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Hahn RG. Maldistribution of fluid in preeclampsia: a secondary kinetic analysis. Int J Obstet Anesth 2024; 57:103963. [PMID: 38160194 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2023.103963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND Hypovolemia and peripheral edema are frequent components of preeclampsia. The level of the dysregulation of the body fluid distribution is unclear, which complicates the choice of infusion fluid during surgery. The present fluid kinetic study challenges whether the maldistribution of fluid is due to increased capillary leakage or to poor return of already distributed fluid, which occurs via lymphatic pathways. METHODS Ringeŕs solution was infused in 10 awake non-pregnant women, eight healthy pregnant women, and in eight women with mild-to-moderately severe preeclampsia. Distribution and redistribution of the infused fluid was calculated with mixed models kinetics based on the excreted urine volumes and 675 measurements of hemodilution. Differences in fluid kinetics between the three groups were studied with covariance analysis. RESULTS The return flow of fluid volume to the plasma after distribution (rate parameter k21) was almost zero in women with preeclampsia, while the rate was normal in the other two groups (P< 0.001). By contrast, the capillary leakage rate of fluid in response to the infusion (k12) was normal. The urinary excretion (k10) was moderately accelerated. CONCLUSION Decreased flow of extravascular fluid to the plasma was the key disturbance in women with preeclampsia. Such decreased flow alone promotes hypovolemia, peripheral edema, and hypoalbuminemia, and may be explained by inhibition of lymphatic pumping and/or a decreased interstitial hydrostatic pressure due to the presence of vasoactive and inflammatory signal molecules. The moderately accelerated urine flow may be due to "pressure diuresis" in response to hypertension.
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- R G Hahn
- Karolinska Institutet at Danderyd Hospital (KIDS), Stockholm, Sweden.
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de Oliveira PB, Zochio GP, Caetano ESP, da Silva MLS, Dias-Junior CA. Vasodilator Responses of Perivascular Adipose Tissue-Derived Hydrogen Sulfide Stimulated with L-Cysteine in Pregnancy Hypertension-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction in Rats. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1919. [PMID: 38001772 PMCID: PMC10669374 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12111919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 10/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO)-induced vasodilation is impaired in pregnancy hypertension. However, the role of perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT)-derived hydrogen sulfide (H2S), as an alternative for counteracting vascular dysfunction, is incompletely clear in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Therefore, PVAT-derived H2S-induced vasodilation was investigated in pregnancy hypertension-induced endothelial dysfunction. Non-pregnant (Non-Preg) and pregnant (Preg) rats were submitted (or not) to the deoxycorticosterone (DOCA)-salt protocol and assigned as follows (n = 10/group): Non-Preg, Non-Preg+DOCA, Preg, and Preg+DOCA groups. Systolic blood pressure (SBP), angiogenesis-related factors, determinant levels of H2S (PbS), NO (NOx), and oxidative stress (MDA) were assessed. Vascular changes were recorded in thoracic aortas with PVAT and endothelium (intact and removed layers). Vasorelaxation responses to the substrate (L-cysteine) for the H2S-producing enzyme cystathionine-γ-lyase (CSE) were examined in the absence and presence of CSE-inhibitor DL-propargylglycine (PAG) in thoracic aorta rings pre-incubated with cofactor for CSE (pyridoxal-5 phosphate: PLP) and pre-contracted with phenylephrine. Hypertension was only found in the Preg+DOCA group. Preg+DOCA rats showed angiogenic imbalances and increased levels of MDA. PbS, but not NOx, showed increased levels in the Preg+DOCA group. Pre-incubation with PLP and L-cysteine elevated determinants of H2S in PVAT and placentas of Preg-DOCA rats, whereas no changes were found in the aortas without PVAT. Aortas of Preg-DOCA rats showed that PVAT-derived H2S-dependent vasodilation was greater compared to endothelium-derived H2S, whereas PAG blocked these responses. PVAT-derived H2S endogenously stimulated with the amino acid L-cysteine may be an alternative to induce vasorelaxation in endothelial dysfunction related to pregnancy hypertension.
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- Priscilla Bianca de Oliveira
- Department of Biophysics and Pharmacology, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18618-689, SP, Brazil; (P.B.d.O.); (G.P.Z.); (E.S.P.C.); (M.L.S.d.S.)
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Marília Medical School (FAMEMA), Marília 17519-030, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics and Pharmacology, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18618-689, SP, Brazil; (P.B.d.O.); (G.P.Z.); (E.S.P.C.); (M.L.S.d.S.)
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- Department of Biophysics and Pharmacology, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18618-689, SP, Brazil; (P.B.d.O.); (G.P.Z.); (E.S.P.C.); (M.L.S.d.S.)
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- Department of Biophysics and Pharmacology, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18618-689, SP, Brazil; (P.B.d.O.); (G.P.Z.); (E.S.P.C.); (M.L.S.d.S.)
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- Department of Biophysics and Pharmacology, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18618-689, SP, Brazil; (P.B.d.O.); (G.P.Z.); (E.S.P.C.); (M.L.S.d.S.)
