Targeting sigma-1 receptor with fluvoxamine ameliorates pressure-overload-induced hypertrophy and dysfunctions

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 1009-1022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Shenuarin Bhuiyan ◽  
Hideaki Tagashira ◽  
Norifumi Shioda ◽  
Kohji Fukunaga
2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideaki Tagashira ◽  
Takayuki Matsumoto ◽  
Kumiko Taguchi ◽  
Tsuneo Kobayashi ◽  
Kohji Fukunaga

Objective: We previously reported that sigma-1 receptor ( σ 1 R ) expression in the thoracic aorta decreased after pressure overload (PO) induced by abdominal aortic banding in ovariectomized (OVX) rats. Here, we asked whether stimulation of σ 1 R with the selective agonist SA4503 elicits functional recovery of aortic vasodilation and constriction following vascular injury in OVX rats with PO. Methods: SA4503 (0.3-1.0 mg kg -1 ) and NE-100 (an σ 1 R antagonist, 1.0 mg kg -1 ) were administered orally for 4 weeks (once daily) to OVX-PO rats, starting from the onset of aortic banding. Vascular functions of isolated descending aorta were measured following phenylephrine (PE)- or endothelin-1 (ET-1)-induced vasoconstriction and acetylcholine (ACh)- or clonidine-induced vasodilation. Results: σ 1 R expression in aortic smooth muscle and endothelial cells decreased significantly 4 weeks after PO in OVX rats (vs. Sham or OVX only group). SA4503 administration rescued PO-induced σ 1 R decreases in the descending aorta. SA4503 treatment also rescued PO-induced impairments in ACh- and clonidine-induced vasodilation without affecting PE- and ET-1-induced vasoconstriction. Ameliorated ACh- and clonidine-induced vasodilation was closely associated with increased Akt activity and in turn endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) phosphorylation. SA4503-mediated improvement of vasodilation was blocked by NE-100 treatment. Conclusions: σ 1 R is downregulated following PO-induced endothelial injury in OVX rats. The selective σ 1 R agonist SA4503 rescues impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation in the aorta from OVX-PO rats through σ 1 R stimulation, enhancing eNOS-cGMP signaling in vascular endothelial cells. These observations encourage development of novel therapeutics targeting σ 1 R to prevent vascular endothelial injury in postmenopausal woman.


2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. S655-S655
Author(s):  
James M Stone ◽  
Erik Arstad ◽  
Kjell Erlandsson ◽  
Rikki N Waterhouse ◽  
Peter J Ell ◽  
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BIOPHYSICS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 784-787
Author(s):  
A. V. Melnitskaya ◽  
Z. I. Krutetskaya ◽  
V. G. Antonov ◽  
N. I. Krutetskaya

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2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 251525642110265
Author(s):  
Vladimir Zhemkov ◽  
Jen Liou ◽  
Ilya Bezprozvanny

Recent studies indicated potential importance of membrane contact sites (MCS) between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and other cellular organelles. These MCS have unique protein and lipid composition and serve as hubs for inter-organelle communication and signaling. Despite extensive investigation of MCS protein composition and functional roles, little is known about the process of MCS formation. In this perspective, we propose a hypothesis that MCS are formed not as a result of random interactions between membranes of ER and other organelles but on the basis of pre-existing cholesterol-enriched ER microdomains.


Metabolites ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 422
Author(s):  
Zhanat Koshenov ◽  
Furkan E. Oflaz ◽  
Martin Hirtl ◽  
Johannes Pilic ◽  
Olaf A. Bachkoenig ◽  
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a complex, multifunctional organelle of eukaryotic cells and responsible for the trafficking and processing of nearly 30% of all human proteins. Any disturbance to these processes can cause ER stress, which initiates an adaptive mechanism called unfolded protein response (UPR) to restore ER functions and homeostasis. Mitochondrial ATP production is necessary to meet the high energy demand of the UPR, while the molecular mechanisms of ER to mitochondria crosstalk under such stress conditions remain mainly enigmatic. Thus, better understanding the regulation of mitochondrial bioenergetics during ER stress is essential to combat many pathologies involving ER stress, the UPR, and mitochondria. This article investigates the role of Sigma-1 Receptor (S1R), an ER chaperone, has in enhancing mitochondrial bioenergetics during early ER stress using human neuroblastoma cell lines. Our results show that inducing ER stress with tunicamycin, a known ER stressor, greatly enhances mitochondrial bioenergetics in a time- and S1R-dependent manner. This is achieved by enhanced ER Ca2+ leak directed towards mitochondria by S1R during the early phase of ER stress. Our data point to the importance of S1R in promoting mitochondrial bioenergetics and maintaining balanced H2O2 metabolism during early ER stress.


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