RSNOs (S-nitrosothiols) regulate platelet and megakaryocyte function, and may act in vivo as a nitric oxide reservoir. There is a discrepancy between the spontaneous rate of NO release from different RSNO compounds and their pharmacological effects, implying that target cells may mediate biological activity either by metabolism of RSNOs or by displaying cell surface receptors. In the present study, we sought evidence for rapid cell-mediated metabolism of RSNOs. Exposure of platelets to GSNO (S-nitrosoglutathione) for as little as 5 s inhibited thrombin-induced platelet aggregation by >95%; however, AlbSNO (S-nitrosoalbumin) was much less effective over these short time periods. Incubation of 1 μM GSNO or AlbSNO with platelets and megakaryocytes resulted in a 25–34% loss of RSNO recoverable from the supernatant (P<0.02) within 30 s. This rapid cell-mediated RSNO decay did not progress further over 5 min, and could not be accounted for by release of free NO. The γ-glutamyl transpeptidase inhibitor acivicin (100 μM) partially decreased GSNO decay, whereas the membrane-impermeable thiol-blocking agent 5,5´-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (100 μM) completely blocked cell-mediated GSNO decay and partially blocked AlbSNO decay. Our results highlight differences between high- and low-molecular-mass RSNOs with regard to their rapid metabolism/uptake and subsequent cellular responses, and indicate a critical role for extracellular thiols in RSNO metabolism by platelets and megakaryocytes.
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December 01 2003
Rapid S-nitrosothiol metabolism by platelets and megakaryocytes
C.M. Shah;
C.M. Shah
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6UW, U.K.
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I.C. Locke;
I.C. Locke
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6UW, U.K.
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H.S. Chowdrey;
H.S. Chowdrey
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6UW, U.K.
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M.P. Gordge
M.P. Gordge
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Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6UW, U.K.
1To whom correspondence should be addressed (e-mail m.p.gordge@wmin.ac.uk).
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
Online ISSN: 1470-8752
Print ISSN: 0300-5127
© 2003 Biochemical Society
2003
Biochem Soc Trans (2003) 31 (6): 1450–1452.
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C.M. Shah, I.C. Locke, H.S. Chowdrey, M.P. Gordge; Rapid S-nitrosothiol metabolism by platelets and megakaryocytes. Biochem Soc Trans 1 December 2003; 31 (6): 1450–1452. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/bst0311450
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