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Stern B, Monteleone P, Zoldan J. SARS-CoV-2 spike protein induces endothelial dysfunction in 3D engineered vascular networks. J Biomed Mater Res A 2024; 112:524-533. [PMID: 37029655 PMCID: PMC10560313 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.37543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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With new daily discoveries about the long-term impacts of COVID-19, there is a clear need to develop in vitro models that can be used to better understand the pathogenicity and impact of COVID-19. Here, we demonstrate the utility of developing a model of endothelial dysfunction that utilizes human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived endothelial progenitors encapsulated in collagen hydrogels to study the effects of COVID-19 on the endothelium. These cells form capillary-like vasculature within 1 week after encapsulation and treating these cell-laden hydrogels with SARS-CoV-2 spike protein resulted in a significant decrease in the number of vessel-forming cells as well as vessel network connectivity quantified by our computational pipeline. This vascular dysfunction is a unique phenomenon observed upon treatment with SARS-CoV-2 SP and is not seen upon treatment with other coronaviruses, indicating that these effects were specific to SARS-CoV-2. We show that this vascular dysfunction is caused by an increase in inflammatory cytokines, associated with the COVID-19 cytokine storm, released from SARS-CoV-2 spike protein treated endothelial cells. Following treatment with the corticosteroid dexamethasone, we were able to prevent SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-induced endothelial dysfunction. Our results highlight the importance of understanding the interactions between SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and the endothelium and show that even in the absence of immune cells, the proposed 3D in vitro model for angiogenesis can reproduce COVID-19-induced endothelial dysfunction seen in clinical settings. This model represents a significant step in creating physiologically relevant disease models to further study the impact of long COVID and potentially identify mitigating therapeutics.
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- Brett Stern
- The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Austin, Texas, USA
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- The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Austin, Texas, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, Ascension Texas Cardiovascular, Austin, Texas, USA
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- The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Austin, Texas, USA
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Son YJ, Keum C, Kim M, Jeong G, Jin S, Hwang HW, Kim H, Lee K, Jeon H, Kim H, Pahk KJ, Jang HW, Sun JY, Han HS, Lee KH, Ok MR, Kim YC, Jeong Y. Selective Cell-Cell Adhesion Regulation via Cyclic Mechanical Deformation Induced by Ultrafast Nanovibrations. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37751467 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c08941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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The adoption of dynamic mechanomodulation to regulate cellular behavior is an alternative to the use of chemical drugs, allowing spatiotemporal control. However, cell-selective targeting of mechanical stimuli is challenging due to the lack of strategies with which to convert macroscopic mechanical movements to different cellular responses. Here, we designed a nanoscale vibrating surface that controls cell behavior via selective repetitive cell deformation based on a poroelastic cell model. The vibrating indentations induce repetitive water redistribution in the cells with water redistribution rates faster than the vibrating rate; however, in the opposite case, cells perceive the vibrations as a one-time stimulus. The selective regulation of cell-cell adhesion through adjusting the frequency of nanovibration was demonstrated by suppression of cadherin expression in smooth muscle cells (fast water redistribution rate) with no change in vascular endothelial cells (slow water redistribution rate). This technique may provide a new strategy for cell-type-specific mechanical stimulation.
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- Young Ju Son
- Center for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Advanced Biomolecular Recognition, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Advanced Biomolecular Recognition, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Advanced Biomolecular Recognition, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Advanced Biomolecular Recognition, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
- Division of Bio-Medical Science and Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
- Division of Bio-Medical Science and Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Advanced Biomolecular Recognition, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
- KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
- Division of Bio-Medical Science and Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
- Division of Bio-Medical Science and Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Biomaterials, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
- Division of Bio-Medical Science and Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Advanced Biomolecular Recognition, Biomedical Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
- Department of HY-KIST Bio-convergence, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
- Division of Bio-Medical Science and Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea
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Crompton M, Skinner LJ, Satchell SC, Butler MJ. Aldosterone: Essential for Life but Damaging to the Vascular Endothelium. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1004. [PMID: 37371584 PMCID: PMC10296074 DOI: 10.3390/biom13061004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The renin angiotensin aldosterone system is a key regulator of blood pressure. Aldosterone is the final effector of this pathway, acting predominantly via mineralocorticoid receptors. Aldosterone facilitates the conservation of sodium and, with it, water and acts as a powerful stimulus for potassium excretion. However, evidence for the pathological impact of excess mineralocorticoid receptor stimulation is increasing. Here, we discussed how in the heart, hyperaldosteronism is associated with fibrosis, cardiac dysfunction, and maladaptive hypertrophy. In the kidney, aldosterone was shown to cause proteinuria and fibrosis and may contribute to the progression of kidney disease. More recently, studies suggested that aldosterone excess damaged endothelial cells. Here, we reviewed how damage to the endothelial glycocalyx may contribute to this process. The endothelial glycocalyx is a heterogenous, negatively charged layer on the luminal surface of cells. Aldosterone exposure alters this layer. The resulting structural changes reduced endothelial reactivity in response to protective shear stress, altered permeability, and increased immune cell trafficking. Finally, we reviewed current therapeutic strategies for limiting endothelial damage and suggested that preventing glycocalyx remodelling in response to aldosterone exposure may provide a novel strategy, free from the serious adverse effect of hyperkalaemia seen in response to mineralocorticoid blockade.
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- Bristol Renal, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, University of Bristol, Whitson Street, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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Stern B, Monteleone P, Zoldan J. SARS-CoV-2 spike protein induces endothelial dysfunction in 3D engineered vascular networks. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2022:2022.10.01.510442. [PMID: 36238721 PMCID: PMC9558435 DOI: 10.1101/2022.10.01.510442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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With new daily discoveries about the long-term impacts of COVID-19 there is a clear need to develop in vitro models that can be used to better understand the pathogenicity and impact of COVID-19. Here we demonstrate the utility of developing a model of endothelial dysfunction that utilizes induced pluripotent stem cell-derived endothelial progenitors encapsulated in collagen hydrogels to study the effects of COVID-19 on the endothelium. We found that treating these cell-laden hydrogels with SARS-CoV-2 spike protein resulted in a significant decrease in the number of vessel-forming cells as well as vessel network connectivity. Following treatment with the anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone, we were able to prevent SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-induced endothelial dysfunction. In addition, we confirmed release of inflammatory cytokines associated with the COVID-19 cytokine storm. In conclusion, we have demonstrated that even in the absence of immune cells, we are able to use this 3D in vitro model for angiogenesis to reproduce COVID-19 induced endothelial dysfunction seen in clinical settings.
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Aldosterone Increases Vascular Permeability in Rat Skin. Cells 2022; 11:cells11172707. [PMID: 36078114 PMCID: PMC9454878 DOI: 10.3390/cells11172707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of acute aldosterone (ALDO) administration on the vascular permeability of skin. ALDO was injected intradermally into rats, and vascular permeability was measured. Eplerenone (EPL), a selective mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist, was used. Skin biopsies were carried out for immunohistochemical (IHC) staining, and polymerase chain reactions were performed to analyze the expression of MR, 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2, von Willebrand factor (vWF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and zonula occludens 1. Our study showed the presence of MR in the rat skin vasculature for the first time. It was found that ALDO injection resulted in a more than 30% increase in vascular permeability and enhanced the endothelial exocytosis of vWF. The effect of ALDO diminished after EPL administration. An accumulation of vWF and a reduction in VEGF IHC staining were observed following chronic EPL administration. No effect of ALDO or EPL on the mRNA expression of the studied genes or skin structure was observed. The results suggest that ALDO increases vascular permeability in the skin via an MR-dependent mechanism. This effect of ALDO on skin microcirculation may have important therapeutic implications for diseases characterized by increased levels of ALDO and coexisting skin microangiopathy.
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Intranasal Methylprednisolone Ameliorates Neuroinflammation Induced by Chronic Toluene Exposure. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14061195. [PMID: 35745768 PMCID: PMC9230943 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14061195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Inhalants are chemical substances that induce intoxication, and toluene is the main component of them. Increasing evidence indicates that a dependence on inhalants involves a state of chronic stress associated to the activation of immune cells in the central nervous system and release of proinflammatory mediators, especially in some brain areas such as the nucleus accumbens and frontal cortex, where the circuits of pleasure and reward are. In this study, anti-neuroinflammatory treatment based on a single dose of intranasal methylprednisolone was assessed in a murine model of chronic toluene exposure. The levels of proinflammatory mediators, expression levels of Iba-1 and GFAP, and histological changes in the frontal cortex and nucleus accumbens were evaluated after the treatment. The chronic exposure to toluene significantly increased the levels of TNF-α, IL-6, and NO, the expression of GFAP, and induced histological alterations in mouse brains. The treatment with intranasally administered MP significantly reduced the expression of TNF-α and NO and the expression of GFAP (p < 0.05); additionally, it reversed the central histological damage. These results indicate that intranasally administered methylprednisolone could be considered as a treatment to reverse neuroinflammation and histological damages associated with the use of inhalants.
