Microsoft PowerPoint - 1-7-LECTURE-Nitric oxideUgly Dr. Christiaan
Leeuwenburgh
Outline
• Sources and Types of Nitric Oxide • Chemistry of Nitric Oxide •
Nitric Oxide and Aging • Nitric Oxide, Endothelial
Dysfunction,
and Atheriosclerosis
-Homodimer, MW = 135-150kD/monomer
-Each monomer has two domains for activity 1) reductase domain and
2) oxygenase
domain
Nitric oxide synthase isoenzymes
NOSNOS endothelial (endothelial (eNOSeNOS, NOS, NOS--III)
III)
NOSNOS mitochondrial (mitochondrial (mNOSmNOS))
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Physiology of Nitric Oxide
• Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) catalyzes the synthesis
of •NO from L- arginine.
L-arginine + NADPH + O2
Endothelial Function
• The endothelium is actively involved in the control of vascular
tone and homeostasis.
• In response to various stimuli endothelial cells release both
vasodilating and vasoconstricting substances.
Physiology of Nitric OxidePhysiology of Nitric Oxide
NOS
+
hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF)
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to form ONOO-. This may deplete NO
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• NO• reacts very rapidly with the superoxide anion (O2
•-) to form peroxynitrite (ONOO-) • Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is
an endogenous
antioxidant enzyme that can scavenge O2 •-
before this reaction takes place • However, there appears to be a
relative deficit
in extracellular (EC) SOD in patients with endothelial dysfunction,
possibly further depleting NO•
Inactivation of •NO by Reactive Oxygen Species
• Markers of oxidative stress are elevated in in patients with
ED.
• Acute and chronic treatment with vitamin C normalizes
flow-dependent dilation in HF.
• Pretreatment with exogenous SOD normalizes the vascular response
to Ach in the aortas of rats with HF.
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Structures of L-Arginine and its methylated derivatives
• Nitric oxide synthase generates NO from the amino acid
L-arginine. Synthesis of NO leads to vasodilation essential for
regulation of blood pressure.
• NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (NMMA) is a competitivecompetitive
inhibitor of NO synthase that causes endothelium- dependent
vasoconstriction.
• Methylated L-arginine derivatives, including NG-
monomethyl-L-arginine, asymmetric dimethylarginine, an inhibitor of
NO synthase, and symmetric dimethylamine, its inactive isomer, are
present in human plasma in urine.
• The inhibition of NO synthase by these compounds could explain
the hypertension and white blood cell dysfunction that occur in
acute renal failureacute renal failure.
PhysiologyPhysiology • Receptor activation of vascular endothelium
by
bradykinin bradykinin or or acetlycholineacetlycholine, and shear
stressshear stress causes an uptake of calciumcalcium. L-arginine
is converted to NO by NOS, thus increasing the concentration of NO
in the vasculature. NO diffuses into smooth-muscle cells and
activates sGC.
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Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology
• The inductioninduction of nitric oxide synthase (independent of
calcium) resulting from cytokines attaching to their receptors on
endothelial and smooth-muscle cells is inhibited by
glucocorticoids.
• Once NOS is induced, it produces NO continuously. This results
in: – sustained activation of sGC – prolonged relaxation of
smooth-muscle cells – decreased responsiveness to vasoconstrictors
– possibly damage to tissues
EndotoxinsEndotoxins VasocontrictorVasocontrictor agentsagents such
as such as angiotensin angiotensin IIII and and tromboxane
tromboxane A2A2
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Vascular Changes during Septic Shock and the Effect of
NG-Monomethyl-L-
Arginine. • Exposure to lipopolysaccharide, an endotoxin, causes
an
increase in both vasodilators (nitric oxide; internal internal
arrowsarrows) and vasoconstrictors (sympathetic agonists,
angiotensin II, thromboxane A2, vasopressin; external external
arrowsarrows).
• Eventually, the level of nitric oxide becomes high enough to
overpower the vasoconstrictor influences, causing the blood
pressure to fall.
• A low dose of NG-monomethyl-L-arginine can bring blood pressure
back to the normal level.
• The synthesis of NO is totally destroyed by a high dose of
NG-monomethyl-L-arginine. End-organ damage and death can result
from the influences of the unopposed vasocontrictors.
PATHOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES
1. Effects tyrosine phosphorylation (Martin et al. 1990) 2.
Inhibits binding of HDL to liver plasma membrane (Chacko, 1985) 3.
Peroxynitrate modification of LDL leads to recognition by the
macrophage scavenger receptor. (Graham et al., FEBS:330, 181-185,
1993.) 4. Peroxynitrate rapidly depletes antioxidants from LDL. (A.
v. d. Vliet
et al. Biochem. J. 303, 295-301, 1995.)
DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES
1. Cancer; nitration of polycyclic aromatic structures - mutagenic
- 2. Chronic Inflammation 3. Atheriosclerosis 4. Alzheimer’s
disease and Aging?
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Enhanced peroxynitrite formation is associated with
vascular aging. • van der Loo B, Labugger R, Skepper JN, Bachschmid
M,
Kilo J, Powell JM, Palacios-Callender M, Erusalimsky JD, Quaschning
T, Malinski T, Gygi D, Ullrich V, Luscher TF.
• J Exp Med 2000 Dec 18;192(12):1731-44.
• Reduction in NO release from Aorta • Increase in iNOS and eNOS •
Increase in superoxide production • Increase in Nitrotyrosine
O2 •- + NO• → ONOO- + H+⇔ ONOOH → NO2
–
- + metHb
CO2 + ONOO- → NO2 • + CO3
2GSH + H2O2→ → GSSG + 2H2O
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• Leeuwenburgh C, Hansen P, Shaish A, Holloszy JO, Heinecke
JW.
• Am J Physiol 1998 Feb;274(2 Pt 2):R453-61
• Markers of protein oxidation by hydroxyl radical and reactive
nitrogen species in tissues of aging rats.
Nitration of Proteins Good or Bad or ..Ugly
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Effect of age on the levels of 3-nitrotyrosine in; (A) the liver of
young, midaged, and old mice on an ad libitum diet or caloric
restricted (cr) diet, (B) in liver of young and old rats. Ad
libitum and caloric restricted mice were sacrificed at 4 months
(young; n = 5) and 14 months of age (midage; n = 10, ad libitum
n=5; cr n= 5) and 28-30 months (very old n= 10 ad libitum n=5; cr
n= 5). Rats were sacrificed at 9 months (young; n = 5) and 24
months of age (old; n = 6).
Zainal TA, Oberley TD, Allison DB, Szweda LI, Weindruch R.
FASEB J 2000 Sep;14(12):1825-36
Caloric restriction of rhesus monkeys lowers oxidative damage in
skeletal muscle.
Using a polyclonal antibody raised against NT, skeletal muscle from
both a 4-year-old (Fig. 5A) and a 26-year-old (Fig. 5B) animal gave
similar moderate antibody reactions.
17-year-old CR animal (Fig. 5C) was less than that observed in a
normally fed animal of the same age (Fig. 5D).
Conclusion • Our immunogold light and EM in 3-nitrotyrosine
results are consistent with a report (50) describing no
accumulation of nitrotyrosine adducts with advancing age. Using
isotope dilution gas chromatography- mass spectroscopy,
Leeuwenburgh et al. (50) observed no change in 3-nitrotyrosine
levels when comparing vastus lateralis from rats aged 9 and 24
months. These authors speculated that their analysis of whole
tissue homogenates yielded an average value for all proteins,
thereby failing to detect a possible selective increase in the
oxidation of specific proteins.
Is there evidence that Nitration alters SERCA2a isoform of the
sarcoplasmic
reticulum Ca2+-ATPase in skeletal muscle • Viner RI, Ferrington DA,
Williams TD,
Bigelow DJ, Schoneich C.
• Protein modification during biological aging: selective tyrosine
nitration of the SERCA2a isoform of the sarcoplasmic reticulum
Ca2+-ATPase in skeletal muscle.
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• Ferrini M, Magee TR, Vernet D, Rajfer J, Gonzalez-Cadavid
NF.
• Aging-related expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and
markers of tissue damage in the rat penis.
• Biol Reprod 2001 Mar;64(3):974-82 • young (3-5 mo old) and old
(24-30 mo old) rats • 4.1-fold increase in iNOS mRNA and Protein •
3.6-fold increase in apoptotic cells • 1.6-fold increase in
nitrotyrosine
GSHGSH