Modulation of Ca2+ transients in neonatal and adult rat cardiomyocytes by angiotensin II and endothelin-1

1996 ◽  
Vol 270 (3) ◽  
pp. H857-H868 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. M. Touyz ◽  
J. Fareh ◽  
G. Thibault ◽  
B. Tolloczko ◽  
R. Lariviere ◽  
...  

Vasoactive peptides may exert inotropic and chronotropic effects in cardiac muscle by modulating intracellular calcium. This study assesses effects of angiotensin II (ANG II) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) on intracellular free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) in cultured cardiomyocytes from neonatal and adult rats. [Ca2+]i was measured microphotometrically and by digital imaging using fura 2 methodology. Receptor subtypes through which these agonists induce responses were determined pharmacologically and by radioligand binding studies. ANG II and ET-1 increased neonatal atrial and ventricular cell [Ca2+]i transients in a dose-dependent manner. ANG II (10(-11) to 10(-7) M) failed to elicit [Ca2+]i responses in adult cardiomyocytes, whereas ET-1 increased [Ca2+]i in a dose-dependent manner. The ETA receptor antagonist BQ-123 significantly reduced (P 7< 0.05) ET-1 induced responses, and the ETB receptor agonist IRL-1620 (10(-7) to 10(-5) M) significantly increased (P < 0.05) [Ca2+]i in neonatal and adult cardiomyocytes. ET-1 binding studies demonstrated 85% displacement by BQ-123 and approximately 15% by the ETB receptor agonist sarafotoxin S6c, suggesting a predominance of ETA receptors. Competition binding studies for ANG II failed to demonstrate significant binding on adult ventricular myocytes, indicating the absence or presence of very few ANG II receptors. These data demonstrate that ANG II and ET-1 have stimulatory [Ca2+]i effects on neonatal cardiomyocytes, whereas in adult cardiomyocytes, ANG II-induced effects are insignificant, and only ET-1-induced responses, which are mediated predominantly via ETA receptors, are preserved. Cardiomyocyte responses to vasoactive peptides may thus vary with cardiac development.

1989 ◽  
Vol 257 (5) ◽  
pp. C888-C895 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Coezy ◽  
I. Darby ◽  
J. Mizrahi ◽  
B. Cantau ◽  
M. H. Donnadieu ◽  
...  

The aim of this study was to examine in Hep G2, a human hepatoma-derived cell line, the presence of angiotensin II (ANG II) receptors and the effect of ANG II and its analogues on angiotensinogen production. The presence of ANG II receptors was demonstrated using a long-acting ANG II analogue, 125I-labeled [Sar1]ANG II. A single class of specific binding sites was identified in these cells with a dissociation constant (Kd) of 2 nM. The number and affinity of these binding sites were not changed by [Sar1]ANG II treatment over 24 h. ANG II showed an inhibitory effect on angiotensinogen production. [Sar1]ANG II also exhibited a similar inhibitory effect as that of ANG II but to a greater extent and therefore was used throughout these studies. [Sar1]ANG II inhibited angiotensinogen production in a dose-dependent manner, exhibiting a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 2 nM. Other ANG II analogues showed similar effects on angiotensinogen production. In order of decreasing ability, they were [Sar1]ANG II greater than [Sar1-Ala8]ANG II greater than [Sar1-Val8]ANG II greater than [Sar1-Val5-(Br5)-Phe8]ANG II greater than [Sar1-Val5-DPhe8]ANG II. Results of these studies show that the Hep G2 cell possesses specific ANG II receptors and that [Sar1]ANG II induces a dose-dependent inhibition of angiotensinogen production in this system.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
hong fang ◽  
Chi liu ◽  
Omer Cavdar ◽  
Yi Shen

Abstract PurposeTo verify the effect of Angiotensin II on ferroptosis in vascular endothelial cells and clarify the related mechanism. MethodsHUVECs were evaluated for p53, P21,ALOX12, VEGF, MDA,GSH. Molecular marker impact upon AngII-induced ferroptosis was evaluated with students’ t-test,one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA).ResultsAs the concentration of Ang II increased,the level of ALOX12, P53,GSH and MDA increased in HUVECs. The expression of VEGFA in HUVECs is negatively correlated with dose of Ang II. Incubation of HUVECs in AngII and valsartan for 48hr reduces ALOX12, P21, GSH and MDA. Compared with the single AngII group, ALOX12, P21, GSH and MDA in valsartan group was decreased significantly(p=0.000).In pifithrin-α hydrobromide-treated, ALOX12, P21, GSH and MDA was reduced significantly, as compared to valsartan group(p=0.000). The most larger reduction in ALOX12, P21,GSH and MDA was pifithrin - α hydrobromide combined with valsartan group. In contrast, the expression of VEGFA increased significantly after HUVECs were treated with pifithrin - α hydrobromide and valsartan(p=0.000).ConclusionsAngII can induce ferroptosis of vascular endothelial cells in a dose-dependent manner. The mechanism of AngII-induced ferroptosis may be regulated through the signal axis of ATR1,2-p53-ALOX12.


1994 ◽  
Vol 194 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Olson ◽  
A Chavez ◽  
D Conklin ◽  
K Cousins ◽  
A Farrell ◽  
...  

The renin/angiotensin system (RAS) is a tonic anti-drop regulator of arterial blood pressure in many teleosts. In trout, angiotensin II (ANG II) has no direct constrictor effect on large arteries or veins and the identity of specific cardiovascular pressor effectors is unknown. Potential targets of angiotensin activation were examined in the present experiments using perfused organs and isolated tissues from the rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. Perfused gill (arches 2 and 3), perfused skeletal muscle-kidney (via the dorsal aorta; PDA) and perfused splanchnic (via the celiacomesenteric; PCM) circulations vasoconstrict in response to salmonid ANG II in a dose-dependent manner. ANG II was significantly (P&frac34;0.05) more potent in the PCM than in the PDA, and both preparations were more responsive than the gills: pD2=8.0&plusmn;0.20 (10) for PCM; pD2=7.5&plusmn;0.07 (13) for PDA; pD2=6.9 &plusmn;0.21 (8) for gill arch 3; pD2=6.7&plusmn;0.23 (8) for gill arch 2; mean &plusmn; s.e.m. (N), respectively. Salmonid angiotensin I (ANG I) also produced a dose-dependent constriction of the PDA and PCM. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activated nearly 100 % of ANG I to ANG II in a single pass through the PDA, whereas PCM conversion was estimated to be less than 10 %. Inhibitors of adrenergic constriction partially prevented ANG II responses in the PDA but did not affect PCM responses. ANG II did not affect paced rings of ventricular muscle in the presence of high or low [Ca2+] or epinephrine concentrations, nor did it have any inotropic or chronotropic effects in the in situ perfused heart. Red blood cell swelling was unaffected by ANG II. Similarly, the effects of ANG II on gut, urinary bladder and gall bladder smooth muscle were negligible or non-existent; thus, an increase in splanchnic resistance due to extravascular compression can be discounted. These results indicate that, in trout, the systemic microcirculation is the major cardiovascular effector of angiotensin-mediated pressor responses. In addition, the RAS has little direct effect on non-vascular smooth muscle or the heart. From an evolutionary perspective, the initial site of direct systemic RAS action appears to be the vascular microcirculation.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Fang ◽  
Chi Liu ◽  
Omer Cavdar ◽  
Yi Shen

Abstract Background: To verify the effect of Angiotensin II on ferroptosis in vascular endothelial cells and clarify the related mechanism.Methods: HUVECs were evaluated for p53, P21, ALOX12, VEGF, MDA, GSH. Molecular marker impact upon AngII-induced ferroptosis was evaluated with students’ t-test,one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA).Results: As the concentration of Ang II increased,the level of ALOX12, P53, GSH and MDA increased in HUVECs. The expression of VEGFA in HUVECs is negatively correlated with dose of Ang II. Incubation of HUVECs in AngII and valsartan for 48hr reduces ALOX12, P21, GSH and MDA. Compared with the single AngII group, ALOX12, P21, GSH and MDA in valsartan group was decreased significantly(p=0.000). In pifithrin-α hydrobromide-treated, ALOX12, P21, GSH and MDA was reduced significantly, as compared to valsartan group(p=0.000). The most larger reduction in ALOX12, P21,GSH and MDA was pifithrin - α hydrobromide combined with valsartan group. In contrast, the expression of VEGFA increased significantly after HUVECs were treated with pifithrin - α hydrobromide and valsartan(p=0.000).Conclusions: AngII can induce ferroptosis of vascular endothelial cells in a dose-dependent manner. The mechanism of AngII-induced ferroptosis may be regulated through the signal axis of ATR1,2-p53-ALOX12.


