Divergent effects of genetic and pharmacological inhibition of Nox2 NADPH oxidase on insulin resistance-related vascular damage | Zendy

Azhar Maqbool | Zendy; Nicole T. Watt | Zendy; Natalie J Haywood | Zendy; Hema Viswambharan | Zendy; Anna Skromna | Zendy; Natalia Makava | Zendy; Asjad Visnagri | Zendy; Heba Shawer | Zendy; Katherine Bridge | Zendy; Shovkat K. Muminov | Zendy; Kathryn J. Griffin | Zendy; David J. Beech | Zendy; Stephen B. Wheatcroft | Zendy; Karen E. Porter | Zendy; Katie J. Simmons | Zendy; Piruthivi Sukumar | Zendy; Ajay M. Shah | Zendy; Richard M. Cubbon | Zendy; Mark T. Kearney | Zendy; Nadira Yuldasheva | Zendy

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Divergent effects of genetic and pharmacological inhibition of Nox2 NADPH oxidase on insulin resistance-related vascular damage

Author(s) -

Azhar Maqbool,

Nicole T. Watt,

Natalie J Haywood,

Hema Viswambharan,

Anna Skromna,

Natalia Makava,

Asjad Visnagri,

Heba Shawer,

Katherine Bridge,

Shovkat K. Muminov,

Kathryn J. Griffin,

David J. Beech,

Stephen B. Wheatcroft,

Karen E. Porter,

Katie J. Simmons,

Piruthivi Sukumar,

Ajay M. Shah,

Richard M. Cubbon,

Mark T. Kearney,

Nadira Yuldasheva

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

ajp cell physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.432

H-Index - 181

eISSN - 1522-1563

pISSN - 0363-6143

DOI - 10.1152/ajpcell.00389.2019

Subject(s) - nadph oxidase , insulin resistance , oxidase test , insulin , biology , pharmacology , medicine , biochemistry , endocrinology , enzyme

Insulin resistance leads to excessive endothelial cell (EC) superoxide generation and accelerated atherosclerosis. The principal source of superoxide from the insulin-resistant endothelium is the Nox2 isoform of NADPH oxidase. Here we examine the therapeutic potential of Nox2 inhibition on superoxide generation in saphenous vein ECs (SVECs) from patients with advanced atherosclerosis and type 2 diabetes and on vascular function, vascular damage, and lipid deposition in apolipoprotein E-deficient (ApoE -/- ) mice with EC-specific insulin resistance (ESMIRO). To examine the effect of genetic inhibition of Nox2, ESMIRO mice deficient in ApoE -/- and Nox2 (ESMIRO/ApoE -/- /Nox2 -/y ) were generated and compared with ESMIRO/ApoE -/- /Nox2 +/y littermates. To examine the effect of pharmacological inhibition of Nox2, we administered gp91dstat or scrambled peptide to ESMIRO/ApoE -/- mice. SVECs from diabetic patients had increased expression of Nox2 protein with concomitant increase in superoxide generation, which could be reduced by the Nox2 inhibitor gp91dstat. After 12 wk Western diet, ESMIRO/ApoE -/- /Nox2 -/y mice had reduced EC superoxide generation and greater aortic relaxation to acetylcholine. ESMIRO/ApoE -/- /Nox2 -/y mice developed more lipid deposition in the thoraco-abdominal aorta with multiple foci of elastin fragmentation at the level of the aortic sinus and greater expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1). Gp91dstat reduced EC superoxide and lipid deposition in the thoraco-abdominal aorta of ESMIRO/ApoE -/- mice without causing elastin fragmentation or increased ICAM-1 expression. These results demonstrate that insulin resistance is characterized by increased Nox2-derived vascular superoxide. Complete deletion of Nox2 in mice with EC insulin resistance exacerbates, whereas partial pharmacological Nox2 inhibition protects against, insulin resistance-induced vascular damage.

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