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Crompton M, Skinner LJ, Satchell SC, Butler MJ. Aldosterone: Essential for Life but Damaging to the Vascular Endothelium. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1004. [PMID: 37371584 PMCID: PMC10296074 DOI: 10.3390/biom13061004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The renin angiotensin aldosterone system is a key regulator of blood pressure. Aldosterone is the final effector of this pathway, acting predominantly via mineralocorticoid receptors. Aldosterone facilitates the conservation of sodium and, with it, water and acts as a powerful stimulus for potassium excretion. However, evidence for the pathological impact of excess mineralocorticoid receptor stimulation is increasing. Here, we discussed how in the heart, hyperaldosteronism is associated with fibrosis, cardiac dysfunction, and maladaptive hypertrophy. In the kidney, aldosterone was shown to cause proteinuria and fibrosis and may contribute to the progression of kidney disease. More recently, studies suggested that aldosterone excess damaged endothelial cells. Here, we reviewed how damage to the endothelial glycocalyx may contribute to this process. The endothelial glycocalyx is a heterogenous, negatively charged layer on the luminal surface of cells. Aldosterone exposure alters this layer. The resulting structural changes reduced endothelial reactivity in response to protective shear stress, altered permeability, and increased immune cell trafficking. Finally, we reviewed current therapeutic strategies for limiting endothelial damage and suggested that preventing glycocalyx remodelling in response to aldosterone exposure may provide a novel strategy, free from the serious adverse effect of hyperkalaemia seen in response to mineralocorticoid blockade.
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- Bristol Renal, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Whitson Street, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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Abdellatif AB, Fernandes-Rosa FL, Boulkroun S, Zennaro MC. Vascular and hormonal interactions in the adrenal gland. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:995228. [PMID: 36506065 PMCID: PMC9731668 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.995228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Primary aldosteronism is the most common form of secondary arterial hypertension, due to excessive aldosterone production from the adrenal gland. Although somatic mutations have been identified in aldosterone producing adenoma, the exact mechanisms leading to increased cell proliferation and nodule formation remain to be established. One hypothesis is that changes in vascular supply to the adrenal cortex, due to phenomena of atherosclerosis or high blood pressure, may influence the morphology of the adrenal cortex, resulting in a compensatory growth and nodule formation in response to local hypoxia. In this review, we will summarize our knowledge on the mechanisms regulating adrenal cortex development and function, describe adrenal vascularization in normal and pathological conditions and address the mechanisms allowing the cross-talk between the hormonal and vascular components to allow the extreme tissue plasticity of the adrenal cortex in response to endogenous and exogenous stimuli. We will then address recent evidence suggesting a role for alterations in the vascular compartment that could eventually be involved in nodule formation and the development of primary aldosteronism.
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- Université Paris Cité, PARCC, INSERM, Paris, France
- *Correspondence: Maria-Christina Zennaro, ; Sheerazed Boulkroun,
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- Université Paris Cité, PARCC, INSERM, Paris, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Service de Génétique, Paris, France
- *Correspondence: Maria-Christina Zennaro, ; Sheerazed Boulkroun,
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The Association Between Vascular Inflammation and Depressive Disorder. Causality, Biomarkers and Targeted Treatment. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2020; 13:ph13050092. [PMID: 32408603 PMCID: PMC7281196 DOI: 10.3390/ph13050092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Diabetes, obesity, atherosclerosis, and myocardial infarction are frequently co-morbid with major depressive disorder. In the current review, it is argued that vascular inflammation is a factor that is common to all disorders and that an endothelial dysfunction of the blood-brain barrier could be involved in the induction of depression symptoms. Biomarkers for vascular inflammation include a high plasma level of C-reactive protein, soluble cell-adhesion molecules, von Willebrand factor, aldosterone, and proinflammatory cytokines like interleukin-6 or tumor necrosis factor α. A further possible biomarker is flow-mediated dilation of the brachial artery. Treatment of vascular inflammation is expected to prevent or to reduce symptoms of depression. Several tentative treatments for this form of depression can be envisioned: eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), valproate, Vagus-nerve stimulation, nicotinic α7 agonists, and agonists of the cannabinoid CB2-receptor.
