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Perivascular adipose tissue and microvascular endothelial dysfunction in obese mice: Beneficial effects of aerobic exercise in adiponectin receptor (AdipoR1) and peNOS Ser1177
Author(s) -
Sousa Andressa S.,
Sponton Amanda C. S.,
Delbin Maria A.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical and experimental pharmacology and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1440-1681
pISSN - 0305-1870
DOI - 10.1111/1440-1681.13550
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , adiponectin , aerobic exercise , adipose tissue , leptin , adiponectin receptor 1 , endothelial dysfunction , leptin receptor , chemistry , obesity , insulin resistance
Abstract In the present study, we aim to investigate the effects of aerobic physical training on perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT)‐induced microvascular dysfunction of the femoral artery in obese mice. Microvascular reactivity was evaluated in control sedentary (c‐SD), obese sedentary (o‐SD) and obese trained (o‐TR) male mice (C57BL6/JUnib), in the absence (PVAT−) or the presence (PVAT+) of femoral artery PVAT. We also analyzed protein expression, vascular nitric oxide (NO) production and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in PVAT. The blood glucose, triglycerides and total cholesterol levels were increased in the o‐SD group, when compared with the c‐SD group. The maximal responses and the potency to acetylcholine (ACh) were decreased in PVAT+ compared with PVAT− rings in the o‐SD group, accompanied by a decrease in vascular protein expression of peNOS Ser1177 , Cu/Zn‐SOD, leptin receptor (Ob‐R) and adiponectin receptor (AdipoR1). The protein expression of leptin increased and that of adiponectin decreased in PVAT. Additionally, vascular NO production was reduced and ROS generation was enhanced in PVAT in the o‐SD group. Aerobic exercise training was effective for normalizing ACh relaxation response, vascular NO production and ROS generation in the o‐TR group. It partially re‐established the vascular protein expression of peNOS Ser1177 and the PVAT leptin; normalized the vascular Cu/Zn‐SOD and AdipoR1 protein expressions. In obese sedentary mice, the presence of PVAT is involved in the process of microvascular dysfunction of the femoral artery in a pathway associated with increased inflammation and ROS generation. The aerobic exercise training normalized the vascular response, the NO production and/or bioavailability and oxidative stress, with improved vascular expressions of Cu/Zn‐SOD, peNOS ser1177 , and AdipoR1.