[Effects of N omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester on pulmonary artery of rats during simulated weightlessness]. 2006

Chang-ting Liu, and Cong-jun Hao, and Jun-feng Wang, and De-sheng Wang, and Ming Yuan
Department of Respiratory Diseases, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100853, China. changtingliu@sohu.com

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of the N omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) on pulmonary artery of rats during 14 days simulated weightlessness. METHODS Sixteen male Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group and tail-suspension (TP) group (each n=8). Vascular bathing technique was used to measure the contractile responses of rats pulmonary artery rings to phenylephrine (PE), dilatory responses to acetylcholine (Ach) and contractile response to PE in presence of L-NAME. Nitric oxide (NO) content in pulmonary tissues was determined using nitrate enzyme reduction method. RESULTS After simulated weightlessness for 14 days,the contractile response of rat pulmonary artery to PE (1x10(-5)-1x10(-7) mol/L) decreased significantly (all P<0.01); the dilatory response to Ach (1x10(-6)-1x10(-8) mol/L) increased significantly (all P<0.05). L-NAME abolished the differential responses to PE in TS and control groups, had no significant differences compared with control group, and NO content was also significantly increased. There were significant differences between the two groups (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Larger amount of NO is released in vascular endothelium after 14 days TS, which might partly explain the decrease in the contractile responses of pulmonary artery.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
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
D011651 Pulmonary Artery The short wide vessel arising from the conus arteriosus of the right ventricle and conveying unaerated blood to the lungs. Arteries, Pulmonary,Artery, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Arteries
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
D014661 Vasoconstriction The physiological narrowing of BLOOD VESSELS by contraction of the VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE. Vasoconstrictions
D014664 Vasodilation The physiological widening of BLOOD VESSELS by relaxing the underlying VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE. Vasodilatation,Vasorelaxation,Vascular Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation,Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation, Vascular,Relaxation, Vascular Endothelium-Dependent,Vascular Endothelium Dependent Relaxation
D014893 Weightlessness Condition in which no acceleration, whether due to gravity or any other force, can be detected by an observer within a system. It also means the absence of weight or the absence of the force of gravity acting on a body. Microgravity, gravitational force between 0 and 10 -6 g, is included here. (From NASA Thesaurus, 1988) Microgravity,Zero Gravity,Gravity, Zero
D017208 Rats, Wistar A strain of albino rat developed at the Wistar Institute that has spread widely at other institutions. This has markedly diluted the original strain. Wistar Rat,Rat, Wistar,Wistar Rats
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus
D019331 NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester A non-selective inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase. It has been used experimentally to induce hypertension. L-NAME,N omega-Nitro-L-arginine Methyl Ester,NG-Nitro-L-Arginine Methyl Ester,N(G)-Nitro-L-arginine Methyl Ester,N(G)-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester,N(omega)-Nitro-L-arginine Methyl Ester,NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester, D-Orn-Isomer,NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester, L-Orn-Isomer, Monohydrochloride,Methyl Ester, NG-Nitro-L-Arginine,Methyl Ester, NG-Nitroarginine,N omega Nitro L arginine Methyl Ester,NG Nitro L Arginine Methyl Ester,NG Nitroarginine Methyl Ester,NG Nitroarginine Methyl Ester, D Orn Isomer

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