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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
We have previously reported an interaction of nitric oxide (NO) and cyclic 3',5'-guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) in erythropoietin (Epo) production. Further studies have been carried out to clarify the role of NO in the hypoxic regulation of Epo production in Epo producing human hepatocellular carcinoma (Hep3B) cells, which produce Epo in response to physiological stimuli. Our reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technique revealed the expression of iNOS mRNA in Hep3B cells after incubation under hypoxic (1% O2) conditions for 6 hr. Hypoxia also significantly increased medium levels of nitrite in Hep3B cells. In order to investigate the role of NO in Epo production in Hep3B cells under normoxic (20% O2) conditions, we have studied the effects of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) on Epo production. IFN-gamma is known to induce iNOS and enhance the production of NO. IFN-gamma produced significant increases in medium levels of Epo and nitrite. IFN-gamma also significantly increased cGMP levels in Hep3B cells. Furthermore, NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), an NO synthase inhibitor, significantly decreased IFN-gamma induced elevations in medium levels of Epo and nitrite as well as cGMP levels in Hep3B cells. These results provide further support for an important role of the NO/cGMP system in hypoxic regulation of Epo production in Hep3B cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
232
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
702-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9126339-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9126339-Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, pubmed-meshheading:9126339-Cell Hypoxia, pubmed-meshheading:9126339-Cyclic GMP, pubmed-meshheading:9126339-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:9126339-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:9126339-Erythropoietin, pubmed-meshheading:9126339-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9126339-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:9126339-Liver Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:9126339-NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester, pubmed-meshheading:9126339-Nitric Oxide, pubmed-meshheading:9126339-Nitric Oxide Synthase, pubmed-meshheading:9126339-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:9126339-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:9126339-RNA, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:9126339-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9126339-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Inducible nitric oxide synthase expression and erythropoietin production in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2699, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't