title: [Effect of NG-nitro-L-arginine methylester on the secretion of endothelin-1 in vivo and in cultured endothelial cells].
abstract: We investigated the effect of nitric oxide, derived from L-arginine on the production of endothelin-1 in vivo and in cultured endothelial cells. In mechanically ventilated anesthetized dogs (n = 5), mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP), pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) and plasma endothelin-1 level of the femoral artery during hypoxic ventilation (FIO2 = 0.10) were 3.3 +/- 0.4kPa, 68.7 +/- 10.2kPa.s-1/L and 47.2 +/- 17.4ng/L respectively. NG-nitro-L-arginine methylester (L-NAME), an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase, increased the peak value of mPAP and PVR during hypoxic ventilation to 4.9 +/- 0.6 kPa and 160.9 +/- 34.6kPa. s/L and its effect lasted for 3 hours. Meanwhile, plasma endothelin-1 level in the femoral artery was increased to 68.2 +/- 20.6, 72.8 +/- 20.9, 75.8 +/- 22.7 ng/L at 60, 120, 180 minutes respectively after the injection of L-NAME (P < 0.05 vs hypoxic control before the injection). In cultured endothelial cells from human umbilical veins, endothelin-1 level of culture medium increased significantly in 10(-11) and 10(-7) mol/L L-NAME group (n = 9, P < 0.05 vs control group). These findings indicate that endogenous nitric oxide is an inhibitory modulator of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and that nitric oxide inhibits the production of endothelin-1 in vivo and in cultured vascular endothelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004285:Dogs; D016232:Endothelins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D001120:Arginine; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester