Diethylenetriamine nitric oxide adduct relaxes precontracted mouse tracheal smooth muscle. 2003

Chen Fuh Lam, and Rommel S Lan, and Peter V van Heerden, and Kenneth F Ilett, and Peter J Henry
Pharmacology Unit, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia.

1. Inhaled diethylenetriamine nitric oxide adduct (DETA/NO) has been shown to be a selective pulmonary vasodilator in animal and human studies. The aims of the present study were to investigate the effect of DETA/NO on mouse precontracted isolated tracheal smooth muscle preparations and to determine the active component of this compound. 2. Mouse isolated tracheal smooth muscle rings were precontracted with carbachol (10-7 mol/L). Changes in isometric tension were recorded after cumulative addition of DETA (30-300 micromol/L; n = 6), DETA/NO (30-300 micromol/L; n = 9) or diluent control (n = 3). In addition, some preparations (n = 5) were pretreated with the soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) inhibitor 1H-[1,2,4]-oxadiazolo[4,3,-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ; 30 micromol/L) before precontraction and exposure to DETA/NO. 3. Addition of DETA/NO caused a concentration-dependent relaxation of tracheal smooth muscle at 100 and 300 micromol/L, with an EC25%R of 109 micromol/L (95% confidence interval 72.6-164 micromol/L). The nucleophile amine carrier DETA had no effect on isometric tension. However, the relaxant effect of DETA/NO was completely abolished by pretreatment with ODQ. 4. We conclude that DETA/NO induces a concentration-dependent relaxation of mouse carbachol-contracted isolated tracheal smooth muscle that is mediated by NO released from DETA/NO via the activation of sGC.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008808 Mice, Inbred CBA An inbred strain of mouse that is widely used in BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. Mice, CBA,Mouse, CBA,Mouse, Inbred CBA,CBA Mice,CBA Mice, Inbred,CBA Mouse,CBA Mouse, Inbred,Inbred CBA Mice,Inbred CBA Mouse
D009126 Muscle Relaxation That phase of a muscle twitch during which a muscle returns to a resting position. Muscle Relaxations,Relaxation, Muscle,Relaxations, Muscle
D009130 Muscle, Smooth Unstriated and unstriped muscle, one of the muscles of the internal organs, blood vessels, hair follicles, etc. Contractile elements are elongated, usually spindle-shaped cells with centrally located nuclei. Smooth muscle fibers are bound together into sheets or bundles by reticular fibers and frequently elastic nets are also abundant. (From Stedman, 25th ed) Muscle, Involuntary,Smooth Muscle,Involuntary Muscle,Involuntary Muscles,Muscles, Involuntary,Muscles, Smooth,Smooth Muscles
D009569 Nitric Oxide A free radical gas produced endogenously by a variety of mammalian cells, synthesized from ARGININE by NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE. Nitric oxide is one of the ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT RELAXING FACTORS released by the vascular endothelium and mediates VASODILATION. It also inhibits platelet aggregation, induces disaggregation of aggregated platelets, and inhibits platelet adhesion to the vascular endothelium. Nitric oxide activates cytosolic GUANYLATE CYCLASE and thus elevates intracellular levels of CYCLIC GMP. Endogenous Nitrate Vasodilator,Mononitrogen Monoxide,Nitric Oxide, Endothelium-Derived,Nitrogen Monoxide,Endothelium-Derived Nitric Oxide,Monoxide, Mononitrogen,Monoxide, Nitrogen,Nitrate Vasodilator, Endogenous,Nitric Oxide, Endothelium Derived,Oxide, Nitric,Vasodilator, Endogenous Nitrate
D004305 Dose-Response Relationship, Drug The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug. Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014132 Trachea The cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi. Tracheas
D014226 Triazenes Compounds with three contiguous nitrogen atoms in linear format, H2N-N Diazoamino Compounds,Compounds, Diazoamino
D051379 Mice The common name for the genus Mus. Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus

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