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Life Sci ; 209: 78-84, 2018 Sep 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30075176

ABSTRACT

AIMS: The interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an immuno-regulatory cytokine that plays a protective effect in the vasculature. IL-10 binding to its receptor, activating the IL-10/JAK1/STAT3 cascade to exert its effects. Therefore, STAT3 phosphorylation is essential for IL-10 actions. O-Glycosylation with linked ß-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) is a post-translational modification able to regulate many proteins by interfering with protein on a phosphorylation level. Our aim was to determine whether O-GlcNAc promotes the inhibition of IL-10-pathway (JAK1/STAT3/IL-10), inactivationg its action in the vasculature. MAIN METHODS: Mice (C57BL/6) aortic segments were incubated with vehicle or Thiamet G (0.1 mM, for 24 h) to increase global O-GlcNAc levels. Aortas from knockout mice for IL-10 were also used. Vascular reactivity and western blot tests were performed to evaluate protein expression. KEY FINDINGS: High levels of O-GlcNAc, induced by Thiamet G incubation, increased vascular expression of JAK1, but decreased expression and activity of STAT3. In addition, IL-10 levels were diminished in arteries treated with Thiamet G. Absence of IL-10, as well as augmented O-GlcNAcylation, increased vascular reactivity to constrictor stimuli, an effect that was abolished by ERK 1/2 inhibitor. High levels of O-GlcNAc and the absence of IL-10 also leads to increased vascular expression of ERK1/2. SIGNIFICANCE: Our data suggest that O-GlcNAc modification seems to (dys)regulate IL-10 signaling pathway and consequently, compromise the protective effect of this cytokine in vasculature. It is possible that there is a promising relationship in pathophysiological conditions where changes in O-GlcNAcylation and IL-10 levels are observed, such as hypertension and diabetes.


Subject(s)
Acetylglucosamine/chemistry , Interleukin-10/chemistry , Interleukin-10/metabolism , Protein Processing, Post-Translational , Vasoconstriction , Animals , Glycosylation , Signal Transduction
2.
Life Sci ; 191: 219-226, 2017 Dec 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29032115

ABSTRACT

AIM: Angiotensin II (AngII), a corpus cavernosum (CC) constrictor peptide, modulates Toll like receptor (TLR) expression, a key element of the innate immune system, contributing to impaired vascular function in pathological conditions. However, it is unknown whether TLR4 is involved in AngII-induced erectile dysfunction. In this study, we investigated whether TLR4 plays a role in cavernosal dysfunction caused by AngII upregulation. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cavernosal smooth muscle cells (CSMC) from C57/BL6 mice were treated with AngII (0.1µM) or bacterial LPS (50ng/ml) for 12-24h and TLR4 expression was assessed. Mice were infused with AngII (90ng/min, 28days) and treated with anti-TLR4 antibody (0.1mg/daily, i.p.) for the last 14days of the treatment. CC tissue was used for functional studies and for Western blotting. Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) activity was measured by conversion of [3H]-l-arginine to [3H]-l-citrulline, systemic TNF-α levels by ELISA, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) by immunofluorescence. KEY FINDINGS: We report upregulation of TLR4 in CSMC following AngII or LPS stimulation. In AngII-infused mice, chronic treatment with anti-TLR4 antibody (28±2.1%) attenuates adrenergic CC contraction, which also ameliorates nitrergic (68.90±0.21 vs. 51.07±0.63, 8Hz, AngII-infused mice treated vs. non-treated). Decreased endothelial NOS expression, reduced NOS activity, and augmented levels of TNF-α, and ROS were found following AngII-infusion. These alterations were prevented, or at least decreased by anti-TLR4 antibody treatment. SIGNIFICANCE: Inhibition of TLR4 ameliorates AngII-impaired cavernosal relaxation, decreases TNF-α levels, and restores NO bioavailability, demonstrating that TLR4 partly mediates AngII-induced cavernosal dysfunction.


Subject(s)
Angiotensin II/immunology , Erectile Dysfunction/immunology , Nitric Oxide/immunology , Toll-Like Receptor 4/immunology , Animals , Blood Pressure , Erectile Dysfunction/physiopathology , Male , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/immunology , Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/pathology , Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III/immunology , Penis/immunology , Penis/physiopathology , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/immunology
3.
Life Sci ; 145: 137-43, 2016 Jan 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26682936

