Metabolism of endogenous and xenobiotic substances by pulmonary vascular endothelial cells.
Metabolism of endogenous and xenobiotic substances by pulmonary vascular endothelial cells.
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肺血管内皮细胞对内源性和外源性物质的代谢。
DOI:
10.1016/0163-7258(89)90037-5
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发表时间:
1989
影响因子:
13.5
通讯作者:
Grantham,CJ
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作者:
Ryan,US;Grantham,CJ
Whether endogenous or introduced into the circulation by man, all substances delivered in the cardiac output must traverse the lungs before entering the systemic circulation. Thus, the lungs are strategically situated with respect to blood-borne substances. Despite its fragile cross-sectional appearance (Fig. 1) the pulmonary endothelium has been shown to be highly metabolically active and to be capable of processing a wide variety of circulating bioactive substances including peptides, amines, prostaglandins, nucleotides and lipids (Fig. 2). Most of these reactions occur as a result of interaction with enzymes situated on the luminal surface of pulmonary endothelial cells (Ryan, 1985, 1986a, b). In addition, a number of drugs, anesthetics and synthetic substances are degraded, transported or otherwise removed by the pulmonary circulation. A number of reviews have appeared in the last 10 years, covering several features of the metabolic functions of the lungs that can be attributed to endothelium (Ryan and Ryan, 1977; Ryan, 1985, 1986a, b; Fishman and Pietra, 1974). It is our aim only to enlarge on some of the newer areas and those we feel deserve special attention. Of course many of the substances that are inactivate by endothelium also have potent actions (frequently receptor-mediated) on endothelial cells and lead to the release of endothelium-derived bioactive products. For example bradykinin, thrombin and ATP lead to the release of EDRF, PGI and PAF, all substances with powerful actions on other cell types.