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Fronius M. Epithelial Na+ channel and the glycocalyx: a sweet and salty relationship for arterial shear stress sensing. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2022; 31:142-150. [PMID: 34966089 DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000000779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The ability of endothelial cells to sense mechanical force, and shear stress in particular, is crucial for normal vascular function. This relies on an intact endothelial glycocalyx that facilitates the production of nitric oxide (NO). An emerging arterial shear stress sensor is the epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC). This review highlights existing and new evidence for the interdependent activity of the glycocalyx and ENaC and its implications for vascular function. RECENT FINDINGS New evidence suggests that the glycocalyx and ENaC are physically connected and that this is important for shear stress sensing. The connection relies on N-glycans attached to glycosylated asparagines of α-ENaC. Removal of specific N-glycans reduced ENaC's shear stress response. Similar effects were observed following degradation of the glycocalyx. Endothelial specific viral transduction of α-ENaC increased blood pressure (∼40 mmHg). This increase was attenuated in animals transduced with an α-ENaC version lacking N-glycans. SUMMARY These observations indicate that ENaC is connected to the glycocalyx and their activity is interdependent to facilitate arterial shear stress sensation. Future research focusing on how N-glycans mediate this interaction can provide new insights for the understanding of vascular function in health and disease.
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- Martin Fronius
- Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences
- HeartOtago, University of Otago, Dunedin
- Healthy Hearts Aotearoa New Zealand
- Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, Centre of Research Excellence, Auckland, New Zealand
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Adelson RP, Palikuqi B, Weiss Z, Checco A, Schreiner R, Rafii S, Rabbany SY. Morphological characterization of Etv2 vascular explants using fractal analysis and atomic force microscopy. Microvasc Res 2021; 138:104205. [PMID: 34146583 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2021.104205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The rapid engraftment of vascular networks is critical for functional incorporation of tissue explants. However, existing methods for inducing angiogenesis utilize approaches that yield vasculature with poor temporal stability or inadequate mechanical integrity, which reduce their robustness in vivo. The transcription factor Ets variant 2 (Etv2) specifies embryonic hematopoietic and vascular endothelial cell (EC) development, and is transiently reactivated during postnatal vascular regeneration and tumor angiogenesis. This study investigates the role for Etv2 upregulation in forming stable vascular beds both in vitro and in vivo. Control and Etv2+ prototypical fetal-derived human umbilical vein ECs (HUVECs) and adult ECs were angiogenically grown into vascular beds. These vessel beds were characterized using fractal dimension and lacunarity, to quantify their branching complexity and space-filling homogeneity, respectively. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to explore whether greater complexity and homogeneity lead to more mechanically stable vessels. Additionally, markers of EC integrity were used to probe for mechanistic clues. Etv2+ HUVECs exhibit greater branching, vessel density, and structural homogeneity, and decreased stiffness in vitro and in vivo, indicating a greater propensity for stable vessel formation. When co-cultured with colon tumor organoid tissue, Etv2+ HUVECs had decreased fractal dimension and lacunarity compared to Etv2+ HUVECs cultured alone, indicating that vessel density and homogeneity of vessel spacing increased due to the presence of Etv2. This study sets forth the novel concept that fractal dimension, lacunarity, and AFM are as informative as conventional angiogenic measurements, including vessel branching and density, to assess vascular perfusion and stability.
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- Robert P Adelson
- Bioengineering Program, DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, USA
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- Division of Regenerative Medicine, Ansary Stem Cell Institute, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Bioengineering Program, DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, USA
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- Bioengineering Program, DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Margaret Dyson Vision Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Regenerative Medicine, Ansary Stem Cell Institute, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Bioengineering Program, DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, USA; Division of Regenerative Medicine, Ansary Stem Cell Institute, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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Lu H, Zheng C, Liang B, Xiong B. Efficacy and safety analysis of dexamethasone-lipiodol emulsion in prevention of post-embolization syndrome after TACE: a retrospective analysis. BMC Gastroenterol 2021; 21:256. [PMID: 34116638 PMCID: PMC8196541 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-021-01839-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background To investigate the efficacy and safety of dexamethasone-lipiodol emulsion in the prevention of post-embolization syndrome after TACE. Method The data of 255 patients who underwent TACE in the interventional department from June 2017 to June 2020 were collected. This is a retrospective assessment of patients who were non-randomly treated with dexamethasone in TACE. The patients were divided into two groups: TACE using lipiodol + chemotherapeutic emulsion group (TACE group, N = 133); TACE using lipiodol + dexamethasone + chemotherapeutic emulsion group (TACE + dexamethasone group, N = 122). Primary study endpoint: incidence of abdominal pain, fever, nausea and vomiting 0–72 h after TACE in both groups. Secondary study endpoints: incidence of infection after TACE in both groups. Results Incidence of post-embolization syndrome after TACE (TACE group vs TACE + dexamethasone group): abdominal pain, 55.6% versus 36.1% (P value 0.002); fever, 37.6% versus 13.1% (P value 0.000); nausea, 60.9% versus 41.0% (P value 0.001); vomiting, 48.1% versus 21.3% (P value 0.000). Incidence of infection after TACE (TACE group vs TACE + dexamethasone group): 1.5% versus 2.5% (P value 0.583). Conclusion The lipiodol + dexamethasone emulsion can significantly reduce the incidence rate of post-embolization syndrome after TACE, with exact effect and high safety.
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- Haohao Lu
- Department of Radiology, Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jiefang Avenue #1277, Wuhan, 430022, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Radiology, Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jiefang Avenue #1277, Wuhan, 430022, China. .,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jiefang Avenue #1277, Wuhan, 430022, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Radiology, Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jiefang Avenue #1277, Wuhan, 430022, China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, 430022, China
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Jung W, Yoo I, Han J, Kim M, Lee S, Cheon Y, Hong M, Jeon BY, Ka H. Expression of Caspases in the Pig Endometrium Throughout the Estrous Cycle and at the Maternal-Conceptus Interface During Pregnancy and Regulation by Steroid Hormones and Cytokines. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:641916. [PMID: 33644157 PMCID: PMC7907442 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.641916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Caspases, a family of cysteine protease enzymes, are a critical component of apoptotic cell death, but they are also involved in cellular differentiation. The expression of caspases during apoptotic processes in reproductive tissues has been shown in some species; however, the expression and regulation of caspases in the endometrium and placental tissues of pigs has not been fully understood. Therefore, we determined the expression of caspases CASP3, CASP6, CASP7, CASP8, CASP9, and CASP10 in the endometrium throughout the estrous cycle and pregnancy. During the estrous cycle, the expression of all caspases and during pregnancy, the expression of CASP3, CASP6, and CASP7 in the endometrium changed in a stage-specific manner. Conceptus and chorioallantoic tissues also expressed caspases during pregnancy. CASP3, cleaved-CASP3, and CASP7 proteins were localized to endometrial cells, with increased levels in luminal and glandular epithelial cells during early pregnancy, whereas apoptotic cells in the endometrium were limited to some scattered stromal cells with increased numbers on Day 15 of pregnancy. In endometrial explant cultures, the expression of some caspases was affected by steroid hormones (estradiol-17β and/or progesterone), and the cytokines interleukin-1β and interferon-γ induced the expression of CASP3 and CASP7, respectively. These results indicate that caspases are dynamically expressed in the endometrium throughout the estrous cycle and at the maternal-conceptus interface during pregnancy in response to steroid hormones and conceptus signals. Thus, caspase action could be important in regulating endometrial and placental function and epithelial cell function during the implantation period in pigs.
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- Wonchul Jung
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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Chang L, Wang W, Jiang N, Rao F, Gong C, Wu P, Yang J, Liu Z, Guo T. Dexamethasone prevents TACE-induced adverse events: A meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e23191. [PMID: 33217828 PMCID: PMC7676579 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000023191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND While dexamethasone has been applied following transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) for years, its clinical effects have not been determined. In the current study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of dexamethasone in preventing adverse events induced by TACE. METHODS Literature retrieval was conducted using globally recognized online databases, namely MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central, to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of dexamethasone application in patients undergoing TACE. The relative odds ratios (ORs) of incidence rates of three adverse events, namely, fever, abdominal pain and nausea/vomiting, were calculated. The value of I was applied to evaluate the heterogeneity of the trials, and the overall publication bias was assessed with Egger test. RESULTS Four RCTs containing 350 subjects were included for the pooled estimation. Dexamethasone significantly reduced the incidence rate of TACE-induced adverse events (OR = 1.237, 95% CI: 1.170-1.308, P < .001) with moderate heterogeneity (I = 46.0%). The result of Egger test revealed a publication bias for the included studies. CONCLUSION The current meta-analysis confirmed the efficacy of dexamethasone in preventing TACE-induced adverse events. To confirm the practicality of dexamethasone use with TACE, further studies with large sample sizes are warranted to update the evidence-based analyses.
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- Lei Chang
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan
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- School of Nursing, Huanggang Polytechnic College, Huanggang
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan
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- School of Nursing, Huanggang Polytechnic College, Huanggang
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou
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- School of Nursing, Huanggang Polytechnic College, Huanggang
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China
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Espinosa A, Meneses G, Chavarría A, Mancilla R, Pedraza-Chaverri J, Fleury A, Bárcena B, Pérez-Osorio IN, Besedovsky H, Arauz A, Fragoso G, Sciutto E. Intranasal Dexamethasone Reduces Mortality and Brain Damage in a Mouse Experimental Ischemic Stroke Model. Neurotherapeutics 2020; 17:1907-1918. [PMID: 32632775 PMCID: PMC7851226 DOI: 10.1007/s13311-020-00884-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Neuroinflammation triggered by the expression of damaged-associated molecular patterns released from dying cells plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke. However, the benefits from the control of neuroinflammation in the clinical outcome have not been established. In this study, the effectiveness of intranasal, a highly efficient route to reach the central nervous system, and intraperitoneal dexamethasone administration in the treatment of neuroinflammation was evaluated in a 60-min middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model in C57BL/6 male mice. We performed a side-by-side comparison using intranasal versus intraperitoneal dexamethasone, a timecourse including immediate (0 h) or 4 or 12 h poststroke intranasal administration, as well as 4 intranasal doses of dexamethasone beginning 12 h after the MCAO versus a single dose at 12 h to identify the most effective conditions to treat neuroinflammation in MCAO mice. The best results were obtained 12 h after MCAO and when mice received a single dose of dexamethasone (0.25 mg/kg) intranasally. This treatment significantly reduced mortality, neurological deficits, infarct volume size, blood-brain barrier permeability in the somatosensory cortex, inflammatory cell infiltration, and glial activation. Our results demonstrate that a single low dose of intranasal dexamethasone has neuroprotective therapeutic effects in the MCAO model, showing a better clinical outcome than the intraperitoneal administration. Based on these results, we propose a new therapeutic approach for the treatment of the damage process that accompanies ischemic stroke.
