Low dose of lipopolysaccharide induces a delayed enhanced nitric oxide-mediated relaxation in rat aorta
1999
Abstract Delayed effect on vascular reactivity of isolated aorta was studied after injection of a single low dose of lipopolysaccharide (0.5 mg/kg i.p.). The maximal vascular effect was observed 72 h after lipopolysaccharide administration with an increase in maximal endothelium-dependent relaxing response to acetylcholine and parallelly a decrease in contractile response to phenylephrine. The change in contractile response was nullified by endothelium removal as well by in vitro aortic rings incubation with N ω -monomethyl- l -arginine but not with indomethacin. A low dose of lipopolysaccharide induces a delayed enhanced nitric oxide-mediated vascular relaxation which could contribute to its delayed anti-ischemic properties in ischemic tolerance phenomenon.
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