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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (July 11, 2002). doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00318.2002
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Articles in PresS, published online ahead of print July 11, 2002
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 10.1152/ajpheart.00318.2002
Submitted on April 10, 2002
Accepted on July 8, 2002

ROLE OF CERAMIDE IN TNF-{alpha}-INDUCED IMPAIRMENT OF ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT VASORELAXATION IN SMALL BOVINE CORONARY ARTERIES

David X. Zhang1, Fu-Xian Yi1, Ai-Ping Zou1, and Pin-Lan Li1*

1 Pharmacology & Toxicology and Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: pli{at}mcw.edu.

The present study tested the hypothesis that ceramide, a sphingomylinase metabolite, serves as an second messenger for TNF-{alpha} to stimulate superoxide production, thereby decreasing endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in coronary arteries. In isolated bovine small coronary arteries, TNF-{alpha} (1 ng/ml) markedly attenuated vasodilator responses to bradykinin and A23187. In the presence of NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, TNF-{alpha} produced no further inhibition on the vasorelaxation induced by these vasodilators. Using DAF-2 DA fluorescence imaging analysis, bradykinin was found to increase nitric oxide (NO) concentrations in the endothelium of isolated bovine small coronary arteries, which was inhibited by TNF-{alpha}. Pretreatment of the arteries with desipramine (10 µM), an inhibitor of acidic sphingomyelinase, tiron (1 mM), a superoxide scavenger and polyethylene glycol superoxide dismutase (100 U/ml), largely restored the inhibitory effect of TNF-{alpha} on bradykinin- and A23187-induced vasorelaxation. In addition, TNF-{alpha} activated acidic sphingomyelinase and increased ceramide levels in coronary endothelial cells. We conclude that TNF-{alpha} inhibits NO-mediated endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in small coronary arteries via sphingomyelinase activation and consequent superoxide production in endothelial cells.




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