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Nitric oxide protects endothelium from cadmium mediated leakiness
Author(s) -
Nagarajan Shunmugam,
Rajendran Saranya,
Saran Uttara,
Priya M. Krishna,
Swaminathan Akila,
Siamwala Jamila H.,
Sinha Swaraj,
Veeriah Vimal,
Sonar Punam,
Jadhav Vivek,
Jaffar Ali B.M.,
Chatterjee Suvro
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
cell biology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.932
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1095-8355
pISSN - 1065-6995
DOI - 10.1002/cbin.10070
Subject(s) - nitric oxide , endothelium , chemistry , cadmium oxide , biophysics , cadmium , cardiology , pharmacology , medicine , biology , organic chemistry
Cadmium targets the vascular endothelium causing endothelial dysfunction and leakiness of endothelial barrier. Nitric oxide plays a major role in mediating endothelial functions including angiogenesis, migration and permeability. The present study investigates the nitric oxide effects on cadmium induced endothelial leakiness. Results of ex vivo and in vitro permeability assays showed that even a sub‐lethal dose of cadmium chloride (1 µM) was sufficient to induce leakiness of endothelial cells. Cadmium drastically altered the actin polymerisation pattern and membrane tension of these cells compared to controls. Addition of nitric oxide donor Spermine NONOate (SP) significantly blunted cadmium‐mediated effects and recover endothelial cells integrity. Cadmium‐induced cytoskeletal rearrangements and membrane leakiness are associated with the low nitric oxide availability and high reactive oxygen species generation. In brief, we show the protective role of nitric oxide against cadmium‐mediated endothelial leakiness.