1999 ◽  
Vol 202 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.J. Bernier ◽  
S.F. Perry

To determine the contribution of plasma catecholamines to the cardiovascular effects of elevated levels of angiotensin II (Ang II) in trout, this study investigated (1) the stimulatory effects of [Asn1-Val5]-Ang II on plasma catecholamine levels, (2) the cardiovascular effects of Ang II with and without alpha-adrenoceptor blockade and (3) the relationship between plasma adrenaline concentrations and their cardiovascular effects. Bolus intravascular injections of Ang II (25–1200 pmol kg-1) elicited dose-dependent (between 75 and 1200 pmol kg-1) increases in plasma adrenaline levels; mean plasma noradrenaline levels only increased in response to a dose of 1200 pmol kg-1. Ang-II-elicited increases in plasma adrenaline levels ranged from 3.3+/−0.3 nmol l-1 for 75 pmol kg-1 Ang II to 125.1+/−40.0 nmol l-1 for 1200 pmol kg-1 Ang II. Injections of Ang II (25–1200 pmol kg-1) also elicited dose-dependent increases in dorsal aortic pressure (PDA), systemic resistance (RS), cardiac output (Q) and stroke volume (Vs). In fish first treated with the alpha -adrenoceptor blocker phenoxybenzamine, Ang II injections elicited a decrease in q_dot and Vs, and the increases in PDA and RS following administration of the 600 and 1200 pmol kg-1 Ang II doses were significantly reduced. Bolus injections of adrenaline (1.8×10(−10) to 1.4×10(−8) mol kg-1) elicited dose-dependent increases in PDA at a plasma adrenaline concentration of 16.5 nmol l-1 and in RS at a plasma adrenaline concentration of 50.5 nmol l-1. Adrenaline injections also elicited increases in Q and Vs at plasma adrenaline concentrations of 50.5 nmol l-1; however, higher plasma adrenaline concentrations were not associated with further increases in either Q or Vs. These results demonstrate that, in vivo, Ang II can act as a potent non-cholinergic secretagogue of humoral adrenaline in trout and that some of the cardiovascular effects of exogenous Ang II can be attributed to increased levels of plasma adrenaline. Our data also indicate that the cardiovascular effects of Ang-II-mediated humoral catecholamines are recruited in a dose-dependent manner and, as such, may require an acute stimulation of the renin-angiotensin system to contribute significantly to the pressor activity of endogenous angiotensins.


1994 ◽  
Vol 267 (4) ◽  
pp. H1496-H1506 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Golomb ◽  
Z. A. Abassi ◽  
G. Cuda ◽  
M. Stylianou ◽  
V. R. Panchal ◽  
...  

The role of angiotensin II (ANG II) in the development of isoproterenol (Iso)-induced cardiac hypertrophy was examined in rats. Iso increased cardiac mass, left ventricular RNA-to-DNA ratio, and the cardiac content of both myosin heavy chain and hydroxyproline in a dose-dependent manner, indicating that Iso-induced cardiac hypertrophy involves growth of both muscle and connective tissue. Cardiac hypertrophy reverted within 11-14 days after cessation of Iso. Propranolol prevented development of Iso-induced cardiac hypertrophy but did not affect the rate of its reversal. The ANG II receptor blocker losartan (Los) did not significantly decrease the hypertrophic response to Iso. Los injected after cessation of Iso dramatically enhanced the reversal of cardiac hypertrophy, even in rats that received Los with Iso during the induction of Iso-induced cardiac hypertrophy. ANG II, injected continuously at a subpressor dose that did not affect heart weight when given alone, inhibited reversal of cardiac hypertrophy when given after cessation of Iso. Los did not significantly affect the induction of the protooncogene c-fos by Iso. We conclude that endogenous ANG II has a major function in maintaining Iso-induced cardiac hypertrophy but does not mediate its induction. This suggests that different interactive stimuli may be required for development of cardiac hypertrophy, i.e., for initiation and for maintenance.


1986 ◽  
Vol 251 (4) ◽  
pp. F610-F618 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. K. Carmines ◽  
T. K. Morrison ◽  
L. G. Navar

The purpose of this study was to determine the specific renal microvascular segments that are functionally responsive to angiotensin II (ANG II) and other vasoactive hormones. Experiments were performed on juxtamedullary tissue from captopril-treated rats during perfusion with blood at a constant pressure of 110 mmHg. Epifluorescence videomicroscopy was utilized to measure diameters of arcuate and interlobular arteries (ART), mid- (MA) and late- (LA) afferent arterioles, and efferent arterioles (EA). Norepinephrine (700 nM) significantly decreased, and sodium nitroprusside (380 nM) increased, inside diameters of all segments. Topical application of ANG II (0.01 to 1 nM) induced significant reductions in diameters of all vessel segments: ART, 17.5 +/- 2.0%; MA, 19.6 +/- 2.5%; LA, 13.5 +/- 1.5%; and EA, 16.9 +/- 2.7%. The preglomerular response to ANG II was blocked by saralasin (10 microM) and, in most cases, was dose dependent; however, an initial hypersensitivity to low ANG II doses (30% decrease in diameter) was exhibited by 38% of the preglomerular vessels studied. Under these experimental conditions, single-nephron glomerular filtration rate decreased significantly in response to 0.01 nM ANG II exposure. These observations demonstrate that physiological concentrations of ANG II can elicit receptor-dependent and reversible vasoconstriction of the juxtamedullary nephron microvasculature at both pre- and postglomerular sites.


