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Vincent R, Kumarathasan P, Goegan P, Bjarnason SG, Guénette J, Karthikeyan S, Thomson EM, Adamson IY, Watkinson WP, Battistini B, Miller FJ. Acute cardiovascular effects of inhaled ambient particulate matter: Chemical composition-related oxidative stress, endothelin-1, blood pressure, and ST-segment changes in Wistar rats. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 296:133933. [PMID: 35157883 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Short-term increases in particulate matter (PM) are associated with heightened morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular causes. Inhalation of PM is known to increase endothelin (ET)-1 levels. Yet, less is known about particle composition-related changes at the molecular level including the endothelinergic system and relationship with cardiovascular function changes. In this work, adult Wistar male rats were exposed for 4 h by nose-only inhalation to clean air, Ottawa urban particles (EHC-93, 48 mg/m3) and water-leached (EHC-93L, 49 mg/m3) particles, to examine the effect of particle compositional changes on oxidative stress, circulating ETs, blood pressure, and heart electrophysiology. Particle deposition in the respiratory compartment was estimated at 85 μg (25 ng/cm2). Lung cell proliferation was low in both treatment groups, indicating absence of acute injury. Inhalation of EHC-93 caused statistically significant elevations (p < 0.05) of oxidative stress markers, ET-1, ET-3, blood pressure, and a decrease of ST-segment duration in the ECG at 1.5 days post-exposure. Leached particles (EHC-93L) caused rapid but transient elevation (p < 0.05) of oxidative stress, ET-1, ET-2, and ET-3 at earlier time points, with no changes in blood pressure or ST-segment. These results demonstrate that inhalation of urban particles at an internal dose inadequate to cause acute lung injury can induce oxidative stress, enhance vasoactive endothelins, leading to vasopressor response, affecting cardiac electrophysiology in Wistar rats, consistent with the cardiovascular impacts of ambient particles in human populations. Change in particle potency after removal of soluble species, notably cadmium, zinc and polar organics suggests that the toxicodynamics of cardiovascular effects can be modified by physicochemical properties of particles.
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- Renaud Vincent
- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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- Defence Research and Development Canada, Suffield Research Centre, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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- The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
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Sarkar J, Chakraborti T, Pramanik PK, Ghosh P, Mandal A, Chakraborti S. PKCζ-NADPH Oxidase-PKCα Dependent Kv1.5 Phosphorylation by Endothelin-1 Modulates Nav1.5-NCX1-Cav1.2 Axis in Stimulating Ca 2+ Level in Caveolae of Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells. Cell Biochem Biophys 2020; 79:57-71. [PMID: 33095400 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-020-00954-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent endogenously derived vasoconstrictor, which increases pulmonary hypertension via stimulation of [Ca2+]i level in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs). In this communication, we sought to investigate the mechanism by which ET-1 causes stimulation of Ca2+ concentration in caveolae vesicles of bovine PASMCs (BPASMCs). ET-1 activates PKC-α in the caveolae vesicles by O2.- derived from PKCζ-NADPH oxidase dependent pathway. PKC-α phosphorylates Kv1.5 channels leading to a marked stimulation of Na+ and Ca2+ concentration in the caveolae vesicles. The stimulation of Ca2+ concentration in the caveolae vesicles by ET-1 occurs predominantly via Cav1.2 channels. Additionally, an increase in Na+ concentration by ET-1 due to stimulation of Nav1.5 channels marginally increases Ca2+ level in the caveolae vesicles via reverse-mode Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX-1) and also through "slip-mode conductance" Nav1.5 channels. 4-AP, a well-known inhibitor of Kv channels, also increases Ca2+ concentration in the caveolae vesicles via Cav1.2 channels, reverse-mode NCX-1 and Nav1.5 channels by phosphorylation independent modulation of Kv1.5 channels without the involvement of PKCζ-NADPH oxidase-PKCα signaling axis. Overall, PKCζ-NADPH oxidase-PKCα dependent phosphorylation of Kv1.5 by ET-1 modulates Nav1.5-NCX1-Cav1.2 axis for stimulation of Ca2+ concentration in caveolae vesicles of BPASMCs, which provides a crucial mechanism for better understanding of ET-1-mediated modulation of pulmonary vascular tone.
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- Jaganmay Sarkar
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, 741235, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, 741235, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, 741235, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, 741235, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, 741235, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, 741235, India.
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Chakraborti S, Sarkar J, Bhuyan R, Chakraborti T. Role of catechins on ET-1-induced stimulation of PLD and NADPH oxidase activities in pulmonary smooth muscle cells: determination of the probable mechanism by molecular docking studies. Biochem Cell Biol 2018; 96:417-432. [PMID: 29206487 DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2017-0179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The treatment of human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells with ET-1 stimulates the activity of PLD and NADPH oxidase, but this stimulation is inhibited by pretreatment with bosentan (ET-1 receptor antagonist), FIPI (PLD inhibitor), apocynin (NADPH oxidase inhibitor), and EGCG and ECG (catechins having a galloyl group), but not EGC and EC (catechins devoid of a galloyl group). Herein, using molecular docking analyses based on our biochemical studies, we determined the probable mechanism by which the catechins containing a galloyl group inhibit the stimulation of PLD activity induced by ET-1. The ET-1-induced stimulation of PLD activity was inhibited by SecinH3 (inhibitor of cytohesin). Arf6 and cytohesin-1 are associated in the cell membrane, which is not inhibited by the catechins during ET-1 treatment of the cells. However, EGCG and ECG inhibited the binding of GTPγS with Arf6, even in the presence of cytohesin-1. The molecular docking analyses revealed that the catechins containing a galloyl group (EGCG and ECG) with cytohesin-1–Arf6GDP, but not the catechins without a galloyl group (EGC and EC), prevent GDP–GTP exchange in Arf6, which seems to be an important mechanism for inhibiting the activation of PLD induced by ET-1, and subsequently increases the activity of NADPH oxidase.
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- Sajal Chakraborti
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235, West Bengal, India
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235, West Bengal, India
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235, West Bengal, India
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235, West Bengal, India
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235, West Bengal, India
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Delabaere A, Blanchon L, Coste K, Clairefond G, Belville C, Blanc P, Marceau G, Sapin V, Gallot D. Retinoic acid and tracheal occlusion for diaphragmatic hernia treatment in rabbit fetuses. Prenat Diagn 2018; 38:482-492. [DOI: 10.1002/pd.5256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Amélie Delabaere
- “Translational approach to epithelial injury and repair” team, Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Inserm, GReD; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
- Fetal Maternal Medicine Unit, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department; Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- “Translational approach to epithelial injury and repair” team, Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Inserm, GReD; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- “Translational approach to epithelial injury and repair” team, Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Inserm, GReD; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
- Department of Pediatrics; Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- “Translational approach to epithelial injury and repair” team, Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Inserm, GReD; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- “Translational approach to epithelial injury and repair” team, Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Inserm, GReD; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- “Translational approach to epithelial injury and repair” team, Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Inserm, GReD; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
- EA7281-“Translational approach to epithelial injury and repair”; Auvergne University; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- “Translational approach to epithelial injury and repair” team, Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Inserm, GReD; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- “Translational approach to epithelial injury and repair” team, Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Inserm, GReD; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- “Translational approach to epithelial injury and repair” team, Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Inserm, GReD; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
- Fetal Maternal Medicine Unit, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department; Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital; 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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Mous DS, Kool HM, Wijnen R, Tibboel D, Rottier RJ. Pulmonary vascular development in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Eur Respir Rev 2018; 27:27/147/170104. [DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0104-2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a rare congenital anomaly characterised by a diaphragmatic defect, persistent pulmonary hypertension (PH) and lung hypoplasia. The relative contribution of these three elements can vary considerably in individual patients. Most affected children suffer primarily from the associated PH, for which the therapeutic modalities are limited and frequently not evidence based. The vascular defects associated with PH, which is characterised by increased muscularisation of arterioles and capillaries, start to develop early in gestation. Pulmonary vascular development is integrated with the development of the airway epithelium. Although our knowledge is still incomplete, the processes involved in the growth and expansion of the vasculature are beginning to be unravelled. It is clear that early disturbances of this process lead to major pulmonary growth abnormalities, resulting in serious clinical challenges and in many cases death in the newborn. Here we provide an overview of the current molecular pathways involved in pulmonary vascular development. Moreover, we describe the abnormalities associated with CDH and the potential therapeutic approaches for this severe abnormality.
