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Nitrite is an alternative source of NO in vivo

Tsuchiya, Koichiro, Kanematsu, Yasuhisa, Yoshizumi, Masanori, Ohnishi, Hideki, Kirima, Kazuyoshi, Izawa, Yuki, Shikishima, Michiyo, Ishida, Tatsuhiro +4 more·2005·American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Abstract

In this study, we investigated whether orally administered nitrite is changed to NO and whether nitrite attenuates hypertension in a dose-dependent manner. We utilized a stable isotope of [15N]nitrite (15NO2-) as a source of nitrite to distinguish between endogenous nitrite and that exogenously administered and measured hemoglobin (Hb)-NO as an index of circulating NO in whole blood using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. When 1 mg/kg Na15NO2 was orally administered to rats, an apparent EPR signal derived from Hb15NO (A(Z) = 23.4 gauss) appeared in the blood. The peak blood HbNO concentration occurred at the first measurement after intake (5 min) for treatment with 1 and 3 mg/kg (HbNO: 4.93 +/- 0.52 and 10.58 +/- 0.40 microM, respectively) and at 15 min with 10 mg/kg (HbNO: 38.27 +/- 9.23 microM). In addition, coadministration of nitrite (100 mg/l drinking water) with N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME; 1 g/l) for 3 wk significantly attenuated the L-NAME-induced hypertension (149 +/- 10 mmHg) compared with L-NAME alone (170 +/- 13 mmHg). Furthermore, this phenomenon was associated with an increase in circulating HbNO. Our findings clearly indicate that orally ingested nitrite can be an alternative to L-arginine as a source of NO in vivo and may explain, at least in part, the mechanism of the nitrite/nitrate-rich Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet-induced hypotensive effects.

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Tsuchiya, K., Kanematsu, Y., Yoshizumi, M., Ohnishi, H., Kirima, K., Izawa, Y., Shikishima, M., Ishida, T., Kondo, S., Kagami, S., Takiguchi, Y., & Tamaki, T.
Affiliations
Tokushima University (JP)
Venue
American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology
Published
2005-05
Volume
288
Issue
5
Pages
H2163-H2170
ISSN
  • 0363-6135 (ISSN-L)
  • 1522-1539
OpenAlex
W2125647807
Cited by
127
References
99
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FWCI
5.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Hemoglobin structure and function
Keywords
nitrite, nitric oxide, L-NAME-induced hypertension, nitric oxide synthase inhibition, dietary nitrate, DASH diet, L-arginine, blood pressure
MeSH terms
Administration, Oral, Animals, Blood Pressure, Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy, Enzyme Inhibitors, Glycated Hemoglobin, Hypertension, Male, Nitric Oxide, Nitrites, Nitrogen Isotopes, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester, Rats

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