Modulation of the NO/cGMP pathway reduces the vasoconstriction induced by acellular and PEGylated haemoglobin
Modulation of the NO/cGMP pathway reduces the vasoconstriction induced by acellular and PEGylated haemoglobin
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DOI:
10.1016/j.bbapap.2007.12.011
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发表时间:
2008-10-01
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3.2
通讯作者:
Samaja, Michele
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作者:
Caretti, Anna;Fantacci, Monica;Samaja, Michele
Activation of the NO/cGMP pathway modulates smooth muscle cells relaxation and hence vasoconstriction, a major hindrance for the use of cell-free haemoglobin (Hb) as blood substitute, despite conjugation with 5-kDa maleimide poly(ethylene)-glycol (PEG) reduces vasoconstriction in vivo. We aimed at assessing how a recently developed PEGylated-Hb (Deoxy-PEGHb) and manipulation of the NO/cGMP pathway enable modulation of vasoconstriction in isolated rat hearts. Hearts were Langendorff-perfused with oxygenated Krebs-Henseleit (15 ml/min) while monitoring the coronary pressure (CPP) after injection (1 min) of 50 nM norepinephrine followed by a 1 mu M Hb or Deoxy-PEGHb bolus, without altering the flow. Deoxy-PEGHb induced less vasoconstriction than Hb. Although the presence of PEG could contribute to vasoconstriction, Deoxy-PEGHb did not contain appreciable amounts of free PEG. Whereas reducing endothelial NO release by 0.2 MM L-NAME increased vasoconstriction, abolishing NO scavenging by Hb using its cyanomet derivative almost completely blunted it. Furthermore, maintaining intracellular cyclic GMP by inhibiting phosphodiesterase-5 with 0.02 mM sildenafil enabled control of Hb-induced vasoconstriction. We conclude that, although PEG-Hb represents a possible approach to limit Hb-induced vasoconstriction, manipulating the NO/cGMP pathway may provide a powerful way to circumvent this problem. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.