Antagonistic action of imidazolineoxyl N-oxides against endothelium-derived relaxing factor/.NO through a radical reaction.
T Akaike, M Yoshida, Y Miyamoto, K Sato, M Kohno, K Sasamoto, K Miyazaki, S Ueda, H Maeda
Index: Biochemistry 32 , 827, (1993)
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Abstract
A labile inorganic free radical, nitric oxide (.NO), is produced by nitric oxide synthase from the substrate L-arginine in various cells and tissues. It acts as an endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) or as a neurotransmitter in vivo. We investigated the reactivity of stable radical compounds, imidazolineoxyl N-oxides such as 2-phenyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxide (PTIO), carboxy-PTIO, and carboxymethoxy-PTIO against .NO/EDRF in both chemical and biological systems. By using electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy, imidazolineoxyl N-oxides were found to react with .NO in a stoichiometric manner (PTIO/.NO = 1.0) in a neutral solution (sodium phosphate buffer, pH 7.4) with rate constants of approximately 10(4) M-1 s-1, resulting in the generation of NO2-/NO3- and imidazolineoxyls such as 2-phenyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl (PTI), carboxy-PTI, or carboxymethoxy-PTI. Furthermore, the effects of imidazolineoxyl N-oxides on acetylcholine- or ATP-induced relaxation of the smooth muscle of rabbit aorta were tested. The vasorelaxations were inhibited by all three imidazolineoxyl N-oxides markedly. The inhibitory effects of carboxy-PTIO was almost 2-fold stronger than those of .NO synthesis inhibitors, N omega-nitro-L-arginine and N omega-monomethyl-L-arginine. Generation of EDRF/.NO was identified by reacting the PTIO in aortic strips and quantitating the reaction product with ESR spectroscopy. Thus, it was clarified that imidazolineoxyl N-oxide antagonize EDRF/.NO via a unique radical-radical reaction with .NO.
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