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It is commonly known that consumption of foods and beverages rich in polyphenols is associated with a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to assess whether the application of red wine polyphenols influences the kinetic properties of renal Na(+),K(+)-
ATPase
in rats in which hypertension has been experimentally induced by the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor L-
NAME
. Treatment with polyphenols during the recovery from hypertension to normotension resulted in the complete revival of the functional properties of the Na(+),K(+)-
ATPase
, as indicated by the total restoration of K(m), K(Na) (concentration of Na(+) necessary to achieve half-maximal reaction velocity) and V(max) for enzyme activation by ATP and/or Na(+) to pre-hypertension values. Two positive effects of polyphenols during the recovery period are indicated: a restoration of the affinity of the ATP and Na(+) binding sites to control values and a probable increase in the number of Na(+),K(+)-
ATPase
molecules to a level comparable to that in control conditions, as suggested by the complete renewal of V(max).
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PMID:Effect of polyphenolic compounds on the renal Na(+),K(+)-ATPase during the restoration of normotension after experimentally induced hypertension in rats. 1286 34
In the present study, we investigated the effect of Vitamins E and C on the inhibition of Na(+),K(+)-
ATPase
activity provoked by proline (Pro) administration in rat hippocampus. Five-day-old rats were pretreated for 1 week with daily i.p. administration of saline (control) or Vitamin E (40 mg/kg) and Vitamin C (100 mg/kg). Twelve hours after the last injection, animals received one single injection of Pro (12.8 micromol/g of body weight) or saline and were killed 1h later. Results showed that Na(+),K(+)-
ATPase
activity was decreased in the Pro-treated rats and that the pretreatment with Vitamins E and C prevented this effect. In another set of experiments, we investigated the in vitro effect of 1.0 mM Pro on Na(+),K(+)-
ATPase
activity from synaptic membranes of hippocampus of rats. Pro significantly inhibited (30%) Na(+),K(+)-
ATPase
activity. We also evaluated the effect of preincubating glutathione, trolox and N(pi)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-
NAME
) alone or combined with Pro on Na(+),K(+)-
ATPase
activity. Tested drugs did not alter Na(+),K(+)-
ATPase
activity, but glutathione prevented the inhibitory effect of Pro on this enzyme activity. These results suggest that the in vivo and in vitro inhibitory effect of Pro on Na(+),K(+)-
ATPase
activity is probably mediated by free radicals that may be involved in the neurological dysfunction found in hyperprolinemic patients.
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PMID:Evidence that oxidative stress is involved in the inhibitory effect of proline on Na(+),K(+)-ATPase activity in synaptic plasma membrane of rat hippocampus. 1292 78
Microelectrode and patch-clamp techniques were used in the isolated cortical collecting duct to study the effects of stimulating Na+-K+-
ATPase
by raising bath K+ (Fujii Y and Katz AI. Am J Physiol Renal Fluid Electrolyte Physiol 257: F595-F601, 1989 and Muto S, Asano Y, Seldin D, and Giebisch. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 276: F143-F158, 1999) on the transepithelial (VT) and basolateral membrane (VB) voltages and basolateral K+ channel activity. Increasing bath K+ from 2.5 to 8.5 mM resulted in an initial hyperpolarization of both VT and VB followed by a delayed depolarization. The effects of raising bath K+ on VT and VB were attenuated by decreasing luminal Na+ from 146.8 to 14.0 mM and were abolished by removal of luminal Na+, whereas those were magnified in desoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-treated rabbits. Increasing bath K+ also led to a significant reduction of the intracellular Na+ and Ca2+ concentrations. The transepithelial conductance (GT) or fractional apical membrane resistance (fRA) were unaltered during the initial hyperpolarization phase, whereas, in the late depolarization phase, there were an increase in GT and a decrease in fRA, both of which were attenuated in the presence of low luminal Na+ (14.0 mM). In tubules from DOCA-treated animals, bath Ba2+ not only caused a significantly larger initial hyperpolarization of VT and VB but also blunted the late depolarization by high bath K+. Nomega-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME) partially mimicked the effect of Ba2+ and decreased the amplitude of the late depolarization. Patch-clamp experiments showed that raising bath K+ from 2.5 to 8.5 mM resulted in an increased activity of the basolateral K+ channel, which was absent in the presence of l-
NAME
. We conclude that stimulation of Na+-K+-
ATPase
increases the basolateral K+ conductance and that this effect involves suppression of nitric oxide-dependent inhibition of K+ channels.
