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Query: UMLS:C0022116 (
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The effect of simulated
ischemia
[hypoxia, no glucose, extracellular pH (pH(o)) 6.4] on cGMP synthesis induced by stimulation of soluble (sGC) or particulate guanylyl cyclase (pGC) was investigated in adult rat cardiomyocytes. Intracellular cGMP content was measured after stimulation of sGC by S-nitroso-N-penicillamine (SNAP) or stimulation of pGC by natriuretic peptides [urodilatin (Uro),
atrial natriuretic peptide
(
ANP
), or C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP)] for 1 min in the presence of phosphodiesterase inhibitors. After 2 h of simulated
ischemia
, a decrease of >50% was observed in pGC-dependent cGMP synthesis, but no significant change was observed in sGC-dependent cGMP synthesis. The reduction in cGMP synthesis caused by simulated
ischemia
was mimicked by extracellular acidosis (pH(o) 6.4), which decreased pGC-mediated cGMP synthesis without altering sGC-mediated cGMP synthesis. An extreme sensitivity of pGC activity to low pH was also observed in membrane cell fractions. Hypoxia without acidosis (pH(o) 7.4) profoundly depressed cellular ATP content but did not change the response to SNAP, Uro, or
ANP
(selective agonists of pGC type A receptor). Only cGMP synthesis in response to CNP (a selective agonist of pGC type B receptor) was significantly reduced by ATP depletion. These data support the relevance of intracellular pH as a modulator of cGMP and suggest that, in ischemic cardiomyocytes, synthesis of cGMP would be mainly nitric oxide dependent.
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PMID:Effect of ischemia on soluble and particulate guanylyl cyclase-mediated cGMP synthesis in cardiomyocytes. 1258 38
Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) is an endogenous phospholipid released from the cell membrane during
ischemia
, and it has potent, local effects on cardiac tissues. LPC has been implicated in arrhythmogenesis during
ischemia
by increasing intracellular Ca2+. However, it is not known whether LPC influences atrial release of
atrial natriuretic peptide
(
ANP
). The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of LPC on
ANP
secretion from isolated, perfused, beating rat atria. LPC (10 and 30 micromol/L) caused decreases in
ANP
secretion in a dose-dependent manner, with slight increases in intra-atrial pressure and extracellular fluid (ECF) translocation. Therefore, the
ANP
secretion in terms of ECF translocation was markedly decreased by LPC. The order of the suppressive effect of
ANP
release was stearoyl-LPC>LPC>myristoyl-LPC=lauroyl-LPC. Staurosporine and wortmannin significantly attenuated suppression of the
ANP
release and an increase in intra-atrial pressure by LPC. High extracellular Mg2+ also attenuated the LPC-induced suppression of
ANP
release. However, other protein kinase C inhibitors such as chelerythrine, GF 109203X, and tamoxifen citrate did not affect LPC-induced suppression of
ANP
release. In single atrial myocytes, LPC caused increases in intracellular Ca2+ in a dose-dependent manner. The order of an increase in intracellular Ca2+ by LPC was stearoyl-LPC>LPC>myristoyl-LPC=lauroyl-LPC. An increase in intracellular Ca2+ by LPC was attenuated by staurosporine. These results suggest that LPC-induced suppression of
ANP
release through protein kinase C/Ca2+ and phosphoinositol-3-kinase might in part play an important role in the development of hypertension.
...
PMID:Decreases in ANP secretion by lysophosphatidylcholine through protein kinase C. 1271 44
Carperitide, a synthetic alpha-human
atrial natriuretic peptide
(
ANP
) is a newly developed drug for the treatment of heart failure. However, effects of carperitide on susceptibility to
ischemia
reperfusion injury are left to be determined. Isolated rat hearts were subjected to Langendorff perfusion. Six hearts received 0.1 microM of carperitide for 10 min, 6 hearts received 1 mM of a NO synthetase inhibitor N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) for 5 min before the infusion of carperitide, 6 hearts received 0.02 microM of a PKC synthetase inhibitor chelerythrine chloride for 5 min before the infusion of carperitide, 6 hearts received 100 microM of a selective mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel blocker 5-dehydroxydecanoate (5HD) before the infusion of carperitide, 6 hearts received 10 microM of a soluble guanylate cyclase inhibitor methylene blue for 5 min before the infusion of carperitide, and 6 hearts served as a control with no drug infusion. All hearts were then subjected to 20 min of global
ischemia
followed by 120 min of reperfusion. Left ventricular pressures and coronary flow were measured throughout the experiment and infarct size was detected at the end of experiment. Both plasma and tissue cGMP levels were also determined. The results showed: (1) Carperitide significantly reduced infarct size compared to control (26.1 +/- 2.8 vs. 42.7 +/- 2.3%, carperitide vs. control, p < 0.05). This effect was reversed by L-NAME, chelerythrine and 5HD, but not methylene blue. (2) Plasma cGMP levels were increased in carperitide-treated group. This effect was reversed by L-NAME (0.16 +/- 0.03 vs. 1.04 +/- 0.09* vs. 0.28 +/- 0.02 nmol/L, control vs. carperitide vs. L-NAME, *p < 0.01 vs. control). We conclude that preischemic infusion of carperitide exerts cardioprotective effects possibly through NO-PKC dependent pathway followed by mitochondrial KATP channel activation.
...
PMID:Preischemic infusion of alpha-human atrial natriuretic peptide elicits myoprotective effects against ischemia reperfusion in isolated rat hearts. 1287 Jun 70
Lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) is an endogenous phospholipid released from the cell membrane during
ischemia
, and it has potent cardiac effects, including inhibition of
atrial natriuretic peptide
(
ANP
) release. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of LPC on hemodynamics and
ANP
release in hypertrophied atria and to define its mechanism. Isolated, perfused, beating, hypertrophied atria from monocrotaline-treated rats were used. LPC (30 micromol/L), a mixture of stearoyl-LPC, palmitoyl-LPC, and oleoyl-LPC, caused suppression of
ANP
release, which was markedly attenuated in hypertrophied atria compared with nonhypertrophied atria. Suppression of
ANP
release by stearoyl-LPC, palmitoyl-LPC, or oleoyl-LPC was also attenuated in hypertrophied atria. The potency appeared to be dependent on the species of fatty acid residue of LPC. Changes in
ANP
release by LPC, palmitoyl-LPC, and oleoyl-LPC were positively correlated with the degree of cardiac hypertrophy, but that by stearoyl-LPC was not. Changes in
ANP
release by LPC also were negatively correlated with changes in pulse pressure. Stearoyl-LPC caused an increase in intracellular Ca2+ in single, atrial myocytes in a concentration-dependent manner, which was markedly attenuated in hypertrophied atrial myocytes. These results suggest that attenuation of LPC-induced suppression of
ANP
release from hypertrophied atria might partly be related to changes in pulse pressure in terms of cardiac hypertrophy and/or disturbance of intracellular Ca2+ regulation.
...
PMID:Attenuation of lysophosphatidylcholine-induced suppression of ANP release from hypertrophied atria. 1466 52
It has recently been proposed that endothelin-1 (ET-1) is an important activator of natriuretic peptide [
atrial natriuretic peptide
(
ANP
) and the brain natriuretic peptide (BNP)] release in the heart and may mediate
ANP
and BNP deliberation to myocardial stretch and
ischemia
. The close inter-relationship between ET-1 and natriuretic peptide release was indicated mainly by the results of in vitro studies. In vivo, the local alterations of
ANP
and BNP levels in the myocardial interstitium can be well characterized by the changes of their pericardial fluid concentrations. The effect of the intrapericardially administered ET-1 on natriuretic peptide concentrations was studied on the in situ dog heart (n = 8). Control and three consecutive infusate samples were removed from the pericardial sac following ET-1 administration (150 pmol/kg) and parallel peripheral blood samples were taken to determine the
ANP
and BNP concentrations (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay). Standard hemodynamic parameters were recorded continuously. In our results the intrapericardial ET-1 increased pericardial
ANP
but not BNP concentrations significantly (control versus ANPmax, 37 +/- 5 ng/mL versus 94 +/- 12 ng/mL; P < 0.02). ET-1 elicited significant ST elevations without changes of the hemodynamic values and the natriuretic peptide levels in the arterial plasma samples. In conclusion, intrapericardial ET-1 effectively stimulated the myocardial
ANP
release, which was reflected as elevation in the pericardial
ANP
level. The results also support the hypothesis that important regulatory mechanisms might be activated from the pericardium.
...
