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Repetitive progressive thermal preconditioning hinders thrombosis by reinforcing phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt-dependent heat-shock protein/endothelial nitric oxide synthase signaling.

AbstractOBJECTIVE:
We compared the effects of modified progressive thermal preconditioning (PTP) and whole-body thermal preconditioning (TP) on stress responses, oxidative stress biomarkers, and arterial thrombosis formation, and explored their possible actions through phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt-dependent heat-shock protein (Hsp)/endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) pathways.
METHODS:
We divided four groups of 249 male Wistar rats into nonimmersed controls, TP, and one (1-PTP) and three consecutive cycles (3-PTP) of PTP in a 42°C water bath. We evaluated the stress responses, including hemodynamics, total energy transfer, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress marker glucose-regulated protein (GRP78), and blood reactive oxygen species level during TP or PTP treatment. We compared 1-PTP, 3-PTP, or TP effects on oxidative stress, intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), Hsp70, tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) activity, and vascular phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt) and eNOS (p-eNOS) expressions in a model of topical ferric chloride (FeCl(3))-induced carotid artery thrombosis.
RESULTS:
PTP significantly (P < .05) induced less hemodynamic fluctuations, total energy transfer, ER, and oxidative stress than TP did. After 24 or 72 hours of treatment, 1-PTP, 3-PTP, and TP significantly (P < .05) elevated carotid arterial Hsp70, p-Akt, and p-eNOS expression, significantly (P < .05) depressed FeCl(3)-enhanced vascular 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate, chemokine (C-X3-C motif) ligand 1 (CX3CL1), 3-nitrotyrosine, 4-hydroxynonenal, and ICAM-1 stain, PAI-1, and t-PA activity, leukocyte infiltration and thrombus size, and significantly (P < .05) delayed thrombus formation compared with controls. 3-PTP and TP had a higher (P < .05) protection than 1-PTP. PI3K/Akt, Hsp70, or N(G)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (L-NAME) inhibitors significantly (P < .05) depressed 3-PTP and TP-induced vascular protection.
CONCLUSIONS:
Repetitive PTP is better than single PTP to hinder thrombosis formation via reinforcing PI3K/Akt-dependent Hsp70/eNOS signaling.
AuthorsPing-Chia Li, Chih-Ching Yang, Shih-Ping Hsu, Chiang-Ting Chien
JournalJournal of vascular surgery (J Vasc Surg) Vol. 56 Issue 1 Pg. 159-70 (Jul 2012) ISSN: 1097-6809 [Electronic] United States
PMID22244861 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightCopyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • GRP78 protein, rat
  • HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Topics
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Animals
  • Carotid Stenosis (metabolism, prevention & control)
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins (metabolism)
  • Heat-Shock Proteins (metabolism)
  • Hemodynamics
  • Hot Temperature
  • Immunoblotting
  • Male
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III (metabolism)
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase (metabolism)
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt (metabolism)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Reactive Oxygen Species (metabolism)
  • Signal Transduction
  • Thrombosis (metabolism, prevention & control)

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