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ArticleMicrocirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994)2024

Nicotine Impairs Smooth Muscle cAMP Signaling and Vascular Reactivity.

Navid Singhrao, Victor A Flores-Tamez, Yumna A Moustafa, Gopireddy R Reddy, Abby E Burns, Kent E Pinkerton, Chao-Yin Chen, Manuel F Navedo, Madeline Nieves-Cintrón

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Article in Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Uncovering a Sex-Specific cAMP Landscape in Vascular Smooth Muscle.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  6. Understanding Vascular Reactivity.Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Navid SinghraoDepartment of Pharmacology, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
Victor A Flores-TamezDepartment of Pharmacology, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
Yumna A MoustafaDepartment of Pharmacology, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
Gopireddy R ReddyDepartment of Pharmacology, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
Abby E BurnsDepartment of Pharmacology, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
Kent E PinkertonCenter for Health and the Environment, University of California, Davis, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9047-0353
Chao-Yin ChenDepartment of Pharmacology, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
Manuel F NavedoDepartment of Pharmacology, University of California, Davis, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6864-6594
Madeline Nieves-CintrónDepartment of Pharmacology, University of California, Davis, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1935-8400

Funding

Training Program In Basic & Translational Cardiovascular ScienceT32HL086350 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI Martin Cadeiras, David A. Liem · 2008 to 2026
$7.1M
cAMP signaling in vascular smooth muscle in health and diseaseR01HL161872 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI NAVEDO, MANUEL F · 2022 to 2025
$2.6M
Mechanisms underlying secondhand smoke-induced cardiovascular dysfunctionR01ES025229 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI CHEN, CHAO-YIN · 2015 to 2019
$2.1M
American Heart AssociationNHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL161872NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL086350NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES025229
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to determine nicotine's impact on receptor-mediated cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) synthesis in vascular smooth muscle (VSM). We hypothesize that nicotine impairs β adrenergic-mediated cAMP signaling in VSM, leading to altered vascular reactivity.

methodsThe effects of nicotine on cAMP signaling and vascular function were systematically tested in aortic VSM cells and acutely isolated aortas from mice expressing the cAMP sensor

resultsIsoproterenol (ISO)-induced β-adrenergic production of cAMP in VSM was significantly reduced in cells from second-hand smoke (SHS)-exposed mice and cultured wild-type VSM treated with nicotine. The decrease in cAMP synthesis caused by nicotine was verified in freshly isolated arteries from a mouse that had cAMP sensor expression in VSM (e.g., Camper

conclusionsThese results imply that nicotine alters VSM β adrenergic-mediated cAMP signaling and vasodilation, which may contribute to the dysregulation of vascular reactivity and the development of vascular complications for nicotine-containing product users.

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Cyclic AMPMuscle, Smooth, VascularNicotineSignal TransductionAnimalsAortaCells, CulturedIsoproterenolMaleMiceVasodilationCyclic AMPIsoproterenolNicotinebiosensorse‐cigaretteshypertensionphosphodiesterasessecond‐hand smokewire myography

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