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Sjúrðarson T, Kristiansen J, Nordsborg NB, Gregersen NO, Lydersen LN, Grove EL, Kristensen SD, Hvas AM, Mohr M. The angiotensin-converting enzyme I/D polymorphism does not impact training-induced adaptations in exercise capacity in patients with stable coronary artery disease. Sci Rep 2023; 13:18300. [PMID: 37880303 PMCID: PMC10600103 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45542-0] [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: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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Systematic exercise training effectively improves exercise capacity in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), but the magnitude of improvements is highly heterogeneous. We investigated whether this heterogeneity in exercise capacity gains is influenced by the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene. Patients with CAD (n = 169) were randomly assigned to 12 weeks of exercise training or standard care, and 142 patients completed the study. The ACE polymorphism was determined for 128 patients (82% males, 67 ± 9 years). Peak oxygen uptake was measured before and after the 12-week intervention. The ACE I/D polymorphism frequency was n = 48 for D/D homozygotes, n = 61 for I/D heterozygotes and n = 19 for I/I homozygotes. Baseline peak oxygen uptake was 23.3 ± 5.0 ml/kg/min in D/D homozygotes, 22.1 ± 5.3 ml/kg/min in I/D heterozygotes and 23.1 ± 6.0 ml/kg/min in I/I homozygotes, with no statistical differences between genotype groups (P = 0.50). The ACE I/D polymorphism frequency in the exercise group was n = 26 for D/D, n = 21 for I/D and n = 12 for I/I. After exercise training, peak oxygen uptake was increased (P < 0.001) in D/D homozygotes by 2.6 ± 1.7 ml/kg/min, in I/D heterozygotes by 2.7 ± 1.9 ml/kg/min, and in I/I homozygotes by 2.1 ± 1.3 ml/kg/min. However, the improvements were similar between genotype groups (time × genotype, P = 0.55). In conclusion, the ACE I/D polymorphism does not affect baseline exercise capacity or exercise capacity gains in response to 12 weeks of high-intensity exercise training in patients with stable CAD.Clinical trial registration: www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT04268992).
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- Tórur Sjúrðarson
- Center of Health Science, Faculty of Health, University of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports (NEXS), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine, National Hospital of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports (NEXS), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center of Health Science, Faculty of Health, University of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
- FarGen, the Faroese Health Authority, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center of Health Science, Faculty of Health, University of the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.
- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, SDU Sport and Health Sciences Cluster (SHSC), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, 5250, Odense, Denmark.
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Filippou PS, Karagiannis GS, Musrap N, Diamandis EP. Kallikrein-related peptidases (KLKs) and the hallmarks of cancer. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2016; 53:277-91. [PMID: 26886390 DOI: 10.3109/10408363.2016.1154643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The kallikrein-related peptidases (KLKs) represent the largest family of serine proteases within the human genome and are expressed in various tissues. Although they regulate several important physiological functions, KLKs have also been implicated in numerous pathophysiological processes, including cancer. Growing evidence describing the deregulation of KLK expression and secretion, as well as activation in various malignancies, has uncovered their potential as mediators of cancer progression, biomarkers of disease and as candidate therapeutic targets. The diversity of signalling pathways and proteolytic cascades involving KLKs and their downstream targets appears to affect cancer biology through multiple mechanisms, including those related to the hallmarks of cancer. The aim of this review is to provide an update on the importance of KLK-driven molecular pathways in relation to cancer cell traits associated with the hallmarks of cancer and to highlight their potential in personalized therapeutics.
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- Panagiota S Filippou
- a Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine , Mount Sinai Hospital , Toronto , ON , Canada
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- b Department of Anatomy & Structural Biology , Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University Bronx , New York , NY , USA
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- a Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine , Mount Sinai Hospital , Toronto , ON , Canada
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- a Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine , Mount Sinai Hospital , Toronto , ON , Canada .,c Department of Clinical Biochemistry , University Health Network , Toronto , ON , Canada , and.,d Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology , University of Toronto , Toronto , ON , Canada
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Zmijewski P, Grenda A, Leońska-Duniec A, Ahmetov I, Orysiak J, Cięszczyk P. Effect of BDKRB2 Gene -9/+9 Polymorphism on Training Improvements in Competitive Swimmers. J Strength Cond Res 2016; 30:665-71. [PMID: 26907838 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000001145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The aim of the study was to investigate the possible association between the BDKRB2 gene and training-induced improvements in swimming performance in well-trained swimmers. One hundred Polish swimmers (52 men and 48 women, aged 18.1 ± 1.9 years), who competed in national and international competitions at middle- (200 m) and long-distance events (≥400 m), were included in the study. Athletes' genotype and allele distributions were analyzed in comparison to 230 unrelated sedentary subjects, who served as controls, with the χ test. All samples were genotyped for the BDKRB2 -9/+9 polymorphism by polymerase chain reaction. The effects of genotype on swimming performance improvements were analyzed with two-way (3 × 2; genotype × time) analysis of variance with metric age as a covariate. The training period of 1.9 ± 0.4 years had a significant (p < 0.01) effect on swimming performance, both in female and male athletes. Both in female and male athletes, the BDKRB2 gene -9/+9 polymorphism had no significant effect on swimming performance. An interaction effect of BDKRB2 gene -9/+9 polymorphism × time was found for swimming performance only in male athletes. Post hoc analyses showed that swimmers with the +9/+9 BDKRB2 genotype had a greater improvement in swimming performance than swimmers with the -9/+9 polymorphism (p ≤ 0.05). No interaction effects for gender × BDKRB2 gene -9/+9 polymorphism were found for either swimming performance or improvement in swimming performance. These results suggest that the response to long-term exercise training could be modulated by the BDKRB2 gene -9/+9 polymorphism in male athletes. In well-trained swimmers, BDKRB2 gene variation was not found to be an independent determinant of swimming performance.
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- Piotr Zmijewski
- 1Department of Physiology, Institute of Sport, Warsaw, Poland;2Department of Physical Education and Sport, West Pomeranian Technological University, Szczecin, Poland;3Faculty of Physical Culture and Health Promotion, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland;4Faculty of Tourism and Recreation, Academy of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland;5Sport Technology Research Centre, Volga Region State Academy of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism, Kazan, Russia; and6Department of Physiology of Nutrition, Institute of Sport, Warsaw, Poland
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Nunes RAB, Barroso LP, Pereira ADC, Krieger JE, Mansur AJ. Gender-related associations of genetic polymorphisms of α-adrenergic receptors, endothelial nitric oxide synthase and bradykinin B2 receptor with treadmill exercise test responses. Open Heart 2014; 1:e000132. [PMID: 25544888 PMCID: PMC4275769 DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2014-000132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2014] [Revised: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Treadmill exercise test responses have been associated with cardiovascular prognosis in individuals without overt heart disease. Neurohumoral and nitric oxide responses may influence cardiovascular performance during exercise testing. Therefore, we evaluated associations between functional genetic polymorphisms of α-adrenergic receptors, endothelial nitric oxide synthase, bradykinin receptor B2 and treadmill exercise test responses in men and women without overt heart disease. METHODS We enrolled 766 (417 women; 349 men) individuals without established heart disease from a check-up programme at the Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School. Exercise capacity, chronotropic reserve, maximum heart-rate achieved, heart-rate recovery, exercise systolic blood pressure (SBP), exercise diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and SBP recovery were assessed during exercise testing. Genotypes for the α-adrenergic receptors ADRA1A Arg347Cys (rs1048101), ADRA2A 1780 C>T (rs553668), ADRA2B Del 301-303 (rs28365031), endothelial nitric synthase (eNOS) 786 T>C (rs2070744), eNOS Glu298Asp (rs1799983) and BK2R (rs5810761) polymorphisms were assessed by PCR and high-resolution melting analysis. RESULTS Maximum SBP was associated with ADRA1A rs1048101 (p=0.008) and BK2R rs5810761 (p=0.008) polymorphisms in men and ADRA2A rs553668 (p=0.008) and ADRA2B rs28365031 (p=0.022) in women. Maximum DBP pressure was associated with ADRA2A rs553668 (p=0.002) and eNOS rs1799983 (p=0.015) polymorphisms in women. Exercise capacity was associated with eNOS rs2070744 polymorphisms in women (p=0.01) and with eNOS rs1799983 in men and women (p=0.038 and p=0.024). CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that genetic variants of α-adrenergic receptors and bradykinin B2 receptor may be involved with blood pressure responses during exercise tests. Genetic variants of endothelial nitric oxide synthase may be involved with exercise capacity and blood pressure responses during exercise tests. These responses may be gender-related.
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- Rafael Amorim Belo Nunes
- Heart Institute (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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- Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, Universidade de São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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- Heart Institute (InCor) do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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Kolodka T, Charles ML, Raghavan A, Radichev IA, Amatya C, Ellefson J, Savinov AY, Nag A, Williams MS, Robbins MS. Preclinical characterization of recombinant human tissue kallikrein-1 as a novel treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus. PLoS One 2014; 9:e103981. [PMID: 25100328 PMCID: PMC4123992 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2014] [Accepted: 07/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Modulation of the kallikrein-kinin system (KKS) has been shown to have beneficial effects on glucose homeostasis and several other physiological responses relevant to the progression of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). The importance of bradykinin and its receptors in mediating these responses is well documented, but the role of tissue kallikrein-1, the protease that generates bradykinin insitu, is much less understood. We developed and tested DM199, recombinant human tissue kallikrein-1 protein (rhKLK-1), as a potential novel therapeutic for T2D. Hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp studies suggest that DM199 increases whole body glucose disposal in non-diabetic rats. Single-dose administration of DM199 in obese db/db mice and ZDF rats, showed an acute, dose-dependent improvement in whole-body glucose utilization. Sub-acute dosing for a week in ZDF rats improved glucose utilization, with a concomitant rise in fasting insulin levels and HOMA1-%B scores. After cessation of sub-acute dosing, fasting blood glucose levels were significantly lower in ZDF rats during a drug wash-out period. Our studies show for the first time that DM199 administration results in acute anti-hyperglycemic effects in several preclinical models, and demonstrate the potential for further development of DM199 as a novel therapeutic for T2D.
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- Tadeusz Kolodka
- DiaMedica USA, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- DiaMedica USA, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
- * E-mail:
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- Sanford Project/Children’s Health Research Center, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States of America
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- Sanford Project/Children’s Health Research Center, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States of America
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- Sanford Project/Children’s Health Research Center, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States of America
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- Sanford Project/Children’s Health Research Center, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States of America
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- Invitek, Inc., Hayward, California, United States of America
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- DiaMedica USA, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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- DiaMedica USA, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
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Grenda A, Leońska-Duniec A, Cięszczyk P, Zmijewski P. Bdkrb2 gene -9/+9 polymorphism and swimming performance. Biol Sport 2014; 31:109-13. [PMID: 24899774 PMCID: PMC4042657 DOI: 10.5604/20831862.1096047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between swimming performance and the -9/+9 (rs5810761) polymorphism within the BDKRB2 gene in successful competitive swimmers. Best individual swimming results expressed in FINA points achieved at short, middle and long distance events of 157 well-trained Polish swimmers were incorporated into an analysis. Athletes' genotype and allele distributions were analysed in comparison to 230 unrelated sedentary subjects who served as controls with the χ(2) test. All samples were genotyped for the BDKRB2 -9/+9 polymorphism using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The effects of genotype on swimming performance were analysed with two-way (3 x 2; genotype x gender) analysis of variance with metrical age as a covariate for each distance specialization. No statistical differences in the genotype and allele frequencies were found in long distance swimmers when compared with the total group of swimmers or controls. The BDKRB2 +9/-9 genotype had no significant effect on swimming performance at short, middle or long distance, regardless of gender. The results of this study do not support the hypothesis that the BDKRB2 -9/+9 polymorphism is associated with swimming performance in Polish swimmers.
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- A Grenda
- Department of Physical Education and Sport, West Pomeranian Technological University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Faculty of Physical Culture and Health Promotion, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland ; Faculty of Tourism and Recreation, Academy of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland
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- Faculty of Physical Culture and Health Promotion, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland ; Faculty of Tourism and Recreation, Academy of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Sport, Warsaw, Poland
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Potier L, Waeckel L, Fumeron F, Bodin S, Fysekidis M, Chollet C, Bellili N, Bonnet F, Gusto G, Velho G, Marre M, Alhenc-Gelas F, Roussel R, Bouby N. Tissue kallikrein deficiency, insulin resistance, and diabetes in mouse and man. J Endocrinol 2014; 221:297-308. [PMID: 24599937 DOI: 10.1530/joe-13-0529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The kallikrein-kinin system has been suggested to participate in the control of glucose metabolism. Its role and the role of angiotensin-I-converting enzyme, a major kinin-inactivating enzyme, are however the subject of debate. We have evaluated the consequence of deficiency in tissue kallikrein (TK), the main kinin-forming enzyme, on the development of insulin resistance and diabetes in mice and man. Mice with inactivation of the TK gene were fed a high-fat diet (HFD) for 3 months, or crossed with obese, leptin-deficient (ob/ob) mice to generate double ob/ob-TK-deficient mutants. In man, a loss-of-function polymorphism of the TK gene (R53H) was studied in a large general population cohort tested for insulin resistance, the DESIR study (4843 participants, 9 year follow-up). Mice deficient in TK gained less weight on the HFD than their WT littermates. Fasting glucose level was increased and responses to glucose (GTT) and insulin (ITT) tolerance tests were altered at 10 and 16 weeks on the HFD compared with standard on the diet, but TK deficiency had no influence on these parameters. Likewise, ob-TK⁻/⁻ mice had similar GTT and ITT responses to those of ob-TK⁺/⁺ mice. TK deficiency had no effect on blood pressure in either model. In humans, changes over time in BMI, fasting plasma glucose, insulinemia, and blood pressure were not influenced by the defective 53H-coding TK allele. The incidence of diabetes was not influenced by this allele. These data do not support a role for the TK-kinin system, protective or deleterious, in the development of insulin resistance and diabetes.
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- Louis Potier
- INSERM U1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, 15 rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, 75006 Paris, France University Paris Descartes, Paris, France University Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris, France Diabetology, Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, AP-HP, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris, France INSERM U695, Paris, France Paris Diderot University, Paris 7, Paris, France Department of Endocrinology, CHU Rennes, Univ Rennes 1, Inserm UMR 991, Rennes, France Institut inter Régional Pour la Santé, Irsa, La Riche, France
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Alves CR, Alves GB, Pereira AC, Trombetta IC, Dias RG, Mota GFA, Fernandes T, Krieger JE, Negrão CE, Oliveira EM. Vascular reactivity and ACE activity response to exercise training are modulated by the +9/−9 bradykinin B2 receptor gene functional polymorphism. Physiol Genomics 2013; 45:487-92. [DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00065.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The bradykinin receptor B2 ( BDKRB 2) gene +9/−9 polymorphism has been associated with higher gene transcriptional activity, and characteristics of cardiovascular phenotypes and physical performance. We hypothesized that vasodilation and ACE activity response to exercise training is modulated by BDKRB 2 gene. We genotyped 71 healthy volunteers were genotyped for the BDKRB 2 gene polymorphism. Heart rate (HR), mean blood pressure (MBP), and forearm blood flow (FBF) were evaluated. Angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE) activity was measured by fluorescence. Aerobic training was performed for 16 wk. All variables were reassessed after completion of the training period. In pretraining period, HR, MBP, FBF, and forearm vascular conductance (FVC) were similar among all genotypes. After physical training, the FBF and the FVC response during handgrip exercise such as area under the curve were higher in −9/−9 carriers than the other two groups. However, there were no changes in HR and MBP for all three groups. In addition, in posttraining period the decrease in ACE activity was higher in the −9/−9 group than the other two groups. These results suggest that reflex muscle vasodilation and ACE activity in response to exercise training are modulated by BDKRB 2 gene +9/−9 polymorphism in healthy individuals.
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- Cléber Rene Alves
- School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and
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- School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and
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- School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and
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- Heart Institute (Incor), Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Eynon N, Meckel Y, Alves AJ, Nemet D, Eliakim A. Is there an interaction between BDKRB2 -9/+9 and GNB3 C825T polymorphisms and elite athletic performance? Scand J Med Sci Sports 2011; 21:e242-6. [PMID: 21210858 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01261.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The -9 deletion allele in the BDKRB2 -9/+9 polymorphism was associated previously with improved endurance performance. We compared the frequency distribution of the BDKRB2 -9/+9 (rs5810761) polymorphism between athletes (n=155) of sports with different demands (endurance runners; n=74 vs sprinters; n=81) as well as between athletes of different competitive levels (elite level; n=46 vs national level; n=109). These results were compared with those of 240 non-athletic healthy individuals. We also tested the influence of the interaction between the BDKRB2 -9/+9 and the GNB3 C825T (rs5443) genotypes in relation to endurance performance. Genotype distribution and allele frequencies were found to be similar in the endurance athlete, sprinter, and control groups (P=0.83 for genotype distribution and P=0.9 for allele frequencies). Similarly, no statistical differences were found between the subgroups of elite-level endurance athletes and national-level endurance athletes, or between elite-level and national-level sprinters (P>0.09 for all comparisons). There was no interaction between BDKRB2 -9/+9 and GNB3 C825T polymorphisms in relation to endurance performance (P=0.16 for interaction effect). In conclusion, the BDKRB2 +9/-9 polymorphism is not associated with endurance performance, at least among Israeli athletes, and the GNB3TT+BDKRB2 -9/-9 "optimal genotype" is not associated with endurance performance.
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- N Eynon
- Genetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Life Sciences Division, The Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel.
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Spillmann F, Van Linthout S, Schultheiss HP, Tschöpe C. Cardioprotective mechanisms of the kallikrein-kinin system in diabetic cardiopathy. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2006; 15:22-9. [PMID: 16340662 DOI: 10.1097/01.mnh.0000199009.56799.2b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Multiple pathogenic mechanisms contribute to the development of diabetic cardiopathy, including intramyocardial inflammation, cardiac fibrosis, abnormal intracellular Ca handling, microangiopathy and endothelial dysfunction. Moreover, the cardiac kallikrein-kinin system is thought to be altered under diabetic conditions and an improvement of this peptide system, e.g. by gene therapeutic approaches, has also been associated with an amelioration of the diabetic heart. In this review, we will discuss the hypothesis that the stimulation of the kallikrein-kinin system could be a promising target for the treatment of diabetic cardiopathy. RECENT FINDINGS The kallikrein-kinin system has cardioprotective properties, which may be particularly important under diabetic conditions. For example, its potential for endothelium-dependent vasodilation, and for improvement of glucose transport and utilization, make bradykinin an important mediator for reducing the consequences of diabetes-related oxidative stress on both the myocardium and vessels. SUMMARY The different synergistic cardioprotective effects of the kallikrein-kinin system in the diabetic heart suggest that the stimulation of the kallikrein-kinin system might open new avenues for the treatment of diabetic cardiopathy.
