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ArticleBritish journal of pharmacology2011

Decreased production of neuronal NOS-derived hydrogen peroxide contributes to endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerosis.

L S A Capettini, S F Cortes, J F Silva, J I Alvarez-Leite, V S Lemos

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Article in British journal of pharmacology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

L S A CapettiniDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics, Biological Sciences Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
S F Cortes
J F Silva
J I Alvarez-Leite
V S Lemos
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeReduced NO availability has been described as a key mechanism responsible for endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerosis. We previously reported that neuronal NOS (nNOS)-derived H(2)O(2) is an important endothelium-derived relaxant factor in the mouse aorta. The role of H(2)O(2) and nNOS in endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerosis remains undetermined. We hypothesized that a decrease in nNOS-derived H(2)O(2) contributes to the impaired vasodilatation in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice (ApoE(-/-)). EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: Changes in isometric tension were recorded on a myograph; simultaneously, NO and H(2)O(2) were measured using carbon microsensors. Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides were used to knockdown eNOS and nNOS in vivo. Western blot and confocal microscopy were used to analyse the expression and localization of NOS isoforms. KEY

resultsAortas from ApoE(-/-) mice showed impaired vasodilatation paralleled by decreased NO and H(2)O(2) production. Inhibition of nNOS with L-Arg(NO2) -L-Dbu, knockdown of nNOS and catalase, which decomposes H(2)O(2) into oxygen and water, decreased ACh-induced relaxation by half, produced a small diminution of NO production and abolished H(2)O(2) in wild-type animals, but had no effect in ApoE(-/-) mice. Confocal microscopy showed increased nNOS immunostaining in endothelial cells of ApoE(-/-) mice. However, ACh stimulation of vessels resulted in less phosphorylation on Ser852 in ApoE(-/-) mice. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Our data show that endothelial nNOS-derived H(2)O(2) production is impaired and contributes to endothelial dysfunction in ApoE(-/-) aorta. The present study provides a new mechanism for endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerosis and may represent a novel target to elaborate the therapeutic strategy for vascular atherosclerosis.

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AcetylcholineAnimalsAorta, ThoracicApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisCatalaseDisease Models, AnimalEndothelium, VascularHydrogen PeroxideMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNitric Oxide Synthase Type INitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIVasodilationAcetylcholineApolipoproteins ECatalaseHydrogen PeroxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type INitric Oxide Synthase Type IIINos1 protein, mouseNos3 protein, mouse

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PMID21615722
PMCPMC3230819
OpenAlexW1507725837

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