Abstract
In the present study, using porcine coronary artery rings in vitro, we examined the role of the nitric oxide (NO) pathway in endothelium-dependent vasorelaxant effects of the 5'-uronamide adenosine agonists, 5'-(N-ethylcarboxamido)adenosine (NECA) and 2-[p-(2-carboxyethyl)]phenylethyl-amino-5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (CGS-21680) as opposed to the endothelium-independent actions of the C2- and N6-substituted analogues, 2-chloroadenosine (CAD) and N6-cyclopentyladenosine (CPA). The NO synthase inhibitor, NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA, 30 microM), and the NO-destroying agent, 6-anilino-5,8-quinolinedione (LY-83583, 10 microM), attenuated the relaxations of endothelium-intact but not -denuded rings to NECA and CGS-21680. The effect of L-NMMA on NECA-induced relaxation was reversed by L-arginine (100 microM), a substrate for NO synthesis. In the endothelium-intact tissues, both NECA and CGS-21680 elicited enhanced production of nitrite, a stable metabolite of NO. This was also attenuated by L-NMMA or endothelium removal. Furthermore, NECA (10 microM) induced augmentation of guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) production in the intact arteries, which was also inhibited by L-NMMA, LY-83583, or endothelium removal. In contrast, vasorelaxant responses generated by CAD and CPA were not altered by either L-NMMA or LY-83583. Both agents (10 microM) were also unable to alter nitrite and/or guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) levels of the coronary artery.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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