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Milano-Foster J, Schulz LC. RISING STARS: Approaches to modeling placental function in preeclampsia in vitro and in vivo. J Endocrinol 2023; 258:e230008. [PMID: 37014303 PMCID: PMC10330201 DOI: 10.1530/joe-23-0008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
Abstract
Modeling preeclampsia remains difficult due to the nature of the disease and the unique characteristics of the human placenta. Members of the Hominidae superfamily have a villous hemochorial placenta that is different in structure from those of other therian mammals, including the mouse hemochorial placenta, making this common animal model less ideal for studying this disease. Human placental tissues delivered from pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia are excellent for assessing the damage the disease causes but cannot answer how or when the disease begins. Symptoms of preeclampsia manifest halfway through pregnancy or later, making it currently impossible to identify preeclampsia in human tissues obtained from an early stage of pregnancy. Many animal and cell culture models recapitulate various aspects of preeclampsia, though none can on its own completely capture the complexity of human preeclampsia. It is particularly difficult to uncover the cause of the disease using models in which the disease is induced in the lab. However, the many ways by which preeclampsia-like features can be induced in a variety of laboratory animals are consistent with the idea that preeclampsia is a two-stage disease, in which a variety of initial insults may lead to placental ischemia, and ultimately systemic symptoms. The recent development of stem cell-based models, organoids, and various coculture systems have brought in vitro systems with human cells ever closer to recapitulating in vivo events that lead to placental ischemia.
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- Jessica Milano-Foster
- Division of Animal Sciences, 245 Bond Life Sciences Center, 1201 Rollins Dr University of Missouri, Columbia MO 65211
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, N610 Medical Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65212
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Opichka MA, Rappelt MW, Gutterman DD, Grobe JL, McIntosh JJ. Vascular Dysfunction in Preeclampsia. Cells 2021; 10:3055. [PMID: 34831277 PMCID: PMC8616535 DOI: 10.3390/cells10113055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Preeclampsia is a life-threatening pregnancy-associated cardiovascular disorder characterized by hypertension and proteinuria at 20 weeks of gestation. Though its exact underlying cause is not precisely defined and likely heterogenous, a plethora of research indicates that in some women with preeclampsia, both maternal and placental vascular dysfunction plays a role in the pathogenesis and can persist into the postpartum period. Potential abnormalities include impaired placentation, incomplete spiral artery remodeling, and endothelial damage, which are further propagated by immune factors, mitochondrial stress, and an imbalance of pro- and antiangiogenic substances. While the field has progressed, current gaps in knowledge include detailed initial molecular mechanisms and effective treatment options. Newfound evidence indicates that vasopressin is an early mediator and biomarker of the disorder, and promising future therapeutic avenues include mitigating mitochondrial dysfunction, excess oxidative stress, and the resulting inflammatory state. In this review, we provide a detailed overview of vascular defects present during preeclampsia and connect well-established notions to newer discoveries at the molecular, cellular, and whole-organism levels.
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- Megan A. Opichka
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA; (M.A.O.); (D.D.G.); (J.L.G.)
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- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA;
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA; (M.A.O.); (D.D.G.); (J.L.G.)
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA;
- Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA; (M.A.O.); (D.D.G.); (J.L.G.)
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA;
- Neuroscience Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
- Comprehensive Rodent Metabolic Phenotyping Core, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA; (M.A.O.); (D.D.G.); (J.L.G.)
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA;
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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Horvat D, Afroze SH, Cromer WE, Pantho AF, Ashraf AHMZ, Kuehl TJ, Zawieja DC, Uddin MN. Cartiotonic steroids affect monolayer permeability in lymphatic endothelial cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2021; 476:3207-3213. [PMID: 33866492 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-021-04147-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Edema is common in preeclampsia (preE), a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. Cardiotonic steroids (CTSs) such as marinobufagenin (MBG) are involved in the pathogenesis of preE. To assess whether CTSs are involved in the leakage of lymphatic endothelial cell (LEC), we evaluated their effect on monolayer permeability of LECs (MPLEC) in culture. A rat mesenteric LECs were treated with DMSO (vehicle), and CTSs (MBG, CINO, OUB) at concentrations of 1, 10, and 100 nM. Some LECs were pretreated with 1 μM L-NAME (N-Nitro-L-Arginine Methyl Ester) before adding 100 nM MBG or cinobufotalin (CINO). Expression of β-catenin and vascular endothelial (VE)-cadherin in CTS-treated LECs was measured by immunofluorescence and MPLEC was quantified using a fluorescence plate reader. Western blot was performed to measure β-catenin and VE-cadherin protein levels and myosin light chain 20 (MLC20) phosphorylation. MBG (≥ 1 nM) and CINO (≥ 10 nM) caused an increase (p < 0.05) in the MPLEC compared to DMSO while ouabain (OUB) had no effect. Pretreatment of LECs with 1 μM L-NAME attenuated (p < 0.05) the MPLEC. The β-catenin expression in LECs was downregulated (p < 0.05) by MBG and CINO. However, there was no effect on the LECs tight junctions for the CINO group. VE-cadherin expression was downregulated (p < 0.05) by CINO, and MLC20 phosphorylation was upregulated (p < 0.05) by MBG. We demonstrated that MBG and CINO caused an increase in the MPLEC, which were attenuated by L-NAME pretreatment. The data suggest that CTSs exert their effect via nitric-oxide-dependent signaling pathway and may be involved in vascular leak syndrome of LEC lining in preE.
