ETHANOL CAN INHIBIT NITRIC-OXIDE PRODUCTION

被引:62
作者
PERSSON, MG
GUSTAFSSON, LE
机构
[1] KAROLINSKA INST,DEPT PHYSIOL,S-10401 STOCKHOLM 60,SWEDEN
[2] KAROLINSKA INST,INST ENVIRONM MED,S-10401 STOCKHOLM 60,SWEDEN
关键词
NITRIC OXIDE (NO); ETHANOL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;
D O I
10.1016/0014-2999(92)94826-H
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Endogenous nitric oxide (NO) in exhaled air from anaesthetized rabbits was monitored by chemiluminescence. Ethanol (3-30 mmol kg-1) infused i.v. dose dependently reduced the levels of exhaled NO, with an IC50 of 23 +/- 3 mmol kg-1. L-Arginine (1 g kg-1) did not reverse the effect of ethanol. These results demonstrate the inhibition of NO formation by ethanol in vivo.
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