scholarly journals Dissociation of lipopolysaccharide-mediated induction of nitric oxide synthase and inhibition of DNA synthesis in RAW 264.7 macrophages and rat aortic smooth muscle cells

1997 ◽  
Vol 120 (8) ◽  
pp. 1439-1444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Paul ◽  
Clare Bryant ◽  
Mark F. Lawson ◽  
Edwin R. Chilvers ◽  
Robin Plevin
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Dna Synthesis ◽  
Raw 264.7 ◽  
Raw 264.7 Macrophages ◽  
Aortic Smooth Muscle ◽  
Inhibition Of Dna Synthesis ◽  
Oxide Synthase

Induction and cDNA sequence of inducible nitric oxide synthase from canine aortic smooth muscle cells

1998 ◽  
Vol 275 (4) ◽  
pp. H1122-H1129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaofang Wang ◽  
Christopher G. A. McGregor ◽  
Virginia M. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
Smooth Muscle Cells ◽  
Allograft Rejection ◽  
Muscle Cells ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Rt Pcr ◽  
Aortic Smooth Muscle ◽  
Oxide Synthase

An inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase (type II, iNOS) is expressed in cardiac and vascular smooth muscle in response to inflammatory cytokines. The dog is an important large animal used for cardiovascular research including effects of exercise, heart failure, and allograft rejection. However, molecular probes for iNOS developed in other mammals have not been reliable for the study of iNOS induction in canine vascular smooth muscle. Experiments were designed to develop a molecular probe for canine iNOS. Smooth muscle cells were isolated from canine aortas. The cells ( passages 3–10) were incubated for 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, or 72 h in the absence and presence of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to induce iNOS. Total RNA was isolated from the cells using standard techniques. RT-PCR with primers against conserved regions of all known iNOS enzyme was used to clone the iNOS cDNA. RT-PCR showed a single band only from cells treated with LPS. Cloned cDNA from cultured canine aortic smooth muscle cells has 84% homology to human, 81% to rat, and 81% to mouse iNOS gene. Identification of the cDNA for canine iNOS will be useful in the study of differential, transcriptional regulation of inducible (type II) compared with constitutive endothelial (type III) NOS in canine studies of allograft rejection and cardiovascular disease.

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