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Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 270: C546-C551, 1996;
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AJP - Cell Physiology, Vol 270, Issue 2 C546-C551, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society

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Flow- and bradykinin-induced nitric oxide production by endothelial cells is independent of membrane potential

K. J. Gooch and J. A. Frangos
Department of Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the role transmembrane potential plays in flow-induced nitric oxide (NO) production in endothelial cells (EC). NO production was monitored by measuring intracellular guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) and extracellular nitrite plus nitrate (NOx). Primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) were exposed to laminar flow (22 dyn/cm2) of medium with 5.4 mM KCl (control medium) with or without 3 mM tetraethylammonium chloride (TEA) or 90 mM KCl (K(+)-rich medium). Bradykinin (BK) was added to time-matched stationary cultures to give a final concentration of 5 nM. With control medium, 30 s, 2 min, and 3 h of treatment with flow or 2 min of treatment with BK resulted in an approximately threefold increase in cGMP over stationary cultures. Depolarization with KCl or TEA did not influence cGMP production in flow-treated or stationary cultures. Flow of either control or potassium-rich medium resulted in an approximately 10-fold increase in average NOx production rate over 3 h compared with stationary cultures. Taken together these data indicate that neither membrane hyperpolarization nor normal membrane potential is necessary for flow- or BK-induced NO production by HUVEC.


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