固有の酸化窒素は,血小板の集積と,狭窄した動脈や内皮が損傷した動脈の循環的流れの変動から保護する
S K Yao1, J C Ober, A Krishnaswami
1Department of Cardiology Research, Texas Heart Institute, Houston.
Circulation
|October 1, 1992
まとめ
酸化窒素 (NO) は血小板の集積と動脈の循環的流れの変動から保護します. L-NMMAでNOの形成を阻害すると,血小板の集積が強化され,流動の変動が誘発され,L-アルギニン補充はそれらを減少させました.
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
- 血小板生物学 血小板生物学について
背景:
- 内生的に生成される酸化窒素 (NO) は,血小板の集積と循環的流れの変動から保護すると仮定されています.
- 動脈狭窄と内皮損傷は,心血管疾患の重要な要因である.
研究 の 目的:
- 窒素酸化物が血小板の集積と,狭窄した動脈と内皮が損傷した動脈の循環的流れの変動から保護するという仮説を検証する.
- 血管トーンと血小板活性に対する酸化窒素調節の効果を調査する.
主な方法:
- NO合成阻害剤であるNG-モノメチル-L-アルギニン (L-NMMA) とL-アルギニンを,誘発性動脈狭窄および内皮損傷を有する混血犬に投与する.
- ドップラー流量探査機と血管内超音波による血管直径を用いた循環的流量変動の測定.
- インビトロおよびエクビボにおける血小板集積の研究.
主要な成果:
- L-NMMAの投与は,循環的フローの変動を誘発し,血小板の集積を高めました.
- L-アルギニンの投与は,循環的フローの変動をなくし,血小板の集積を減少させた.
- L-NMMAは正常な動脈では静脈収縮を引き起こしたが,内皮が損傷した動脈ではそうではない.
- アセチルコリンは,内皮が損傷した動脈の血管収縮を引き起こし,循環的流れの変動の重さを増加させた.
結論:
- 酸化窒素の産生を促進すると,血小板の集積と循環的流れの変動が減少します.
- 酸化窒素の形成が減少すると,血小板の集積が強化され,循環的流れの変動を引き起こす可能性があります.
- 血管トーンに対するアセチルコリンの効果は,内皮損傷によって変化し,周期的な流れの変動を潜在的に増加させます.
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