Placental extracellular vesicles from women with severe preeclampsia alter calcium homeostasis in cardiomyocytes: an ex vivo study.

Women with severe preeclampsia (sPE) exhibit a heightened risk of postpartum cardiovascular disease compared with those with normotensive pregnancies (NTP). Although placental extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a crucial role in feto-maternal communication, their impact on cardiomyocytes, particularly in the context of sPE, remains unclear. This study investigated the effect of sPE-associated placental EVs (sPE-Plex EVs) on cardiomyocyte calcium dynamics.

Transgenic Expression of Nrf2 Induces a Pro-Reductive Stress and Adaptive Cardiac Remodeling in the Mouse.

Nuclear factor, erythroid 2 like 2 (Nfe2l2 or Nrf2), is a transcription factor that protects cells by maintaining a homeostatic redox state during stress. The constitutive expression of Nrf2 (CaNrf2-TG) was previously shown to be pathological to the heart over time. We tested a hypothesis that the cardiac-specific expression of full length Nrf2 (mNrf2-TG) would moderately increase the basal antioxidant defense, triggering a pro-reductive environment leading to adaptive cardiac remodeling.

Extracellular Vesicles From Women With Severe Preeclampsia Impair Vascular Endothelial Function.

Background: Preeclampsia (PE) manifesting as hypertension and organ injury is mediated by vascular dysfunction. In biological fluids, extracellular vesicles (EVs) containing microRNA (miRNA), protein, and other cargo released from the placenta may serve as carriers to propagate injury, altering the functional phenotype of endothelial cells. PE has been consistently correlated with increased levels of placenta-derived EVs (pEVs) in maternal circulation.

Role of exosomal microRNA signatures: An emerging factor in preeclampsia-mediated cardiovascular disease.

Preeclampsia (PE) and vascular dysfunction are major causes of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Although extensively studied, the complete understanding of the pathophysiology behind PE remains unclear. Current reports indicate that exosomes are essential mediators in PE-related cardiovascular disease (CVDs).

Protective role of wild garlic on isoproterenol-induced myocardial necrosis in wistar rats.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Tulbaghia violacea Harv. (TVL) is a folk medicine, native to South Africa which has previously shown antioxidant, anti-hypertensive and anti-diabetic effects.

The Aim Of The Study: The aim of the current study was to investigate the protective role of wild garlic or TVL on isoproterenol (ISO)-induced myocardial necrosis in rats.

Angiogenic Dysregulation in Pregnancy-Related Hypertension-A Role for Metformin.

In the face of escalating maternal and fetal health threats, hypertensive pregnancy disorders (HPDs) is one of the leading cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. The range of HPDs include white-coat hypertension, chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension, mild-to-moderate and severe preeclampsia and eclampsia. Current evidence implicates an imbalance of circulating anti- and angiogenic factors in HPDs emanating from the placental vasculature, impacting on angiogenesis.

Differential expression of miRNAs are associated with the insulin signaling pathway in preeclampsia and gestational hypertension.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine microRNAs (miRNAs) expression levels in placental tissue and serum samples from preeclampsia (PE) and gestational hypertensive (GH) patients.

Study Design: Using a targeted qPCR method, the selected miRNAs putatively involved in the PE and GH were examined from normotensive (n = 32), PE (n = 32) and GH (n = 28) in South African women. Western blot analysis of protein expressions of AKT and PI3K was performed in the placental tissue of all three groups.

Omega-3 fatty acids supplementation with lithium and aripiprazole for improving the balance of circulating hormones and brain neurotransmitters in manic mice model.

The present study was designed to evaluate the combined effect of lithium and aripiprazole supplemented with omega-3 fatty acids in methylphenidate (MPD)-induced manic mice. Swiss albino mice were administered with MPD or saline for 14 days, and based on changes in behavioral activities animals were treated with lithium, aripiprazole, and omega-3 fatty acids from the 8th day. Behavioral patterns were analyzed by video tracking.

The effects of sildenafil citrate on urinary podocin and nephrin mRNA expression in an L-NAME model of pre-eclampsia.

We investigated the effects of sildenafil citrate (SC) on podocyturia in N -nitro-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (L-NAME) model of pre-eclampsia (PE). One hundred and twenty Sprague-Dawley rats (SDR) were divided into five groups like pregnant control (PC), early-onset PE (EOPE), late-onset PE(LOPE), early and late-onset PE with SC-treated groups [EOPE (SC); LOPE (SC)]. PE was induced in SDR by oral administration of L-NAME in drinking water for 4-8 days for EOPE and 8-14 day for LOPE.

The effects of sildenafil citrate on uterine angiogenic status and serum inflammatory markers in an L-NAME rat model of pre-eclampsia.

Pre-eclampsia (PE), a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, is detrimental to both mother and foetus. There is currently no effective treatment, but we have shown that Sildenafil Citrate (SC) improve various foetal outcomes in N-nitro-L arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) rat model of PE. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effects of SC on a uterine angiogenic status and serum inflammatory markers in an L-NAME rat model of PE.

Oral administration of veratric acid, a constituent of vegetables and fruits, prevents cardiovascular remodelling in hypertensive rats: a functional evaluation.

In our previous studies, veratric acid (VA) shows beneficial effect on hypertension and its associated dyslipidaemia. In continuation, this study was designed to investigate the effect of VA, one of the major benzoic acid derivatives from vegetables and fruits, on cardiovascular remodelling in hypertensive rats, primarily assessed by functional studies using Langendorff isolated heart system and organ bath system. Hypertension was induced in male albino Wistar rats by oral administration of N ω -nitro-l-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (l-NAME) (40 mg/kg body weight (b.

Vanillic acid prevents the deregulation of lipid metabolism, endothelin 1 and up regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in nitric oxide deficient hypertensive rats.

Hypertension is one of the main factors causing cardiovascular diseases. The present study was designed to evaluate the protective effect of vanillic acid against nitric oxide deficient rats. Hypertension was induced in adult male albino rats of Wistar strain, weighing 180-220g, by oral administration of N(ω)-nitro-l arginine methyl ester (l-NAME) 40mg/kg in drinking water for 4 weeks.

The flavonoid morin restores blood pressure and lipid metabolism in DOCA-salt hypertensive rats.

Objective: This study was undertaken to investigate the antihypertensive and antihyperlipedimic potential of morin against deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA)-salt hypertensive rats.

Methods: Hypertension was induced in uninephrectomized rats (UNX) by weekly twice subcutaneous injection of DOCA (25 mg/kg) and 1% NaCl in the drinking water for six consecutive weeks. Morin (50 mg/kg) was administered to DOCA-salt rats orally using an intragastric tube daily for a period of 6 weeks.

Veratric acid ameliorates hyperlipidemia and oxidative stress in Wistar rats fed an atherogenic diet.

An investigation was made to reveal the protective effects of veratric acid (VA), a phenolic acid against atherogenic diet-induced hyperlipidemic rats. Male albino Wistar rats were fed with atherogenic diet (4% cholesterol, 1% cholic acid, and 0.5% 2-thiouracil) daily for 30 days and treated with VA (40 mg/kg body weight) daily for a period of 30 days.

Effect of veratric acid on the cardiovascular risk of L-NAME-induced hypertensive rats.

Hypertension is associated with dyslipidemia, which is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular complications. This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of veratric acid (VA) on blood pressure, plasma, and tissue lipid profile in N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME)-induced hypertensive rats. Hypertension was induced in adult male albino rats of Wistar strain, weighing 180-220 g, by oral administration of L-NAME (40 mg/kg) in drinking water for 4 weeks.

Molecular metabolic fingerprinting approach to investigate the effects of borneol on metabolic alterations in the liver of nitric oxide deficient hypertensive rats.

Hypertension is one of the major risk factor that underlie a wide range of cardiovascular irregularities which causes functional and metabolic alterations in vascular system and major organs. Nitric oxide is the central regulator of the vascular system and its deficiency leads to increased blood pressure and metabolic alterations in liver. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) is a vibrational spectroscopic technique that uses infrared radiation to vibrate molecular bonds with in the sample that absorbs it and different samples contain diverse configurations of molecular bonds.

Veratric acid, a phenolic acid attenuates blood pressure and oxidative stress in L-NAME induced hypertensive rats.

The present study was undertaken to assess the antihypertensive and antioxidant effects of veratric acid on N(ω)-nitro-L arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) induced hypertensive rats. Hypertension was induced in adult male albino rats of the Wistar strain, weighing 180-220 g, by oral administration of the L-NAME (40 mg/kg body weight/day) in drinking water for 4 weeks. Rats were treated with various doses of veratric acid (20, 40, 80 mg/kg/day) for four weeks.