Hilderman R H, Christensen E F
Department of Microbiology/Molecular Medicine, Greenville Hospital System/Clemson University Biomedical Cooperative, SC 29634-1903, USA.
FEBS Lett. 1998 May 15;427(3):320-4. doi: 10.1016/s0014-5793(98)00454-2.
Since the infusion of P1,P4-diadenosine 5' tetraphosphate (Ap4A) into animal models induces vasodilation [1,2], the present study was performed to determine whether Ap4A induces the release of nitric oxide (NO) from endothelial cells. Ap4A induced NO release was 4.2-fold greater than the amount of NO released under basal condition. Ap4A induced NO release was inhibited by NG-nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA) and this inhibition was reversed by L-Arg. In addition, EGTA inhibits Ap4A induced NO release. These data are consistent with Ap4A inducing the release of NO from endothelial cells through the activation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase.
由于将P1,P4 - 二腺苷5'-四磷酸(Ap4A)注入动物模型会引起血管舒张[1,2],因此进行本研究以确定Ap4A是否会诱导内皮细胞释放一氧化氮(NO)。Ap4A诱导的NO释放比基础条件下释放的NO量高4.2倍。Ap4A诱导的NO释放受到NG-硝基-L-精氨酸(L-NNA)的抑制,并且这种抑制作用可被L-精氨酸逆转。此外,乙二醇双(2-氨基乙基醚)四乙酸(EGTA)抑制Ap4A诱导的NO释放。这些数据与Ap4A通过激活内皮型一氧化氮合酶诱导内皮细胞释放NO一致。