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Role of nitric oxide and endothelin-1 in a portal hypertensive rat model.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Portal hypertension is often accompanied by a hyperdynamic circulation state. Some reports have suggested that nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in this hyperdynamic state. On the other hand, although endothelin (ET)-1, a powerful vasoconstrictor, was recently identified, little is known about its role in portal hypertension or about the interaction between NO and ET-1. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate whether or not the inhibitor of NO synthase (NOS) might improve portal hypertension, and also to clarify the relationship between NO and ET-1.
METHODS:
Portal hypertensive (PHT) rats, in which hypertension was induced by a two-step ligation of the portal vein (PVL), were used. The mean arterial pressure (MAP), portal pressure (PP), visceral blood flow volume (BFV), and serum levels of NO and ET-1 were determined in PVL rats treated with two NOS inhibitors with different functions: N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) and aminoguanidine (AG). Control (CTR) rats. treated by a sham operation (SO), were also studied.
RESULTS:
Two-step PVL treatment induced a significant increase in the serum level of NO3-and ET-1 in the portal vein. L-NAME and AG administration significantly decreased PP at doses of 50 mg/kg in PHT rats after 60 min administration, while no inhibitor effected any modification in the CTBR rats. Both NOS inhibitors increased MAP and decreased PP and BFV in the portal vein, gastric mucosa, and spleen, in addition to decreasing the serum levels of NO3- and ET-1 in the PHT rats, while neither blockade modified any parameters in the CTR rats. In PHT rats, L-arginine, a NO substance, reversed the effect of L-NAME, while it did not induce any recovery from the AG effect.
CONCLUSIONS:
In PHT rats, NO seems to contribute to portal hypertension. PVL increases not only the serum level of NO3-, but also that of ET-1 in the portal vein. Both L-NAME and AG reduce PP and BFV of the portal vein, spleen, gastric mucosa. and liver. In addition, the inhibition of NOS diminishes the serum level not only of NO, but also of ET-1. Use of an appropriate NOS inhibitor may therefore positively affect the hyperdynamic state in portal hypertension.
AuthorsK Tsugawa, M Hashizume, S Migou, F Kishihara, H Kawanaka, M Tomikawa, K Tanoue, K Sugimachi
JournalScandinavian journal of gastroenterology (Scand J Gastroenterol) Vol. 35 Issue 10 Pg. 1097-105 (Oct 2000) ISSN: 0036-5521 [Print] England
PMID11099065 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Endothelin-1
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Guanidines
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase
  • pimagedine
  • NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester
Topics
  • Animals
  • Blood Pressure
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Endothelin-1 (blood, physiology)
  • Enzyme Inhibitors (pharmacology)
  • Guanidines (pharmacology)
  • Hypertension, Portal (physiopathology)
  • Male
  • NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester (pharmacology)
  • Nitric Oxide (blood, physiology)
  • Nitric Oxide Synthase (antagonists & inhibitors)
  • Portal Vein (physiopathology)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley

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