Oxygen indirectly regulates nitric oxide availability

Philip E. James*, J. Joan Parton, Simon K. Jackson, Michael P. Frenneaux

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Abstract

Oxygen is a critical substrate for both nitric oxide (NO) and superoxide (02-) biosynthesis. Previous studies have established that constitutive calcium-dependent NO synthase (NOS) and 02 producing NADPH-oxidase are affected at the level of gene expression and at a functional level. For example, hypoxia increases expression of the genes encoding both macrophage and endothelial NOS isoforms, and low oxygen tension attenuates NOS activity and NO-dependent vascular relaxation. Both NOS and NADPH-oxidase participate in modulation of vascular tone ° although how oxygen regulates endothelial response is unclear. We have previously demonstrated the dependence of macrophage NADPH-oxidase on the cellular distribution of oxygen, and both superoxide and NO production by endothelial cells.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOxygen Transport To Tissue XXIII
Subtitle of host publicationOxygen Measurements in the 21st Century: Basic Techniques and Clinical Relevance
Pages139-143
Number of pages5
Publication statusPublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Volume510
ISSN (Print)0065-2598

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