMPK-activated protein kinase α was increased by arginase inhibition in the mouse livers and HepG2 cells. CONCLUSIONS Arginase inhibition ameliorated obesity-induced hepatic lipid abnormalities and whole body adiposity, possibly as a result of increased hepatic NO production and subsequent activation of metabolic pathways involved in hepatic triglyceride metabolism and mitochondrial function.
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- Jiyoung Moon
- Department of Food and Nutrition, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jung C, Figulla HR, Lichtenauer M, Franz M, Pernow J. Increased levels of circulating arginase I in overweight compared to normal weight adolescents. Pediatr Diabetes 2014; 15:51-6. [PMID: 23763571 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2013] [Revised: 05/03/2013] [Accepted: 05/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Overweight and the metabolic syndrome have become major problems, especially in children and adolescents. Obesity at a young age increases the risk for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus later in life. An early event in the development of cardiovascular disease is endothelial dysfunction which is found in obese young individuals. Increased activity of the enzyme arginase has been described as a central mechanism for endothelial dysfunction, especially in patients with diabetes mellitus. The aim of the study was to determine plasma levels of arginase in overweight adolescents. METHODS Sixty-six male German adolescents (age: 15.2 ± 1.1 years old) were included. Thirty-one of them were overweight (>90th age-specific weight percentile). Plasma arginase I and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) were determined. In addition, clinical data were recorded and anthropometrical measurements of obesity were performed. RESULTS Overweight adolescents had a higher systolic blood pressure, lower high-density lipoprotein and increased levels of high-sensitive C-reactive protein (CRP). Circulating arginase I was elevated in overweight adolescents (95.8 ± 68.2 ng/ml) compared to normal weight adolescents (39.3 ± 26.9 ng/ml, p < 0.001) and correlated with markers of obesity. There was no difference between the two groups regarding TNFα. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate that arginase I levels are increased in obese adolescents. Knowing the important role for arginase in endothelial dysfunction, elevated levels of arginase I may represent a link between obesity, endothelial dysfunction and related comorbidities.
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- Christian Jung
- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Clinic of Internal Medicine I, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany
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Arginase as a target for treatment of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Eur J Pharmacol 2013; 720:121-3. [PMID: 24183975 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2013] [Revised: 10/09/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Two distinct enzymes of arginase (1 and 2) are critically regulating nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability by competing with NO synthase for their common substrate l-arginine. Increased expression and activity of arginase is observed in atherosclerosis and myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R). Several studies have demonstrated a key pathophysiological role of increased activity of arginase during I/R. Pharmacological inhibition of arginase results in restoration of NO availability and salvage of myocardium during I/R. Arginase inhibition might be a promising therapeutic strategy for the limitation of myocardial injury in acute myocardial infarction. Current understanding of the role of arginase and efficacy of arginase inhibition during myocardial I/R is reviewed in the present article.
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Gan LM, Wikström J, Fritsche-Danielson R. Coronary flow reserve from mouse to man--from mechanistic understanding to future interventions. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2013; 6:715-28. [PMID: 23877202 PMCID: PMC3790920 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-013-9497-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 07/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Myocardial ischemia is recognized as an important mechanism increasing the risk for cardiovascular events in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. In addition to obstructive coronary diseases, systemic inflammation, macro- and microvascular function are additional important mechanisms contributing to the ischemic myocardium. Accumulating evidence indicates that coronary flow reserve (CFR) is a quantitative measurement of ischemia including integrated information on structure and function of the coronary artery at all levels. Not surprisingly, CFR has been shown to confer strong prognostic value for hard cardiovascular (CV) events in a number of relevant patient cohorts. Using high-resolution imaging, it is now possible to study coronary arteries from mouse to man. Therefore, CFR may be an important translational tool to risk-stratify patients and to perform both preclinical and clinical proof-of-concept studies before investing in large-scale outcome trials, thus improving the translational value for novel CV targets.
