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Endothelial cell-surface tissue transglutaminase inhibits neutrophil adhesion by binding and releasing nitric oxide. Sci Rep 2017; 7:16163. [PMID: 29170410 PMCID: PMC5701052 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16342-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO) produced by endothelial cells in response to cytokines displays anti-inflammatory activity by preventing the adherence, migration and activation of neutrophils. The molecular mechanism by which NO operates at the blood-endothelium interface to exert anti-inflammatory properties is largely unknown. Here we show that on endothelial surfaces, NO is associated with the sulfhydryl-rich protein tissue transglutaminase (TG2), thereby endowing the membrane surfaces with anti-inflammatory properties. We find that tumor necrosis factor-α-stimulated neutrophil adherence is opposed by TG2 molecules that are bound to the endothelial surface. Alkylation of cysteine residues in TG2 or inhibition of endothelial NO synthesis renders the surface-bound TG2 inactive, whereas specific, high affinity binding of S-nitrosylated TG2 (SNO-TG2) to endothelial surfaces restores the anti-inflammatory properties of the endothelium, and reconstitutes the activity of endothelial-derived NO. We also show that SNO-TG2 is present in healthy tissues and that it forms on the membranes of shear-activated endothelial cells. Thus, the anti-inflammatory mechanism that prevents neutrophils from adhering to endothelial cells is identified with TG2 S-nitrosylation at the endothelial cell-blood interface.
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Tsoulfas G, Svoronos C. Lung ischemia-reperfusion injury: when NO (nitric oxide) does not always mean no. J Surg Res 2013; 186:97-8. [PMID: 23611719 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.03.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2013] [Revised: 03/19/2013] [Accepted: 03/28/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Georgios Tsoulfas
- Department of Surgery, Aristoteleion University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Botha P, Jeyakanthan M, Rao JN, Fisher AJ, Prabhu M, Dark JH, Clark SC. Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Modulation of Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury in Lung Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2007; 26:1199-205. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2007] [Revised: 08/14/2007] [Accepted: 08/20/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Mahmoud IM, Hussein AEAM, Sarhan ME, Awad AA, El Desoky I. Role of Combined L-Arginine and Prostaglandin E 1 in Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 105:p57-65. [PMID: 17337910 DOI: 10.1159/000100425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2006] [Accepted: 11/29/2006] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND L-Arginine (L-arg) and Prostaglandin E(1) (PGE(1)) have been used effectively as single agents to ameliorate renal ischemia-reperfusion injury. We hypothesized that combined treatment with L-arg and PGE(1 )would be more effective. MATERIALS AND METHODS The left renal artery of male Sprague-Dawley rats was clamped for 45 min and the right kidney was removed. Fifty six rats were randomly allocated into 5 groups each consisted of 12 rats except sham group (n = 8). (1) sham, underwent right nephrectomy only; (2) control, untreated ischemic rats; (3) L-arg group, L-arg-treated ischemic rats; (4) PGE(1) group, PGE(1)-treated ischemic rats; (5) L-arg+PGE(1) group, ischemic rats treated with both L-arg and PGE(1). Renal function and histology were assessed on days 2 and 7 postoperatively. RESULTS All rats, except control ones, showed a significant improvement of renal function towards normal on postoperative day 7. Serum creatinine and creatinine clearance were significantly better in L-arg+PGE(1) group compared to all other groups on day 7. With the exception of sham-operated and L-arg+PGE(1)-treated animals, all other groups showed significant increases in fractional excretion of sodium (FE(Na)) in response to renal ischemia-reperfusion. The severest tubular damage was determined in the kidneys of control rats. Rats treated with L-arg+PGE(1) had the least severe tubular damage. CONCLUSION The administration of either L-arg or PGE(1) attenuates both functional and structural consequences of renal warm ischemia. A near total protection might be achieved when both agents are administered concomitantly.
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- Ihab M Mahmoud
- Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
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Ismail HAF, Khalifa MMA, Hassan MK, Ashour OM. Investigation of the Mechanisms Underlying the Gastroprotective Effect of Nicorandil. Pharmacology 2006; 79:76-85. [PMID: 17159379 DOI: 10.1159/000097817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2006] [Accepted: 10/03/2006] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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AIM This study investigated possible mechanisms underlying the gastroprotective effect of nicorandil on experimentally-induced gastric lesions in rats. METHODS Rats were randomly assigned to vehicle-, nicorandil (10 mg/kg)-, glibenclamide (6 mg/kg)-, nicorandil + glibenclamide- and cimetidine-pretreated groups, in addition to non-stressed control group, to demonstrate whether the K(ATP )channel opening contributed to nicorandil's gastroprotection. Lesions were induced by water immersion-restraint stress (WIRS) and ulcer indices were determined. Gastric juice parameters (pH, acid output, pepsin and mucin concentrations) were determined. Another set of rats was divided into control, saline-pretreated and nicorandil (10 mg/kg)-pretreated groups. Rats underwent WIRS and their stomachs were used for determination of gastric mucosal lipid peroxides, histamine, PGE(2), and total nitrites levels. RESULTS Nicorandil displayed significant protection against gastric lesions formation, abolished by concomitant administration of glibenclamide. Nicorandil significantly reduced gastric acid and pepsin secretion, but upon coadministration with glibenclamide, these effects were blocked. Additionally, nicorandil significantly reduced gastric mucosal lipid peroxides and total nitrites, but did not affect PGE(2) and histamine levels. CONCLUSION Results confirm a gastroprotective effect for nicorandil, the mechanism of which comprises K(ATP) channel opening, free radical scavenging, decrease of pepsin and acid secretion and prevention of the detrimental rise in nitric oxide during WIRS.
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- H A F Ismail
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, El-Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt.
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Bialasiewicz P, Wlodarczyk A, Dudkiewicz B, Nowak D. Inhibitory effect of furosemide on activation of human peripheral blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes stimulated with n-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine. Int Immunopharmacol 2004; 4:819-31. [PMID: 15135322 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2004.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2003] [Revised: 01/16/2004] [Accepted: 01/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The clinical efficacy of inhalatory furosemide (Fu) has been extensively studied in bronchial asthma patients but there are only a few studies addressing its action on cells participating in the underlying inflammatory process. Therefore, we investigated the effect of Fu on human peripheral blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) at concentrations that can be achieved in the bronchial lining fluid by inhalation, i.e. 10(-5), 10(-4) and 10(-3) M. The influence of Fu on the following PMNL parameters was investigated: intracellular calcium changes ([Ca2+]i) as a part of signal transduction and luminol dependent chemiluminescence (LCL) as an indirect measure of NADPH-oxidase activation upon n-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) stimulation; chemotaxis to fMLP, phagocytosis and intracellular killing of Staphylococcus aureus. Incubation with Fu resulted in a concentration dependent reduction of Ca2+ influx and Fu (10(-3) M) decreased the main Ca2+ parameters to one half of the control values and to the level obtained in calcium-free buffer. In contrast, Fu had no effect if preincubated with the cells and then removed by washing. The LCL signal was reduced by Fu (10(-3) M) from 2000 +/- 870 to 550 +/- 440 arbitrary units [aU] (p<0.05). In contrast to the [Ca2+]i measurements, a slightly diminished LCL was also observed following preincubation with Fu and washing. No effect of Fu was found on phagocytosis and intracellular killing of St. aureus. Fu diminished chemotaxis to fMLP but at 10(-3) M it also displayed weak chemoattractant properties. The differential action of Fu on human PMNL may add to the understanding of its topical and restricted efficacy in bronchial asthma.
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- P Bialasiewicz
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Physiology, Institute of Physiology and Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, Mazowiecka St. 6/8, 92-215 Lodz, Poland.
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Klink M, Tchorzewski H, Sulowska Z. Oxidative and adhesive responses of human neutrophils to nitrovasodilators in vitro: the role of protein kinases. Mediators Inflamm 2004; 12:345-53. [PMID: 14668094 PMCID: PMC1781632 DOI: 10.1080/09629350310001633388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and molsidomine are used in the treatment of coronary heart disease. Since the neutrophils play a pathological role in ischaemic heart disease, it is important to understand the direct action of nitrovasodilators on their function. AIM We examined the effects of SNP and 3-morpholinosydnonimine (SIN-1, molsidomine metabolite) on the respiratory burst of human neutrophils and their adhesion in vitro . The influence of nitric oxide (NO)donors on the activity of protein kinases, which are involved in the NADPH oxidase activation, was also investigated. METHODS The respiratory burst of neutrophils was determined by chemiluminescence and fluorescence methods, while the adhesion was assayed by adherence of neutrophils to the plastic surface. RESULTS NO donors decreased the oxidative burst of activated neutrophils. However, the effects of SNP and SIN-1 strongly depended on the treatment time of neutrophils and on the stimulus employed to cells activation. Protein kinase C inhibitor did not prevent the inhibitory effect of SIN-1, but diminished the inhibitory effect of SNP on the neutrophils' respiratory burst. Protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor did not affect the action of SNP, but diminished the inhibitory effect of SIN-1 on fMLP-stimulated but not on PMA stimulated oxidative burst of neutrophils. This suggests that SNP action is mainly associated with protein kinase C, while SIN-1 is associated with protein tyrosine kinase activity. We also found that SIN-1 but not SNP diminished the adhesive activity of neutrophils. CONCLUSIONS Our data show that SIN-1 biological effect on some neutrophils activity is different from both spermine NONOate and SNP, and mainly depends on ONOO(-), while SNP action is mediated by NO.
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- Magdalena Klink
- Microbiology and Virology Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodowa 106, 93-232 Lodz, Poland.
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Klink M, Cedzyński M, St Świerzko A, Tchórzewski H, Sulowska Z. Involvement of nitric oxide donor compounds in the bactericidal activity of human neutrophils in vitro. J Med Microbiol 2003; 52:303-308. [PMID: 12676868 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.04974-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The bactericidal activity of human neutrophils against extracellular and facultatively intracellular bacteria was studied in the presence of the nitric oxide (NO) donors sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and 3-morpholinosydnonimine (SIN-1), a molsidomine metabolite. SNP and molsidomine are drugs commonly used as nitrovasodilators in coronary heart disease. It is demonstrated here that the NO donor compounds themselves did not affect the viability and survival of the bacterial strains tested. Neither SNP nor SIN-1 had any effect on the process of bacteria ingestion. In contrast, NO donors enhanced the ability of neutrophils to kill Escherichia coli, Proteus vulgaris and Salmonella Anatum. However, strains differed in their susceptibility to SNP- and SIN-1-mediated killing by neutrophils. Removal of the superoxide anion reduced the bactericidal activity of SNP- and SIN-1-treated neutrophils against E. coli and S. Anatum. This suggests that the NO derivatives formed in the reaction of NO generated from donors with the reactive oxygen species released by phagocytosed neutrophils potentiate the bactericidal activity of human neutrophils in vitro. The above original observation discussed here suggests clinical significance for the treatment of patients with nitrovasodilators in the course of coronary heart disease therapy.
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- Magdalena Klink
- Microbiology and Virology Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, 93-232 Lodz, Lodowa 106, Poland 2Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Polish Mothers' Memorial Hospital, 93-338 Lodz, Rzgowska 281/289, Poland
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- Microbiology and Virology Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, 93-232 Lodz, Lodowa 106, Poland 2Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Polish Mothers' Memorial Hospital, 93-338 Lodz, Rzgowska 281/289, Poland
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- Microbiology and Virology Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, 93-232 Lodz, Lodowa 106, Poland 2Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Polish Mothers' Memorial Hospital, 93-338 Lodz, Rzgowska 281/289, Poland
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- Microbiology and Virology Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, 93-232 Lodz, Lodowa 106, Poland 2Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Polish Mothers' Memorial Hospital, 93-338 Lodz, Rzgowska 281/289, Poland
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- Microbiology and Virology Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences, 93-232 Lodz, Lodowa 106, Poland 2Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Polish Mothers' Memorial Hospital, 93-338 Lodz, Rzgowska 281/289, Poland
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Kowluru RA, Kennedy A. Therapeutic potential of anti-oxidants and diabetic retinopathy. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2001; 10:1665-76. [PMID: 11772276 DOI: 10.1517/13543784.10.9.1665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Retinopathy, a severely disabling complication of diabetes mellitus, is today the leading cause of acquired blindness among young adults in developed countries. Good glycaemic control can attenuate the development of diabetic retinopathy but such metabolic control is often difficult to achieve and maintain and additional therapies need to be identified by which retinopathy can be prevented or arrested. Hyperglycaemia plays a critical role in the development and progression of retinopathy, but the mechanism by which hyperglycaemia results in the development of retinopathy is not clear. Oxidative stress is increased in the retina in diabetes. The possible sources of increased oxidative stress might include increased generation of free radicals or impaired anti-oxidant defence system. Dietary supplementation with anti-oxidants in animal models of diabetic retinopathy inhibits retinal metabolic abnormalities and retinal histopathology, suggesting that oxidative stress is associated with the development of retinopathy. The mechanism by which anti-oxidants inhibit retinopathy in diabetes warrants further investigation, but animal studies show that increasing the diversity of anti-oxidants provides significantly more protection than using any single anti-oxidant. Thus, supplementation with anti-oxidants represents an achievable adjunct therapy to help preserve vision in diabetic patients.
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- R A Kowluru
- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, 4717 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Armstrong R. The physiological role and pharmacological potential of nitric oxide in neutrophil activation. Int Immunopharmacol 2001; 1:1501-12. [PMID: 11515815 DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5769(01)00094-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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There is contention over whether human neutrophils produce physiologically significant levels of nitric oxide (NO) during inflammatory reactions. Nevertheless, regardless of its cell source, NO does exert regulatory effects on neutrophil function. Depending on experimental conditions, NO can either inhibit or enhance neutrophil activation, in both cases probably acting through cyclic GMP. The explanation for these apparently contradictory findings may be that the effect depends upon the concentration of NO: low concentrations of NO being stimulatory and high concentrations inhibitory. Nitrite, produced at high concentrations from NO during inflammation, can react with neutrophil myeloperoxidase-derived hypochlorous acid (HOCl) to form the active oxidant nitryl chloride, a species capable of nitrating tyrosine and tyrosyl residues on proteins. Whether nitryl chloride acts to limit or amplify the oxidant effects of myeloperoxidase is not yet clear, although formation of nitrotyrosine has been linked with nitration of phagocytosed bacteria. Clearly, a better understanding of the inflammatory effects of NO on neutrophils is needed before the therapeutic potential of NO donors or inhibitors in inflammation can be realised.
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- R Armstrong
- Department of Dietetics, Nutrition and Biological Sciences, Centre for Food and Nutrition Research, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh, UK.
