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We have previously found that 5,6-EET (epoxyeicosatrienoic acid)(50nM) significantly dilates the vascular bed(42%) of the isolated, constantly perfused rabbit lung, which has been constricted with U46619(5–8pM). We studied the role of EDRF-NO and prostaglandins in the 5,6-EET-induced vascular relaxation. Dilation to 5,6-EET was evident only when the pulmonary vascular tone was increased. L-NNA (Nω-nitro-L-arginine, 10−4M), an inhibitor of NO synthase(NOS); U46619(5–10pM), a thromboxane mimetic; and L-NNA+INDO(indomethacin, 10−5M), a cyclooxygenase inhibitor, all increased the pressure of pulmonary artery(PPa) from baseline, to a peak range of 28–38mmHg(32.75∐2.2), whereas INDO alone increased Ppa only by 10mmHg. L-NNA+INDO, L-NNA alone, and INDO+U46619 attenuated the 5,6-EET relaxing effect by 100%, 88% and 64.5%, respectively. In the presence of L-NNA and 5,6-EET, SNAP(S-nitroso-N-acetyl-D, L-penicillamine, 10−6M), a NO donor, reduced Ppa by 75%. We conclude that the mechanism of vasodilation to 5,6-EET in the rabbit pulmonary circulation is via both EDRF-NO and PG pathways and that the vasodilation is largely EDRF-NO dependent. (Supported by National Institutes of Health PO1 HL43023).
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Tan, JZ., Kaley, G., Gurtner, G.H. (1997). Nitric Oxide and Prostaglandins Mediate Vasodilation to 5,6-EET in Rabbit Lung. In: Honn, K.V., Marnett, L.J., Nigam, S., Jones, R.L., Wong, P.YK. (eds) Eicosanoids and other Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation, and Radiation Injury 3. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 407. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1813-0_85
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