Nuclear Factor-κB Activation Contributes to Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction via Oxidative Stress in Overweight/Obese Middle-Aged and Older Humans
Year: 2009
Type: article
Study designs: Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Trial
Abstract: BACKGROUND: We tested the hypothesis that nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activity contributes to vascular endothelial dysfunction with aging and obesity in humans. METHODS AND RESULTS: We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study in 14 nondiabetic overweight or obese (body mass index > or =25 kg/m(2)) middle-aged and older (age 52 to 68 years) adults. Salsalate (nonacetylated salicylate, 4500 mg/d), a compound that inhibits NF-kappaB activity, or placebo was administered for 4-day periods. Plasma salicylate concentrations reached the midtherapeutic range (21.8+/-1.1 mg/100 mL, P< or =0.0001 versus placebo) by day 4 of salsalate treatment. Salsalate increased expression of the inhibitor of NF-kappaB and reduced total and nuclear expression of NF-kappaB in endothelial cells obtained from the subjects (all P<0.05). Salsalate increased brachial artery flow-mediated dilation by 74% (from 4.0+/-0.4% to 6.6+/-0.5%, P<0.001) but did not affect endothelium-independent dilation (P=0.83). The change in brachial artery flow-mediated dilation with salsalate was inversely related to baseline flow-mediated dilation (r=-0.77, P<0.01). Infusion of vitamin C increased brachial artery flow-mediated dilation during placebo (P<0.001) but not after salsalate (P=0.23). Salsalate reduced nitrotyrosine (P=0.06) and expression of NADPH oxidase p47(phox) (P<0.05) in endothelial cells obtained from the subjects but did not influence circulating or endothelial cell inflammatory proteins. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings provide the first direct evidence that NF-kappaB, in part via stimulation of oxidative stress, plays an important role in mediating vascular endothelial dysfunction in overweight and obese middle-aged and older humans.
Source: Circulation
Institution: University of Colorado Boulder
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Awards: G1840998190, General Clinical Research Center, Hormone Replacement Therapy, SERMs & Leg Blood Flow in Postmenopausal Women, G5193985868, Human Aging, Exercise & FMD: Translational Physiology, Nitrite Supplementation for Improving Physiological Function in Older Adults, Weight Loss, Inflammation, and Vascular Endothelial Function in Older Adults, Human Aging and B-adrenergic Modulation of Thermogenesis, G7443425, Integrative Physiology of Aging Training Grant
OpenAlex ID: W2160375807