Peritoneal administration of zymosan in the rat induced a severe inflammatory process characterised by an increase in the plasma levels of nitrite and nitrate, stable metabolites of nitric oxide (NO) and in the levels of peroxynitrite, as measured by the oxidation of the fluorescent dye dihydrorhodamine 123, at 18 hours zymosan challenge. Immunohistochemical examination demonstrated a marked increase in the immunoreactivity to nitrotyrosine, a specific 'footprint' of peroxynitrite, in the aorta of zymosan-shocked rats. In ex vivo experiments, thoracic aorta rings of zymosan-treated rats showed a reduced contraction to noradrenaline and reduced responsiveness to the relaxant effect to acetylcholine (vascular hyporeactivity and endothelial dysfunction, respectively). Treatment of zymosan-shocked rats with 3-aminobenzamide or Nicotinamide, inhibitors of poly ADP-ribosil synthetase (PARS) activity reduced the production of peroxynitrite and significantly prevented the cardiovascular dysfunction. Our data suggest that peroxynitrite and PARS activation play a role in the zymosan-induced cardiovascular derangements in the rat.

Role of peroxynitrite and poly (ADP-ribosyl) synthetase activation in cardiovascular derangement induced by zymosan in the rat

CUZZOCREA, Salvatore;CAPUTI, Achille
1998-01-01

Abstract

Peritoneal administration of zymosan in the rat induced a severe inflammatory process characterised by an increase in the plasma levels of nitrite and nitrate, stable metabolites of nitric oxide (NO) and in the levels of peroxynitrite, as measured by the oxidation of the fluorescent dye dihydrorhodamine 123, at 18 hours zymosan challenge. Immunohistochemical examination demonstrated a marked increase in the immunoreactivity to nitrotyrosine, a specific 'footprint' of peroxynitrite, in the aorta of zymosan-shocked rats. In ex vivo experiments, thoracic aorta rings of zymosan-treated rats showed a reduced contraction to noradrenaline and reduced responsiveness to the relaxant effect to acetylcholine (vascular hyporeactivity and endothelial dysfunction, respectively). Treatment of zymosan-shocked rats with 3-aminobenzamide or Nicotinamide, inhibitors of poly ADP-ribosil synthetase (PARS) activity reduced the production of peroxynitrite and significantly prevented the cardiovascular dysfunction. Our data suggest that peroxynitrite and PARS activation play a role in the zymosan-induced cardiovascular derangements in the rat.
1998
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