Journal
REDOX BIOLOGY
Volume 26, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2019.101238
Keywords
L-NAME; Nitrodilator; L-arginine analogues; Fenton chemistry; Preformed intracellular NO store
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- NIH [P01 HD-31226, R01HL119280]
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L-N-G-Nitro arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) has been widely applied for several decades in both basic and clinical research as an antagonist of nitric oxide synthase (NOS). Herein, we show that L-NAME slowly releases NO from its guanidino nitro group. Daily pretreatment of rats with L-NAME potentiated mesenteric vasodilation induced by nitrodilators such as nitroglycerin, but not by NO. Release of NO also occurred with the NOS-inactive enantiomer D-NAME, but not with L-arginine or another NOS inhibitor L-NMMA, consistent with the presence or absence of a nitro group in their structure and their nitrodilator-potentiating effects. Metabolic conversion of the nitro group to NO-related breakdown products was confirmed using isotopically-labeled L-NAME. Consistent with Fenton chemistry, transition metals and reactive oxygen species accelerated the release of NO from L-NAME. Both NO production from L-NAME and its nitrodilator-potentiating effects were augmented under inflammation. NO release by L-NAME can confound its intended NOS-inhibiting effects, possibly by contributing to a putative intracellular NO store in the vasculature.
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