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Recognition of the endothelium-derived relaxation factor as nitric oxide (NO) gave rise to an impression that NO was synthesised only by the endothelial lining of the vessel wall. Later it was found that NO is synthesized constitutively by the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in various cells. However, inflammatory cytokines can induce NOS (known as inducible NOS [iNOS]) activity in all the somatic cells. Blood cells, such as eosinophils, platelets, neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages, also synthesize NO. Among them, polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) constitute an important proportion and are also the major participants in a number of pathological conditions with suggestive involvement of NO. PMNs can synthesize NO at rates similar to endothelial cells, thus suggesting the importance of PMN-derived NO in various physiological and pathological conditions. Most of the studies so far focus on the peripheral PMNs, while studies on PMNs after emigration are limited, thus warranting systematic studies on PMNs from both sources. The role of the endothelial NOS (eNOS) and functions of NO derived from the endothelial cells has been studied extensively. However, understanding of the PMNs NOS and its regulatory role in their function is unraveling. The present review summarizes the modulatory role of NO on PMNs functions and points out the discrepancies relating to presence of NOS in PMNs. This information will be helpful in understanding the importance of NO in physiological and pathological conditions associated with PMNs.
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- S Sethi
- Pharmacology Division, Central Drug Research Institute, -226001,., Lucknow, India
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Chronic pulmonary hypertension is a serious complication of a number of chronic lung and heart diseases. In addition to vasoconstriction, its pathogenesis includes injury to the peripheral pulmonary arteries leading to their structural remodeling. Increased pulmonary vascular synthesis of an endogenous vasodilator, nitric oxide (NO), opposes excessive increases of intravascular pressure during acute pulmonary vasoconstriction and chronic pulmonary hypertension, although evidence for reduced NO activity in pulmonary hypertension has also been presented. NO can modulate the degree of vascular injury and subsequent fibroproduction, which both underlie the development of chronic pulmonary hypertension. On one hand, NO can interrupt vascular wall injury by oxygen radicals produced in increased amounts in pulmonary hypertension. NO can also inhibit pulmonary vascular smooth muscle and fibroblast proliferative response to the injury. On the other hand, NO may combine with oxygen radicals to yield peroxynitrite and other related, highly reactive compounds. The oxidants formed in this manner may exert cytotoxic and collagenolytic effects and, therefore, promote the process of reparative vascular remodeling. The balance between the protective and adverse effects of NO is determined by the relative amounts of NO and reactive oxygen species. We speculate that this balance may be shifted toward more severe injury especially during exacerbations of chronic diseases associated with pulmonary hypertension. Targeting these adverse effects of NO-derived radicals on vascular structure represents a potential novel therapeutic approach to pulmonary hypertension in chronic lung diseases.
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- V Hampl
- Department of Physiology, Charles University Second Medical School, Prague, Czech Republic
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Forslund T, Nilsson HM, Sundqvist T. Nitric oxide regulates the aggregation of stimulated human neutrophils. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 274:482-7. [PMID: 10913364 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Neutrophil aggregation is mediated by both CD18 integrin and L-selectin. Nitric oxide attenuates the integrin-mediated adhesion of neutrophils to collagen and to endothelium and may therefore affect aggregation as well. FMLP-stimulated neutrophils exposed to l-arginine showed increased and prolonged aggregation, whereas cells pretreated with L-NAME did not differ from FMLP-stimulated controls. Nitric oxide is known to induce ADP ribosylation of G-actin, which inhibits polymerization. We detected equivalent levels of total F-actin in cells pretreated with l-arginine or L-NAME and non-pretreated controls. However, neutrophils pretreated with l-arginine and stimulated by CD18 integrin cross-linking exhibited a more limited increase in total F-actin, compared to control and L-NAME-pretreated cells. Thus at least two signaling pathways may be involved FMLP-stimulated aggregation, mediated by CD18 integrins. More specifically, it is plausible that FMLP-receptor signaling upregulates CD18 integrins and endogenous NO subsequently modulates CD18-mediated signaling to prolong aggregation, possibly through ADP-ribosylation of actin.
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- T Forslund
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Linköping, Linköping, SE-581 85, Sweden
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Vazquez-Torres A, Jones-Carson J, Mastroeni P, Ischiropoulos H, Fang FC. Antimicrobial actions of the NADPH phagocyte oxidase and inducible nitric oxide synthase in experimental salmonellosis. I. Effects on microbial killing by activated peritoneal macrophages in vitro. J Exp Med 2000; 192:227-36. [PMID: 10899909 PMCID: PMC2193262 DOI: 10.1084/jem.192.2.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 417] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The contribution of the NADPH phagocyte oxidase (phox) and inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS) to the antimicrobial activity of macrophages for Salmonella typhimurium was studied by using peritoneal phagocytes from C57BL/6, congenic gp91phox(-/)-, iNOS(-/)-, and doubly immunodeficient phox(-/)-iNOS(-/)- mice. The respiratory burst and NO radical (NO.) made distinct contributions to the anti-Salmonella activity of macrophages. NADPH oxidase-dependent killing is confined to the first few hours after phagocytosis, whereas iNOS contributes to both early and late phases of antibacterial activity. NO-derived species initially synergize with oxyradicals to kill S. typhimurium, and subsequently exert prolonged oxidase-independent bacteriostatic effects. Biochemical analyses show that early killing of Salmonella by macrophages coincides with an oxidative chemistry characterized by superoxide anion (O(2).(-)), hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)), and peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) production. However, immunofluorescence microscopy and killing assays using the scavenger uric acid suggest that peroxynitrite is not responsible for macrophage killing of wild-type S. typhimurium. Rapid oxidative bacterial killing is followed by a sustained period of nitrosative chemistry that limits bacterial growth. Interferon gamma appears to augment antibacterial activity predominantly by enhancing NO. production, although a small iNOS-independent effect was also observed. These findings demonstrate that macrophages kill Salmonella in a dynamic process that changes over time and requires the generation of both reactive oxidative and nitrosative species.
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- Andrés Vazquez-Torres
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262
- Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262
- Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262
- Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262
- Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262
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- Centre for Veterinary Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0ES, United Kingdom
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- Stokes Research Institute, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262
- Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262
- Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262
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Opdahl H, Haugen T, Hagberg IA, Aspelin T, Lyberg T. Effects of short-term nitrogen monoxide inhalation on leukocyte adhesion molecules, generation of reactive oxygen species, and cytokine release in human blood. Nitric Oxide 2000; 4:112-22. [PMID: 10835291 DOI: 10.1006/niox.2000.0275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Increased nitrogen monoxide (NO) concentrations change leukocyte function under a multitude of experimental conditions. NO inhalation is an experimental treatment for lung failure and exposes leukocytes to increased NO concentrations during passage through the lungs. To investigate whether short-term NO inhalation induces lasting changes in the function of circulating human leukocytes, venous blood samples were drawn from eight healthy male volunteers before and at the end of a 35-min period of breathing 40 ppm NO in 30% O(2). The leukocytes in the samples were subsequently analyzed for NO-induced changes in expression of cell surface molecules, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and cytokine production by flow cytometry and ELISA techniques. The results were (1) NO inhalation changed neither the baseline nor the Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced expression of the cell adhesion molecules CD11a, CD11b, CD11c, and CD62L (l-selectin) on neutrophilic granulocytes (PMN) or monocytes (Mo). The expression of CD14 and HLA-DR was also unchanged. (2) The generation of ROS in response to activation with phorbol myristate acetate increased in PMN after NO inhalation; an increase in Mo did not reach significance. (3) Baseline and LPS-stimulated production of IL-1beta decreased after NO inhalation, while the LPS-stimulated production of TNF-alpha increased. No changes in IL-6 production were detected.
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- H Opdahl
- Department of Intensive Care, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Matsubara K, Ochi H, Kitagawa H, Yamanaka K, Kusanagi Y, Ito M. Concentrations of serum granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia. Hypertens Pregnancy 2000; 18:95-106. [PMID: 10464003 DOI: 10.3109/10641959909009614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In order to elucidate the potential role of granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) during the course of normal pregnancy and preeclampsia, we measured the serum concentrations of G-CSF in both normal pregnant women and preeclamptic patients. METHODS Sera of 10 nonpregnant women, 34 normal pregnant women (n = 10, first trimester; n = 10, second trimester; n = 14, third trimester), 10 postpartum women, 10 mild preeclamptic patients, and 10 severe preeclamptic patients were collected. The serum concentrations of G-CSF were measured by enzyme immunoassay. RESULTS The serum level of G-CSF in normal pregnant women (third trimester: 38.3 +/- 15.3 pg/mL; mean +/- SD) was significantly increased when compared with the levels observed in nonpregnant women (20.3 +/- 10.1 pg/mL, p < 0.05), which was similar to the G-CSF concentrations in postpartum subjects (20.7 +/- 9.1 pg/mL). The mild and severe preeclamptic patients showed significantly higher levels of G-CSF (56.9 +/- 18.8 pg/mL, p < 0.05; 73.2 +/- 30.4 pg/mL, p < 0.0001, respectively) than those noted in the third trimester women. The preeclamptic patients who presented with edema had greater (p < 0.01) serum levels of G-CSF (75.5 +/- 25.0 pg/mL) compared with nonedematous patients (44.7 +/- 14.9 pg/mL). The serum levels of G-CSF significantly correlated with both weight gain (p < 0.05), diastolic blood pressure (p < 0.01), and systolic blood pressure (p < 0.01), but not with white blood cell counts. CONCLUSION Serum concentrations of G-CSF are increased in normal and, even more so, in preeclamptic pregnancies. Because there was no relationship between serum G-CSF concentration and the number of leukocytes, G-CSF might act not to promote the physiological leukocytosis of pregnancy, but to stimulate the function of leukocytes such as phagocytosis. Moreover, it might be that G-CSF plays important roles in the activation of granulocytes or vascular endothelial injury, which are considered to be important pathological conditions in the development of preeclampsia.
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- K Matsubara
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Ehime University, Japan.
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Kuo PC, Abe K, Schroeder RA. Superoxide enhances interleukin 1beta-mediated transcription of the hepatocyte-inducible nitric oxide synthase gene. Gastroenterology 2000; 118:608-18. [PMID: 10702213 DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(00)70268-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Exposure to oxidative stress, as in states of shock, ischemia-reperfusion injury, or sepsis, commonly initiates a complex cellular cascade of interlocking redox modulatory systems that detoxify electrophiles. In interleukin 1beta (IL-1beta)-treated rat hepatocytes, we have previously demonstrated that inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) protein expression, steady-state iNOS messenger RNA (mRNA) levels, and NO synthesis are increased by oxidative stress induced by superoxide. The effect of hepatocellular redox state upon iNOS gene transcription has not been previously studied. METHODS Using rat hepatocytes in primary culture, iNOS gene transcription was induced by IL-1beta. Oxidative stress was mediated by 1,2,3-benzenetriol (BZT), an autocatalytic source of superoxide. Nuclear run-on assays and transient transfection assays using the rat hepatocyte iNOS full-length promoter and deletion constructs were designed to isolate a cis-acting regulatory element. Specificity was confirmed by site-directed mutagenesis. Gel shift analysis determined the presence of a corresponding trans-acting regulatory factor. RESULTS In IL-1beta-treated cells, BZT increased iNOS gene transcription without altering mRNA half-life. An antioxidant-responsive element (ARE) was found in the iNOS promoter at base pair -1347, which conferred redox sensitivity. Gel shift analysis identified a corresponding nuclear protein capable of binding to ARE in IL-1beta- and BZT-treated rat hepatocytes. CONCLUSIONS An ARE in the rat hepatocyte iNOS promoter confers redox sensitivity and augments IL-1beta-mediated iNOS gene and protein expression in the setting of superoxide treatment.
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- P C Kuo
- Department of Surgery, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C, USA.
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Nitric Oxide–Mediated Augmentation of Polymorphonuclear Free Radical Generation After Hypoxia-Reoxygenation. Blood 1999. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.v93.1.333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractPolymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNLs), nitric oxide (NO), calcium, and free radicals play an important role in hypoxia/ischemia and reoxygenation injury. In the present study, NO donors, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), and diethylamine-NO (DEA-NO) at low concentrations (10 and 100 nmol/L) potentiated, while higher (10 μmol/L to 10 mmol/L) concentrations inhibited free radical generation response in the rat PMNLs. Free radical generation response was found to be significantly augmented when hypoxic PMNLs were reoxygenated (hypoxia-reoxygenation [H-R]). This increase in free radical generation after reoxygenation or SNP (10 nmol/L) was blocked in the absence of extracellular calcium. SNP (10 nmol/L) or H-R–mediated increases in the free radical generation were prevented by the pretreatment of PMNLs with NO scavenger (hemoglobin), the polyadenine diphosphate (ADP)-ribosylation synthase inhibitor (benzamide) or the calcium channel antagonist (felodipine). A significant augmentation in the nitrite and intracellular calcium levels was observed during hypoxia. Hemoglobin pretreatment also blocked the increase in intracellular calcium levels due to SNP (10 nmol/L) or hypoxia. Thus, increased availability of NO during SNP treatment or H-R, may have led to an ADP-ribosylation–mediated increase in intracellular calcium, thereby increasing the free radical generation from the rat PMNLs.
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Nitric Oxide–Mediated Augmentation of Polymorphonuclear Free Radical Generation After Hypoxia-Reoxygenation. Blood 1999. [DOI: 10.1182/blood.v93.1.333.401k15_333_340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNLs), nitric oxide (NO), calcium, and free radicals play an important role in hypoxia/ischemia and reoxygenation injury. In the present study, NO donors, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), and diethylamine-NO (DEA-NO) at low concentrations (10 and 100 nmol/L) potentiated, while higher (10 μmol/L to 10 mmol/L) concentrations inhibited free radical generation response in the rat PMNLs. Free radical generation response was found to be significantly augmented when hypoxic PMNLs were reoxygenated (hypoxia-reoxygenation [H-R]). This increase in free radical generation after reoxygenation or SNP (10 nmol/L) was blocked in the absence of extracellular calcium. SNP (10 nmol/L) or H-R–mediated increases in the free radical generation were prevented by the pretreatment of PMNLs with NO scavenger (hemoglobin), the polyadenine diphosphate (ADP)-ribosylation synthase inhibitor (benzamide) or the calcium channel antagonist (felodipine). A significant augmentation in the nitrite and intracellular calcium levels was observed during hypoxia. Hemoglobin pretreatment also blocked the increase in intracellular calcium levels due to SNP (10 nmol/L) or hypoxia. Thus, increased availability of NO during SNP treatment or H-R, may have led to an ADP-ribosylation–mediated increase in intracellular calcium, thereby increasing the free radical generation from the rat PMNLs.
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Maluszynska GM, Krachler B, Sundqvist T. The ability to bind albumin is correlated with nitric oxide sensitivity in Moraxella catarrhalis. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1998; 166:249-55. [PMID: 9770282 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1998.tb13898.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Moraxella catarrhalis is sensitive to NO generators, e.g. S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP), but can spontaneously develop higher SNP tolerance. Using SDS-PAGE of outer membrane proteins and immunoblotting for serum albumin, we found that the wild strain bound more blood-medium-derived albumin than the SNP-resistant variant did. There was a negative correlation between NO tolerance and the presence of serum albumin in the medium. We suggest that M. catarrhalis can change its surface properties to avoid binding albumin and thereby increase its resistance to NO. Growth of Moraxella is affected by iron, and that may have influenced our results. Using chrome azurol S plates as an indicator, we noted that both albumin and SNP have a strong affinity for iron(III).
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- G M Maluszynska
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Linköping, Sweden
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Nappi AJ, Vass E. Hydroxyl radical formation resulting from the interaction of nitric oxide and hydrogen peroxide. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1998; 1380:55-63. [PMID: 9545532 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4165(97)00125-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The highly reactive and cytotoxic hydroxyl radical (OH) was found by electrochemical detection to be produced in reactions involving hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and the nitric oxide (NO) donor diethylamine- NO complex. Using aromatic hydroxylation of salicylate as a specific indicator of OH, three salicylate hydroxylation products were identified; catechol, 2,3- and 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid. Four additional compounds were detected but not identified. The interactions of H2O2 and NO represent a biologically feasible reaction mechanism that can account for OH-induced damage in cellular environments where transition metal ions are unavailable for participation in the superoxide-mediated Fenton reaction. The ability of the NO/H2O2 complex to generate OH independently of iron or other transition metals provides a new focus for studies concerned with the origin of tissue-specific damage caused by oxygen-derived species.
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- A J Nappi
- Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, IL 60626, USA.
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Miles PR, Bowman L, Rengasamy A, Huffman L. Constitutive nitric oxide production by rat alveolar macrophages. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY 1998; 274:L360-8. [PMID: 9530171 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1998.274.3.l360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Results from previous studies suggest that alveolar macrophages must be exposed to inflammatory stimuli to produce nitric oxide (.NO). In this study, we report that naive unstimulated rat alveolar macrophages do produce .NO and attempt to characterize this process. Western blot analysis demonstrates that the enzyme responsible is an endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS). No brain or inducible NOS can be detected. The rate of .NO production is approximately 0.07 nmol.10(6) cells-1.h-1, an amount that is less than that produced by the eNOS found in alveolar type II or endothelial cells. Alveolar macrophage .NO formation is increased in the presence of extracellular L-arginine, incubation medium containing magnesium and no calcium, a calcium ionophore (A-23187), or methacholine. .NO production is inhibited by NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) but not by NG-nitro-L-arginine, L-N5-(1-iminomethyl)ornithine hydrochloride, or aminoguanidine. Incubation with ATP, ADP, or histamine also inhibits .NO formation. Some of these properties are similar to and some are different from properties of eNOS in other cell types. Cellular .NO levels do not appear to be related to ATP or lactate content. Alveolar macrophage production of .NO can be increased approximately threefold in the presence of lung surfactant or its major component, dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC). The DPPC-induced increase in .NO formation is time and concentration dependent, can be completely inhibited by L-NAME, and does not appear to be related to the degradation of DPPC by alveolar macrophages. These results demonstrate that unstimulated alveolar macrophages produce .NO via an eNOS and that lung surfactant increases .NO formation. This latter effect may be important in maintaining an anti-inflammatory state in vivo.
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- P R Miles
- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
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The Effects of Nitric Oxide and Peroxynitrite on Interleukin-8 and Elastase from Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Whole Blood. Anesth Analg 1998. [DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199802000-00039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Cuthbertson BH, Galley HF, Webster NR. The effects of nitric oxide and peroxynitrite on interleukin-8 and elastase from lipopolysaccharide-stimulated whole blood. Anesth Analg 1998; 86:427-31. [PMID: 9459261 DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199802000-00039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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UNLABELLED Inhaled nitric oxide is now widely used in the treatment of hypoxemia and pulmonary hypertension in critically ill patients. Interleukin-8 (IL-8) and neutrophil elastase are important markers of the onset and severity of acute lung injury. We studied the effects of nitric oxide and peroxynitrite on IL-8) and elastase accumulation in lipopolysaccharide-activated whole blood. The nitric oxide donor (GEA-3162) did not affect IL-8 accumulation (P = 0.195) but did cause an increase in elastase accumulation (P = 0.007). The peroxynitrite donor (SIN-1) caused an increase in both IL-8 accumulation (P = 0.0004) and elastase accumulation (P = 0.007). The lack of effect of nitric oxide could be explained by the scavenging of nitric oxide by hemoglobin. These results suggest that modulation of the inflammatory response may occur during inhaled nitric oxide therapy in the critically ill. IMPLICATIONS Inhaled nitric oxide, used in lung injury, reacts within the lung, forming peroxynitrite. We investigated the effect of nitric oxide and peroxynitrite on interleukin-8 and elastase release by white cells during inflammation. Nitric oxide and peroxynitrite had marked effects on elastase and interleukin-8, which suggests modulation of the inflammatory response.
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- B H Cuthbertson
- Academic Unit of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
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Forslund T, Sundqvist T. Nitric oxide-releasing particles inhibit phagocytosis in human neutrophils. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1997; 233:492-5. [PMID: 9144564 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1997.6490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We have constructed a yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) particle capable of releasing NO, by loading heat-killed yeast particles with a hydrophobic NO-generating substance, GEA-5171. This particle decreased phagocytosis in solution, as measured with flow cytometry, to about 80% of control values. Phagocytosis on a surface, as counted under the microscope, was also decreased by about 20%. The nitric oxide furthermore counteracted the production of oxygen metabolites by neutrophils to about 20% of control values. The inhibitory effect was most pronounced for the intracellular production, as could be seen when neutrophils preincubated with NO-releasing particles were stimulated with chemotactic agent (FMLP) or phorbol ester (PMA). In conclusion, NO has inhibitory effects on both phagocytosis and the respiratory burst of neutrophils. Since nitric oxide is a hydrophobic gas and an air pollutant, there is a possibility that it accumulates in particles which then become more resistant to elimination.
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- T Forslund
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Sweden
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Fukuto JM, Ignarro LJ. In Vivo Aspects of Nitric Oxide (NO) Chemistry: Does Peroxynitrite (-OONO) Play a Major Role in Cytotoxicity? Acc Chem Res 1997. [DOI: 10.1021/ar960010y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jon M. Fukuto
- Department of Pharmacology Center for the Health Sciences UCLA School of Medicine Los Angeles, California 90095-1735
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- Department of Pharmacology Center for the Health Sciences UCLA School of Medicine Los Angeles, California 90095-1735
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Provost P, Merhi Y. Endogenous nitric oxide release modulates mural platelet thrombosis and neutrophil-endothelium interactions under low and high shear conditions. Thromb Res 1997; 85:315-26. [PMID: 9062955 DOI: 10.1016/s0049-3848(97)00017-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in the maintenance of a constant vasodilator tone in the vasculature and confers anti-adhesive properties to the normal functioning endothelium. Whether endogenous NO release influences platelet thrombus formation and neutrophil-endothelium interactions under arterial blood flow conditions was investigated in ex vivo bioassay experiments using superfusion flow chambers. Surfaces of intact or deeply injured porcine arterial segments were exposed to flowing porcine arterial blood under shear conditions typical to patent (424 sec-1) and stenosed (3397 sec-1) arteries, at baseline and after administration of the specific inhibitor of NO synthesis N omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, 3 mg/kg + 3 mg/kg/h; i.v.). L-NAME induced a rapid and significant rise in arterial blood pressure, with a moderate reduction in heart rate. 51Cr platelet deposition on the exposed arterial media, which averaged 15.9 +/- 2.9 x 10(6)/cm2 at a shear rate of 424 sec-1, was increased by L-NAME, to 20.4 +/- 2.8 x 10(6)/cm2 (p < 0.05). At 3397 sec-1 of shear rate, platelet deposition was higher (71.4 +/- 11.9 x 10(6)/cm2) (p < 0.001), and was enhanced by 34%, to 95.8 +/- 12.5 x 10(6)/cm2 (p < 0.05), after L-NAME treatment. 111In neutrophil adhesion to the vascular endothelium was also increased by L-NAME by 83%, from 10.6 +/- 2.5 to 19.4 +/- 5.7 x 10(3)/cm2 (p < 0.05) at 424 sec-1, and by 110%, from 14.1 +/- 4.3 to 29.7 +/- 10.0 x 10(3)/cm2 (p < 0.05) at 3397 sec-1 of shear rate. These results suggest that endogenous NO may be an important modulator of thrombotic and inflammatory processes in patent as well as in stenosed arteries.
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- P Provost
- Laboratory of Experimental Pathology, Montreal Heart Institute, Quebec, Canada
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Nitric oxide produced from L-arginine by a variety of cells, is a biologically active compound that can react with iron and thiols. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of nitric oxide on the respiratory burst from human neutrophils. Treatment with nitroprusside increased the chemiluminescence from neutrophils stimulated with PMA or collagen, but not from cells stimulated with FMLP. Addition of L-arginine increased the chemiluminescence after stimulation with any of the three stimuli, while N omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester decreased it. Low doses of nitric oxide, either endogenously or exogenously produced, probably inhibited catalase or glutathione, leading to an increase in hydrogen peroxide available for chemiluminescence detection. This indicates that nitric oxide may reduce the protection against hydrogen peroxide in tissue and in invading catalase-positive bacteria.
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- T Forslund
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Linköping, Sweden
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