Abstract
We have studied receptor-mediated generation of an activator of soluble guanylate cyclase in cultured mouse neuroblastoma cells (clone N1E-115) by ESR/spin trapping spectroscopy. A spin adduct was detected during the activation of muscarinic receptors by carbamylcholine in the presence of the spin trap 3,5-dibromo 4-nitrosobenzene sulphonate (DBNBS). The spin adduct does not correspond to that originating from the free radical nitric oxide or hydroxylamine. The same adduct was generated in cytosol preparations from N1E-115 cells incubated with L-arginine, NADPH, in the presence of calcium. The use of isotopically labelled guanidino-N 15-L-arginine supported the generation of a DBNBS spin trapped adduct originating from the guanidino moiety of L-arginine. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) stabilized the precursor of the spin adduct as well as the activator of soluble guanylate cyclase derived from L-arginine. Our results provide direct evidence for the receptor-mediated formation of a diffusible precursor of NO▴ derived from L-arginine.
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