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- Darijana Horvat
- Orion Institute for Translational Medicine, Temple, TX, USA.,Emergent Biotechnologies LLC, Temple, TX, USA
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- Orion Institute for Translational Medicine, Temple, TX, USA.,Emergent Biotechnologies LLC, Temple, TX, USA
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, USA
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- Orion Institute for Translational Medicine, Temple, TX, USA.,Emergent Biotechnologies LLC, Temple, TX, USA
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- Orion Institute for Translational Medicine, Temple, TX, USA.,Emergent Biotechnologies LLC, Temple, TX, USA
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, USA
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- Orion Institute for Translational Medicine, Temple, TX, USA. .,Emergent Biotechnologies LLC, Temple, TX, USA. .,Department of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Bryan, TX, USA.
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Role of endogenous digitalis-like factors in the clinical manifestations of severe preeclampsia: a sytematic review. Clin Sci (Lond) 2018; 132:1215-1242. [PMID: 29930141 DOI: 10.1042/cs20171499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Endogenous digitalis-like factor(s), originally proposed as a vasoconstrictor natriuretic hormone, was discovered in fetal and neonatal blood accidentally because it cross-reacts with antidigoxin antibodies (ADAs). Early studies using immunoassays with ADA identified the digoxin-like immuno-reactive factor(s) (EDLF) in maternal blood as well, and suggested it originated in the feto-placental unit. Mammalian digoxin-like factors have recently been identified as at least two classes of steroid compounds, plant derived ouabain (O), and several toad derived bufodienolides, most prominent being marinobufagenin (MBG). A synthetic pathway for MBG has been identified in mammalian placental tissue. Elevated maternal and fetal EDLF, O and MBG have been demonstrated in preeclampsia (PE), and inhibition of red cell membrane sodium, potassium ATPase (Na, K ATPase (NKA)) by EDLF is reversed by ADA fragments (ADA-FAB). Accordingly, maternal administration of a commercial ADA-antibody fragment (FAB) was tested in several anecdotal cases of PE, and two, small randomized, prospective, double-blind clinical trials. In the first randomized trial, ADA-FAB was administered post-partum, in the second antepartum. In the post-partum trial, ADA-FAB reduced use of antihypertensive drugs. In the second trial, there was no effect of ADA-FAB on blood pressure, but the fall in maternal creatinine clearance (CrCl) was prevented. In a secondary analysis using the pre-treatment maternal level of circulating Na, K ATPase (NKA) inhibitory activity (NKAI), ADA-FAB reduced the incidence of pulmonary edema and, unexpectedly, that of severe neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). The fall in CrCl in patients given placebo was proportional to the circulating level of NKAI. The implications of these findings on the pathophysiology of the clinical manifestations PE are discussed, and a new model of the respective roles of placenta derived anti-angiogenic (AAG) factors (AAGFs) and EDLF is proposed.
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Involvement of the Bufadienolides in the Detection and Therapy of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Lung 2017; 195:323-332. [PMID: 28260175 DOI: 10.1007/s00408-017-9989-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) represents a major challenge for clinicians as well as basic scientists. The mortality rate for ARDS has been maintained within the range of 40-52%. The authors have examined the involvement of the "cardiotonic steroids" in the pathogenesis and therapy of ARDS. We have studied the possible role of the bufadienolide, marinobufagenin (MBG), in the pathogenesis of ARDS in both a rat model of ARDS and in patients afflicted with that disorder. In addition, the potential therapeutic benefit of an antagonist of MBG, resibufogenin (RBG), in an animal model has been evaluated. METHOD A syndrome resembling human ARDS was produced in the rat by exposing the animals to 100% oxygen for 48 h. In other animals, RBG was administered to these "hyperoxic" rats, and the serum MBG was measured. In human ICU patients, urinary samples were examined for levels of MBG, and the values were compared to those obtained from other ICU patients admitted with diagnoses other than ARDS. RESULTS (1) Exposure of rats to hyperoxia produced a histologic picture which resembled that of human ARDS. (2) Serum levels of MBG in the "hyperoxic" rats substantially exceeded those obtained in animals exposed to ambient oxygen levels and were reduced to normal by RBG. (3) In ARDS patients, substantial elevations in urinary MBG were obtained compared to those in non-ARDS ICU patients. CONCLUSIONS MBG may serve as an important biomarker for the development of ARDS, and RBG may represent a preventative/therapy in this disorder.
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Afroze SH, Sloan J, Osuji GAC, Drever N, Pilkinton K, Zawieja DC, Kuehl TJ, Nasir Uddin M. Cinobufotalin impedes Sw.71 cytotrophoblast cell line function via cell cycle arrest and apoptotic signaling. Mol Cell Biochem 2016; 422:189-196. [PMID: 27699589 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-016-2820-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Preeclampsia (preE) is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. Cardiotonic steroids (CTS) are endogenous inhibitors of Na+/K+ ATPase, and at least one CTS, marinobufagenin (MBG), is elevated in a rat model of preE prior to the development of the syndrome. MBG and ouabain impair cytotrophoblast (CTB) cell function, which is critical for placental development. We evaluated the effect of a CTS, cinobufotalin (CINO), on CTB cell function in vitro. CINO at ≥1 nM inhibited CTB cell proliferation, migration, and invasion (p < 0.05), but had no effect on cell viability. There was a higher (p < 0.05) percentage of G0/G1 phase cells in groups treated with CINO at ≥1 nM. CINO caused an increase in stress signaling p38 MAPK and a positive annexin-V staining in CTB cells, indicating the activation of apoptotic signaling. However, the CINO-induced apoptotic signaling was prevented by p38 inhibition. These data demonstrate that CINO impairs CTB cell function via cell cycle arrest and apoptotic signaling.
