title: Segmental heterogeneity in the mechanism of sodium nitroprusside-induced relaxation in ovine pulmonary artery.
abstract: Segmental heterogeneity in relaxation response to nitric oxide (NO) was examined using NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) in second- (medium) and fourth-generation (small) ovine isolated intralobar pulmonary arteries. In vessels precontracted with serotonin, NO donors SNP and S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP) were more potent in relaxing medium, in comparison to the small, arteries. Soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) inhibitor [1,2,4]oxadiazolo-[4,3-a]quinoxaline-1-one (ODQ 3 microM) caused a profound inhibition of SNP relaxation in small as compared with medium-sized arteries. However, both basal and SNP (10 microM)-stimulated intracellular cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) content was identical in these 2 arterial segments. The Na,K-ATPase inhibitor ouabain (1 microM) had a marked inhibitory effect on SNP-mediated relaxation in both segments. There was no segmental difference in SNP (10 microM)-stimulated plasma membrane Na,K-ATPase activity and ouabain-sensitive Rb-uptake. 4-AP (1 mM), a relatively selective inhibitor of Kv channels, decreased the potency of SNP relaxation by about 10-fold in the medium-sized vessels. On the other hand, 4-AP was without effect on the vasodilator potency of SNP in small vessels. Interestingly, in the presence of 4-AP, SNP was equipotent in dilating both medium (pD2 = 5.80 +/- 0.07; Emax = 84 +/- 1.6%, n = 7) and small (pD2 = 5.74 +/- 0.15; Emax = 83 +/- 2.5%, n = 7) pulmonary arteries. In conclusion, the results of the present study suggest that Kv channels determine the segmental heterogeneity of NO-mediated relaxation in ovine pulmonary artery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sathishkumar
authors.forename: R Gracious
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Dnyaneshwar U
authors.initials: DU
authors.lastname: Bawankule
authors.forename: Kautuk K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Sardar
authors.forename: Vellanki Ravi
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: Santosh K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mishra
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009599:Nitroprusside / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D012756:Sheep; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D009599:Nitroprusside