Role of cytochrome P-450 arachidonate metabolites in endothelin signaling in rat proximal tubule

2002 ◽  
Vol 282 (1) ◽  
pp. F144-F150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno A. Escalante ◽  
John C. McGiff ◽  
Adebayo O. Oyekan
Keyword(s):  
Proximal Tubule ◽  
Inhibitory Action ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Arachidonate Metabolites ◽  
Endogenous Release ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Cytochrome P 450 ◽  
Rat Proximal Tubule

We examined the rat proximal tubule (PT) response to endothelin-1 (ET-1) in terms of 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (HETE) dependency. Arachidonic acid (AA) (1 μM) decreased ouabain-sensitive 86Rb uptake from 2.1 ± 0.1 to 0.3 ± 0.08 ng Rb · 10 μg protein−1 · 2 min−1( P < 0.05); 20-HETE (1 μM) had similar effects. Dibromododecenoic acid (DBDD) (2 μM), an inhibitor of ω-hydroxylase, abolished the inhibitory action of AA on86Rb uptake whereas the PT response to 20-HETE was unaffected. ET-1 at 0.1, 1, 10, and 100 nM reduced 86Rb uptake from 2.8 ± 0.3 in control PTs to 2.4 ± 0.2, 1.7 ± 0.1, 0.67 ± 0.08, and 0.1 ± 0.03 ng Rb · 10 μg protein−1 · 2 min−1, respectively. DBDD (2 μM) abolished the inhibitory effect of ET-1 on86Rb uptake as did BMS182874 (1 μM), an ETA-selective receptor antagonist. ET-1 (100 nM) significantly increased PT 20-HETE release by ∼50%, an effect prevented by DBDD. N ω-nitro-l-arginine-methyl ester (l-NAME), given for 4 days to inhibit nitric oxide synthase (NOS), increased arterial pressure from 92 ± 12 to 140 ± 8 mmHg and increased endogenous release of 20-HETE from isolated PTs (measured by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry). Inl-NAME-treated PTs, but not in control PTs, 0.1 μM AA inhibited ouabain-sensitive 86Rb uptake by >40%; the response to AA was attenuated by DBDD. We conclude that, in the PTs, 1) 20-HETE is a second messenger for ET-1 and 2) conversion of AA to 20-HETE is augmented when NOS is inhibited.

POSSIBLE ROLE OF 5α-ANDROSTANE-3α,17β-DIOL IN THE CONTROL OF FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE SECRETION IN THE IMMATURE FEMALE RAT

1982 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. A. MEIJS-ROELOFS ◽  
P. KRAMER ◽  
L. GRIBLING-HEGGE
Keyword(s):  
Inhibitory Action ◽  
Combined Treatment ◽  
Hormone Secretion ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Ovariectomized Rats ◽  
Female Rat ◽  
Immature Rat ◽  
Rat Strain ◽  
Intact Rats

A possible role of 5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol (3α-androstanediol) in the control of FSH secretion was studied at various ages in ovariectomized rats. In the rat strain used, vaginal opening, coincident with first ovulation, generally occurs between 37 and 42 days of age. If 3α-androstanediol alone was given as an ovarian substitute, an inhibitory effect on FSH release was evident with all three doses tested (50, 100, 300 μg/100 g body wt) between 13 and 30 days of age; at 33–35 days of age only the 300 μg dose caused some inhibition of FSH release. Results were more complex if 3α-androstanediol was given in combined treatment with oestradiol and progesterone. Given with progesterone, 3α-androstanediol showed a synergistic inhibitory action on FSH release between 20 and 30 days of age. However, when 3α-androstanediol was combined with oestradiol a clear decrease in effect, as compared to the effect of oestradiol alone, was found between 20 and 30 days of age. Also the effect of combined oestradiol and progesterone treatment was greater than the effect of combined treatment with oestradiol, progesterone and 3α-androstanediol. At all ages after day 20 none of the steroid combinations tested was capable of maintaining FSH levels in ovariectomized rats similar to those in intact rats. It is concluded that 3α-androstanediol might play a role in the control of FSH secretion in the immature rat, but after day 20 the potentially inhibitory action of 3α-androstanediol on FSH secretion is limited in the presence of oestradiol.

Cytochrome P-450 metabolites in endothelin-stimulated cardiac hormone secretion

2004 ◽  
Vol 286 (5) ◽  
pp. R888-R893 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sook Jeong Lee ◽  
Carol S. Landon ◽  
Stanley J. Nazian ◽  
John R. Dietz
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Inhibitory Action ◽  
Ventricular Myocytes ◽  
Hormone Secretion ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Neonatal Rat Ventricular Myocytes ◽  
Cytochrome P 450 ◽  
Kinase A

We examined the role of cytochrome P-450-arachidonate (CYP450-AA) metabolites in endothelin-1 (ET-1)-stimulated atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and pro-ANP-(1-30) secretion from the heart. 17-Octadecynoic acid (17-ODYA, 10-5 M) significantly inhibited ANP secretion stimulated by ET-1 (10-8 M) in the isolated perfused rat atria and inhibited pro-ANP-(1-30) secretion stimulated by ET-1 (10-8 M) or 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid in cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocytes (NRVM). In NRVM, 17-ODYA significantly ( P < 0.05) increased secretion of cAMP but had no significant effect on the secretion of cGMP from NRVM. Staurosporine, an inhibitor of protein kinase C, completely blocked the inhibitory action of 17-ODYA, whereas a protein kinase A inhibitor, H-89 (5 × 10-5 M), did not significantly attenuate the effects of 17-ODYA. The results show that the inhibitory action of 17-ODYA on ET-1-augmented ANP secretion is mediated through cAMP and suggest that CYP450-AA may play an important role in ET-1-induced cardiac hormone secretion.

scholarly journals Contribution of epoxyeicosatrienoic acids to flow-induced dilation in arteries of male ERα knockout mice: role of aromatase

2007 ◽  
Vol 293 (3) ◽  
pp. R1239-R1246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Sun ◽  
Changdong Yan ◽  
Azita Jacobson ◽  
Houli Jiang ◽  
Mairead A. Carroll ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids ◽  
Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acid ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Electrophysiological Technique ◽  
Isolated Arteries ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Interfering Rna ◽  
Endothelial Nitric Oxide

We studied the roles of estrogen receptors (ER) and aromatase in the mediation of flow-induced dilation (FID) in isolated arteries of male ERα-knockout (ERα-KO) and wild-type (WT) mice. FID was comparable between gracilis arteries of WT and ERα-KO mice. In WT arteries, inhibition of NO and prostaglandins eliminated FID. In ERα-KO arteries, Nω-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME) inhibited FID by ∼26%, whereas indomethacin inhibited dilations by ∼50%. The remaining portion of the dilation was abolished by additional administration of 6-(2-proparglyoxyphenyl)hexanoic acid (PPOH) or iberiotoxin, inhibitors of epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (EET) synthesis and large-conductance potassium channels, respectively. By using an electrophysiological technique, we found that, in the presence of 10 dyne/cm2 shear stress, perfusate passing through donor vessels isolated from gracilis muscle of ERα-KO mice subjected to l-NAME and indomethacin elicited smooth muscle hyperpolarization and a dilator response of endothelium-denuded detector vessels. These responses were prevented by the presence of iberiotoxin in detector or PPOH in donor vessels. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis indicated a significant increase in arterial production of EETs in ERα-KO compared with WT mice. Western blot analysis showed a significantly reduced endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression but enhanced expressions of aromatase and ERβ in ERα-KO arteries. Treatment of ERα-KO arteries with specific aromatase short-interfering RNA for 72 h, knocked down the aromatase mRNA and protein associated with elimination of EET-mediation of FID. Thus, FID in male ERα-KO arteries is maintained via an endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor/EET-mediated mechanism compensating for reduced NO mediation due, at least in part, to estrogen aromatized from testosterone.

scholarly journals The Role of Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase in Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow in Normocapnia and Hypercapnia in Rats

1995 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 774-778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiong Wang ◽  
Dale A. Pelligrino ◽  
Verna L. Baughman ◽  
Heidi M. Koenig ◽  
Ronald F. Albrecht
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Blood Flow ◽  
Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
Inhibitory Action ◽  
Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
Muscarinic Agonist ◽  
Doppler Flowmetry ◽  
Nos Inhibitors ◽  
Oxide Synthase

The nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitors, nitro-L-arginine, its methyl ester, and N-monomethyl-L-arginine, have been shown to attenuate resting CBF and hypercapnia-induced cerebrovasodilation. Those agents nonspecifically inhibit the endothelial and neuronal NOS (eNOS and nNOS). In the present study, we used a novel nNOS inhibitor, 7-nitroindazole (7-NI) to examine the role of nNOS in CBF during normocapnia and hypercapnia in fentanyl/N2O-anesthetized rats. CBF was monitored using laser-Doppler flowmetry. Administration of 7-NI (80 mg kg−1 i.p.) reduced cortical brain NOS activity by 57%, the resting CBF by 19–27%, and the CBF response to hypercapnia by 60%. The 60% reduction was similar in magnitude to the CBF reductions observed in previous studies in which nonspecific NOS inhibitors were used. In the present study, 7-NI did not increase the MABP. Furthermore, the CBF response to oxotremorine, a blood–brain barrier permeant muscarinic agonist that induces cerebrovasodilation via endothelium-derived NO, was unaffected by 7-NI. These results confirmed that 7-NI does not influence eNOS; they also indicated that the effects of 7-NI on the resting CBF and on the CBF response to hypercapnia in this study were solely related to its inhibitory action on nNOS. The results further suggest that the NO synthesized by the action of nNOS participates in regulation of basal CBF and is the major, if not the only, category of NO contributing to the hypercapnic CBF response.

Role of diacylglycerol in adrenergic-stimulated 86Rb uptake by proximal tubules

1990 ◽  
Vol 258 (5) ◽  
pp. F1133-F1138 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D. Baines ◽  
R. Drangova ◽  
P. Ho
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Proximal Tubule ◽  
Proximal Tubules ◽  
K Channel ◽  
Rat Proximal Tubule ◽  
Percoll Centrifugation

We used rat proximal tubule fragments purified by Percoll centrifugation to examine the role of diacylglycerol (DAG) in noradrenergic-stimulated Na+ reabsorption. Tubular DAG concentration and ouabain-inhibitable 86Rb uptake increased within 30 s after adding norepinephrine (NE) and remained elevated for at least 5 min. NE (1 microM) increased DAG content 17% and ouabain-inhibitable 86Rb uptake 23%. Cirazoline-stimulated 86Rb uptake was not inhibited by BaCl, quinidine, or bumetanide (1-10 microM) or by the omission of HCO3- or Cl- from the medium, but it was completely inhibited by ouabain and furosemide. Oleoyl-acetyl glycerol, L-alpha-1,2-dioctanoylglycerol, and L-alpha-1,2-dioleoylglycerol (DOG) increased total 86Rb uptake 8-11%. 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) (5 nM) increased uptake by only 4%. Staurosporine at 5 nM inhibited DOG stimulation completely, whereas 50 nM staurosporine was required to inhibit NE stimulation completely. Sphingosine inhibited DOG stimulation by 66% but did not inhibit NE stimulation. Amiloride (1 mM) completely blocked DOG stimulation. Monensin increased 86Rb uptake 31% and completely blocked the DOG effect but reduced the NE effect by only 26% (P = 0.08). In tubules from salt-loaded rats, NE did not increase DAG concentration, but NE-stimulated 86Rb uptake was reduced by only 23% (P = 0.15). Thus DAG released by NE may stimulate Na+ entry through Na(+)-H+ exchange. NE predominantly stimulates Na(+)-K(+)-adenosinetriphosphatase (ATPase) by activating a protein kinase that is insensitive to DAG and TPA and is inhibited by staurosporine but not by sphingosine. NE may also stimulate K+ efflux through a BaCl-insensitive K+ channel that is inhibited by millimolar furosemide.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

EDHF-mediated vasodilation involves different mechanisms in normotensive and hypertensive rat lungs

2003 ◽  
Vol 284 (5) ◽  
pp. H1762-H1770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiteru Morio ◽  
Ethan P. Carter ◽  
Masahiko Oka ◽  
Ivan F. McMurtry
Keyword(s):  
Gap Junction ◽  
Vascular Tone ◽  
Pulmonary Vasodilation ◽  
Hypertensive Rat ◽  
Rat Lungs ◽  
Hypoxic Vasoconstriction ◽  
Gap Junction Intercellular Communication ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Cytochrome P 450

The role of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) in regulating the pulmonary circulation and the participation of cytochrome P-450 (CYP450) activity and gap junction intercellular communication in EDHF-mediated pulmonary vasodilation are unclear. We tested whether tonic EDHF activity regulated pulmonary vascular tone and examined the mechanism of EDHF-mediated pulmonary vasodilation induced by thapsigargin in salt solution-perfused normotensive and hypoxia-induced hypertensive rat lungs. After blockade of both cyclooxygenase and nitric oxide synthase, inhibition of EDHF with charybdotoxin plus apamin did not affect either normotensive or hypertensive vascular tone or acute hypoxic vasoconstriction but abolished thapsigargin vasodilation in both groups of lungs. The CYP450 inhibitors 7-ethoxyresorufin and sulfaphenazole and the gap junction inhibitor palmitoleic acid, but not 18α-glycyrrhetinic acid, inhibited thapsigargin vasodilation in normotensive lungs. None of these agents inhibited the vasodilation in hypertensive lungs. Thus tonic EDHF activity does not regulate either normotensive or hypertensive pulmonary vascular tone or acute hypoxic vasoconstriction. Whereas thapsigargin-induced EDHF-mediated vasodilation in normotensive rat lungs involves CYP450 activity and might act through gap junctions, the mechanism of vasodilation is apparently different in hypertensive lungs.