ABSTRACT

AIMS: Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a multi-functional cytokine with potent anti-inflammatory properties. We hypothesized that IL-10 limits increased RhoA/Rho-kinase signaling and vascular reactivity in arteries from angiotensin II (Ang II) hypertensive mice. MAIN METHODS: Wild type (WT) and IL-10 knockout ((-/-)) mice were infused with Ang II (90ng/min) for 14days. Additionally, WT mice were infused with Ang II and simultaneously infused with exogenous IL-10 (0.5ηg/min, 14days). Aortic rings were mounted in a myograph and concentration-response curve to phenylephrine (PE) were evaluated. KEY FINDINGS: After Ang II infusion, blood pressure responses, but not maximal contraction to PE, was greater in IL-10(-/-) mice, compared to WT. Rho-kinase inhibition (Y-27632; 10µM) resulted in a more evident reduction of PE-induced contraction in WT hypertensive mice, when compared to IL-10(-/-) hypertensive mice. IL-10 exogenous infusion prevented the blood pressure increase in Ang II-infused WT mice. The augmented PE-contraction observed in aorta from WT mice infused with Ang II was also prevented by exogenous infusion of IL-10. Additionally, Rho-kinase inhibition (Y-27632; 10µM) abolished the differences in the contractile response to PE between these groups. SIGNIFICANCE: These results demonstrate that IL-10 counteracts both the pressoric activity of Ang II as well as vascular dysfunction associated with hypertension, partially, modulating the RhoA-Rho kinase pathway. Strategies to enhance IL-10 levels during hypertension may enhance the benefits provided by regular treatments.


Subject(s)
Angiotensin II/immunology , Blood Pressure , Hypertension/immunology , Inflammation/immunology , Interleukin-10/immunology , rho-Associated Kinases/immunology , Angiotensin II/administration & dosage , Animals , Aorta/immunology , Aorta/metabolism , Aorta/physiopathology , Hypertension/complications , Hypertension/genetics , Hypertension/physiopathology , Inflammation/complications , Inflammation/genetics , Inflammation/physiopathology , Interleukin-10/genetics , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Knockout , Signal Transduction
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J Sex Med ; 5(12): 2793-807, 2008 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18823320

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: The cavernosal tissue is highly responsive to endothelin-1 (ET-1), and penile smooth muscle cells not only respond to but also synthesize ET-1. AIM: Considering that ET-1 is directly involved in end-organ damage in salt-sensitive forms of hypertension, we hypothesized that activation of the ET-1/ET(A) receptor pathway contributes to erectile dysfunction (ED) associated with mineralocorticoid hypertension. METHODS: Wistar rats were uninephrectomized and submitted to deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt treatment for 5 weeks. Control (Uni [uninephrectomized control]) animals were uninephrectomized and given tap water. Uni and DOCA-salt rats were simultaneously treated with vehicle or atrasentan (ET(A) receptor antagonist, 5 mg/Kg/day). Cavernosal reactivity to ET-1, phenylephrine (PE), ET(B) receptor agonist (IRL-1620) and electric field stimulation (EFS) were evaluated in vitro. Expression of ROCKalpha, ROCKbeta, myosin phosphatase target subunit 1 (MYPT-1), and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK 1/2) were evaluated by western blot analysis. ET-1 and ET(A) receptor mRNA expression was evaluated by real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Voltage-dependent increase in intracavernosal pressure/mean arterial pressure (ICP/MAP) was used to evaluate erectile function in vivo. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: ET(A) receptor blockade prevents DOCA-salt-associated ED. RESULTS: Cavernosal strips from DOCA-salt rats displayed augmented preproET-1 expression, increased contractile responses to ET-1 and decreased relaxation to IRL-1620. Contractile responses induced by EFS and PE were enhanced in cavernosal tissues from DOCA-salt hypertensive rats. These functional changes were associated with increased activation of the RhoA/Rho-kinase and ERK 1/2 pathways. Treatment of rats with atrasentan completely prevented changes in cavernosal reactivity in DOCA-salt rats and restored the decreased ICP/MAP, completely preventing ED in DOCA-salt rats. CONCLUSION: Activation of the ET-1/ET(A) pathway contributes to mineralocorticoid hypertension-associated ED. ET(A) receptor blockade may represent an alternative therapeutic approach for ED associated with salt-sensitive hypertension and in pathological conditions where increased levels of ET-1 are present.


Subject(s)
Endothelin-1/genetics , Erectile Dysfunction/genetics , Hypertension/genetics , Receptor, Endothelin A/genetics , Animals , Atrasentan , Blood Pressure/drug effects , Desoxycorticosterone , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Endothelin B Receptor Antagonists , Endothelin-1/antagonists & inhibitors , Endothelin-1/physiology , Erectile Dysfunction/chemically induced , Erectile Dysfunction/physiopathology , Gene Expression/drug effects , Hypertension/chemically induced , Hypertension/physiopathology , In Vitro Techniques , Male , Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3/genetics , Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects , Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiology , Penis/blood supply , Pyrrolidines/pharmacology , RNA, Messenger/genetics , Rats , Receptor, Endothelin B/genetics , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , rho-Associated Kinases/genetics
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J Hypertens ; 19(9): 1581-7, 2001 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11564977

