title: Effects of 1400W, a potent selective inducible NOS inhibitor, on histamine- and leukotriene D4-induced relaxation of isolated guinea pig nasal mucosa.
abstract: To clarify the role of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in the relaxation of nasal vasculature, the effects of a potent selective iNOS inhibitor, N-[(3-aminomethyl)benzyl]acetamidine (1400W), on histamine- and leukotriene D4 (LTD4)-induced relaxations of isolated nasal septal mucosae were examined in naive guinea pigs. In addition to eNOS and nNOS, Western blots demonstrated a distinct expression of iNOS in nasal mucosal tissues of naive guinea pigs. In isolated nasal septal mucosae precontracted with norepinephrine (3 x 10(-5)M), both histamine (10(-7)-10(-3)M) and LTD4 (10(-10)-10(-7)M) exhibited relaxations, which were inhibited by a NOS inhibitor NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA; 10(-4)M). The inhibitory effect of L-NMMA was reversed by L-arginine (10(-3)M), indicating that the relaxations induced by histamine and LTD4 are mediated by NO. Furthermore, both the histamine- and LTD4-induced relaxations were also significantly attenuated by 1400W (10(-5)M). These findings suggest an involvement of NO generated by iNOS in agonist-induced relaxation of nasal mucosal vasculature in naive guinea pigs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Hoshi University, 2-4-41 Ebara, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan. chiba@hoshi.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.forename: Kensuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Kazuho
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Miwa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Misawa
mesh_terms: D000578:Amidines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001596:Benzylamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006632:Histamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D017998:Leukotriene D4 / Q000494:pharmacology; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000098:blood supply / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D017942:Nitric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / Q000032:analysis / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects*; D019323:omega-N-Methylarginine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000578:Amidines; D001596:Benzylamines; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; C104820:N-(3-(aminomethyl)benzyl)acetamidine; D019323:omega-N-Methylarginine; D017942:Nitric Acid; D017998:Leukotriene D4; D006632:Histamine; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II