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Milla S, Massart S, Mathieu C, Wang N, Douny C, Douxfils J, Scippo ML, De Pauw E, Dieu M, Silvestre F, Kestemont P. Physiological and proteomic responses to corticosteroid treatments in Eurasian perch, Perca fluviatilis: Investigation of immune-related parameters. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY D-GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2017; 25:86-98. [PMID: 29223774 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2017.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The comparative effects of cortisol and 11-deoxycorticosterone (DOC), two major corticosteroids in fish, have yet received little attention in teleosts. We evaluated the proteomic and immune responses of Eurasian perch to chronic corticosteroid treatments. We implanted immature perch with cortisol (80mg/kg) or DOC (4mg/kg) and measured the proportions of blood leucocytes, immune indices in the plasma, spleen and liver (complement and lysozyme activity, total immunoglobulin and immune gene expression in the tissues) and differential proteome expression (corticosteroid versus control) in the liver and the spleen on days 2, 4 and 14 post-treatment. Implantation of cortisol decreased the ratio of blood leucocytes and depressed Ig levels in both organs while DOC modulated the proportion of leucocyte sub-populations (increase in lymphocytes and decrease in granulocytes). In contrast, the innate humoral immunity was not strongly influenced by any of corticosteroid implants. The only immune parameter that was significantly affected was lysozyme, after DOC treatment. A number of proteins were differentially regulated by these hormones and some were identified in the liver (21 for cortisol and 8 for DOC) and in the spleen (10 for cortisol and 10 for DOC). None of the proteins was directly linked to immunity, except the natural killer enhancing factor, which was repressed by cortisol in the spleen. Our results also confirm that the proteins involved in energetic and glucose metabolism are affected by corticosteroids. Furthermore, these corticosteroids differently regulate immune status in Eurasian perch and they primarily impact leucocytes, as opposed to innate immune function.
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- Sylvain Milla
- University of Namur, Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium; Université de Lorraine, Unité de Recherche Animal et Fonctionnalités des Produits Animaux, USC INRA 340, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy F-54505, France..
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- University of Namur, Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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- University of Namur, Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium.
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- University of Namur, Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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- University of Liège, Département des Sciences des Denrées alimentaires, Boulevard de Colonster, 20, Bât. B43b, B-4000 Liège, Belgium.
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- University of Namur, Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium.
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- University of Liège, Département des Sciences des Denrées alimentaires, Boulevard de Colonster, 20, Bât. B43b, B-4000 Liège, Belgium.
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- University of Liège, The Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institut de Chimie, Bat. B6c, B-4000 Liège, Belgium.
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- University of Namur, Research Unit in Cellular Biology, rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium.
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- University of Namur, Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium.
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- University of Namur, Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium.
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Ye L, Guo J, Ge RS. Environmental pollutants and hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases. VITAMINS AND HORMONES 2014; 94:349-90. [PMID: 24388197 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800095-3.00013-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (HSD) are a group of steroidogenic enzymes that are involved in the steroid biosynthesis and metabolism. Four classes of HSDs, namely, 3β-, 11β-, 17β-, and 20α-HSDs, are discussed. 3β-HSDs catalyze the conversion of pregnenolone, 17α-hydroxypregnenolone, and dehydroepiandrosterone to progesterone, 17α-hydroxyprogesterone, and androstenedione, respectively. 11β-HSDs catalyze the interconversion between active cortisol and inactive cortisone. 17β-HSDs catalyze the interconversion between 17β-hydroxyl steroids and 17-ketoandrogens and estrogens. 20α-HSDs catalyze the conversion of progesterone into 20α-hydroxyprogesterone. Many environmental pollutants directly inhibit one or more enzymes of these HSDs, thus interfering with endogenous active steroid hormone levels. These chemicals include industrial materials (perfluoroalkyl compounds, phthalates, bisphenol A, and benzophenone), pesticides/biocides (methoxychlor, organotins, 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane, and prochloraz), and plant constituents (genistein, gossypol, and licorice). This chapter reviews these inhibitors targeting on HSDs.
