THE ROLE OF INDUCIBLE NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE IN VASCULAR HYPOREACTIVITY OF ENDOTOXIN-TREATED AND PORTAL HYPERTENSIVE RATS

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作者
HEINEMANN, A
STAUBER, RE
机构
[1] KARL FRANZENS UNIV GRAZ,DEPT MED,A-8036 GRAZ,AUSTRIA
[2] KARL FRANZENS UNIV GRAZ,DEPT CLIN & EXPTL PHARMACOL,GRAZ,AUSTRIA
基金
奥地利科学基金会; 新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
ACETYLCHOLINE; AMINOGUANIDINE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESENTERIC ARTERIAL BED; N-G-NITRO-L-ARGININE METHYL ESTER; PORTAL VEIN LIGATION; (PORTAL HYPERTENSIVE RAT);
D O I
10.1016/0014-2999(95)00138-B
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
The involvement of the inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase in the vascular hyporeactivity in portal vein-ligated rats was assessed in isolated perfused mesenteric arterial beds. Aminoguanidine, a selective inhibitor of the inducible NO synthase, restored the presser responses to methoxamine in arteries of endotoxin-treated rats, but was ineffective in hyporeactive portal vein-ligated vessels. N-G-Nitro-L-arginine methyl ester enhanced the responsiveness both in portal vein-ligated and sham-operated rats, without changing the difference between the two groups. These results not only indicate that the inducible NO synthase is not involved in the hyporeactivity to methoxamine in mesenteric arteries of portal hypertensive rats, but also suggest a role for factors other than NO.
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