The activity of constitutive nitric oxide synthase is increased by the pathway cAMP/cAMP-activated protein kinase in human platelets. New insights into the antiaggregating effects of cAMP-elevating agents

Thrombosis Research
Isabella RussoGiovanni Anfossi

Abstract

Human platelets synthesize nitric oxide (NO) through an endothelial-type NO synthase (ecNOS) activated also by substances enhancing 3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) concentrations, such as catecholamines, beta-adrenoceptor agonists and adenosine. To verify whether cAMP directly activates ecNOS through the cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA), we evaluated (i) the influence of 8-Br-cAMP, adenosine and forskolin on ecNOS activity and phosphorylation at Ser(1177) and (ii) the effect of PKA inhibition on ecNOS activity. Platelets from 10 healthy male volunteers were used for aggregation studies and measurement of NOS activity (conversion of L-[(3)H]-arginine to L-[(3)H]-citrulline) following exposure to 8-Br-cAMP, adenosine and forskolin, both in the absence and in the presence of the PKA inhibitor Rp-cAMPS (100 micromol/l). The phosphorylation of the PKA substrate vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) at Ser(157) and Ser(239) and of ecNOS at Ser(1177) was evaluated by Western blot. NOS activity (pmol L-citrulline/10(8) platelets) increased from 0.090+/-0.002 to 0.148+/-0.013 with 500 micromol/l 8-Br-cAMP (p<0.0001), to 0.140+/-0.008 with 30 micromol/l adenosine (p<0.0001) and to 0.140+/-0.009 with 10 micromol/l ...Continue Reading

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