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9065411

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-18
pubmed:abstractText
Previous results indicate that induction of inducible nitric-oxide synthase (iNOS) expression may be kept suppressed by the endogenous NO level as produced by a constitutive NOS (cNOS) enzyme. In cell types possessing both cNOS and iNOS, this may represent an evident paradox. Here, we report that lipopolysaccharide and interferon-gamma, which are able to strongly induce iNOS in astrocytoma cells, can rapidly inhibit the NO production generated by the constitutive NOS isoform, thus obtaining the best conditions for iNOS induction and resolving the apparent paradox. In fact, a 30-min treatment of T67 cells with the combination of lipopolysaccharide plus interferon-gamma (MIX) strongly inhibits the cNOS activity, as determined by measuring [3H]citrulline production. In addition, the effect of MIX is also observed by measuring nitrite, the stable breakdown product of NO: a 30-min pretreatment of T67 cells with MIX is able to reduce significantly the N-methyl-D-aspartate-induced nitrite production. Finally, using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, we have observed that a 30-min treatment of T67 cells with MIX does not affect expression of mRNA coding for the neuronal NOS-I isoform. These results suggest the novel concept of a possible role of a cNOS isoform in astrocytes as a control function on iNOS induction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
272
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7582-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Bacterial lipopolysaccharide plus interferon-gamma elicit a very fast inhibition of a Ca2+-dependent nitric-oxide synthase activity in human astrocytoma cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology, III University of Rome, 00146 Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't