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Virus-induced airway hyperresponsiveness in guinea pigs is related to a deficiency in nitric oxide.

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Folkerts, G, van der Linde, H J, Nijkamp, F P·1995·Journal of Clinical Investigation

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Intratracheal inoculation of parainfluenza type 3 virus to guinea pigs induces a marked increase in airway responsiveness in vivo and in vitro. In spontaneously breathing anesthetized guinea pigs inhalation of an aerosol containing the nitric oxide (NO) precursor L-arginine (2.0 mM) completely prevented the virus-induced airway hyperresponsiveness to histamine. In addition, perfusion of L-arginine (200 microM) or the direct NO-donor S-nitroso-N-acetyl-penicillamine (SNAP, 1 microM) through the lumen of tracheal tubes from infected animals prevented the increase in airway responsiveness to histamine or the cholinoceptor agonist methacholine. The NO synthase inhibitor N omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, 120 microM) did not further increase the virus-induced airway hyperresponsiveness. In additional experiments, NO was measured with an Iso-NO nitric oxide meter and sensor. Stimulation of control tissues in vitro with histamine (10(-3) M) resulted in a contraction with a simultaneous release of NO (44.5 +/- 5.4 nM). The release of NO was markedly reduced by 75% (P < 0.01, 11.4 +/- 3.1 nM) in tracheas from virus-infected animals that demonstrated enhanced contractile responses. Preincubation of tissues from virus-treated guinea pigs with L-arginine (200 microM) completely prevented the enhanced contraction and simultaneously returned the NO production to control values (51.2 +/- 3.4 nM). An NO deficiency might be causally related to the development of airway hyperresponsiveness after a viral respiratory infection.

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Authors
Folkerts, G., van der Linde, H. J., & Nijkamp, F. P.
Affiliations
Utrecht University (NL)
Venue
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Published
1995-01-01
Volume
95
Issue
1
Pages
26-30
ISSN
0021-9738 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1996060907
Cited by
104
References
35
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2023: 1 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1
FWCI
7.05
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Clinical Investigation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
Keywords
airway hyperresponsiveness, nitric oxide deficiency, parainfluenza virus type 3, respiratory viral infections, L-arginine, nitric oxide synthase, histamine-induced contraction, methacholine, tracheal smooth muscle, guinea pig
MeSH terms
Animals, Arginine, Guinea Pigs, Histamine, Hypersensitivity, Muscle Contraction, Nitric Oxide, Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human, Penicillamine, Respiratory System, Trachea, Vasodilator Agents, Bronchoconstriction, NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester, S-Nitroso-N-Acetylpenicillamine, In Vitro Techniques

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