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- Leping Ye
- The 2nd Affiliated Hospital and Research Academy of Reproductive Biomedicine of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, PR China
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- The 2nd Affiliated Hospital and Research Academy of Reproductive Biomedicine of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, PR China
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- The 2nd Affiliated Hospital and Research Academy of Reproductive Biomedicine of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, PR China.
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Kirsch T, Beese M, Wyss K, Klinge U, Haller H, Haubitz M, Fiebeler A. Aldosterone Modulates Endothelial Permeability and Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity by Rearrangement of the Actin Cytoskeleton. Hypertension 2013; 61:501-8. [DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.111.196832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Torsten Kirsch
- From the Division of Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (T.K., M.B., K.W., H.H., M.H., A.F.); Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité Medical Faculty and Max-Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (A.F.); Department of Surgery, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany (U.K.)
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- From the Division of Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (T.K., M.B., K.W., H.H., M.H., A.F.); Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité Medical Faculty and Max-Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (A.F.); Department of Surgery, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany (U.K.)
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- From the Division of Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (T.K., M.B., K.W., H.H., M.H., A.F.); Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité Medical Faculty and Max-Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (A.F.); Department of Surgery, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany (U.K.)
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- From the Division of Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (T.K., M.B., K.W., H.H., M.H., A.F.); Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité Medical Faculty and Max-Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (A.F.); Department of Surgery, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany (U.K.)
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- From the Division of Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (T.K., M.B., K.W., H.H., M.H., A.F.); Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité Medical Faculty and Max-Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (A.F.); Department of Surgery, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany (U.K.)
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- From the Division of Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (T.K., M.B., K.W., H.H., M.H., A.F.); Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité Medical Faculty and Max-Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (A.F.); Department of Surgery, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany (U.K.)
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- From the Division of Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (T.K., M.B., K.W., H.H., M.H., A.F.); Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Charité Medical Faculty and Max-Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany (A.F.); Department of Surgery, University Hospital RWTH, Aachen, Germany (U.K.)
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Blockade of mineralocorticoid receptors enhances naïve T-helper cell counts during early sleep in humans. Brain Behav Immun 2012; 26:1116-21. [PMID: 22884414 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2012] [Revised: 07/09/2012] [Accepted: 07/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Sleep supports the formation of immunological memory as evidenced by a stronger immune response to vaccination if subjects sleep during the subsequent night than if they stay awake. One mechanism underlying this adjuvant-like action of sleep might be an enhanced homing of circulating naïve T cells to lymph nodes. Indeed, compared to nocturnal wakefulness, sleep acutely lowers T cell counts in peripheral blood during the early night, with the efflux of these cells to lymphoid tissues possibly mediated by sleep-associated release of the mineralocorticoid aldosterone. We show here that blocking mineralocorticoid receptors by spironolactone (200mg, orally at 23:00 h and again at 4:00 h) in 11 healthy men enhances naïve T-helper cell counts in blood during early nocturnal sleep. Effects in the same direction on naïve cytotoxic T cells and central memory T-helper cells were less consistent. Spironolactone did not influence T cell subsets not migrating to lymph nodes (i.e., CD62L(-) effector memory and effector T cells), or expression of CD62L and CXCR4. The typical circadian decrease in T cell numbers in the morning hours was not affected by the blockade of mineralocorticoid receptors, in line with the view that this decrease is mainly due to activation of glucocorticoid receptors during the circadian morning rise in cortisol. We assume that sleep-associated activation of mineralocorticoid receptors at a time of low cortisol levels contributes to an enhanced redistribution of circulating naïve T-helper cells to lymph nodes, as a mechanism that eventually promotes immunological memory formation.