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- Li-Ming Gan
- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden,
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Madigan M, Zuckerbraun B. Therapeutic Potential of the Nitrite-Generated NO Pathway in Vascular Dysfunction. Front Immunol 2013; 4:174. [PMID: 23847616 PMCID: PMC3698458 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO) generated through L-arginine metabolism by endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) is an important regulator of the vessel wall. Dysregulation of this system has been implicated in various pathological vascular conditions, including atherosclerosis, angiogenesis, arteriogenesis, neointimal hyperplasia, and pulmonary hypertension. The pathophysiology involves a decreased bioavailability of NO within the vessel wall by competitive utilization of L-arginine by arginase and “eNOS uncoupling.” Generation of NO through reduction of nitrate and nitrite represents an alternative pathway that may be utilized to increase the bioavailability of NO within the vessel wall. We review the therapeutic potential of the nitrate/nitrite/NO pathway in vascular dysfunction.
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Grönros J, Kiss A, Palmér M, Jung C, Berkowitz D, Pernow J. Arginase inhibition improves coronary microvascular function and reduces infarct size following ischaemia-reperfusion in a rat model. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2013; 208:172-9. [PMID: 23497275 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2012] [Revised: 01/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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AIM Ischaemia-reperfusion injury is associated with reduced bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO) and microvascular dysfunction. One emerging mechanism behind reduced NO bioavailability is upregulation of arginase, which metabolizes the NO synthase substrate l-arginine. This study investigated the effects of arginase inhibition on coronary flow velocity and infarct size during reperfusion. METHODS Anaesthetized rats, subjected to 30-min coronary artery ligation and reperfusion up to 8 days, were treated with vehicle or the arginase inhibitor N(ω) -hydroxy-nor-l-arginine (nor-NOHA; 100 mg kg(-1) ) intravenously 15 min before ischaemia. Coronary flow velocity was determined repeatedly during reperfusion. RESULTS Arginase activity in the ischaemic-reperfused myocardium was increased already at 20 min of reperfusion and maintained at 8 days. Infarct size was reduced by arginase inhibition at 2 h (39 ± 3% of the area at risk (AAR) vs. 51 ± 2% in the vehicle group, P < 0.01) and at 8 days of reperfusion (13 ± 2% of the left ventricle (LV) vs. 22 ± 2%, P < 0.05). Basal coronary flow velocity was higher during reperfusion in the group given nor-NOHA, and it correlated inversely to infarct size (P < 0.01, r = -0.60). Hyperaemic coronary flow velocity was also increased in the nor-NOHA-treated group compared to vehicle at 24 h and at day 8 (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION It is concluded that arginase activity is increased already during early reperfusion. Arginase inhibition increases coronary flow velocity and reduces infarct size that is sustained 8 days after reperfusion. Inhibition of arginase may thus be a promising therapeutic target to prevent the development of microvascular dysfunction and myocardial injury following ischaemia-reperfusion.
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- J. Grönros
- Division of Cardiology; Department of Medicine; Karolinska Institute; Karolinska University Hospital; Stockholm; Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology; Department of Medicine; Karolinska Institute; Karolinska University Hospital; Stockholm; Sweden
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- Department of Bioscience; Astra Zeneca R&D; Mölndal; Sweden
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- Division of Cardiology; Department of Medicine; Karolinska Institute; Karolinska University Hospital; Stockholm; Sweden
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Baltimore; MD; USA
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- Division of Cardiology; Department of Medicine; Karolinska Institute; Karolinska University Hospital; Stockholm; Sweden
