Increased activity of constitutive nitric oxide synthase in cardiac endothelium in spontaneous hypertension

Circulation
E NavaT F Lüscher

Abstract

We analyzed the activity of nitric oxide synthase in the rat heart to study whether this activity is affected by high blood pressure. Hearts from young (3 to 4 weeks old) and adult (15 to 25 weeks old) Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were excised and frozen in liquid nitrogen. The activities of Ca(2+)-dependent (cNOS) and Ca(2+)-independent (iNOS) were determined in homogenized tissues by measuring the conversion of [14C]-L-arginine to [14C]-L-citrulline in the presence or absence of either EGTA (1 mmol/L) or EGTA plus NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, 1 mmol/L each). Arterial pressure was higher in adult SHR than in young SHR and WKY rats of both ages (P < .01). The cNOS activity was two to three times higher in hypertensive than in normotensive hearts (P = .01 to P = .04). No significant activity of iNOS was detected in any tissue. Studies of the right and left ventricles demonstrated a higher cNOS activity in the left sides of the hearts of adult SHR (P < .05). No differences were found in hearts from WKY rats. Selective removal of endocardial or coronary endothelial cells in hearts of SHR and WKY rats substantially reduced cNOS activity (P < .01). The cNOS activity is upregulated in...Continue Reading

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