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- Syeda H Afroze
- Department of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor Scott & White Health/Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Scott & White Hospital (Building 1), Room #352, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX, 76508, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple, TX, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor Scott & White Health/Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Scott & White Hospital (Building 1), Room #352, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX, 76508, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor Scott & White Health/Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Scott & White Hospital (Building 1), Room #352, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX, 76508, USA
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor Scott & White Health/Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Scott & White Hospital (Building 1), Room #352, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX, 76508, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor Scott & White Health/Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor Scott & White Health/Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Scott & White Hospital (Building 1), Room #352, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX, 76508, USA.
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor Scott & White Health/Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USA.
- Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor Scott & White Health/Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USA.
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Glycogen synthase kinase 3 inhibitor protects against microvascular hyperpermeability following hemorrhagic shock. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2015; 79:609-16. [PMID: 26402535 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Hemorrhagic shock (HS)-induced microvascular hyperpermeability involves disruption of endothelial cell adherens junctions leading to increase in paracellular permeability. β-Catenin, an integral component of the adherens junctional complex and Wnt pathway, and caspase 3 via its apoptotic signaling regulate endothelial cell barrier integrity. We have hypothesized that inhibiting phosphorylation of β-catenin and caspase 3 activity using glycogen synthase kinase 3-specific inhibitor SB216763 would attenuate microvascular hyperpermeability following HS. METHODS In Sprague-Dawley rats, HS was induced by withdrawing blood to reduce mean arterial pressure to 40 mm Hg for 60 minutes followed by resuscitation. Rats were given SB216763 (600 μg/kg) intravenously 10 minutes before shock. To study microvascular permeability, the rats were intravenously injected with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-albumin (50 mg/kg), and its flux across the mesenteric postcapillary venules was determined using intravital microscopy. In cell culture studies, rat lung microvascular endothelial cell monolayers grown on Transwell plates were pretreated with SB216763 (5 μM) followed by BAK (5 μg/mL) and caspase 3 (5 μg/mL) protein transfection. FITC-albumin (5 mg/mL) flux across cell monolayers indicates change in monolayer permeability. Activity of canonical Wnt pathway was determined by luciferase assay. Caspase 3 enzyme activity was assayed fluorometrically. RESULTS The HS group showed significant increase in FITC-albumin extravasation (p < 0.05) compared with sham. SB216763 significantly decrease HS-induced FITC-albumin extravasation (p < 0.05). Pretreatment with SB216763 protected against a BAK-induced increase in rat lung microvascular endothelial cell monolayer permeability and caspase 3 activity but failed to show similar results with a caspase 3-induced increase in monolayer permeability. Wnt3a treatment showed an increase in β-catenin-dependent T-cell factor-mediated transcription. CONCLUSION Inhibiting phosphorylation of β-catenin and caspase 3 activity using glycogen synthase kinase 3-specific inhibitor SB216763 help regulates HS-induced microvascular hyperpermeability.
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Ehrig JC, Afroze SH, Reyes M, Allen SR, Drever NS, Pilkinton KA, Kuehl TJ, Uddin MN. A p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitor attenuates cardiotonic steroids-induced apoptotic and stress signaling in a Sw-71 cytotrophoblast cell line. Placenta 2015; 36:1276-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Revised: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Thomason J, Reyes M, Allen SR, Jones RO, Beeram MR, Kuehl TJ, Suzuki F, Uddin MN. Elevation of (Pro)Renin and (Pro)Renin Receptor in Preeclampsia. Am J Hypertens 2015; 28:1277-84. [PMID: 25767135 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpv019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Preeclampsia (preE), a syndrome of hypertension, proteinuria, and edema, has many elusive triggers. The renin-angiotensin system has been implicated in preE pathogenesis. In this study, we test the hypothesis that (pro)renin levels are increased in preE patients and that levels of (pro)renin and (pro)renin receptor ((P)RR) are elevated in a rat model of preE. METHODS We recruited 30 preE and 43 normal pregnant consenting patients. We used normally pregnant rats (NP, n = 10) and pregnant rats receiving weekly injections of desoxycorticosterone acetate and whose drinking water was replaced with 0.9% saline (preE, n = 10). Plasma and placental levels of (pro)renin were assayed by ELISA. Placental and kidney (P)RR was measured both by immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS The mean plasma (pro)renin of 27.1±5.2 in preE patients differs from that in patients without preE: 14.8±5.2 ng Ang I/ml/hour (P < 0.0001). In rats, both plasma (NP: 22.7±4.3 and preE: 49.2±10.0 ng Ang I/ml/hour) and placental (NP: 152±24 and preE: 302±39 ng/g tissue) levels of (pro)renin were higher (P < 0.001) in preE compared to NP rats. (P)RR expression was greater (P < 0.05) in placental tissue of preE rats, while kidney (P)RR expression was similar. CONCLUSION Elevated levels of circulating (pro)renin have been observed in preE patients and in a rat model of preE. We also found the increased expression of placental (P)RR in preE rats.
