| Type II nitric oxide synthase activity is cardio-protective in experimental sepsis. | |
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PMID: 12860479 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Overproduction of nitric oxide (NO) via the induction of NO synthase (NOS) II is implicated in the pathogenesis of the refractory hypotension that characterizes septic shock. However, clinical trials of nonselective NOS inhibitors have failed to afford a mortality benefit in patients with sepsis, and in those with depressed left ventricular function, death rates were increased. Such observations have led to the suggestion that a selective inhibitor of NOSII would be more effective in treating septic shock, although precisely how NO modulates cardiac function in these circumstances remains unclear. We therefore used an isolated ejecting rodent heart model to study the effects of NO and experimental sepsis (endotoxin 20 mg kg i.p.) on cardiac functions. Coronary flow and cardiac output and ventricular functions were reduced by LPS, effects that were partially obviated by supplementation of perfusate with the NO substrate, L-arginine. These improvements were partially blocked by the selective NOSII inhibitor N-(3-(aminomethyl)benzyl)acetamidine (1400W) and further reduced by the combined NOSI, II and III inhibitor L-nitro L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME). These findings suggest that NOSII is cardio-protective in the heart in sepsis and explain why its inhibition in man led to increased mortality in a subpopulation of patients. |
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Authors:
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Suzanna Price; Jane A Mitchell; Peter B Anning; Timothy W Evans |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of pharmacology Volume: 472 ISSN: 0014-2999 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. J. Pharmacol. Publication Date: 2003 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-07-15 Completed Date: 2004-04-23 Revised Date: 2005-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1254354 Medline TA: Eur J Pharmacol Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 111-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Unit of Critical Care Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY, UK. |
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Amidines
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pharmacology Animals Benzylamines / pharmacology Cardiotonic Agents / antagonists & inhibitors, metabolism* Disease Models, Animal Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology Heart / drug effects, physiopathology* Heart Function Tests Lipopolysaccharides / toxicity Male Myocardium / enzymology* NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / pharmacology Nitric Oxide Synthase / antagonists & inhibitors, metabolism* Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II Rats Rats, Wistar Sepsis* / enzymology, physiopathology |
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0/Amidines; 0/Benzylamines; 0/Cardiotonic Agents; 0/Enzyme Inhibitors; 0/Lipopolysaccharides; 0/N-(3-(aminomethyl)benzyl)acetamidine; 50903-99-6/NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester; EC 1.14.13.39/Nitric Oxide Synthase; EC 1.14.13.39/Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II |
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