Orientador: Edson Antunes / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-14T06:23:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Bau_FernandoRicardo_M.pdf: 739046 bytes, checksum: e73f0e5383c7082e68c3cbf81bdfce5f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: A síndrome da bexiga hiperativa atinge grande parte da população mundial, e gera sintomas que prejudicam a qualidade de vida dos portadores. Está associada com a hiperatividade do detrusor que se dá por um aumento das contrações espontâneas. Alguns estudos têm mostrado que a deficiência de NO é um dos fatores responsáveis por gerar estas contrações espontâneas. É sabido que o mecanismo de sinalização do NO envolve a ativação da guanilil ciclase solúvel e produção de GMPc. Atualmente, algumas drogas têm sido sintetizadas para mimetizar o efeito exercido pelo NO, tal como o BAY 41-2272, um potente estimulador da guanilil ciclase solúvel independente de NO. Vários trabalhos mostraram que o BAY 41-2272 causa relaxamento de vários tipos de musculatura lisa, podendo ser um composto com grande potencial terapêutico em doenças onde a via do NO/GMPc está prejudicada. O objetivo deste trabalho é investigar a capacidade do BAY 41-2272 de relaxar detrusor isolado de camundongo, coelho e rato in vitro e os mecanismos farmacológicos envolvidos na resposta relaxante. Camundongos C57b6 machos (30-40 g), coelhos New Zealand machos (2-3 kg) e ratos Wistar machos (250-300 g) foram anestesiados e mortos. As bexigas foram removidas e fragmentos de detrusor foram montados em banho para órgãos isolados contendo 10 ml de solução de Krebs. Curvas concentração-resposta ao BAY 41-2272 (10-9 - 10-4 M) foram construídas em tecidos précontraídos com carbacol (10 µM) ou KCl (80 mM), na ausência ou na presença de LNAME (inibidor da óxido nítrico sintase; 100 µM), ODQ (inibidor da guanilato ciclase solúvel; 100 µM), Sildenafil (inibidor da fosfodiesterase tipo-5; 10 µM), ou inibidores de canais de potássio (0,1 µM charibdotoxina + 1 µM apamina; 1µM tetraetilamônio; ou 10 µM glibenclamida). Curvas concentração-resposta ao nitroprussiato de sódio (SNP; 10-8 - 10-4 M), gliceril trinitrato (GTN; 10-8 - 10-4 M) e 8Br-GMPc (10-8 - 10-4 M) foram também construídas. Contrações induzidas por CaCl2 extracelular foram avaliadas na presença do BAY 41-2272, bem como o efeito no influxo de cálcio em plaquetas isoladas de coelho. Níveis de GMPc e AMPc foram avaliados após a estimulação do detrusor com BAY 41- 2272 (10 e 100 µM) e SNP (100 µM) na ausência ou na presença de ODQ (100 µM), através de imunoensaio enzimático (ELISA). O BAY 41-2272 produziu relaxamento de detrusor isolado de camundongos, ratos e coelhos de maneira concentração-dependente, com valores de resposta máxima de 61,3 ± 6,6%, 91,7 ± 5,9% e 95,1 ± 9,9%, respectivamente. Detrusor de coelhos foram selecionados para os experimentos subseqüentes. Os doadores de NO, SNP e GTN, bem com o 8Br-GMPc produziram um discreto relaxamento comparado ao BAY 41-2272. O tratamento dos tecidos com L-NAME (100 µM) ou sildenafil (10 µM) não afetou de maneira significativa o relaxamento induzido pelo BAY 41-2272. Entretanto, o ODQ (100 µM), reduziu significativamente a resposta ao BAY 41-2272. Os bloqueadores de canais de K+ (apamin + charibdotoxina, glibenclamida ou tetraetilamônio) também não afetaram a resposta relaxante do BAY 41-2272. O BAY 41-2272 (10 e 100 µM) elevou os níveis de GMPc em cerca de 14 e 20 vezes respectivamente, sem afetar os níveis de AMPc. Na menor concentração do BAY 41-2272 (10 µM), o ODQ aboliu a elevação dos níveis de GMPc, ao passo que na maior concentração do BAY 41-2272 (100 µM), o ODQ inibiu parcialmente a elevação dos níveis de GMPc. A adição de CaCl2 (0,01-30 mM) extracelular em detrusor isolado de coelhos causou contração de maneira concentração-dependente que foi significativamente reduzida pelo tratamento prévio com BAY 41-2272 (1 e 10 µM), sendo que este efeito não foi prevenido pelo ODQ. O BAY 41-2272 reduziu significativamente o aumento dos níveis intracelulares de cálcio em plaquetas de coelho induzido por trombina. Em resumo, o BAY 41-2272 produz relaxamento em detrusor isolado de camundongos, coelhos e ratos através da produção de GMPc e da inibição do influxo de cálcio que independe de GMPc / Abstract: Overactive bladder (OAB) is a highly prevalent condition that affects millions of people worldwide with a profound effect on quality of life. The bladder overactivity is related to spontaneous contractions of the detrusor smooth muscle causing an increase in the intravesical pressure and consequently stimulation of the micturirion reflex. Evidences suggest that impairment of nitric oxide (NO) signaling pathway may account for OAB. It is well established that NO signaling pathways involves soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulation and cyclic GMP production. Recently, pharmacological agents capable of directly stimulating soluble guanylate cyclase independenly of NO, such as BAY 41-2272 has been reported to produce relaxation of different types of smooth muscle, showing great therapeutic potential in disturbs which NO pathway is impaired. The present study aimed to evaluate the capacity of BAY 41-2272 to relax isolated mouse, rat and rabbit DSM and the mechanism underlying these response. C57b6 male mice, Wistar male rats and New Zealand male rabbits were anesthetized, and urinary bladder removed. DSM was transferred to 10-mL organ baths containing oxygenated and warmed Krebs-Henseleit solution. Tissues were connected to force-displacement transducers and changes in isometric force were recorded. Concentration-response curves to BAY 41-2272 (10-9 - 10-4M) were constructed, in previously contracted tissues with carbachol (10 µM) or KCl (80 mM), in the absence and in the presence of L-NAME (Nitric Oxide Synthase inhibitor; 100 µM), ODQ (sGC inhibitor; 100 µM), Sildenafil (phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitor; 10 µM), or potassium channel blockers (0.1 µM charybdotoxin + 1 µM apamin; 1 µM tetraethylammonium; or 10 µM glybenclamide). Concentration-response curves to sodium nitroprusside (SNP; 10-8 - 10-4 M), glyceryl trinitrate (GTN; 10-8 - 10-4 M) and 8Br-cGMP (10-8 - 10-4 M) were also constructed. CaCl2-induced contractions in DSM and calcium influx in rabbit isolated platelets were evaluated in the presence of BAY 41-2272. Levels of cAMP and cGMP in DSM strips were determined after treatment with BAY 41-2272 (10 and 100 µM), SNP (100 µM) in the absence or in the presence of ODQ (100 µM) using specific EIA kit. BAY 41-2272 (0.001-100 µM) produced concentration-dependent DSM relaxations in mouse, rat and rabbit with maximal responses of 61.3 ± 6.6%, 95.1 ± 9.9% and 91.7 ± 5.9%, respectively. The NO-donors sodium nitroprusside and glyceryl trinitrate, as well as 8-bromo-cGMP also produced concentration-dependent rabbit DSM relaxations, but to a lesser extent than BAY 41-2272. Pretreatment with L-NAME (NO synthesis inhibitor) or sildenafil (phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor) had no effect in BAY 41-2272- induced responses. However, the soluble guanylyl cyclase inhibitor ODQ significantly reduced BAY 41-2272-induced relaxantions. BAY 41-2272 (10 and 100 µM) increased the bladder cGMP levels by about of 14- and 20-fold, respectively, without affecting the cAMP levels. The cGMP increases in response to BAY 41-2272 and SNP were markedly reduced by ODQ. CaCl2 caused a concentration-dependent contraction in DSM strips and BAY 41- 2272 significantly reduced the contractile responses to extracellular Ca2+ in an ODQinsensitive manner. BAY 41-2272 also significantly reduced the increase of intracellular calcium levels induced by thrombin. This inhibitory effect was completely reverted after the treatment with ODQ. BAY 41-2272 relaxes DSM of the three animal species studied. BAY 41-2272-induced DSM relaxation involves mainly cGMP production, but an additional mechanism involving Ca2+ influx blockade independently of cGMP production appears to be involved / Mestrado / Farmacologia / Mestre em Farmacologia

L’objectif de cette thèse était de caractériser le rôle des différentes familles de phosphodiestérases (PDEs), les enzymes de dégradation du 3'-5'- adénosine monophosphate cyclique (AMPc), dans la régulation de la signalisation de l’AMPc dans deux types de cellules musculaires lisses (CMLs), l’aorte de rat (CMLAR) et la vessie de rat néonatal (CMLVRN). Dans les CMLARs en culture, nous avons déterminé le profil d’expression et d’activité des PDE-AMPc. Nous avons alors montré, à l’aide de la technique de FRET basée sur une sonde sensible à l’AMPc pour mesurer l’AMPc en temps réel dans une cellule isolée, que l’inhibition de la PDE4 démasque un effet d’hydrolyse de l’AMPc cytosolique par la PDE1 et la PDE3, alors que les PDE3 et PDE4 agissent de façon synergistique dans le compartiment sous-membranaire. Les mécanismes de cette compartimentation subcellulaire des signaux restent à caractériser.Dans les CMLVRNs, les PDE3 et PDE4 régulent les contractions phasiques, par des mécanismes différents. L’inhibition de la PDE4 limite les contractions stimulées par le carbachol par un mécanisme dépendant de la protéine kinase A, impliquant une augmentation de la fréquence des sparks calciques, qui entrainent l’activation des canaux potassiques BK, assurant en final une diminution des transitoires calciques. Au contraire, l’effet de l’inhibition de la PDE3 implique la protéine kinase G mais par un mécanisme qui reste à définir.En conclusion, ce travail montre que dans les CMLs, les différents familles de PDE-AMPc sont douées de spécificité de fonction et/ou de mécanisme d’action, et participent ainsi à une compartimentation subcellulaire des voies de signalisation. / The aim of the present thesis was to characterize the role of the different families of phosphodiesterases (PDEs), the enzymes degrading 3'-5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), in controlling the cAMP signalling in two distinct smooth muscle cells (SMCs), the rat aorta SMC (RASMCs) and the rat bladder SMC (RBSMCs).In cultured RASMCs, we firstly characterized the pattern of cAMP-PDE expression and activity. We then showed, by using a FRET-based cAMP sensor to explore cAMP signals in living cells, that PDE4 inhibition unmasks an effect of PDE1 and PDE3 on cytosolic cAMP hydrolyzis, whereas PDE3 and PDE4 act synergistically at the submembrane compartment. The mechanisms of this subcellular compartmentation need to be characterized. In neonatal RBSMCs, we showed that both PDE3 and PDE4 are involved in regulating the phasic contractions albeit through distinct mechanisms. PDE4 inhibition inhibits the carbachol-enhanced contractions through a protein kinase A-dependent pathway involving an increase in Ca2+ sparks frequency which activates BK channels to ultimately decrease Ca2+ transients, whereas PDE3 inhibition acts through a protein kinase G-dependent pathway through a still unknown mechanism.In conclusion, our work shows that in the SMC, the different cAMP-PDE families exhibit a specificity in their function and/or mechanism of action, thus participating to a subcellular signaling compartmentation.

The aim of the present thesis was to characterize the role of the different families of phosphodiesterases (PDEs), the enzymes degrading 3'-5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), in controlling the cAMP signalling in two distinct smooth muscle cells (SMCs), the rat aorta SMC (RASMCs) and the rat bladder SMC (RBSMCs).In cultured RASMCs, we firstly characterized the pattern of cAMP-PDE expression and activity. We then showed, by using a FRET-based cAMP sensor to explore cAMP signals in living cells, that PDE4 inhibition unmasks an effect of PDE1 and PDE3 on cytosolic cAMP hydrolyzis, whereas PDE3 and PDE4 act synergistically at the submembrane compartment. The mechanisms of this subcellular compartmentation need to be characterized. In neonatal RBSMCs, we showed that both PDE3 and PDE4 are involved in regulating the phasic contractions albeit through distinct mechanisms. PDE4 inhibition inhibits the carbachol-enhanced contractions through a protein kinase A-dependent pathway involving an increase in Ca2+ sparks frequency which activates BK channels to ultimately decrease Ca2+ transients, whereas PDE3 inhibition acts through a protein kinase G-dependent pathway through a still unknown mechanism.In conclusion, our work shows that in the SMC, the different cAMP-PDE families exhibit a specificity in their function and/or mechanism of action, thus participating to a subcellular signaling compartmentation.