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- Alejandro Espinosa
- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Parasitología, Instituto Nacional de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos, Mexico City, 01480, Mexico
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 06726, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
- Unidad Periférica del Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en el Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Mexico City, 14269, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
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- The Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty, Philipps University, Marburg, D-35037, Germany
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- Stroke Clinic, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Mexico City, 14269, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico.
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Wazny V, Siau A, Wu KX, Cheung C. Vascular underpinning of COVID-19. Open Biol 2020; 10:200208. [PMID: 32847471 PMCID: PMC7479931 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.200208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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COVID-19 management guidelines have largely attributed critically ill patients who develop acute respiratory distress syndrome, to a systemic overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Cardiovascular dysfunction may also represent a primary phenomenon, with increasing data suggesting that severe COVID-19 reflects a confluence of vascular dysfunction, thrombosis and dysregulated inflammation. Here, we first consolidate the information on localized microvascular inflammation and disordered cytokine release, triggering vessel permeability and prothrombotic conditions that play a central role in perpetuating the pathogenic COVID-19 cascade. Secondly, we seek to clarify the gateways which SARS-CoV-2, the causative COVID-19 virus, uses to enter host vascular cells. Post-mortem examinations of patients' tissues have confirmed direct viral endothelial infection within several organs. While there have been advances in single-cell RNA sequencing, endothelial cells across various vascular beds express low or undetectable levels of those touted SARS-CoV-2 entry factors. Emerging studies postulate alternative pathways and the apicobasal distribution of host cell surface factors could influence endothelial SARS-CoV-2 entry and replication. Finally, we provide experimental considerations such as endothelial polarity, cellular heterogeneity in organoids and shear stress dynamics in designing cellular models to facilitate research on viral-induced endothelial dysfunctions. Understanding the vascular underpinning of COVID-19 pathogenesis is crucial to managing outcomes and mortality.
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- Vanessa Wazny
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, 59 Nanyang Drive, Singapore636921, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, 59 Nanyang Drive, Singapore636921, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, 59 Nanyang Drive, Singapore636921, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, 59 Nanyang Drive, Singapore636921, Singapore
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 61 Biopolis Drive, Singapore138673, Singapore
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Chambers L, Dorrance AM. Regulation of ion channels in the microcirculation by mineralocorticoid receptor activation. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2020; 85:151-185. [PMID: 32402638 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ctm.2020.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) has classically been studied in the renal epithelium for its role in regulating sodium and water balance and, subsequently, blood pressure. However, the MR also plays a critical role in the microvasculature by regulating ion channel expression and function. Activation of the MR by its endogenous agonist aldosterone results in translocation of the MR into the nucleus, where it can act as a transcription factor. Although most of the actions of the aldosterone can be attributed to its genomic activity though MR activation, it can also act by nongenomic mechanisms. Activation of this ubiquitous receptor increases the expression of epithelial sodium channels (ENaC) in both the endothelium and smooth muscle cells of peripheral and cerebral vessels. MR activation also regulates activity of calcium channels, calcium-activated potassium channels, and various transient receptor potential (TRP) channels. Modification of these ion channels results in a myriad of negative consequences, including impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation, alterations in generation of myogenic tone, and increased inflammation and oxidative stress. Taken together, these studies demonstrate the importance of studying the impact of the MR on ion channel function in the vasculature. While research in this area has made advances in recent years, there are still many large gaps in knowledge that need to be filled. Crucial future directions of study include defining the molecular mechanisms involved in this interaction, as well as elucidating the potential sex differences that may exist, as these areas of understanding are currently lacking.
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- Laura Chambers
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.
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Li Q, Fung E. Multifaceted Functions of Epithelial Na + Channel in Modulating Blood Pressure. Hypertension 2019; 73:273-281. [PMID: 30580685 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.118.12330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Qi Li
- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Q.L., E.F.).,Laboratory for Heart Failure and Circulation Research, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR (Q.L., E.F.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Q.L., E.F.).,Gerald Choa Cardiac Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (E.F.).,Lui Che Woo Institute of Innovative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (E.F.).,Laboratory for Heart Failure and Circulation Research, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR (Q.L., E.F.)
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Ashley Z, Mugloo S, McDonald FJ, Fronius M. Epithelial Na + channel differentially contributes to shear stress-mediated vascular responsiveness in carotid and mesenteric arteries from mice. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2018; 314:H1022-H1032. [PMID: 29373035 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00506.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A potential "new player" in arteries for mediating shear stress responses is the epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC). The contribution of ENaC as shear sensor in intact arteries, and particularly different types of arteries (conduit and resistance), is unknown. We investigated the role of ENaC in both conduit (carotid) and resistance (third-order mesenteric) arteries isolated from C57Bl/6J mice. Vessel characteristics were determined at baseline (60 mmHg, no flow) and in response to increased intraluminal pressure and shear stress using a pressure myograph. These protocols were performed in the absence and presence of the ENaC inhibitor amiloride (10 µM) and after inhibition of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) by Nω-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME; 100 µM). Under no-flow conditions, amiloride increased internal and external diameters of carotid (13 ± 2%, P < 0.05) but not mesenteric (0.5 ± 0.9%, P > 0.05) arteries. In response to increased intraluminal pressure, amiloride had no effect on the internal diameter of either type of artery. However, amiloride affected the stress-strain curves of mesenteric arteries. With increased shear stress, ENaC-dependent effects were observed in both arteries. In carotid arteries, amiloride augmented flow-mediated dilation (9.2 ± 5.3%) compared with control (no amiloride, 6.2 ± 3.3%, P < 0.05). In mesenteric arteries, amiloride induced a flow-mediated constriction (-11.5 ± 6.6%) compared with control (-2.2 ± 4.5%, P < 0.05). l-NAME mimicked the effect of ENaC inhibition and prevented further amiloride effects in both types of arteries. These observations indicate that ENaC contributes to shear sensing in conduit and resistance arteries. ENaC-mediated effects were associated with NO production but may involve different (artery-dependent) downstream signaling pathways. NEW & NOTEWORTHY The epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) contributes to shear sensing in conduit and resistance arteries. In conduit arteries ENaC has a role as a vasoconstrictor, whereas in resistance arteries ENaC contributes to vasodilation. Interaction of ENaC with endothelial nitric oxide synthase/nitric oxide signaling to mediate the effects is supported; however, cross talk with other shear stress-dependent signaling pathways cannot be excluded.
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- Zoe Ashley
- Department of Physiology, University of Otago , Dunedin , New Zealand.,HeartOtago, University of Otago , Dunedin , New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology, University of Otago , Dunedin , New Zealand.,HeartOtago, University of Otago , Dunedin , New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology, University of Otago , Dunedin , New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology, University of Otago , Dunedin , New Zealand.,HeartOtago, University of Otago , Dunedin , New Zealand
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Menotta M, Biagiotti S, Bartolini G, Marzia B, Orazi S, Germani A, Chessa L, Magnani M. Nano-Mechanical Characterization of Ataxia Telangiectasia Cells Treated with Dexamethasone. Cell Biochem Biophys 2016; 75:95-102. [PMID: 27933465 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-016-0775-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ataxia telangiectasia is a rare genetic disease and no therapy is currently available. Glucocorticoid analogues have been shown to improve the neurological symptoms of treated patients. In the present study ataxia telangiectasia and wild type cells were used as a cellular model and treated with dexamethasone. The cells were subsequently investigated for membrane and whole cell mechanical properties by atomic force microscopy. In addition, cytoskeleton protein dynamics and nuclear shapes were assayed by fluorescence microscopy, while western blots were used to assess actin and tubulin content. At the macro level, dexamethasone directly modified the cell shape, Young's modulus and cytoskeleton protein dynamics. At the nano level, the roughness of the cell surface and the local nano-mechanical proprieties were found to be affected by Dexa. Our results show that ataxia telangiectasia and wild type cells are affected by Dexa, although there are dissimilarities in some macro-level and nano-level features between the tested cell lines. The Young's modulus of the cells appears to depend mainly on nuclear shape, with a slight contribution from the tested cytoskeleton proteins. The current study proposes that dexamethasone influences ataxia telangiectasia cell membranes contents, cell components and cell shape.
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- Michele Menotta
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Urbino, Italy.
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Urbino, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Urbino, Italy
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AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Attenuates High Salt-Induced Activation of Epithelial Sodium Channels (ENaC) in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2016; 2016:1531392. [PMID: 27635187 PMCID: PMC5011216 DOI: 10.1155/2016/1531392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Recent studies suggest that the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is expressed in the endothelial cells. To test whether high salt affects the NO production via regulation of endothelial ENaC, human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were incubated in solutions containing either normal or high sodium (additional 20 mM NaCl). Our data showed that high sodium treatment significantly increased α-, β-, and γ-ENaC expression levels in HUVECs. Using the cell-attached patch-clamp technique, we demonstrated that high sodium treatment significantly increased ENaC open probability (PO). Moreover, nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) phosphorylation (Ser 1177) levels and NO production were significantly decreased by high sodium in HUVECs; the effects of high sodium on eNOS phosphorylation and NO production were inhibited by a specific ENaC blocker, amiloride. Our results showed that high sodium decreased AMP-activated kinase (AMPK) phosphorylation in endothelial cells. On the other hand, metformin, an AMPK activator, prevented high sodium-induced upregulation of ENaC expression and PO. Moreover, metformin prevented high salt-induced decrease in NO production and eNOS phosphorylation. These results suggest that high sodium stimulates ENaC activation by negatively modulating AMPK activity, thereby leading to reduction in eNOS activity and NO production in endothelial cells.
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Dbouk HA, Huang CL, Cobb MH. Hypertension: the missing WNKs. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2016; 311:F16-27. [PMID: 27009339 PMCID: PMC4967160 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00358.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The With no Lysine [K] (WNK) family of enzymes are central in the regulation of blood pressure. WNKs have been implicated in hereditary hypertension disorders, mainly through control of the activity and levels of ion cotransporters and channels. Actions of WNKs in the kidney have been heavily investigated, and recent studies have provided insight into not only the regulation of these enzymes but also how mutations in WNKs and their interacting partners contribute to hypertensive disorders. Defining the roles of WNKs in the cardiovascular system will provide clues about additional mechanisms by which WNKs can regulate blood pressure. This review summarizes recent developments in the regulation of the WNK signaling cascade and its role in regulation of blood pressure.
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- Hashem A Dbouk
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; and
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- Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; and
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Jeggle P, Hofschröer V, Maase M, Bertog M, Kusche‐Vihrog K. Aldosterone synthase knockout mouse as a model for sodium‐induced endothelial sodium channel up‐regulation in vascular endothelium. FASEB J 2015; 30:45-53. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.14-259606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Accepted: 08/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Pia Jeggle
- Institute of Physiology II, University of MunsterMunsterGermany
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- Institute of Physiology II, University of MunsterMunsterGermany
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- Institut für Zelluläre und Molekulare Physiologie, Friedrich‐Alexander Universität Erlangen‐NürnbergErlangenGermany
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Association between pre hemodialysis serum sodium concentration and blood pressure: results from a retrospective analysis from the international monitoring dialysis outcomes (MONDO) initiative. J Hum Hypertens 2015. [PMID: 26223346 DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2015.79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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A recent study from the United Kingdom indicates an association between pre hemodialysis (HD) serum sodium (SNa(+)) and systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) in chronic HD patients. We extend this analysis to an international cohort of incident HD patients. The Monitoring Dialysis Outcomes initiative encompasses patients from 41 countries. Over 2 years monthly pre-HD SNa(+) levels were used as predictors of pre-HD SBP and DBP in a linear mixed model (LMM) adjusted for age, gender, interdialytic weight gain, diabetes, serum albumin and calcium. Similar models were constructed with DBP as outcome. Analyses were carried out stratified by continent (North and South America; Europe and Asia). LMMs were also constructed for the entire observation period of 2 years, and separately the first and the second year after HD initiation. We studied 17 050 incident patients and found SNa(+) to have a significant slope estimate in the LMM predicting pre-HD SBP and DBP (ranging from 0.22 to 0.29 and 0.10 to 0.21 mm Hg per mEq l(-1), respectively, between the continents). The findings were similar in subsets of SBP and SNa(+) tertiles, and separately analyzed for the first and second year. Our analysis shows an independent association between SNa, SBP and DBP in a large intercontinental database, indicating that this relation is a profound biological phenomenon in incident and prevalent HD patients, generalizable to an international level and independent of SBP and DBP magnitude.
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Liu HB, Zhang J, Sun YY, Li XY, Jiang S, Liu MY, Shi J, Song BL, Zhao D, Ma HP, Zhang ZR. Dietary salt regulates epithelial sodium channels in rat endothelial cells: adaptation of vasculature to salt. Br J Pharmacol 2015; 172:5634-46. [PMID: 25953733 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2014] [Revised: 04/03/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is expressed in vascular endothelial cells and is a negative modulator of vasodilation. However, the role of endothelial ENaCs in salt-sensitive hypertension remains unclear. Here, we have investigated how endothelial ENaCs in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats respond to high-salt (HS) challenge. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH BP and plasma aldosterone levels were measured. We used patch-clamp technique to record ENaC activity in split-open mesenteric arteries (MAs). Western blot and Griess assay were used to detect expression of α-ENaCs, eNOS and NO. Vasorelaxation in second-order MAs was measured with wire myograph assays. KEY RESULTS Functional ENaCs were observed in endothelial cells and their activity was significantly decreased after 1 week of HS diet. After 3 weeks of HS diet, ENaC expression was also reduced. When either ENaC activity or expression was reduced, endothelium-dependent relaxation (EDR) of MAs, in response to ACh, was enhanced. This enhancement of EDR was mimicked by amiloride, a blocker of ENaCs. By contrast, HS diet significantly increased contractility of MAs, accompanied by decreased eNOS activity and NO levels. However, ACh-induced release of NO was much higher in MAs isolated from HS rats than those from NS rats. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS HS intake increased the BP of SD rats, but simultaneously enhanced EDR by reducing ENaC activity and expression due to feedback inhibition. Therefore, ENaCs may play an important role in endothelial cells allowing the vasculature to adapt to HS conditions.
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- Hui-Bin Liu
- Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Key Laboratories of Education Ministry for Myocardial Ischemia Mechanism and Treatment, Harbin, China
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- Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Key Laboratories of Education Ministry for Myocardial Ischemia Mechanism and Treatment, Harbin, China
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- Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Key Laboratories of Education Ministry for Myocardial Ischemia Mechanism and Treatment, Harbin, China
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- Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Key Laboratories of Education Ministry for Myocardial Ischemia Mechanism and Treatment, Harbin, China
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- Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Key Laboratories of Education Ministry for Myocardial Ischemia Mechanism and Treatment, Harbin, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Key Laboratories of Education Ministry for Myocardial Ischemia Mechanism and Treatment, Harbin, China
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- Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Key Laboratories of Education Ministry for Myocardial Ischemia Mechanism and Treatment, Harbin, China
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- Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Key Laboratories of Education Ministry for Myocardial Ischemia Mechanism and Treatment, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Cardiology, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Key Laboratories of Education Ministry for Myocardial Ischemia Mechanism and Treatment, Harbin, China
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Huveneers S, Daemen MJAP, Hordijk PL. Between Rho(k) and a hard place: the relation between vessel wall stiffness, endothelial contractility, and cardiovascular disease. Circ Res 2015; 116:895-908. [PMID: 25722443 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.116.305720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Vascular stiffness is a mechanical property of the vessel wall that affects blood pressure, permeability, and inflammation. As a result, vascular stiffness is a key driver of (chronic) human disorders, including pulmonary arterial hypertension, kidney disease, and atherosclerosis. Responses of the endothelium to stiffening involve integration of mechanical cues from various sources, including the extracellular matrix, smooth muscle cells, and the forces that derive from shear stress of blood. This response in turn affects endothelial cell contractility, which is an important property that regulates endothelial stiffness, permeability, and leukocyte-vessel wall interactions. Moreover, endothelial stiffening reduces nitric oxide production, which promotes smooth muscle cell contraction and vasoconstriction. In fact, vessel wall stiffening, and microcirculatory endothelial dysfunction, precedes hypertension and thus underlies the development of vascular disease. Here, we review the cross talk among vessel wall stiffening, endothelial contractility, and vascular disease, which is controlled by Rho-driven actomyosin contractility and cellular mechanotransduction. In addition to discussing the various inputs and relevant molecular events in the endothelium, we address which actomyosin-regulated changes at cell adhesion complexes are genetically associated with human cardiovascular disease. Finally, we discuss recent findings that broaden therapeutic options for targeting this important mechanical signaling pathway in vascular pathogenesis.
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- Stephan Huveneers
- From the Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (S.H., P.L.H.) and Department of Pathology (M.J.A.P.D.), Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- From the Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (S.H., P.L.H.) and Department of Pathology (M.J.A.P.D.), Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- From the Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (S.H., P.L.H.) and Department of Pathology (M.J.A.P.D.), Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Altmann JB, Yan G, Meeks JF, Abood ME, Brailoiu E, Brailoiu GC. G protein-coupled estrogen receptor-mediated effects on cytosolic calcium and nanomechanics in brain microvascular endothelial cells. J Neurochem 2015; 133:629-39. [PMID: 25703621 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) is a relatively recently identified non-nuclear estrogen receptor, expressed in several tissues, including brain and blood vessels. The mechanisms elicited by GPER activation in brain microvascular endothelial cells are incompletely understood. The purpose of this work was to assess the effects of GPER activation on cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration, [Ca(2+)](i), nitric oxide production, membrane potential and cell nanomechanics in rat brain microvascular endothelial cells (RBMVEC). Extracellular but not intracellular administration of G-1, a selective GPER agonist, or extracellular administration of 17-β-estradiol and tamoxifen, increased [Ca(2+)](i) in RBMVEC. The effect of G-1 on [Ca(2+)](i) was abolished in Ca(2+) -free saline or in the presence of a L-type Ca(2+) channel blocker. G-1 increased nitric oxide production in RBMVEC; the effect was prevented by NG-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester. G-1 elicited membrane hyperpolarization that was abolished by the antagonists of small and intermediate-conductance Ca(2+) -activated K(+) channels, apamin, and charibdotoxin. GPER-mediated responses were sensitive to G-36, a GPER antagonist. In addition, atomic force microscopy studies revealed that G-1 increased the modulus of elasticity, indicative of cytoskeletal changes and increase in RBMVEC stiffness. Our results unravel the mechanisms underlying GPER-mediated effects in RBMVEC with implications for the effect of estrogen on cerebral microvasculature. Activation of the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) in rat brain microvascular endothelial cells (RBMVEC) increases [Ca(2+)](i) by promoting Ca(2+) influx. The increase in [Ca(2+)](i) leads to membrane hyperpolarization, nitric oxide (NO) production, and to cytoskeletal changes and increased cell stiffness. Our results unravel the mechanisms underlying GPER-mediated effects in RBMVEC with implications for the effect of estrogen on cerebral microvasculature.
