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Early changes of protein synthesis in myocardium and coronary arteries induced by NO synthase inhibition.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10453747     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The question was addressed whether short-term (4 hour) NO deficiency, inducing an increase in blood pressure in anaesthetized dogs, does influence proteosynthesis in the myocardium and coronary arteries. A potentially positive answer was to be followed by the study of the supporting role of ornithine decarboxylase for the polyamines pathway. N(G)-nitro-L-arginine-methyl ester (L-NAME) (50 mg/kg per hour) was administered i.v. to inhibit NO synthase. After the first L-NAME dose diastolic blood pressure increased from 131.8+/-2.0 to 149.4+/-3.9 mm Hg (p<0.001) and was maintained at about this level till the end of the experiment. Systolic blood pressure only increased after the first dose (from 150.8+/-1.1 to 175.0+/-5.8 mm Hg, p<0.01), returning thereafter to the control level. Similarly, the heart rate declined only after the first dose (from 190.4+/-5.3 to 147.6+/-4.5 beats/min, p<0.01). Total RNA concentrations increased in the left cardiac ventricle (LV), the left anterior descending coronary artery (LADCA) and left circumflex coronary artery (LCCA) by 15.9+/-0.7, 29.7+/-1.3 and 17.6+/-1.0%, p<0.05, respectively. The same applied to [14C]leucine incorporation (by 86.5+/-5.0, 33.5+/-2.6, 29.3+/-4.1%, p<0.05, respectively). The above parameters indicated an increase of proteosynthesis in the LV myocardium and both coronary arteries LADCA and LCCA after short-term NO deficiency. Surprisingly, the ornithine decarboxylase activity in the LV myocardium decreased significantly by 40.2+/-1.6% (p<0.01) but the changes were not significant in the coronary arteries. This unexpected finding makes the role of polyamines in increasing proteosynthesis during a pressure overload due to NO deficiency questionable.
Authors:
M Gerová; O Pechánová; I Bernátová; M Kittová; M Juráni
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physiological research / Academia Scientiarum Bohemoslovaca     Volume:  47     ISSN:  0862-8408     ISO Abbreviation:  Physiol Res     Publication Date:  1998  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-09-16     Completed Date:  1999-09-16     Revised Date:  2008-04-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9112413     Medline TA:  Physiol Res     Country:  CZECH REPUBLIC    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  405-12     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Normal and Pathological Physiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovak Republic.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Arteries / metabolism
Blood Pressure / drug effects
Coronary Vessels / metabolism*
Dogs
Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
Female
Heart Rate / drug effects
Leucine / metabolism
Male
Myocardium / metabolism*
NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / pharmacology*
Nitric Oxide Synthase / antagonists & inhibitors*
Nucleic Acids / metabolism
Ornithine Decarboxylase / metabolism
Protein Biosynthesis*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Enzyme Inhibitors; 0/Nucleic Acids; 50903-99-6/NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester; 61-90-5/Leucine; EC 1.14.13.39/Nitric Oxide Synthase; EC 4.1.1.17/Ornithine Decarboxylase

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