不同温度“钾维普”停搏对幼大鼠心功能的影响

目的:探讨未成熟缺血心脏钾维普停搏保护的适宜温度。方法:离体幼大鼠心脏Langendorff法灌流,分5组(n=6～8)。对照组:36℃正常灌流170 min;36℃(常温)组:正常灌流20 min,灌钾维普停搏液(KVP)3 min停灌87 min(常温停搏90 min),恢复正常灌流(复灌)60 min;32、28、24℃(低温)组:正常灌流15 min,5 min内分别降温至32、28、24℃,灌KVP3 min停灌87 min(低温停搏90 min),复灌60 min。实验过程实时监测心率(b/min)、心肌张力(g)、收缩力(g)、最大收缩速度(dT/dtmax)、最大舒张速度(-dT/dtmax)及冠脉流量(drop/min)反映心功能。结果:与对照组相比,各组KVP停搏50 min后心脏张力均增高;与低温停搏相比,常温停搏的心脏不良挛缩迟缓、复灌后心脏张力、心率、收缩力、冠脉流量恢复好(P<0.05)。结论:未成熟缺血心脏常温钾维普停搏保护效果优于低温停搏。     

不同剂量维拉帕米和普奈洛尔钾停搏液对幼大鼠心功能影响

目的观察含不同剂量维拉帕米和普奈洛尔的钾停搏液对未成年缺血心脏保护效应并与高钾停搏液比较,探讨适宜剂量.方法幼大鼠离体心脏Langendorff法灌流,分6组(n=8)正常组(CON)连续灌流170 min;缺血-复灌组(I-R)灌流(稳定)20min,无糖不充氧台氏液灌3 min停灌27 min连续3阵(缺血90 min),恢复正常灌流(复灌)60min;高钾停搏液(ST)和低(L)、中(M)、高(H)剂量"钾维普"保护组缺血期每阵3 min灌注用不含(ST)和含维拉帕米、普奈洛尔(×10-7mol·L-1)分别为2.0、0.34(L),6.8、1.1(M),20、3.4(H)的ST.Thomas Ⅱ号停搏液.实验过程实时动态检测心肌张力、心率、收缩力、最大收缩和舒张速度、冠脉流量、复搏时间评价,心功能.结果CON组灌流150 min心脏张力稳定,心功能降低;与CON组相比,I-R组缺血40 min后心脏挛缩,复灌后张力高,心搏功能丧失;ST组缺血60 min心肌张力升高,复灌后心功能减弱.与ST组相比,L、M、H"钾维普"呈剂量依赖性降低缺血心肌张力,复灌后心搏强;H组复搏延迟.与CON组相比,L组缺血60 min心脏张力升高,复灌后心搏弱;H组缺血40 min心脏张力低,但复灌后心搏弱;M组缺血90 min心脏张力稳定,复灌后心功能好,心搏幅度超过稳定值.结论含维拉帕米6.8×10-7mol·L-1、普奈洛尔1.1×10-7mol·L-1的钾停搏液保护常温缺血90 min幼大鼠心脏效果最佳.     

木犀草素改善低温下离体大鼠心脏保存效果的研究

目的:研究木犀草素是否能改善心脏停搏保存液(UW液)对离体大鼠心脏的低温保存效果。方法:将40只成年SD大鼠随机分成4组(n=10):对照组(UW组)、7.5μmol/L木犀草素小剂量组,15μmol/L木犀草素中剂量组及30μmol/L木犀草素大剂量组。利用Langendorff离体心脏灌流法,观察心脏在4℃含或不含木犀草素的UW液中保存12 h复灌60 min后心脏功能及超微结构变化,比较心脏冠脉流量(CF)、心肌含水量及冠脉流出液中磷酸肌酸激酶(CK)的释放量。结果:与对照组比较,添加木犀草素后,复灌期心脏的收缩功能(LVPSP,+dp/dtmax)与心脏舒张功能(-dp/dtmax)、冠脉流量在多个复灌时间点均优于对照组,心率在复灌60 min时也显著优于对照组;复灌过程中磷酸肌酸激酶的漏出量及低温保存后心脏超微结构的损伤也均明显低于对照组;随灌注时间延长木犀草素组心脏结构和功能的改善有剂量依赖性趋势;木犀草素对心肌含水量没有影响。结论:木犀草素能显著改善UW液对离体大鼠心脏的低温保存效果,对心脏有明显的保护作用,以30μmol/L的木犀草素大剂量组作用最显著。     

内源性CO在大鼠离体心脏缺血再灌注中的保护作用

本文旨在观察研究内源性CO在大鼠离体心脏缺血再灌注中的作用。大鼠经内源性CO激动剂原卟啉氯化钴(CoPP)和内源性CO抑制剂锌原卟啉(ZnPP)处理后,采用Langendorff离体心脏灌流系统完成心脏缺血再灌注模型,停灌(缺血)时间设定为30 min,分别采集离体心脏稳定期和再灌注后30 min心功能指标参数,ELISA方法检测心肌组织cGMP含量,比色法测定血浆中内源性CO的含量以及再灌注10 min时灌流液中肌酸激酶(creatine kinase,CK)、乳酸脱氢酶(lactic dehydrogenase,LDH)等心肌酶的指标。结果显示,停灌前离体心脏跳动平稳,CoPP组、ZnPP组和对照组心脏各项功能指标均保持稳定,三组间心功能指标无明显差异;再灌注后,三组间心功能指标出现显著性差异(P0.05),与停灌前相比,对照组和ZnPP组心功能均明显下降(P0.05),且ZnPP组下降较为显著,而CoPP组仍能保持停灌前水平。与此同时,三组大鼠体内CO含量、离体心肌酶学指标和再灌注后恢复稳定时间也有明显的差异(P0.05),和对照组相比,CoPP组复灌稳定恢复时间减少,灌流液中CK和LDH含量显著减少,血浆内源性CO含量和心肌cGMP含量显著增加,而ZnPP组则呈现截然相反的结果。以上结果提示,内源性CO可维持一定的心脏舒缩能力、缩短心脏复跳时间,在心脏缺血再灌注中起到了保护作用。     

多胺通过调节线粒体通透性转换孔在心肌缺血再灌注损伤中发挥双重作用（英文）

多胺(腐胺、亚精胺和精胺)是一类重要的聚阳离子化合物,在哺乳动物各种生理和病理过程中起重要作用。本研究旨在探索多胺(腐胺、亚精胺和精胺)在心肌缺血再灌注(ischemia/reperfusion, i/R)损伤中的作用及其机制。采用langendorff离体心脏灌流装置对大鼠离体心脏进行灌流,全心缺血30 min,再灌注120 min。在复灌前10 min给予不同浓度的多胺(0.1、1、10、15μmol/L腐胺、亚精胺和精胺)、环孢菌素a (0.2μmol/L)或苍术苷(20μmol/L)。记录血流动力学变化;分光光度法检测灌流液中乳酸脱氢酶(lactate dehydrogenase, lDh)含量;TTC染色法测定心肌梗死面积;分离心肌线粒体,Ca~(2+)诱导肿胀,分光光度计测定线粒体通透性转换孔(mitochondrial permeability transition pore, MPTP)的开放程度。结果显示,与单独的i/R相比,0.1和1μmol/L多胺处理改善大鼠心脏功能,降低lDh释放,减少心肌梗死面积,但这些作用被MPTP开放剂苍术苷抑制。在分离自正常大鼠的线粒体,0.1和1μmol/L多胺处理抑制了MPTP的开放。10和15μmol/L多胺处理却出现相反的作用,这些作用被MPTP抑制剂环孢菌素a抑制。以上结果表明,多胺既可通过抑制MPTP减轻心肌i/R损伤,又可通过促进MPTP开放加重心肌i/R损伤。     

不同温度“钾维普”停搏对幼大鼠心功能的影响

目的：探讨未成熟缺血心脏“钾维普”停搏保护的适宜温度。方法：离体幼大鼠心脏Langendorff法灌流,分5组（n=6—8）。对照组：360C正常灌流170min;36℃（常温）组：正常灌流20rain,灌“钾维普”停搏液（KVe）3min停灌87min（常温停搏90rain）,恢复正常灌流（复灌）60min;32、28、24℃（低温）组：正常灌流15min,5min内分别降温至32、28、24℃,灌KVP3rain停灌87min（低温停搏90min）,复灌60min。实验过程实时监测心率（h／min）、心肌张力（g）、收缩力（g）、最大收缩速度（dr／dtmax）、最大舒张速度（-dT／dtmax）及冠脉流量（drop/min）反映心功能。结果：与对照组相比,各组KVP停搏50min后心脏张力均增高;与低温停搏相比,常温停搏的心脏不良挛缩迟缓、复灌后心脏张力、心率、收缩力、冠脉流量恢复好（P〈0．05）。结论：未成熟缺血心脏常温“钾维普”停搏保护效果优于低温停搏。     

缺血-再灌注过程中心肌肌浆网钙摄取和Ca~(2 )-ATPase活性的变化

本实验用离体大鼠心脏Langendorff灌流模型,观察缺血及缺血——再灌注对大鼠心肌肌浆网[SR]钙转运功能的影响。结果表明:缺血25min引起SR钙摄取初速率下降,摄取量降低;缺血40min,使其进一步加重。缺血25min后再灌注15min,SR的钙转运功能进一步降低,与缺血40min后果类似;同时SR上的Ca~(2 )-ATPase活性也显著降低。用不同pH的灌流液进行再灌注,对SR钙转运功能的障碍无显著影响。这提示:心肌缺血可引起SR的钙转运功能障碍,并随缺血时间的延长而加重;再灌注加重缺血造成的SR功能的损伤。偏酸或偏碱的K-H液再灌注均不能改善SR钙转运功能的抑制,表明pH变化不是缺血-再灌注时引起SR功能障碍的重要因素。     

乙酰胆碱对离体大鼠缺血/复灌心脏的保护作用及其机制

目的:探讨乙酰胆碱(ACh)预处理抗心肌缺血复灌(I/R)损伤作用及其与线粒体渗透性转换孔和/或线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道的关系。方法:采用离体大鼠心脏Langendorff灌流方法进行全心停灌30min,复灌120min复制I/R模型。测定心室力学指标和复灌各时间点冠脉流出液中乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)含量。实验结束测定心肌组织formazan含量的变化。结果:与单纯I/R组相比,ACh(0.1μmol/L,5min)预处理明显提高心肌细胞的formazan含量,降低复灌期间冠脉流出液中LDH含量,明显改善I/R所致的左室发展压、左心室内压最大上升和下降速率、心率与发展压乘积和左室舒张末压力的下降,缓解冠脉流量的减少。线粒体渗透性转换孔开放剂苍术苷(20μmol/L,复灌前给药20min)和线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道抑制剂5-羟基癸酸(100μmol/L,缺血前给药20min)能明显减弱ACh的保护作用。结论:在大鼠离体心脏灌流模型上,ACh预处理具有抗心脏缺血/复灌损伤的作用,这种保护作用可能与其抑制线粒体渗透性转换孔的开放和促进线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道的开放有关。     

DEX调控Nrf2/ARE通路对大鼠离体肺缺血-再灌注损伤的作用机制

[目的]探究右美托咪定(dexmedetomidine, DEX)通过调控NF-E2相关因子2(NF-E2-related factor-2,Nrf2)/抗氧化反应元件(antioxidant response element, ARE)对大鼠离体肺缺血再灌注损伤(lung ischemia-reperfusion injury, LIRI)的作用机制。[方法]将60只大鼠分为对照组、LIRI组、LIRI+DEX低剂量、LIRI+DEX高剂量组(N=15)。构建离体LIRI模型(灌流15 min,停止60 min,再灌流75 min),在灌流液中加入DEX,剂量分别为5 nmol/L和10 nmol/L。检测各组大鼠湿/干比、肺组织损伤、炎性细胞因子、凋亡、氧化应激指标、Nrf2和ARE mRNA和蛋白水平。[结果]4组的上述指标比较差异显著(P<0.05)。LIRI组的W/D比值(8.14±0.62)、肺损伤评分为(7.74±0.48分)、凋亡细胞数目(23.45±1.95)、IL-1β(12.72±1.28 pg/mg)、TNF-α(57.32±4.07 pg/mg)、MDA...     

柚皮素对心肌缺血再灌注损伤的保护作用

柚皮素(naringenin, Nari)具有抗氧化和抗动脉粥样硬化的效应,并能激活ATP敏感性钾离子通道(KATP)以给心脏提供保护。为了探究Nari对心脏保护的机制,本研究选取成年雄性SD大鼠为研究对象,并将大鼠分为4组:对照组、NARI组、NARI+格列本脲(GLI)组和NARI+5-羟基癸酸(5-HD)组。将实验小鼠的心脏分离,Langendorff灌流,缺血处理30 min,然后再灌注60 min,测定其左心室压力、冠脉流出液中乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)、心肌超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性、丙二醛(MDA)含量以及测量心肌梗死面积。结果发现,2.5μmol/L以上浓度的Nari能够促进左心室功能恢复,冠脉流出液中LDH降低,心肌梗死面积明显减少,说明Nari可增加心肌SOD活性,并减少心肌MDA含量,同时Nari的这种心脏保护作用可被GLI和5-HD阻断。研究证明,Nari在缺血再灌注损伤时具有心脏保护作用,其机制可能与通过激活细胞和线粒体膜KATP通道发挥增强心肌抗氧化的能力有关。     

大鼠脑线粒体NOS及L—Arg转运的生化特性

测定分离纯化的大鼠脑线粒体(mitochondria,Mt)L-精氨酸(L-arginine,L-Arg)/一氧化氮合酶(nitricoxidesynthase,NOS)/NO系统,L-Arg转运和NOS的活性。结果显示正常大鼠脑Mt膜上存在高亲和、低转运、可饱和的L-Arg转运体。最大转运速率Vmax为5.87±0.46nmol/mgpro·min     

Ischemia and reperfusion of liver induces eNOS and iNOS expression: effects of a NO donor and NOS inhibitor

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of nitric oxide (NO) in hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats. Immunohistochemistry was used to examine the protein expression of endothelial and inducible nitric oxide synthases (eNOS, iNOS) and nitrotyrosine after I/R challenges to the liver, and blood levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), hydroxyl radical and NO were measured before ischemia and after reperfusion. Ischemia was induced by occlusion of the common hepatic artery and portal vein for 40 min, followed by reperfusion for 90 min. Reperfusion of the liver induced a significant increase in the blood concentrations of AST, ALT, LDH (n = 8; P < 0.001), hydroxyl radical (n = 8; P < 0.001) and NO (n = 8; P < 0.01). The eNOS, iNOS, nitrotyrosine, SOD1 and SOD2 protein expression was also found to increase significantly after reperfusion (n = 3). Administration of the NOS inhibitor N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) (n = 8) had a protective effect on the I/R-related injury, but the NO donor L-arginine (L-Arg) (n = 8) potentiated the damage caused by I/R. These results suggest that reperfusion of the liver induces expression of NOS, which is related to the elevation of blood NO. The increase in hydroxyl radical concentration was accompanied by an increase in antioxidant enzyme expression (SOD1 and SOD2), and an increase in nitrotyrosine expression was also observed, reflecting the increased production of NO and oxygen radicals. We concluded from the protective effect of L-NAME and the potentiation by L-Arg that NOS expression and increases in NO and hydroxyl radical production have deleterious effects on the response to I/R in the liver.     

Cat2 L-arginine transporter-deficient fibroblasts can sustain nitric oxide production.

High-output nitric oxide (NO) production by nitric oxide synthase 2 (NOS2) contributes to normal cellular processes and pathophysiological conditions. The transport of L-arginine, the substrate for NOS2, is required for sustained NO production by NOS2. L-Arginine can be transported by several kinetically defined transport systems, although the majority of arginine uptake is mediated by transport system y(+), encoded by the Cat1-3 gene family. Using macrophages from Cat2-deficient mice, we previously determined that arginine uptake via CAT2 is absolutely required for sustained NO production. Because NO production by fibroblasts is important in wound healing, we sought to determine whether CAT2 is required for NO production in cytokine-stimulated Cat2-deficient and wild-type embryonic fibroblasts. Although macrophages and fibroblasts both required extracellular L-arginine for NO production, NO synthesis by activated Cat2(-/-) fibroblasts was reduced only 19%, whereas Cat2(-/-) macrophages were virtually unable to produce NO. As expected, activated Cat2(-/-) fibroblasts had reduced system y(+)-mediated arginine uptake. However, their reduced NO output was not the result of a significant difference in intracellular L-arginine levels following cytokine stimulation. Uptake experiments revealed that the L-arginine transport system y(+)L was the major cationic amino acid carrier in fibroblasts of both genotypes. We conclude that NO production in embryonic fibroblasts is only partially dependent on CAT2 and that other compensating transporters provide arginine for NOS2-mediated NO synthesis. The data demonstrate that fibroblasts and macrophages have differential dependence on CAT2-mediated L-arginine transport for NO synthesis. The important physiological implication of this finding is discussed.     

Increased L-arginine uptake and inducible nitric oxide synthase activity in aortas of rats with heart failure

L-Arginine crosses the cell membrane primarily through the system y(+) transporter. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of L-arginine transport in nitric oxide (NO) production in aortas of rats with heart failure induced by myocardial infarction. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels in aortas of rats with heart failure were six times higher than in sham rats (P < 0.01). L-Arginine uptake was increased in aortas of rats with heart failure compared with sham rats (P < 0.01). Cationic amino acid transporter-2B and inducible (i) nitric oxide synthase (NOS) expression were increased in aortas of rats with heart failure compared with sham rats (P < 0.05). Aortic strips from rats with heart failure treated with L-arginine but not D-arginine increased NO production (P < 0.05). The effect of L-arginine on NO production was blocked by L-lysine, a basic amino acid that shares the same system y(+) transporter with L-arginine, and by the NOS inhibitor N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME). Treatment with L-lysine and L-NAME in vivo decreased plasma nitrate and nitrite levels in rats with heart failure (P < 0.05). Our data demonstrate that NO production is dependent on iNOS activity and L-arginine uptake and suggest that L-arginine transport plays an important role in enhanced NO production in heart failure.     

一氧化氮、内皮素-1对大鼠肢体缺血/再灌注后脑损伤的影响

目的: 研究一氧化氮(NO)和内皮素-1(ET-1)在大鼠肢体缺血/再灌注(LI/R)后脑损伤中的作用,探讨NO/ET-1平衡关系的变化对脑损伤的影响.方法: 在大鼠LI/R损伤模型上,应用NO合成前体物质L-精氨酸(L-Arg)、一氧化氮合酶(NOS)抑制剂氨基胍(AG)、ETA受体阻断剂BQl23进行干预,观察血浆 NO、ET-1、MDA、XOD、SOD、LDH及脑组织tNOS、iNOS、cNOS、NO、ET-1、MDA、XOD、MPO、 SOD的变化.结果: 与对照组比较,I/R组血浆MDA、XOD、LDH及脑组织MDA、XOD、MPO升高,SOD活性降低(P<0.01),脑组织tNOS和iNOS明显升高,而cNOS明显降低(P<0.01),I/R组血浆及脑组织NO、ET-1增加,NO/ET-1比值降低,脑损伤加重.应用L-Arg及BQ123后,血浆及脑组织NO/ET-1比值较I/R组升高,脑损伤减轻,应用AG后,NO/ET-1比值降低,脑损伤进一步加重.结论: 肢体缺血/再灌注后,一氧化氮与内皮素-l的比值降低时脑损伤加重.     

The role of endogenous nitric oxide in inhibition of ischemia/reperfusion-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis

The effect of nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibition on apoptosis of cardiomyocytes during ischemia/reperfusion was investigated. Isolated perfused guinea-pig hearts were subjected to 35 min ischemia (I) followed by 30 min reperfusion (IR) in the presence or absence of NO synthase inhibitors, L-NAME or L-NMMA or a superoxide scavenger, SOD. Apoptosis was assessed by immunohistochemistry (TUNEL assay, Bax protein staining), by spectrophotometric measurement of cytochrome oxidase activity (COX), and by ultrastructural analysis. Inhibition of NOS significantly increased apoptosis with activation of Bax protein and decrease of COX. SOD infusion had a protective effect on these apoptotic markers. The results suggest that endogenous NO synthesis during I/R protects the heart against apoptotic cell death.     

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。     

Nitric oxide synthase-independent generation of nitric oxide in rat skeletal muscle ischemia-reperfusion injury.

We have used electron paramagnetic resonance to investigate the time course of nitric oxide (NO) generation and its susceptibility to inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury to rat skeletal muscle in vivo. Significant levels of muscle nitroso-heme complexes were detected 24 h postreperfusion, but not after at 0.05, 3, and 8 h of reperfusion. The levels of muscle nitroso-heme complexes were not decreased by the NOS inhibitor N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester as a single dose (30 mg/kg) prior to reperfusion or as multiple doses continued throughout the reperfusion (total administered, 120 mg/kg) or by the potent NOS inhibitor S-methylisothiourea (3 mg/kg). In contrast, nitroso-heme levels were reduced by the glucocorticoid dexamethasone (2.5 mg/kg). Muscle necrosis in vitro did not result in the formation of nitroso-heme complexes. The finding that reperfusion after ischemia is necessary for NO formation suggests that an inflammatory pathway is responsible for NOS-independent NO formation in IR injury to skeletal muscle.     

An inhibitor of macrophage arginine transport and nitric oxide production (CNI-1493) prevents acute inflammation and endotoxin lethality.

BACKGROUND: Nitric oxide (NO), a small effector molecule produced enzymatically from L-arginine by nitric oxide synthase (NOS), is a mediator not only of important homeostatic mechanisms (e.g., blood vessel tone and tissue perfusion), but also of key aspects of local and systemic inflammatory responses. Previous efforts to develop inhibitors of NOS to protect against NO-mediated tissue damage in endotoxin shock have been unsuccessful, largely because such competitive NOS antagonists interfere with critical vasoregulatory NO production in blood vessels and decrease survival in endotoxemic animals. Accordingly, we sought to develop a pharmaceutical approach to selectively inhibit NO production in macrophages while sparing NO responses in blood vessels. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The process of cytokine-inducible L-arginine transport and NO production were studied in the murine macrophage-like cell line (RAW 264.7). A series of multivalent guanylhydrazones were synthesized to inhibit cytokine-inducible L-arginine transport. One such compound (CNI-1493) was studied further in animal models of endothelial-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) activity, carrageenan inflammation, and lethal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge. RESULTS: Upon activation with cytokines, macrophages increase transport of L-arginine to support the production of NO by NOS. Since endothelial cells do not require this additional arginine transport to produce NO, we reasoned that a competitive inhibitor of cytokine-inducible L-arginine transport would not inhibit EDRF activity in blood vessels, and thus might be effectively employed against endotoxic shock. CNI-1493, a tetravalent guanylhydrazone, proved to be a selective inhibitor of cytokine-inducible arginine transport and NO production, but did not inhibit EDRF activity. In mice, CNI-1493 prevented the development of carrageenan-induced footpad inflammation, and conferred protection against lethal LPS challenge. CONCLUSIONS: A selective inhibitor of cytokine-inducible L-arginine transport that does not inhibit vascular EDRF responses is effective against endotoxin lethality and significantly reduces inflammatory responses.     

一氧化氮在大鼠肢体缺血再灌注后肺损伤中的作用

在大鼠肢体缺血再灌注（LIR）损伤模型上,观察应用一氧化氮合酶（NOS）抑制剂氨基胍（AG）及一氧化氮（NO）合成前体物质L－精氨酸（L－Arg)对大鼠骨骼肌和肺组织的NOS活性、NO含量、丙二醛（MDA）、髓过氧化物酶（MPO）和湿／干重（W／D）值的影响以及肺磷脂酰胆碱（PC）的改变,并观察了肺组织在光镜下形态学的变化。结果显示,与对照组比较,LIR组骨骼肌和肺组织NOS活性均增强,MDA值、MPO活性增加,W／D值增大,肺PC含量降低;光镜下,肺间质多形核粒细胞（PMN）聚集和浸润,肺间隔面密度值增加。给予AG后,与LIR组相比NOS活性降低,NO产生下降,而MPO活性、W／D比值增加,肺PC含量进一步降低;镜下PMN聚集和浸润增加,肺间隔面密度值增大。而给予L－Arg后能 减轻LIR引起的上述变化。上述结果提示,LIR后2h时,骨骼肌和肺组织NOS活性增加,NO产生增多;内源性NO可能在LIR所诱发的早期急性肺损伤中起保护作用。