title: Nitric oxide in prepubertal rat ovary contribution of the ganglionic nitric oxide synthase system via superior ovarian nerve.
abstract: Both peripheral innervation and nitric oxide (NO) participate in ovarian steroidogenesis. Considering the existence of the nitric oxide/ nitric oxide synthase system in the peripheral neural system and in the ovary, the aim of this work was to analyze if the liberation of NO in the ovarian compartment of prepubertal rats is of ovarian and/or ganglionic origin. The analysis is carried out from a physiological point of view using the experimental coeliac ganglion--Superior Ovarian Nerve--ovary model with and without ganglionic cholinergic stimulus Acetylcholine (Ach) 10(-6) M. Non selective and selective inhibitors of the synthase nitric oxide enzyme were added to the ovarian and ganglionic compartment, and the liberation of nitrites (soluble metabolite of the nitric oxide) in the ovarian incubation liquid was measured. We found that the non-selective inhibitor L-nitro-arginina methyl ester (L-NAME) in the ovarian compartment decreased the liberation of nitrites, and that Aminoguanidine (AG) in two concentrations in a non-dose dependent form provoked the same effect. The addition of Ach in ganglion magnified the effect of the inhibitors of the NOS enzyme. The most relevant results after the addition of inhibitors in ganglion were obtained with AG 400 and 800 microM. The inhibition was made evident with and without the joint action of Ach in ganglion. These data suggest that the greatest production of NO in the ovarian compartment comes from the ovary, mainly the iNOS isoform, though the coeliac ganglion also contributes through the superior ovarian nerve but with less quantity.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Biología de la Reproducción (LABIR), Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina.
authors.forename: Marilina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casais
authors.forename: Silvia Marcela
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vallcaneras
authors.forename: Zulema
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sosa
authors.forename: Ana María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rastrilla
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D018678:Cholinergic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D005728:Ganglia, Sympathetic / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology; D006146:Guanidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000502:physiology*; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II / Q000502:physiology; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism; D010053:Ovary / Q000294:innervation* / Q000502:physiology*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012741:Sexual Maturation / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D018678:Cholinergic Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D006146:Guanidines; D009573:Nitrites; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; D000109:Acetylcholine; C004479:pimagedine; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester