Time course of nitric oxide production and epithelial dysfunction during ischemia/reperfusion of the feline small intestine.
The objective of this study was to correlate nitric oxide production with time of reperfusion of the post-ischemic feline small intestine. Epithelial permeability, quantitated as blood-to-lumen clearance of 51Cr-EDTA, following 1 hr of ischemia and 4 hr of reperfusion of the small intestine, increased approximately 10-fold. This increase was further augmented by L-NAME infusion between 60 and 120 min but not at 240 min. Ca(2+)-dependent nitric oxide synthase activity was reduced by approximately 50% at 3 and 4 hr of reperfusion, whereas Ca(2+)-independent nitric oxide synthase activity was undetectable throughout the experiment. Administration of L-arginine at the start of reperfusion attenuated the reperfusion-induced epithelial barrier dysfunction for the first 120 min but not at 180 or 240 min. Continuous infusion of a nitric oxide donor (CAS 754) following 1 hr of reperfusion reduced epithelial permeability at 4 hr of reperfusion. In conclusion, a reduction in nitric oxide production was observed with time of reperfusion, possibly due to reduced nitric oxide synthase levels.
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Department of Medical Physiology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Tepperman
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Payne
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Sutherland
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Kubes
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D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D002415:Cats; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000098:blood supply*; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010539:Permeability / Q000187:drug effects; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D013558:Sydnones / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors
D013558:Sydnones; C072857:3-(cis-2,6-dimethylpiperidino)sydnonimine; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D001120:Arginine; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester