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Endothelial cells as part of a vascular oxygen-sensing system: Hypoxia-induced release of autacoids

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Higher developed organisms are equipped with many central and local control mechanisms, which enable an adequate blood and oxygen supply to tissues over a wide range of demands. Global adaptive responses include changes in the circulatory and ventilatory system as well as increases in the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood. At the level of the specialized organs there exist additional control systems for the regulation of local blood flow. Most systems make use of highly specialized cells which are able to sense the oxygen partial pressure of the transport medium, blood, and within the tissues. In the past years, it has been shown that the vascular endothelium lining the entire circulatory system can actively modulate the vascular tone and platelet functions by the release of autacoids, among them prostacyclin and endothelium-derived nitric oxide (EDRF). Recent experiments demonstrate that the release of EDRF is\(P_{O_2 } \)-dependent, which suggests that endothelial cells may act as functional local oxygen sensors within the vascular system.

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Pohl, U. Endothelial cells as part of a vascular oxygen-sensing system: Hypoxia-induced release of autacoids. Experientia 46, 1175–1179 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01936931

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