Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 78, Issue 2 539-545, Copyright © 1995 by American Physiological Society

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Endogenous nitric oxide influences acetylcholine-induced bronchovascular dilation in sheep

F. Sasaki, P. Pare, D. Ernest, T. Bai, L. Verburgt, R. March and E. Baile
University of British Columbia, Pulmonary Research Laboratory, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.

To test whether endogenous endothelial nitric oxide (NO) influences baseline bronchial vascular tone and mediates acetylcholine (ACh)-induced bronchial vascular dilation and/or modulates bronchoconstriction in ovine airways, we studied anesthetized ventilated open-chest sheep and measured bronchial blood flow (Qbr) and pulmonary resistance (RL). In six sheep we measured the response of Qbr and RL to the dose of ACh required to produce 50% of the maximal increase in Qbr at baseline during infusion of the NO synthase inhibitor NG-nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA; 10(-2) M). Infusion of L-NNA decreased both the baseline Qbr (28 +/- 13 to 8 +/- 2 ml/min, P < 0.01) and the change in Qbr (delta Qbr) from the baseline value (84 +/- 42 to 33 +/- 18 ml/min, P < 0.05). There was no difference in baseline RL or in the response of RL to ACh at any time. In another six sheep, phenylephrine (5 x 10(-6) to 5 x 10(-7) M) decreased baseline Qbr (22 +/- 6 to 10 +/- 3 ml/min, P < 0.05) but not delta Qbr (62 +/- 13 to 66 +/- 21 ml/min, not significant). Infusion of L-NNA in these sheep decreased the baseline Qbr to a similar extent (11 +/- 5 ml/min) and also decreased delta Qbr (42 +/- 16 ml/min, P < 0.05). We conclude that endogenous endothelial NO influences baseline vascular tone and ACh-induced vasodilation of the ovine bronchial vasculature but has no effect on baseline RL or ACh-induced bronchoconstriction.

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