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- Jessica Thomason
- Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Texas
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- Department of Pediatrics, Scott & White Healthcare/Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Texas
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- Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Texas.
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Oliver J, Abbas K, Lightfoot JT, Baskin K, Collins B, Wier D, Bramhall JP, Huang J, Puschett JB. Comparison of Neurocognitive Testing and the Measurement of Marinobufagenin in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Preliminary Report. J Exp Neurosci 2015; 9:67-72. [PMID: 26351409 PMCID: PMC4517832 DOI: 10.4137/jen.s27921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Revised: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The evaluation of concussed athletes, including testing to determine if and when they may return to play, has become an important task of athletic trainers and team physicians. Currently, concussion protocols are in place, which depend largely upon assessments based upon neurocognitive testing (NCT). The authors have evaluated the use of a biomarker of brain trauma, marinobufagenin (MBG), and compared its application in concussed athletes with the performance of NTC. We found a disparity between these two testing procedures. In this communication, the findings of these comparative data are presented. We noted that athletes whose NCT evaluations had returned to baseline and who were allowed to again participate in play then showed a recurrence of elevated urinary MBG excretion. These observations raise concern as to the processes currently in effect with regard to the decision as to returning athletes to the full activity. They suggest a need for further evaluation.
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- Joel Oliver
- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- The Department of Athletics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- The Department of Athletics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- The Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor Scott & White Healthcare and Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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Lin S, Leonard D, Co MAM, Mukhopadhyay D, Giri B, Perger L, Beeram MR, Kuehl TJ, Uddin MN. Pre-eclampsia has an adverse impact on maternal and fetal health. Transl Res 2015; 165:449-63. [PMID: 25468481 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2014.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Revised: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Pre-eclampsia (preE) is a multifaceted complication found uniquely in the pregnant patient and one that has puzzled scientists for years. PreE is not a single disorder, but a complex syndrome that is produced by various pathophysiological triggers and mechanisms affecting about 5% of obstetrical patients. PreE is a major cause of premature delivery and maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. PreE is characterized by de novo development of hypertension and proteinuria after 20 weeks of gestation and affects nearly every organ system, with the most severe consequences being eclampsia, pulmonary edema, intrauterine growth restriction, and thrombocytopenia. PreE alters the intrauterine environment by modulating the pattern of hormonal signals and activating the detrimental cellular signaling that has been transported to the fetus. The fetus has to adapt to this intrauterine environment with detrimental signals. The adaptive changes increase the risk of disease later in life. This review defines the predisposition and causes of preE and the cellular signaling detrimental to maternal health during preE. Moreover, the risk factors for diseases that are transmitted to the offspring have been addressed in this review. The detrimental signaling molecules that have been overexpressed in preE patients raises the possibility that those signals could be therapeutically blocked one day.
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- Saunders Lin
- Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Temple, Tex
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- Department of Pediatrics, Scott & White Healthcare and Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Tex
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- Department of Surgery, Scott & White Healthcare and Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Tex
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- Department of Pulmonary Critical Care, Scott & White Healthcare and Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Tex
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- Department of Surgery, Scott & White Healthcare and Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Tex
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- Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Temple, Tex; Department of Pediatrics, Scott & White Healthcare and Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Tex
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- Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Temple, Tex; Department of Pediatrics, Scott & White Healthcare and Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Tex; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Scott & White Healthcare and Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Tex
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- Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Temple, Tex; Prehealth Studies, Baylor University, Waco, Tex; Department of Pediatrics, Scott & White Healthcare and Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Tex; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Scott & White Healthcare and Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, Tex.
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Cardiotonic steroids induce anti-angiogenic and anti-proliferative profiles in first trimester extravillous cytotrophoblast cells. Placenta 2014; 35:932-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2014.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Revised: 07/22/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Harding MG, Zhang K, Conly J, Kubes P. Neutrophil crawling in capillaries; a novel immune response to Staphylococcus aureus. PLoS Pathog 2014; 10:e1004379. [PMID: 25299673 PMCID: PMC4192594 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), particularly the USA300 strain, is a highly virulent pathogen responsible for an increasing number of skin and soft tissue infections globally. Furthermore, MRSA-induced soft tissue infections can rapidly progress into life-threatening conditions, such as sepsis and necrotizing fasciitis. The importance of neutrophils in these devastating soft tissue infections remains ambiguous, partly because of our incomplete understanding of their behaviour. Spinning disk confocal microscopy was used to visualize the behaviour of GR1-labelled neutrophils in subcutaneous tissue in response to GFP-expressing MRSA attached to a foreign particle (agarose bead). We observed significant directional neutrophil recruitment towards the S. aureus agarose bead but not a control agarose bead. A significant increase in neutrophil crawling within the capillaries surrounding the infectious nidus was noted, with impaired capillary perfusion in these vessels and increased parenchymal cell death. No neutrophils were able to emigrate from capillaries. The crawling within these capillaries was mediated by the β(2) and α(4) integrins and blocking these integrins 2 hours post infection eliminated neutrophil crawling, improved capillary perfusion, reduced cell death and reduced lesion size. Blocking prior to infection increased pathology. Neutrophil crawling within capillaries during MRSA soft tissue infections, while potentially contributing to walling off or preventing early dissemination of the pathogen, resulted in impaired perfusion and increased tissue injury with time.
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- Mark Geoffrey Harding
- The Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- The Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- The Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- The Calvin, Phoebe, and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Critical Care, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Ing NH, Berghman L, Abi-Ghanem D, Abbas K, Kaushik A, Riggs PK, Puschett JB. Marinobufagenin regulates permeability and gene expression of brain endothelial cells. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2014; 306:R918-24. [PMID: 24717675 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00499.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Marinobufagenin (MBG) is a cardiotonic steroid that increases in the circulation in preeclampsia. Preeclampsia and eclampsia are associated with cerebral edema. Therefore, we examined the effects of MBG on human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMEC) in vitro. MBG enhanced the permeability of HBMEC monolayers at 1-, 10-, and 100-nM doses, but had no effect at 0.1 nM. Agilent Human Gene Expression microarrays were utilized in these studies. MBG treatment (10 nM for 12 h) downregulated concentrations of the soluble VEGFR transcript sFLT by 59% but did not alter those of FLTv3 mRNA (determined by quantitative PCR). When treated and control HBMEC transcriptomes were interrogated on microarrays, 1,069 genes appeared to be regulated by MBG. Quantitative RT-PCR confirmed that MBG treatment upregulated ENKUR mRNA concentrations by 57%. Its protein product interacts with calmodulin and calcium channel proteins. MBG treatment downregulated several genes whose protein products are involved in cell adhesion (ITGA2B, FERMT1, CLDN16, and TMEM207) and cell signaling (GRIN2C, SLC8A1, and ESR1). The level of downregulation ranged from 22 to 66%. Altogether, MBG actively enhanced the permeability of HBMEC monolayers while downregulating genes involved in adhesion. MBG treatment had variable effects on ENKUR, GRIN2C, and SLC8A1 genes, all associated with calcium transport. These studies provide the basis for future investigations of MBG actions in normal physiology and disease.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/genetics
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism
- Brain/blood supply
- Bufanolides/pharmacology
- Calmodulin-Binding Proteins/genetics
- Calmodulin-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Cardiotonic Agents/pharmacology
- Cell Membrane Permeability/drug effects
- Cell Membrane Permeability/physiology
- Cells, Cultured
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Endothelium, Vascular/cytology
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects
- Gene Expression Regulation/physiology
- Humans
- In Vitro Techniques
- Receptors, Kainic Acid/genetics
- Receptors, Kainic Acid/metabolism
- Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor/genetics
- Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor/metabolism
- Sodium-Calcium Exchanger/genetics
- Sodium-Calcium Exchanger/metabolism
- Tissue Array Analysis
- GluK2 Kainate Receptor
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- Nancy H Ing
- Department of Animal Science, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Department of Poultry Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; and
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- Department of Poultry Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; and
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- the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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- the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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Lam GK, Hopoate-Sitake M, Adair CD, Buckalew VM, Johnson DD, Lewis DF, Robinson CJ, Saade GR, Graves SW. Digoxin antibody fragment, antigen binding (Fab), treatment of preeclampsia in women with endogenous digitalis-like factor: a secondary analysis of the DEEP Trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2013; 209:119.e1-6. [PMID: 23583219 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2012] [Revised: 02/27/2013] [Accepted: 04/04/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Endogenous digitalis-like factors (EDLFs) are elevated in women with preeclampsia, and the use of an anti-digoxin antibody Fab (DIF) in women with preeclampsia who were remote from term reduced maternal blood pressure and preserved renal function. The objective was to determine whether DIF treatment in women with severe preeclampsia in association with positive EDLFs in maternal serum improves maternal-perinatal outcomes. STUDY DESIGN This was a planned secondary analysis from a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study of DIF in women with severe preeclampsia with positive EDLF status that was managed expectantly between 23 weeks 5 days and 34 weeks' gestation (19 women received placebo, and 17 women received DIF). Primary outcome variables were a change in creatinine clearance and the use of antihypertensives. Secondary outcomes were maternal and perinatal complications. RESULTS Women with positive EDLFs who received DIF had an attenuated decline in creatinine clearance from baseline compared with placebo (-4.5 ± 12.9 vs -53.2 ± 12.6 mL/min; P = .005). In this same group, the use of antihypertensives (the other primary outcome) was lower but not significantly so (41% vs 63%; P = .12). However, women who were treated with DIF had a lower rate of pulmonary edema (1/17 vs 6/19 women; P = .035) and lower rates of neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage (DIF: 0/17 women vs placebo: 5/19 women; P = .015). CONCLUSION In women with severe preeclampsia who were remote from term who were EDLF positive, the use of DIF was associated with improved maternal and neonatal outcome. These findings suggest the need for a large multicenter trial that would evaluate the benefits of DIF in the treatment of women with severe preeclampsia who are remote from term and with positive EDLF status.
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Uddin MN, Allen SR, Jones RO, Zawieja DC, Kuehl TJ. Pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia: marinobufagenin and angiogenic imbalance as biomarkers of the syndrome. Transl Res 2012; 160:99-113. [PMID: 22683369 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2012.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2011] [Revised: 01/03/2012] [Accepted: 01/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Pre-eclampsia (preE), a pregnancy disorder with the de novo onset of hypertension and proteinuria after 20 weeks of gestation, has multiple triggers that initiate pathophysiologic mechanisms. This review addresses translational aspects of preE by synthesizing information on preE pathogenesis, describing diagnostic biomarkers that predict disease, and suggesting strategies to lessen adverse outcomes. Key to this understanding is the role of cardiotonic bufodienolides, with marinobufagenin (MBG) as the prototype, and angiogenic factors in preE pathogenesis. Data from a rat model believed to mimic human preE show that urinary excretion of MBG increases before the onset of hypertension and proteinuria and that affected animals have an increased vascular leakage and blood brain barrier permeability. Angiogenic imbalance occurs with the onset of the syndrome in this model. Also, we report that MBG levels in preE patients exceed those in normal pregnancy and that angiogenic factors are altered in patients showing signs and symptoms of overt disease. In vitro administration of MBG inhibits cytotrophoblast function and triggers hyperpermeability in endothelial cell monolayers. We advance the hypotheses that MBG precedes preE; MBG causes disruption of tight junction proteins leading to vascular leak via activation of MAPK which triggers apoptotic mechanisms resulting in further endothelial dysfunction leading to edema with the release of angiogenic factors. This review provides new evidence about the role of MBG and vasoactive intermediates in preE pathogenesis including the neurologic sequela and may reveal new therapeutic targets for the prevention of preE complications.
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- Mohammad N Uddin
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Scott & White Healthcare and Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, TX 76508, USA.
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Wang Y, Fan R, Gu Y, Adair CD. Digoxin immune fab protects endothelial cells from ouabain-induced barrier injury. Am J Reprod Immunol 2011; 67:66-72. [PMID: 21749548 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2011.01055.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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PROBLEM Endogenous digitalis-like factors (EDLF) inhibit sodium pump Na(+) /K(+) ATPase activity, and maternal EDLF levels are elevated in preeclampsia (PE). This study determined whether digoxin immune Fab (DIF) could protect endothelial cells (ECs) from EDLF-induced endothelial barrier dysfunction. METHOD OF STUDY ECs were treated with escalating doses of ouabain (a known EDLF) in the presence or absence of DIF. EC barrier integrity was examined by junction protein VE-cadherin and occludin expressions. EC permeability was determined by horseradish-peroxidase (HRP) leakage and transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER). RESULTS EC junction protein VE-cadherin distribution was disrupted in cells treated with ouabain. DIF, but not control IgG Fab fragment, blocked ouabain-induced decreases in VE-cadherin and occludin expressions and prevented ouabain-induced HRP leakage and TEER changes. CONCLUSION DIF protects ECs from ouabain-induced barrier injury, providing evidence of beneficial effects of DIF on EC function and supporting that Na(+) /K(+) ATPase might be a therapeutic target to ameliorate endothelial dysfunction.
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- Yuping Wang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC), Shreveport, USA.
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Abi-Ghanem D, Lai X, Berghman LR, Horvat D, Li J, Romo D, Uddin MN, Kamano Y, Nogawa T, Xu JP, Pettit GR, Puschett JB. A chemifluorescent immunoassay for the determination of marinobufagenin in body fluids. J Immunoassay Immunochem 2011; 32:31-46. [PMID: 21253968 DOI: 10.1080/15321819.2010.538107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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We describe here the development of a chemifluorescent competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that quantifies marinobufagenin (MBG) levels in biological fluids. Based on a polyclonal antibody raised against a novel MBG-bovine serum albumin conjugate, this assay achieved an MBG detection limit of less than 9 pg/mL. MBG levels in various rat urine and serum samples were effectively determined using this methodology. Interassay variability averaged 9.8%, while intra-assay variability averaged 1.9 and 2.5% in representative serum and urine samples, respectively. Recovery of exogenously added MBG averaged 106%, and parallelism data further established the accuracy of the assay. Employment of this assay to detect MBG abnormalities represents a powerful tool for the possible diagnosis, prevention and management of human hypertensive states, particularly preeclampsia.
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- Daad Abi-Ghanem
- Department of Poultry Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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Uddin MN, Agunanne EE, Horvat D, Puschett JB. Resibufogenin Administration Prevents Oxidative Stress in a Rat Model of Human Preeclampsia. Hypertens Pregnancy 2010; 31:70-8. [DOI: 10.3109/10641955.2010.525275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Uddin MN, Horvat D, Demorrow S, Agunanne E, Puschett JB. Marinobufagenin is an upstream modulator of Gadd45a stress signaling in preeclampsia. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2010; 1812:49-58. [PMID: 20851181 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2010.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2010] [Revised: 09/09/2010] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Preeclampsia (PE) is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, in which marinobufagenin (MBG), a circulating cardiotonic steroid, is increased. The Gadd45a stress sensor protein is an upstream modulator of the pathophysiological changes observed in PE. However, the effects of MBG on Gadd45a stress signaling remain unknown. We examined the expression of Gadd45a, the sFlt-1 receptor, and p38, as well as caspase 3 and 8 activities in placental samples from four groups of rats. These were: normal pregnant (NP, n=8); pregnant rats which received weekly injections of desoxycorticosterone acetate and 0.9% saline as their drinking water (PDS, n=9); normal pregnant rats injected with MBG (NPM, n=8); and PDS rats injected with resibufogenin (RBG), an in vivo antagonist of MBG (PDSR, n=8). Utilizing human cytotrophoblast (CTB) cells, we examined the effect of MBG on these stress signaling proteins in vitro. Placental Gadd45a expression, caspase 3 and 8 activities, sFlt-1 concentrations, and sFlt-1 receptor expression were significantly higher in PDS and NPM compared to NP and PDSR rats. Gadd45a protein was significantly upregulated in the CTB cells when MBG was present in concentrations ≥1nM. Treatment with MBG (≥1nM) also significantly arrested cell cycle progression and activated the expression of the Gadd45a-mediated stress signaling proteins. Inhibition of Gadd45a through RNAi-mediation attenuated MBG-induced CTB cell stress signaling. In conclusion, MBG is involved in the alteration in Gadd45a stress signaling both in vivo and in vitro and RBG prevents these changes when administered in vivo.