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Mous DS, Buscop-van Kempen MJ, Wijnen RMH, Tibboel D, Rottier RJ. Changes in vasoactive pathways in congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated pulmonary hypertension explain unresponsiveness to pharmacotherapy. Respir Res 2017; 18:187. [PMID: 29115963 PMCID: PMC5688796 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-017-0670-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) have structural and functional different pulmonary vessels, leading to pulmonary hypertension. They often fail to respond to standard vasodilator therapy targeting the major vasoactive pathways, causing a high morbidity and mortality. We analyzed whether the expression of crucial members of these vasoactive pathways could explain the lack of responsiveness to therapy in CDH patients. METHODS The expression of direct targets of current vasodilator therapy in the endothelin and prostacyclin pathway was analyzed in human lung specimens of control and CDH patients. RESULTS CDH lungs showed increased expression of both ETA and ETB endothelin receptors and the rate-limiting Endothelin Converting Enzyme (ECE-1), and a decreased expression of the prostaglandin-I2 receptor (PTGIR). These data were supported by increased expression of both endothelin receptors and ECE-1, endothelial nitric oxide synthase and PTGIR in the well-established nitrofen-CDH rodent model. CONCLUSIONS Together, these data demonstrate aberrant expression of targeted receptors in the endothelin and prostacyclin pathway in CDH already early during development. The analysis of this unique patient material may explain why a significant number of patients do not respond to vasodilator therapy. This knowledge could have important implications for the choice of drugs and the design of future clinical trials internationally.
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- Daphne S Mous
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, PO Box 2040, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, PO Box 2040, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, PO Box 2040, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, PO Box 2040, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN, PO Box 2040, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. .,Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Valieva ZS, Martynyuk TV, Chazova IE. [Bosentan use in pulmonary arterial hypertension: Russian and foreign experience]. TERAPEVT ARKH 2017; 89:95-103. [PMID: 28914858 DOI: 10.17116/terarkh201789895-103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The results of evaluating the efficacy and safety of bosentan in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), as shown by the data of foreign randomized controlled trials and the authors' own experience, convincingly demonstrate that the introduction of the drug into clinical practice has led to a significant improvement of the possibilities of drug therapy in patients with this serious illness. Bosentan substantially improves physical activity in patients, reduces the severity of clinical symptoms, slows down the rates of disease progression, and prolongs survival in patients with different forms of PAH.
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- Z S Valieva
- Russian Cardiology Research and Production Complex, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow
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- Russian Cardiology Research and Production Complex, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow
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- Russian Cardiology Research and Production Complex, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow
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Jiang Y, Zeng Y, Huang X, Qin Y, Luo W, Xiang S, Sooranna SR, Pinhu L. Nur77 attenuates endothelin-1 expression via downregulation of NF-κB and p38 MAPK in A549 cells and in an ARDS rat model. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2016; 311:L1023-L1035. [PMID: 27765761 PMCID: PMC5206403 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00043.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by inflammatory injury to the alveolar and capillary barriers that results in impaired gas exchange and severe acute respiratory failure. Nuclear orphan receptor Nur77 has emerged as a regulator of gene expression in inflammation, and its role in the pathogenesis of ARDS is not clear. The objective of this study is to investigate the potential role of Nur77 and its underlying mechanism in the regulation of endothelin-1 (ET-1) expression in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced A549 cells and an ARDS rat model. We demonstrate that LPS induced Nur77 expression and nuclear export in A549 cells. Overexpression of Nur77 markedly decreased basal and LPS-induced ET-1 expression in A549 cells, whereas knockdown of Nur77 increased the ET-1 expression. LPS-induced phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of NF-κB and p38 MAPK were blocked by Nur77 overexpression and augmented by Nur77 knockdown in A549 cells. In vivo, LPS induced Nur77 expression in lung in ARDS rats. Pharmacological activation of Nur77 by cytosporone B (CsnB) inhibited ET-1 expression in ARDS rats, decreased LPS-induced phosphorylation of NF-κB and p38 MAPK, and relieved lung, liver, and kidney injury. Pharmacological deactivation of Nur77 by 1,1-bis-(3'-indolyl)-1-(p-hydroxyphenyl)methane (DIM-C-pPhOH, C-DIM8) had no effect on ET-1 expression and lung injury. These results indicated that Nur77 decreases ET-1 expression by suppressing NF-κB and p38 MAPK in LPS-stimulated A549 cells in vitro, and, in an LPS-induced ARDS rat model, CsnB reduced ET-1 expression and lung injury in ARDS rats.
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MESH Headings
- A549 Cells
- Active Transport, Cell Nucleus/drug effects
- Animals
- Cell Nucleus/drug effects
- Cell Nucleus/metabolism
- Disease Models, Animal
- Down-Regulation/drug effects
- Endothelin-1/metabolism
- Kidney/drug effects
- Kidney/pathology
- Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology
- Liver/drug effects
- Liver/pathology
- Lung/drug effects
- Lung/metabolism
- Male
- NF-kappa B/metabolism
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1/agonists
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1/genetics
- Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1/metabolism
- Phenylacetates/pharmacology
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome/enzymology
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome/genetics
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome/pathology
- p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism
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- Yujie Jiang
- The First Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Department of Respiratory Medicine
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, Guangxi, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
- Department of Respiratory Medicine
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- Department of Digestive, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, Guangxi, China; Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, the People's Hospital of Guangxi, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdon; and
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, Guangxi, China
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Assessment of the Biological Effects of Welding Fumes Emitted From Metal Active Gas and Manual Metal Arc Welding in Humans. J Occup Environ Med 2016; 57:845-50. [PMID: 26247637 DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000000495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Emissions from a particular welding process, metal inert gas brazing of zinc-coated steel, induce an increase in C-reactive protein. In this study, it was investigated whether inflammatory effects could also be observed for other welding procedures. METHODS Twelve male subjects were separately exposed to (1) manual metal arc welding fumes, (2) filtered air, and (3) metal active gas welding fumes for 6 hours. Inflammatory markers were measured in serum before, and directly, 1 and 7 days after exposure. RESULTS Although C-reactive protein concentrations remained unchanged, neutrophil concentrations increased directly after exposure to manual metal arc welding fumes, and endothelin-1 concentrations increased directly and 24 hours after exposure. After exposure to metal active gas and filtered air, endothelin-1 concentrations decreased. CONCLUSIONS The increase in the concentrations of neutrophils and endothelin-1 may characterize a subclinical inflammatory reaction, whereas the decrease of endothelin-1 may indicate stress reduction.
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is common among mechanically ventilated children and accompanies up to 30% of all pediatric intensive care unit deaths. Though ARDS diagnosis is based on clinical criteria, biological markers of acute lung damage have been extensively studied in adults and children. Biomarkers of inflammation, alveolar epithelial and capillary endothelial disruption, disordered coagulation, and associated derangements measured in the circulation and other body fluids, such as bronchoalveolar lavage, have improved our understanding of pathobiology of ARDS. The biochemical signature of ARDS has been increasingly well described in adult populations, and this has led to the identification of molecular phenotypes to augment clinical classifications. However, there is a paucity of data from pediatric ARDS (pARDS) patients. Biomarkers and molecular phenotypes have the potential to identify patients at high risk of poor outcomes, and perhaps inform the development of targeted therapies for specific groups of patients. Additionally, because of the lower incidence of and mortality from ARDS in pediatric patients relative to adults and lack of robust clinical predictors of outcome, there is an ongoing interest in biological markers as surrogate outcome measures. The recent definition of pARDS provides additional impetus for the measurement of established and novel biomarkers in future pediatric studies in order to further characterize this disease process. This chapter will review the currently available literature and discuss potential future directions for investigation into biomarkers in ARDS among children.
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- Benjamin E. Orwoll
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Sarkar J, Chowdhury A, Chakraborti T, Chakraborti S. Cross-talk between NADPH oxidase-PKCα-p(38)MAPK and NF-κB-MT1MMP in activating proMMP-2 by ET-1 in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2016; 415:13-28. [PMID: 26910780 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-016-2673-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Treatment of bovine pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells with endothelin-1 (ET-1) caused an increase in the expression and activation of proMMP-2 in the cells. The present study was undertaken to determine the underlying mechanisms involved in this scenario. We demonstrated that (i) pretreatment with NADPH oxidase inhibitor, apocynin; PKC-α inhibitor, Go6976; p(38)MAPK inhibitor SB203580 and NF-κB inhibitor, Bay11-7082 inhibited the expression and activation of proMMP-2 induced by ET-1; (ii) ET-1 treatment to the cells stimulated NADPH oxidase and PKCα activity, p(38)MAPK phosphorylation as well as NF-κB activation by translocation of NF-κBp65 subunit from cytosol to the nucleus, and subsequently by increasing its DNA-binding activity; (iii) ET-1 increases MT1-MMP expression, which was inhibited upon pretreatment with apocynin, Go6976, SB293580, and Bay 11-7082; (iv) ET-1 treatment to the cells downregulated TIMP-2 level. Although apocynin and Go6976 pretreatment reversed ET-1 effect on TIMP-2 level, yet pretreatment of the cells with SB203580 and Bay 11-7082 did not show any discernible change in TIMP-2 level by ET-1. Overall, our results suggest that ET-1-induced activation of proMMP-2 is mediated via cross-talk between NADPH oxidase-PKCα-p(38)MAPK and NFκB-MT1MMP signaling pathways along with a marked decrease in TIMP-2 expression in the cells.
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- Jaganmay Sarkar
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, 741235, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, 741235, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, 741235, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, 741235, India.
