摘要
应用半定量逆转录-多聚酶链反应法,观察尾加压素(urotensinⅡ,UⅡ)对培养的新生SD大鼠心肌细胞内皮型一氧化氮合酶(endothelial nitric oxide synthase,eNOS)mRNA表达的影响,并测定UⅡ对心肌细胞内一氧化氮合酶(nitric oxide synthase,NOS)活性和一氧化氮(nitric oxide,NO)释放的影响。结果显示:UⅡ抑制培养的新生大鼠心肌细胞eNOS mRNA表达、抑制NOS的活性及NO释放;0.1μmol/L浓度的UⅡ呈时间依赖性抑制心肌细胞NOS的活性及NO生成。上述实验结果提示UⅡ的心血管作用可能与NO合成系统有关。
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of urotensin Ⅱ(U Ⅱ) on the nitric oxide (NO) production in cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. The endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) mRNA expression was assessed by semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The activity of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and NO content in cardiomyocytes were measured. The current results showed that U Ⅱ inhibited eNOS mRNA expression, the NOS activity and the NO production of cardiomyocytes. U Ⅱ (0. 1 μmol/L) inhibited the NOS activity and the NO production in cardiomyocytes in a time-dependent manner. These results suggest that the cardiovascular effect of U Ⅱ might be partially associated with NO production in cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes.
出处
《生理学报》
CAS
CSCD
北大核心
2002年第4期307-310,共4页
Acta Physiologica Sinica
基金
This work was supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program of People's Republic of China ( No. G2000056905) and the National Natural Science Fundation of China (No. 30070306).