L-NAME in the cardiovascular system - nitric oxide synthase activator?

Journal Title: Pharmacological Reports - Year 2012, Vol 64, Issue 3

Abstract

L-arginine analogues are widely used inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity both in vitro and in vivo, with N(ω)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) being at the head. On the one hand, acute and chronic L-NAME treatment leads to changes in blood pressure and vascular reactivity due to decreased nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability. However, lower doses of L-NAME may also activate NO production via feedback regulatory mechanisms if administered for longer time. Such L-NAME-induced activation has been observed in both NOS expression and activity and revealed considerable differences in regulatory mechanisms of NO production between particular tissues depending on the amount of L-NAME. Moreover, feedback activation of NO production by L-NAME seems to be regulated diversely under conditions of hypertension. This review summarizes the mechanisms of NOS regulation in order to better understand the apparent discrepancies found in the current literature.

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Jana Kopincová, Angelika Púzserová, Iveta Bernátová

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Jana Kopincová, Angelika Púzserová, Iveta Bernátová (2012). L-NAME in the cardiovascular system - nitric oxide synthase activator?. Pharmacological Reports, 64(3), 511-520. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-92792