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Portland Press Ltd.
Biochemical Journal (288)
Abstract

The rat carotid body tissue reveals a photometrically measurable haem signal with absorbance maxima at 560 nm, 518 nm and 425 nm, suggesting the presence of a b-type cytochrome; this was confirmed by pyridine haemochrome and CO spectra. The quantity of cytochrome b was estimated to be 310 pmol.mg of protein-1. This haem is capable of H2O2 formation, which can be inhibited by 10 microM-diphenyliodonium (DPI). The hypoxia-induced increase in nervous chemoreceptor discharge and the reduction of FAD and NAD(P)+ were also inhibited by DPI (10 microM). These results suggest that an oxidase such as the NAD(P)H oxidase of neutrophils may act as a pO2 sensor protein in the rat carotid body, probably inducing the pO2 chemoreceptor process by H2O2 formation.

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Cross, A. R., Henderson, L., Jones, O. T. G., Delpiano, M. A., Hentschel, J., & Acker, H. (1990). Involvement of an NAD(P)H oxidase as a pO2 sensor protein in the rat carotid body. Biochemical Journal, 272(3), 743–747.

Authors 6
  1. A R Cross (first)
  2. L Henderson (additional)
  3. O T G Jones (additional)
  4. M A Delpiano (additional)
  5. J Hentschel (additional)
  6. H Acker (additional)
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Issued 34 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 15, 1990)
Published 34 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 15, 1990)
Published Print 34 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 15, 1990)
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@article{Cross_1990, title={Involvement of an NAD(P)H oxidase as a pO2 sensor protein in the rat carotid body}, volume={272}, ISSN={1470-8728}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bj2720743}, DOI={10.1042/bj2720743}, number={3}, journal={Biochemical Journal}, publisher={Portland Press Ltd.}, author={Cross, A R and Henderson, L and Jones, O T G and Delpiano, M A and Hentschel, J and Acker, H}, year={1990}, month=dec, pages={743–747} }