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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
iNOS plays an important role in mediating inflammation. In this study, we found that iNOS-derived NO was increased 2.4-fold in the serum samples of 101 patients infected with influenza A virus in comparison with samples of 105 healthy individuals. In A549 human lung epithelial cells, infection with influenza A virus or stimulation with poly(I:C)+IFN-gamma resulted in increased mRNA and protein levels of both IL-32 and iNOS, with subsequent release of NO. Over-expression of IL-32 resulted in upregulated iNOS expression with subsequent NO production. Knock down of IL-32 by IL-32-specific siRNA resulted in the inhibition of dsRNA-induced expression of iNOS and NO release, indicating that IL-32 is an upstream regulatory factor of dsRNA-triggered iNOS production. Surprisingly, over-expression of iNOS resulted in the reduction of IL-32 expression, and suppression of iNOS by the selective iNOS inhibitor S-methylisothiourea sulfate stimulated IL-32 expression, indicating that a negative feedback mechanism operates between the iNOS/NO and IL-32 systems. These findings suggest that influenza A virus infection activates IL-32 and iNOS expression by a heretofore unrecognized complex mechanism, in which the two pro-inflammatory factors regulate each other, involving positive and negative feedback regulatory loops.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1521-4141
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1019-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-10-27
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19291698-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19291698-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:19291698-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:19291698-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:19291698-Feedback, Physiological, pubmed-meshheading:19291698-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19291698-Gene Knockdown Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:19291698-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19291698-Influenza, Human, pubmed-meshheading:19291698-Influenza A virus, pubmed-meshheading:19291698-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:19291698-Interleukins, pubmed-meshheading:19291698-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19291698-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19291698-Nitric Oxide, pubmed-meshheading:19291698-Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, pubmed-meshheading:19291698-Poly I-C, pubmed-meshheading:19291698-RNA, Double-Stranded, pubmed-meshheading:19291698-RNA, Small Interfering
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Negative feedback regulation of IL-32 production by iNOS activation in response to dsRNA or influenza virus infection.
pubmed:affiliation
The State Key Laboratory of Virology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't