PMID- 22783192 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20121002 LR - 20231105 IS - 1663-9812 (Electronic) IS - 1663-9812 (Linking) VI - 3 DP - 2012 TI - Comparison of soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators and activators in models of cardiovascular disease associated with oxidative stress. PG - 128 LID - 10.3389/fphar.2012.00128 [doi] LID - 128 AB - Soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC), the primary mediator of nitric oxide (NO) bioactivity, exists as reduced (NO-sensitive) and oxidized (NO-insensitive) forms. We tested the hypothesis that the cardiovascular protective effects of NO-insensitive sGC activation would be potentiated under conditions of oxidative stress compared to those of NO-sensitive sGC stimulation. The cardiovascular effects of the NO-insensitive sGC activator GSK2181236A [a low, non-depressor dose, and a high dose which lowered mean arterial pressure (MAP) by 5-10 mmHg] and those of equi-efficacious doses of the NO-sensitive sGC stimulator BAY 60-4552 were assessed in (1) Sprague Dawley rats during coronary artery ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) and (2) spontaneously hypertensive stroke prone rats (SHR-SP) on a high salt/fat diet (HSFD). In I/R, neither compound reduced infarct size 24 h after reperfusion. In SHR-SP, HSFD increased MAP, urine output, microalbuminuria, and mortality, caused left ventricular hypertrophy with preserved ejection fraction, and impaired endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation. The low dose of BAY 60-4552, but not that of GSK2181236A, decreased urine output, and improved survival. Conversely, the low dose of GSK2181236A, but not that of BAY 60-4552, attenuated the development of cardiac hypertrophy. The high doses of both compounds similarly attenuated cardiac hypertrophy and improved survival. In addition to these effects, the high dose of BAY 60-4552 reduced urine output and microalbuminuria and attenuated the increase in MAP to a greater extent than did GSK2181236A. Neither compound improved endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation. In SHR-SP isolated aorta, the vasodilatory responses to the NO-dependent compounds carbachol and sodium nitroprusside were attenuated by HSFD. In contrast, the vasodilatory responses to both GSK2181236A and BAY 60-4552 were unaltered by HSFD, indicating that reduced NO-bioavailability and not changes in the oxidative state of sGC is responsible for the vascular dysfunction. In summary, GSK2181236A and BAY 60-4552 provide partial benefit against hypertension-induced end-organ damage. The differential beneficial effects observed between these compounds could reflect tissue-specific changes in the oxidative state of sGC and might help direct the clinical development of these novel classes of therapeutic agents. FAU - Costell, Melissa H AU - Costell MH AD - Heart Failure Discovery Performance Unit, Metabolic Pathways and Cardiovascular Therapy Area Unit, GlaxoSmithKline King of Prussia, PA, USA. FAU - Ancellin, Nicolas AU - Ancellin N FAU - Bernard, Roberta E AU - Bernard RE FAU - Zhao, Shufang AU - Zhao S FAU - Upson, John J AU - Upson JJ FAU - Morgan, Lisa A AU - Morgan LA FAU - Maniscalco, Kristeen AU - Maniscalco K FAU - Olzinski, Alan R AU - Olzinski AR FAU - Ballard, Victoria L T AU - Ballard VL FAU - Herry, Kenny AU - Herry K FAU - Grondin, Pascal AU - Grondin P FAU - Dodic, Nerina AU - Dodic N FAU - Mirguet, Olivier AU - Mirguet O FAU - Bouillot, Anne AU - Bouillot A FAU - Gellibert, Francoise AU - Gellibert F FAU - Coatney, Robert W AU - Coatney RW FAU - Lepore, John J AU - Lepore JJ FAU - Jucker, Beat M AU - Jucker BM FAU - Jolivette, Larry J AU - Jolivette LJ FAU - Willette, Robert N AU - Willette RN FAU - Schnackenberg, Christine G AU - Schnackenberg CG FAU - Behm, David J AU - Behm DJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20120705 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Pharmacol JT - Frontiers in pharmacology JID - 101548923 PMC - PMC3389674 OTO - NOTNLM OT - BAY 60-4552 OT - GSK2181236A OT - SHR-SP OT - VASP OT - cGMP OT - soluble guanylate cyclase EDAT- 2012/07/12 06:00 MHDA- 2012/07/12 06:01 PMCR- 2012/07/05 CRDT- 2012/07/12 06:00 PHST- 2012/04/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/06/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/07/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/07/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/07/12 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2012/07/05 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fphar.2012.00128 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Pharmacol. 2012 Jul 5;3:128. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2012.00128. eCollection 2012.