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Comparative assessment of thermoadaptibility between Tharparkar and Sahiwal cattle based on biochemical profile and gene expression pattern under heat stress. Livest Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2023.105189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Sheng L, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Wang E, Ma B, Xu Q, Ma L, Zhang M, Pei G, Chang J. A novel "hot spring"-mimetic hydrogel with excellent angiogenic properties for chronic wound healing. Biomaterials 2020; 264:120414. [PMID: 32980635 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The treatment of chronic wounds is a major challenge in regenerative medicine, and angiogenesis is known to be critical for chronic wound healing. Hot springs with temperature in the range of 30-45 °C can promote blood circulation, and some hot spring elements including iron and silicon are also known to be active in promoting angiogenesis. Inspired by the hot spring function, we designed a novel bioactive photothermal hydrogel with "hot spring effect" based on fayalite (FA) and N, O-carboxymethyl chitosan (NOCS), which releases bioactive ions and has heating function to create hot ion environment in wound area. The hot spring-mimetic hydrogel showed significant enhancement of angiogenesis and chronic wound healing in vivo due to the in situ heating through photothermal effect combined with the bioactive ions (Fe2+ and SiO44-) released from the hydrogel. It is further confirmed that the synergetic effect of the mild heating and bioactive ions on angiogenesis was mainly because of the activation of different angiogenic factors and signaling pathways. Our study suggests that the hot spring-mimetic approach may be an effective strategy to design bioactive materials for promoting angiogenesis and tissue regeneration.
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- Lili Sheng
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, PR China; Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciencs, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, PR China; Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciencs, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, PR China; Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciencs, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, PR China; Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciencs, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, PR China; Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciencs, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, PR China; Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciencs, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, PR China; Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciencs, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, PR China; Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciencs, Beijing, 100049, PR China.
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Rood K, Lopez V, La Frano MR, Fiehn O, Zhang L, Blood AB, Wilson SM. Gestational Hypoxia and Programing of Lung Metabolism. Front Physiol 2019; 10:1453. [PMID: 31849704 PMCID: PMC6895135 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Gestational hypoxia is a risk factor in the development of pulmonary hypertension in the newborn and other sequela, however, the mechanisms associated with the disease remain poorly understood. This review highlights disruption of metabolism by antenatal high altitude hypoxia and the impact this has on pulmonary hypertension in the newborn with discussion of model organisms and human populations. There is particular emphasis on modifications in glucose and lipid metabolism along with alterations in mitochondrial function. Additional focus is placed on increases in oxidative stress and the progression of pulmonary vascular disease in the newborn and on the need for further exploration using a combination of contemporary and classical approaches.
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- Kristiana Rood
- Lawrence D. Longo MD Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, United States
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- Lawrence D. Longo MD Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Center for Health Research, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, United States.,Center for Health Research, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
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- NIH West Coast Metabolomics Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Lawrence D. Longo MD Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, United States
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- Lawrence D. Longo MD Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, United States
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- Lawrence D. Longo MD Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, United States
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Bharati J, Dangi SS, Bag S, Maurya VP, Singh G, Kumar P, Sarkar M. Expression dynamics of HSP90 and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms during heat stress acclimation in Tharparkar cattle. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2017; 61:1461-1469. [PMID: 28265771 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-017-1323-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2016] [Revised: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Six male Tharparkar cattle of 2-3 years old were selected for the study. After 15-day acclimation at thermoneutral zone (TNZ) in psychrometric chamber, animals were exposed at 42 °C for 6 h up to 23 days followed by 12 days of recovery period. Blood samples were collected during control period at TNZ (days 1, 5, and 12), after heat stress exposure (day 1, immediate heat stress acclimation (IHSA); days 2 to 10, short-term heat stress acclimation (STHSA); days 15 to 23, long-term heat stress acclimation (LTHSA); days 7 and 12, recovery period), and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated for RNA and protein extraction. The messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein expression in PBMCs were determined by qPCR and western blot, respectively. Samples at TNZ were taken as control. The mRNA expression of HSP90, iNOS, and eNOS was significantly upregulated (P < 0.05) on day 1 (ISHA) as compared to control, remained consistent during STHSA, again increased during LTHSA, and finally reduced to basal level during recovery period. The protein expression of HSP90, iNOS, and eNOS were akin to their transcript pattern. PBMC culture study was conducted to study transcriptional abundance of HSP90, iNOS, and eNOS at different temperature-time combinations. The present findings indicate that HSP90, iNOS, and eNOS could possibly play an important role in mitigating thermal insults and confer thermotolerance during long-term heat stress exposure in Tharparkar cattle.
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- Jaya Bharati
- Physiology and Climatology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India
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- Physiology and Climatology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India
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- Physiology and Climatology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India
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- Physiology and Climatology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India
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- Physiology and Climatology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India
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- Physiology and Climatology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India
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- Physiology and Climatology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India.
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Ryul Ahn H, Kim KA, Kang SW, Lee JY, Kim TJ, Jung SH. Persimmon Leaves (Diospyros kaki) Extract Protects Optic Nerve Crush-Induced Retinal Degeneration. Sci Rep 2017; 7:46449. [PMID: 28425487 PMCID: PMC5397840 DOI: 10.1038/srep46449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death is part of many retinal diseases. Here, we report that the ethanol extract of Diospyros kaki (EEDK) exhibits protective properties against retinal degeneration, both in vitro and in vivo. Upon exposure to cytotoxic compounds, RGC-5 cells showed approximately 40% cell viability versus the control, while pre-treatment with EEDK markedly increased cell viability in a concentration-dependent manner. Further studies revealed that cell survival induced by EEDK was associated with decreased levels of apoptotic proteins, such as poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase, p53, and cleaved caspase-3. In addition to apoptotic pathways, we demonstrated that expression levels of antioxidant-associated proteins, such as superoxide dismutase-1, glutathione S-transferase, and glutathione peroxidase-1, were positively modulated by EEDK. In a partial optic nerve crush mouse model, EEDK had similar ameliorating effects on retinal degeneration resulting from mechanical damages. Therefore, our results suggest that EEDK may have therapeutic potential against retinal degenerative disorders, such as glaucoma.
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- Hong Ryul Ahn
- Natural Products Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biological Chemistry, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biological Chemistry, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biological Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung 25451, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biological Chemistry, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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The field of redox proteomics focuses to a large extent on analyzing cysteine oxidation in proteins under different experimental conditions and states of diseases. The identification and localization of oxidized cysteines within the cellular milieu is critical for understanding the redox regulation of proteins under physiological and pathophysiological conditions, and it will in turn provide important information that are potentially useful for the development of novel strategies in the treatment and prevention of diseases associated with oxidative stress. Antioxidant enzymes that catalyze oxidation/reduction processes are able to serve as redox biomarkers in various human diseases, and they are key regulators controlling the redox state of functional proteins. Redox regulators with antioxidant properties related to active mediators, cellular organelles, and the surrounding environments are all connected within a network and are involved in diseases related to redox imbalance including cancer, ischemia/reperfusion injury, neurodegenerative diseases, as well as normal aging. In this review, we will briefly look at the selected aspects of oxidative thiol modification in antioxidant enzymes and thiol oxidation in proteins affected by redox control of antioxidant enzymes and their relation to disease. [BMB Reports 2015; 48(4): 200-208]
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- Hee-Young Yang
- Department of Biochemistry, Dental Science Research Institute, Medical Research Center for Biomineralization Disorders, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Dental Science Research Institute, Medical Research Center for Biomineralization Disorders, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea
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Shu X, Keller TCS, Begandt D, Butcher JT, Biwer L, Keller AS, Columbus L, Isakson BE. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the microcirculation. Cell Mol Life Sci 2015; 72:4561-75. [PMID: 26390975 PMCID: PMC4628887 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-015-2021-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Revised: 07/21/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS, NOS3) is responsible for producing nitric oxide (NO)--a key molecule that can directly (or indirectly) act as a vasodilator and anti-inflammatory mediator. In this review, we examine the structural effects of regulation of the eNOS enzyme, including post-translational modifications and subcellular localization. After production, NO diffuses to surrounding cells with a variety of effects. We focus on the physiological role of NO and NO-derived molecules, including microvascular effects on vessel tone and immune response. Regulation of eNOS and NO action is complicated; we address endogenous and exogenous mechanisms of NO regulation with a discussion of pharmacological agents used in clinical and laboratory settings and a proposed role for eNOS in circulating red blood cells.
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- Xiaohong Shu
- College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China
- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, P.O. Box 801394, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, P.O. Box 801394, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, USA
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, P.O. Box 801394, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, P.O. Box 801394, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, P.O. Box 801394, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, USA
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, P.O. Box 801394, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
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- Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine, P.O. Box 801394, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA.
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, USA.
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Zhu JQ, Song WS, Hu Z, Ye QF, Liang YB, Kang LY. Traditional Chinese medicine's intervention in endothelial nitric oxide synthase activation and nitric oxide synthesis in cardiovascular system. Chin J Integr Med 2015. [PMID: 25666326 DOI: 10.1007/s11655-015-1964-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the most dangerous diseases which has become a major cause of human death. Many researches evidenced that nitric oxide (NO)/endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) system plays a significant role in the occurrence and development of CVD. NO, an important signaling molecule, closely associated with the regulation of vasodilatation, blood rheology, blood clotting and other physiological and pathological processes. The synthesis of NO in the endothelial cells primarily depends on the eNOS activity, thus the exploration of the mechanisms and effects of the eNOS activation on NO production is of great significance. Recently, studies on the effects of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and its extracts on eNOS activation and NO synthesis have gradually attracted more and more attentions. In this paper, we reviewed the mechanisms of NO synthesis and eNOS activation in the vascular endothelial cells (VECs) and intervention of TCM, so as to provide reference and train of thought to the intensive study of NO/eNOS system and the research and development of new drug for the treatment of CVD.
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- Jin-Qiang Zhu
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chinese Medical Pharmacology, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 300193, China
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Xu L, Wang S, Li B, Sun A, Zou Y, Ge J. A protective role of ciglitazone in ox-LDL-induced rat microvascular endothelial cells via modulating PPARγ-dependent AMPK/eNOS pathway. J Cell Mol Med 2014; 19:92-102. [PMID: 25388834 PMCID: PMC4288353 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Thiazolidinediones, the antidiabetic agents such as ciglitazone, has been proved to be effective in limiting atherosclerotic events. However, the underlying mechanism remains elucidative. Ox-LDL receptor-1 (LOX-1) plays a central role in ox-LDL-mediated atherosclerosis via endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) uncoupling and nitric oxide reduction. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that ciglitazone, the PPARγ agonist, protected endothelial cells against ox-LDL through regulating eNOS activity and LOX-1 signalling. In the present study, rat microvascular endothelial cells (RMVECs) were stimulated by ox-LDL. The impact of ciglitazone on cell apoptosis and angiogenesis, eNOS expression and phosphorylation, nitric oxide synthesis and related AMPK, Akt and VEGF signalling pathway were observed. Our data showed that both eNOS and Akt phosphorylation, VEGF expression and nitric oxide production were significantly decreased, RMVECs ageing and apoptosis increased after ox-LDL induction for 24 hrs, all of which were effectively reversed by ciglitazone pre-treatment. Meanwhile, phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) was suppressed by ox-LDL, which was also prevented by ciglitazone. Of interest, AMPK inhibition abolished ciglitazone-mediated eNOS function, nitric oxide synthesis and angiogenesis, and increased RMVECs ageing and apoptosis. Further experiments showed that inhibition of PPARγ significantly suppressed AMPK phosphorylation, eNOS expression and nitric oxide production. Ciglitazone-mediated angiogenesis and reduced cell ageing and apoptosis were reversed. Furthermore, LOX-1 protein expression in RMVECs was suppressed by ciglitazone, but re-enhanced by blocking PPARγ or AMPK. Ox-LDL-induced suppression of eNOS and nitric oxide synthesis were largely prevented by silencing LOX-1. Collectively, these data demonstrate that ciglitazone-mediated PPARγ activation suppresses LOX-1 and moderates AMPK/eNOS pathway, which contributes to endothelial cell survival and function preservation.
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- Lei Xu
- Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Institutes of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Floen MJ, Forred BJ, Bloom EJ, Vitiello PF. Thioredoxin-1 redox signaling regulates cell survival in response to hyperoxia. Free Radic Biol Med 2014; 75:167-77. [PMID: 25106706 PMCID: PMC4174305 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Revised: 06/28/2014] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The most common form of newborn chronic lung disease, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), is thought to be caused by oxidative disruption of lung morphogenesis, which results in decreased pulmonary vasculature and alveolar simplification. Although cellular redox status is known to regulate cellular proliferation and differentiation, redox-sensitive pathways associated with these processes in developing pulmonary epithelium are unknown. Redox-sensitive pathways are commonly regulated by cysteine thiol modifications. Therefore two thiol oxidoreductase systems, thioredoxin and glutathione, were chosen to elucidate the roles of these pathways on cell death. Studies herein indicate that thiol oxidation contributes to cell death through impaired activity of glutathione-dependent and thioredoxin (Trx) systems and altered signaling through redox-sensitive pathways. Free thiol content decreased by 71% with hyperoxic (95% oxygen) exposure. Increased cell death was observed during oxygen exposure when either the Trx or the glutathione-dependent system was pharmacologically inhibited with aurothioglucose (ATG) or buthionine sulfoximine, respectively. However, inhibition of the Trx system yielded the smallest decrease in free thiol content (1.44% with ATG treatment vs 21.33% with BSO treatment). Although Trx1 protein levels were unchanged, Trx1 function was impaired during hyperoxic treatment as indicated by progressive cysteine oxidation. Overexpression of Trx1 in H1299 cells utilizing an inducible construct increased cell survival during hyperoxia, whereas siRNA knockdown of Trx1 during oxygen treatment reduced cell viability. Overall, this indicated that a comparatively small pool of proteins relies on Trx redox functions to mediate cell survival in hyperoxia, and the protective functions of Trx1 are progressively lost by its oxidative inhibition. To further elucidate the role of Trx1, potential Trx1 redox protein-protein interactions mediating cytoprotection and cell survival pathways were determined by utilizing a substrate trap (mass action trapping) proteomics approach. With this method, known Trx1 targets were detected, including peroxiredoxin-1as well as novel targets, including two HSP90 isoforms (HSP90AA1 and HSP90AB1). Reactive cysteines within the structure of HSP90 are known to modulate its ATPase-dependent chaperone activity through disulfide formation and S-nitrosylation. Whereas HSP90 expression is unchanged at the protein level during hyperoxic exposure, siRNA knockdown significantly increased hyperoxic cell death by 2.5-fold, indicating cellular dependence on HSP90 chaperone functions in response to hyperoxic exposure. These data support the hypothesis that hyperoxic impairment of Trx1 has a negative impact on HSP90-oxidative responses critical to cell survival, with potential implications for pathways implicated in lung development and the pathogenesis of BPD.
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- Miranda J Floen
- Basic Biomedical Sciences and The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
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- Children׳s Health Research Center, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA
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- Children׳s Health Research Center, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA; Children׳s Health Research Center, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA.
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Fike CD, Summar M, Aschner JL. L-citrulline provides a novel strategy for treating chronic pulmonary hypertension in newborn infants. Acta Paediatr 2014; 103:1019-26. [PMID: 24862864 DOI: 10.1111/apa.12707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2013] [Revised: 03/23/2014] [Accepted: 05/23/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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UNLABELLED Effective therapies are urgently needed for infants with forms of pulmonary hypertension that develop or persist beyond the first week of life. The L-arginine nitric oxide (NO) precursor, L-citrulline, improves NO signalling and ameliorates pulmonary hypertension in newborn animals. In vitro studies demonstrate that manipulating L-citrulline transport alters NO production. CONCLUSION Strategies that increase the supply and transport of L-citrulline merit pursuit as novel approaches to managing infants with chronic, progressive pulmonary hypertension.
