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Mechanisms underlying erythrocyte and endothelial nitrite reduction to nitric oxide in hypoxia: role for xanthine oxidoreductase and endothelial nitric oxide synthase.


ABSTRACT: Reduction of nitrite (NO(2)(-)) provides a major source of nitric oxide (NO) in the circulation, especially in hypoxemic conditions. Our previous studies suggest that xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) is an important nitrite reductase in the heart and kidney. Herein, we have demonstrated that conversion of nitrite to NO by blood vessels and RBCs was enhanced in the presence of the XOR substrate xanthine (10 micromol/L) and attenuated by the XOR inhibitor allopurinol (100 micromol/L) in acidic and hypoxic conditions only. Whereas endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) inhibition had no effect on vascular nitrite reductase activity, in RBCs L-NAME, L-NMMA, and L-arginine inhibited nitrite-derived NO production by >50% (P<0.01) at pH 7.4 and 6.8 under hypoxic conditions. Western blot and immunohistochemical analysis of RBC membranes confirmed the presence of eNOS and abundant XOR on whole RBCs. Thus, XOR and eNOS are ideally situated on the membranes of RBCs and blood vessels to generate intravascular vasodilator NO from nitrite during ischemic episodes. In addition to the proposed role of deoxyhemoglobin, our findings suggest that the nitrite reductase activity within the circulation, under hypoxic conditions (at physiological pH), is mediated by eNOS; however, as acidosis develops, a substantial role for XOR becomes evident.

SUBMITTER: Webb AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2841343 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mechanisms underlying erythrocyte and endothelial nitrite reduction to nitric oxide in hypoxia: role for xanthine oxidoreductase and endothelial nitric oxide synthase.

Webb Andrew J AJ   Milsom Alexandra B AB   Rathod Krishnaraj S KS   Chu Wai Lum WL   Qureshi Shehla S   Lovell Matthew J MJ   Lecomte Florence M J FM   Perrett David D   Raimondo Carmelo C   Khoshbin Espeed E   Ahmed Zubair Z   Uppal Rakesh R   Benjamin Nigel N   Hobbs Adrian J AJ   Ahluwalia Amrita A  

Circulation research 20080925 9


Reduction of nitrite (NO(2)(-)) provides a major source of nitric oxide (NO) in the circulation, especially in hypoxemic conditions. Our previous studies suggest that xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) is an important nitrite reductase in the heart and kidney. Herein, we have demonstrated that conversion of nitrite to NO by blood vessels and RBCs was enhanced in the presence of the XOR substrate xanthine (10 micromol/L) and attenuated by the XOR inhibitor allopurinol (100 micromol/L) in acidic and hy  ...[more]

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