Extracellular alkalinization induces endothelium-derived nitric oxide dependent relaxation in rat thoracic aorta
Extracellular alkalinization induces endothelium-derived nitric oxide dependent relaxation in rat thoracic aorta
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DOI:
10.1016/j.niox.2010.07.008
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发表时间:
2010-12-15
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Evora, P. R. B.
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作者:
Celotto, A. C.;Capellini, V. K.;Evora, P. R. B.
Aim: To investigate the mechanism through which the extracellular alkalinization promotes relaxation in rat thoracic aorta.Methods: The relaxation response to NaOH-induced extracellular alkalinization (7.4-8.5) was measured in aortic rings pre-contracted with phenylephrine (Phe, 10(-6) M). The vascular reactivity experiments were performed in endothelium-intact and -denuded rings, in the presence or and absence of indomethacin (10(-5) M), NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, 10(-4) M), N-(6-Aminohexyl)-5-chloro-1-naphthalenesulfonamide/HCl (W-7, 10(-7) M), 2,5-dimethylbenzimidazole (DMB, 2 x 10(-5) M) and methyl-B-cyclodextrin (10(-2) M). In addition, the effects of NaOH-induced extracellular alkalinization (pH 8.0 and 8.5) on the intracellular nitric oxide (NO) concentration was evaluated in isolated endothelial cells loaded with diaminofluorescein-FM diacetate (DAF-FM DA, 5 mu M), in the presence and absence of DMB (2 x 10(-5) M).Results: The extracellular alkalinization failed to induce any change in vascular tone in aortic rings pre-contracted with KCl. In rings pre-contracted with Phe, the extracellular alkalinization caused relaxation in the endothelium-intact rings only, and this relaxation was maintained after cyclooxygenase inhibition; completely abolished by the inhibition of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), Ca2+/calmodulin and Na+/Ca2+. exchanger (NCX), and partially blunted by the caveolae disassembly.Conclusions: These results suggest that, in rat thoracic aorta, that extracellular alkalinization with NaOH activates the NCX reverse mode of endothelial cells in rat thoracic aorta, thereby the intracellular Ca2+ concentration and activating the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent NOS. In turn, NO is released promoting relaxation. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.