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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-31
pubmed:abstractText
S-nitrosoalbumin (SNO-Alb) is a major reservoir of releasable nitric oxide (NO) in plasma. In preeclampsia, a pregnancy-specific disorder associated with endothelial dysfunction, we previously found significant elevations in plasma SNO-Alb concentrations and decreased plasma ascorbate (Asc) levels. This increased SNO-Alb may result from low-plasma Asc if Asc, along with transition metals (eg, copper [Cu]) are necessary for release of NO from S-nitrosothiols. We propose that vasodilator effects of SNO-Alb, mediated by release of NO, are fully realized only when Asc/Cu availability is sufficient. Relaxation responses to SNO-Alb or the control reduced human serum albumin (SH-Alb), and responses to pooled plasma from normal or preeclamptic pregnancies were examined in isolated mouse arteries. Arteries preconstricted with phenylephrine were exposed to SNO-Alb or SH-Alb at physiologically relevant concentrations. When free Cu was added in excess (10 mumol/L), NO release was not dependent on Asc. However, when Cu was added at lower (physiological) levels, NO release was dependent on Asc. The addition of Asc and Cu to SNO-Alb stimulated vasodilatory responses in isolated arteries >90%, whereas no change in the SH-Alb (5%) response was observed. Preeclampsia plasma with higher levels of SNO-Alb caused arteries to relax 44.1+/-4.7%, whereas normal pregnancy plasma caused 11.9+/-4.2% relaxation (P=0.007). These data indicate that SNO-Alb alone or in plasma can act as a potent vasodilator, and that sufficient Asc/Cu promotes this action. We suggest that the higher circulating levels of SNO-Alb, in women with preeclampsia, reflect a deficiency in Asc/Cu-mediated release of NO from SNO-Alb.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/1H-(1,2,4)oxadiazolo(4,3-a)quinoxali..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ascorbic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Copper, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitric Oxide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitric Oxide Donors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitroso Compounds, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Oxadiazoles, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phenylephrine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Quinoxalines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/S-nitrosoalbumin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Serum Albumin, Bovine
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1524-4563
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
21-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Ascorbic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Copper, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Mesenteric Arteries, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Nitric Oxide, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Nitric Oxide Donors, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Nitroso Compounds, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Oxadiazoles, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Oxidative Stress, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Phenylephrine, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Pre-Eclampsia, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Quinoxalines, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Serum Albumin, Bovine, pubmed-meshheading:15569857-Vasodilation
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
S-nitrosoalbumin-mediated relaxation is enhanced by ascorbate and copper: effects in pregnancy and preeclampsia plasma.
pubmed:affiliation
Magee-Womens Research Institute and Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, 204 Craft Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. rsireg@mwri.magee.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural