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ArticlePharmacology research & perspectives2021

Alteration of the soluble guanylate cyclase system in coronary arteries of high cholesterol diet-fed rabbits.

Masashi Tawa, Katsuya Nakano, Yuka Yamashita, Qiang He, Takayoshi Masuoka, Tomio Okamura, Takaharu Ishibashi

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Article in Pharmacology research & perspectives, 2021. 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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Masashi TawaDepartment of Pharmacology, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9282-0828
Katsuya NakanoDepartment of Pharmacology, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku, Ishikawa, Japan.
Yuka YamashitaDepartment of Pharmacology, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku, Ishikawa, Japan.
Qiang HeDepartment of Pharmacology, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku, Ishikawa, Japan.
Takayoshi MasuokaDepartment of Pharmacology, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku, Ishikawa, Japan.
Tomio OkamuraShiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.
Takaharu IshibashiDepartment of Pharmacology, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku, Ishikawa, Japan.
Kanazawa Medical University · JPShiga University of Medical Science · JP

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate how atherosclerosis affects the soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) system in coronary arteries. Rabbits were fed a normal diet for 12 weeks (N group) or a diet containing high cholesterol (1%) for 4 weeks (S-HC group) and 12 weeks (L-HC group). Cholesterol deposition in the intima of coronary arteries was observed in the S-HC group, but the formation of an atherosclerotic plaque was not observed. In contrast, a major plaque developed in the L-HC group. The relaxant response of isolated coronary arteries to sodium nitroprusside (SNP, nitric oxide donor) was not different between the N and S-HC groups, whereas the response in the L-HC group was markedly attenuated. The relaxation induced by BAY 60-2770 (sGC activator) tended to be augmented in the S-HC group, but it was significantly impaired in the L-HC group compared to that in the N group. sGC β1 immunostaining was equally detected in the medial layer of the arteries among the N, S-HC, and L-HC groups. In addition, a strong staining was observed in the plaque region of the L-HC group. cGMP levels in the arteries stimulated with SNP were identical in the N and S-HC groups and slightly lower in the L-HC group than the other groups. BAY 60-2770-stimulated cGMP formation tended to be increased in the S-HC and L-HC groups. These findings suggest that the sGC system was not normal in atherosclerotic coronary arteries. The redox state of sGC and the distribution pattern are likely to change with the progression of atherosclerosis.

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AnimalsAtherosclerosisCholesterol, DietaryCoronary VesselsCyclic GMPMaleRabbitsSoluble Guanylyl CyclaseCholesterol, DietaryCyclic GMPSoluble Guanylyl Cyclaseatherosclerosiscoronary arterynitric oxideredox statesoluble guanylate cyclase

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