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Vascular biotransformation of organic nitrates is independent of cytochrome P450 monooxygenases

Authors :
Andreas Daiber
Pedro Felipe Malacarne
Xinxin Ding
Anna Gajos-Draus
Stefan Offermanns
Melina Lopez
Ralf P. Brandes
Jon O. Lundberg
Flávia Rezende
Source :
British Journal of Pharmacology. 178:1495-1506
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Wiley, 2021.

Abstract

Background and Purpose Organic nitrates such as nitroglycerin (NTG) or pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) have been used for over a century in the treatment of angina or ischaemic heart disease. These compounds are prodrugs which release their nitrovasodilators upon enzymic bioactivation by aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) or cytochromes P450 (CYP). Whereas ALDH2 is known to directly activate organic nitrates in vessels, the contribution of vascular CYPs is unknown and was studied here. Experimental Approach As all CYPs depend on cytochrome P450 reductase (POR) as electron donor, we generated a smooth muscle cell-specific, inducible knockout mouse of POR (smcPOR−/−) to investigate the contribution of POR/CYP to vascular biotransformation of organic nitrates. Key Results Microsomes containing recombinant CYPs expressed in human vascular tissues released nitrite from NTG and PETN with CYP2C9 and CYP2C8 being most efficient. SFK525, a CYP suicide inhibitor, blocked this effect. smcPOR−/− mice exhibited no obvious cardiovascular phenotype (normal cardiac weight and endothelium-dependent relaxation) and plasma and vascular nitrite production was similar to control (CTL) animals. NTG- and PETN-induced relaxation of isolated endothelium-intact or endothelium-denuded vessels were identical between CTL and smcPOR−/−. Likewise, nitrite release from organic nitrates in aortic rings was not affected by deletion of POR in smooth muscle cells (SMCs). In contrast, inhibition of ALDH2 by benomyl (10 μM) inhibited NTG-induced nitrite production and relaxation. Deletion of POR did not modulate this response. Conclusions and Implications Our data suggest that metabolism by vascular CYPs does not contribute to the pharmacological function of organic nitrates.

Details

ISSN :
14765381 and 00071188
Volume :
178
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
British Journal of Pharmacology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....353d832d418fe3da2c3d0a668ba29b98
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.15362