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- Joseph B Altmann
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Puricelli L, Galluzzi M, Schulte C, Podestà A, Milani P. Nanomechanical and topographical imaging of living cells by atomic force microscopy with colloidal probes. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2015; 86:033705. [PMID: 25832236 DOI: 10.1063/1.4915896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) has a great potential as a tool to characterize mechanical and morphological properties of living cells; these properties have been shown to correlate with cells' fate and patho-physiological state in view of the development of novel early-diagnostic strategies. Although several reports have described experimental and technical approaches for the characterization of cellular elasticity by means of AFM, a robust and commonly accepted methodology is still lacking. Here, we show that micrometric spherical probes (also known as colloidal probes) are well suited for performing a combined topographic and mechanical analysis of living cells, with spatial resolution suitable for a complete and accurate mapping of cell morphological and elastic properties, and superior reliability and accuracy in the mechanical measurements with respect to conventional and widely used sharp AFM tips. We address a number of issues concerning the nanomechanical analysis, including the applicability of contact mechanical models and the impact of a constrained contact geometry on the measured Young's modulus (the finite-thickness effect). We have tested our protocol by imaging living PC12 and MDA-MB-231 cells, in order to demonstrate the importance of the correction of the finite-thickness effect and the change in Young's modulus induced by the action of a cytoskeleton-targeting drug.
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- Luca Puricelli
- CIMaINa and Department of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- CIMaINa and Department of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- CIMaINa and Department of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- CIMaINa and Department of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- CIMaINa and Department of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Korte S, Sträter AS, Drüppel V, Oberleithner H, Jeggle P, Grossmann C, Fobker M, Nofer JR, Brand E, Kusche-Vihrog K. Feedforward activation of endothelial ENaC by high sodium. FASEB J 2014; 28:4015-25. [PMID: 24868010 DOI: 10.1096/fj.14-250282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Kidney epithelial sodium channels (ENaCs) are known to be inactivated by high sodium concentrations (feedback inhibition). Recently, the endothelial sodium channel (EnNaC) was identified to control the nanomechanical properties of the endothelium. EnNaC-dependent endothelial stiffening reduces the release of nitric oxide, the hallmark of endothelial dysfunction. To study the regulatory impact of sodium on EnNaC, endothelial cells (EA.hy926 and ex vivo mouse endothelium) were incubated in aldosterone-free solutions containing either low (130 mM) or high (150 mM) sodium concentrations. By applying atomic force microscopy-based nanoindentation, an unexpected positive correlation between increasing sodium concentrations and cortical endothelial stiffness was observed, which can be attributed to functional EnNaC. In particular, an acute rise in sodium concentration (+20 mM) was sufficient to increase EnNaC membrane abundance by 90% and stiffening of the endothelial cortex by 18%. Despite the absence of exogenous aldosterone, these effects were prevented by the aldosterone synthase inhibitor FAD286 (100 nM) or the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR)-antagonist spironolactone (100 nM), indicating endogenous aldosterone synthesis and MR-dependent signaling. Interestingly, in the presence of high-sodium concentrations, FAD286 increased the transcription of the MR by 69%. Taken together, a novel feedforward activation of EnNaC by sodium is proposed that contrasts ENaC feedback inhibition in kidney.
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- Stefanie Korte
- Institute of Physiology II, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology II, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology II, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Julius-Bernstein-Institute of Physiology, University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Center of Laboratory Medicine, University of Münster, Münster, Germany; and
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- Center of Laboratory Medicine, University of Münster, Münster, Germany; and
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- Internal Medicine D, Department of Nephrology, Hypertension and Rheumatology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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Li M, Liu L, Xi N, Wang Y, Xiao X, Zhang W. Nanoscale imaging and mechanical analysis of Fc receptor-mediated macrophage phagocytosis against cancer cells. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2014; 30:1609-1621. [PMID: 24495237 DOI: 10.1021/la4042524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Fc receptor-mediated macrophage phagocytosis against cancer cells is an important mechanism in the immune therapy of cancers. Traditional research about macrophage phagocytosis was based on optical microscopy, which cannot reveal detailed information because of the 200-nm-resolution limit. Quantitatively investigating the macrophage phagocytosis at micro- and nanoscale levels is still scarce. The advent of atomic force microscopy (AFM) offers an excellent analytical instrument for quantitatively investigating the biological processes at single-cell and single-molecule levels under native conditions. In this work, we combined AFM and fluorescence microscopy to visualize and quantify the detailed changes in cell morphology and mechanical properties during the process of Fc receptor-mediated macrophage phagocytosis against cancer cells. Lymphoma cells were discernible by fluorescence staining. Then, the dynamic process of phagocytosis was observed by time-lapse optical microscopy. Next, AFM was applied to investigate the detailed cellular behaviors during macrophage phagocytosis under the guidance of fluorescence recognition. AFM imaging revealed the distinct features in cellular ultramicrostructures for the different steps of macrophage phagocytosis. AFM cell mechanical property measurements indicated that the binding of cancer cells to macrophages could make macrophages become stiffer. The experimental results provide novel insights in understanding the Fc-receptor-mediated macrophage phagocytosis.
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- Mi Li
- State Key Laboratory of Robotics, Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenyang 110016, China
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Vargas-Pinto R, Gong H, Vahabikashi A, Johnson M. The effect of the endothelial cell cortex on atomic force microscopy measurements. Biophys J 2014; 105:300-9. [PMID: 23870251 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2012] [Revised: 04/24/2013] [Accepted: 05/13/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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We examined whether the presence of the cell cortex might explain, in part, why previous studies using atomic force microscopy (AFM) to measure cell modulus (E) gave higher values with sharp tips than for larger spherical tips. We confirmed these AFM findings in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) and Schlemm's canal (SC) endothelial cells with AFM indentation ≤ 400 nm, two cell types with prominent cortices (312 ± 65 nm in HUVEC and 371 ± 91 nm in SC cells). With spherical tips, E (kPa) was 0.71 ± 0.16 in HUVEC and 0.94 ± 0.06 in SC cells. Much higher values of E were measured using sharp tips: 3.23 ± 0.54 in HUVEC and 6.67 ± 1.07 in SC cells. Previous explanations for this difference such as strain hardening or a substrate effect were shown to be inconsistent with our measurements. Finite element modeling studies showed that a stiff cell cortex could explain the results. In both cell types, Latrunculin-A greatly reduced E for sharp and rounded tips, and also reduced the ratio of the values measured with a sharp tip as compared to a rounded tip. Our results suggest that the cell cortex increases the apparent endothelial cell modulus considerably when measured using a sharp AFM tip.
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- R Vargas-Pinto
- Biomedical Engineering Department, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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Warnock DG, Kusche-Vihrog K, Tarjus A, Sheng S, Oberleithner H, Kleyman TR, Jaisser F. Blood pressure and amiloride-sensitive sodium channels in vascular and renal cells. Nat Rev Nephrol 2014; 10:146-57. [PMID: 24419567 DOI: 10.1038/nrneph.2013.275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Sodium transport in the distal nephron is mediated by epithelial sodium channel activity. Proteolytic processing of external domains and inhibition with increased sodium concentrations are important regulatory features of epithelial sodium channel complexes expressed in the distal nephron. By contrast, sodium channels expressed in the vascular system are activated by increased external sodium concentrations, which results in changes in the mechanical properties and function of endothelial cells. Mechanosensitivity and shear stress affect both epithelial and vascular sodium channel activity. Guyton's hypothesis stated that blood pressure control is critically dependent on vascular tone and fluid handling by the kidney. The synergistic effects, and complementary regulation, of the epithelial and vascular systems are consistent with the Guytonian model of volume and blood pressure regulation, and probably reflect sequential evolution of the two systems. The integration of vascular tone, renal perfusion and regulation of renal sodium reabsorption is the central underpinning of the Guytonian model. In this Review, we focus on the expression and regulation of sodium channels, and we outline the emerging evidence that describes the central role of amiloride-sensitive sodium channels in the efferent (vascular) and afferent (epithelial) arms of this homeostatic system.
