期刊
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY
卷 291, 期 3, 页码 H1429-H1435出版社
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01130.2005
关键词
nitric oxide; endothelium
资金
- NHLBI NIH HHS [R01 HL070653, P01 HL043023, R01 HL070653-04, HL-68813, HL-070653, HL-43023, R01 HL068813] Funding Source: Medline
Our previous studies demonstrated that, in gracilis muscle arterioles of male mice deficient in the gene for endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), flow-induced dilation (FID) is mediated by endothelial PGs. Thus the present study aimed to identify the specific isoform of cyclooxygenase (COX) responsible for the compensatory mediation of FID in arterioles of eNOS-knockout (KO) mice. Experiments were conducted on gracilis muscle arterioles of male eNOS-KOand wildtype (WT) mice. Basal tone and magnitude of FID of arterioles were comparable in the two strains of mice. A role for COX isoforms in the mediation of the responses was assessed by use of valeryl salicylate (3 mM) and NS-398 (10 mu M), inhibitors of COX-1 and COX-2, respectively. In eNOS-KO arterioles, valeryl salicylate or NS- 398 alone inhibited FID (at maximal flow rate) by similar to 51% and similar to 58%, respectively. Administration of both inhibitors eliminated the dilation. In WT arterioles, inhibition of COX-2 did not significantly affect FID, whereas inhibition of COX-1 decreased the dilation by similar to 57%. The residual portion of the response was abolished by additional administration of N-omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester. Western blot analysis indicated a comparable content of COX-1 protein in arterioles of WT and eNOS-KO mice. COX-2 protein, which was not detectable in arterioles of WT mice, was strongly expressed in arterioles of eNOS-KO mice, together with an upregulation of COX-2 gene expression. Immunohistochemical staining confirmed the presence of COX-2 in the endothelium of eNOS-KO arterioles. In conclusion, COX-2-derived PGs are the mediators responsible for maintenance of FID in arterioles of eNOS-deficient mice.
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