Rate of reaction with nitric oxide determines the hypertensive effect of cell-free hemoglobin
Rate of reaction with nitric oxide determines the hypertensive effect of cell-free hemoglobin
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DOI:
10.1038/nbt0798-672
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发表时间:
1998-07-01
影响因子:
46.9
通讯作者:
Lemon, DD
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作者:
Doherty, DH;Doyle, MP;Lemon, DD
Administration of extracellular hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers often induces mild increases in blood pressure, In order to test whether nitric oxide (NO) scavenging is responsible for the hypertensive effect, we constructed and tested a set of recombinant hemoglobins that vary in rates of reaction with NO. The results suggest that the rapid reactions of oxy-and deoxyhemoglobin with nitric oxide are the fundamental cause of the hypertension. The magnitude of the blood-pressure effect correlates directly with the in vitro rate of NO oxidation. Hemoglobins with decreased NO-scavenging activity may be more suitable for certain therapeutic applications than those that cause depletion of nitric oxide.