title: H2O2 increases production of constrictor prostaglandins in smooth muscle leading to enhanced arteriolar tone in Type 2 diabetic mice.
abstract: Our previous study showed that arteriolar tone is enhanced in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2-DM) due to an increased level of constrictor prostaglandins. We hypothesized that, in mice with T2-DM, hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) is involved in the increased synthesis of constrictor prostaglandins, hence enhanced basal tone in skeletal muscle arterioles. Isolated, pressurized gracilis muscle arterioles ( approximately 100 microm in diameter) of mice with T2-DM (C57BL/KsJ-db(-)/db(-)) exhibited greater basal tone to increases in intraluminal pressure (20-120 mmHg) than that of control vessels (at 80 mmHg, control: 25 +/- 5%; db/db: 34 +/- 4%, P < 0.05), which was reduced back to control level by catalase (db/db: 24 +/- 4%). Correspondingly, in carotid arteries of db/db mice, the level of dichlorofluorescein-detectable and catalase-sensitive H(2)O(2) was significantly greater. In control arterioles, exogenous H(2)O(2) (0.1-100 micromol/l) elicited dilations (maximum, 58 +/- 10%), whereas in arterioles of db/db mice H(2)O(2) caused constrictions (-28 +/- 8%), which were converted to dilations (maximum, 16 +/- 5%) by the thromboxane A(2)/prostaglandin H(2) (TP) receptor antagonist SQ-29548. In addition, arteriolar constrictions in response to the TP receptor agonist U-46619 were not different between the two groups of vessels. Endothelium denudation did not significantly affect basal tone and H(2)O(2)-induced arteriolar responses in either control or db/db mice. Also, in arterioles of db/db mice, but not in controls, 3-nitrotyrosine staining was detected in the endothelial layer of vessels. Thus we propose that, in mice with T2-DM, arteriolar production of H(2)O(2) is enhanced, which leads to increased synthesis of the constrictor prostaglandins thromboxane A(2)/prostaglandin H(2) in the smooth muscle cells, which enhance basal arteriolar tone. These alterations may contribute to disturbed regulation of skeletal muscle blood flow in Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Physiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
authors.forename: Nóra
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Erdei
authors.forename: Zsolt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bagi
authors.forename: István
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Edes
authors.forename: Gabor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kaley
authors.forename: Akos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001160:Arterioles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000378:metabolism*; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D011453:Prostaglandins; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide