title: The soluble guanylyl cyclase inhibitor 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-alpha]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ) inhibits relaxation of rabbit aortic rings induced by carbon monoxide, nitric oxide, and glyceryl trinitrate.
abstract: Carbon monoxide (CO), a vasodilator, has been implicated as an activator of soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) to effect smooth muscle relaxation; however, this idea has not received universal support. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the sGC inhibitor 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-alpha]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ) on relaxation of rabbit aortic rings (RARs) induced by CO. Administration of 10 microM ODQ completely abolished relaxation of RARs by CO (30 microM), whereas only a partial attenuation of NO-induced relaxation was achieved by the same concentration of ODQ. The results of this study suggest that CO-mediated relaxation of RARs is mediated by sGC and indicate that ODQ may serve as a useful tool in the investigation of the actions of CO. Furthermore, these observations support the idea that ODQ is less potent in inhibiting relaxations by NO, thereby implicating a component of NO-induced relaxation that is independent of sGC/cGMP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Brien
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakatsu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000187:drug effects; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase / Q000378:metabolism*; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010069:Oxadiazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011810:Quinoxalines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: C095284:1H-(1,2,4)oxadiazolo(4,3-a)quinoxalin-1-one; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D010069:Oxadiazoles; D011810:Quinoxalines; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase; D005996:Nitroglycerin