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- Candice D. Fike
- Department of Pediatrics; Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Nashville TN USA
- Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt; Nashville TN USA
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- Division of Genetics and Metabolism; Children's National Medical Center; Washington DC USA
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- Department of Pediatrics; Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Children's Hospital at Montefiore; New York NY USA
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Rafikov R, Kumar S, Aggarwal S, Hou Y, Kangath A, Pardo D, Fineman JR, Black SM. Endothelin-1 stimulates catalase activity through the PKCδ-mediated phosphorylation of serine 167. Free Radic Biol Med 2014; 67:255-64. [PMID: 24211614 PMCID: PMC3945115 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2013.10.814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2013] [Revised: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 10/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
Our previous studies have shown that endothelin-1 (ET-1) stimulates catalase activity in endothelial cells and in lambs with acute increases in pulmonary blood flow (PBF), without altering gene expression. The purpose of this study was to investigate the molecular mechanism by which this occurs. Exposing pulmonary arterial endothelial cells to ET-1 increased catalase activity and decreased cellular hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels. These changes correlated with an increase in serine-phosphorylated catalase. Using the inhibitory peptide δV1.1, this phosphorylation was shown to be protein kinase Cδ (PKCδ) dependent. Mass spectrometry identified serine 167 as the phosphorylation site. Site-directed mutagenesis was used to generate a phospho-mimic (S167D) catalase. Activity assays using recombinant protein purified from Escherichia coli or transiently transfected COS-7 cells demonstrated that S167D catalase had an increased ability to degrade H2O2 compared to the wild-type enzyme. Using a phospho-specific antibody, we were able to verify that pS167 catalase levels are modulated in lambs with acute increases in PBF in the presence and absence of the ET receptor antagonist tezosentan. S167 is located on the dimeric interface, suggesting it could be involved in regulating the formation of catalase tetramers. To evaluate this possibility we utilized analytical gel filtration to examine the multimeric structure of recombinant wild-type and S167D catalase. We found that recombinant wild-type catalase was present as a mixture of monomers and dimers, whereas S167D catalase was primarily tetrameric. Further, the incubation of wild-type catalase with PKCδ was sufficient to convert wild-type catalase into a tetrameric structure. In conclusion, this is the first report indicating that the phosphorylation of catalase regulates its multimeric structure and activity.
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- Ruslan Rafikov
- Pulmonary Disease Program, Vascular Biology Center, Georgia Regents University, Augusta GA 30912
- Please address correspondence and proofs to: Stephen M. Black, Ph.D., Vascular Biology Center, Georgia Regents University, 1459 Laney Walker Blvd, CB 3211-B, Augusta, GA-30912, Tel: 706-721-7860,
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- Pulmonary Disease Program, Vascular Biology Center, Georgia Regents University, Augusta GA 30912
- Please address correspondence and proofs to: Stephen M. Black, Ph.D., Vascular Biology Center, Georgia Regents University, 1459 Laney Walker Blvd, CB 3211-B, Augusta, GA-30912, Tel: 706-721-7860,
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- Pulmonary Disease Program, Vascular Biology Center, Georgia Regents University, Augusta GA 30912
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- Pulmonary Disease Program, Vascular Biology Center, Georgia Regents University, Augusta GA 30912
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- Pulmonary Disease Program, Vascular Biology Center, Georgia Regents University, Augusta GA 30912
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- Pulmonary Disease Program, Vascular Biology Center, Georgia Regents University, Augusta GA 30912
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- Department of Pediatrics University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143
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- Pulmonary Disease Program, Vascular Biology Center, Georgia Regents University, Augusta GA 30912
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Hypoxic pulmonary hypertension of the newborn is characterized by elevated pulmonary vascular resistance and pressure due to vascular remodeling and increased vessel tension secondary to chronic hypoxia during the fetal and newborn period. In comparison to the adult, the pulmonary vasculature of the fetus and the newborn undergoes tremendous developmental changes that increase susceptibility to a hypoxic insult. Substantial evidence indicates that chronic hypoxia alters the production and responsiveness of various vasoactive agents such as endothelium-derived nitric oxide, endothelin-1, prostanoids, platelet-activating factor, and reactive oxygen species, resulting in sustained vasoconstriction and vascular remodeling. These changes occur in most cell types within the vascular wall, particularly endothelial and smooth muscle cells. At the cellular level, suppressed nitric oxide-cGMP signaling and augmented RhoA-Rho kinase signaling appear to be critical to the development of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.
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- Yuansheng Gao
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University, Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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Rafikov R, Fonseca FV, Kumar S, Pardo D, Darragh C, Elms S, Fulton D, Black SM. eNOS activation and NO function: structural motifs responsible for the posttranslational control of endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity. J Endocrinol 2011; 210:271-84. [PMID: 21642378 PMCID: PMC3326601 DOI: 10.1530/joe-11-0083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Rather than being a constitutive enzyme as was first suggested, endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) is dynamically regulated at the transcriptional, posttranscriptional, and posttranslational levels. This review will focus on how changes in eNOS function are conferred by various posttranslational modifications. The latest knowledge regarding eNOS targeting to the plasma membrane will be discussed as the role of protein phosphorylation as a modulator of catalytic activity. Furthermore, new data are presented that provide novel insights into how disruption of the eNOS dimer prevents eNOS uncoupling and the production of superoxide under conditions of elevated oxidative stress and identifies a novel regulatory region we have termed the 'flexible arm'.
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- Ruslan Rafikov
- Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program, Vascular Biology Center: CB-3211B, Georgia Health Sciences University, 1459 Laney Walker Boulevard, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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Kang KD, Majid ASA, Kim KA, Kang K, Ahn HR, Nho CW, Jung SH. Sulbutiamine counteracts trophic factor deprivation induced apoptotic cell death in transformed retinal ganglion cells. Neurochem Res 2010; 35:1828-39. [PMID: 20809085 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-010-0249-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/12/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Sulbutiamine is a highly lipid soluble synthetic analogue of vitamin B(1) and is used clinically for the treatment of asthenia. The aim of our study was to demonstrate whether sulbutiamine is able to attenuate trophic factor deprivation induced cell death to transformed retinal ganglion cells (RGC-5). Cells were subjected to serum deprivation for defined periods and sulbutiamine at different concentrations was added to the cultures. Various procedures (e.g. cell viability assays, apoptosis assay, reactive oxygen species analysis, Western blot analysis, flow cytometric analysis, glutathione (GSH) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) measurement) were used to demonstrate the effect of sulbutiamine. Sulbutiamine dose-dependently attenuated apoptotic cell death induced by serum deprivation and stimulated GSH and GST activity. Moreover, sulbutiamine decreased the expression of cleaved caspase-3 and AIF. This study demonstrates for the first time that sulbutiamine is able to attenuate trophic factor deprivation induced apoptotic cell death in neuronal cells in culture.
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- Kui Dong Kang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Oxford Eye Hospital, University of Oxford, Headington, Oxford, UK
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During the development of the pulmonary vasculature in the fetus, many structural and functional changes occur to prepare the lung for the transition to air breathing. The development of the pulmonary circulation is genetically controlled by an array of mitogenic factors in a temporo-spatial order. With advancing gestation, pulmonary vessels acquire increased vasoreactivity. The fetal pulmonary vasculature is exposed to a low oxygen tension environment that promotes high intrinsic myogenic tone and high vasocontractility. At birth, a dramatic reduction in pulmonary arterial pressure and resistance occurs with an increase in oxygen tension and blood flow. The striking hemodynamic differences in the pulmonary circulation of the fetus and newborn are regulated by various factors and vasoactive agents. Among them, nitric oxide, endothelin-1, and prostaglandin I2 are mainly derived from endothelial cells and exert their effects via cGMP, cAMP, and Rho kinase signaling pathways. Alterations in these signaling pathways may lead to vascular remodeling, high vasocontractility, and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.
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- Yuansheng Gao
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University, Health Science Center, Beijing, China; and Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois, College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University, Health Science Center, Beijing, China; and Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois, College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Fike CD, Pfister SL, Slaughter JC, Kaplowitz MR, Zhang Y, Zeng H, Frye NR, Aschner JL. Protein complex formation with heat shock protein 90 in chronic hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension in newborn piglets. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2010; 299:H1190-204. [PMID: 20693398 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01207.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Aberrant interactions between heat shock protein (Hsp)90 and its client proteins could contribute to pulmonary hypertension. We tested the hypotheses that 1) the interaction between Hsp90 and its known client protein, endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), is impaired in pulmonary resistance arteries (PRAs) from piglets with pulmonary hypertension caused by exposure to 3 or 10 days of hypoxia and 2) Hsp90 interacts with the prostanoid pathway proteins prostacyclin synthase (PGIS) and/or thromboxane synthase (TXAS). We also determined whether Hsp90 antagonism with geldanamycin alters the agonist-induced synthesis of prostacyclin and thromboxane or alters PRA responses to these prostaglandin metabolites. Compared with normoxic piglets, less eNOS coimmunoprecipitated with Hsp90 in PRAs from hypoxic piglets. Despite reduced Hsp90-eNOS interactions, dilation to ACh was enhanced in geldanamycin-treated PRAs from hypoxic, but not normoxic, piglets. In PRAs from all groups of piglets, PGIS and TXAS coimmunoprecipitated with Hsp90. Geldanamycin reduced the ACh-induced synthesis of prostacyclin and thromboxane and altered responses to the thromboxane mimetic U-46619 in PRAs from all groups. Although geldanamycin enhanced responses to prostacyclin in PRAs from both groups of hypoxic piglets, geldanamycin had no effect on prostacyclin responses in PRAs from either group of normoxic piglets. Our findings indicate that Hsp90 influences both prostanoid and eNOS signaling in the pulmonary circulation of newborn piglets and that the impact of pharmacological inhibition of Hsp90 on these signaling pathways is altered during exposure to chronic hypoxia.
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- Candice D Fike
- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital, Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN 37232-0656, USA.
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When the normal cardiopulmonary transition fails to occur, the result is persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. Severe persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn is estimated to occur in 2 per 1000 live-born term infants, and some degree of pulmonary hypertension complicates the course of >10% of all neonates with respiratory failure. This review article discusses the vascular abnormalities that are associated with neonatal pulmonary hypertension, including recognition of its role in severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants. A systematic review of the evidence for common therapies including inhaled nitric oxide, high-frequency ventilation, surfactant, and extracorporeal life support is included. Finally, this field is rapidly evolving, and the rationale for promising new treatment approaches is reviewed, including inhibition of phosphodiesterases and scavengers of reactive oxygen species.
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Toporsian M, Jerkic M, Zhou YQ, Kabir MG, Yu LX, McIntyre BAS, Davis A, Wang YJ, Stewart DJ, Belik J, Husain M, Henkelman M, Letarte M. Spontaneous adult-onset pulmonary arterial hypertension attributable to increased endothelial oxidative stress in a murine model of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2009; 30:509-17. [PMID: 20042709 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.109.200121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Loss-of-function mutations in genes coding for transforming growth factor-beta/bone morphogenetic protein receptors and changes in nitric oxide(*) (NO(*)) bioavailability are associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and some forms of pulmonary arterial hypertension. How these abnormalities lead to seemingly disparate pulmonary pathologies remains unknown. Endoglin (Eng), a transforming growth factor-beta coreceptor, is mutated in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and involved in regulating endothelial NO(*) synthase (eNOS)-derived NO(*) production and oxidative stress. Because some patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension harbor ENG mutations leading to haplo insufficiency, we investigated the pulmonary vasculature of Eng(+/-) mice and the potential contribution of abnormal eNOS activation to pulmonary arterial hypertension. METHODS AND RESULTS Hemodynamic, histological, and biochemical assessments and x-ray micro-CT imaging of adult Eng(+/-) mice indicated signs of pulmonary arterial hypertension including increased right ventricular systolic pressure, degeneration of the distal pulmonary vasculature, and muscularization of small arteries. These findings were absent in 3-week-old Eng(+/-) mice and were attributable to constitutively uncoupled eNOS activity in the pulmonary circulation, as evidenced by reduced eNOS/heat shock protein 90 association and increased eNOS-derived superoxide ((*)O(2)(-)) production in a BH(4)-independent manner. These changes render eNOS unresponsive to regulation by transforming growth factor-beta/bone morphogenetic protein and underlie the signs of pulmonary arterial hypertension that were prevented by Tempol. CONCLUSIONS Adult Eng(+/-) mice acquire signs of pulmonary arterial hypertension that are attributable to uncoupled eNOS activity and increased (*)O(2)(-) production, which can be prevented by antioxidant treatment. Eng links transforming growth factor/bone morphogenetic protein receptors to the eNOS activation complex, and its reduction in the pulmonary vasculature leads to increased oxidative stress and pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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- Mourad Toporsian
