The Signaling Pathways in Nitric Oxide Production by Neutrophils Exposed to N-nitrosodimethylamine

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-199
Author(s):  
Wioletta Ratajczak-Wrona ◽  
Ewa Jablonska
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Signaling Pathways ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils ◽  
Microbial Pathogens ◽  
Human Neutrophils ◽  
No Production ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Inducible Nitric Oxide

Background: Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) play a crucial role in the innate immune system’s response to microbial pathogens through the release of reactive nitrogen species, including Nitric Oxide (NO). </P><P> Methods: In neutrophils, NO is produced by the inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS), which is regulated by various signaling pathways and transcription factors. N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a potential human carcinogen, affects immune cells. NDMA plays a major part in the growing incidence of cancers. Thanks to the increasing knowledge on the toxicological role of NDMA, the environmental factors that condition the exposure to this compound, especially its precursors- nitrates arouse wide concern. Results: In this article, we present a detailed summary of the molecular mechanisms of NDMA’s effect on the iNOS-dependent NO production in human neutrophils. Conclusion: This research contributes to a more complete understanding of the mechanisms that explain the changes that occur during nonspecific cellular responses to NDMA toxicity.

Parasite killing in murine malaria does not require nitric oxide production

Parasitology ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 118 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. FAVRE ◽  
B. RYFFEL ◽  
W. RUDIN
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Blood Stage ◽  
No Production ◽  
Nos Inhibitor ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Deficient Mice ◽  
Stage Parasite ◽  
Blood Stage Malaria ◽  
Inducible Nitric Oxide

Nitric oxide (NO) production has been suggested to play a role as effector molecule in the control of the malarial infections. However, the roles of this molecule are debated. To assess whether blood-stage parasite killing is NO dependent, we investigated the course of blood-stage Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi (Pcc) infections in inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)-deficient mice. Parasitaemia, haematological alterations, and survival were not affected by the lack of iNOS. To exclude a role of NO produced by other NOS, controls included NO suppression by oral administration of aminoguanidine (AG), a NOS inhibitor. As in iNOS-deficient mice, no difference in the parasitaemia course, survival and haematological values was observed after AG treatment. Our results indicate that NO production is not required for protection against malaria in our murine experimental model. However, C57BL/6 mice treated with AG lost their resistance to Pcc infections, suggesting that the requirement for NO production for parasite killing in murine blood-stage malaria might be strain dependent.

Role of AP-1 family proteins in regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in human neutrophils

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wioletta Ratajczak-Wrona ◽  
Ewa Jablonska ◽  
Marzena Garley ◽  
Jakub Jablonski ◽  
Piotr Radziwon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
Human Neutrophils ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Inducible Nitric Oxide

scholarly journals Novel role of the nitrite transporter NirC in Salmonella pathogenesis: SPI2-dependent suppression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in activated macrophages

Microbiology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 155 (8) ◽  
pp. 2476-2489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priyanka Das ◽  
Amit Lahiri ◽  
Ayan Lahiri ◽  
Dipshikha Chakravortty
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Wild Type Strain ◽  
No Production ◽  
Activated Macrophages ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Raw264.7 Macrophages ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Inducible Nitric Oxide

Activation of macrophages by interferon gamma (IFN-γ) and the subsequent production of nitric oxide (NO) are critical for the host defence against Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium infection. We report here the inhibition of IFN-γ-induced NO production in RAW264.7 macrophages infected with wild-type Salmonella. This phenomenon was shown to be dependent on the nirC gene, which encodes a potential nitrite transporter. We observed a higher NO output from IFN-γ-treated macrophages infected with a nirC mutant of Salmonella. The nirC mutant also showed significantly decreased intracellular proliferation in a NO-dependent manner in activated RAW264.7 macrophages and in liver, spleen and secondary lymph nodes of mice, which was restored by complementing the gene in trans. Under acidified nitrite stress, a twofold more pronounced NO-mediated repression of SPI2 was observed in the nirC knockout strain compared to the wild-type. This enhanced SPI2 repression in the nirC knockout led to a higher level of STAT-1 phosphorylation and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression than seen with the wild-type strain. In iNOS knockout mice, the organ load of the nirC knockout strain was similar to that of the wild-type strain, indicating that the mutant is exclusively sensitive to the host nitrosative stress. Taken together, these results reveal that intracellular Salmonella evade killing in activated macrophages by downregulating IFN-γ-induced NO production, and they highlight the critical role of nirC as a virulence gene.

Sex-specific differences in the regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase by bisphenol A in neutrophils

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Ratajczak-Wrona ◽  
K Nowak ◽  
M Garley ◽  
M Tynecka ◽  
E Jablonska
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils ◽  
No Production ◽  
Nuclear Fraction ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Inducible Nitric Oxide ◽  
Stimulation Of

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of bisphenol A (BPA) on nitric oxide (NO) production and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression by neutrophils with regard to sex and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) pathway participation in this process. This study demonstrated that BPA intensifies the production of NO and the expression of iNOS in the cytoplasmic fraction of neutrophils of women as well as men. In addition, an enhanced expression of NF-κB in the cytoplasmic and nuclear fraction of neutrophils exposed to BPA was observed in the cells of both sexes. The lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation of neutrophils of both sexes led to an intensification of NO production and expression of all tested proteins. However, simultaneous stimulation of neutrophils of both men and women with LPS and BPA decreased the production of NO and expression of iNOS and NF-κB in both fractions compared to the cells exposed only to xenoestrogen. Moreover, expression of iNOS and NF-κB was higher in female neutrophils than in male cells. This study demonstrated that BPA affects the production of NO with the participation of iNOS by human polymorphonuclear neutrophils. This process is associated with the activation of the NF-κB pathway. In addition, different activity of NF-κB in neutrophils, observed with respect to sex, indicates a different role of this pathway in female and male cells.

scholarly journals Inducible NOS mediates CNP-induced relaxation of intestinal myofibroblasts

2013 ◽  
Vol 304 (7) ◽  
pp. G673-G679
Author(s):  
Yishi Chen ◽  
Taned Chitapanarux ◽  
Jianfeng Wu ◽  
Russell K. Soon ◽  
Andrew C. Melton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase ◽  
No Production ◽  
No Signaling ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Relaxation Responses ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Human And Mouse ◽  
Inducible Nitric Oxide

Contraction of intestinal myofibroblasts (IMF) contributes to the development of strictures and fistulas seen in inflammatory bowel disease, but the mechanisms that regulate tension within these cells are poorly understood. In this study we investigated the role of nitric oxide (NO) signaling in C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP)-induced relaxation of IMF. We found that treatment with ODQ, a soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) inhibitor, or NG-nitro-l-arginine (l-NNA) or NG-monomethyl-l-arginine (l-NMMA), inhibitors of NO production, all impaired the relaxation of human and mouse IMF in response to CNP. ODQ, l-NNA, and l-NMMA also prevented CNP-induced elevations in cGMP concentrations, and l-NNA or l-NMMA blocked CNP-induced decreases in myosin light phosphorylation. IMF isolated from transgenic mice deficient in inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) had reduced relaxation responses to CNP compared with IMF from control mice and were insensitive to the effects of ODQ, l-NNA, and l-NMMA on CNP treatment. Together these data indicate that stimulation of sGC though NO produced by iNOS activation is required for maximal CNP-induced relaxation in IMF.

The development of murine cerebral malaria does not require nitric oxide production

Parasitology ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 118 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. FAVRE ◽  
B. RYFFEL ◽  
W. RUDIN
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Plasmodium Berghei ◽  
No Production ◽  
Survival And Development ◽  
Nos Inhibitor ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Deficient Mice ◽  
Inducible Nitric Oxide

Nitric oxide (NO) production has been suggested to be required for the development of cerebral malaria. However, the importance of this molecule for the appearance of this pathology is debated. To assess whether murine cerebral malaria is NO dependent, we investigated the course of blood-stage Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PbA) infections in inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)-deficient mice. Parasitaemia, haematological alterations, survival and development of cerebral malaria were not affected by the lack of iNOS. To exclude a role of NO produced by other NOS, controls included NO suppression by oral administration of aminoguanidine (AG), a NOS inhibitor. As in iNOS-deficient mice, no difference in the parasitaemia course, survival and haematological values was observed after AG treatment. Our results indicate that NO production is not a crucial factor for the development of murine cerebral malaria.

Vasculoprotective Role of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase at Inflammatory Coronary Lesions Induced by Chronic Treatment With Interleukin-1β in Pigs in Vivo

Circulation ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 96 (9) ◽  
pp. 3104-3111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshihiro Fukumoto ◽  
Hiroaki Shimokawa ◽  
Toshiyuki Kozai ◽  
Toshiaki Kadokami ◽  
Kouichi Kuwata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
Chronic Treatment ◽  
Interleukin 1Β ◽  
Coronary Lesions ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Inducible Nitric Oxide

scholarly journals Effects of chitosan on nitric oxide production and inducible nitric oxide synthase activity and mRNA expression in weaned piglets

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (No. 8) ◽  
pp. 359-366
Author(s):  
J. Li ◽  
B. Shi ◽  
S. Yan ◽  
L. Jin ◽  
Y. Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
No Production ◽  
Weaned Piglets ◽  
Inos Activity ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Inducible Nitric Oxide

The effects of chitosan on nitric oxide (NO) production and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activity and gene expression in vivo or vitro were investigated in weaned piglets. In vivo, 180 weaned piglets were assigned to five dietary treatments with six replicates. The piglets were fed on a basal diet supplemented with 0 (control), 100, 500, 1000, and 2000 mg chitosan/kg feed, respectively. In vitro, the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from a weaned piglet were cultured respectively with 0 (control), 40, 80, 160, and 320 &micro;g chitosan/ml medium. Results showed that serum NO concentrations on days 14 and 28 and iNOS activity on day 28 were quadratically improved with increasing chitosan dose (P &lt; 0.05). The iNOS mRNA expressions were linearly or quadratically enhanced in the duodenum on day 28, and were improved quadratically in the jejunum on days 14 and 28 and in the ileum on day 28 (P &lt; 0.01). In vitro, the NO concentrations, iNOS activity, and mRNA expression in unstimulated PBMCs were quadratically enhanced by chitosan, but the improvement of NO concentrations and iNOS activity by chitosan were markedly inhibited by N-(3-[aminomethyl] benzyl) acetamidine (1400w) (P&nbsp;&lt; 0.05). Moreover, the increase of NO concentrations, iNOS activity, and mRNA expression in PBMCs induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were suppressed significantly by chitosan (P &lt; 0.05). The results indicated that the NO concentrations, iNOS activity, and mRNA expression in piglets were increased by feeding chitosan in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, chitosan improved the NO production in unstimulated PBMCs but inhibited its production in LPS-induced cells, which exerted bidirectional regulatory effects on the NO production via modulated iNOS activity and mRNA expression.

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