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Signalling by O2- and NO: How far can either radical, or any specific reaction product, transmit a message under in vivo conditions.

Chem. Biol. Interact. 90, 35-45 (1993)
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With regard to the stability of the NO. radical as a chemical entity, it is without doubt able to serve as an intra- as well as an intercellular messenger. The radical O2-., in contrast, does not seem to be suited to far-range signalling in the vascular system. Its short chemical half-life, which is limited by the presence of various reactive blood constituents to below 50 ms, results in a free diffusion path length of less than 40 microns, i.e. only the distance between just a few cells. While accelerated 'downstream' transport by arterial blood may help to extend the action sphere, there is no possibility for O2-. to serve as a signal in an upstream direction. The estimates presented, however, do not invalidate arguments for a possible role of superoxide anions in intra- or pericellular signalling phenomena. Cross-talk between NO.- and O2-.-dependent signal routes, e.g. by peroxynitrite formation, is unlikely to be a relevant process under the conditions which prevail in the vascular system.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter Oxygen radicals; Nitric oxide; Superoxide anion; Peroxynitrite; Inter-and intracellular signalling
Sprache englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 1993
HGF-Berichtsjahr 0
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0009-2797
e-ISSN 1872-7786
Quellenangaben Band: 90, Heft: 1, Seiten: 35-45 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Elsevier
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
PubMed ID 8131218
Erfassungsdatum 1993-12-31