TY - JOUR
T1 - Stimulation of the nitric oxide synthase pathway in human hepatocytes by cytokines and endotoxin
AU - Nussler, Andreas K.
AU - Di Silvio, Mauricio
AU - Billiar, Timothy R.
AU - Hoffman, Rosemary A.
AU - Geller, David A.
AU - Selby, Robert
AU - Madariaga, Juan
AU - Simmons, Richard L.
PY - 1992/7/1
Y1 - 1992/7/1
N2 - Nitric oxide (NO) is a short-lived biologic mediator that is shown to be induced in various cell types and to cause many metabolic changes in target cells. Inhibition of tumor cell growth and antimicrobial activity has been attributed to the stimulation of the inducible type of the NO synthase (NOS). However, there is limited evidence for the existence of such inducible NOS in a human cell type. We show here the induction of NO biosynthesis in freshly isolated human hepatocytes (HC) after stimulation with interleukin 1, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), IFN-γ and endotoxin. Increased levels of nitrite (NO2−) and nitrate (NO2−) in culture supernatants were associated with NADPH-dependent NOS activity in the cell lysates. The production of NO2− and NO3− was inhibited by NG-monomethyl L-arginine and was associated with an increase in cyclic guanylate monophosphate release. The data presented here provide evidence for the existence of typical inducible NO biosynthesis in a human cell type.
AB - Nitric oxide (NO) is a short-lived biologic mediator that is shown to be induced in various cell types and to cause many metabolic changes in target cells. Inhibition of tumor cell growth and antimicrobial activity has been attributed to the stimulation of the inducible type of the NO synthase (NOS). However, there is limited evidence for the existence of such inducible NOS in a human cell type. We show here the induction of NO biosynthesis in freshly isolated human hepatocytes (HC) after stimulation with interleukin 1, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), IFN-γ and endotoxin. Increased levels of nitrite (NO2−) and nitrate (NO2−) in culture supernatants were associated with NADPH-dependent NOS activity in the cell lysates. The production of NO2− and NO3− was inhibited by NG-monomethyl L-arginine and was associated with an increase in cyclic guanylate monophosphate release. The data presented here provide evidence for the existence of typical inducible NO biosynthesis in a human cell type.
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U2 - 10.1084/jem.176.1.261
DO - 10.1084/jem.176.1.261
M3 - Article
C2 - 1377225
AN - SCOPUS:0026734847
SN - 0022-1007
VL - 176
SP - 261
EP - 264
JO - Journal of Experimental Medicine
JF - Journal of Experimental Medicine
IS - 1
ER -