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Article: Gastrointestinal nitric oxide generation in germ-free and conventional rats
Title | Gastrointestinal nitric oxide generation in germ-free and conventional rats |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Colitis Intestinal microflora NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester Nitrate Nitrite |
Issue Date | 2004 |
Citation | American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, 2004, v. 287 n. 5 50-5, p. G993-G997 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Nitric oxide (NO) is a central mediator of various physiological events in the gastrointestinal tract. The influence of the intestinal microflora for NO production in the gut is unknown. Bacteria could contribute to this production either by stimulating the mucosa to produce NO, or they could generate NO themselves. Using germ-free and conventional rats, we measured gaseous NO directly in the gastrointestinal tract and from the luminal contents using a chemiluminescence technique. Mucosal NO production was studied by using an NO synthase (NOS) inhibitor, and to evaluate microbial contribution to the NO generation, nitrate was given to the animals. In conventional rats, luminal NO differed profoundly along the gastrointestinal tract with the greatest concentrations in the stomach [>4,000 parts per billion (ppb)] and cecum (≈200 ppb) and lower concentrations in the small intestine and colon (≤20 ppb). Cecal NO correlated with the levels in incubated luminal contents. NOS inhibition lowered NO levels in the colon, without affecting NO in the stomach and in the cecum. Gastric NO increased greatly after a nitrate load, proving it to be a substrate for NO generation. In germ-free rats, NO was low (≤30 ppb) throughout the gastrointestinal tract and absent in the incubated luminal contents. NO also remained low after a nitrate load. Our results demonstrate a pivotal role of the intestinal microflora in gastrointestinal NO generation. Distinctly compartmentalized qualitative and quantitative NO levels in conventional and germ-free rats reflect complex host microbial cross talks, possibly making NO a regulator of the intestinal eco system. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/192699 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.9 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.460 |
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dc.contributor.author | Sobko, T | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Reinders, C | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Norin, E | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Midtvedt, T | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Gustafsson, LE | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lundberg, JO | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-11-20T04:56:07Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2013-11-20T04:56:07Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, 2004, v. 287 n. 5 50-5, p. G993-G997 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0193-1857 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/192699 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Nitric oxide (NO) is a central mediator of various physiological events in the gastrointestinal tract. The influence of the intestinal microflora for NO production in the gut is unknown. Bacteria could contribute to this production either by stimulating the mucosa to produce NO, or they could generate NO themselves. Using germ-free and conventional rats, we measured gaseous NO directly in the gastrointestinal tract and from the luminal contents using a chemiluminescence technique. Mucosal NO production was studied by using an NO synthase (NOS) inhibitor, and to evaluate microbial contribution to the NO generation, nitrate was given to the animals. In conventional rats, luminal NO differed profoundly along the gastrointestinal tract with the greatest concentrations in the stomach [>4,000 parts per billion (ppb)] and cecum (≈200 ppb) and lower concentrations in the small intestine and colon (≤20 ppb). Cecal NO correlated with the levels in incubated luminal contents. NOS inhibition lowered NO levels in the colon, without affecting NO in the stomach and in the cecum. Gastric NO increased greatly after a nitrate load, proving it to be a substrate for NO generation. In germ-free rats, NO was low (≤30 ppb) throughout the gastrointestinal tract and absent in the incubated luminal contents. NO also remained low after a nitrate load. Our results demonstrate a pivotal role of the intestinal microflora in gastrointestinal NO generation. Distinctly compartmentalized qualitative and quantitative NO levels in conventional and germ-free rats reflect complex host microbial cross talks, possibly making NO a regulator of the intestinal eco system. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology | en_US |
dc.subject | Colitis | - |
dc.subject | Intestinal microflora | - |
dc.subject | NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester | - |
dc.subject | Nitrate | - |
dc.subject | Nitrite | - |
dc.title | Gastrointestinal nitric oxide generation in germ-free and conventional rats | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1152/ajpgi.00203.2004 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 15256364 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-7044235823 | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 287 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 5 50-5 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | G993 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | G997 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000224382600009 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0193-1857 | - |