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Chai XQ, Ma J, Xie YH, Wang D, Chen KZ. Flurbiprofen axetil increases arterial oxygen partial pressure by decreasing intrapulmonary shunt in patients undergoing one-lung ventilation. J Anesth 2015; 29:881-6. [PMID: 26272250 DOI: 10.1007/s00540-015-2060-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSES In the present study, we investigated whether flurbiprofen axetil (FA) alleviates hypoxemia during one-lung ventilation (OLV) by reducing the pulmonary shunt/total perfusion (Q s/Q t) ratio, and examined the relationship between the Q s/Q t ratio and the thromboxane B2 (TXB2)/6-keto-prostaglandin F1α (6-K-PGF1α) ratio. METHODS Sixty patients undergoing esophageal resection for carcinoma were randomly assigned to groups F and C (n = 30 for each group). FA and placebo were administered i.v. 15 min before skin incision in groups F and C, respectively. The partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) was measured and the Q s/Q t ratio was calculated. Serum TXB2, 6-K-PGF1α, and endothelin (ET) were measured by radioimmunoassay. The relationship between TXB2/6-K-PGF1α and Q s/Q t was investigated. RESULTS Compared with group C, PaO2 was higher and the Q s/Q t ratio was lower during OLV in group F (P < 0.05). After treatment with FA, both serum TXB2 and 6-K-PGF1α decreased significantly (P < 0.05) but the TXB2/6-K-PGF1α ratio increased significantly (P < 0.01). Increases in the TXB2/6-K-PGF1α ratio were correlated with reductions in the Q s/Q t ratio during OLV in group F (r = -0.766, P < 0.01). There was no significant difference in serum ET between groups F and C. CONCLUSIONS Treatment with FA reduced the Q s/Q t ratio and further increased the PaO2 level during OLV, possibly due to upregulation of the vasoactive agent TXB2/6-K-PGF1α ratio.
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- Xiao-Qing Chai
- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Provincial Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230001, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Provincial Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230001, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Provincial Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230001, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Provincial Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230001, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Provincial Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230001, China
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Cross-talk between p(38)MAPK and G iα in regulating cPLA 2 activity by ET-1 in pulmonary smooth muscle cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2014; 400:107-23. [PMID: 25399298 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-014-2267-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is known as the most potent vasoconstrictor yet described. Infusion of ET-1 into isolated rabbit lung has been shown to cause pulmonary vasoconstriction with the involvement of arachidonic acid metabolites. Given the potency of arachidonic acid metabolites, the activity of phospholipase A2 must be tightly regulated. Herein, we determined the mechanisms by which ET-1 stimulates cPLA2 activity during ET-1 stimulation of bovine pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. We demonstrated that (i) treatment of bovine pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells with ET-1 stimulates cPLA2 activity in the cell membrane; (ii) ET-1 caused increase in O 2 (·-) production occurs via NADPH oxidase-dependent mechanism; (iii) ET-1-stimulated NADPH oxidase activity is markedly prevented upon pretreatment with PKC-ζ inhibitor, indicating that PKC-ζ plays a prominent role in this scenario; (iv) ET-1-induced NADPH oxidase-derived O 2 (·-) stimulates an aprotinin sensitive protease activity due to prominent increase in [Ca(2+)]i; (v) the aprotinin sensitive protease plays a pivotal role in activating PKC-α, which in turn phosphorylates p(38)MAPK and subsequently Giα leading to the activation of cPLA2. Taken together, we suggest that cross-talk between p(38)MAPK and Giα with the involvement of PKC-ζ, NADPH oxidase-derived O 2 (·-) , [Ca(2+)]i, aprotinin-sensitive protease and PKC-α play a pivotal role for full activation of cPLA2 during ET-1 stimulation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells.
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Tsang JYC, Hogg JC. Gas exchange and pulmonary hypertension following acute pulmonary thromboembolism: has the emperor got some new clothes yet? Pulm Circ 2014; 4:220-36. [PMID: 25006441 DOI: 10.1086/675985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2013] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Patients present with a wide range of hypoxemia after acute pulmonary thromboembolism (APTE). Recent studies using fluorescent microspheres demonstrated that the scattering of regional blood flows after APTE, created by the embolic obstruction unique in each patient, significantly worsened regional ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) heterogeneity and explained the variability in gas exchange. Furthermore, earlier investigators suggested the roles of released vasoactive mediators in affecting pulmonary hypertension after APTE, but their quantification remained challenging. The latest study reported that mechanical obstruction by clots accounted for most of the increase in pulmonary vascular resistance, but that endothelin-mediated vasoconstriction also persisted at significant level during the early phase.
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- John Y C Tsang
- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Endothelin-1 and its role in the pathogenesis of infectious diseases. Life Sci 2014; 118:110-9. [PMID: 24780317 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2014.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Revised: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Endothelins are potent regulators of vascular tone, which also have mitogenic, apoptotic, and immunomodulatory properties (Rubanyi and Polokoff, 1994; Kedzierski and Yanagisawa, 2001; Bagnato et al., 2011). Three isoforms of endothelin have been identified to date, with endothelin-1 (ET-1) being the best studied. ET-1 is classically considered a potent vasoconstrictor. However, in addition to the effects of ET-1 on vascular smooth muscle cells, the peptide is increasingly recognized as a pro-inflammatory cytokine (Teder and Noble, 2000; Sessa et al., 1991). ET-1 causes platelet aggregation and plays a role in the increased expression of leukocyte adhesion molecules, the synthesis of inflammatory mediators contributing to vascular dysfunction. High levels of ET-1 are found in alveolar macrophages, leukocytes (Sessa et al., 1991) and fibroblasts (Gu et al., 1991). Clinical and experimental data indicate that ET-1 is involved in the pathogenesis of sepsis (Tschaikowsky et al., 2000; Goto et al., 2012), viral and bacterial pneumonia (Schuetz et al., 2008; Samransamruajkit et al., 2002), Rickettsia conorii infections (Davi et al., 1995), Chagas disease (Petkova et al., 2000, 2001), and severe malaria (Dai et al., 2012; Machado et al., 2006; Wenisch et al., 1996a; Dietmann et al., 2008). In this minireview, we will discuss the role of endothelin in the pathogenesis of infectious processes.
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Lemos M, Mohallen SV, Macchione M, Dolhnikoff M, Assunção JV, Godleski JJ, Saldiva PHN. Chronic exposure to urban air pollution induces structural alterations in murine pulmonary and coronary arteries. Inhal Toxicol 2014; 18:247-53. [PMID: 22397321 DOI: 10.1080/08958370500444247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Epidemiological studies have shown that air pollution increases cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Objective markers of cardiovascular risk have also been associated with increases in ambient pollution. This study was designed to assess whether prolonged exposure to ambient levels of air pollution may induce structural alterations of pulmonary and cardiac vessels. Mice were chronically exposed to ambient levels of air pollution in downtown São Paulo, Brazil. The animals were maintained in exposure chambers, 24 h/day, 7 days/wk, during 4 mo. One group was exposed to ambient air, and the control group was exposed to filtered air. Morphometric measurements of the ratio between the lumen and wall (L/W) areas were performed on transverse sections of renal, pulmonary, and coronary arteries. As expected, lumen/wall ratios increased with arterial caliber (p < .001). A significant decrease of L/W with exposure to air pollution was detected in pulmonary (p = .03) and coronary (p = .021) arteries, whereas no effects of air pollution were observed in renal vessels. Our results indicate that animals chronically exposed to ambient air pollution develop a significant thickening of the arterial wall in the coronary and pulmonary circulation.
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- Miriam Lemos
- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Endothelin receptor polymorphisms in the cardiovascular system: potential implications for therapy and screening. Heart Fail Rev 2014; 19:743-58. [DOI: 10.1007/s10741-014-9426-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Oral therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension: endothelin receptor antagonists and phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors. Clin Chest Med 2014; 34:811-24. [PMID: 24267306 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2013.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The development of orally active pulmonary vasodilators has been a major breakthrough in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Orally active medications greatly enhanced patient access to PAH treatment and increased an interest in the diagnosis and treatment of this disease that still continues. Four different orally active drugs are currently available for the treatment of PAH and several more are undergoing evaluation. This article discusses the mechanisms by which endothelin receptor antagonists and phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors mitigate pulmonary hypertensive responses, and reviews the most recent data concerning their efficacy and limitations in the treatment of PAH.
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Mesdag V, Andrieux J, Coulon C, Pennaforte T, Storme L, Manouvrier-Hanu S, Petit F. Pathogenesis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Additional clues regarding the involvement of the endothelin system. Am J Med Genet A 2013; 164A:208-12. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2013] [Accepted: 08/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Violette Mesdag
- Université Lille Nord de France; CHRU Lille France
- Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique; Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre; CHRU Lille France
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- Laboratoire de Génétique Médicale; Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre; CHRU Lille France
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- Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique; Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre; CHRU Lille France
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- Service de Réanimation Néonatale; Centre de Référence National Hernie Diaphragmatique; Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre; CHRU Lille France
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- Université Lille Nord de France; CHRU Lille France
- Service de Réanimation Néonatale; Centre de Référence National Hernie Diaphragmatique; Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre; CHRU Lille France
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- Université Lille Nord de France; CHRU Lille France
- Service de Génétique Clinique; Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre; CHRU Lille France
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- Université Lille Nord de France; CHRU Lille France
- Service de Génétique Clinique; Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre; CHRU Lille France
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Functional properties of cell-free expressed human endothelin A and endothelin B receptors in artificial membrane environments. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2013; 1828:2182-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2013.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Revised: 05/27/2013] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Gras D, Chanez P, Vachier I, Petit A, Bourdin A. Bronchial epithelium as a target for innovative treatments in asthma. Pharmacol Ther 2013; 140:290-305. [PMID: 23880290 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2013.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2013] [Accepted: 07/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Increasing evidence of a critical role played by the bronchial epithelium in airway homeostasis is opening new therapeutic avenues. Its unique situation at the interface with the environment suggests that the subtle regulation orchestrated by the epithelium between tolerance and specific immune response might be impaired in asthma. Airway mucus is acting as a physical and a biological fluid between the environment and the epithelium, synergistically moved by the cilia. In asthma, excessive mucus production is a hallmark of airway remodeling. Since many years we tried to therapeutically target mucus hypersecretion, but actually this option is still not achieved. The present review discusses the dynamic processes regulating airway mucus production. Airway inflammation is central in current asthma management. Understanding of how the airway epithelium influences the TH2 paradigm in response to deleterious agents is improving. The multiple receptors expressed by the airway epithelium are the transducers of the biological signals induced by various invasive agents to develop the most adapted response. Airway remodeling is observed in severe chronic airway diseases and may result from ongoing disturbance of signal transduction and epithelial renewal. Chronic airway diseases such as asthma will require assessment of these epithelial abnormalities to identify phenotypic characteristics associated with predicting a clinical benefit for epithelial-directed therapies.
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- Delphine Gras
- UMR INSERM U1067 CNRS 7333, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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Wagenaar GTM, Laghmani EH, de Visser YP, Sengers RMA, Steendijk P, Baelde HJ, Walther FJ. Ambrisentan reduces pulmonary arterial hypertension but does not stimulate alveolar and vascular development in neonatal rats with hyperoxic lung injury. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2013; 304:L264-75. [PMID: 23292811 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00073.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Ambrisentan, an endothelin receptor type A antagonist, may be a novel therapeutic agent in neonatal chronic lung disease (CLD) by blocking the adverse effects of the vasoconstrictor endothelin-1, especially pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)-induced right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH). We determined the cardiopulmonary effects of ambrisentan treatment (1-20 mg·kg(-1)·day(-1)) in neonatal rats with CLD in 2 models: early treatment during continuous exposure to hyperoxia for 10 days and late treatment starting on day 6 in rat pups exposed postnatally to hyperoxia for 9 days, followed by a 9-day recovery period in room air. Parameters investigated included survival, lung and heart histopathology, right ventricular function, fibrin deposition, and differential mRNA expression in the lungs. In the early treatment model, we investigated the role of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibition with N(ω)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME; 25 mg·kg(-1)·day(-1)) during ambrisentan treatment. In the early treatment model, ambrisentan improved survival with reduced lung fibrin and collagen III deposition, arterial medial wall thickness, and RVH. These changes were not affected by L-NAME administration. Ambrisentan did not reduce the influx of macrophages and neutrophils or prevent reduced irregular elastin expression. In the late treatment model, ambrisentan diminished PAH, RVH, and right ventricular peak pressure, demonstrating that RVH is reversible in the neonatal period. Alveolarization and vascularization were not affected by ambrisentan. In conclusion, ambrisentan prolongs survival and reduces lung injury, PAH, and RVH via a NOS-independent mechanism but does not affect inflammation and alveolar and vascular development in neonatal rats with CLD.
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- Gerry T M Wagenaar
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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ALK2 and BMPR2 knockdown and endothelin-1 production by pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells. Microvasc Res 2012; 85:46-53. [PMID: 23142694 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2012.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2012] [Accepted: 10/08/2012] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Many cases of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are heritable and related to gene mutations in bone morphogenic receptor-2 (BMPR2). These patients consequently may have a signaling imbalance within the transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) receptor superfamily. The causes of increased endothelin-1 (ET-1), which contributes to PAH, are unknown, and we therefore studied the contribution of various BMPs and their receptors on ET-1 production in vitro, after knockdown of BMPR2 in human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC-LBl). METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Receptor knockdown in HMVEC-LBl was performed using siRNA to BMPR2, and activin like-kinases 1 and 2 (ALK1, ALK2). ET-1 and TGFβ levels in the medium were measured by ELISA. In some experiments, cells were exposed to TGFβ or BMP7 or FK506 (tacrolimus). Using Western blotting, levels of BMPR2, endothelin ET(B) receptor, phosphorylated SMAD 2 (pSMAD 2), phosphorylated SMAD 1,5 (pSMAD 1,5), ALK1, ALK2, ALK5, TGFβ receptor 2, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and ID1 were measured. BMPR2 knockdown significantly increased ET-1 levels. It did not affect ET(B) receptor or TGFβ levels. TGFβ increased ET-1 levels, with or without BMPR2 knockdown. BMPR2 knockdown did not affect TGFβ (pSMAD 2 and PAI-1) signaling. BMP7 increased ET-1 levels after BMPR2 knockdown but this was prevented by ALK2 knockdown as was the increase in ID1 caused by BMPR2 knockdown. FK506, which interacts with ALK2, increased ET-1 levels and ID1 levels, and this was blocked by ALK2 knockdown. CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE ALK2 may be an important receptor in ET-1 production during BMPR2 knockdown.
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We aimed to investigate the role of endothelin-mediated vasoconstriction following acute pulmonary thromboembolism (APTE). Thirteen anesthetized piglets (~25 kg) were ventilated with 0 PEEP. Cardiac output (Qt) and wedge pressure (Pw) were measured by a Swan Ganz catheter, along with arterial and venous blood gases. APTE was induced by autologous blood clots (~0.8 g/kg, 12-16 pieces) via a jugular venous catheter at time = 0 minutes until the mean pulmonary arterial pressure (Ppa) was about 2.5 times the baseline at 30 minutes. Eight control animals (Group 1) received only normal saline afterward, while the remaining five (Group 2) received at time = 40-minute saline plus Tezosentan, a nonspecific endothelin antagonist. The drug was initially given as an intravenous bolus (10 mg/kg), followed by an infusion (2 mg/min) until the end of the experiment at 2 hours. Hemodynamic data were measured before APTE and then at 30-minute intervals. Pulmonary vascular resistance index (PVRI) was calculated as (Ppa-Pw)/CI, where CI was cardiac index or Qt/W (body weight). Fluorescent microspheres (FMS) were used to mark regional blood flows and ventilation for cluster analysis. PVRI acutely increased within minutes and remained high despite some recovery over time. With Tezosentan treatment, the results showed that endothelin-mediated vasoconstriction persisted significantly up to 2 hours and accounted for about 25% of the increase in PVRI while clot obstruction accounted for the remaining 75%. CI remained relatively constant throughout. Tezosentan also affected PVRI indirectly by mitigating the shift of regional blood flow back to the embolized areas over time, possibly by attenuating vasoconstriction in the nonembolized areas. We conclude that following APTE, although the increased PVRI is mostly due to mechanical embolic obstruction, secondary factors such as vasoconstriction and pattern of regional blood flow over time also play important roles.
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- John Y C Tsang
- James Hogg Research Laboratory and Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Rubin LJ. Endothelin receptor antagonists for the treatment of pulmonary artery hypertension. Life Sci 2012; 91:517-21. [PMID: 22884806 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2012.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2012] [Revised: 07/24/2012] [Accepted: 07/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS The demonstration that endothelin production is upregulated in pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) served as the rationale for developing endothelin-receptor antagonists (ERAs) as a treatment for PAH. This article reviews the primary studies demonstrating efficacy of ERAs in PAH. MAIN METHODS Multicenter, placebo-controlled trials and open-label extension studies. KEY FINDINGS Two orally active ERAs are currently approved for the treatment of PAH - the dual receptor antagonist bosentan, and the more selective ET(A) receptor antagonist ambrisentan-based on multicenter randomized clinical trials demonstrating efficacy and safety. Long-term experience with both agents supports maintenance of therapeutic effects in most patients. Adverse effects, including altered liver function and edema may occur and require careful monitoring. SIGNIFICANCE Despite failure to demonstrate efficacy of ERAs in other cardiopulmonary conditions, ERAs have a major role in the treatment algorithm for PAH.
