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Relaxation and cyclic GMP levels in response to sildenafil in human pulmonary arteries from donors.

Mauricio MD, Segarra G, Medina P, Aldasoro M, Martínez-León JB, Vila JM

Departamento de Fisiología, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.

We measured cyclic GMP formation and relaxation response to sildenafil given either alone or in combination with sodium nitroprusside (SNP) in pulmonary arteries obtained from 13 multi-organ donors. Sildenafil (10(-9)-10(-4) M) caused concentration-dependent relaxations and amplified the relaxation induced by SNP. Relaxation was unaffected by endothelium removal or by pre-treatment with the inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase L-NMMA (10(-4) M). SNP (10(-7) M) caused elevation of cyclic GMP levels that was potentiated by sildenafil (10(-6) M). Thus, the enhancement of SNP-induced relaxation by sildenafil is mainly due to an increase in cyclic GMP accumulation.

Published 17 January 2006 in Eur J Pharmacol, 530(3): 259-62.
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