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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-6
pubmed:abstractText
Fanconi anemia complementation group C (Fancc)-deficient murine bone marrow progenitors demonstrate increased sensitivity to growth inhibition by interferon gamma (IFNgamma), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha), and macrophage inflammatory protein 1alpha (MIP-1alpha). This property has been proposed as a possible pathogenic factor in the marrow failure seen in Fanconi anemia. Supporting our hypothesis that nitric oxide (NO) production might be a common effector in this sensitivity, we found that cytokine-mediated growth inhibition of Fancc(-/-) bone marrow cells was prevented by inhibiting NO synthase activity. Interestingly, Fancc(-/-) hematopoietic cells also exhibited increased growth inhibition on exposure to 2 distinct NO-generating agents, S-nitroso-N-acetyl-D, L-penicillamine (SNAP) and diethylenetriamine nitric oxide adduct (DETA/NO). In keeping with the sensitivity of Fancc(-/-) cells to IFNgamma, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) levels and nitrite release were both increased following stimulation of Fancc(-/-) macrophages with this cytokine, either alone or in combination with bacterial lipopolysaccharide. Suggesting a plausible mechanism for the increased expression of iNOS, IFNgamma-stimulated Fancc(-/-) macrophages generated higher levels of phospho-Stat1, a positive regulator of inos (nos2) gene expression. These observations, while confined to C57BL/6 Fancc(-/-) hematopoietic cells, raise the possibility that nitric oxide has a role in the pathogenesis of Fanconi anemia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0006-4971
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
101
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3877-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12521994-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12521994-Bone Marrow Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12521994-Cell Cycle Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12521994-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:12521994-Colony-Forming Units Assay, pubmed-meshheading:12521994-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:12521994-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12521994-Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group C Protein, pubmed-meshheading:12521994-Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12521994-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:12521994-Gene Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:12521994-Hematopoietic Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12521994-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12521994-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:12521994-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:12521994-Nitric Oxide, pubmed-meshheading:12521994-Nuclear Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12521994-Proteins
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased sensitivity of Fancc-deficient hematopoietic cells to nitric oxide and evidence that this species mediates growth inhibition by cytokines.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't