PMID- 36399957 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221210 LR - 20221217 IS - 2213-2317 (Electronic) IS - 2213-2317 (Linking) VI - 58 DP - 2022 Dec TI - Nitrosative stress induced by homocysteine thiolactone drives vascular cognitive impairments via GTP cyclohydrolase 1 S-nitrosylation in vivo. PG - 102540 LID - S2213-2317(22)00312-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102540 [doi] LID - 102540 AB - BACKGROUND: s: Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) is one of risk factors for vascular cognitive impairment (VCI). GTP cyclohydrolase 1 (GCH1) deficiency is critical to oxidative stress in vascular dysfunction. The aim of this study was designed to examine whether HHcy induces VCI through GCH1 S-nitrosylation, a redox-related post-translational modification of cysteine. METHODS: The VCI model was induced by feeding mice homocysteine thiolactone (HTL) for 16 consecutive weeks. The cognitive functions were evaluated by step-down avoidance test, passive avoidance step-through task test, and Morris water maze (MWM) test. Protein S-nitrosylation was assayed using a biotin-switch method. RESULTS: In cell-free system, nitric oxide (NO) donor induced GCH1 protein S-nitrosylation and decreased GCH1 activity. In endothelial cells, HTL increased GCH1 S-nitrosylation, reduced tetrahydrobiopterin, and induced oxidative stress, which were attenuated by N-acetyl-cysteine, L-N6-1-Iminoethyl-lysine, mutant of GCH1 cysteine 141 to alanine (MT-GCH1) or gene deletion of inducible NO synthase (iNOS). Further, HTL incubation or iNOS overexpression promoted endothelial cellular senescence, but abolished by exogenous expression of MT-GCH1 or pharmacological approaches including N-acetyl-cysteine, L-sepiapterin, and tempol. In wildtype mice, long-term administration of HTL induced GCH1 S-nitrosylation and vascular stiffness, decreased cerebral blood flow, and damaged the cognitive functions. However, these abnormalities induced by HTL administration were rescued by enforced expression of MT-GCH1 or gene knockout of iNOS. In human subjects, GCH1 S-nitrosylation was increased and cognitive functions were impaired in patients with HHcy. CONCLUSION: The iNOS-mediated nitrosative stress induced by HTL drives GCH1 S-nitrosylation to induce cerebral vascular stiffness and cognitive impairments. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Yin, Ya-Ling AU - Yin YL AD - Sino-UK Joint Laboratory of Brain Function and Injury and Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China. FAU - Chen, Yuan AU - Chen Y AD - The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China. FAU - Ren, Feng AU - Ren F AD - Sino-UK Joint Laboratory of Brain Function and Injury and Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China. FAU - Wang, Lu AU - Wang L AD - Sino-UK Joint Laboratory of Brain Function and Injury and Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China. FAU - Zhu, Mo-Li AU - Zhu ML AD - School of Pharmacy, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Drug Intervention, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, China. FAU - Lu, Jun-Xiu AU - Lu JX AD - Sino-UK Joint Laboratory of Brain Function and Injury and Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China; School of Pharmacy, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Drug Intervention, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, China. FAU - Wang, Qian-Qian AU - Wang QQ AD - School of Pharmacy, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Drug Intervention, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, China. FAU - Lu, Cheng-Biao AU - Lu CB AD - Sino-UK Joint Laboratory of Brain Function and Injury and Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China. FAU - Liu, Chao AU - Liu C AD - Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular, and Metabolic Disorders, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China. FAU - Bai, Yong-Ping AU - Bai YP AD - School of Pharmacy, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Drug Intervention, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, China; Department of Geriatric Medicine and Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Coronary Circulation Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. FAU - Wang, Shuang-Xi AU - Wang SX AD - The Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, The State and Shandong Province Joint Key Laboratory of Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China; School of Pharmacy, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Drug Intervention, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular, and Metabolic Disorders, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China. Electronic address: shuangxiwang@sdu.edu.cn. FAU - Wang, Jian-Zhi AU - Wang JZ AD - Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education of China for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China. Electronic address: wangjz@mail.hust.edu.cn. FAU - Li, Peng AU - Li P AD - Sino-UK Joint Laboratory of Brain Function and Injury and Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China; School of Pharmacy, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Drug Intervention, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular, and Metabolic Disorders, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China. Electronic address: pengli@xxmu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20221113 PL - Netherlands TA - Redox Biol JT - Redox biology JID - 101605639 RN - K848JZ4886 (Cysteine) RN - EC 3.5.4.16 (GTP Cyclohydrolase) RN - D5H88XF24X (homocysteine thiolactone) RN - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide) RN - EC 3.5.4.16 (Gch1 protein, mouse) RN - EC 3.5.4.16 (GCH1 protein, human) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - *Cognitive Dysfunction/etiology/metabolism MH - Cysteine/metabolism MH - Endothelial Cells/metabolism MH - GTP Cyclohydrolase MH - *Hyperhomocysteinemia/chemically induced/metabolism MH - Nitric Oxide/metabolism MH - Nitrosative Stress PMC - PMC9673109 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Endothelial cell OT - GTP cyclohydrolase 1 OT - Nitrosative stress OT - S-nitrosylation OT - Vascular cognitive impairment COIS- Declaration of competing interest We all authors stated that we have no conflicts of interest.Ya-Ling Yin, Yuan Chen, Feng Ren, Lu Wang, Mo-Li Zhu, Jun-Xiu Lu, Qian-Qian Wang, Cheng-Biao Lu, Chao Liu, Yong-Ying Bai, Shuang-Xi Wang, Jian-Zhi WangPeng Li. EDAT- 2022/11/19 06:00 MHDA- 2022/12/11 06:00 PMCR- 2022/11/13 CRDT- 2022/11/18 18:26 PHST- 2022/10/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/11/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/11/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/11/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/12/11 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/11/18 18:26 [entrez] PHST- 2022/11/13 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2213-2317(22)00312-3 [pii] AID - 102540 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102540 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Redox Biol. 2022 Dec;58:102540. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102540. Epub 2022 Nov 13.