Title
Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acid Agonist Rescues the Metabolic Syndrome Phenotype of HO-2-Null Mice
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 8-28-2009
Abstract
Heme oxygenase (HO) and cytochrome P450 (P450)-derived epoxyeicosatrienoicacids (EETs) participate in vascular protection, and recent studies suggest these two systems are functionally linked. We examined the consequences of HO deficiency on P450-derived EETs with regard to body weight, adiposity, insulin resistance, blood pressure, and vascular function in HO-2-null mice. The HO-2-null mice were obese, displayed insulin resistance, and had high blood pressure. HO-2 deficiency was associated with decreases in cyp2c expression, EET levels, HO-1 expression, and HO activity and with an increase in superoxide production and an impairment in the relaxing response to acetylcholine. In addition, HO-2-null mice exhibited increases in serum levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and macrophage chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1andadecreaseinserumadiponectinlevels.Treatment of HO-2-null mice with a dual-activity EET agonist/soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitor increased renal and vascular EET levels and HO-1 expression, lowered blood pressure, prevented body weight gain, increased insulin sensitivity, reduced subcutaneous and visceral fat, and decreased serum TNF-α and MCP-1, while increasing adiponectin and restoring the relaxing responses to acetylcholine. The decrease in cyp2c expression and EETs levels in HO-2-null mice underscores the importance of the HO system in the regulation of epoxygenase levels and suggests that protection against obesity-induced cardiovascular complications requires interplay between these two systems. A deficiency in one of these protective systems may contribute to the adverse manifestations associated with the clinical progression of the metabolic syndrome.
Recommended Citation
Sodhi K, Inoue K, Gotlinger KH, Canestraro M, Vanella L, Kim DH, Manthati VL, Koduru SR, Falck JR, Schwartzman ML, Abraham NG. Epoxyeicosatrienoic acid agonist rescues the metabolic syndrome phenotype of HO-2-null mice. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 2009;331(3):906-16.
Comments
The copy of record is available from the publisher at http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/331/3/906.full.pdf. Copyright © 2009 by The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. All rights reserved.
doi:10.1124/jpet.109.157545