Cyclosporin A generates superoxide in smooth muscle cells

Author: Krauskopf Alexandra   Lhote Philippe   Petermann Olivier   Ruegg Urs T.   Buetler Timo M.  

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

ISSN: 1071-5762

Source: Free Radical Research, Vol.39, Iss.9, 2005-09, pp. : 913-919

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Abstract

Cyclosporin A (CsA) generates superoxide in smooth muscle cells. Our earlier studies have demonstrated that the increase in the vasopressin type 1 receptor induced in vascular smooth muscle cells in the presence of CsA is probably due to superoxide (Krauskopf et al., J Biol Chem 278, 41685–41690, 2003). This increase in vasopressin receptor is likely at the base of increased vascular responsiveness to vasoconstrictor hormones and hypertension induced by CsA. Here, we demonstrate that CsA produces superoxide. In addition, our data show that superoxide generation does not originate from the major cellular superoxide generating systems NAD(P)H oxidase or xanthine oxidase. Our results suggest that the side effects of CsA could be diminished with the help of SOD mimetic drugs.

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