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PMID:Activity of the basolateral K+ channels is coupled to the Na+-K+-ATPase in the cortical collecting duct. 1453 63
The present study investigated sodium balance and renal tubular function in cirrhotic rats with chronic blockade of the nitric oxide (NO) system. Rats were treated with the nonselective NO synthase inhibitor NG-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-
NAME
) starting on the day of common bile duct ligation (CBL). Three weeks of daily sodium balance studies showed that CBL rats developed sodium retention compared with sham-operated rats and that l-
NAME
treatment dose dependently deteriorated cumulative sodium balance by reducing urinary sodium excretion. Five weeks after CBL, renal clearance studies were performed, followed by Western blotting of the electroneutral type 3 sodium/proton exchanger (NHE3) and the Na-K-
ATPase
present in proximal tubules. Untreated CBL rats showed a decreased proximal reabsorption with a concomitant reduction of NHE3 and Na-K-
ATPase
levels, indicating that tubular segments distal to the proximal tubules were responsible for the increased sodium reabsorption. l-
NAME
-treated CBL rats showed an increased proximal reabsorption measured by the lithium clearance method and showed a marked increase in NHE3 and Na-K-
ATPase
protein levels. Our results show that chronic l-
NAME
treatment exacerbates the sodium retention found in CBL rats by a significant increase in proximal tubular reabsorption.
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PMID:Chronic nitric oxide synthase inhibition exacerbates renal dysfunction in cirrhotic rats. 1458 32
L-
NAME
(LN) induces hypertension by blocking nitric oxide (NO) synthesis. It produces vascular hyperreactivity to phenylephrine (PHE) associated with a reduced vascular Na+, K+-
ATPase
activity. The aim of this work was to investigate whether products of the cyclooxygenase pathway are involved in alterations of vascular reactivity and Na+-pump activity in the tail artery from LN-induced hypertension rats. Four groups of rats were used: Control (CT, normotensive), LN (50 mg/kg/day, hypertensive), indomethacin (Indo-4 mg/kg/day, normotensive), and LN plus Indo (LN + Indo, partially prevented hypertension). All drugs were administered in drinking water during 7 days. In isolated rat tail vascular beds; the reactivity to PHE, acetylcholine (ACh), sodium nitroprusside (SNP), the functional activity of the Na+, K+-
ATPase
(K+-induced relaxation) and the modulation of PHE-induced vasoconstriction by constitutively available NO were evaluated. LN increased vascular sensitivity (pD2) and reactivity (Emax) to PHE and Indo blocked the effect of LN on Emax without changing pD2. Emax and pD2 values for ACh were reduced by LN and partially reverted by Indo. SNP-induced vasodilatation was similar in all groups. LN reduced the activity of Na+, K+-
ATPase
and Indo prevented LN effects. LN also abolished NO ability to modulate PHE-induced contractions. This effect was partially prevented by Indo suggesting that products from the cyclooxygenase pathway might reduce NO actions. Indo itself did not affect vascular reactivity to PHE, ACh or SNP or the Na+,K+-
ATPase
activity. Results suggested that products from cyclooxygenase pathway are involved in the genesis or maintenance of LN-induced hypertension, playing a role in the increased vascular reactivity, in the reduction of the endothelium-dependent relaxation and in the inhibition of the functional activity of the Na+, K+-
ATPase
.
