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  • Title: Effect of ouabain and alterations in potassium concentration on relaxation induced by sodium nitroprusside.
    Author: Rapoport RM, Murad F.
    Journal: Blood Vessels; 1983; 20(5):255-64. PubMed ID: 6307434.
    Abstract:
    Relaxation of the rat thoracic aorta induced by sodium nitroprusside, 8-bromo-cyclic GMP and cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase inhibitor M & B 22,948 was inhibited by exposure to K+-free solution and ouabain in a concentration-dependent manner. Relaxation occurring with the change in potassium concentration in media from 1 to 2 to 10 mM was increased by sodium nitroprusside, 8-bromo-cyclic GMP and M & B 22,948. Thus, agents and procedures known to decrease and increase the activity of the Na+,K+-pump, and presumably alter the membrane potential, inhibited and enhanced relaxation, respectively. Exposure to 1 mM K+ solution increased the relaxation to low concentrations of sodium nitroprusside, but had no effect on relaxation induced by 8-bromo-cyclic GMP or M & B 22,948. Thus, another procedure which inhibits the Na+,K+-pump enhanced the effect of low concentrations of sodium nitroprusside on relaxation. Ouabain had no effect on sodium nitroprusside-induced accumulation of cyclic GMP. These results suggest that sodium nitroprusside may induce relaxation through cyclic GMP formation, effects on the Na+,K+-pump and/or hyperpolarization of the smooth muscle cell membrane.
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