PMID- 37783376 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231106 LR - 20231106 IS - 1873-2968 (Electronic) IS - 0006-2952 (Linking) VI - 217 DP - 2023 Nov TI - AT(1) receptors modulate ethanol-induced loss of anticontractile effect of perivascular adipose tissue. PG - 115840 LID - S0006-2952(23)00431-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bcp.2023.115840 [doi] AB - Ethanol consumption activates renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), which plays a major role in the pro-contractile and hypertensive effects linked to ethanol. We hypothesized that ethanol consumption induces loss of the anticontractile effect of perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT)through RAAS-mediated mechanisms. We examined the contribution of angiotensin II type 1 receptors (AT(1)R) to ethanol-induced PVAT dysfunction. With this purpose, male Wistar Hannover rats were treated with ethanol 20 % (in volume ratio) and/or losartan (antagonist of AT(1)R; 10 mg/kg/day, gavage) for 9 weeks. Losartan prevented the increase in blood pressure and the loss of the anticontractile effect of PVAT induced by ethanol consumption. PVAT dysfunction occurred after 3 and 9 weeks of treatment with ethanol in an endothelium-dependent manner. Blockade of AT(1)R prevented ethanol-induced reduction of adiponectin levels in PVAT from ethanol-treated rats. Functional assays revealed that ethanol impaired the anticontractile effect of PVAT-derived angiotensin (1-7) and endothelial nitric oxide (NO). In conclusion, AT(1)R are implicated in ethanol-induced loss of the anticontractile effect of PVAT. In PVAT, AT(1)R activation decreases the production of adiponectin, a PVAT-derived factor that promotes vasorelaxation in an endothelium-dependent manner. In the endothelium, AT(1)R favors the production of superoxide (O(2)(*-)) leading to a reduction in NO bioavailability. These responses impair the vasodilator action induced by PVAT-derived angiotensin (1-7), which occurs via Mas receptors located in endothelial cells. Ethanol-induced PVAT dysfunction favors vascular hypercontractility, a response that could contribute to the hypertensive state associated with ethanol consumption. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Awata, Wanessa M C AU - Awata WMC AD - Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP), Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Laboratorio de Farmacologia, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto, USP, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Sousa, Arthur H AU - Sousa AH AD - Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP), Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Laboratorio de Farmacologia, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto, USP, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - de Mello, Marcela M B AU - de Mello MMB AD - Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP), Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Dourado, Thales M H AU - Dourado TMH AD - Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP), Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Laboratorio de Farmacologia, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto, USP, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Pinheiro, Lucas C AU - Pinheiro LC AD - Laboratorio de Farmacologia, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto, USP, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Elias-Oliveira, Jefferson AU - Elias-Oliveira J AD - Departamento de Bioquimica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, USP, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Rodrigues, Vanessa F AU - Rodrigues VF AD - Departamento de Bioquimica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, USP, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Carlos, Daniela AU - Carlos D AD - Departamento de Bioquimica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, USP, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Castro, Michele M AU - Castro MM AD - Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP), Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Tirapelli, Carlos R AU - Tirapelli CR AD - Laboratorio de Farmacologia, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto, USP, Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: crtirapelli@eerp.usp.br. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20231001 PL - England TA - Biochem Pharmacol JT - Biochemical pharmacology JID - 0101032 RN - 0 (Adiponectin) RN - JMS50MPO89 (Losartan) RN - 3K9958V90M (Ethanol) RN - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide) SB - IM MH - Male MH - Rats MH - Animals MH - *Adiponectin/pharmacology MH - Losartan/pharmacology MH - Ethanol/toxicity MH - Endothelial Cells MH - Vasoconstriction MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Adipose Tissue MH - *Hypertension MH - Nitric Oxide/pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Angiotensin II OT - Blood pressure OT - Ethanol OT - Perivascular adipose tissue OT - Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2023/10/03 00:41 MHDA- 2023/11/06 06:42 CRDT- 2023/10/02 19:24 PHST- 2023/08/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/09/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/09/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/11/06 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/10/03 00:41 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/10/02 19:24 [entrez] AID - S0006-2952(23)00431-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bcp.2023.115840 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Pharmacol. 2023 Nov;217:115840. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2023.115840. Epub 2023 Oct 1.