The vasodilating effect of substance P (SP) at the microvascular level is endothelium-dependent. In the present study we evaluated whether SP activates nitric oxide (NO) production by venular endothelial cell. We evaluated NO activation by measuring cyclic GMP levels in cultured endothelial cells isolated from coronary postcapillary venules of bovine origin (CVEC). Our results indicate that 5 min exposure of CVEC to 10 nM SP doubled basal cyclic GMP levels. Cell treatment with the NO synthase inhibitor L-NMMA reduced the basal levels of cyclic GMP and abolished the effect of SP but did not modify the increase in cyclic GMP in response to exogenous NO. These data indicate that a) microvascular endothelium responds in an autocrine fashion to NO with increased cyclic GMP levels, b) SP activates cyclic GMP pathway through NO production.

Ziche, M., Morbidelli, L., Parenti, A., Amerini, S., Granger, H.J., Maggi, C.A. (1993). Substance P increases cyclic GMP levels on coronary postcapillary venular endothelial cells. LIFE SCIENCES, 53(14), PL229-PL234 [10.1016/0024-3205(93)90556-I].

Substance P increases cyclic GMP levels on coronary postcapillary venular endothelial cells

Ziche M.;Morbidelli L.;Parenti A.;
1993-01-01

Abstract

The vasodilating effect of substance P (SP) at the microvascular level is endothelium-dependent. In the present study we evaluated whether SP activates nitric oxide (NO) production by venular endothelial cell. We evaluated NO activation by measuring cyclic GMP levels in cultured endothelial cells isolated from coronary postcapillary venules of bovine origin (CVEC). Our results indicate that 5 min exposure of CVEC to 10 nM SP doubled basal cyclic GMP levels. Cell treatment with the NO synthase inhibitor L-NMMA reduced the basal levels of cyclic GMP and abolished the effect of SP but did not modify the increase in cyclic GMP in response to exogenous NO. These data indicate that a) microvascular endothelium responds in an autocrine fashion to NO with increased cyclic GMP levels, b) SP activates cyclic GMP pathway through NO production.
1993
Ziche, M., Morbidelli, L., Parenti, A., Amerini, S., Granger, H.J., Maggi, C.A. (1993). Substance P increases cyclic GMP levels on coronary postcapillary venular endothelial cells. LIFE SCIENCES, 53(14), PL229-PL234 [10.1016/0024-3205(93)90556-I].
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