ROLE OF NITRIC-OXIDE IN CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY PHYSIOPATHOLOGY

被引:3
作者
DINHXUAN, AT [1 ]
机构
[1] CHU COCHIN PORT ROYAL, PHYSIOL CELLULAIRE & RESP LAB, PARIS, FRANCE
来源
ARCHIVES INTERNATIONALES DE PHYSIOLOGIE DE BIOCHIMIE ET DE BIOPHYSIQUE | 1994年 / 102卷 / 04期
关键词
NO; NO SYNTHASES; ENDOTHELIUM; HYPERTENSION; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY;
D O I
10.3109/13813459109045390
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Nitric oxide (NO) is now considered as the endogenous nitrovasodilator which is mainly derived from vascular endothelial cells in physiological conditions. Biosynthesis of NO is controlled by a family of enzymes, the NO synthases (NOS), that can be divided into two major subgroups, namely the constitutive and the inducible NOS. The constitutive NOS is the principal isoform found in endothelial cells. Endothelial dysfunction, as seen in chronic hypoxic lung diseases, impairs endogenous production of NO, thereby causing and/or aggravating pulmonary hypertension. A logical means to reduce pulmonary hypertension would consist in supplying the patients with exogenous NO. Given by inhalation, NO is a selective pulmonary vasodilator, as it rapidly combines with haemoglobin, which inactivates NO, and therefore prevents the occurrence of systemic hypotension. Endothelial dysfunction resulting in reduced NO synthesis is also likely to account for various cardiovascular disorders, including essential hypertension and coronary atherosclerosis. However, the importance of endogenous NO in the modulation of bronchial tone remains to be established. Current investigations include studies looking at regulatory mechanisms of cellular expression of various NOS isoforms on the one hand and, on the other hand, clinical evaluation of short- and long-term inhalation of NO in patients with primary and secondary pulmonary hypertension.
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