Vascular smooth muscle-derived relaxing factor (MDRF) and its close similarity to nitric oxide.
Vascular smooth muscle-derived relaxing factor (MDRF) and its close similarity to nitric oxide.
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血管平滑肌源性松弛因子(MDRF)及其与一氧化氮的密切相似性。
DOI:
10.1016/0006-291x(90)91243-l
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发表时间:
1990
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Ignarro,LJ
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作者:
Wood,KS;Buga,GM;Byrns,RE;Ignarro,LJ
The principal finding in this study is that vascular smooth muscle generates a labile relaxing factor that possesses pharmacological and chemical properties that are similar to those of authentic nitric oxide. MDRF was generated by perfusion of endothelium-denuded bovine pulmonary artery as assessed by bioassay. In addition, endothelium-denuded arterial rings that were incubated at 37°C for 24 hr to lower endogenous L-arginine levels relaxed in response to L-arginine but not D-arginine. Freshly mounted, endothelium-denuded arterial rings were not relaxed by L-arginine but did relax in response to the dipeptide L-arginyl-L-alanine. Relaxant responses were accompanied by increases in smooth muscle levels of cyclic GMP and nitrite, and were inhibited by oxyhemoglobin, methylene blue, and NG-nitro-L-arginine. NG-Nitro-L-arginine also caused endothelium-independent contractile responses. Thus, a relaxing factor with the properties of nitric oxide can be generated from vascular smooth muscle.