Sphingomyelinase causes endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation through endothelial nitric oxide production without cytosolic Ca2+ elevation
Sphingomyelinase causes endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation through endothelial nitric oxide production without cytosolic Ca2+ elevation
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DOI:
10.1016/j.febslet.2004.11.100
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发表时间:
2005-01-17
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3.5
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Kobayashi, S
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作者:
Mogami, K;Kishi, H;Kobayashi, S
Neutral sphingomyelinase (N-SMase) elevated nitric oxide (NO) production without affecting intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+](i)) in endothelial cells in situ on aortic valves, and induced prominent endothelium-dependent relaxation of coronary arteries, which was blocked by N-omega-monomethyl-L-arginine, a NO synthase (NOS) inhibitor. N-SMase induced translocation of endothelial NOS (eNOS) from plasma membrane caveolae to intracellular region, eNOS phosphorylation on serine 1179, and an increase of ceramide level in endothelial cells. Membrane-permeable ceramide (C-8-ceramide) mimicked the responses to N-SMase. We propose the involvement of N-SMase and ceramide in Ca2+-independent eNOS activation and NO production in endothelial cells in situ, linking to endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation. (C) 2004 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies.