Journal article
Modulation of baroreceptor activity by gene transfer of nitric oxide synthase to carotid sinus adventitia
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, Vol.284(5), pp.R1190-1198
05/2003
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00735.2002
PMID: 12676743
Abstract
Administration of nitric oxide (NO) or NO donors to isolated carotid sinus and carotid bodies inhibits the activity of baroreceptor and chemoreceptor afferent nerves. Furthermore, NO synthase (NOS) is present in endothelial cells and in sensory nerves innervating the carotid sinus region. The major goal of this study was to determine whether overexpression of NOS in carotid sinus modulates baroreceptor activity. Rabbits were anesthetized, and adenoviral vectors (5 x 10(8) plaque-forming units) encoding genes for either beta-galactosidase (beta-Gal) or endothelial type III NOS (eNOS) were applied topically to the adventitial surface of one carotid sinus. In some experiments, the NOS inhibitor N(G)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME) was applied to the carotid sinus immediately after the vector. Four to five days later, baroreceptor activity and carotid sinus diameter were measured from the vascularly isolated carotid sinus of the anesthetized rabbits. Transgene expression was confirmed by X-Gal staining of beta-Gal and measurement of NOS activity by citrulline assay. The expression was restricted to the carotid sinus adventitia. Baroreceptor activity was decreased significantly, and the pressure-activity curve was shifted to higher pressures in eNOS-transduced (n = 5) compared with beta-Gal-transduced (n = 5) carotid sinuses. The pressure corresponding to 50% of maximum activity averaged 55 +/- 6 and 76 +/- 7 mmHg in beta-Gal- and eNOS-transduced carotid sinuses, respectively (P < 0.05). Decreased baroreceptor activity was accompanied by a significant increase in carotid diameter in the eNOS-transduced carotid sinuses (n = 5). l-NAME prevented the inhibition of baroreceptor activity and the increase in carotid diameter in eNOS-transduced carotid sinuses (n = 5). We conclude that adenoviral-mediated gene transfer of eNOS to carotid sinus adventitia causes sustained, NO-dependent inhibition of baroreceptor activity and resetting of the baroreceptor function curve to higher pressures.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Modulation of baroreceptor activity by gene transfer of nitric oxide synthase to carotid sinus adventitia
- Creators
- Silvana S Meyrelles - Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, ES, Brazil 20042-755Ram V SharmaHui Z MaoFrancois M AbboudMark W Chapleau
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, Vol.284(5), pp.R1190-1198
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1152/ajpregu.00735.2002
- PMID
- 12676743
- ISSN
- 0363-6119
- eISSN
- 1522-1490
- Grant note
- HL-14388 / NHLBI NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2003
- Academic Unit
- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Cardiovascular Medicine; Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984025340702771
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