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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 297: H1087-H1095, 2009. First published July 17, 2009; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00356.2009
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Aging impairs flow-induced dilation in coronary arterioles: role of NO and H2O2

Lori S. Kang,1,2 Rafael A. Reyes,3 and Judy M. Muller-Delp3

1Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown; 2Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Cardiovascular Sciences, Morgantown, West Virginia; and 3Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Submitted 10 April 2009 ; accepted in final form 9 July 2009

Aging contributes significantly to the development of cardiovascular disease and is associated with elevated production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The beneficial effects of nitric oxide (NO)-mediated vasodilation are quickly abolished in the presence of ROS, and this effect may be augmented with aging. We previously demonstrated an age-induced impairment of flow-induced dilation in rat coronary arterioles. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of O2– scavenging, as well as removal of H2O2, the byproduct of O2– scavenging, on flow-mediated dilation in coronary resistance arterioles of young (4 mo) and old (24 mo) male Fischer 344 rats. Flow increased NO and H2O2 production as evidenced by enhanced diaminofluorescein and dichlorodihydrofluorescein fluorescence, respectively, whereas aging reduced flow-induced NO and H2O2 production. Endothelium-dependent vasodilation was evaluated by increasing intraluminal flow (5–60 nl/s) before and after treatment with the superoxide dismutase mimetic Tempol (100 µM), the H2O2 scavenger catalase (100 U/ml), or Tempol plus catalase. Catalase reduced flow-induced dilation in both groups, whereas Tempol and Tempol plus catalase diminished vasodilation in young but not old rats. Tempol plus deferoxamine (100 µM), an inhibitor of hydroxyl radical formation, reversed Tempol-mediated impairment of flow-induced vasodilation in young rats and improved flow-induced vasodilation in old rats compared with control. Immunoblot analysis revealed increases in endogenous superoxide dismutase, catalase, and nitrotyrosine protein levels with aging. Collectively, these data indicate that NO- and H2O2-mediated flow-induced signaling decline with age in coronary arterioles and that elevated hydroxyl radical formation contributes to the age-related impairment of flow-induced vasodilation.

reactive oxygen species; superoxide dismutase; hydroxyl radical; deferoxamine; nitric oxide; hydrogen peroxide


Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: J. M. Muller-Delp, Dept. of Physiology and Functional Genomics, Univ. of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Rd., PO Box 100274, Gainesville, FL 32610 (e-mail: jdelp{at}ufl.edu)






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