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- Frank Spillmann
- Department of Cardiology and Pneumology, Charité-University Medicine of Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany
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Saunders CJ, Xenophontos SL, Cariolou MA, Anastassiades LC, Noakes TD, Collins M. The bradykinin beta 2 receptor (BDKRB2) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase 3 (NOS3) genes and endurance performance during Ironman Triathlons. Hum Mol Genet 2006; 15:979-87. [PMID: 16461337 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddl014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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We have previously shown that the insertion allele of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene was over-represented in the fastest South-African-born finishers of the South African Ironman Triathlons. As ACE is a component of the skeletal muscle kallikrein-kinin system (KKS), the aim of this study is to determine if there are any further associations between polymorphisms within the BDKRB2 and NOS3 genes, which encode for the KKS components, bradykinin beta(2) receptor and nitric oxide synthase, respectively, and ultra-endurance performance during the Ironman Triathlons. Four-hundred and forty-three male Caucasian triathletes who completed the 2000 and/or 2001 South African Ironman Triathlons and 203 healthy Caucasian male control subjects were genotyped for the functional -9/+9 polymorphism within exon 1 of the BDKRB2 gene and the G894T NOS3 gene polymorphisms. The BDKRB2 -9/-9 genotype occurred at a significantly higher frequency when the triathlete group (27.0%) was compared with the control group (19.3%, P=0.035). When divided into tertiles, there was also a significant linear trend for the NOS3 GG genotype distribution among the fastest (35.0%), middle (40.4%) and slowest (46.9%) finishers (P=0.039). The overall finishing times of the triathletes with an NOS3 GG genotype together with a BDKRB2 +9 allele were significantly slower than those with other genotype combinations (P=0.001). The NOS3/BDKRB2 genotype (beta=-0.150, B=-31.48, P=0.002), together with body mass index and age, accounted for 14.6% of the variance in the overall race time for the triathlon. In conclusion, both the NOS3 and BDKRB2 genes are associated with the actual performance during the Ironman Triathlons.
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- Colleen J Saunders
- MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine of the Medical Research Council of South Africa, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Fisher I, Abraham D, Bouri K, Hoffmann EP, Hoffman EP, Muntoni F, Morgan J. Prednisolone‐induced changes in dystrophic skeletal muscle. FASEB J 2005; 19:834-6. [PMID: 15734791 DOI: 10.1096/fj.04-2511fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Although glucocorticoids delay the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) their mechanism of action is unknown. Skeletal muscle gene expression profiles of mdx mice, an animal model of DMD, treated with prednisolone were compared with control mice at 1 and 6 wk. Of the 89 early differentially regulated genes and ESTs, delta-sarcoglycan, myosin Va, FK506-binding protein 51 (FKBP51), the potassium channel regulator potassium inwardly-rectifying channel Isk-like (IRK2) and ADAM 10 were overexpressed, whereas growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor (GHRHR) and Homer-2 were underexpressed. The 58 late differentially overexpressed genes included kallikreins (13, 16, and 26), FKBP51, PI3K alpha regulatory subunit, and IGFBP6, while underexpressed genes included NeuroD and nicotinic cholinergic receptor gamma. At both time points, overexpression of a cohort of genes relating to metabolism and proteolysis was apparent, alongside the differential expression of genes relating to calcium metabolism. Treatment did not increase muscle regeneration, reduce the number of infiltrating macrophages, or alter utrophin expression or localization. However, in the treated mdx soleus muscle, the percentage of slow fibers was significantly lower compared with untreated controls after 6 wk of treatment. These results show that glucocorticoids confer their benefit to dystrophic muscle in a complex fashion, culminating in a switch to a more normal muscle fiber type.
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MESH Headings
- Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases
- Animals
- Aspartic Acid Endopeptidases
- Blotting, Western
- Calcineurin/analysis
- Carrier Proteins/genetics
- Endopeptidases/genetics
- Gene Expression/drug effects
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects
- Homer Scaffolding Proteins
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred mdx
- Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch/drug effects
- Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch/pathology
- Muscle, Skeletal/drug effects
- Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism
- Muscle, Skeletal/pathology
- Muscular Dystrophy, Animal/metabolism
- Muscular Dystrophy, Animal/pathology
- NFATC Transcription Factors/analysis
- Necrosis
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying/genetics
- Prednisolone/pharmacology
- Receptors, Neuropeptide/genetics
- Receptors, Pituitary Hormone-Regulating Hormone/genetics
- Tacrolimus Binding Proteins/genetics
- Utrophin/genetics
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Affiliation(s)
- Ivan Fisher
- Muscle Cell Biology Group, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College, London, UK
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Tschöpe C, Walther T, Königer J, Spillmann F, Westermann D, Escher F, Pauschinger M, Pesquero JB, Bader M, Schultheiss HP, Noutsias M. Prevention of cardiac fibrosis and left ventricular dysfunction in diabetic cardiomyopathy in rats by transgenic expression of the human tissue kallikrein gene. FASEB J 2004; 18:828-35. [PMID: 15117887 DOI: 10.1096/fj.03-0736com] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Diabetic cardiomyopathy includes fibrosis. Kallikrein (KLK) can inhibit collagen synthesis and promote collagen breakdown. We investigated cardiac fibrosis and left ventricular (LV) function in transgenic rats (TGR) expressing the human kallikrein 1 (hKLK1) gene in streptozotocin (STZ) -induced diabetic conditions. Six weeks after STZ injection, LV function was determined in male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats and TGR(hKLK1) (n=10/group) by a Millar tip catheter. Total collagen content (Sirius Red staining) and expression of types I, III, and VI collagen were quantified by digital image analysis. SD-STZ hearts demonstrated significantly higher total collagen amounts than normoglycemic controls, reflected by the concomitant increment of collagen types I, III, and VI. This correlated with a significant reduction of LV function vs. normoglycemic controls. In contrast, surface-specific content of the extracellular matrix, including collagen types I, III, and VI expression, was significantly lower in TGR(hKLK1)-STZ, not exceeding the content of SD and TGR(hKLK1) controls. This was paralleled by a preserved LV function in TGR(hKLK1)-STZ animals. The kallikrein inhibitor aprotinin and the bradykinin (BK) B2 receptor antagonist icatibant reduced the beneficial effects on LV function and collagen content in TGR(hKLK1)-STZ animals. Transgenic expression of hKLK1 counteracts the progression of LV contractile dysfunction and extracellular matrix remodeling in STZ-induced diabetic cardiomyopathy via a BK B2 receptor-dependent pathway.
