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62. Profile of neurohumoral agents on mesenteric and intestinal blood flow in health and disease

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Hansen, M. B., Dresner, L. S., and Wait, R. B.
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absorption, blood flow, carcinoid syndrome, diabetes mellitus, diarrhoea, 5-Hydroxytryptamine, ischaemia, intestine, nitric oxide, pathophysiology, physiology, platelets, and secretion
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The mesenteric and intestinal blood flow is organized and regulated to support normal intestinal function, and the regulation of blood flow is, in part, determined by intestinal function itself. In the process of the development and adaptation of the intestinal mucosa for the support of the digestive processes and host defense mechanisms, and the muscle layers for propulsion of foodstuffs, a specialized microvascular architecture has evolved in each tissue layer. Compromised mesenteric and intestinal blood flow, which can be common in the elderly, may lead to devastating clinical consequences. This problem, which can be caused by vasospasm at the microvascular level, can cause intestinal ischaemia to any of the layers of the intestinal wall, and can initiate pathological events which promote significant clinical consequences such as diarrhea, abdominal angina and intestinal infarction. The objective of this review is to provide the reader with some general concepts of the mechanisms by which neurohumoral vasoactive substances influence mesenteric and intestinal arterial blood flow in health and disease with focus on transmural transport processes (absorption and secretion). The complex regulatory mechanisms of extrinsic (sympathetic-parasympathetic and endocrine) and intrinsic (enteric nervous system and humoral- endocrine) components are presented. More extensive reviews of platelet function, atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, the carcinoid syndrome, 5-hydroxytryptamine and nitric oxide regulation of vascular tone are presented in this context. The possible options of pharmacological intervention (e.g. vasodilator agonists and vasoconstrictor antagonists) used for the treatment of abnormal mesenteric and intestinal vascular states are also discussed.
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63. Reactive oxygen species production in the early and later stage of chronic ventilatory hypoxia

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Daniel Hodyc, Johnson, E., Alice Skoumalová, Jakub Tkaczyk, Hana Maxová, Martin Vízek, and Jan Herget
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Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, fyziologie člověka, human physiology, free radicals, nitric oxide, chronic hypoxia, oxidative stress, pulmonary hypertension, 14, and 612
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Pulmonary hypertension resulting from chronic hypoxia is at least partly caused by the increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The goal of the presented study was to investigate the dynamics and the site of production of ROS during chronic hypoxia. In our study Wistar rats were kept for 1, 4 and 21 days in an isobaric hypoxic chamber (FiO2=0.1), while controls stayed in normoxia. We compared NO production in expired air, plasma and perfusate drained from isolated rat lungs and measured superoxide concentration in the perfusate. We also detected the presence of superoxide products (hydrogen peroxide and peroxynitrite) and the level of ROS-induced damage expressed as the concentration of lipid peroxydation end products. We found that the production and release of ROS and NO during early phase of chronic hypoxia has specific timing and differs in various compartments, suggesting the crucial role of ROS interaction for development of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension., D. Hodyc ... [et al.]., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
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64. Red wine polyphenols induce vasorelaxation via increased nitric oxide bioactivity

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Zenebe, W., Oľga Pecháňová, and Ramaroson Andriantsitohaina
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Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, oxid dusnatý, volné radikály, endotel, nitric oxide, free radicals, endothelium, red wine polyphenolic compounds, free oxygen radicals, femoral artery, 14, and 612
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English
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the mechanism of vasorelaxant responses induced by red wine polyphenolic compounds (Provinol). Rings of rat femoral artery with or without functional endothelium were set up in a myograph for isometric recording and precontracted with phenylephrine (10-5 M). Provinol in cumulative doses (10-9 to 10-3 mg/ml) elicited endothelium- and dose-dependent relaxation of the artery with maximal relaxation of 56 % at the concentration of 10-5 mg/ml. The relaxant responses to Provinol correlated well with the increase of NO synthase activity in the vascular tissue after administration of cumulative doses of Provinol (10-9 to 10-3 mg/ml). NG-nitro-L-arginine methylester (L-NAME, 3x10-4 M) significantly attenuated the endothelium-dependent relaxation produced by Provinol. Administration of L-arginine (3x10-5 M) restored the relaxation inhibited by L-NAME. The relaxant responses of Provinol were abolished in the presence of Ca2+-entry blocker, verapamil (10-6 M). Administration of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) abolished acetylcholine (10-5 M)-induced relaxation of the rat femoral artery, while administration of Provinol (10-5 mg/ml) together with H2O2 helped to maintain the acetylcholine-induced relaxation. Provinol only partially affected the concentration-response curve for the NO donor sodium nitroprusside-induced relaxation in rings without endothelium. In conclusion, Provinol elicited endothelium-dependent relaxation of rat femoral artery by the Ca2+-induced increase of NO synthase activity and by protecting NO from degradation., W. Zenebe, O. Pecháňová, R. Andriantsitohaina., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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65. Regulatory role of nitric oxide on the cardiac Na, K-ATPase in hypertension

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Vlkovičová, J., Veronika Javorková, Mézešová, L., Oľga Pecháňová, and Vrbjar, Norbert
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Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, kardiovaskulární fyziologie, hypertenze, oxid dusnatý, srdce, cardiovascular physiology, hypertension, nitric oxide, heart, sodium pump, 14, and 612
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The present study was focused on regulatory role of nitric oxide on functional properties of the cardiac Na, K-ATPase in three various animal models of hypertension: spontaneously hypertensive male rats (SHR) with increased activity of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) by 60 % (Sh1), SHR with decreased activity of NOS by 40 % (Sh2) and rats with hypertension induced by L-NAME (40 mg/kg/day) with depressed activity of NOS by 72 % (LN). Studying the utilization of energy substrate we observed higher Na, K-ATPase activity in the whole concentration range of ATP in Sh1 and decreased activity in Sh2 and LN. Evaluation of kinetic parameters revealed an increase of Vmax value by 37 % in Sh1 and decrease by 30 % in Sh2 and 17 % in LN. The KM value remained unchanged in Sh2 and LN, but was lower by 38 % in Sh1 indicating increased affinity of the ATP binding site, as compared to controls. During the activation with Na+ we observed increased Vmax by 64 % and increased KNa by 106 % in Sh1. In Sh2 we found decreased Vmax by 40 % and increased KNa by 38 %. In LN, the enzyme showed unchanged Vmax with increased KNa by 50 %. The above data indicate a positive role of increased activity of NOS in improved utilization of ATP as well as enhanced binding of Na+ by the cardiac Na, K-ATPase., J. Vlkovičová, V. Javorková, L. Mézešová, O. Pecháňová, N. Vrbjar., and Obsahuje bibliografii a bibliografické odkazy
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66. Remodelling of septal branch of coronary artery and carotid artery in L-NAME treated rats

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Kristek, F., Gerová, M., Devát, L., and Varga, I.
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nitric oxide, coronary artery, carotid artery, and morphometry
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Coronary and carotid artery structure was studied in rats in order to analyze the processes in the cardiovascular system in NO-deficient hypertension model. Long-term inhibition of NO synthase was induced by L-nitro arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, 50 mg/kg/day p.o.) for a period of 8 weeks. An increase in blood pressure and heart/body weight ratio confirmed the reliability of the model. The wall thickness as well as the calculated wall area of the coronary artery increased by 70 % and 50 %, respectively, in comparison to control vessels. The wall thickness and the calculated wall area of the carotid artery increased by 73 % and 70 %, respectively. Further analysis indicated that both the tunica intima and tunica media in the coronary and the carotid artery increased quantitatively in a similar manner. Remarkable differences were found in the contribution of cellular and noncellular components in the tunica media of the coronary and carotid arteries of experimental animals. The calculated extracellular area increased by 116 % in comparison to the control coronary artery and by 97 % in comparison to the control carotid artery. The increase in extracellular matrix of the tunica media of coronary and carotid arteries seems to be basic cause of the remodelling of the vessels studied.
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67. Renal interactions of renin-angiotensin system, nitrid oxide and superoxide anion: implications in the pathophysiology of salt-sensitivity and hypertension

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Libor Kopkan and Luděk Červenka
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Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, fyziologie, oxid dusnatý, hypertenze, physiology, nitric oxide, hypertension, systém renin-angiotenzin, superoxidový anion, funkce ledvin, citlivost na sůl, renin-angiotensin system, superoxide anion, renal function, salt-sensitivity, 14, and 612
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Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays a key role in the regulation of renal function, volume of extracellular fluid and blood pressure. The activation of RAS also induces oxidative stress, particularly superoxide anion (O2-) formation. Although the involvement of O2- production in the pathology of many diseases is known for long, recent studies also strongly suggest its physiological regulatory function of many organs including the kidney. However, a marked accumulation of O2- in the kidney alters normal regulation of renal function and thus may contribute to the development of salt-sensitivity and hypertension. In the kidney, O2- acts as vasoconstrictor and enhances tubular sodium reabsoption. Nitric oxide (NO), another important radical that exhibits opposite effects than O2-, is also involved in the regulation of kidney function. O2- rapidly interacts with NO and thus, when O2- production increases, it diminishes the bioavailability of NO leading to the impairment of organ function. As the activation of RAS, particularly the enhanced production of angiotensin II, can induce both O2- and NO generation, it has been suggested that physiological interactions of RAS, NO and O2- provide a coordinated regulation of kidney function. The imbalance of these interactions is critically linked to the pathophysiology of salt-sensitivity and hypertension., L. Kopkan, L. Červenka., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
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68. Restriction of nitric oxide rather than elevated blood pressure is responsible for alterations of vascular responses in nitric oxide-deficient hypertension

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Holécyová, A., Török, J., Bernátová, I., and Pecháňová, O.
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article, model:article, and TEXT
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nitric oxide, L-NAME, hypertension, pulmonary and systemic vascular reactivity, and rat
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English
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The responsiveness of isolated high-pressure (aorta, renal artery) and low-pressure vessels (pulmonary artery) was compared during systemic hypertension induced by chronic inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis by NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) in rats. L-NAME (40 mg/kg/day) was given to animals in their drinking water. After 4 weeks of L-NAME treatment, systolic blood pressure increased by 37 % as compared with that in the control group. Chronic L-NAME treatment resulted in significant reduction of endothelium-dependent relaxation to acetylcholine (10-8 to 3xl0-6 mol/1) in both types of vessels. The reduced relaxation was not influenced by acute pretreatment with indomethacin (10"5 mol/1), however, it was further reduced by acute pretreatment with additional L-NAME (10-4 mol/1). L-arginine (10-4 mol/1) improved the reduced relaxation. Endothelium- independent relaxation to sodium nitroprusside (10-9 to 10-6 mol/1) was unaffected by L-NAME treatment. /3-adrenoceptor-mediated relaxation to isoprénaline (10“8 to 3xl0-6 mol/1) was also not influenced by chronic L-NAME treatment Similar alterations in the responsiveness of high- and low- pressure vessels indicate rather the decisive role of nitric oxide restriction than that of elevated blood pressure in their development
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69. Role of afferent sensory neurones in gastric injury/protection

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Rybárová, S., Kočišová, M., and Mirossay, L.
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article, model:article, and TEXT
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substance P, capsaicin, prostaglandins, gastric injury, gastric blood flow, nitric oxide, and motility
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English
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The role of afferent sensory neurones in gastric mucosal protection is discussed. The principal effects of substance P and capsaicin on gastric motility and mucosal blood flow are taken in correlation with gastric mucosal injury. It seems likely that the protective effect of sensory neuropeptides is dependent on gastric mucosal blood flow and is mediated through the nitric oxide-generating system and partly the prostaglandins. The interaction between these two systems and the primordial effect of one of them on gastric mucosal blood flow and mucosal integrity after neuropeptide release is still not clear.
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70. Role of endothelin and nitric oxide in the pathogenesis of arterial hypertension in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

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Miroslav Merta, Jana Reiterová, Romana Ryšavá, Vladimír Tesař, Závada, J., Marie Jáchymová, and Tomáš Zima
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Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, oxid dusnatý, arteriální hypertenze, nitric oxide, arterial hypertension, endothelin, autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, chronic renal failure, 14, and 612
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The pathogenesis of arterial hypertension in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is complex and likely dependent on interaction of hemodynamic, endocrine and neurogenic factors. We decided to evaluate the role of endothelin (ET1) and nitric oxide (NO) in the regulation of arterial blood pressure (BP) and to determine plasma levels of ET1 and NO in the group of patients with ADPKD. The ADPKD group (18 patients, 6 men + 12 women, mean age 44.611.7 years, with creatinine clearancecorrig > 1.1 ml/s) was compared with a control group of 27 healthy volunteers of comparable age. Plasma levels of ET1 assessed by direct RIA determination in the group of ADPKD patients (11.03±1.8 fmol/ml) were significantly increased (p<0.001) in comparison with the control group (2.660.58 fmol/ml), while no significant differences were observed between normotensive and hypertensive patients in the ADPKD group. Serum levels of NO were evaluated according to the determination of serum levels of their metabolites - nitrites/nitrates. Serum levels of NO in the group of ADPKD patients (39.85±6.38 μmol/l) were significantly higher (p<0.05) in comparison with the control group (22.7±1.20 μmol/l), whereas in the ADPKD group no significant differences were observed between normotensive and hypertensive patients. Thus, our study supports the concept of complex alteration of both vasoconstrictor and vasodilator systems in the pathogenesis of arterial hypertension in ADPKD., M. Merta, J. Reiterová, R. Ryšavá, V. Tesař, M. Jáchymová., and Obsahuje bibliografii
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