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21117404

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-12-1
pubmed:abstractText
Protein kinase G (PKG) is abundant in neonatal ovine lung microvascular endothelial cells (LMVECs) but its various functions are not known. To test the hypothesis that PKG plays a role in feedback regulation of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis, we studied the effects of modulators of PKG signaling on real time NO release from LMVECs microcultures in 96-well clusters. We used 0.5 - 2.43 microM DAF FM and DAF-FM diacetate to measure amount of NO present in the cells and in the cell bathing medium. We found a dose-response relationship between 8-Br-cGMP (0.02 - 2 microM), a stimulator of PKG activity, and inhibition of basal NO production. The time-course of the effect of 2 microM 8-Br-cGMP on NO production exhibited a parallel shift downwards in the presence of PKG receptor inhibitor, 100 ng/ml DT-2, indicating that 8-Br-cGMP acts through PKG to inhibit NOS. PKG also decreased stimulated NO production: acetylcholine produced raw fluorescence of 59999 +/- 702 and in the presence of 1 mM 8-Br-cGMP the value was 20645 +/- 292 (p < 0.0001) while carbachol produced raw fluorescence of 60600 +/- 890 and in the presence of 1 mM 8-Br-cGMP was 30442 +/- 2000 (p < 0.01). The PKG inhibitor 125 nM guanosine 3'-5'-cyclic-monophosphorothionate-8-Br-Rp isomer increased basal NO production (p < 0.01). NO synthase inhibitor, L-NNA reversed this effect (p < 0.05) as well as that of another PKG inhibitor 25 microM Rp-8-Br-PET-cGMPS but enhanced the effect of 25 microM 8-Br-cGMP. Both basal and stimulated NO production is regulated by the downstream activation of PKG by NO-induced 8-Br-cGMP production in endothelial cells.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0309-3913
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
89-98
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Protein kinase G inhibits basal and stimulated nitric oxide synthase activity in neonatal ovine lung microvascular endothelial cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. theresaadebola@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural