Heme oxygenase-1-derived carbon monoxide contributes to the suppression of acute hypertensive responses in vivo
Heme oxygenase-1-derived carbon monoxide contributes to the suppression of acute hypertensive responses in vivo
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DOI:
10.1161/01.res.83.5.568
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发表时间:
1998-09-07
影响因子:
20.1
通讯作者:
Winslow, RM
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作者:
Motterlini, R;Gonzales, A;Winslow, RM
The enzyme heme oxygenase, which exists in inducible (HO-1) and constitutive (HO-2) isoforms, catalyzes the degradation of heme to biliverdin and CO in mammalian tissues. CO has been implicated in the control of vascular tone in a manner similar to that for NO In the present study, we investigated the contribution of the heme oxygenase/CO pathway to the modulation of acute hypertensive responses in vivo induced by (1) alpha alpha Hb, a chemically modified hemoglobin known to scavenge NO, and (2) N-G-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), a competitive NOS inhibitor. Experiments were carried out in conscious rats in which femoral arteries ansi veins were surgically catheterized 1 or 5 days before treatment with the vasoconstrictor agents. Intravenous infusion of aa Hb 18% solution) or L-NAME (30 mmol/kg) produced an acute and significant increase in mean arterial pressure (P