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Modified high-density lipoprotein modulates aldosterone release through scavenger receptors via extra cellular signal-regulated kinase and Janus kinase-dependent pathways. Mol Cell Biochem 2012; 366:1-10. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-012-1274-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2011] [Accepted: 02/16/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Walczak C, Gaignier F, Gilet A, Zou F, Thornton SN, Ropars A. Aldosterone increases VEGF-A production in human neutrophils through PI3K, ERK1/2 and p38 pathways. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2011; 1813:2125-32. [PMID: 21803079 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2011.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2011] [Revised: 07/15/2011] [Accepted: 07/18/2011] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Aldosterone is now recognised as an important actor in inflammation processes. Neoangiogenesis plays a crucial role in this complex process and immune cells, such as neutrophils, appear to be able to secrete different forms of (pro)angiogenic molecules, especially VEGF-A. The present work was undertaken to investigate whether aldosterone was able to regulate VEGF-A production in human neutrophils. The HL-60 (progranulocytic) cell line and human polymorphonuclear leukocytes were incubated for different time periods with aldosterone. Total cellular RNA extraction, submitted to reverse transcription and real time semi-quantitative PCR, was used to study VEGF-A mRNA expression. Cell supernatants were collected and ELISA tests were performed to analyse VEGF-A protein production. Aldosterone increased VEGF-A mRNA and protein expression in a dose- and time-dependent manner in both cell types. Inhibitors of PI3 kinases, ERK1/2, and to a lesser extent of p38 MAPK, decreased this aldosterone-induced immune cell activation. Western-blot performed with HL-60 cells confirmed that ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK pathways were stimulated by aldosterone. Mineralocorticoid receptors are implicated in this VEGF-A up-regulation because HL-60 cells pre-treated with spironolactone, an aldosterone receptor antagonist, diminished the effects of aldosterone. Aldosterone was also able to increase VEGF-A production of phagocytic cells such as neutrophils. These results suggest that this hormone could play an active role in the neovascularisation process by favouring entry of plasma proteins and fluids into the vascular wall, cell proliferation and tissue rebuilding.
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- Cécile Walczak
- University of Henri Poincaré, Vandoeuvre-les-Nacy, France
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Ma X, Lian QQ, Dong Q, Ge RS. Environmental inhibitors of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2. Toxicology 2011; 285:83-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2011.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2011] [Revised: 03/21/2011] [Accepted: 04/08/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Deuchar GA, McLean D, Hadoke PWF, Brownstein DG, Webb DJ, Mullins JJ, Chapman K, Seckl JR, Kotelevtsev YV. 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 deficiency accelerates atherogenesis and causes proinflammatory changes in the endothelium in apoe-/- mice. Endocrinology 2011; 152:236-246. [PMID: 21106873 PMCID: PMC3977042 DOI: 10.1210/en.2010-0925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) activation is proinflammatory and proatherogenic. Antagonism of MR improves survival in humans with congestive heart failure caused by atherosclerotic disease. In animal models, activation of MR exacerbates atherosclerosis. The enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11β-HSD2) prevents inappropriate activation of the MR by inactivating glucocorticoids in mineralocorticoid-target tissues. To determine whether glucocorticoid-mediated activation of MR increases atheromatous plaque formation, we generated Apoe(-/-)/11β-HSD2(-/-) double-knockout (E/b2) mice. On chow diet, E/b2 mice developed atherosclerotic lesions by 3 months of age, whereas Apolipoprotein E (Apoe(-/-)) mice remained lesion free. Brachiocephalic plaques in 3-month-old E/b2 mice showed increased macrophage and lipid content and reduced collagen content compared with similar sized brachiocephalic plaques in 6-month-old Apoe(-/-) mice. Crucially, treatment of E/b2 mice with eplerenone, an MR antagonist, reduced plaque development and macrophage infiltration while increasing collagen and smooth muscle cell content without any effect on systolic blood pressure. In contrast, reduction of systolic blood pressure in E/b2 mice using the epithelial sodium channel blocker amiloride produced a less-profound atheroprotective effect. Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 expression was increased in the endothelium of E/b2 mice compared with Apoe(-/-) mice. Similarly, aldosterone increased vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 expression in mouse aortic endothelial cells, an effect mimicked by corticosterone only in the presence of an 11β-HSD2 inhibitor. Thus, loss of 11β-HSD2 leads to striking atherogenesis associated with activation of MR, stimulating proinflammatory processes in the endothelium of E/b2 mice.
