Effect of nitroxyl on the hamster retinal nitridergic pathway

There is a growing body of evidence on the role of nitric oxide (NO) in retinal physiology. Recently, interest has developed in the functional role of an alternative redox form of NO, namely nitroxyl (HNO/NO), because it is formed by a number of diverse biochemical reactions. The aim of the present...

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Autores: Sáenz, Daniel A., Bari, Sara Elizabeth, Salido, Ezequiel Martín, Chianelli, Mónica Silvia, Rosenstein, Ruth Estela
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/103270
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/103270
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:nitridergic pathway
nitroxyl
Angeli´s salt
hamster
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Sumario:There is a growing body of evidence on the role of nitric oxide (NO) in retinal physiology. Recently, interest has developed in the functional role of an alternative redox form of NO, namely nitroxyl (HNO/NO), because it is formed by a number of diverse biochemical reactions. The aim of the present report was to comparatively analyze the effect of HNO and NO on the retinal nitridergic pathway in the golden hamster. For this purpose, sodium trioxodinitrate (Angeli’s salt) and diethylammonium (Z)-1-(N,N-diethylamino)diazen-1-ium-1,2-diolate (DEA/NO) were used as HNO and NO releasers, respectively. Angeli’s salt and DEA/NO significantly decreased nitric oxide synthase activity. In addition, Angeli’s salt (but not DEA/NO) significantly decreased L-arginine uptake. DEA/NO significantly increased cGMP accumulation at low micromolar concentrations, while Angeli’s salt affected this parameter with a threshold concentration of 200 mM. Although Angeli’s salt and DEA/NO significantly diminished reduced glutathione and protein thiol levels in a similar way, DEA/NO was significantly more effective than AS in increasing Snitrosothiol levels. None of these compounds increased retinal lipid peroxidation. These results suggest that HNO could regulate the hamster retinal nitridergic pathway by acting through a mechanism that only partly overlaps with that involved in NO response.