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Bradykinin (BK) increased carotid blood flow (CBF) and jugular nitric oxide
(NO) levels when administered into the common carotid artery of rabbits, a
nd potentiated selectively, when infused together with histamine (HIST) or
serotonin (5-HT), their effects on both CBF and jugular NO levels (but not
vice versa). Such a potentiation was prevented and reversed only by nitroar
ginine or 1,10-phenanthroline (PHE) (which also reduced basal jugular NO le
vels) and did not involve the BK, or BK, receptors. Either HIST or 5-HT pot
entiated (likely involving the H-1 and 5-HT2 receptors, respectively) the a
ctivating effect of BK on kininase I (K1), thus increasing the availability
of L-arginine for the synthesis of NO. In patients with migraine, venous N
O and K1 activity were higher during KIST desensitization than in basal con
ditions; moreover, KIST reduced the activities of prekallikrein (pre-KAL),
kallikrein (KAL) and kininase II (K2) in the venous blood of these patients
, in which the intensity of pain was related to the levels of plasma NO, an
d the administration into the humeral artery during circulatory arrest of B
K alone (but not KIST) or BK and KIST together caused a strong pain attack.
BK was confirmed to interact selectively with other autacoids in regulatin
g systemic and local hemodynamics through the system of NO. (C) 1999 Elsevi
er Science B.V. All rights reserved.