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- Graeme A Deuchar
- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, UK
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Kusche-Vihrog K, Urbanova K, Blanqué A, Wilhelmi M, Schillers H, Kliche K, Pavenstädt H, Brand E, Oberleithner H. C-reactive protein makes human endothelium stiff and tight. Hypertension 2010; 57:231-7. [PMID: 21149827 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.110.163444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Elevation of C-reactive protein (CRP) in human blood accompanies inflammatory processes, including cardiovascular diseases. There is increasing evidence that the acute-phase reactant CRP is not only a passive marker protein for systemic inflammation but also affects the vascular system. Further, CRP is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis and the development of hypertension. Another crucial player in atherosclerotic processes is the mineralocorticoid hormone aldosterone. Even in low physiological concentrations, it stimulates the expression and membrane insertion of the epithelial sodium channel, thereby increasing the mechanical stiffness of endothelial cells. This contributes to the progression of endothelial dysfunction. In the present study, the hypothesis was tested that the acute application of CRP (25 mg/L), in presence of aldosterone (0.5 nmol/L; 24 hour incubation), modifies the mechanical stiffness and permeability of the endothelium. We found that endothelial cells stiffen in response to CRP. In parallel, endothelial epithelial sodium channel is inserted into the plasma membrane, while, surprisingly, the endothelial permeability decreases. CRP actions are prevented either by the inhibition of the intracellular aldosterone receptors using spironolactone (5 nmol/L) or by the inactivation of epithelial sodium channel using specific blockers. In contrast, inhibition of the release of the vasodilating gas nitric oxide via blockade of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt pathway has no effect on the CRP-induced stiffening of endothelial cells. The data indicate that CRP enhances the effects of aldosterone on the mechanical properties of the endothelium. Thus, CRP could counteract any decrease in arterial blood pressure that accompanies severe acute inflammatory processes.
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Taneja SK, Mandal R. Antihypertensive effect of Cu and Mg enriched modified poultry eggPsi on Zn-induced hypertension in Wistar rat. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2010; 24:185-92. [PMID: 20569932 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2010.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2008] [Revised: 12/30/2009] [Accepted: 01/04/2010] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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PROJECT Excessive bioavailability of Zn either due to genetic predisposition or its high concentration in diet has been linked to increase in the prevalence of hypertension (HT) implicating the resultant deficiencies of Cu and Mg as its cause in some populations. To combat their nutritional deficiencies, a modified poultry egg (ME(Psi)) was designed containing higher amounts of Cu, Mg and other antioxidants (vitamin E and linolenic acid) in their optimized concentrations. Prior to its human clinical trials, its efficacy was tested in Zn induced HT Wistar rat model in the present study. PROCEDURE In one set, the rats were fed on equicaloric semi-synthetic basal diet containing 20 mg Zn/kg diet (control diet-I, control group-I), Zn-induced-hypertensive-diets-II and III (Zn-HT-diet-II and Zn-HT-diet-III) containing 40 and 80 mg Zn/kg diet (groups-II and III) for 180 days. In another set, the rats were initially fed Zn-HT-diet-II and Zn-HT-diet-III for 90 days and then shifted to ME(Psi) mixed Zn-HT-diet-II and III designated as groups-IIME and IIIME fed for another 90 days completing 180 days of feeding. RESULTS The results revealed that increase in systolic pressure (SP) and heart rates (HR) were Zn concentration dependent and coincided well with higher serum Zn, Cu, Mg, aldosterone, cortisol, dyslipidemia and higher Zn, and low Cu and Mg concentrations in liver of groups-II and III rats. On feeding ME(Psi) mixed diets, a significant reduction in SP and HR were linked with decrease in serum Zn, Cu, Mg, aldosterone, cortisol and blood lipid profile along with fall in Zn and rise in Cu and Mg concentrations in liver of groups-IIME and IIIME approaching closer to control group-I. CONCLUSION This study makes the basis for human clinical trials of ME(Psi) on HT patients who exhibit high Zn, Cu and Mg in their blood serum.
