Analysis of vasodilator responses to peroxynitrite in the hindlimb vascular bed of the cat.
The free radical peroxynitrite (ONOO-) is formed in biological systems from the reaction of nitric oxide (NO) with superoxide (O2-) and can react with protein and nonprotein thiol groups to produce tissue injury. However, these pathologic actions of (ONOO-) may have been overemphasized, in that (ONOO-) has vasorelaxant properties through activation of soluble guanylate cyclase; inhibits leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions; and reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury in the heart, lung, and liver. It has been reported that tolerance develops to the vasodilator actions of (ONOO-) and that (ONOO-) impairs vascular function. However, little, if anything, is known about responses to (ONOO-) in the hindlimb circulation of the cat. To better understand the effects of (ONOO-) on responses to vasoactive agonists and the mechanism by which (ONOO-) induces vasodilation, the effects of short-term exposure to (ONOO-) were investigated under constant-flow conditions in the hindlimb vascular bed of the cat. In these studies, direct intraarterial injections of (ONOO-) produced dose-dependent decreases in hindquarters perfusion pressure. The vasodilator responses to (ONOO-) were rapid in onset, were short in duration, and could be repeated without exhibiting tachyphylaxis. Vasodilator responses to (ONOO-) were not changed in the presence of inhibitors of nitric-oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase, or K+-ATP (adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium) channels. Furthermore, responses to (ONOO-) were enhanced in duration by the type 5-cGMP (cyclic guanosine monophosphate) phosphodiesterase inhibitor zaprinast, whereas rolipram, a type 4-cGMP phosphodiesterase inhibitor, was without effect. Repeated administration of (ONOO-) had no significant effect on responses to vasoconstrictor or to vasodilator agents including acetylcholine. These results show that (ONOO-) has significant vasodilator activity in the hindlimb vascular bed of the cat and suggest that the response is mediated by a cGMP- dependent mechanism. The results of experiments with repeated injections of (ONOO-) indicate that (ONOO-) does not impair vasoconstrictor and endothelium-dependent or endothelium-independent vasodilator responses. Furthermore, tolerance did not develop with repeated short-term exposure to (ONOO-). Moreover, the results of experiments with inhibitors suggest that responses to (ONOO-) are not dependent on K-ATP (adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium) channel activation, increased NOS activity, or the formation of products in the cyclooxygenase pathway. The results of these studies are consistent with the hypothesis that (ONOO-) is rapidly converted in the hindlimb circulation to a substance that has the properties of an NO donor. These studies suggest that under physiologic conditions, the cytotoxic effects of (ONOO-) on a short-term basis may have been overemphasized.
Department of Anesthesiology, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Bobby D
BD
Nossaman
Trinity J
TJ
Bivalacqua
Hunter C
HC
Champion
Syed R
SR
Baber
Philip J
PJ
Kadowitz
D015106:3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D000218:Adamantane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008469:Meclofenamic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D009025:Morpholines / Q000494:pharmacology; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D009566:Nitrates / Q000494:pharmacology; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010477:Perfusion; D030421:Peroxynitrous Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology; D011688:Purinones / Q000494:pharmacology; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects*; D020889:Rolipram / Q000494:pharmacology; D012977:Sodium Nitrite / Q000494:pharmacology; D013152:Splanchnic Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects*; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
D009025:Morpholines; D009566:Nitrates; D020030:Nitric Oxide Donors; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D026902:Potassium Channel Blockers; D011688:Purinones; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D030421:Peroxynitrous Acid; D008469:Meclofenamic Acid; C082658:U 37883A; C031618:sodium nitrate; D015106:3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases; C011145:zaprinast; D020889:Rolipram; D012977:Sodium Nitrite; D000218:Adamantane; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester