Reperfusion injury is reduced in skeletal muscle by inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase.
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Journal Article
This study evaluated the effects of the selective inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) inhibitor N-[3-(aminomethyl)benzyl]acetamidine (1400W) on the microcirculation in reperfused skeletal muscle. The cremaster muscles from 32 rats underwent 5 h of ischemia followed by 90 min of reperfusion. Rats received either 3 mg/kg 1400W or PBS subcutaneously before reperfusion. We found that blood flow in reperfused muscles was <45% of baseline in controls but sharply recovered to near baseline levels in 1400W-treated animals. There was a significant (P < 0.01 to P < 0.001) difference between the two groups at each time point throughout the 90 min of reperfusion. Vessel diameters remained <80% of baseline in controls during reperfusion, but recovered to the baseline level in the 1400W group by 20 min, and reached a maximum of 121 +/- 14% (mean +/- SD) of baseline in 10- to 20-micro m arterioles, 121 +/- 6% in 21- to 40-micro m arterioles, and 115 +/- 8% in 41- to 70-micro m arteries (P < 0.01 to P < 0.001). The muscle weight ratio between ischemia-reperfused (left) and non-ischemia-reperfused (right) cremaster muscles was 193 +/- 42% of normal in controls and 124 +/- 12% in the 1400W group (P < 0.001). Histology showed that neutrophil extravasation and edema were markedly reduced in 1400W-treated muscles compared with controls. We conclude that ischemia-reperfusion leads to increased generation of NO from iNOS in skeletal muscle and that the selective iNOS inhibitor 1400W reduces the negative effects of ischemia-reperfusion on vessel diameter and muscle blood flow. Thus 1400W may have therapeutic potential in treatment of ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Zhang, L; Looney, CG; Qi, W-N; Chen, L-E; Seaber, AV; Stamler, JS; Urbaniak, JR
Published Date
- April 2003
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 94 / 4
Start / End Page
- 1473 - 1478
PubMed ID
- 12506043
Pubmed Central ID
- 12506043
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 8750-7587
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1152/japplphysiol.00789.2002
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States