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- Lewis J Rubin
- University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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Effect of the endothelin receptor antagonist tezosentan on alpha-naphthylthiourea-induced lung injury in rats. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2012; 28:72-8. [PMID: 22313533 DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2011.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2011] [Accepted: 04/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Acute lung injury is an inflammatory syndrome that increases the permeability of the blood-gas barrier, resulting in high morbidity and mortality. Despite intensive research, treatment options remain limited. We investigated the protective efficacy of tezosentan, a novel, dual endothelin receptor antagonist, in an experimental model of alpha-naphthylthiourea (ANTU)-induced acute lung injury in rats. ANTU was intraperitoneally (i.p.) injected into rats at a dose of 10 mg/kg. Tezosentan was injected 30 minutes before ANTU was subcutaneously (s.c.) injected at doses of 2, 10, or 30 mg/kg, 60 minutes before ANTU was injected at doses of 2, 10, or 30 mg/kg (i.p.), and 90 minutes before ANTU at a dose of 10 mg/kg (i.p.). Four hours later, the lung weight/body weight (LW/BW) ratio and pleural effusion (PE) were measured. When injected 30 minutes before ANTU at doses of 2, 10, or 30 mg/kg (s.c.), tezosentan had no effect on lung pathology. When injected 60 minutes before ANTU at doses of 2, 10, or 30 mg/kg (i.p.) or 90 minutes before ANTU (10 mg/kg, i.p.), tezosentan significantly decreased the PE/BW ratio and had a prophylactic effect on PE formation at all doses. Therefore, tezosentan may attenuate lung injury. Furthermore, its acute and inhibitory effects on fluid accumulation were more effective in the pleural cavity than in the interstitial compartment in this experimental model.
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Venugopal C, Mariappan N, Holmes E, Koch C, Francis J, Eades S. Oxidative Stress and Interaction of Endothelin Receptors in Airways of Clinically Healthy Horses. J Equine Vet Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2011.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Kiviniemi TO, Saraste A, Lehtimäki T, Toikka JO, Saraste M, Raitakari OT, Hartiala JJ, Viikari J, Koskenvuo JW. Decreased endothelin-1 levels after acute consumption of red wine and de-alcoholized red wine. Atherosclerosis 2010; 211:283-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2009] [Revised: 01/12/2010] [Accepted: 01/13/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Upregulation of endothelin receptors A and B in the nitrofen induced hypoplastic lung occurs early in gestation. Pediatr Surg Int 2010; 26:65-9. [PMID: 19851775 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-009-2514-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE Pulmonary hypoplasia and persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPH) aggravate clinical courses in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Endothelin 1 enhances PPH by vasoconstriction and proliferation of vessel walls. Up-regulation of pulmonary Endothelin Receptors A and B (EDNRA, EDNRB) has been reported in human CDH and animal models, but the onset of those alterations during lung development remains unclear. We hypothesized that pulmonary expression of EDNRA and EDNRB is up-regulated at early gestational stages in the nitrofen model. METHODS Pregnant rats were exposed to nitrofen or vehicle on gestational day 9 (D9). Embryos were sacrificed on D15, D18 and D21 and divided into nitrofen- and control group. Pulmonary RNA was extracted and mRNA levels of EDNRA and EDNRB were determined by real-time PCR. Immunohistochemistry for protein expression of both receptors was performed. RESULTS mRNA levels of EDNRA and EDNRB were significantly increased in the nitrofen group on D15, D18 and D21. Immunohistochemistry revealed increased pulmonary vascular expression of EDNRA and EDNRB compared to controls. CONCLUSION Altered expression of EDNRA and EDNRB is an early event in lung morphogenesis in the nitrofen model. We speculate that pulmonary arteries in CDH become excessively muscularised in early fetal life, becoming unable to adapt normally at birth.
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Trabold B, Pawlik M, Nietsch R, Bitzinger DI, Gruber M, Ittner KP, Lubnow M. Bosentan reduces oxidative burst in acid aspiration-induced lung injury in rats. Injury 2009; 40:946-9. [PMID: 19371868 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2008] [Revised: 11/13/2008] [Accepted: 11/17/2008] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Acid aspiration induces lung injury by causing an intense inflammatory reaction. Neutrophils are attracted by various cytokines, such as TNFbeta, and release reactive oxygen species, which then cause acute lung injury. Endothelin antagonists, such as bosentan, have been found to possess anti-inflammatory properties. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a prospective, randomised, controlled study to evaluate the effects of bosentan in a rat model of acid-induced lung injury. Sprague-Dawley rats underwent sevoflurane anaesthesia; lung injury was then induced by instillation of 1.2mL/kg, 0.1M hydrochloric acid. The lungs were ventilated for 6h and then randomised into three groups: bosentan 30mg/kg body weight, 90mg/kg body weight or sodium chloride, each applied immediately after acid aspiration via a gastric tube. RESULTS After induction of acute lung inflammation, the production of reactive oxygen species by PMN following stimulation with FMLP increased significantly. Comparison of pre-treatment and post-treatment in the 90mg/kg bosentan treatment group did not show a significant increase of reactive oxygen species following stimulation with FMLP. A comparison of the absolute difference of the MESF demonstrated a significant difference between the control group and the group treated with 90mg/kg bosentan. CONCLUSIONS Bosentan administration at 90mg/kg body weight reduced the release of reactive oxygen species after 360min in acid aspiration-induced lung injury in rats.
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- Benedikt Trabold
- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany.
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Valerio G, Bracciale P, Grazia D'Agostino A. Effect of bosentan upon pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Ther Adv Respir Dis 2009; 3:15-21. [PMID: 19293199 DOI: 10.1177/1753465808103499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD] is mainly determined by hypoxemia under respiratory failure by means of the functional hypoxemic vasoconstrictor response. Organic changes of vessels, pulmonary vascular remodelling, is gaining increasing relevance. An imbalance of endothelial products takes place with overload of vasoconstrictors and thrombogenic autacoids over vasodilators and anticoagulant factors. Among vasoconstrictors, endothelin is claimed to be an important factor. Our aim is to assess the effect of the anti-endothelin drug Bosentan on pulmonary hemodynamics and lung function in patients affected by COPD and PH. METHODS Bosentan was administered to 16 patients for a period of 18 months, while another 16 patients with overlapping features was used as a control group. Pulmonary function test, hemodynamics, effort performance, dyspnoea ratings and quality of life were recorded at the beginning and after 18 months under stable state. RESULTS Bosentan treatment resulted in a significant improvement of PH from 37 + 5 to 31 + 6mm Hg and pulmonary vascular resistance from 442 + 192 to 392 + 180dynes cm(2) and 6MWD from 256 + 118 to 321 + 122m and BODE index from 6.6 + 2.8 to 5.5 + 3U. The effect was most striking in the 30% of patients in GOLD stage III and IV. Most patients in stage IV did not improve, but in all patients the treatment stopped the progressive worsening of hemodynamics over time. The study also highlights the need to identify patients with high pulmonary arterial pressure contrasting with moderate respiratory disease stages, in whom the predominant problem is evidently vascular disease. CONCLUSION This preliminary report suggests that the use of Bosentan in the treatment of PH in COPD is beneficial.
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- Giuseppe Valerio
- Ospedale "Ninetto Melli", Divisione di Pneumologia, 2P Via Lecce 246, San Pietro V.co (Brindisi), Italy 72027.
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Comellas AP, Briva A. Role of endothelin-1 in acute lung injury. Transl Res 2009; 153:263-71. [PMID: 19446279 PMCID: PMC3046772 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2009.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2009] [Revised: 02/19/2009] [Accepted: 02/20/2009] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The alveolar-capillary membrane serves as a barrier that prevents the accumulation of fluid in the alveolar space and restricts the diffusion of large solutes while facilitating an efficient gas exchange. When this barrier becomes dysfunctional, patients develop acute lung injury (ALI), which is characterized by pulmonary edema and increased lung inflammation that leads to a life-threatening impairment of gas exchange. In addition to the increase of inflammatory cytokines, plasma levels of endothelin-1 (ET-1), which is a primarily endothelium-derived vasoconstrictor, are increased in patients with ALI. As patients recover, ET-1 levels decrease, which suggests that ET-1 may not only be a marker of endothelial dysfunction but may have a role in the pathogenesis of ALI. While pulmonary edema accumulates, alveolar fluid clearance (AFC) is of critical importance, as failure to return to normal clearance is associated with poor prognosis in patients with pulmonary edema. AFC involves active transport mechanisms where sodium (Na(+)) is actively transported from the alveolar airspaces, across the alveolar epithelium, and into the pulmonary circulation, which creates an osmotic gradient that is responsible for the clearance of lung edema. In this article, we review the relevance of ET-1 in the development of ALI, not only as a vasoconstrictor molecule but also by inhibiting AFC via the activation of endothelial ET-B receptors and generation. Furthermore, this review highlights the therapeutic role of drugs such as beta-adrenergic agonists and, in particular, of endothelin receptor antagonists in patients with ALI.