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Center for Vascular Biology Research, 99 Brookline Avenue, RN-233, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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McLellan K, Petrofsky JS, Bains G, Zimmerman G, Prowse M, Lee S. The effects of skin moisture and subcutaneous fat thickness on the ability of the skin to dissipate heat in young and old subjects, with and without diabetes, at three environmental room temperatures. Med Eng Phys 2009; 31:165-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2008] [Revised: 08/18/2008] [Accepted: 08/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aschner JL, Zeng H, Kaplowitz MR, Zhang Y, Slaughter JC, Fike CD. Heat shock protein 90-eNOS interactions mature with postnatal age in the pulmonary circulation of the piglet. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2009; 296:L555-64. [PMID: 19136580 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.90456.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Binding of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) to the chaperone protein, Hsp90, promotes coupled eNOS synthetic activity. Using resistance level pulmonary arteries (PRA) from 2-day-, 5- to 7-day-, and 12-day-old piglets, we tested the hypothesis that Hsp90-eNOS interactions are developmentally regulated in the early neonatal period. PRA were isolated for coimmunoprecipitation and immunoblot analyses or cannulated for continuous diameter measurements using the pressurized myography technique. NOS inhibition caused less constriction in PRA from 2-day- compared with 5- to 7-day- and 12-day-old piglets. No age-related differences were found in dilation responses to an NO donor or in protein expression of Hsp90, phospho-eNOS (Ser(1177)), Akt, phospho-Akt, or caveolin-1. Compared with the older animals, PRA from 2-day-old piglets had higher total eNOS expression but displayed less binding of eNOS to Hsp90 and Akt. Hsp90 antagonism with radicicol induced greatest constriction in PRA from 12-day-old piglets. ACh stimulation caused dilation in PRA from 5- to 7-day- and 12-day-old but not 2-day-old animals, despite rapid and equivalent ACh-mediated eNOS phosphorylation (Ser(1177)) in all three age groups. Hsp90 inhibition abolished ACh-mediated dilation in PRA from the older piglets. ACh failed to stimulate Hsp90-eNOS binding in 2-day-old but induced a significant increase in Hsp90-eNOS coimmunoprecipitation in PRA from the older age groups, which was blocked by Hsp90 antagonism. We conclude that physical interactions between Hsp90 and eNOS mature over the first weeks of life, likely contributing to the postnatal fall in pulmonary vascular resistance and changes in agonist-induced pulmonary vascular responses characteristic of the early neonatal period.
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- Judy L Aschner
- Department of Pediatrics,Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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Zhang X, Jin Y, Xia L, Tao X, Bai M, Zhang J. Hsp90 mediates the balance of nitric oxide and superoxide anion in the lungs of rats with acute pulmonary thromboembolism. Int Immunopharmacol 2008; 9:43-8. [PMID: 18852069 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2008.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2008] [Revised: 08/20/2008] [Accepted: 09/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Acute pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) can result in serious vascular responses. The association of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) with endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), which generates nitric oxide (NO) and superoxide anion (O2(-)), is a critical mechanism on regulating vessel homeostasis. In this study, the role of Hsp90 association with eNOS in the balance of NO and O2(-) was examined in PTE rat model. PTE rats model was induced by intrajugular injection of autologous blood clots (0.04 g/kg), lung homogenate was collected at appointed time length to assess NO production and O2(-) production. The interaction of Hsp90 and eNOS protein in every group was detected. Treatment of PTE model rats with geldanamycin, a commonly used Hsp90 inhibitor, augmented eNOS phosphorylation at Thr-495, depressing eNOS activity. Together with the increase of NO production in lung homogenate of PTE rats at 1 h and its maximum reached at 3 d, geldanamycin treatment significantly attenuated the production of NO but augmented the production of O2(-) in the lungs of rats after PTE at indicated time length. These results suggest that geldanamycin may enhance eNOS phosphorylation at Thr-495 by inhibiting Hsp90, Hsp90 uncoupling eNOS protein results in increased eNOS-dependent O2(-) production.
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- Xiaoju Zhang
- Key Lab of Pulmonary Diseases of Ministry of Health, Department of Respiratory Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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