title: Effect of 7-nitroindazole on the expression of intracellular calcium channels in the kidney of spontaneously hypertensive rats.
abstract: The spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were fed with nitric oxide synthase (NOS) blocker 7-nitroindazole (7-NI, 10 mg/kg/day) for 6 weeks and an expression of intracellular calcium channels, SERCA and proapoptotic agents was evaluated in kidney. Treatment of rats with 7-NI resulted in a significant increase in mRNA and protein levels of the IP3 receptors type 1 and type 2, while mRNA levels of the IP3 receptor type 3 remained unchanged. The mRNA of other intracellular calcium channels, ryanodine receptors type 1 and type 2 was also upregulated by 7-NI treatment. Gene expression of the SERCA2a, calcium pump responsible for loading intracellular stores with calcium, revealed increased gene expression due to 7-NI as well. Interestingly, proapoptotic agents caspase 3 and Bax were also upregulated by the 7-NI treatment. These results may indicate that nNOS blocker 7-NI modifies intracellular calcium transport system, which may have impact on altered calcium handling and regulation of various metabolic pathways.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Physiology and Genetics, Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Vlárska 5, Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: Barbora
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sedlakova
authors.forename: Sona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cacanyiova
authors.forename: Karol
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ondrias
authors.forename: Frantisek
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kristek
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Krizanova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D053148:Caspase 3 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D007191:Indazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053496:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D042541:Intracellular Space / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D019837:Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D053498:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C494828:Bax protein, rat; D015220:Calcium Channels; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007191:Indazoles; D053496:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019837:Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; C505410:Casp3 protein, rat; D053148:Caspase 3; D053498:Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases; C080122:7-nitroindazole