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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
We investigated regulation of macrophage prostaglandin production during activation by interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). An in vitro model was established using the mouse macrophage-like cell line RAW 264.7. Cells were cultivated in the presence of IFN-gamma and LPS for up to 48 h and changes in the secretion of nitric oxide (NO.) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) were observed as activation markers. Under these conditions a prompt and strong increase in PGE2 production was found in the first 8 h followed by nearly constant generation of PGE2 during the next 40 h. In contrast, the activity of prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase (PGHS), measured as PGE2 production of microsomal protein fractions, was also increased, but reached a clear maximum at 24 h. Recently a second form of PGHS was cloned (PGHS-2) and specific antibodies and mRNA probes for both isoforms are available. PGHS-2 enzyme was expressed maximally after 24 h of activation whereas PGHS-1 was not influenced. In the presence of IFN-gamma and LPS, PGHS-2 mRNA expression reached a maximum at 8 h but PGHS-1 mRNA was not induced during the whole time period. These data indicate that changes in PG synthesis following macrophage activation are due to regulation of PGHS-2 expression.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0741-5400
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
476-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Transient expression of prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase-2 during mouse macrophage activation.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Molecular Pharmacology, Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't