scholarly journals Nitrite-mediated reduction of macrophage NADPH oxidase activity is dependent on xanthine oxidoreductase-derived nitric oxide but independent of S-nitrosation

Redox Biology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 119-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christa Zollbrecht ◽  
A. Erik G. Persson ◽  
Jon O. Lundberg ◽  
Eddie Weitzberg ◽  
Mattias Carlström
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Pengyu Cao ◽  
Osamu Ito ◽  
Daisuke Ito ◽  
Rong Rong ◽  
Yang Zheng ◽  
...  

Both exercise training (Ex) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) mimetic tempol have antihypertensive and renal protective effects in rodent models of several hypertensions. We recently reported that Ex increases nitric oxide (NO) production and the expression levels of endothelial and neuronal NO synthase (eNOS and nNOS) in the kidney and aorta of the spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and normotensive Wistar–Kyoto rats (WKY). We also found that endogenous hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) upregulates the expression levels of eNOS and nNOS in SHR. To elucidate the mechanism of the Ex-upregulated NO system in the kidney, we examined the additive effect of Ex and tempol on the renal NO system in SHR and WKY. Our data showed that, in SHR, both Ex and tempol increase the levels of H2O2 and nitrate/nitrite (NOx) in plasma and urine. We also observed an increased renal NOS activity and upregulated expression levels of eNOS and nNOS with decreased NADPH oxidase activity. The effects of the combination of Ex and tempol on these variables were cumulate in SHR. On the other hand, we found that Ex increases these variables with increased renal NADPH oxidase activity, but tempol did not change these variables or affect the Ex-induced upregulation in the activity and expression of NOS in WKY. The SOD activity in the kidney and aorta was activated by tempol only in SHR, but not in WKY; whereas Ex increased SOD activity only in the aorta in both SHR and WKY. These results indicate that Ex-induced endogenous H2O2 produced in the blood vessel and other organs outside of the kidney may be carried to the kidney by blood flow and stimulates the NO system in the kidney.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Jae-Hoon Jeong ◽  
Jung-Hoon Koo ◽  
Jang Soo Yook ◽  
Joon-Yong Cho ◽  
Eun-Bum Kang

Exercise and antioxidants have health benefits that improve cognitive impairment and may act synergistically. In this study, we examined the effects of treadmill exercise (TE) and mitochondria-targeted antioxidant mitoquinone (MitoQ), individually or combined, on learning and memory, mitochondrial dynamics, NADPH oxidase activity, and neuroinflammation and antioxidant activity in the hippocampus of D-galactose-induced aging rats. TE alone and TE combined with MitoQ in aging rats reduced mitochondrial fission factors (Drp1, Fis1) and increased mitochondrial fusion factors (Mfn1, Mfn2, Opa1). These groups also exhibited improved NADPH oxidase activity and antioxidant activity (SOD-2, catalase). TE or MitoQ alone decreased neuroinflammatory response (COX-2, TNF-α), but the suppression was greater with their combination. In addition, aging-increased neuroinflammation in the dentate gyrus was decreased in TE but not MitoQ treatment. Learning and memory tests showed that, contrarily, MitoQ alone demonstrated some similar effects to TE but not a definitive improvement. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that MitoQ exerted some positive effects on aging when used as an isolated treatment, but TE had a more effective role on cognitive impairment, oxidative stress, inflammation, and mitochondria dysfunction. Our findings suggest that the combination of TE and MitoQ exerted no synergistic effects and indicated regular exercise should be the first priority in neuroprotection of age-related cognitive decline.


2010 ◽  
Vol 285 (43) ◽  
pp. 33197-33208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franck Debeurme ◽  
Antoine Picciocchi ◽  
Marie-Claire Dagher ◽  
Didier Grunwald ◽  
Sylvain Beaumel ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. e315
Author(s):  
A. Schulz ◽  
V. Jankowski ◽  
W. Zidek ◽  
J. Jankowski

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