PMID- 27233303 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161013 LR - 20210109 IS - 2051-817X (Electronic) IS - 2051-817X (Linking) VI - 4 IP - 10 DP - 2016 May TI - Aging does not affect soluble guanylate cyclase redox state in mouse aortas. LID - 10.14814/phy2.12816 [doi] LID - e12816 AB - Aging is associated with endothelial dysfunction, defined as a reduction in nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability. Although the redox state of the NO acceptor soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) is another determinant factor for its bioavailability and is disturbed by reactive oxygen species (ROS) known to be increased with age, it is unclear whether aging actually has an impact on vascular sGC redox equilibrium. Therefore, this study investigated this issue using two different types of compounds, the sGC stimulator BAY 41-2272 and the sGC activator BAY 60-2770. Plasma thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) levels were markedly higher in aged (19-20 months old) mice than in young (2-3 months old) mice, whereas superoxide levels in endothelium-denuded aortas were not different between the groups. The relaxant response of endothelium-denuded aortas to either BAY 41-2272 or BAY 60-2770 was identical in aged and young mice. In addition, the vascular cGMP production stimulated with BAY 41-2272 or BAY 60-2770 in aged mice was the same level as that in young mice. These findings suggest that aging accompanied by an increase in systemic oxidative stress does not affect vascular smooth muscle ROS generation and sGC redox equilibrium. Unless ROS are increased in vascular smooth muscle, the sGC redox equilibrium might remain unchanged. CI - (c) 2016 The Authors. Physiological Reports published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of the American Physiological Society and The Physiological Society. FAU - Shimosato, Takashi AU - Shimosato T AD - Department of Pharmacology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. FAU - Tawa, Masashi AU - Tawa M AD - Department of Pharmacology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan tawa@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp. FAU - Iwasaki, Hirotaka AU - Iwasaki H AD - Department of Pharmacology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. FAU - Imamura, Takeshi AU - Imamura T AD - Department of Pharmacology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. FAU - Okamura, Tomio AU - Okamura T AD - Department of Pharmacology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Physiol Rep JT - Physiological reports JID - 101607800 RN - 0 (3-(4-Amino-5-cyclopropylpyrimidine-2-yl)-1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazolo(3,4-b)pyridine) RN - 0 (4-(((4-carboxybutyl) (2- (5-fluoro-2-((4'-(trifluoromethyl) biphenyl-4-yl)methoxy)phenyl)ethyl) amino)methyl)benzoic acid) RN - 0 (Benzoates) RN - 0 (Biphenyl Compounds) RN - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated) RN - 0 (Pyrazoles) RN - 0 (Pyridines) RN - 0 (Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear) RN - EC 4.6.1.2 (Guanylate Cyclase) RN - EC 4.6.1.2 (Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase) SB - IM MH - Aging/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Aorta, Thoracic/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Benzoates/pharmacology MH - Biphenyl Compounds/pharmacology MH - Guanylate Cyclase/*metabolism MH - Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated/pharmacology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Organ Culture Techniques MH - Oxidation-Reduction/drug effects MH - Pyrazoles/pharmacology MH - Pyridines/pharmacology MH - Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/*metabolism MH - Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase PMC - PMC4886176 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Aging OT - nitric oxide OT - sGC activator OT - sGC stimulator OT - soluble guanylate cyclase EDAT- 2016/05/29 06:00 MHDA- 2016/05/29 06:01 PMCR- 2016/05/27 CRDT- 2016/05/29 06:00 PHST- 2016/05/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/05/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/05/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/05/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/05/29 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/05/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 4/10/e12816 [pii] AID - PHY212816 [pii] AID - 10.14814/phy2.12816 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Physiol Rep. 2016 May;4(10):e12816. doi: 10.14814/phy2.12816.