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: Because glucose uptake and metabolism can affect vascular smooth muscle cell function, we proposed that animals with hypertension might develop alterations in glucose transporter expression in vascular smooth muscle cells that were responsible for some of the vascular abnormalities characteristic of hypertension. DESIGN AND METHOD: Male Sprague-Dawley rats (250-300 g) were left uni-nephrectomized and either implanted or not with deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA, 200 mg/kg) impregnated silastic. All animals were fed normal rat chow. The DOCA-implanted rats were given water supplemented to 1% NaCl and 0.2% KCl for 7, 14 or 28 days. RESULTS: The insulin-response glucose transporter (GLUT4) polypeptide levels were depressed several-fold in aortae and carotid arteries from DOCA-salt hypertensive rats compared with sham rats. Uptake of the glucose analog, 2-deoxyglucose (2-DOG), was also reduced 53% in hypertensive compared with sham aortae. There were no changes in GLUT4 expression in other tissues in the DOCA-salt animals, nor were there significant changes in aortae from spontaneously hypertensive rat/stroke prone animals. As previously demonstrated, carotid arteries from DOCA-salt animals exhibited a significant increased contractile sensitivity to ergonovine. Inhibition of glucose metabolism with 2-DOG in sham arteries caused a marked enhancement of contractile responsiveness to ergonovine, whereas 2-DOG had no effect on the already enhanced contractility of DOCA-salt arteries, suggesting that reduction in glucose uptake and metabolism substantially increases the contractile response of DOCA-salt arteries. CONCLUSIONS: Alterations in glucose uptake and metabolism in vascular smooth muscle cells may participate in the contractile abnormalities characteristic of certain forms of hypertension.


Subject(s)
Blood Vessels/metabolism , Desoxycorticosterone , Glucose/metabolism , Hypertension/chemically induced , Hypertension/metabolism , Monosaccharide Transport Proteins/metabolism , Muscle Proteins , Sodium Chloride , Animals , Aorta/metabolism , Carotid Arteries/physiopathology , Deoxyglucose/pharmacokinetics , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , Glucose Transporter Type 4 , Glycolysis , Male , Peptides/metabolism , Rats , Rats, Inbred SHR/genetics , Rats, Inbred WKY , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Stroke/genetics , Tissue Distribution , Vasoconstriction
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Nat Med ; 7(6): 693-8, 2001 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11385506

ABSTRACT

Heme oxygenase (HO-1, encoded by Hmox1) is an inducible protein activated in systemic inflammatory conditions by oxidant stress. Vascular injury is characterized by a local reparative process with inflammatory components, indicating a potential protective role for HO-1 in arterial wound repair. Here we report that HO-1 directly reduces vasoconstriction and inhibits cell proliferation during vascular injury. Expression of HO-1 in arteries stimulated vascular relaxation, mediated by guanylate cyclase and cGMP, independent of nitric oxide. The unexpected effects of HO-1 on vascular smooth muscle cell growth were mediated by cell-cycle arrest involving p21Cip1. HO-1 reduced the proliferative response to vascular injury in vivo; expression of HO-1 in pig arteries inhibited lesion formation and Hmox1-/- mice produced hyperplastic arteries compared with controls. Induction of the HO-1 pathway moderates the severity of vascular injury by at least two adaptive mechanisms independent of nitric oxide, and is a potential therapeutic target for diseases of the vasculature.


Subject(s)
Arteries/physiology , Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)/metabolism , Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology , Vasoconstriction , Animals , Arteries/enzymology , Arteries/injuries , Cell Cycle/physiology , Cells, Cultured , Culture Media, Serum-Free , Cyclic GMP/metabolism , Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21 , Cyclins/genetics , Cyclins/metabolism , Enzyme Induction , Enzyme Inhibitors/metabolism , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Gene Deletion , Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)/antagonists & inhibitors , Heme Oxygenase-1 , Membrane Proteins , Mice , Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiology , Protoporphyrins/pharmacology , Swine , Transfection , Vasoconstriction/drug effects , Vasodilation/drug effects
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Nat Med ; 7(1): 119-22, 2001 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11135626

ABSTRACT

Relaxation of the smooth muscle cells in the cavernosal arterioles and sinuses results in increased blood flow into the penis, raising corpus cavernosum pressure to culminate in penile erection. Nitric oxide, released from non-adrenergic/non-cholinergic nerves, is considered the principle stimulator of cavernosal smooth muscle relaxation, however, the inhibition of vasoconstrictors (that is, norepinephrine and endothelin-1, refs. 5-9) cannot be ignored as a potential regulator of penile erection. The calcium-sensitizing rho-A/Rho-kinase pathway may play a synergistic role in cavernosal vasoconstriction to maintain penile flaccidity. Rho-kinase is known to inhibit myosin light chain phosphatase, and to directly phosphorylate myosin light-chain (in solution), altogether resulting in a net increase in activated myosin and the promotion of cellular contraction. Although Rho-kinase protein and mRNA have been detected in cavernosal tissue, the role of Rho-kinase in the regulation of cavernosal tone is unknown. Using pharmacologic antagonism (Y-27632, ref. 13, 18), we examined the role of Rho-kinase in cavernosal tone, based on the hypothesis that antagonism of Rho-kinase results in increased corpus cavernosum pressure, initiating the erectile response independently of nitric oxide. Our finding, that Rho-kinase antagonism stimulates rat penile erection independently of nitric oxide, introduces a potential alternate avenue for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.


Subject(s)
Nitric Oxide/metabolism , Penile Erection , Protein Kinase Inhibitors , Animals , Blotting, Western , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Male , Protein Kinases/genetics , Protein Kinases/metabolism , RNA, Messenger/genetics , Rats , Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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