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- David G Warnock
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 34294-0007, USA
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- Institut für Physiologie II, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität, Robert-Koch-Straße 27, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- INSERM U872 Team 1, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université René Descartes, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 15 rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, 75006 Paris, France
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- Renal and Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- Institut für Physiologie II, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität, Robert-Koch-Straße 27, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Renal and Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- INSERM U872 Team 1, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Université René Descartes, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 15 rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, 75006 Paris, France
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Chen X, Zhao Z, Chai Y, Luo L, Jiang R, Dong J, Zhang J. Stress-dose hydrocortisone reduces critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency associated with severe traumatic brain injury in rats. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2013; 17:R241. [PMID: 24131855 PMCID: PMC4057521 DOI: 10.1186/cc13067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Accepted: 09/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Introduction The spectrum of critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency (CIRCI) in severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is not fully defined and no effective treatments for TBI-induced CIRCI are available to date. Despite growing interest in the use of stress-dose hydrocortisone as a potential therapy for CIRCI, there remains a paucity of data regarding its benefits following severe TBI. This study was designed to investigate the effects of stress-dose hydrocortisone on CIRCI development and neurological outcomes in a rat model of severe traumatic brain injury. Methods Rats were subjected to lateral fluid percussion injury of 3.2-3.5 atmosphere. These rats were then treated with either a stress-dose hydrocortisone (HC, 3 mg/kg/d for 5 days, 1.5 mg/kg on day 6, and 0.75 mg on day 7), a low-dose methylprednisolone (MP, 1 mg/kg/d for 5 days, 0.5 mg/kg on day 6, and 0.25 mg on day 7) or control saline solution intraperitoneally daily for 7 days after injury. Results We investigated the effects of stress-dose HC on the mortality, CIRCI occurrence, and neurological deficits using an electrical stimulation test to assess corticosteroid response and modified neurological severity score (mNSS). We also studied pathological changes in the hypothalamus, especially in the paraventricular nuclei (PVN), after stress-dose HC or a low dose of MP was administered, including apoptosis detected by a TUNEL assay, blood–brain barrier (BBB) permeability assessed by brain water content and Evans Blue extravasation into the cerebral parenchyma, and BBB integrity evaluated by CD31 and claudin-5 expression. We made the following observations. First, 70% injured rats developed CIRCI, with a peak incidence on post-injury day 7. The TBI-associated CIRCI was closely correlated with an increased mortality and delayed neurological recovery. Second, post-injury administration of stress-dose HC, but not MP or saline increased corticosteroid response, prevented CIRCI, reduced mortality, and improved neurological function during the first 14 days post injury dosing. Thirdly, these beneficial effects were closely related to improved vascular function by the preservation of tight junctions in surviving endothelial cells, and reduced neural apoptosis in the PVN of hypothalamus. Conclusions Our findings indicate that post-injury administration of stress-dose HC, but not MP reduces CIRCI and improves neurological recovery. These improvements are associated with reducing the damage to the tight junction of vascular endothelial cells and blocking neuronal apoptosis in the PVN of the hypothalamus.
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Kusche-Vihrog K, Jeggle P, Oberleithner H. The role of ENaC in vascular endothelium. Pflugers Arch 2013; 466:851-9. [PMID: 24046153 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-013-1356-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Revised: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 09/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Once upon a time, the expression of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) was mainly assigned to the kidneys, colon and sweat glands where it was considered to be the main determinant of sodium homeostasis. Recent, though indirect, evidence for the possible existence of ENaC in a non-epithelial tissue was derived from the observation that the vascular endothelium is a target for aldosterone. Inhibitory actions of the intracellular aldosterone receptors by spironolactone and, more directly, by ENaC blockers such as amiloride supported this view. Shortly after, direct data on the expression of ENaC in vascular endothelium could be demonstrated. There, endothelial ENaC (EnNaC) could be defined as a major regulator of cellular mechanics which is a critical parameter in differentiating between vascular function and dysfunction. Foremost, the mechanical stiffness of the endothelial cell cortex, a layer 50-200 nm beneath the plasma membrane, has been shown to play a crucial role as it controls the production of the endothelium-derived vasodilator nitric oxide (NO) which directly affects the tone of the vascular smooth muscle cells. In contrast to soft endothelial cells, stiff endothelial cells release reduced amounts of NO, the hallmark of endothelial dysfunction. Thus, the combination of endothelial stiffness and myogenic tone might increase the peripheral vascular resistance. An elevation of arterial blood pressure is supposed to be the consequence of such functional changes. In this review, EnNaC is discussed as an aldosterone-regulated plasma membrane protein of the vascular endothelium that could significantly contribute to maintaining of an appropriate arterial blood pressure but, if overexpressed, could participate in the pathogenesis of arterial hypertension.
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- Kristina Kusche-Vihrog
- Institute of Physiology II, University of Münster, Robert-Koch-Str. 27b, 48149, Münster, Germany,
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Toda N, Nakanishi S, Tanabe S. Aldosterone affects blood flow and vascular tone regulated by endothelium-derived NO: therapeutic implications. Br J Pharmacol 2013. [PMID: 23190073 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2012.02194.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Aldosterone, in doses inappropriate to the salt status, plays an important role in the development of cardiovascular injury, including endothelial dysfunction, independent of its hypertensive effects. Acute non-genomic effects of aldosterone acting on mineralocorticoid receptors are inconsistent in healthy humans: vasoconstriction or forearm blood flow decrease via endothelial dysfunction, vasodilatation mediated by increased NO actions, or no effects. However, in studies with experimental animals, aldosterone mostly enhances vasodilatation mediated by endothelium-derived NO. Chronic exposure to aldosterone, which induces genomic responses, results in impairments of endothelial function through decreased NO synthesis and action in healthy individuals, experimental animals and isolated endothelial cells. Chronic aldosterone reduces NO release from isolated human endothelial cells only when extracellular sodium is raised. Oxidative stress is involved in the impairment of endothelial function by promoting NO degradation. Aldosterone liberates endothelin-1 (ET-1) from endothelial cells, which elicits ET(A) receptor-mediated vasoconstriction by inhibiting endothelial NO synthesis and action and through its own direct vasoconstrictor action. Ca(2+) flux through T-type Ca(2+) channels activates aldosterone synthesis and thus enhances unwanted effects of aldosterone on the endothelium. Mineralocorticoid receptor inhibitors, ET(A) receptor antagonists and T-type Ca(2) + channel blockers appear to diminish the pathophysiological participation of aldosterone in cardiovascular disease and exert beneficial actions on bioavailability of endothelium-derived NO, particularly in resistant hypertension and aldosteronism.
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- Noboru Toda
- Toyama Institute for Cardiovascular Pharmacology Research, Osaka, Japan.
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Dardis C, Craciun R, Schell R. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in the setting of COPD: Proposed pathogenesis. Med Hypotheses 2013; 80:197-200. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2012.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2012] [Accepted: 11/17/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Selective Arterial Embolization of Liver Metastases from Gastrinomas: A Single-Centre Experience. ISRN HEPATOLOGY 2013; 2013:174608. [PMID: 27335824 PMCID: PMC4890859 DOI: 10.1155/2013/174608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2013] [Accepted: 07/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Background. Gastrinomas are rare functional neuroendocrine tumors causing the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES). At presentation, up to 25% of gastrinomas are metastasized, predominantly to the liver. Embolization of liver metastases might reduce symptoms of ZES although a postembolization syndrome can occur. In this study, the results of embolization are presented, and the literature results are described. Methods. From a prospective database of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, all patients with liver metastatic gastrinomas were selected if treated with arterial embolization. Primary outcome parameters were symptom reduction, complications, and response rate. The literature search was performed with these items. Results. Three patients were identified; two presented with synchronous liver metastases. All the three patients had symptoms of ZES before embolization. Postembolization syndrome occurred in two patients. Six months after embolization, all the 3 patients had a clinical and complete radiological response; a biochemical response was seen in 2/3 patients. From the literature, only a small number of gastrinoma patients treated with liver embolization for liver metastases were found, and similar results were described.
Conclusion. Selective liver embolization is an effective and safe therapy for the treatment of liver metastatic gastrinomas in the reduction of ZES. Individual treatment strategies must be made for the optimal success rate.
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Shikatani EA, Trifonova A, Mandel ER, Liu STK, Roudier E, Krylova A, Szigiato A, Beaudry J, Riddell MC, Haas TL. Inhibition of proliferation, migration and proteolysis contribute to corticosterone-mediated inhibition of angiogenesis. PLoS One 2012; 7:e46625. [PMID: 23056375 PMCID: PMC3462789 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2011] [Accepted: 09/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The angiostatic nature of pharmacological doses of glucocorticoid steroids is well known. However, the consequences of pathophysiological elevation of endogenous glucocorticoids are not well established. In the current study, we hypothesized that the angiostatic effect of corticosterone, an endogenous glucocorticoid in rodents, occurs through multi-faceted alterations in skeletal muscle microvascular endothelial cell proliferation, migration, and proteolysis. Chronic corticosterone treatment significantly reduced the capillary to fiber ratio in the tibialis anterior muscle compared to that of placebo-treated rats. Corticosterone inhibited endothelial cell sprouting from capillary segments ex vivo. Similarly, 3-dimensional endothelial cell spheroids treated with corticosterone for 48 hours showed evidence of sprout regression and reduced sprout length. Endothelial cell proliferation was reduced in corticosterone treated cells, coinciding with elevated FoxO1 and reduced VEGF production. Corticosterone treated endothelial cells exhibited reduced migration, which correlated with a reduction in RhoA activity. Furthermore, corticosterone treated endothelial cells in both 3-dimensional and monolayer cultures had decreased MMP-2 production and activation resulting in decreased proteolysis by endothelial cells, limiting their angiogenic potential. Promoter assays revealed that corticosterone treatment transcriptionally repressed MMP-2, which may map to a predicted GRE between -1510 and -1386 bp of the MMP-2 promoter. Additionally, Sp1, a known transcriptional activator of MMP-2 was decreased following corticosterone treatment. This study provides new insights into the mechanisms by which pathophysiological levels of endogenous glucocorticoids may exert angiostatic effects.
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- Eric A. Shikatani
- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Muscle Health Research Centre, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Muscle Health Research Centre, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Muscle Health Research Centre, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Muscle Health Research Centre, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Muscle Health Research Centre, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Shi X, Zhang X, Xia T, Fang X. Living cell study at the single-molecule and single-cell levels by atomic force microscopy. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2012; 7:1625-37. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm.12.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been emerging as a multifunctional molecular tool in nanobiology and nanomedicine. This review summarizes the recent advances in AFM study of living mammalian cells at the single-molecule and single-cell levels. Besides nanoscale imaging of cell membrane structure, AFM-based force measurements on living cells are mainly discussed. These include the development and application of single-molecule force spectroscopy to investigate ligand–receptor binding strength and dissociation dynamics, and the characterization of cell mechanical properties in a physiological environment. Molecular manipulation of cells by AFM to change the cellular process is also described. Living-cell AFM study offers a new approach to understand the molecular mechanisms of cell function, disease development and drug effect, as well as to develop new strategies to achieve single-cell-based diagnosis.
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- Xiaoli Shi
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2 Zhongguancun North First Street, 100190 Beijing, PR China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2 Zhongguancun North First Street, 100190 Beijing, PR China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2 Zhongguancun North First Street, 100190 Beijing, PR China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2 Zhongguancun North First Street, 100190 Beijing, PR China
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Jungmann PM, Mehlhorn AT, Schmal H, Schillers H, Oberleithner H, Südkamp NP. Nanomechanics of human adipose-derived stem cells: small GTPases impact chondrogenic differentiation. Tissue Eng Part A 2012; 18:1035-44. [PMID: 22195645 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2011.0507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Human adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) show gene expression of chondrogenic markers after three-dimensional cultivation. However, hypertrophy and osteogenic transdifferentiation are still limiting clinical applications. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of small GTPases (Rac1 and RhoA) on transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1-mediated chondrogenic differentiation of ASCs and compare it with BMP-2-induced hypertrophy, by assessing effects on intracellular and extracellular matrix. METHODS In a novel experimental approach we characterized differentiation of living stem cells by single-cell elasticity measurements using atomic force microscopy. Results were matched with single-cell size measurements (diameter and volume) and quantitative real time-polymerase chain reaction for osteogenic and hypertrophic (alkaline phosphatase [ALP], collagen type X) as well as chondrogenic (collagen type II) gene expression. Intracellular F-actin expression was visualized by phalloidin staining of alginate-embedded ASCs. Statistical analysis was performed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and two-sided t-test. RESULTS Nontreated two-dimensional cultured ASCs (2D ASC) showed a significantly lower deformability than chondrocytes (Young's modulus: 294.4 vs. 225.1 Pa; ANOVA: p<0.001). Standard chondrogenic stimulation decreased stem cell elasticity to chondrocyte values (221.7 Pa). All other chondrogenic differentiated ASCs presented intermediate elasticity (BMP-2 stimulation: 269.1 Pa; Rac1 inhibition: 279.8 Pa; RhoA inhibtition: 257.8 Pa; p<0.05 compared to 2D ASC). F-actin fluorescence was visually decreased in Rac1-inhibited cells and increased in BMP-2-stimulated cells. Cell volume of 2D ASCs (6382.3 fL; p<0.001) was significantly higher than in all stimulated samples (BMP-2: 3076.7 fL; RhoA inhibition: 3126.0 fL). Volume of stem cells after standard chondrogenic stimulation (2590.0 fL) was not significantly different from chondrocyte volume (2244.9 fL). Rac1-Inhibitor reduced stem cell volume significantly below chondrocyte volume (1781.1 fL). Regarding mRNA expression, Rac1-Inhibitor reduced late hypertrophic transdifferentiation (collagen type X), while collagen type II production slightly increased (p<0.05). RhoA-Inhibitor increased osteogenesis (ALP) and slightly decreased collagen type II production (p<0.05). CONCLUSION Biologically relevant nanomechanical parameters contribute to the evaluation of stem cell differentiation, in view of increased deformability of stem cells after chondrogenic stimulation. Regarding gene expression, Rac1 inhibition reduced hypertrophic chondrogenic differentiation and RhoA inhibition increased osteogenic transdifferentiation. Thus, the control of small GTPases is promising for cartilage tissue engineering purposes of stem cells.
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- Pia M Jungmann
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Freiburg University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany.
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The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is a heteromeric channel composed of three similar but distinct subunits, α, β and γ. This channel is an end-effector in the rennin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and resides in the apical plasma membrane of the renal cortical collecting ducts, where reabsorption of Na(+) through ENaC is the final renal adjustment step for Na(+) balance. Because of its regulation and function, the ENaC plays a critical role in modulating the homeostasis of Na(+) and thus chronic blood pressure. The development of most forms of hypertension requires an increase in Na(+) and water retention. The role of ENaC in developing high blood pressure is exemplified in the gain-of-function mutations in ENaC that cause Liddle's syndrome, a severe but rare form of inheritable hypertension. The evidence obtained from studies using animal models and in human patients indicates that improper Na(+) retention by the kidney elevates blood pressure and induces salt-sensitive hypertension.
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Callies C, Fels J, Liashkovich I, Kliche K, Jeggle P, Kusche-Vihrog K, Oberleithner H. Membrane potential depolarization decreases the stiffness of vascular endothelial cells. J Cell Sci 2011; 124:1936-42. [PMID: 21558418 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.084657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The stiffness of vascular endothelial cells is crucial to mechanically withstand blood flow and, at the same time, to control deformation-dependent nitric oxide release. However, the regulation of mechanical stiffness is not yet understood. There is evidence that a possible regulator is the electrical plasma membrane potential difference. Using a novel technique that combines fluorescence-based membrane potential recordings with atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based stiffness measurements, the present study shows that membrane depolarization is associated with a decrease in the stiffness of endothelial cells. Three different depolarization protocols were applied, all of which led to a similar and significant decrease in cell stiffness, independently of changes in cell volume. Moreover, experiments using the actin-destabilizing agent cytochalasin D indicated that depolarization acts by affecting the cortical actin cytoskeleton. A model is proposed whereby a change of the electrical field across the plasma membrane is directly sensed by the submembranous actin network, regulating the actin polymerization:depolymerization ratio and thus cell stiffness. This depolarization-induced decrease in the stiffness of endothelial cells could play a role in flow-mediated nitric-oxide-dependent vasodilation.
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- Chiara Callies
- Institute of Physiology II, University of Münster, Robert-Koch-Str. 27b, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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Iqbal M, Gibb W, Matthews SG. Corticosteroid regulation of P-glycoprotein in the developing blood-brain barrier. Endocrinology 2011; 152:1067-79. [PMID: 21239442 DOI: 10.1210/en.2010-1227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The early fetal brain is susceptible to teratogens in the maternal circulation, because brain microvessel expression of drug efflux transporter, P-glycoprotein (P-gp), is very low. However, there is a dramatic up-regulation of brain microvessel P-gp in late gestation. This study investigated the role of cortisol and dexamethasone in this up-regulation of fetal brain microvessel P-gp expression. Primary brain endothelial cell (BEC) cultures derived from gestational d (GD)40, GD50, GD65 (term, ∼68 d) and postnatal d 14 male guinea pigs were treated with varying doses (10(-8) to 10(-5) m) of cortisol, dexamethasone, and aldosterone. After treatment, P-gp function was assessed using calcein-acetoxymethyl ester (P-gp substrate; 1 μm for 1 h) and measuring BEC accumulation of calcein. Corticosteroid treatment of BECs derived from postnatal d 14 resulted in increased P-gp activity. BECs derived from GD65 (near term) responded similarly, but these cells were extremely sensitive to the effects of mineralocorticoid receptor agonists (cortisol and aldosterone). BECs derived from GD50 displayed dose-dependent increases in P-gp function with dexamethasone (P < 0.05) and a trend towards increased function with cortisol. Cells derived from GD40 were unresponsive to all treatments. In conclusion, P-gp function in BECs is more responsive to glucocorticoids (GCs) in late gestation. Therefore, the late gestational surge in fetal plasma GCs, which parallels the increase in brain microvessel P-gp expression, may contribute to this P-gp up-regulation. Further, synthetic GCs (administered to pregnant women at risk of preterm delivery) may increase the protective capacity of the developing fetal blood-brain barrier, depending on the timing of GC exposure.
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- Majid Iqbal
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Medical Sciences Building, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A8
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Kusche-Vihrog K, Urbanova K, Blanqué A, Wilhelmi M, Schillers H, Kliche K, Pavenstädt H, Brand E, Oberleithner H. C-reactive protein makes human endothelium stiff and tight. Hypertension 2010; 57:231-7. [PMID: 21149827 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.110.163444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Elevation of C-reactive protein (CRP) in human blood accompanies inflammatory processes, including cardiovascular diseases. There is increasing evidence that the acute-phase reactant CRP is not only a passive marker protein for systemic inflammation but also affects the vascular system. Further, CRP is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis and the development of hypertension. Another crucial player in atherosclerotic processes is the mineralocorticoid hormone aldosterone. Even in low physiological concentrations, it stimulates the expression and membrane insertion of the epithelial sodium channel, thereby increasing the mechanical stiffness of endothelial cells. This contributes to the progression of endothelial dysfunction. In the present study, the hypothesis was tested that the acute application of CRP (25 mg/L), in presence of aldosterone (0.5 nmol/L; 24 hour incubation), modifies the mechanical stiffness and permeability of the endothelium. We found that endothelial cells stiffen in response to CRP. In parallel, endothelial epithelial sodium channel is inserted into the plasma membrane, while, surprisingly, the endothelial permeability decreases. CRP actions are prevented either by the inhibition of the intracellular aldosterone receptors using spironolactone (5 nmol/L) or by the inactivation of epithelial sodium channel using specific blockers. In contrast, inhibition of the release of the vasodilating gas nitric oxide via blockade of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt pathway has no effect on the CRP-induced stiffening of endothelial cells. The data indicate that CRP enhances the effects of aldosterone on the mechanical properties of the endothelium. Thus, CRP could counteract any decrease in arterial blood pressure that accompanies severe acute inflammatory processes.
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Yinglu F, Changquan L, Xiaofeng Z, Bai L, Dezeng Z, Zhe C. A new way: alleviating postembolization syndrome following transcatheter arterial chemoembolization. J Altern Complement Med 2010; 15:175-81. [PMID: 19216654 DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Currently, most therapies of postembolization syndrome following transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) aim directly at a single symptom, thus leading to limitations. OBJECTIVES To seek for a systematic approach to prevent and treat the syndrome, we carried out this study to observe the effect of ginsenosides (GS) and dexamethasone (Dex) in alleviating the postembolization syndrome following TACE. METHODS In the randomized, double-blinded and controlled trial, 120 patients with primary liver cancer were divided into 4 groups, with 30 patients in each group. The changes of clinical symptoms and laboratory tests before TACE and on 3 and 7 days after TACE were observed. RESULTS The results indicated that Dex combined with GS not only markedly decreased the occurrence ratio and duration of such symptoms as nausea, vomiting, and fever, but also significantly reduced levels of total bilirubin, glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (AST) and improved the Child-Pugh stage of liver function as compared with single use of GS or Dex. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, although single use of Dex or GS may improve some indices of adverse effects after TACE, the combination of Dex and GS can systematically prevent and treat the postembolization syndrome following TACE.
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- Feng Yinglu
- The Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Chinghai, Hospital of the Second Military Medicine University, Shanghai, China
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Kusche-Vihrog K, Callies C, Fels J, Oberleithner H. The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC): Mediator of the aldosterone response in the vascular endothelium? Steroids 2010; 75:544-9. [PMID: 19778545 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2009.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2009] [Revised: 09/11/2009] [Accepted: 09/14/2009] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In the kidney the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is regulated by the mineralocorticoid hormone aldosterone, which is essential for long-term blood pressure control. Evidence has accumulated showing that ENaC is expressed in endothelial cells. Moreover, its activity modifies the biomechanical properties of the endothelium. Therefore, the vascular system is also an important target for aldosterone and responds to the hormone with an increase in cell volume, surface area, and mechanical stiffness. These changes occur in a concerted fashion from minutes to hours and can be prevented by the specific sodium channel blocker amiloride and the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) blocker spironolactone. Aldosterone acts on cells of the vascular system via genomic and non-genomic pathways. There is evidence that the classical cytosolic MR could mediate both types of response. Using a nanosensor covalently linked to aldosterone, binding sites at the plasma membrane were identified by atomic force microscopy. The interaction of aldosterone and this newly identified surface receptor could precede the slow classic genomic aldosterone response resulting in fast activation of endothelial ENaC. Recent data suggest that aldosterone-induced ENaC activation initiates a sequence of cellular events leading to a reduced release of vasodilating nitric oxide. We propose a model in which ENaC is the key mediator of aldosterone-dependent blood pressure control in the vascular endothelium.
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Büssemaker E, Hillebrand U, Hausberg M, Pavenstädt H, Oberleithner H. Pathogenesis of Hypertension: Interactions Among Sodium, Potassium, and Aldosterone. Am J Kidney Dis 2010; 55:1111-20. [DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2009] [Accepted: 12/03/2009] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Shentu TP, Titushkin I, Singh DK, Gooch KJ, Subbaiah PV, Cho M, Levitan I. oxLDL-induced decrease in lipid order of membrane domains is inversely correlated with endothelial stiffness and network formation. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2010; 299:C218-29. [PMID: 20410437 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00383.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) is a major factor in development of atherosclerosis. Our earlier studies have shown that exposure of endothelial cells (EC) to oxLDL increases EC stiffness, facilitates the ability of the cells to generate force, and facilitates EC network formation in three-dimensional collagen gels. In this study, we show that oxLDL induces a decrease in lipid order of membrane domains and that this effect is inversely correlated with endothelial stiffness, contractility, and network formation. Local lipid packing of cell membrane domains was assessed by Laurdan two-photon imaging, endothelial stiffness was assessed by measuring cellular elastic modulus using atomic force microscopy, cell contractility was estimated by measuring the ability of the cells to contract collagen gels, and EC angiogenic potential was estimated by visualizing endothelial networks within the same gels. The impact of oxLDL on endothelial biomechanics and network formation is fully reversed by supplying the cells with a surplus of cholesterol. Furthermore, exposing the cells to 7-keto-cholesterol, a major oxysterol component of oxLDL, or to another cholesterol analog, androstenol, also results in disruption of lipid order of membrane domains and an increase in cell stiffness. On the basis of these observations, we suggest that disruption of lipid packing of cholesterol-rich membrane domains plays a key role in oxLDL-induced changes in endothelial biomechanics.
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- Tzu Pin Shentu
- Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Dept. of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60612-7323, USA
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Fels J, Oberleithner H, Kusche-Vihrog K. Ménage à trois: aldosterone, sodium and nitric oxide in vascular endothelium. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2010; 1802:1193-202. [PMID: 20302930 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2010.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2009] [Revised: 03/10/2010] [Accepted: 03/11/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Aldosterone, a mineralocorticoid hormone mainly synthesized in the adrenal cortex, has been recognized to be a regulator of cell mechanics. Recent data from a number of laboratories implicate that, besides kidney, the cardiovascular system is an important target for aldosterone. In the endothelium, it promotes the expression of epithelial sodium channels (ENaC) and modifies the morphology of cells in terms of mechanical stiffness, surface area and volume. Additionally, it renders the cells highly sensitive to small changes in extracellular sodium and potassium. In this context, the time course of aldosterone action is pivotal. In the fast (seconds to minutes), non-genomic signalling pathway vascular endothelial cells respond to aldosterone with transient swelling, softening and insertion of ENaC in the apical plasma membrane. In parallel, nitric oxide (NO) is released from the cells. In the long-term (hours), aldosterone has opposite effects: The mechanical stiffness increases, the cells shrink and NO production decreases. This leads to the conclusion that both the physiology and pathophysiology of aldosterone action in the vascular endothelium are closely related. Aldosterone, at concentrations in the physiological range and over limited time periods can stabilize blood pressure and regulate tissue perfusion while chronically high concentrations of this hormone over extended time periods impair sodium homeostasis promoting endothelial dysfunction and the development of tissue fibrosis.
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- Johannes Fels
- Institute of Physiology II, University of Münster, Germany
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Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis to evaluate relative hydration status. Pediatr Nephrol 2010; 25:329-34. [PMID: 19876654 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-009-1326-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2009] [Revised: 09/07/2009] [Accepted: 09/09/2009] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The objective was to present our clinical experience with bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA). Forty-six patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) without oedema, 21 oedematous nephrotic children and 15 in remission from nephrotic syndrome were studied. The age range was 2-14 years. Data were obtained with the vector bioelectric impedance analysis method (Piccoli's RXc graph with 95% confidence ellipses) and compared with normal paediatric values. The mean vector position differs significantly among the groups of evaluated patients (Hotelling T(2) test, p < 0.05). Mean vector position along the 45 degrees direction (major axis of ellipses) indicates a progressive increase in body fluid volume from patients with CKD stage IV to stages II-III to patients in remission from nephrotic syndrome to oedematous subjects. We observed a progressive vector lengthening in children with severe renal disease (separate 95% confidence ellipse). This pattern indicates relative dehydration. BIVA represents a useful clinical tool that is able to detect changes in hydration.
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Cachofeiro V, López-Andrés N, Miana M, Martín-Fernández B, de las Heras N, Martínez E, Lahera V, Fortuño MA. Aldosterone and the cardiovascular system: a dangerous association. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig 2010; 4:539-48. [DOI: 10.1515/hmbci.2010.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2010] [Accepted: 10/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AbstractInitial studies have focussed on the actions of aldosterone in renal electrolyte handling and, as a consequence, blood pressure control. More recently, attention has primarily been focussed on its actions on the heart and vascular system, where it is locally produced. Aldosterone by binding mineralocorticoid receptors causes oxidative stress, fibrosis and triggers an inflammatory response in the cardiovascular system. All these effects could be underlying the role of aldo-sterone on cardiac and vascular remodelling associated with different pathological situations. At the vascular level, aldo-sterone affects endothelial function because administration of aldosterone to rats impaired endothelium-dependent relaxations. In addition, the administration of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists ameliorates endothelium-dependent relaxation in models of both hypertension and atherosclerosis, and in patients with heart failure. Several mechanisms can participate in this effect, including production of vasoconstrictor factors and a reduction in nitric oxide levels. This reduction can involve both a decrease in its production as well as an increase in its degradation by reactive oxygen species. Aldosterone can produce oxidative stress by the activation of transcription factors such as the NF-κB system, which can also trigger an inflammatory process through the production of different cytokines. At cardiac level, high levels of aldosterone can also adversely impact heart function by producing cardiac hypertrophy, diastolic dysfunction and electrical remodelling through changes in ionic channels. All these effects can explain the beneficial effect of mineralocorticoid blockade in the cardiovascular system.
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