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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
To investigate the role of nitric oxide (NO) in glomerular inflammation, the expression of endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) and inducible NOS (iNOS) was studied in conjunction with inflammatory cell influx, H2O2 production, and the formation of nitrotyrosines in renal biopsies from patients with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG). Renal cryostat sections from patients with WG (n=15) were stained by immunohistochemistry for eNOS, iNOS, endothelial cells (CD31), nitrotyrosines, polymorphonuclear cells (PMNs, CD15), and monocytes/macrophages (CD14, CD68). Production of H2O2 was identified by enzyme cytochemistry using diaminobenzidine. In control tissues, strong staining for eNOS was found in glomerular and interstitial tubular capillaries and cortical vessels. A significant reduction in eNOS expression was found in WG biopsies, which was associated with a reduction in CD31 expression. Expression of iNOS was found in infiltrating inflammatory cells, mainly located in the interstitium. H2O2-producing cells were detected in glomeruli and were abundantly present in the interstitium. Nitrotyrosine-positive cells, however, were almost exclusively found in the interstitium. It is concluded that renal inflammation in WG is associated with the induction of iNOS in inflammatory cells and the formation of nitrotyrosines. Expression of eNOS in glomerular capillaries is lost, most likely due to endothelial cell damage. These results suggest that decreased NO production by endothelial cells, in conjunction with increased NO production by iNOS-positive inflammatory cells, is involved in renal tissue injury in WG.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/3,3'-Diaminobenzidine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD14, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD15, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD31, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Hydrogen Peroxide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/NOS2 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/NOS3 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitric Oxide Synthase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Reactive Oxygen Species, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tyrosine
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-3417
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
193
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
224-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-10-27
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11180170-3,3'-Diaminobenzidine, pubmed-meshheading:11180170-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11180170-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11180170-Antigens, CD14, pubmed-meshheading:11180170-Antigens, CD15, pubmed-meshheading:11180170-Antigens, CD31, pubmed-meshheading:11180170-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:11180170-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11180170-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11180170-Hydrogen Peroxide, pubmed-meshheading:11180170-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:11180170-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11180170-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11180170-Nitric Oxide Synthase, pubmed-meshheading:11180170-Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, pubmed-meshheading:11180170-Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III, pubmed-meshheading:11180170-Reactive Oxygen Species, pubmed-meshheading:11180170-Tyrosine, pubmed-meshheading:11180170-Wegener Granulomatosis
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Renal expression of endothelial and inducible nitric oxide synthase, and formation of peroxynitrite-modified proteins and reactive oxygen species in Wegener's granulomatosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Immunology, Pathology and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands. Peter_Heeringa@med.unc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't