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ArticleBrain research2014

Ser/thr phosphatases tonically attenuate the ERK-dependent pressor effect of ethanol in the rostral ventrolateral medulla in normotensive rats.

Mahmoud M El-Mas, Abdel A Abdel-Rahman

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Article in Brain research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Mahmoud M El-MasDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA. Electronic address: mahelm@hotmail.com.
Abdel A Abdel-RahmanDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA. Electronic address: abdelrahmana@ecu.edu.
East Carolina University · US

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Sex/estrogen-dependent vulnerability to alcohol-evoked cardiotoxicity: Role of circadian rhythm regulated enzymesR01AA014441 · NIAAA · EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY · PI ABDEL-RAHMAN, ABDEL A · 2004 to 2022
$5.2M
Negative Impact of Alcohol on Cardiovascular NeurobiologyR01AA007839 · NIAAA · EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY · PI ABDEL-RAHMAN, ABDEL A · 1995 to 2011
$3.7M
NIAAA NIH HHS 2R01 AA07839-19NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA007839NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA014441
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Abstract

We recently reported that microinjection of ethanol into the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) elicits modest increases in local extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and blood pressure (BP) in conscious normotensive rats. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that RVLM ser/thr phosphatases dampen the ERK-dependent pressor effect of ethanol in normotensive rats. We show that the pressor response elicited by intra-RVLM ethanol (10 μg) was (i) abolished following local ERK inhibition with PD98059 (1 μg) and (ii) associated with significant reduction in local phosphatase activity. Inhibition of the RVLM ser/thr phosphatase activity by okadaic acid (OKA, 0.4 μg) or fostriecin (15 pg) caused significant increases in blood pressure (BP) and potentiated the magnitude and duration of the pressor response as well as the phosphatase inhibition elicited by subsequent intra-RVLM administration of ethanol. Intra-RVLM acetaldehyde (2 μg), the main metabolic product of ethanol, caused no changes in BP or RVLM phosphatase activity but it produced significant increases in BP and inhibition of local phosphatase activity in rats treated with OKA or fostriecin. Together, the RVLM phosphatase activity acts tonically to attenuate the ERK-dependent pressor effect of ethanol or acetaldehyde in normotensive rats.

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AcetaldehydeAnimalsBlood PressureEnzyme InhibitorsEthanolExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFlavonoidsMaleMedulla OblongataOkadaic AcidPhosphoric Monoester HydrolasesPolyenesPyronesRats, Inbred WKYVasoconstrictor Agents2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-oneAcetaldehydeEnzyme InhibitorsEthanolExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesFlavonoidsfostriecinOkadaic AcidPhosphoric Monoester HydrolasesPolyenesPyronesVasoconstrictor AgentsEthanolExtracellular signal-regulated kinaseHypertensionNormotensive ratsPhosphatasesRostral ventrolateral medulla

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PMID24978604
PMCPMC4127126
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