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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
Alveolar type II (ATII) cells, are often exposed to increased concentration of endogenous and exogenous nitric oxide (.NO). Exposure of freshly isolated rat ATII cells for 2 h to 1-3 microM .NO, generated by S-nitroso-N-penicillamine (SNAP), spermine NONOate, or 3-morpholino-sydnonimine (SIN-1) in the presence of superoxide dismutase, resulted in approximately 60% decrease in the rate of surfactant synthesis, as measured by the rate of incorporation of [methyl-3H]choline into phosphatidylcholine, and 60-80% inhibition of cellular ATP levels, as determined by bioluminescence. Similar results were obtained after incubation of ATII cells with authentic peroxynitrite (0.5 mM) but not SIN-1, a putative generator of peroxynitrite. Addition into the medium of oxyhemoglobin (20 microM), which scavenged .NO, or enhancement of ATII glutathione levels by preincubation with glutathione ester (5 mM) totally prevented the NONOate (100 microM) inhibition of cellular ATP. In contrast to the in vitro findings, normal levels of ATP and lipid synthesis were measured in ATII cells isolated from the lungs of rats that breathed .NO gas (80 ppm) in 21% O2 for 2 h (n = 4). This lack of effect may be due either to the presence of various antioxidants (such as glutathione) in the epithelial lining fluid or to the relatively low concentrations of .NO reaching the alveolar epithelium. We conclude that .NO and peroxynitrite, at concentrations likely to be encountered in vivo during inflammation, decrease ATII cell energy stores and surfactant synthesis, which may lead to derangement of important physiological functions.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
270
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
L898-906
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Inhibition of alveolar type II cell ATP and surfactant synthesis by nitric oxide.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35233-6810, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't