慢性低氧对大鼠肺血管L-精氨酸

目的:探讨慢性低氧对大鼠肺血管L-精氨酸/一氧化氮(L-Arg/NO)途径的影响。方法:采用慢性低氧性肺动脉高压(HPH)大鼠肺血管孵育,测定慢性HPH对大鼠肺动脉L-Arg转运,一氧化氮合酶(NOS)活性和NO生成释放的影响。结果:(1)低氧4周大鼠肺动脉平均压(mPAP)比对照组高33.7%(P＜0.01),右心室(RV)和左室加室间隔(LV+S)重量比值(RV/LV+S)高44.2%(P＜0.01)。(2)低氧对血浆L-Arg含量无明显影响。(3)低氧大鼠离体孵育的肺动脉摄取低浓度(0.2mmol/L)和高浓度(5.0mmol/L)³H]-L-Arg分别低于对照组15.8%(P＜0.05)和27.2%(P＜0.01)。(4)低氧大鼠肺动脉tNOS、iNOS和cNOS活性较对照组高38.0%、32.8%和53.0%(P＜0.01)。(5)低氧大鼠血浆NO含量低于对照组,与mPAP和RV/LV+S呈负相关(P＜0.01)。结论:慢性HPH时NOS活性代偿性增强,但L-Arg转运受损使血浆NO生成仍减少,说明L-Arg转运是NO生成的重要限速步骤。

Effect of chronic hypoxia on L - Arginine/nitric oxide pathway in rat pulmonary artery

AIM: To study the effect of chronic hypoxia on L-Arginine/NO pathway in rat pulmonary artery. METHODS: Changes in pulmonary artery L-Arginine(L-Arg) transport, nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity, plasma nitrite level and L-Arg level in HPH rats were investigated. RESULTS: (1) The mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) and weight ratio of right ventricle to left ventricle and septum (RV/LV+S) of HPH group were higher than those in control group (P＜0.01). (2) Plasma L-Arg level in HPH group was not significantly changed. (3) At low (0.2 mmol/L)or high(5.0 mmol/L)concentration of L-Arg, the velocity of L-Arg transport in HPH group was lower than that in control group (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01). (4) The activity of pulmonary artery tNOS, iNOS and cNOS in HPH group were increased by 38.0%, 32.8% and 53.0%, respectively (P＜0.01), compared with control group. (5) Plasma NO level of HPH group was decreased, which was negative correlation to mPAP and RV/LV+S (P＜0.01). CONCLUSION: The decrease of nitric oxide generation might result from L-Arg transport injury, while pulmonary artery tNOS, iNOS and cNOS activity were enhanced during chronic hypoxia.