title: Nitric oxide decreases the stability of DMPO spin adducts.
abstract: The effect nitric oxide (NO*) on the stability of 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO) adducts has been investigated using EPR spectroscopy. We report that the DMPO/HO* adduct, generated by porcine pulmonary artery endothelial cells in the presence of H2O2 and DMPO, or by a Fenton system (Fe(II)+H2O2) is degraded in the presence of the NO*-donor, 2-(N,N-diethylamino)-diazenolate-2-oxide (DEANO) or by bolus addition of an aqueous solution of NO*. A similar effect of DEANO was observed on other DMPO adducts, such as DMPO/*CH3 and DMPO/*CH(CH3)OH, generated in cell-free systems. Measurements of the loss of DMPO/HO* in the presence of DEANO in aerated and oxygen-free buffers showed that in both of these settings the process obeys first-order kinetics and proceeds with similar efficacy. This indicates that direct interaction of the nitroxide with NO*, rather than with NO2* (formed from NO* and O2 in aerated media), is responsible for destruction of the spin adduct. These results suggest that the presence of NO* may substantially affect the quantitative determination of DMPO adducts. We also show that NO2* radicals, generated by a myeloperoxidase/H2O2/nitrite system, also degrade DMPO/HO*. Because DMPO is frequently used to study generation of superoxide and hydroxyl radicals in biological systems, these observations indicate that extra caution is required when studying generation of these species in the presence of NO* or NO2* radicals.
authors.affiliation: VA Medical Center-Cincinnati, OH, USA. reszkakj@ucmail.uc.edu
authors.forename: Krzysztof J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Reszka
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: McCormick
authors.forename: Garry R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Buettner
authors.forename: C Michael
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: Bradley E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Britigan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003497:Cyclic N-Oxides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004048:Diethylamines / Q000737:chemistry; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000737:chemistry; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors / Q000737:chemistry; D009589:Nitrogen Oxides / Q000737:chemistry; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000378:metabolism; D013113:Spin Labels; D013481:Superoxides / Q000737:chemistry; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D003497:Cyclic N-Oxides; D004048:Diethylamines; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors; D009589:Nitrogen Oxides; D013113:Spin Labels; D013481:Superoxides; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; C017245:5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-1-oxide; C087229:diethylamine dinitric oxide adduct; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D009195:Peroxidase