title: Fructose-induced peroxynitrite production is mediated by methylglyoxal in vascular smooth muscle cells.
abstract: Methylglyoxal (MG), a highly reactive molecule, has been implicated in the development of insulin resistance. We investigated whether fructose, a precursor of MG, induced ONOO(-) generation and whether this process was mediated via endogenously increased MG formation. Fructose significantly increased MG generation in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in a concentration and time dependent manner. The intracellular production of MG was increased by 153+/-23% or 259+/-28% after cells were treated 6 h with fructose (15 mM or 30 mM), compared with production from untreated cells (p<0.01, n=4 for each group). A significant increase in the production of ONOO(-), NO, and O(2)(*-), was found in the cells treated with fructose (15 mM) or MG (10 microM). Fructose- or MG-induced ONOO(-) generation was significantly inhibited by MG scavengers, including reduced glutathione or N-acetyl-l-cysteine, and by O(2)(*-) or NO inhibitors, such as diphenylene iodonium, superoxide dismutase or N-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester. Moreover, an enhanced iNOS expression was also observed in the cells treated directly with MG which was significantly inhibited when co-application with N-acetyl-l-cysteine. Our results demonstrated that fructose is capable of inducing a significant increase in ONOO(-) production, which is mediated by an enhanced formation of endogenous MG in VSMCs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5E5.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qing H
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Tuanjie
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Lingyun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000111:Acetylcysteine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005632:Fructose / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005978:Glutathione / Q000494:pharmacology; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D030421:Peroxynitrous Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011765:Pyruvaldehyde / Q000378:metabolism*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000494:pharmacology; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D013481:Superoxides; D030421:Peroxynitrous Acid; D005632:Fructose; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D011765:Pyruvaldehyde; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005978:Glutathione; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester; D000111:Acetylcysteine