PMID:Effects of intrapericardially administered endothelin-1 on pericardial natriuretic peptide concentrations of the in situ dog heart. 1583 87
Growth hormone (GH)-releasing peptides (GHRP), a class of synthetic peptidyl GH secretagogues, have been reported to exert a cardioprotective effect on cardiac
ischemia
. However, whether GHRP have a beneficial effect on chronic heart failure (CHF) is unclear, and the present work aims to clarify this issue. At 9 wk after pressure-overload CHF was created by abdominal aortic banding in rats, one of four variants of GHRP (GHRP-1, -2, and -6 and hexarelin, 100 mug/kg) or saline was injected subcutaneously twice a day for 3 wk. Echocardiography and cardiac catheterization were performed to monitor cardiac function and obtain blood samples for hormone assay. GHRP treatment significantly improved left ventricular (LV) function and remodeling in CHF rats, as indicated by increased LV ejection fraction, LV end-systolic pressure, and diastolic posterior wall thickness and decreased LV end-diastolic pressure and LV end-diastolic dimension. GHRP also significantly alleviated development of cardiac cachexia, as shown by increases in body weight and tibial length in CHF rats. Plasma CA, renin, ANG II, aldosterone, endothelin-1, and
atrial natriuretic peptide
were significantly elevated in CHF rats but were significantly decreased in GHRP-treated CHF rats. GHRP suppressed cardiomyocyte apoptosis and increased cardiac GH secretagogue receptor mRNA expression in CHF rats. GHRP also decreased myocardial creatine kinase release in hypophysectomized rats subjected to acute myocardial ischemia. We conclude that chronic administration of GHRP alleviates LV dysfunction, pathological remodeling, and cardiac cachexia in CHF rats, at least in part by suppressing stress-induced neurohormonal activations and cardiomyocyte apoptosis.
...
PMID:GH-releasing peptides improve cardiac dysfunction and cachexia and suppress stress-related hormones and cardiomyocyte apoptosis in rats with heart failure. 1595 41
Since the discovery of
atrial natriuretic peptide
(
ANP
) more than 20 years ago, numerous studies have focused on the mechanisms regulating
ANP
secretion. From a physiological standpoint, the most important factor governing
ANP
secretion is mechanical stretching of the atria, which normally occurs when extracellular fluid volume or blood volume is elevated. In addition, the ability of several vasoconstrictors to increase
ANP
secretion can be traced to their indirect effects on atrial stretch via increases in cardiac preload or afterload. Whether vasoconstrictors such as angiotensin II and vasopressin have a direct positive or negative effect on
ANP
secretion has not been determined with certainty. Two paracrine factors derived from endothelial cells play important roles in modulating
ANP
secretion. Endothelin, a potent vasoconstrictor, stimulates
ANP
secretion and augments stretch induced
ANP
secretion. The dramatic increase in
ANP
release produced by cardiac
ischemia
appears to be mediated in part by endothelin. Nitric oxide (NO), an important vasodilator, is also produced by endothelial cells and inhibits
ANP
secretion acting through cyclic GMP as an intracellular messenger. Several recent studies have helped to define the cellular mechanism contributing to regulation of
ANP
secretion including stretch-activated ion channels, prostaglandins, cytochrome P450, G proteins and cell calcium. A number of steps in the cellular transduction of the
ANP
signal remain to be resolved. The release of
ANP
in disease states such as myocardial infarction and heart failure appears to be related to both mechanical and cellular events.
...
PMID:Mechanisms of atrial natriuretic peptide secretion from the atrium. 1599 90
We experienced successful management of a patient with severe rhabdomyolysis by conservative treatment. A 41-year-old man developed Stanford-A-type acute aortic dissection and underwent an emergent replacement of the aortic root and arch. After the weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass, his left femoral artery was found non-pulsatile, probably due to extension of the aortic dissection, and femoro-femoral artery bypass surgery was added. Estimated
ischemia
time of the lower extremities was 7 hours. On admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), his left lower extremity showed signs of reperfusion injury accompanied with marked elevation of serum creatine kinase (12,397 IU x l(-1)) and myoglobin (19,980 ng x ml(-1)), and impaired oxygenation (a ratio of PaO2 to FIO2, 130 mmHg). We performed (1) moderately aggressive infusion treatment, (2) maintenance of hyperdynamic states using catecholamine, (3) diuresis therapy using
atrial natriuretic peptide
and furosemide, and (4) lung protective strategy. Although serum creatinine increased to 2.0 mg x dl(-1) on postoperative day (POD) 1, diuresis was maintained and the level of creatinine returned to normal on POD 6. He was extubated on POD 6 and discharged on POD 7. The early start of these combined therapies seems to have prevented acute renal failure without blood purification.
...
PMID:[Successful management of a patient with rhabdomyolysis and marked elevation of serum creatine kinase level]. 1610 51
The cardioprotective actions of nitric oxide (NO) have largely been attributed to cGMP. NO may, however, elicit some biological actions independently of cGMP. We tested the hypothesis that the NO donor sodium nitroprusside specifically protects isolated cardiomyocytes from injury at least in part independently of its ability to elevate cGMP by using metabolic inhibition to simulate
ischemia
. Metabolic inhibition-induced injury of adult rat cardiomyocytes (increased activity of lactate dehydrogenase and creatine kinase) was significantly reduced by sodium nitroprusside by at least 30% at all concentrations studied (0.3-100 microM). Sodium nitroprusside (1 microM) increased cardiomyocyte cGMP content, but neither a stable analogue of cGMP (8-bromo-cGMP) nor a potent cGMP stimulus (
atrial natriuretic peptide
) mimicked the protective effects of sodium nitroprusside. Moreover, inhibition of soluble guanylyl cyclase failed to inhibit sodium nitroprusside cardiomyocyte protection. Conversely, inhibition of either ATP-sensitive potassium (K(ATP)) channels with glibenclamide (10 microM) or calcium-sensitive potassium (K(Ca)) channels with tetraethylammonium bromide (1 mM) or iberiotoxin (20 nM) markedly attenuated the cardioprotective actions of sodium nitroprusside. In conclusion, sodium nitroprusside protects isolated cardiomyocytes from metabolic inhibition independently of cGMP; rather, inhibition of K(Ca) and K(ATP) channels reverses the sodium nitroprusside actions, thus unmasking another mechanism for NO-mediated protection in cardiomyocytes.
...
PMID:Sodium nitroprusside protects adult rat cardiac myocytes from cellular injury induced by simulated ischemia: role for a non-cGMP-dependent mechanism of nitric oxide protection. 1642 79
We investigated whether
atrial natriuretic peptide
(
ANP
) given just prior to reperfusion reduces infarction in rabbit hearts and whether protection is related to activation of protein kinase G (PKG). Isolated rabbit hearts were subjected to a 30-min period of regional
ischemia
; treated hearts received a 20-min infusion of
ANP
(0.1 microM) starting 5 min before 2 h of reperfusion.
ANP
infusion decreased infarction from 31.5+/-2.4% of the risk zone in untreated hearts to 12.5+/-2.0% (P<0.001). To explore mechanisms of protection ischemic hearts were treated simultaneously with
ANP
and isatin, a blocker of the natriuretic peptide receptor, shortly before reperfusion.
ANP
's protective effect was aborted (36.8+/-2.9% infarction). There is no acceptable blocker of protein kinase G that can be used in intact organs. However, 8-(4-chlorophenylthio)-guanosine 3', 5'-cyclic monophosphate (10 microM), a cell-permeable cGMP analog that directly activates PKG, was infused from 5 min before to 15 min after reperfusion. The PKG activator mimicked
ANP
's protection with only 18.2+/-3.6% infarction (P<0.001). 5-Hydroxyde-canoate (5-HD), a putative mitochondrial KATP channel (mKATP) inhibitor, abrogated
ANP
's protection (34.4+/-2.6% infarction). Unexpectedly, 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazole- [4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ), a blocker of soluble guanylyl cyclase also prevented
ANP
's infarct-sparing effect. It is unclear whether this observation implicated participation of soluble guanylyl cyclase in the mechanism or simply a lack of selectivity of ODQ. Finally the reperfusion injury salvage kinases (RISK), phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and extracellular signal-regulated kinase, were implicated in
ANP
's mechanism since either wortmannin or PD98059 infused at reperfusion prevented
ANP
's infarct-sparing effect.
ANP
administered just prior to reperfusion protects hearts against infarction, likely by activation of PKG, opening of mKATP, and stimulation of downstream kinases.
...
PMID:Atrial natriuretic peptide administered just prior to reperfusion limits infarction in rabbit hearts. 1660 40
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