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Sustained Increase in Aortic Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression In Vivo in a Model of Chronic High Blood Flow

Physiological adaptation of normal blood vessels to acute or chronic changes in blood flow is endothelium dependent. In vitro studies have shown that, among other genes, NO synthase (NOS) 3 mRNA and protein expression is enhanced by acute elevation of shear stress in endothelial cells. We have inves...

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Published in:Circulation research 1996-10, Vol.79 (4), p.857-863
Main Authors: Nadaud, Sophie, Philippe, Monique, Arnal, Jean-Francois, Michel, Jean-Baptiste, Soubrier, Florent
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Language:English
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Summary:Physiological adaptation of normal blood vessels to acute or chronic changes in blood flow is endothelium dependent. In vitro studies have shown that, among other genes, NO synthase (NOS) 3 mRNA and protein expression is enhanced by acute elevation of shear stress in endothelial cells. We have investigated the effect of chronic high blood flow on NOS3 mRNA and protein expression in rat aorta. NOS3 mRNA levels were measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the aortas of 12 rats with arteriovenous fistulas and 9 sham-operated control rats. The PCR assay indicated that NOS3 mRNA levels were significantly enhanced (twofold) during high blood flow. Western blots showed that immunoreactive NOS3 levels were also increased to a similar extent. Furthermore, the Ca+-dependent NOS activity, measured by the L-arginine to L-citrulline conversion assay, and the cGMP content were also significantly increased in the proximal aortic wall submitted to the arteriovenous shunt. These results indicate that NOS3 mRNA and protein expression is enhanced in vivo during chronic high blood flow.(Circ Res. 1996;79:857-863.)
ISSN:0009-7330
1524-4571
DOI:10.1161/01.res.79.4.857