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- Mohammad N Uddin
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX 76508, USA
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Puschett JB, Agunanne E, Uddin MN. Emerging Role of the Bufadienolides in Cardiovascular and Kidney Diseases. Am J Kidney Dis 2010; 56:359-70. [DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2009] [Accepted: 01/05/2010] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Horvat D, Severson J, Uddin MN, Mitchell B, Puschett JB. Resibufogenin prevents the manifestations of preeclampsia in an animal model of the syndrome. Hypertens Pregnancy 2010; 29:1-9. [PMID: 19277924 DOI: 10.3109/10641950802629709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES We have developed a rat model of preeclampsia which is based upon excessive volume expansion and includes hypertension, proteinuria and intrauterine growth restriction. In this model, the urinary excretion of the circulating steroid inhibitor of Na +/ K+ ATPase, marinobufagenin, is increased prior to the development of hypertension and proteinuria. An analogue of marinobufagenin, resibufogenin, successfully treats the hypertension and proteinuria. METHODS We administered resibufogenin early in pregnancy in this model, prior to the development of the syndrome. RESULTS We found that resibufogenin not only prevented the advent of hypertension and proteinuria, but also the development of intrauterine growth restriction. DISCUSSION These results may have relevance to the human condition.
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- Darijana Horvat
- Department of Medicine, Texas A & M College of Medicine/Scott & White, Temple, USA
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Puschett JB, Agunanne E, Uddin MN. Marinobufagenin, resibufogenin and preeclampsia. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2010; 1802:1246-53. [PMID: 20167272 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2010.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2009] [Revised: 01/15/2010] [Accepted: 02/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The bufodienolides are cardiac glycosides which have the ability to inhibit the enzyme, Na(+)/K(+) ATPase (sodium potassium adenosine triphosphatase). They are cardiac inotropes, cause vasoconstriction (and, potentially, hypertension) and are natriuretic. Evidence has accrued over time which supports the view that they are mechanistically involved in volume expansion-mediated hypertension. In this communication, the authors summarize data which support the view that the bufodienolides and, in particular, marinobufagenin (MBG) are involved in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. In a rat model of the syndrome, MBG causes hypertension, proteinuria, intrauterine growth restriction and increased weight gain. All of these phenotypic characteristics are prevented by an antagonist to MBG, resibufogenin (RBG). The "preeclamptic" animals also develop a vascular leak syndrome, resulting in hemoconcentration. Abnormalities in the MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase) system play a role in the mechanism by which MBG produces the abnormalities in the pregnant rat. Studies to discover the relevance of these findings to human preeclampsia are currently underway in several laboratories and clinics.
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- J B Puschett
- Department of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Temple, TX 76508, USA.
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Uddin MN, Horvat D, Childs EW, Puschett JB. Marinobufagenin causes endothelial cell monolayer hyperpermeability by altering apoptotic signaling. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2009; 296:R1726-34. [PMID: 19386984 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.90963.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Marinobufagenin (MBG) is an endogenous mammalian cardiotonic steroid that is involved in the inhibition of the sodium pump Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase. Increased plasma levels of MBG have been reported in patients with preeclampsia. MBG increases microvascular barrier permeability in an animal model of preeclampsia. However, the mechanism by which MBG impairs endothelial permeability is unknown. We utilized rat lung microvascular endothelial cells (RLMEC) to examine alterations in MBG-induced monolayer permeability and the effect of MBG on the phosphorylation status of ERK1/2, Jnk, and p38. Apoptosis was evaluated by examining alterations in caspases 3/7, 8, and 9 and annexin-V staining. We also examined the effect of MBG on the endothelial adherens junctions of the RLMEC monolayer. MBG inhibited the proliferation, and increased the monolayer permeability, of RLMEC. These actions of MBG were attenuated by ERK, p38, and pan caspase inhibition. MBG significantly decreased the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and activated the phosphorylation of Jnk and p38. MBG also significantly increased the expression of caspases 3/7, 8, and 9, indicating the activation of apoptosis. MBG-induced apoptosis signaling was not observed in cells pretreated with a p38 inhibitor. MBG treatment induced the disruption of endothelial cell junctions. This effect was prevented by a pan caspase inhibitor. In conclusion, 1) MBG induced an impairment of RLMEC proliferation; 2) the bufadienolide also caused endothelial hyperpermeability; and 3) these effects of MBG were mediated by the downregulation of ERK1/2, the upregulation of Jnk and p38, by the activation of apoptosis, and by the disruption of endothelial cell junctions.
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- Mohammad N Uddin
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine and Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, Texas, USA
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