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- Carsten Tschöpe
- Department of Cardiology and Pneumonology, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité-University Medicine, Free University of Berlin, Germany.
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Williams AG, Dhamrait SS, Wootton PTE, Day SH, Hawe E, Payne JR, Myerson SG, World M, Budgett R, Humphries SE, Montgomery HE. Bradykinin receptor gene variant and human physical performance. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2004; 96:938-42. [PMID: 14607851 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00865.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Accumulating evidence suggests that athletic performance is strongly influenced by genetic variation. One such locus of influence is the gene for angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE), which exhibits a common variant [ACE insertion (I)/deletion (D)]. ACE can drive formation of vasoconstrictor ANG II but preferentially degrades vasodilator bradykinin. The ACE I allele is associated with higher kinin activity. A common gene variant in the kinin β2 receptor (B2R) exists: the -9 as opposed to +9 allele is associated with higher receptor mRNA expression. We tested whether this variant was associated with the efficiency of muscular contraction [delta efficiency (DE)] in 115 healthy men and women, or with running distance among 81 Olympic standard track athletes. We further sought evidence of biological interaction with ACE I/D genotype. DE was highly significantly associated with B2R genotype (23.84 ± 2.41 vs. 24.25 ± 2.81 vs. 26.05 ± 2.26% for those of +9/+9 vs. +9/-9 vs. -9/-9 genotype; n = 25, 61, and 29, respectively; P = 0.0008 for ANOVA adjusted for sex). There was evidence for interaction with ACE I/D genotype, with individuals who were ACE II, with B2R -9/-9 having the highest DE at baseline. The ACE I/B2R -9 “high kinin receptor activity” haplotype was significantly associated with endurance (predominantly aerobic) event among elite athletes ( P = 0.003). These data suggest that common genetic variation in the B2R is associated with efficiency of skeletal muscle contraction and with distance event of elite track athletes and that at least part of the associations of ACE and fitness phenotypes is through elevation of kinin activity.
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- Alun G Williams
- Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, British Heart Foundation Laboratories, Royal Free and University College London Medical School, UK
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Boix F, Rosenborg L, Hilgenfeldt U, Knardahl S. Contraction-related factors affect the concentration of a kallidin-like peptide in rat muscle tissue. J Physiol 2002; 544:127-36. [PMID: 12356886 PMCID: PMC2290579 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.025106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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In order to study the effects of the manipulation of various factors related to muscular activity on the concentration of kinins in muscular tissue, a microdialysis probe was implanted in the adductor muscle of the hindlimb in anaesthetized rats. After collection of baseline samples, the perfusion fluid was changed to a Ringer solution containing sodium lactate (10 or 20 mM), adenosine (50 or 100 microM) or a lower pH (7.0 or 6.6). Whereas perfusion with lactate did not have any significant effect on the concentration of kinins in the dialysate, the perfusion with a lower pH or with adenosine dose-dependently increased the kinin content in the samples. In a second microdialysis experiment, by using specific radioimmunoassays (RIA) for bradykinin and kallidin, we observed that about 70 % of the total kinins dialysed from rat muscle are a kallidin-like peptide. Also, the simultaneous perfusion with 100 microM caffeine totally abolished the increase in kinin levels induced by the perfusion at pH 6.6. In a third experiment, soleus muscles from rat were stimulated in vitro during 30 min in the presence or absence of 77 microM caffeine. Electrically stimulated contraction, but not the addition of 10 mU ml(-1) insulin, induced an increase in the concentration of the kallidin-like peptide in the buffer. This effect was totally prevented by the addition of the adenosine antagonist caffeine. These results show that a kallidin-like peptide is released from rat muscle, and that its production is enhanced by muscle activity. Furthermore, the increase in kinin peptides during muscle contraction may be mediated by an increase in adenosine levels.
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- Fernando Boix
- Department of Physiology, National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway.