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PMID:Cyclooxygenase pathway is involved in the vascular reactivity and inhibition of the Na+, K+-ATPase activity in the tail artery from L-NAME-treated rats. 1462 32
It has been suggested that polyphenolic substances provide protection against the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases. The present study was designed to investigate whether application of red wine polyphenols influences the kinetic properties of the renal Na+,K(+)-
ATPase
in rats with hypertension (164 +/- 8 mmHg) that was experimentally induced by the NO synthase inhibitor N(G.) -nitro-L- arginine methyl ester (L-
NAME
). Polyphenols in a dose of 40 mg kg(-1) day(-1) in drinking fluid induced different effects on the properties of the renal Na+,K(+)-
ATPase
depending on the mode of their administration. Preventive application of polyphenols during the development of hypertension (144 +/- 5 mmHg) partially protected the Na+,K(+)-
ATPase
molecule against hypertension-induced deterioration via increased capability of the enzyme to bind ATP and/or Na+ as suggested by decrease of Km and KNa, respectively, even to values lower than in controls. However, polyphenols did not prevent the hypertension-induced reduction of the number of active Na+,K(+)-
ATPase
molecules as shown by similar V(max) values as compared to the hypertensive L-
NAME
group. The above protection is probably secured by a NO-dependent mechanism as suggested by 150% increase of the NO synthesis. Additional treatment of already hypertensive animals with polyphenols (153 +/- 8 mmHg) resulted in partial restoration of the Na+,K(+)-
ATPase
affinities especially for sodium as indicated by significant diminution of KNa. However, polyphenols in this mode of application did not slow down the L-
NAME
-induced decrease in the number of Na+,K(+)-
ATPase
molecules in the kidney as suggested by additional significant decrease in V(max) values when comparing this group with the control group and also the hypertensive L-
NAME
group. In this case the polyphenols affected the Na,K-
ATPase
molecule in a NO-independent way as indicated by the fact that polyphenols failed to restore normal NO synthesis.
...
PMID:Effect of polyphenolic compounds on the renal Na+,K(+)-ATPase during development and persistence of hypertension in rats. 1510 12
Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency (GAMT-deficiency) is an inherited neurometabolic disorder clinically characterized by epilepsy and mental retardation and biochemically by accumulation of guanidinoacetate (GAA) and depletion of creatine. Although the neurological symptoms are predominant, the pathogenesis of the brain dysfunction in this disorder is not yet established. In the present study we investigated the in vitro effect of GAA on Na+, K+-
ATPase
and Mg2+-ATPase activities in synaptic plasma membrane from hippocampus of young rats. Results showed that GAA significantly inhibited Na+, K+-
ATPase
activity without affecting Mg2+-ATPase activity. We also evaluated the effect of glutathione (GSH), trolox, Nomega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-
NAME
) and taurine (Tau) on the inhibition elicited by GAA on Na+, K+-
ATPase
activity. GSH, trolox, L-
NAME
and Tau per se did not alter Na+, K+-
ATPase
activity. However, L-
NAME
and taurine prevented the inhibitory effect of GAA on this enzyme activity. Our findings suggest that the inhibition of Na+, K+-
ATPase
activity caused by GAA is possibly mediated by nitric oxide (NO) formation and/or synaptic membrane alteration. The present data may contribute to the understanding of the neurological dysfunction characteristic of GAMT-deficient patients.
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PMID:Evaluation of the mechanism underlying the inhibitory effect of guanidinoacetate on brain Na+, K+-ATPase activity. 1524 54
Excessive excitatory action of glutamate and nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated in degeneration of striatal neurons. Evidence had been provided that Na+K+-
ATPase
might be involved in this process. Here we investigated whether glutamate-regulated messengers, such as NO and cyclic GMP, could modulate the activity of membrane Na+K+-
ATPase
. Our results demonstrated that NO donors sodium nitroprusside (SNP at 30 and 300 microM) and S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP at 200 microM) increased alpha2,3Na+K+-
ATPase
activity which was blocked by the NO chelator, haemoglobin and was independent of [Na+]. This regulation was associated with cGMP synthesis and mimicked by glutamate (300 microM) and 8-Br-cyclic GMP (4 mM). 8-Br-cGMP-induced stimulation of Na+K+-
ATPase
activity could be blocked by KT5823 (an inhibitor of cGMP-dependent protein kinase, PKG), but not by KT5720 (an inhibitor of cAMP-dependent protein kinase, PKA). N-Methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors appeared to be involved in the effect of glutamate, since MK-801 (NMDA receptor antagonist) produced a partial reduction in glutamate-induced activation of the enzyme. MK-801 was not synergistic to L-
NAME
(NOS inhibitor), suggesting that glutamate stimulates the NMDA-NOS pathway to activate alpha2,3 Na+K+-
ATPase
in rat striatum. This regulation was associated with cyclic GMP (but not cyclic AMP) synthesis. These data indicate the existence, in vitro, of a regulatory pathway by which glutamate, acting through NO and cGMP, can cause alterations in striatal alpha2,3 Na+K+-
ATPase
activity.