Studies on regulatory mechanisms of heme biosynthesis in hepatocytes from normal and experimental-diabetic rats. Role of insulin

1990 ◽  
Vol 68 (6) ◽  
pp. 914-921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo T. Cánepa ◽  
Elena B. C. Llambías ◽  
Moisés Grinstein
Keyword(s):  
Aminolevulinic Acid ◽  
Rat Hepatocytes ◽  
Isolated Hepatocytes ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Diabetic Rats ◽  
Significant Inhibition ◽  
Diabetic Rat ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Cytochrome P 450

In the present work we demonstrate that insulin decreases the phenobarbital-induced activities of δ-aminolevulinic acid synthase and ferrochelatase in isolated hepatocytes from normal and experimental-diabetic rats. Insulin concentrations required to produce significant inhibition in diabetic hepatocytes were higher than in normal cells. Under similar experimental conditions, insulin decreased the basal activities of δ-aminolevulinic acid synthase and ferrochelatase in hepatocytes from normal rats; no inhibitory effect was observed on the basal activity of δ-aminolevulinic acid synthase in hepatocytes from diabetic rats. Cytochrome P-450 content of both normal and diabetic cells was not affected by insulin in absence or presence of phenobarbital. The inhibitory action of insulin was exerted even when effective concentrations of glucagon, dexamethasone, or 8-(p-chlorophenylthio)-cAMP were present.Key words: δ-aminolevulinic acid synthase, ferrochelatase, cAMP, insulin, diabetic rat hepatocytes.

scholarly journals A kinetically defined Na+/H+ antiporter within a mathematical model of the rat proximal tubule.

1995 ◽  
Vol 105 (5) ◽  
pp. 617-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
A M Weinstein
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Model ◽  
Proximal Tubule ◽  
Membrane Vesicles ◽  
Model Calculations ◽  
Kinetic Formulation ◽  
Luminal Membrane ◽  
Least Squares Fit ◽  
Velocity Effect ◽  
Rat Proximal Tubule

The luminal membrane antiporter of the proximal tubule has been represented using the kinetic formulation of E. Heinz (1978. Mechanics and Engergetics of Biological Transport. Springer-Verlag, Berlin) with the assumption of equilibrium binding and 1:1 stoichiometry. Competitive binding and transport of NH+4 is included within this model. Ion affinities and permeation velocities were selected in a least-squares fit to the kinetic parameters determined experimentally in renal membrane vesicles (Aronson, P.S., M.A. Suhm, and J. Nee. 1983. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 258:6767-6771). The modifier role of internal H+ to enhance transport beyond the expected kinetics (Aronson, P.S., J. Nee, and M. A. Suhm. 1982. Nature. 299:161-163) is represented as a velocity effect of H+ binding to a single site. This kinetic formulation of the Na+/H+ antiporter was incorporated within a model of the rat proximal tubule (Weinstein, A. M. 1994. American Journal of Physiology. 267:F237-F248) as a replacement for the representation by linear nonequilibrium thermodynamics (NET). The membrane density of the antiporter was selected to yield agreement with the rate of tubular Na+ reabsorption. Simulation of 0.5 cm of tubule predicts that the activity of the Na+/H+ antiporter is the most important force for active secretion of ammonia. Model calculations of metabolic acid-base disturbances are performed and comparison is made among antiporter representations (kinetic model, kinetic model without internal modifier, and NET formulation). It is found that the ability to sharply turn off Na+/H+ exchange in cellular alkalosis substantially eliminates the cell volume increase associated with high HCO3- conditions. In the tubule model, diminished Na+/H+ exchange in alkalosis blunts the axial decrease in luminal HCO3- and thus diminishes paracellular reabsorption of Cl-. In this way, the kinetics of the Na+/H+ antiporter could act to enhance distal delivery of Na+, Cl-, and HCO3- in acute metabolic alkalosis.

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