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- Alejandro P Comellas
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
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Hydrochloric acid aspiration increases right ventricular systolic pressure in rats. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2009; 26:285-92. [DOI: 10.1097/eja.0b013e32831ac614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Iwata S, Ito S, Iwaki M, Kondo M, Sashio T, Takeda N, Sokabe M, Hasegawa Y, Kume H. Regulation of endothelin-1-induced interleukin-6 production by Ca2+ influx in human airway smooth muscle cells. Eur J Pharmacol 2009; 605:15-22. [PMID: 19171135 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.12.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2008] [Revised: 12/12/2008] [Accepted: 12/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Endothelin-1 is considered to be an important mediator in the pathophysiology of asthma because it induces contraction, hypertrophy, and proliferation in airway smooth muscle cells as well as inflammatory responses in the airway. Airway smooth muscle cells have been suggested to contribute to airway inflammation in asthma by producing cytokines. Nevertheless, the role of intracellular Ca(2+) signal in cytokine production in human airway smooth muscle cells is still unclear. We investigated the mechanisms by which endothelin-1 induces production of interleukin (IL)-6, a pleiotropic cytokine, in primary cultured human airway smooth muscle cells. Levels of IL-6 protein and mRNA were significantly increased by endothelin-1 in dose- and time-dependent manners. Endothelin-1-induced IL-6 production was markedly attenuated by EGTA and various Ca(2+) channel inhibitors such as 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole derivative (BTP-2), 1-[beta-[3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propoxy]-4-methoxyphenethyl]-1H-imidazole hydrochloride (SKF96365), and nifedipine. Endothelin-1-induced increases in intracellular Ca(2+) concentrations were significantly inhibited in Ca(2+)-free solution and by BTP-2, SKF96365, and nifedipine. The IL-6 synthesis was also inhibited by the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 inhibitor 1,4-diamino-2,3-dicyano-1,4-bis(o-aminophenylmercapto)-butadiene ethanolate (U0126) and the p38 inhibitor 4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-(4-methylsulfinylphenyl)-5-(4-pyridyl)1H-imidazole (SB203580), but not by the c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase inhibitor anthra[1,9-cd]-pyrazol-6-(2H)-one (SP600125). Endothelin-1 significantly upregulated phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and p38 but blocking Ca(2+) influx pathways did not inhibit either upregulation. These findings demonstrate that endothelin-1-induced IL-6 synthesis in airway smooth muscle cells occurs via two parallel but independent events that include Ca(2+) influx and activation of ERK1/2 and p38.
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- Susumu Iwata
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Höltke C, Waldeck J, Kopka K, Heindel W, Schober O, Schäfers M, Bremer C. Biodistribution of a Nonpeptidic Fluorescent Endothelin a Receptor Imaging Probe. Mol Imaging 2009. [DOI: 10.2310/7290.2009.00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Carsten Höltke
- From the Departments of Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Muenster; and Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research and European Institute of Molecular Imaging, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- From the Departments of Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Muenster; and Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research and European Institute of Molecular Imaging, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- From the Departments of Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Muenster; and Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research and European Institute of Molecular Imaging, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- From the Departments of Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Muenster; and Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research and European Institute of Molecular Imaging, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- From the Departments of Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Muenster; and Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research and European Institute of Molecular Imaging, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- From the Departments of Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Muenster; and Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research and European Institute of Molecular Imaging, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- From the Departments of Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Muenster; and Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research and European Institute of Molecular Imaging, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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Star GP, Giovinazzo M, Langleben D. Effects of bone morphogenic proteins and transforming growth factor-beta on In-vitro production of endothelin-1 by human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells. Vascul Pharmacol 2009; 50:45-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2008.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2008] [Revised: 09/05/2008] [Accepted: 09/16/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Tamilselvan S, Raju SN, Loganathan D, Kamatchiammal S, Abraham G, Suresh R. Endothelin-1 and its receptors ET(A) and ET(B) in drug-induced gingival overgrowth. J Periodontol 2007; 78:290-5. [PMID: 17274718 DOI: 10.1902/jop.2007.060172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to study the expression of endothelin-1 (ET-1) and its receptors ETA and ETB in normal human gingiva and cyclosporin-induced gingival fibroblasts. METHODS Gingival samples were collected from eight normal healthy individuals, eight patients with periodontitis, and eight patients with cyclosporin A (CsA)-induced gingival overgrowth. Total RNA was extracted from tissue samples, and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction was performed for ET-1, ETA, and ETB. ET-1 protein was estimated from the tissues by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The expression of ET-1 and its receptors was also examined in gingival fibroblast cells treated with CsA. RESULTS ET-1 mRNA expression was significantly higher in patients with CsA-induced gingival overgrowth (P <0.001) than in patients with periodontitis and the controls. ETA mRNA was expressed more than the ETB in all examined samples. In human gingival fibroblasts, ET-1 expression was increased with CsA incorporation compared to controls (P <0.001). CONCLUSION These results suggest that CsA can modulate the expression of ET-1 in gingival fibroblasts and CsA-induced gingival overgrowth.
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- S Tamilselvan
- Department of Periodontics, Sri Ramachandra Dental College and Hospital, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Deemed University, Porur, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
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Tsang JYC, Lamm WJE, Neradilek B, Polissar NL, Hlastala MP. Endothelin receptor blockade does not improve hypoxemia following acute pulmonary thromboembolism. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2007; 102:762-71. [PMID: 17082362 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01139.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We studied the roles of endothelins in determining ventilation (V̇a) and perfusion (Q̇) mismatch in a porcine model of acute pulmonary thromboembolism (APTE), using a nonspecific endothelin antagonist, tezosentan. Nine anesthetized piglets (∼23 kg) received autologous clots (∼20 g) via a central venous catheter at time = 0 min. The distribution of V̇a and Q̇ at five different time points (−30, −5, 30, 60, 120 min) was mapped by fluorescent microspheres of 10 different colors. Five piglets ( group 1) received tezosentan (courtesy of Actelion) starting at time = 40 min for 2 h, and four piglets ( group 2) received only saline and served as control. Our results showed that, in all of the animals at 30 min following APTE but before tezosentan, the mean V̇a/Q̇ was increased, as was V̇a/Q̇ heterogeneity (log SD V̇a/Q̇), which represented a widening of its main peak. Afterwards, tezosentan attenuated the pulmonary hypertension in group 1 but also produced moderate systemic hypotension. However, it did not improve arterial Po2 or V̇a/Q̇ mismatch. We concluded that endothelin antagonism had minimal impact on gas exchange following APTE and confirmed our earlier observation that the main mechanism for hypoxemia in APTE was due to the mechanical redistribution of pulmonary regional blood flow away from the embolized vessels, resulting in the creation of many divergent low and high V̇a/Q̇ regions.
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- John Y C Tsang
- James Hogg iCAPTURE Research Lab., University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Skovgaard N, Wang T. Local control of pulmonary blood flow and lung structure in reptiles: Implications for ventilation perfusion matching. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2006; 154:107-17. [PMID: 16446125 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2005.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2005] [Revised: 12/19/2005] [Accepted: 12/21/2005] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Lung structure of reptiles is very diverse ranging from single chambered lungs with a simple structure to more complex and multi-chambered lungs. Increased structural complexity resulted from the evolution of smaller gas exchange units and larger surface area, which increases the pulmonary diffusive capacity for O(2). However, increased structural complexity probably also increases the possibilities for ventilation-perfusion (V /Q ) heterogeneity, which exerts significant constraints on gas exchange. In most reptiles, the ventricle is anatomically and functionally undivided so blood pressures are equal in the systemic and pulmonary circulations. In these species, blood flow distribution between pulmonary and systemic circulations are primarily determined by pulmonary and systemic vascular resistances. Thus, increased pulmonary resistance lowers pulmonary blood flow through increasing cardiac right-to-left shunt decreasing systemic oxygen levels. It has been proposed that local mechanisms regulating pulmonary blood flow are more pronounced in reptiles with complex lungs as they are more prone to V /Q heterogeneity. However, local control of pulmonary blood flow has also been suggested to primarily exist when hearts are functionally divided because altered pulmonary vascular resistance does not affect cardiac shunt patterns. Data suggest that, while there seems to be a general trend of increased local regulation of pulmonary blood flow in species with structurally complex lungs and divided hearts, it is also possible that other factors, such as breathing pattern, have been important for the evolutionary development of local regulatory mechanisms in the lungs.
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- Nini Skovgaard
- Zoophysiology, University of Aarhus, Building 131, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Biarent D, Hubloue I, Bejjani G, Mélot C, Jespers P, Naeije R, Leeman M. Role of endothelins and nitric oxide in the pulmonary circulation of perinatal lambs during hyperoxia and hypoxia. Pediatr Res 2006; 59:131-6. [PMID: 16327012 DOI: 10.1203/01.pdr.0000191138.34387.e2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Endothelins (ET) have opposite vascular effects mediated through different receptors: ET(A) receptors mediating vasoconstriction and ET(B) receptors mediating vasoconstriction as well as vasodilation. The role of ET in acute hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) was studied after dual ET receptor blockade with bosentan and nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibition with nitro-L-arginine (L-NA). We started from the hypothesis that ET antagonism may inhibit HPV but, if not, would do so after NO synthase inhibition. HPV was evaluated in anesthetized lambs, with an intact pulmonary circulation, by the increase in the mean pulmonary artery pressure (Ppa) minus occluded Ppa (Ppao) gradient in response to hypoxia (inspiratory oxygen fraction of 0.1) at different levels of pulmonary flow (multipoint pressure/flow relationships). ET receptor antagonism decreased pulmonary and systemic vascular tone both in hyperoxia and hypoxia. ET antagonism had no effect on HPV. NO synthase inhibition increased pulmonary vascular tone more in hypoxia than in hyperoxia so that HPV was enhanced. After L-NA, bosentan still decreased pulmonary vascular tone in hypoxia but did not affect the magnitude of HPV. The present results suggest that ET and NO are involved in the regulation of basal pulmonary vascular tone. Furthermore, the vasodilator effect of bosentan persisted in the presence of NO synthase inhibition, suggesting a non NO-dependent vasodilator mechanism. The results from these experiments are in agreement with the idea that ET do not play a major role in HPV in the perinatal lamb, even when it is enhanced by NO synthase inhibition.
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- Dominique Biarent
- Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Erasme Campus of the Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
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Faisy C, Pinto F, Danel C, Naline E, Risse PA, Leroy I, Israel-Biet D, Fagon JY, Candenas ML, Advenier C. beta2-Adrenoceptor agonist modulates endothelin-1 receptors in human isolated bronchi. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2005; 34:410-6. [PMID: 16340002 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2005-0091oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Chronic exposure of human isolated bronchi to beta(2)-adrenergic agonists, especially fenoterol, potentiates smooth muscle contraction in response to endothelin-1 (ET-1), a peptide implicated in chronic inflammatory airway diseases. Our objective was to determine whether ET-1 receptors ETA and ETB are involved in fenoterol enhancement. Twenty-two human bronchi were sensitized to ET-1 by prolonged incubation with 0.1 microM fenoterol (15 h, 21 degrees C). Removing the epithelium after fenoterol incubation limited the maximal contraction (0.10+/-0.36 g without epithelium versus 1.18+/-0.22 with, n=8, P=0.04). After 15 h incubation, 14 and 8 paired rings were fixed, respectively, for immunolabeling of bronchial ETA and ETB receptors, and to determine the mRNA expression levels using real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. ETA and ETB receptor mRNA expressions were 1.27- +/- 0.14-fold (not significant) and 2.24- +/- 0.28-fold (P<0.01) higher, respectively, in fenoterol-treated bronchi than in paired controls. Fenoterol incubation significantly increased epithelial ETA and ETB receptor labeling intensity scores (P=0.001 and P=0.002, respectively, versus controls), and enhanced the diffuse localization of ETA receptors on the epithelial cells (P=0.002 versus controls), but did not change the ETB-receptor immunolabeling intensity on airway smooth muscle. We conclude that fenoterol-induced sensitization of human isolated bronchi involves epithelial ETA and ETB receptors, which suggests perturbation of the epithelial regulation of airway smooth muscle contraction in response to ET-1.
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- Christophe Faisy
- UPRES EA220, UFR Biomédicale des Saints-Pères, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris, France.
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Skovgaard N, Warren DE, Jackson DC, Wang T. Endothelin-1 causes systemic vasodilatation in anaesthetised turtles(Trachemys scripta) through activation of ETB-receptors. J Exp Biol 2005; 208:3739-46. [PMID: 16169951 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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SUMMARYThe effects of endothelin-1 (ET-1) on systemic and pulmonary circulation were investigated in anaesthetised freshwater turtles (Trachemys scripta) instrumented with arterial catheters and blood flow probes. Bolus intra-arterial injections of ET-1 (0.4–400 pmol kg-1)caused a dose-dependent systemic vasodilatation that was associated with a decrease in systemic pressure (Psys) and a rise in systemic blood flow (Q̇sys),causing systemic conductance (Gsys) to increase. ET-1 had no significant effects on the pulmonary vasculature, heart rate(fh) or total stroke volume(Vstot). This response differs markedly from mammals, where ET-1 causes an initial vasodilatation that is followed by a pronounced pressor response. In mammals, the initial dilatation is caused by stimulation of ETB-receptors, while the subsequent constriction is mediated by ETA-receptors. In the turtles, infusion of the ETB-receptor agonist BQ-3020 (150 pmol kg-1) elicited haemodynamic changes that were similar to those of ET-1, and the effects of ET-1 were not affected by the ETA-antagonist BQ-610 (0.15 μmol kg-1). Conversely, all effects of ET-1 were virtually abolished after specific ETB-receptor blockade with the ETB-antagonist BQ-788 (0.15 μmol kg-1). The subsequent treatment with the general ET-receptor antagonist tezosentan (15.4μmol kg-1) did not produce effects that differed from the treatment with ETB-antagonist, and the blockade of ET-1 responses persisted. This present study indicates, therefore, that ETB-receptors are responsible for the majority of the cardiovascular responses to ET-1 in Trachemys.
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- Nini Skovgaard
- Department of Zoophysiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Aarhus, Denmark.
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Benjamin ACW, Silveira RC, Procianoy RS. Umbilical cord blood and neonatal endothelin-1 levels in preterm newborns with and without respiratory distress syndrome. Braz J Med Biol Res 2005; 38:1417-22. [PMID: 16138226 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2005000900017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Increased pulmonary vascular resistance in preterm newborn infants with respiratory distress syndrome is suggested, and endothelin-1 plays an important role in pulmonary vascular reactivity in newborns. We determined umbilical cord blood and neonatal (second sample) levels of endothelin-1 in 18 preterm newborns with respiratory distress syndrome who had no clinical or echocardiographic diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension and 22 without respiratory distress syndrome (gestational ages: 31.4 +/- 1.6 and 29.3 +/- 2.3 weeks, respectively). Umbilical cord blood and a second blood sample taken 18 to 40 h after birth were used for endothelin-1 determination by enzyme immunoassay. Median umbilical cord blood endothelin-1 levels were similar in both groups (control: 10.9 and respiratory distress syndrome: 11.4 pg/mL) and were significantly higher than in the second sample (control: 1.7 pg/mL and respiratory distress syndrome: 3.5 pg/mL, P < 0.001 for both groups). Median endothelin-1 levels in the second sample were significantly higher in children with respiratory distress syndrome than in control infants (P < 0.001). There were significant positive correlations between second sample endothelin-1 and Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology and Perinatal Extension II (r = 0.36, P = 0.02), and duration of mechanical ventilation (r = 0.64, P = 0.02). A slower decline of endothelin-1 from birth to 40 h of life was observed in newborns with respiratory distress syndrome when compared to controls. A significant correlation between neonatal endothelin-1 levels and some illness-severity signs suggests that endothelin-1 plays a role in the natural course of respiratory distress syndrome in preterm newborns.
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- A C W Benjamin
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Departamento de Pediatria, Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Leeman M. Endothelin antagonists: new bullets against lung injury? CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2005; 9:245-6. [PMID: 15987411 PMCID: PMC1175897 DOI: 10.1186/cc3525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Acute lung injury is a syndrome of inflammation and of increased permeability of the blood–gas barrier. Endothelins are thought to exert proinflammatory effects. Kuklin and colleagues show that the endothelin receptor antagonist tezosentan reduces pulmonary edema in endotoxemic sheep, in parallel with a prevention of protein kinase C-α activation. In turn, the level of some cytokines increased after tezosentan treatment. Whether these contrasting effects of endothelin blockade on inflammatory mechanisms have clinical relevance and whether these agents might benefit patients with acute lung injury is unknown.
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- Marc Leeman
- Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Erasme Campus, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
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Lee JH, Kim S, Park BK, Kim WS, Kim DS, Kim WD, Lee SD. The Effect of a Combination of Inhaled Nitric Oxide and an EndothelinA-Receptor Antagonist onHemodynamic Dysfunction in Experimental AcutePulmonary Thromboembolism. Lung 2005; 183:139-49. [PMID: 16026017 DOI: 10.1007/s00408-004-2529-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Although either inhaled nitric oxide (NO) or endothelinA receptor antagonist has been tried in the treatment of various forms of pulmonary hypertension, the effects of combination therapy have not been reported. We evaluated the effects of inhaled NO alone or a combination of inhaled NO and ZD2574 (an endothelinA receptor antagonist) in an experimental canine acute pulmonary thromboembolism model. Forty parts per million of inhaled NO alone, or a combination of inhaled NO and 10 mg/kg of ZD2574 was administered 1 hour after embolization with an autologous blood clot. We compared the hemodynamic and gas exchange parameters between the two treatment groups. Two treatment regimens decreased mean pulmonary arterial pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance and attenuated decrease in cardiac output. Moreover, systemic arterial hypotension or worsening of hypoxemia did not occur in either of the treatment groups. In the combined group, more favorable hemodynamic outcomes were maintained than in the inhaled NO alone group. And hemodynamic deterioration shown after NO withdrawal was attenuated in the combined group. These findings suggest that when inhaled NO is concomitantly administered with an ETA receptor antagonist, more favorable hemodynamic outcomes can be expected during and after NO inhalation in acute pulmonary thromboembolism.
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- Ji-Hyun Lee
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea
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Münter K, Kirchengast M. The role of endothelin receptor antagonists in cardiovascular pharmacotherapy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 6:3-11. [PMID: 15989493 DOI: 10.1517/14728214.6.1.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Endothelin (ET) is a hormone produced predominantly by endothelial cells which has been recognised to play a significant role in the development of several cardiovascular disease states. In order to combat the deleterious effects of ET, several ET-receptor antagonists (ETRA) are currently in clinical development. The agents developed thus far inhibit the actions of ET through either selective inhibition of the ET(A) receptors or non-selective inhibition of both ET(A) and ET(B) receptors. However, due to the differing proportions of the two receptor subtypes in various tissues, animal models and pathologies, it remains a matter of debate whether receptor selective agents impart significant clinical benefits over non-selective agents. This paper seeks to briefly summarise the important preclinical and clinical effects that have been reported in the literature and will attempt to provide a rationale for the use of both types of ETRAs in the treatment of both systemic and pulmonary hypertension as well as chronic heart failure (CHF).
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- K Münter
- Knoll GmbH, PO Box 210805, 67008 Ludwigshafen, Germany.
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The Incidence of self-prescribed oral complementary and alternative medicine use by patients with gastrointestinal diseases. J Clin Gastroenterol 2005. [PMID: 15681910 DOI: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000155570.19340.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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GOALS To assess the incidence of oral complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) usage by gastroenterology patients at a single university center and compare against controls. BACKGROUND The public awareness and usage of CAM have increased. The use of CAM has been described in patients with functional bowel disorders; however, their role in patients with gastrointestinal disease is less clear. STUDY Patients attending luminal gastroenterology clinics and customers at local supermarkets completed a 30-point, structured questionnaire assessing their use of CAM. RESULTS A total of 1,409 subjects were recruited. The incidence of CAM use was 49.5% for inflammatory bowel disease, 50.9% for irritable bowel syndrome, 20% for general gastrointestinal diseases, and 27% for controls. Pearson's chi(2) tests showed that patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or irritable bowel syndrome were more likely to use CAM than controls (P < 0.001). Binary logistic regression analysis showed that females were more likely to take CAM than men (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The percentage of CAM users among patients with IBD is similar to those with a functional diagnosis. Increasing numbers of IBD patients are using CAM in addition to conventional therapy. Awareness of this may prevent adverse CAM and conventional drug interactions.
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Fitzgerald RK, Oishi P, Ovadia B, Ross GA, Reinhartz O, Johengen MJ, Fineman JR. Tezosentan, a combined parenteral endothelin receptor antagonist, produces pulmonary vasodilation in lambs with acute and chronic pulmonary hypertension. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004; 5:571-7. [PMID: 15530195 DOI: 10.1097/01.pcc.0000137357.52609.f0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the hemodynamic effects of tezosentan in the intact lamb both at rest and during acute and chronic pulmonary hypertension. DESIGN Prospective, randomized experimental study. SETTING University-based research laboratory. SUBJECTS Lambs with and without pulmonary hypertension. INTERVENTIONS Six newborn lambs were instrumented to measure vascular pressures and left pulmonary blood flow. The hemodynamic effects of tezosentan (0.5, 1.0, 5.0 mg/kg, intravenously) were studied at rest and during U46619-induced pulmonary hypertension. Following in utero placement of an aortopulmonary vascular graft, nine additional lambs with increased pulmonary blood flow and chronic pulmonary hypertension (shunt) were also studied at 1 wk (n = 5) and 8 wks (n = 4) of age. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS At rest, tezosentan had no significant effect on any of the variables. During acute U46619-induced pulmonary hypertension, tezosentan caused a dose-dependent decrease in pulmonary arterial pressure (from 5.9% +/- 4.7 to 16.0% +/- 10.7; p < .05) and pulmonary vascular resistance (from 6.2% +/- 8.0 to 21% +/- 8.8; p < .05). Mean systemic arterial pressure was unchanged. In 1- and 8-wk-old shunt lambs with increased pulmonary blood flow, tezosentan (1 mg/kg) produced potent nonselective pulmonary vasodilation. CONCLUSIONS Tezosentan, a combined endothelin receptor antagonist optimized for parenteral use, induces potent selective pulmonary vasodilation during acute U46619-induced pulmonary hypertension and potent nonselective vasodilation in chronic pulmonary hypertension secondary to increased pulmonary blood flow. In general, the hemodynamic effects of bolus doses of tezosentan occurred within 60 secs of administration and lasted approximately 5-10 mins. The hemodynamic profile of intravenous tezosentan may make it a useful adjunct therapy for acute pulmonary hypertensive disorders and warrants further study.
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- Robert K Fitzgerald
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0106, USA
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Faisy C, Naline E, Rouget C, Risse PA, Guerot E, Fagon JY, Chinet T, Roche N, Advenier C. Nociceptin inhibits vanilloid TRPV-1-mediated neurosensitization induced by fenoterol in human isolated bronchi. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2004; 370:167-75. [PMID: 15351928 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-004-0974-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2004] [Accepted: 07/22/2004] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Chronic exposure to beta(2)-adrenoceptor agonists, especially fenoterol, has been shown to increase smooth muscle contraction to endothelin-1 in human bronchi partly through tachykinin-mediated pathways. The purpose of this work was to further investigate the role of sensory nerves in fenoterol-induced sensitization of human airways and the effect of nociceptin, a nociceptin/orphanin FQ (NOP) receptor agonist, on the increase in contraction after fenoterol exposure. Human bronchi from 62 patients were sensitized to endothelin-1 by prolonged incubation with fenoterol (0.1 microM, 15 h). The sensitizing effect of fenoterol was inhibited by high concentration of capsaicin (10 microM, 30 min before fenoterol sensitization), which induces depletion of mediators from sensory nerves, or co-incubation of fenoterol and capsazepine (1 microM), a vanilloid TRPV-1 receptor antagonist. Moreover, short pretreatment of bronchi with capsaicin (10 microM) or capsazepine (1 microM) after sensitization by fenoterol decreased the rise in smooth muscle contraction to endothelin-1. Nociceptin (1 microM) also inhibited the increased contraction in fenoterol-sensitized bronchi. Tertiapin (10 microM), an inhibitor of the inward-rectifier K(+) channels, but not naloxone (0.1 microM), a DOP/KOP/MOP receptor antagonist, prevented the inhibitory effect of nociceptin. In conclusion, fenoterol induces sensitization of human isolated bronchi to endothelin-1 in part through the stimulation of the vanilloid TRPV-1 receptor on tachykininergic sensory nerves. Nociceptin inhibits airway hyperresponsiveness via NOP receptor activation. This effect involves inward-rectifier K(+) channels.
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- Christophe Faisy
- Unité de Recherche de l'Enseignement Supérieur, Equipe d'Accueil 220, Faculté de Médecine Paris-Ile de France-Ouest, Unité de Formation et de Recherche Biomédicale des Saint-Pères, 45 rue des Saint-Pères, 75006, Paris, France.
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Simler NR, Brenchley PE, Horrocks AW, Greaves SM, Hasleton PS, Egan JJ. Angiogenic cytokines in patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia. Thorax 2004; 59:581-5. [PMID: 15223865 PMCID: PMC1747058 DOI: 10.1136/thx.2003.009860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Angiogenesis has been implicated in the pathogenesis of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP). The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between plasma concentrations of the angiogenic cytokines interleukin 8 (IL-8), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and endothelin-1 (ET-1) and clinical parameters of disease progression over a 6 month period to identify potential aetiological mediators and prognostic markers of disease activity in patients with IIP. METHODS Forty nine patients with IIP (40 men) were recruited to the study. Plasma cytokine measurements, pulmonary function tests, and high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans were performed on recruitment and after 6 months. Plasma cytokine measurements were also performed in 15 healthy volunteers for control purposes. RESULTS Patients with IIP had significantly higher median (IQR) baseline concentrations of IL-8 and ET-1 than controls (155 (77-303) pg/ml v 31 (0-100) pg/ml, p<0.001) and (1.21 (0.91-1.88) pg/ml v 0.84 (0.67-1.13) pg/ml, p<0.01), respectively. Baseline concentrations of IL-8, ET-1, and VEGF were significantly related to the baseline HRCT fibrosis score (r = 0.42, p<0.005; r = 0.39, p<0.01; and r = 0.42, p<0.005, respectively). Patients with IIP who developed progressive disease had significantly higher baseline levels of IL-8 (345 (270-497) pg/ml v 121 (73-266) pg/ml, p = 0.001) and VEGF (1048 (666-2149) pg/ml v 658 (438-837) pg/ml, p = 0.019). Over 6 months the change in VEGF was significantly related to the change in HRCT fibrosis score (r = 0.565, p = 0.035) and negatively related to the change in forced vital capacity (r = -0.353, p = 0.035).
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- North West Lung Research Centre, South Manchester University NHS Hospitals Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9LT, UK
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