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The endothelial cell layer plays a major role in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) produces nitric oxide (NO) from L-arginine. NO can rapidly react with reactive oxygen species to form peroxynitrite. This reduces NO availability, impairs vasodilatation, and mediates proinflammatory and prothrombotic processes such as leukocyte adhesion and platelet aggregation. In the vessel wall, specific NAD(P)H oxidase complexes are major sources of reactive oxygen species. These NAD(P)H oxidases can transfer electrons across membranes to oxygen and generate superoxide anions. The short-lived superoxide anion rapidly dismutates to hydrogen peroxide, which can further increase the production of reactive oxygen species. This can lead to uncoupling of eNOS switching enzymatic activity from NO to superoxide production. This review describes the structure and regulation of different NAD(P)H oxidase complexes. We will also focus on NO/superoxide anion balance as modulated by hemodynamic forces, vasoconstrictors, and oxidized low-density lipoprotein. We will then summarize the recent advances defining the role of nitric oxide and NAD(P)H oxidase-derived reactive oxygen species in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. In conclusion, novel mechanisms affecting the vascular NO/superoxide anion balance will allow the development of therapeutic strategies in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
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- Gregor Muller
- Department of Vascular Endothelium and Microcirculation, University of Technology Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Kopprasch S, Pietzsch J, Ansurudeen I, Graessler J, Krug AW, Ehrhart-Bornstein M, Bornstein SR. Prediabetic and diabetic in vivo modification of circulating low-density lipoprotein attenuates its stimulatory effect on adrenal aldosterone and cortisol secretion. J Endocrinol 2009; 200:45-52. [PMID: 18835979 DOI: 10.1677/joe-08-0293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Modification of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and abnormal aldosterone and cortisol metabolism have been implicated in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes (DM2) and diabetic vascular disease. Since LDL serves as a major cholesterol source for adrenal steroidogenesis, we investigated whether LDL modification in prediabetic and diabetic subjects influences adrenocortical aldosterone and cortisol release. LDL was isolated from 30 subjects with normal glucose tolerance (NGT-LDL), 30 subjects with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT-LDL), and 26 patients with DM2 (DM2-LDL). Oxidation and glycoxidation characteristics of LDL apolipoprotein B100 of each individual was assessed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis. Human adrenocortical cells (NCI-H295R) were incubated for 24 h with 100 microg/ml LDL and after removal of supernatants stimulated for a further 24 h with angiotensin II (AngII). In supernatants, aldosterone and cortisol secretion was measured. IGT-LDL and DM2-LDL were substantially more modified than NGT-LDL. Each of the five measured oxidation/glycoxidation markers was significantly positively associated with glycemic control, measured as HbA(1c). LDL from all subjects stimulated both the basal and AngII-induced aldosterone and cortisol release from adrenocortical cells. However, hormone secretion was significantly inversely related to the degree of LDL oxidation/glycoxidation. We conclude that LDL modifications in IGT and DM2 subjects may have significant clinical benefits by counteracting prediabetic and diabetic overactivity of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and enhanced cortisol generation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Steffi Kopprasch
- Department of Internal Medicine 3, Pathological Biochemistry, Carl Gustav Carus Medical School, University of Technology Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
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