Activation of NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase ameliorates spontaneous hypertension in an animal model via modulation of eNOS activity

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Aims Hypertension is one of the most common human diseases worldwide, and extensive research efforts are focused upon the identification and utilizing of novel therapeutic drug targets. Nitric oxide (NO) produced by endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) is an important regulator of blood pressure (BP). beta-Lapachone (beta L), a well-known substrate of NAD(P) H: quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1), increases the cellular NAD(+)/NADH ratio via the activation of NQO1. In this study, we evaluated whether beta L-induced activation of NQO1 modulates BP in an animal model of hypertension. Methods and results Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), primary human aortic endothelial cells (HAEC), and endothelial cell lines were used to investigate the hypotensive effect of beta L and its mode of action. beta L treatment stimulated endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation in response to acetylcholine in aorta of SHR and dramatically lowered BP in SHR, but the hypotensive effect was completely blocked by eNOS inhibition with v-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester. Aortic eNOS phosphorylation and eNOS protein expression were significantly increased in beta L-treated SHR. In vitro studies revealed that beta L treatment elevated the intracellular NAD(+)/NADH ratio and concentration of free Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i), and resulted in Akt/AMP-activated protein kinase/eNOS activation. These effects were abolished by NQO1 siRNA and [Ca2+]i inhibition through a ryanodine receptor blockade. Conclusion This study is the first to demonstrate that NQO1 activation has a hypotensive effect mediated by eNOS activation via cellular NAD(+)/NADH ratio modulation in an animal model. These results provide strong evidence suggesting NQO1 might be a new therapeutic target for hypertension.
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Issue Date
2011-08
Language
English
Article Type
Article
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CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH, v.91, no.3, pp.519 - 527

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0008-6363
DOI
10.1093/cvr/cvr110
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http://hdl.handle.net/10203/306169
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MSE-Journal Papers(저널논문)
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