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After precontraction with prostaglandin F<jats:sub>2\u03b1<\/jats:sub>(0.1 to 1 \u03bcmol\/L), concentration-response curves to authentic nitric oxide (1 nmol\/L to 1 \u03bcmol\/L), sodium nitroprusside (10 nmol\/L to 10 \u03bcmol\/L; a nitric oxide donor), and papaverine (10 nmol\/L to 10 \u03bcmol\/L; a non\u2013nitric oxide, non\u2013sGC-dependent stimulus) were generated in the presence and absence of 1H-[1,2,4]-oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ; 1 and 10 \u03bcmol\/L; an inhibitor of sGC). The effect of ODQ on basal tone of basilar arteries from normal and atherosclerotic monkeys was also examined.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>\u2014Nitric oxide, sodium nitroprusside, and papaverine produced relaxation that was similar (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&gt;0.05) in normal and atherosclerotic monkeys. ODQ produced marked inhibition (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.05) of vasorelaxation in response to nitric oxide and nitroprusside but not papaverine. For example, relaxation of the basilar artery in response to nitric oxide (0.1 \u03bcmol\/L) was inhibited by approximately 85% and 73% by ODQ (1 \u03bcmol\/L) in normal and atherosclerotic monkeys, respectively. ODQ produced contraction of the basilar arteries, and the increase in tension to ODQ was greater in normal (2.7\u00b10.3 g; mean\u00b1SE) than in atherosclerotic monkeys (1.4\u00b10.4 g;<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.05). In contrast, contraction to prostaglandin F<jats:sub>2\u03b1<\/jats:sub>was similar in the basilar artery from normal and atherosclerotic monkeys.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>Conclusions<\/jats:italic>\u2014These findings suggest that (1) relaxation of cerebral arteries in primates in response to nitric oxide is normally dependent, in large part, on activation of sGC and (2) the influence of sGC (via reduced production and\/or activity of basal nitric oxide) on cerebral vascular tone is reduced in atherosclerosis.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1161\/01.str.32.3.761","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,6,17]],"date-time":"2011-06-17T20:08:03Z","timestamp":1308341283000},"page":"761-766","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1161\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":26,"title":["Mechanisms That Produce Nitric Oxide\u2013Mediated Relaxation of Cerebral Arteries During Atherosclerosis"],"prefix":"10.1161","volume":"32","author":[{"given":"Sean P.","family":"Didion","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Center, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Donald D.","family":"Heistad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Center, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Frank M.","family":"Faraci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiovascular Center, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_1_1_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1161\/str.25.3.8128519"},{"key":"e_1_3_1_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1161\/01.hyp.17.5.612"},{"key":"e_1_3_1_3_2","first-page":"H1235","volume":"257","year":"1989","unstructured":"Katusic ZS, Marshall JJ, Kontos HA, Vanhoutte PM. 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