1998 ◽  
Vol 158 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Hamano ◽  
ML Tierney ◽  
K Ashida ◽  
Y Takei ◽  
N Hazon

Arterial rings were prepared from the branchial artery, coeliac artery and ventral aorta of the Japanese dogfish Triakis scyllia and used to determine arterial contraction in a myograph. Noradrenaline caused a dose-dependent contraction (10(-9)-3 x 10(-6) M) that was completely inhibited by pre-treatment with 10(-7) M phentolamine. Homologous dogfish angiotensin II (ANG II) ([Asn1, Pro3, Ile5]-ANG II) also caused dose-dependent contraction (10(-9)-3 x 10(-6) M), but phentolamine had no effect on this response. Administration of dogfish angiotensin I (ANG-I) ([Asn1, Pro3, Ile5, Gln9]-ANG I) resulted in a contraction similar to that produced by ANG II and the effect could be blocked with 10(-7) M captopril. The mammalian ANG II receptor antagonists [Sar1, Ile8]-ANG II and [Sar1, Ala8]-ANG II caused dose-dependent contractions of coeliac artery rings, but were less potent than homologous ANG I and ANG II. These results show that the contractile effect of [Asn1, Pro3, Ile5]-ANG II is not mediated by the alpha-adrenergic system and contractions of arterial rings by noradrenaline and elasmobranch ANG II are mediated by separate vascular receptors. The elasmobranch ANG II vascular receptor may have co-evolved with the unusual structure of this peptide.


1995 ◽  
Vol 268 (3) ◽  
pp. R820-R823 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. D. Kivlighn ◽  
W. R. Huckle ◽  
G. J. Zingaro ◽  
R. A. Rivero ◽  
V. J. Lotti ◽  
...  

L-162,313 (5,7-dimethyl-2-ethyl-3-[[4-[2(n- butyloxycarbonylsulfonamido)-5-isobutyl-3-thienyl]phenyl]methyl]- imadazo[4,5-b]pyridine) is a nonpeptide that mimics the biological actions of angiotensin II (ANG II). The intravenous administration of L-162,313 increased blood pressure in the rat. The maximum increase in mean arterial pressure (MAP) was not different from the maximum response to ANG II in the same preparation. However, the duration of the pressor response after L-162,313 greatly exceeded that of ANG II. Pretreatment with ANG II receptor antagonists, L-158,809 (AT1 selective) or saralasin, blocked the L-162,313-induced increase in MAP. Enalaprilat, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, failed to block the MAP response to L-162,313. In vitro, L-162,313-activated phosphoinositide turnover in rat aortic smooth muscle cell cultures was also blocked by L-158,809 and losartan (DuP-753). Therefore, L-162,313 is the first reported nonpeptide ANG II receptor agonist.


1995 ◽  
Vol 269 (5) ◽  
pp. R1009-R1016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Nishida ◽  
K. L. Ryan ◽  
V. S. Bishop

To test the hypothesis that angiotensin II (ANG II) modulates arterial baroreflex function via a central alpha 1-adrenoceptor mechanism, we examined the effects of intravertebral infusion of ANG II on baroreflex function curves before and after intravertebral administration of the alpha 1-adrenoreceptor antagonist prazosin. Rabbits were chronically instrumented with subclavian and vertebral arterial catheters, venous catheters, and aortic and vena caval occludes. Baroreflex curves were obtained by relating heart rate (HR) to mean arterial pressure during increases and decreases in arterial pressure. Intravertebral infusions of ANG II (5, 10, and 20 ng.kg-1.min-1) produced a dose-dependent shift of the midrange of the curve toward higher pressures (64 +/- 1 to 68 +/- 1, 76 +/- 1, and 85 +/- 2 mmHg, respectively). Pretreatment with prazosin (10 micrograms/kg) via the vertebral artery markedly reduced the shift in the baroreflex curve induced by the highest dose of ANG II (64 +/- 2 to 70 +/- 2 mmHg). These data suggest that ANG II resets the operating point of the HR baroreflex curve to a higher blood pressure and that this effect is mediated via a central alpha 1 mechanism. When the effects of vertebral ANG II on the baroreflex control of renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) were examined, intravertebral administration of ANG II, while reducing the gain and the maximum RSNA, did not reset the RSNA baroreflex curve. These data suggest that ANG II acutely resets the HR baroreflex but not the RSNA baroreflex and that the resetting involves an alpha 1-adrenergic mechanism.


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