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ATP: the red blood cell link to NO and local control of the pulmonary circulation

R S Sprague et al. Am J Physiol. 1996 Dec.

Abstract

Recently, we reported that rabbit red blood cells (RBCs) were required for the expression of nitric oxide (NO) activity on pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) in rabbit lungs. Here, we investigate the hypothesis that RBCs participate in the regulation of PVR via release of ATP in response to mechanical deformation that, in turn, evokes vascular NO synthesis. We found that rabbit and human RBCs, but not dog RBCs, release ATP in response to mechanical deformation. To determine the contribution of this ATP to NO synthesis and PVR, we compared the effects of human and dog RBCs on pressure-flow relationships in isolated rabbit lungs. In the presence of human RBCs, NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (100 microM) produced a shift in the pressure-flow relationship consistent with a reduction in vascular caliber. NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester had no effect in lungs perfused with dog RBCs. These results suggest a unique mechanism for the control of PVR in rabbits and humans whereby release of ATP by RBCs in response to mechanical deformation leads to stimulation of NO synthesis that, in turn, modulates the PVR.

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ATP: the red blood cell link to NO and local control of the pulmonary circulation - PubMed (original) (raw)