TY - JOUR
T1 - Protamine releases endothelium-derived relaxing factor from systemic arteries
T2 - A possible mechanism of hypotension during heparin neutralization
AU - Pearson, Paul J.
AU - Evora, Paulo R.B.
AU - Ayrancioglu, Kamil
AU - Schaff, Hartzell V.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1992/7
Y1 - 1992/7
N2 - Background. When used to reverse the anticoagulant effect of heparin, protamine sulfate often causes vasodilation that can lead to systemic hypotension. Protamine is rich in the basic amino acid arginine, which is the precursor of endothelial cell synthesis of nitric oxide, and nitric oxide is the active component of endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF). Methods and Results. To determine whether the hypotensive effect of protamine could be due to stimulated release of EDRF, we studied rings (4-5 mm) of canine coronary, femoral, and renal artery suspended in organ chambers containing physiological salt solution (37°C and 95% O2-5% CO2). Arterial rings with and without endothelium were contracted with prostaglandin F2α (2×10-6 M) and exposed to increasing concentrations of protamine (final organ bath concentration, 40-400 μg/ml). In arterial segments without endothelium, protamine caused only a modest decrease in tension. However, protamine induced concentration-dependent relaxation in all arterial segments with endothelium, which was significantly greater than in segments without endothelium (p<0.05). The endothelium-dependent relaxation induced by protamine was inhibited by NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) (10- M), but L-NMMA had no effect on rings without endothelium. The action of L-NMMA could be reversed by L-arginine (10-4 M) but not D-arginine (10-4 M). Conclusions. This study demonstrates that protamine stimulates the release of EDRF from arterial endothelium, and that endothelium-dependent vasodilation may be an important cause of systemic hypotension during protamine infusion.
AB - Background. When used to reverse the anticoagulant effect of heparin, protamine sulfate often causes vasodilation that can lead to systemic hypotension. Protamine is rich in the basic amino acid arginine, which is the precursor of endothelial cell synthesis of nitric oxide, and nitric oxide is the active component of endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF). Methods and Results. To determine whether the hypotensive effect of protamine could be due to stimulated release of EDRF, we studied rings (4-5 mm) of canine coronary, femoral, and renal artery suspended in organ chambers containing physiological salt solution (37°C and 95% O2-5% CO2). Arterial rings with and without endothelium were contracted with prostaglandin F2α (2×10-6 M) and exposed to increasing concentrations of protamine (final organ bath concentration, 40-400 μg/ml). In arterial segments without endothelium, protamine caused only a modest decrease in tension. However, protamine induced concentration-dependent relaxation in all arterial segments with endothelium, which was significantly greater than in segments without endothelium (p<0.05). The endothelium-dependent relaxation induced by protamine was inhibited by NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) (10- M), but L-NMMA had no effect on rings without endothelium. The action of L-NMMA could be reversed by L-arginine (10-4 M) but not D-arginine (10-4 M). Conclusions. This study demonstrates that protamine stimulates the release of EDRF from arterial endothelium, and that endothelium-dependent vasodilation may be an important cause of systemic hypotension during protamine infusion.
KW - L-NMMA
KW - L-arginine
KW - N-monomethyl-L-arginine
KW - Vasodilation
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U2 - 10.1161/01.CIR.86.1.289
DO - 10.1161/01.CIR.86.1.289
M3 - Article
C2 - 1617779
AN - SCOPUS:0026747777
SN - 0009-7322
VL - 86
SP - 289
EP - 294
JO - Circulation
JF - Circulation
IS - 1
ER -