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Kinoshita M, Nakaya Y, Harada N, Takahashi A, Nomura M, Bando S. Combination therapy of exercise and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor markedly improves insulin sensitivities in hypertensive patients with insulin resistance. Circ J 2002; 66:655-8. [PMID: 12135133 DOI: 10.1253/circj.66.655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The contraction of muscle enhances the release of bradykinin (BK) and improves glucose uptake by the muscle. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) slows the breakdown of BK, thus the effect of BK is augmented in the presence of ACEI. The present study investigated whether the combination of exercise (increased production of BK) and ACEI (delay in breakdown of BK) might further improve insulin sensitivity in hypertensive patients with insulin resistance (HOMA-R>1.8). Patients were assigned either to increased walking distance (Walking group) or taking 2 mg temocapril, an ACEI, daily (ACEI group) for 8 weeks. Then both interventions were given to all patients for 8 weeks (ACEI+Walking group). Blood concentrations of triglycerides were slightly lower in the ACEI+Walking group than at baseline, although there were no significant differences in total cholesterol or high density lipoprotein-cholesterol among the 2 groups. Blood glucose was not significantly different with each treatment, but blood concentrations of insulin and HOMA-R were significantly lower in the Walking and ACEI groups compared with the Control group. The combination of walking and ACEI further lowered blood concentrations of insulin and HOMA-R, which suggests that this treatment is beneficial for hypertensive patients with insulin resistance.
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- Manabu Kinoshita
- Kagawa Prefectural Shiratori Hospital, The University of Tokushima, Japan
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Dumke CL, Kim J, Arias EB, Cartee GD. Role of kallikrein-kininogen system in insulin-stimulated glucose transport after muscle contractions. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2002; 92:657-64. [PMID: 11796678 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00854.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Serum proteins [molecular weight (MW) > 10,000] are essential for increased insulin-stimulated glucose transport after in vitro muscle contractions. We investigated the role of the kallikrein-kininogen system, including bradykinin, which is derived from kallikrein (MW > 10,000)-catalyzed degradation of serum protein kininogen (MW > 10,000), on this contraction effect. In vitro electrical stimulation of rat epitrochlearis muscles was performed in 1) rat serum +/- kallikrein inhibitors; 2) human plasma (normal or kallikrein-deficient); 3) rat serum +/- bradykinin receptor-2 inhibitors; or 4) serum-free buffer +/- bradykinin. 3-O-methylglucose transport (3-MGT) was measured 3.5 h later. Serum +/- kallikrein inhibitors tended (P = 0.08) to diminish postcontraction insulin-stimulated 3-MGT. Contractions in normal plasma enhanced insulin-stimulated 3-MGT vs. controls, but contractions in kallikrein-deficient plasma did not. Supplementing rat serum with bradykinin receptor antagonist HOE-140 during contraction did not alter insulin-stimulated 3-MGT. Muscles stimulated to contract in serum-free buffer plus bradykinin did not have enhanced insulin-stimulated 3-MGT. Bradykinin was insufficient for postcontraction-enhanced insulin sensitivity. However, results with kallikrein inhibitors and kallikrein-deficient plasma suggest kallikrein plays a role in this improved insulin action.
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- C L Dumke
- Biodynamics Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
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Emanueli C, Bonaria Salis M, Stacca T, Pintus G, Kirchmair R, Isner JM, Pinna A, Gaspa L, Regoli D, Cayla C, Pesquero JB, Bader M, Madeddu P. Targeting kinin B(1) receptor for therapeutic neovascularization. Circulation 2002; 105:360-6. [PMID: 11804993 DOI: 10.1161/hc0302.102142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Kinins are modulators of cardiovascular function. After ischemic injury, enhanced kinin generation may contribute in processes responsible for tissue healing. METHODS AND RESULTS Using pharmacological and genetic approaches, we investigated the role of kinin B(1) receptor in reparative angiogenesis in a murine model of limb ischemia. The effect of B(1) pharmacological manipulation on human endothelial cell proliferation and apoptosis was also studied in vitro. Abrogation of B(1) signaling dramatically inhibited the native angiogenic response to ischemia, severely compromising blood perfusion recovery. Outcome was especially impaired in B(1) knockouts that showed a very high incidence of limb necrosis, eventually leading to spontaneous auto-amputation. Conversely, local delivery of a long-acting B(1) receptor agonist enhanced collateral vascular growth in ischemic skeletal muscle, accelerated the rate of perfusion recovery, and improved limb salvage. In vitro, B(1) activation stimulated endothelial cell proliferation and survival, whereas B(1) antagonism induced apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that the B(1) plays an essential role in the host defense response to ischemic injury. B(1) signaling potentiation might be envisaged as a utilitarian target for the treatment of ischemic vascular disease.
