Nitric oxide decreases endothelin-1 secretion through the activation of soluble guanylate cyclase.
The use of exogenous nitric oxide (NO) has been shown to alter the regulation of other endothelially derived mediators of vascular tone, such as endothelin-1 (ET-1). However, the interaction between NO and ET-1 appears to be complex and remains incompletely understood. One of the major actions of NO is the activation of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) with the subsequent generation of cGMP. Therefore, we undertook this study to test the hypothesis that NO regulates ET-1 production via the activation of the sGC/cGMP pathway. The results obtained indicated that the exposure of primary cultures of 4-wk-old ovine pulmonary arterial endothelial cells (4-wk PAECs) to the long-acting NO donor DETA NONOate induced both a dose- and time-dependent decrease in secreted ET-1. This decrease in ET-1 secretion occurred in the absence of changes in endothelin-converting enzyme-1 or sGC expression but in conjunction with a decrease in prepro-ET-1 mRNA. The changes in ET-1 release were inversely proportional to the cellular cGMP content. Furthermore, the NO-independent activator of sGC, YC-1, or treatment with a cGMP analog also produced significant decreases in ET-1 secretion. Conversely, pretreatment with the sGC inhibitor ODQ blocked the NO-induced decrease in ET-1. Therefore, we conclude that exposure of 4-wk PAECs to exogenous NO decreases secreted ET-1 resulting from the activation of sGC and increased cGMP generation.
Kelly
Lisa K
LK
International Heart Institute of Montana, St. Patrick Hospital, 554 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, USA.
Wedgwood
Stephen
S
Steinhorn
Robin H
RH
Black
Stephen M
SM
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase / Q000378:metabolism*; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009603:Nitroso Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000502:physiology*; D012756:Sheep
D019332:Endothelin-1; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors; D009603:Nitroso Compounds; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C094210:2,2'-(hydroxynitrosohydrazono)bis-ethanamine; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase; D006152:Cyclic GMP; D001205:Ascorbic Acid