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PMID:Glutamate modulates sodium-potassium-ATPase through cyclic GMP and cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase in rat striatum. 1562 18
The aim of this study was to investigate whether endogenous superoxide anion is involved in the regulation of renal Na(+),K(+)-
ATPase
and ouabain-sensitive H(+),K(+)-
ATPase
activities. The study was performed in male Wistar rats. Compounds modulating superoxide anion concentration were infused under general anaesthesia into the abdominal aorta proximally to the renal arteries. The activity of ATPases was assayed in isolated microsomal fraction. We found that infusion of a superoxide anion-generating mixture, xanthine oxidase (1 mU/min per kg) + hypoxanthine (0.2 mumol/min per kg), increased the medullary Na(+),K(+)-
ATPase
activity by 49.5% but had no effect on cortical Na(+),K(+)-
ATPase
and either cortical or medullary ouabain-sensitive H(+),K(+)-
ATPase
. This effect was reproduced by elevating endogenous superoxide anion with a superoxide dismutase inhibitor, diethylthiocarbamate. In contrast, a superoxide dismutase mimetic, TEMPOL, decreased the medullary Na(+),K(+)-
ATPase
activity. The inhibitory effect of TEMPOL was abolished by inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase (L-
NAME
), soluble guanylate cyclase (ODQ) and protein kinase G (KT5823). The stimulatory effect of diethylthiocarbamate was not observed in animals pretreated with a synthetic cGMP analogue, 8-bromo-cGMP. An inhibitor of NAD(P)H oxidase, apocynin (1 mumol/min per kg), decreased the Na(+),K(+)-
ATPase
activity in the renal medulla and its effect was prevented by L-
NAME
, ODQ or KT5823. In contrast, a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, oxypurinol, administered at the same dose was without effect. These data suggest that NAD(P)H oxidase-derived superoxide anion increases Na(+),K(+)-
ATPase
activity in the renal medulla by reducing the availability of NO. Excessive intrarenal generation of superoxide anion may upregulate medullary Na(+),K(+)-
ATPase
leading to sodium retention and blood pressure elevation.
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PMID:Nitric oxide -- superoxide cooperation in the regulation of renal Na(+),K(+)-ATPase. 1562 65
The main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of preincubation of rat striatum homogenate in the presence of hypoxanthine, a metabolite accumulated in Lesch-Nyhan disease, on Na+,K+-
ATPase
activity and on some parameters of oxidative stress namely thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBA-RS), total radical-trapping antioxidant parameter (TRAP) and membrane protein thiol content. Results showed that hypoxanthine significantly increased TBA-RS and reduced Na+,K+-
ATPase
activity, TRAP and membrane protein thiol content. In addition, we also evaluated the effect of glutathione, trolox, allopurinol and Nvarpi-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-
NAME
) on the inhibitory effect of hypoxanthine on Na+,K+-
ATPase
activity in the same rat cerebral structure. All tested compounds per se did not alter Na+,K+-
ATPase
activity, but only glutathione and trolox prevented the effect of hypoxanthine on the enzyme activity. The effect of glutathione and trolox on hypoxanthine-induced increase of TBA-RS levels was also investigated. These antioxidants alone or combined with hypoxanthine reduced TBA-RS levels. Our present findings show that hypoxanthine induces oxidative stress in rat striatum and that the inhibition of Na+,K+-
ATPase
activity caused by this oxypurine was probably mediated by reactive oxygen species. It is presumed that these results might be associated with the neuronal dysfunction of patients affected by Lesch-Nyhan disease.
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PMID:Effect of hypoxanthine on Na+,K+-ATPase activity and some parameters of oxidative stress in rat striatum. 1582 28
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