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- Costanza Emanueli
- Cardiovascular Medicine and Gene Therapy Section, National Laboratory of the National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, Osilo, Italy
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Emanueli C, Minasi A, Zacheo A, Chao J, Chao L, Salis MB, Straino S, Tozzi MG, Smith R, Gaspa L, Bianchini G, Stillo F, Capogrossi MC, Madeddu P. Local delivery of human tissue kallikrein gene accelerates spontaneous angiogenesis in mouse model of hindlimb ischemia. Circulation 2001; 103:125-32. [PMID: 11136697 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.103.1.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Human tissue kallikrein (HK) releases kinins from kininogen. We investigated whether adenovirus-mediated HK gene delivery is angiogenic in the context of ischemia. METHODS AND RESULTS Hindlimb ischemia, caused by femoral artery excision, increased muscular capillary density (P:<0.001) and induced the expression of kinin B(1) receptor gene (P:<0.05). Pharmacological blockade of B(1) receptors blunted ischemia-induced angiogenesis (P:<0.01), whereas kinin B(2) receptor antagonism was ineffective. Intramuscular delivery of adenovirus containing the HK gene (Ad. CMV-cHK) enhanced the increase in capillary density caused by ischemia (969+/-32 versus 541+/-18 capillaries/mm(2) for control, P:<0.001), accelerated blood flow recovery (P:<0.01), and preserved energetic charge of ischemic muscle (P:<0.01). Chronic blockade of kinin B(1) or B(2) receptors prevented HK-induced angiogenesis. CONCLUSIONS HK gene delivery enhances the native angiogenic response to ischemia. Angiogenesis gene therapy with HK might be applicable to peripheral occlusive vascular disease.
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MESH Headings
- Adenoviridae/genetics
- Animals
- Bradykinin Receptor Antagonists
- Capillaries/cytology
- Capillaries/drug effects
- Capillaries/metabolism
- Disease Models, Animal
- Gene Expression
- Genetic Therapy/methods
- Hindlimb/blood supply
- Hindlimb/drug effects
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Injections, Intramuscular
- Ischemia/genetics
- Ischemia/pathology
- Ischemia/therapy
- Male
- Mice
- Muscle, Skeletal/blood supply
- Muscle, Skeletal/drug effects
- Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism
- Muscle, Skeletal/pathology
- Neovascularization, Physiologic/drug effects
- Neovascularization, Physiologic/genetics
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases/therapy
- Receptor, Bradykinin B1
- Receptor, Bradykinin B2
- Receptors, Bradykinin/metabolism
- Regional Blood Flow/drug effects
- Regional Blood Flow/genetics
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Tissue Kallikreins/administration & dosage
- Tissue Kallikreins/genetics
- Transgenes/genetics
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Affiliation(s)
- C Emanueli
- Laboratorio di Patologia Vascolare, Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, Rome, Italy
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Pelikánová T, Pinsker P, Smrcková I, Stribrná L, Dryáková M. Decreased urinary kallikrein with hyperglycemia in patients with short-term insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. J Diabetes Complications 1998; 12:264-72. [PMID: 9747643 DOI: 10.1016/s1056-8727(98)00002-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the role of urinary kallikrein in the regulation of renal hemodynamics and sodium handling in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), and to test the effect of acutely induced hyperglycemia. Urinary kallikrein excretion was evaluated (1) under basal conditions and after stimulation with i.v. furosemide (0.5 mg x kg(-1)), (2) during glycemic clamp-induced eu- and hyperglycemia (5 and 12 mmol/L) and, (3) during time-controlled euglycemia in 21 short-term IDDM patients without microalbuminuria and in 18 weight-, age- and gender-matched healthy controls. Sodium excretion and renal hemodynamics using the clearances of inulin and para-amino-hippuric acid were measured during examinations in both groups. The baseline urinary kallikrein excretion during clamp-induced euglycemia was comparable in diabetic and control subjects (10.89+/-5.98 versus 10.38+/-3.73 mUE x min(-1)), whereas it was decreased in the baseline for furosemide (5.77+/-3.22 versus 10.9+/-3.7 mUE x min(-1); p < 0.01) and even after furosemide administration (12.0+/-1.6 versus 21.3+/-2.0 mUE x min(-1); p < 0.01) while the patients were hyperglycemic. During intravenous dextrose-induced hyperglycemia, the urinary kallikrein excretion significantly declined in diabetic patients (10.89+/-5.98 versus 5.45+/-0.88 mUE x min(-1); p < 0.01), whereas it did not change in controls (10.38+/-3.73 versus 12.55+/-5.47 mUE x min(-1)). A decrease in the fractional excretion of sodium and an attenuated rise in natriuresis after furosemide administration have been found in diabetic compared to control subjects. There were no significant relationships between kallikrein excretion and (1) renal hemodynamics, which was comparable in both groups, or (2) plasma renin activity, plasma and urine aldosterone and cortisol. We conclude that short-term IDDM without renal hemodynamic alterations is associated with decreased basal and furosemide-stimulated kallikrein excretion, which is directly related to the blood glucose level. The decreased activity of the renal kallikrein-kinin system might be involved in the increased tendency to sodium retention in diabetic patients.
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- T Pelikánová
- Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Postgraduate Medical School, Prague, Czech Republic
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