ENDOTHELIAL TYPE NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE IN SKELETAL-MUSCLE FIBERS - MITOCHONDRIAL RELATIONSHIPS
ENDOTHELIAL TYPE NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE IN SKELETAL-MUSCLE FIBERS - MITOCHONDRIAL RELATIONSHIPS
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DOI:
10.1006/bbrc.1995.1824
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发表时间:
1995-06-15
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
STAMLER, JS
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作者:
KOBZIK, L;STRINGER, B;STAMLER, JS
Immunohistochemistry shows that skeletal muscle fibers express endothelial-type (ec)-NOS in a heterogeneous pattern distinct from that of neuronal (nc)-NOS. Analysis of adjacent serial sections reveals: 1) a strong correlation of ec-NOS expression to mitochondrial content (visualized histochemically by succinate dehydrogenase); 2) lack of correlation of ec-NOS to fiber ATPase type (in contrast to nc-NOS); and 3) constitutive co-expression of ec- and nc-NOS in some fibers. Preparations of mitochondria from diaphragm exhibited calcium-dependent NOS activity, which functioned to inhibit in vitro oxygen consumption. The results establish that normal skeletal muscle cells can express two constitutive isoforms of NOS (nc- and ec-) and suggest a functional role for ec-NOS in oxidative, mitochondria-rich fibers. (C) 1995 Academic Press, Inc.