Production of endothelium derived relaxant factor is dependent on oxidative phosphorylation and extracellular calcium
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Cardiovascular Research
- Vol. 20 (1) , 7-12
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/20.1.7
Abstract
The production (synthesis or release or both) of endothelium derived relaxant factor was studied in rabbit aortic strip preparations and an aortic-coronary artery bioassay system. Production of endothelium derived relaxant factor was rapidly inhibited by agents that inhibit mitochondrial electron transport or F1-ATPase, or which uncouple oxidative phosphorylation, but was only slowly impaired by inhibition of glycolysis. It was dependent also on the presence of extracellular calcium with a rapid on-off response time. This study shows that production of endothelium derived relaxant factor appears to be dependent on both oxidative phosphorylation and extracellular calcium.Keywords
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