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Johnson FK, Johnson RA, Peyton KJ, Shebib AR, Durante W. Arginase promotes skeletal muscle arteriolar endothelial dysfunction in diabetic rats. Front Immunol 2013; 4:119. [PMID: 23730303 PMCID: PMC3657690 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 05/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Endothelial dysfunction is a characteristic feature in diabetes that contributes to the development of vascular disease. Recently, arginase has been implicated in triggering endothelial dysfunction in diabetic patients and animals by competing with endothelial nitric oxide synthase for substrate l-arginine. While most studies have focused on the coronary circulation and large conduit blood vessels, the role of arginase in mediating diabetic endothelial dysfunction in other vascular beds has not been fully investigated. In the present study, we determined whether arginase contributes to endothelial dysfunction in skeletal muscle arterioles of diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced in male Sprague Dawley rats by streptozotocin injection. Four weeks after streptozotocin administration, blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, and vascular arginase activity were significantly increased. In addition, a significant increase in arginase I and II mRNA expression was detected in gracilis muscle arterioles of diabetic rats compared to age-matched, vehicle control animals. To examine endothelial function, first-order gracilis muscle arterioles were isolated, cannulated in a pressure myograph system, exposed to graded levels of luminal flow, and internal vessel diameter measured. Increases in luminal flow (0–50 μL/min) caused progressive vasodilation in arterioles isolated from control, normoglycemic animals. However, flow-induced vasodilation was absent in arterioles obtained from streptozotocin-treated rats. Acute in vitro pretreatment of blood vessels with the arginase inhibitors Nω-hydroxy-nor-l-arginine or S-(2-boronoethyl)-l-cysteine restored flow-induced responses in arterioles from diabetic rats and abolished differences between diabetic and control animals. Similarly, acute in vitro pretreatment with l-arginine returned flow-mediated vasodilation in vessels from diabetic animals to that of control rats. In contrast, d-arginine failed to restore flow-induced dilation in arterioles isolated from diabetic animals. Administration of sodium nitroprusside resulted in a similar degree of dilation in arterioles isolated from control or diabetic rats. In conclusion, the present study identifies arginase as an essential mediator of skeletal muscle arteriolar endothelial dysfunction in diabetes. The ability of arginase to induce endothelial dysfunction in skeletal muscle arterioles may further compromise glucose utilization and facilitate the development of hypertension in diabetes.
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- Fruzsina K Johnson
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate, TN, USA
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Toque HA, Nunes KP, Yao L, Liao JK, Webb RC, Caldwell RB, Caldwell RW. Activated Rho kinase mediates diabetes-induced elevation of vascular arginase activation and contributes to impaired corpora cavernosa relaxation: possible involvement of p38 MAPK activation. J Sex Med 2013; 10:1502-15. [PMID: 23566117 DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Activated RhoA/Rho kinase (ROCK) has been implicated in diabetes-induced erectile dysfunction. Earlier studies have demonstrated involvement of ROCK pathway in the activation of arginase in endothelial cells. However, signaling pathways activated by ROCK in the penis remain unclear. AIM We tested whether ROCK and p38 MAPK are involved in the elevation of arginase activity and subsequent impairment of corpora cavernosal (CC) relaxation in diabetes. METHODS Eight weeks after streptozotocin-induced diabetes, vascular functional studies, arginase activity assay, and protein expression of RhoA, ROCK, phospho-p38 MAPK, p38 MAPK, phospho-MYPT-1(Thr850), MYPT-1 and arginase levels were assessed in CC tissues from nondiabetic wild type (WT), diabetic (D) WT (WT + D), partial ROCK 2(+/-) knockout (KO), and ROCK 2(+/-) KO + D mice. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The expression of RhoA, ROCK 1 and 2, phosphorylation of MYPT-1(Thr850) and p38 MAPK, arginase activity/expression, endothelial- and nitrergic-dependent relaxation of CC was assayed. RESULTS Diabetes significantly reduced maximum relaxation (Emax ) to both endothelium-dependent acetylcholine (WT + D: Emax; 61 ± 4% vs. WT: Emax; 75 ± 2%) and nitrergic nerve stimulation. These effects were associated with increased expression of active RhoA, ROCK 2, phospho-MYPT-1(Thr850), phospho-p38 MAPK, arginase II, and activity of corporal arginase (1.6-fold) in WT diabetic CC. However, this impairment in CC of WT + D mice was absent in heterozygous ROCK 2(+/-) KO + D mice for acetylcholine (Emax : 80 ± 5%) and attenuated for nitrergic nerve-induced relaxation. CC of ROCK 2(+/-) KO + D mice showed much less ROCK activity, did not exhibit p38 MAPK activation, and had reduced arginase activity and arginase II expression. These findings indicate that ROCK 2 mediates diabetes-induced elevation of arginase activity. Additionally, pretreatment of WT diabetic CC with inhibitors of arginase (ABH) or p38 MAPK (SB203580) partially prevented impairment of ACh- and nitrergic nerve-induced relaxation and elevation of arginase activity. CONCLUSION ROCK 2, p38 MAPK and arginase play key roles in diabetes-induced impairment of CC relaxation.
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- Haroldo A Toque
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA 30912-2300, USA.
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