不同亚型一氧化氮合酶在脑缺血/再灌注早期的表达变化

目的:观察脑缺血/再灌注(CI/R)早期缺血区脑组织的内皮型一氧化氮合酶(eNOS)与神经型一氧化氮合酶(nNOS)表达的变化。方法:健康wistar大鼠60只,体重200～280g,由中国医科大学动物中心提供,雌雄各半。随机分为6组(n=10):假手术组、缺血1h组、缺血2h组、再灌注0.5h组、再灌注1h组、再灌注2h组。采用线栓法制作大鼠CI/R模型,免疫组化方法检测缺血区脑组织的eNOS与nNOS蛋白表达情况。结果:与假手术组比较,CI/R模型大鼠脑组织血管内皮细胞内eNOS表达在缺血1h内升高,之后到再灌注2h内持续降低。而nNOS的表达在缺血到再灌注2h内持续上升。结论:CI/R模型中缺血区脑组织的eNOS与nNOS的变化趋势不同,表明一氧化氮在缺血性脑损伤病理过程的作用与一氧化氮合酶亚型的变化有关。     

大鼠肢体缺血/再灌注后的心肌损伤和NO的保护效应

目的:探讨大鼠肢体缺血/再灌注(LI/R)后心肌的损伤性变化及NO的保护效应。方法:制备LI/R动物模型,将Wistar大鼠随机分为4组(n=10):C(control)组、I/R组、L-Arg组和L-NAME组。用生物化学方法测定大鼠血浆CK、CK-MB及NO水平,测定心肌组织XOD、SOD、MDA含量。用BL-420生物机能实验系统监测大鼠MAP、LVSP、±dp/dtmax等。结果:LI/R后,血浆CK、CK-MB水平均明显升高(P<0.01);心肌组织SOD活性降低而MDA、XOD含量增加(P<0.01或P<0.05);MAP、LVSP、dp/dtmax、-dp/dtmax均降低(P<0.01或P<0.05);血浆NO水平在L-Arg组明显升高(P<0.01),在L-NAME组显著降低(P<0.05)。结论:大鼠LI/R可引起心肌损伤,机体的氧化应激状态可能是其发生机制之一;提高体内NO水平可在一定程度上减轻LI/R后心肌损伤的程度。     

Mammalian mitochondrial nitric oxide synthase: characterization of a novel candidate

Recently a novel family of putative nitric oxide synthases, with AtNOS1, the plant member implicated in NO production, has been described. Here we present experimental evidence that a mammalian ortholog of AtNOS1 protein functions in the cellular context of mitochondria. The expression data suggest that a candidate for mammalian mitochondrial nitric oxide synthase contributes to multiple physiological processes during embryogenesis, which may include roles in liver haematopoesis and bone development.     

Role of ERK1/2 in the anti-apoptotic and cardioprotective effects of nitric oxide after myocardial ischemia and reperfusion

Objective: Experimental results from cultured cells suggest that there is cross-talk between nitric oxide (NO) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) in their anti-apoptotic effect. However, the cross-talk between these two molecules in either direction has not been confirmed in the whole organ or whole animal level. The aim of the present study was to determine whether ERK may play a role in the anti-apoptotic and cardioprotective effects of NO in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R). Methods: Isolated perfused mouse hearts were subjected to 20 min of global ischemia and 120 min of reperfusion and treated with vehicle or an NO donor (SNAP, 10 μM) during reperfusion. To determine the role of ERK1/2 in the anti-apoptotic and cardioprotective effects of NO, hearts were pre-treated (10 min before ischemia) with U0126, a selective MEK1/2 inhibitor (1 μM). Results: Treatment with SNAP exerted significant cardioprotective effects as evidenced by reduced cardiac apoptosis (TUNEL and caspase 3 activity, p < 0.01), and improved cardiac functional recovery (p < 0.01). In addition, treatment with SNAP resulted in a 2.5-fold increase in ERK activation when compared with heart receiving vehicle. Pre-treatment with U0126 slightly increased post-ischemic myocardial apoptosis but had no significant effect on cardiac functional recovery in this isolated perfused heart model. However, treatment with U0126 completely blocked SNAP-induced ERK activation and markedly, although not completely, inhibited the cardioprotection exerted by SNAP. Conclusion: These results demonstrate that nitric oxide exerts its anti-apoptotic and cardioprotective effects, at least in part, by activation of ERK in ischemic/reperfused heart. The first two authors contribute equally to this study.     

大鼠肢体缺血/再灌注后肺损伤及一氧化氮合酶的变化与意义

目的：研究大鼠肢体缺血／再灌注后急性肺损伤时,内皮型一氧化氮合酶（eNOS）和诱导型一氧化氮合酶（i-NOS）的表达及其在急性肺损伤发生中的作用。方法：雄性Wistar大鼠于后肢根部阻断血流后松解（4h／4h）,分别给予L-Arg和氨基胍（AG）预先干预,分为control、IR、L-Arg和AG组,免疫组织化学方法检测肺组织中iNOS和eNOS的表达,同时检测肺组织中MDA、MPO、W／D和NO2^-／NO3^-值,肺组织形态学观察以评价肺损伤的程度。结果：与control组比较,I／R组eNOS表达降低,iNOS表达增强,MDA、MPO、W／D和NO2^-／NO3^-值增加。肺组织充血、炎细胞浸润,肺泡腔渗液;与I／R组比较,L-Arg组eNOS、iNOS表达无明显变化,NO2^-／NO3^-增加。MDA、MPO、W／D降低,肺组织损伤有减轻趋势,AG组eNOS表达无明显变化,iNOS活性降低,NO2^-／NO3^-减少,MDA、MPO、W／D增加,肺组织损伤有加重趋势。结论：肢体缺血／再灌注急性肺损伤过程中,iNOS表达增加,NO生成增多,在肺损伤发生中有一定的保护作用。     

参附注射液对心肌缺血/再灌注损伤血流动力学和心肌酶的影响

目的：探讨参附注射液对家兔心肌缺血/再灌注（I/R）损伤的保护作用及其机制。方法：家兔30只,随机分为3组（n=10）：对照组、心肌缺血/再灌注损伤（MI/RI）组和参附注射液组,统一标准喂养。行药物预处理10 min后,手术结扎家兔冠状动脉左心室支,建立急性心肌缺血再灌注模型,观察急性心肌缺血和再灌注状态下血流动力学及心肌组织中酶的变化。结果：与对照组比较：MI/RI组心脏舒缩功能减退,丙二醛（MDA）含量增高,超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、谷光甘肽过氧化物酶（GSH-PX）和细胞能源Na＋-K＋-ATP酶及Ca2＋-ATP酶活性降低,乳酸脱氢酶（LDH）、肌酸激酶（CK）大量释放。而与MI/RI组比较：参附注射液组能不同程度的恢复左心室收缩压（LVSP）、心室内压最大变化速率（±dp/dtmax）（P〈0.01）,降低左室舒张末期压（LVEDP）（P〈0.01）,抑制MDA、LDH、CK升高,增强SOD、GSH-PX、Na＋,K＋-ATP及Ca2＋-ATP活力。结论：参附注射液对心肌缺血/再灌注损伤具有明显的保护作用。     

一氧化氮在心肌缺血再灌注损伤中的作用

目的：观察一氧化氮（NO）对相对缺血再灌注心肌损伤的保护作用。方法：高频弱电流刺激法建立离体心肌相对缺血再灌注模型,设非缺血组和相对缺血组,相对缺血组包括对照、L－精氨酸（L－ARG）、硝基－L－精氨酸甲酯（L－NAME）三组。测定缺血前和再灌注时心功能变化、NO含量和乳酸脱氢酶同工酶－1（LD－1）活性。结果：L－ARG可明显促进再灌注期间NO合成,抑制D－1活性升高。再灌注40min时,L－ARG组心肌功能恢复程度明显高于对照组和L－NAME组（P＜0.05）,L－NAME使心肌NO含量降低（P＜0.05）,LD－1活性升高（P＜0.05）,心功能恢复程度最低。结论：NO可明显减轻心肌缺血再灌注时的细胞损伤,促进心功能的恢复。     

Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Immunopositivity in Motoneurons of the Rabbit's Spinal Cord After Transient Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

Summary 1. Motoneurons in the spinal cord are especially vulnerable to ischemic injury and selectively destroyed after transient ischemia. To evaluate the role of nitric oxide (NO) in the pathophysiology of the spinal cord ischemia, the expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) in the motoneurons of the lumbosacral spinal cord was examined in the rabbit model of transient abdominal aorta occlusion.2. The aim of the present study was to find if there is any consensus between the duration of transient abdominal aorta occlusion, nNOS positivity of the motoneurons and neurological hind limb impairment.3. According to the degree of neurological damage (i.e., from the group with almost no sign of damage to a group with fully developed paraplegia), the experimental animals were divided into three groups. The respective spinal cord segments of each experimental group were compared to the control group.4. Spinal cord ischemia (15 min) was induced by Fogarty arterial embolectomy catheter occlusion of abdominal aorta with a reperfusion period of 7 days. On seventh day, the sections of lumbosacral segments were immunohistochemically treated and L1–L7, and S1–S2 segment sections were monitored using light microscopy.     

Role of nitric oxide in the reperfusion induced injury in hyperthyroid rat hearts

We recently reported that hyperthyroidism affects the heart response to ischemia/reperfusion. A significant tachycardia during reperfusion was associated with an increase in the oxidative stress of hearts from T₃-treated animals. In the present study we checked the possible role of nitric oxide (NO) in this major stress induced by the hyperthyroid state. We compared the functional recovery from ischemia/reperfusion of Langendorff preparations from euthyroid (E) and hyperthyroid (H, ten daily intraperitoneal injections of T₃, 10 μg/100 g body weight) rats, in the presence and in the absence of 0.2 mM N^ω-nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA). At the end of the ischemia/reperfusion protocol (10 min preischemic perfusion, 20 min global ischemia, 30 min reperfusion) lipid peroxidation, antioxidant capacity (C_A) and susceptibility to in vitro oxidative stress were determined on heart homogenates. The main effect of hyperthyroidism on the reperfusion functional response was confirmed to be a strong tachycardic response (154% recovery at 25 min reperfusion) accompanied by a low recovery in both left ventricular diastolic pressure (LVDP) and left ventricular dP/dt_max. This functional response was associated with a reduction in C_A and an increase in both lipid peroxidation and susceptibility to oxidative stress. Perfusion of hearts with L-NNA per se had small but significant negative chronotropic and positive inotropic effects on preischemic performance of euthyroid rat hearts only. More importantly, L-NNA perfusion completely blocked the reperfusion tachycardic response in the hyperthyroid rats. Concomitantly, myocardium oxidative state (lipid peroxidation, C_A and in vitro susceptibility to oxidative stress) of L-NNA perfused hearts was similar to that of E animals. These results suggest that the higher reperfusion-induced injury occurring in hyperthyroid animals is associated with overproduction of nitric oxide.     

大鼠肢体缺血/再灌注后肝脏iNOS表达的变化及其意义

目的:探讨肢体缺血/再灌注(I/R)致肝损伤时肝组织iNOS表达的变化及其意义.方法:夹闭大鼠双侧股动脉根部4 h、开放2～24 h,制备肢体I/R模型.RT-PCR检测肝组织iNOSmRNA表达的改变,免疫组化染色法观察iNOS蛋白及过氧亚硝基阴离子(ONOO-)的生成与分布,比色法测定肝组织MDA含量及SOD活性;对肢体I-R大鼠用氨基胍抑制iNOS活性后,观察其肝组织的病理学变化.结果:肢体I-R后,肝组织iNOS mRNA的表达水平较对照组显著上调(P＜0.05),肝组织内出现大量iNOS及ONOO-阳性肝细胞,肝组织MDA含量升高及SOD活性降低均与对照组有显著性差异(P＜0.01).应用氨基胍抑制iNOS活性,使肢体I-R所致肝组织病变减轻.结论:肢体I/R后,肝组织iNOSmRNA及蛋白表达显著上调,所诱生的高浓度NO参与介导了肢体I/R引发的肝脏损伤.     

Inducible-NOS but not neuronal-NOS participate in the acute effect of TNF-alpha on hypothalamic insulin-dependent inhibition of food intake

TNF-alpha acts on the hypothalamus modulating food intake and energy expenditure through mechanisms incompletely elucidated. Here, we explore the hypothesis that, to modulate insulin-induced anorexigenic signaling in hypothalamus, TNF-alpha requires the synthesis of NO. TNF-alpha activates signal transduction through JNK and p38 in hypothalamus, peaking at 10(-8) M. This is accompanied by the induction of expression of the inducible and neuronal forms of NOS, in both cases peaking at 10(-12) M. In addition, TNF-alpha stimulates NOS catalytic activity. Pre-treatment with TNF-alpha at a low dose (10(-12) M) inhibits insulin-dependent anorexigenic signaling, and this effect is abolished in iNOS but not in nNOS knockout mice.     

Diverse effects of L-arginine on cardiac function of rats subjected to myocardial ischemia and reperfusion in vivo

In vivo administration of L-arginine at different time points during the course of myocardialischemia and reperfusion(MI/R)has been shown to differentially regulate postischemic apoptosis.Cardiacfunction is one of the most important indexes used to judge the degree of myocardial injury.The presentstudy attempted to determine whether in vivo administration of L-arginine at different stages of MI/R has adiverse influence on cardiac function of ischemic reperfused hearts and,if so,to investigate the mechanismsinvolved.Male adult rats were subjected to 30 min myocardial ischemia followed by 5 h reperfusion.Anintravenous L-arginine bolus was given either 10 min before and 50 min after reperfusion(early treatment)or3 h and 4 h after reperfusion(late treatment).Early treatment with L-arginine markedly increased the leftventricular systolic pressure(LVSP)and dP/dt_(max),and decreased myocardial nitrotyrosine content.In strictcontrast,late treatment with L-arginine resulted in a significant decrease in LVSP and dP/dt_(max)from 4 h to 5h after reperfusion,and increase in toxic peroxynitrite formation as measured by nitrotyrosine.These resultssuggest that the administration of L-arginine at different time points during the course of MI/R leads todiverse effects on cardiac dysfunction.Early supplementation decreased the nitrative stress and improvedleft ventricular function.However,late treatment with L-arginine increased the formation of peroxynitriteand aggravated cardiac functional injury.     

Ascorbic acid and N-acetyl cysteine prevent uncoupling of nitric oxide synthase and increase tolerance to ischemia/reperfusion injury in diabetic rat heart

Abstract

Oxidative stress may cause a loss of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), a co-factor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), decrease the bioavailability of NO and aggravate ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in diabetic heart. We hypothesized that ascorbic acid (AA) and N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) protect the diabetic heart from I/R injury by increasing BH4/dihydrobiopterin (BH2) ratio and inhibiting uncoupling of NOS. Diabetes mellitus was induced in rats by streptozotocin treatment, and the hearts were isolated and perfused. BH4 and BH4/BH2 ratio decreased in the diabetic heart associated with increased production of superoxide and nitrotyrosine (NT). Treatment with AA or NAC significantly increased BH4/BH2 ratio in the diabetic heart associated with decreased production of superoxide and NT and increased generation of nitrate plus nitrite (NOx). Pre-treatment with AA or NAC before 30 min ischemia followed by 120 min reperfusion improved left ventricular (LV) function and reduced infarct size in the diabetic but not non-diabetic hearts. The NOS inhibitor, L-NAME, inhibited the increase in the generation of superoxide, NT and NOx, but aggravated LV function and increased infarct size in the diabetic heart. L-NAME also abrogated the increase in NOx and improvement of LV function and the infarct size-limiting effect induced by AA or NAC in the diabetic heart. These results suggest that AA and NAC increase BH4/BH2 ratio and prevent NOS uncoupling in the diabetic heart. Resultant increase in the bioavailability of NO renders the diabetic heart toleratant to I/R injury.     

电针诱导心肌缺血大鼠延髓头端腹外侧区nNOS和iNOS差异表达

许多研究表明,延髓头端腹外侧区(rostral ventrolateml medulla,RVLM)的NO/NOS系统参与心血管活动的中枢调节.本实验以结扎Wistar大鼠左冠状动脉前降支法建立急性心肌缺血(acute myocardial ischemia,AMI)动物模型,观察针刺"内关"穴改善AMI大鼠的心功能作用,同时检测大鼠RVLM区神经元型一氧化氮合酶(neuronal nitric oxide synthase,nNOS)和诱导型一氧化氮合酶(inducible nitric oxide synthase,iNOS)表达的变化,进而探讨针刺治疗AMI的中枢机制.实验观察显示,AMI大鼠心功能各项指标减弱,伴随外周血去甲肾上腺素(norepinephrine,NE)和脑钠肽(brain natriuretic peptide,BNP)水平显著升高,同时RVLM区nNOS阳性神经元数和nNOS mRNA表达升高,而iNOS水平则降低.针刺"内关"穴(Pe 6)(每天30 min,连续5天)改善心功能,降低AMI大鼠血清中NE和BNP的水平,同时升高iNOS并降低nNOS在RVLM的表达.以上结果提示,针刺治疗心肌缺血的同时可以调节iNOS/NO和nNOS/NO在RVLM的变化,这可能与针刺通过调节RVLM区的NO含量进而降低交感传出,从而改善AMI大鼠的心功能有关.     

Co-regulation of constitutive nitric oxide synthases and NADPH oxidase by the small GTPase Rac

Nitric oxide (NO), generated by NO synthases (NOSs), has multifarious roles in signal transduction. Reactive oxygen species (ROS), generated by ubiquitous NADPH oxidases (NOXs), also participate in cellular signaling. However, the coordination of signals conveyed by NO and ROS is poorly understood. We show that the small GTPase Rac, a component of some NOXs, also interacts with and regulates the constitutively-expressed NOSs. Cellular NO and O(2)(-) production increase or decrease together following activation or inhibition of Rac, and Rac inhibition reveals transduction mechanisms that depend upon NO (vasodilation), ROS (actin polymerization) or both (cytoskeletal organization). Thus, signaling by NO and ROS may be coordinated through a common control element.     

Diabetes impairs heart mitochondrial function without changes in resting cardiac performance

Diabetes is a chronic disease associated to a cardiac contractile dysfunction that is not attributable to underlying coronary artery disease or hypertension, and could be consequence of a progressive deterioration of mitochondrial function. We hypothesized that impaired mitochondrial function precedes Diabetic Cardiomyopathy. Thus, the aim of this work was to study the cardiac performance and heart mitochondrial function of diabetic rats, using an experimental model of type I Diabetes. Rats were sacrificed after 28 days of Streptozotocin injection (STZ, 60 mg kg⁻¹, ip.). Heart O₂ consumption was declined, mainly due to the impairment of mitochondrial O₂ uptake. The mitochondrial dysfunction observed in diabetic animals included the reduction of state 3 respiration (22%), the decline of ADP/O ratio (∼15%) and the decrease of the respiratory complexes activities (22–26%). An enhancement in mitochondrial H₂O₂ (127%) and NO (23%) production rates and in tyrosine nitration (58%) were observed in heart of diabetic rats, with a decrease in Mn-SOD activity (∼50%). Moreover, a decrease in contractile response (38%), inotropic (37%) and lusitropic (58%) reserves were observed in diabetic rats only after a β‐adrenergic stimulus. Therefore, in conditions of sustained hyperglycemia, heart mitochondrial O₂ consumption and oxidative phosphorylation efficiency are decreased, and H₂O₂ and NO productions are increased, leading to a cardiac compromise against a work overload. This mitochondrial impairment was detected in the absence of heart hypertrophy and of resting cardiac performance changes, suggesting that mitochondrial dysfunction could precede the onset of diabetic cardiac failure, being H₂O₂, NO and ATP the molecules probably involved in mitochondrion-cytosol signalling.     

一氧化氮在乙醇后处理心肌保护中的作用

目的:探讨乙醇后处理心肌保护作用是否与一氧化氮生成有关。方法:局部结扎冠状动脉左前降支30min,复灌120 min复制离体大鼠心肌缺血/复灌模型。心肌缺血末5 min,复灌初期10min给予乙醇50mmol/L,共灌流15 min进行乙醇后处理干预。实验随机分为五组,正常组,缺血/复灌组,乙醇后处理组,乙醇后处理+L-NAME组和乙醇后处理+苍术苷组。测定心室动力学指标和复灌期间冠脉流出液中乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)含量,TTC染色法测定心肌梗死面积,硝酸还原法测定心肌组织一氧化氮(NO)含量。RT-PCR检测左心室前壁心尖组织Bc-l2和BaxmRNA的表达。结果:与单纯缺血/复灌相比,乙醇后处理明显促进了左室发展压、左室做功的恢复,降低复灌期冠脉流出液中LDH的释放和心肌梗死面积,心肌组织NO释放减少,Bc-l 2/Bax mRNA比值增高。一氧化氮合酶抑制剂L-NAME和线粒体渗透性转换孔道开放剂苍术苷均抑制了乙醇后处理心室功能的恢复、LDH释放的减少和梗死面积的降低,心肌组织NO释放进一步减少,Bc-l 2/Bax mRNA比值降低。结论:乙醇后处理的心肌保护作用可能与减少NO的释放、抑制线粒体渗透性转换孔道的开放和抑制细胞凋亡的发生有关。     

Association of eNOS gene intron 4 a/b VNTR polymorphisms in children with nephrotic syndrome

To investigate the association of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene intron 4 (eNOS4) polymorphisms with nephrotic syndrome, the eNOS4 genotypes were assessed in 161 children with nephrotic syndrome in comparison with 78 healthy subjects. We classified the children with nephritic syndrome into 2 groups: as steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) (n = 125) and steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) (n = 36). The eNOS4 polymorphisms were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction. The frequencies of eNOS4 aa, ab and bb genotypes were 3%, 31%, and 66% in all the nephrotic syndrome groups, and 1%, 23%, and 76% in the control group (x² = 2.87, p > 0.05). In addition, the frequencies of eNOS4 aa, ab and bb genotypes were 2%, 33%, and 65% in SSNS group, and 5%, 28%, and 67% in the SRNS group (x² = 1.13, p = 0.567). The present study is the first to investigate eNOS4 gene polymorphisms in children with SSNS and SRNS. Our data show that the eNOS4 gene polymorphisms were not associated with the development, frequent relapse and response to steroid in nephritic syndrome.     

Inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in the ischemic core and penumbra after transient focal cerebral ischemia in mice

The present observations examined the hypothesis that the iNOS expression in the ischemic penumbra after a transient focal ischemic insult is involved in the recruitment of penumbra into infarction. The middle cerebral artery in mice was occluded for 2 h by an intraluminal filament and then recirculated. The measurement of iNOS activity, iNOS protein formation and NO concentration in the ischemic core and penumbra, and the determination of infarct volume were performed at 6, 12, 24 and 48 h after reperfusion. iNOS protein and iNOS enzymatic activity appeared at 6 h, peaked at 24 h, and declined at 48 h in the penumbra after reperfusion. iNOS protein was not detectable in contralateral area and in sham-operated brains. The time course of iNOS protein, enzymatic activity and NO concentration in the penumbra but not in the core matched the process of infarct maturation. Treatment with iNOS inhibitor aminoguanidine (100 mg.kg(-1), i.p.) at 6 and 12 h after reperfusion inhibited iNOS activity by 88.0 +/- 10.4% and reduced NO concentration by 48.5 +/- 8.3% in the penumbra, and lessened infarct size by 48.8 +/- 7.2%. The iNOS activity and NO level in the core were not affected by the administration of aminoguanidine. These results suggest that iNOS expression in the ischemic penumbra is involved in the recruitment of penumbra into infarction and thereby contributing to the enlargement of infarct.