Stimulation by nitric oxide of HCO3- secretion in bullfrog duodenum in vitro--roles of cyclooxygenase-1 and prostaglandins.

The effect of nitric oxide (NO) on HCO3- secretion was examined in vitro using the isolated preparation of bullfrog duodenum, in relation to cyclooxygenase (COX) isozymes and endogenous prostaglandins (PGs). The tissue was bathed in unbuffered Ringer solution gassed with 100% O2 on the mucosal side and HCO3- Ringer's solution gassed with 95% O2-5% CO2 on the serosal side. The HCO3- secretion was measured by a pH-stat method using 10 mM HCl as the titrant to keep the mucosal pH at 7.4. NOR-3 [(+/-)-(E)-Ethyl-2-[(E)-hydroxyimino]-5-nitro-3-hexenamine] was used as a NO donor and added to the serosal solution. To analyze the NOR-3 action, the effects of dibutyryl guanosine-3', 5'-cyclic monophosphate (dbcGMP), methylene blue, indomethacin (nonselective COX-inhibitor) and NS-398 (selective COX-2 inhibitor) on the HCO3- response were also examined. NOR-3 (1 x 10(-4) and 3 x 10(-4) M) caused an increase of HCO3- secretion in a dose-dependent manner, reaching the level of 2.5 times greater than basal values at 2 hr later. Likewise, dbcGMP (1 x 10(-3) M) also caused a significant increase of the duodenal HCO3- secretion. The HCO3- stimulatory action of NOR-3 was significantly attenuated by methylene blue (5 x 10(-5) M) and indomethacin (1 x 10(-5) M) but not by NS-398 (1 x 10(-5) M), and indomethacin also suppressed the HCO3- response to dbcGMP. The serosal release of PGE2 was significantly increased by both NOR-3 and dbcGMP, and these responses were inhibited by indomethacin but not NS-398. These results suggest that NO increases HCO3- secretion in Bullfrog duodenum in vitro, and this action is dependent on cGMP-related COX-1 activation and mediated by PGs.