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Analytical Techniques for Assaying Nitric Oxide Bioactivity
Published on: June 18, 2012
酸化窒素は,局所動脈張縮性をin vivoで調節する
Ian B Wilkinson1, Ahmed Qasem, Carmel M McEniery
1Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK. ibw20@cam.ac.uk
Circulation
|January 16, 2002
まとめ
酸化窒素 (NO) は,大動脈の伸縮性に影響することによって,局所的に動脈の硬直性を調節する. この発見は,内皮機能不全と心血管疾患のリスクの増加との関連を説明するのに役立ちます.
科学分野:
- 心血管生理学 心血管の生理学
- 内皮機能の機能について
- 血管生物学 血管生物学
背景:
- 動脈の硬さは,心血管疾患のリスクの重要な要因です.
- 内皮は,動脈の硬さを調節する血管活性媒介体を放出します.
- 酸化窒素 (NO) は,動脈の硬さの潜在的な局所的調節剤である.
研究 の 目的:
- 動脈の硬直を調節する窒素酸化物 (NO) の役割を in vivo で調査する.
- 局所的に作用するNOが動脈の硬さに影響を及ぼすという仮説を検証するために.
主な方法:
- 羊の後肢製剤を用いて麻酔された羊で実施された実験.
- フット・トゥ・フット・メソドロジーで測定されたパルス波速度 (PWV).
- NO生成を阻害するためにN(G) -モノメチル-L-アルギニン (L-NMMA) を注入し,血管拡張を評価するためにアセチルコリン/グリセリル三酸塩を注入します.
主要な成果:
- L-NMMAによるNO生成の抑制により,下腹部PWVが有意に増加した.
- アセチルコリンとグリセリル三酸塩はPWVを著しく減少させた.
- PWVに対するアセチルコリンの効果は,L-NMMAによって抑制され,中介作用はないことを示した.
結論:
- 基礎性窒素酸化物 (NO) の生成は,大動脈の伸縮性に影響する.
- 外因的なアセチルコリンとグリセリル三酸塩は,主にNO経由で,動脈の張性を高めます.
- 内皮機能不全を逆転させることで,動脈の硬さや心血管疾患のリスクが軽減される可能性があります.
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