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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-1-4
pubmed:abstractText
Under physiological conditions, L-arginine transport by porcine pulmonary artery endothelial cells (PAEC) is mediated by system y+, a sodium-independent transport system that accounts for 60 +/- 5% of L-arginine transport, and system Bo,+, a sodium-dependent system that accounts for 40 +/- 5% of transport. Because NO production is dependent on intracellular L-arginine content and intracellular L-arginine content depends on transport of extracellular L-arginine, we examined the effect of hypoxia on L-arginine transport and intracellular L-arginine content in PAEC. Exposure of passage 3-7 PAEC in monolayer culture to 0% O2 for 4 h decreased L-arginine transport via system y+ from 120 +/- 10 to 81 +/- 23 (in pmol.mg protein-1.30 s-1) (P < 0.001), whereas 20-h exposures decreased transport from 122 +/- 17 to 84 +/- 18 (P < 0.001) in system y+ and from 104 +/- 19 to 90 +/- 26 (P < 0.05) in system Bo,+. Exposure to 5% O2 for 3-5 wk decreased L-arginine transport via system y+ from 128 +/- 15 to 73 +/- 13 (P < 0.001) and via system Bo,+, from 105 +/- 25 to 65 +/- 13 (P < 0.001). Kinetic studies revealed that hypoxia decreased the maximal transport velocity but not the apparent Michaelis constant for both system y+ and system Bo,+, and the decreases in transport were not reversible after return to normoxia for up to 24 h. Long-term exposure, i.e., 3-5 wk, to 5% O2 also resulted in decreases in intracellular L-arginine content (0.75 +/- 0.10 vs. 0.49 +/- 0.09 nmol/10(6) cells, P < 0.05) which did not reverse after return to normoxia for 24 h.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
269
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
L574-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Hypoxia inhibits L-arginine uptake by pulmonary artery endothelial cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.