Gene transfer of human guanosine 5′-triphosphate cyclohydrolase I restores vascular tetrahydrobiopterin level and endothelial function in low renin hypertension

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作者
Zheng, JS
Yang, XQ
Lookingland, KJ
Fink, GD
Hesslinger, C
Kapatos, G
Kovesdi, I
Chen, AF
机构
[1] Michigan State Univ, Dept Pharmacol & Toxicol, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
[2] Michigan State Univ, Program Neurosci, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
[3] Zhejiang Univ, Coll Med, Affiliate Hosp 1, Dept Neurosurg, Hangzhou 310027, Peoples R China
[4] Altana Pharma AG, Constance, Germany
[5] Wayne State Univ, Dept Psychiat & Behav Neurosci, Detroit, MI USA
[6] GenVec Inc, Gaithersburg, MD USA
关键词
gene therapy; endothelin; antioxidants; nitric oxide; free radicals;
D O I
10.1161/01.CIR.0000089082.40285.C3
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Background - We recently reported that arterial superoxide (O-2(-)) is augmented by increased endothelin-1 (ET-1) in deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt hypertension, a model of low renin hypertension. Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), a potent reducing molecule with antioxidant properties and an essential cofactor for endothelial nitric oxide synthase, protects against O-2(-)-induced vascular dysfunction. However, the interaction between O-2(-) and BH4 on endothelial function and the underlying mechanisms are unknown. Methods and Results - The present study tested the hypothesis that BH4 deficiency due to ET-1-induced O-2(-) leads to impaired endothelium-dependent relaxation and that gene transfer of human guanosine 5'-triphosphate (GTP) cyclohydrolase I (GTPCH I), the first and rate-limiting enzyme for BH4 biosynthesis, reverses such deficiency and endothelial dysfunction in carotid arteries of DOCA-salt rats. There were significantly increased arterial O-2(-) levels and decreased GTPCH I activity and BH4 levels in DOCA-salt compared with sham rats. Treatment of arteries of DOCA-salt rats with the selective ETA receptor antagonist ABT-627, NADPH oxidase inhibitor apocynin, or superoxide dismutase (SOD) mimetic tempol abolished O-2(-) and restored BH4 levels. Basal arterial NO release and endothelium-dependent relaxations were impaired in DOCA-salt rats, conditions that were improved by apocynin or tempol treatment. Gene transfer of GTPCH I restored arterial GTPCH I activity and BH4 levels, resulting in reduced O-2(-) and improved endothelium-dependent relaxation and basal NO release in DOCA-salt rats. Conclusions - These results indicate that a BH4 deficiency resulting from ET-1 - induced O-2(-) via an ETA/NADPH oxidase pathway leads to endothelial dysfunction, and gene transfer of GTPCH I reverses the BH4 deficiency and endothelial dysfunction by reducing O-2(-) in low renin mineralocorticoid hypertension.
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