Characterization of GTMAC-Graft-Chitosan as a Bactericidal Agent for Nitric Oxide Release

2011 ◽  
Vol 236-238 ◽  
pp. 2967-2972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Liu ◽  
Yan Sun ◽  
Peng Yang ◽  
Yao Xing Xu ◽  
Yan Li Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Inhibition Zone ◽  
Lower Molecular Weight ◽  
Water Control ◽  
No Donor ◽  
Nitric Oxide Release ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
No Release

This work aims to prepare and characterize one kind of nitric oxide (NO)-releasing conjugation of quaternary ammonium salt to chitosan, as well as to evaluate the anti-bacterial properties of diazeniumdiolates and the changes in NO release properties. The newly synthesized diazeniumdiolates are obtained from glycidyl-trimethyl-ammonium chloride (GTMAC)-bearing chitosan derivatives (HTCC) with different molecular weights (280 and 670 KDa) and are used as NO donor species. An HTCC with high molecular weight (670 KDa) exhibits higher storage capacity for NO (up to 357.70 nmol NO/mg) than one with a low molecular weight (280 kDa). The NO release durations (7 h) observed for the HTCC diazeniumliolates with higher molecular weight (670 kDa) was slightly higher than that of HTCC diazeniumliolates with lower molecular weight (280 kDa). By determining the inhibition zone diameter, HTCC-NO with lower molecular weight (280 kDa) showed significantly higher inhibition capabilities againstE. colithan HTCC, crude chitosan, and water control.

Nitric oxide release from a biodegradable cysteine-based polyphosphazene

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 1987-1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alec Lutzke ◽  
Bella H. Neufeld ◽  
Megan J. Neufeld ◽  
Melissa M. Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Donor Group ◽  
No Donor ◽  
First Report ◽  
Nitric Oxide Release ◽  
No Release

First report of nitric oxide (NO) release from a biodegradable polyphosphazene containing theS-nitrosothiol NO donor group.

Synthesis and Characterization of Sugar-Bearing Chitosan Derivatives as a Scaffold for Nitric Oxide Release

2010 ◽  
Vol 160-162 ◽  
pp. 1083-1089
Author(s):  
Yan Sun ◽  
Yong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Gluconic Acid ◽  
Lower Molecular Weight ◽  
No Donor ◽  
Chitosan Derivatives ◽  
Nitric Oxide Release ◽  
High Storage Capacity ◽  
High Storage ◽  
Donor Species

These new synthesized diazeniumdiolates obtained from D-gluconic acid-bearing chitosan derivatives (SBC) with different molecular weight (280 kDa and 880 KDa) and D-gluconic acid-bearing O-carboxymethyl chitosan derivatives (880 KDa) (SBCS) were used as the NO donor species. Compared with SBC with much higher molecular weight (880 KDa), the SBC with the lower molecular weight (280 kDa) exhibited a high storage capacity for NO (up to 408 nmol NO/mg), greatly increasing the “payload” of released NO with the molecular weight of SBC decreasing. The NO release durations (0.326 h) observed for secondary amine on the SBC with the lower molecular weight (280 kDa) were slightly higher than that of SBC diazeniumliolates with the higher molecular weight (880 kDa), which was only 0.294h. The release duration of SBCS-NO adducts (0.381h) was obviously longer than that of SBC-NO adducts, when they have the same molecular weight (880 kDa).

Permeability Enhancing and Chemotactic Activities of Lower Molecular Weight Degradation Products of Human Fibrinogen

1981 ◽  
Vol 45 (01) ◽  
pp. 090-094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuo Sueishi ◽  
Shigeru Nanno ◽  
Kenzo Tanaka
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Degradation Products ◽  
Electron Microscopic Observation ◽  
Chemotactic Activity ◽  
Lower Molecular Weight ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Human Fibrinogen ◽  
Rabbit Skin ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Active Fragments

SummaryFibrinogen degradation products were investigated for leukocyte chemotactic activity and for enhancement of vascular permeability. Both activities increased progressively with plasmin digestion of fibrinogen. Active fragments were partially purified from 24 hr-plasmin digests. Molecular weights of the permeability increasing and chemotactic activity fractions were 25,000-15,000 and 25,000 respectively. Both fractions had much higher activities than the fragment X, Y, D or E. Electron microscopic observation of the small blood vessels in rabbit skin correlated increased permeability with the formation of characteristic gaps between adjoining endothelial cells and their contraction.These findings suggest that lower molecular weight degradation products of fibrinogen may be influential in contributing to granulocytic infiltration and enhanced permeability in lesions characterized by deposits of fibrin and/or fibrinogen.

Retracted Article: Light-triggered nitric oxide release and targeted fluorescence imaging in tumor cells developed from folic acid-graft-carboxymethyl chitosan nanospheres

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (57) ◽  
pp. 30129-30136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rijun Gui ◽  
Ajun Wan ◽  
Yalei Zhang ◽  
Huili Li ◽  
Tingting Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Folic Acid ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Fluorescence Imaging ◽  
Carboxymethyl Chitosan ◽  
Nitric Oxide Release ◽  
No Release ◽  
Retracted Article ◽  
Potential Applications

This article reported the synthesis of CMC–FA–RBS(CQD) nanospheres and studied their potential applications for NO release and fluorescence imaging.

scholarly journals Nitric oxide release by N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-nitrosoureas: a rarely discussed mechanistic path towards their anticancer activity

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 2137-2146
Author(s):  
Amrita Sarkar ◽  
Subhendu Karmakar ◽  
Sudipta Bhattacharyya ◽  
Kallol Purkait ◽  
Arindam Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Anticancer Activity ◽  
Nitric Oxide Release ◽  
No Release

Our work shows that NO release is a feasible pathway of action for aromatic and heterocyclic N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-nitrosoureas and faster NO release may not lead to higher cytotoxicity.

Action of nitric oxide on the physiological potential and biochemical mechanisms of pea seeds

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Coelho Sekita ◽  
Denise Cunha Fernandes dos Santos Dias ◽  
Daniel Teixeira Pinheiro ◽  
Aparecida Leonir da Silva ◽  
Antônio César Batista Matos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Seed Germination ◽  
Seed Vigor ◽  
Water Control ◽  
No Donor ◽  
Germination Process ◽  
Physiological Quality ◽  
Pea Seeds ◽  
Germination Vigor ◽  
Pea Seed

Abstract: Nitric oxide (NO) can act in biochemical pathways of the germination process; however, there is little information about how it acts on the performance of pea seeds. The aim of this study was to evaluate the physiological and biochemical effects of NO on pea seed germination and vigor. Pea seeds cv. Itapuã 600 obtained from three seed lots with different levels of physiological quality were sown in a substrate moistened with water (control) or sodium nitroprusside (SNP) solution, a NO donor (50 μM), to assess germination, vigor, activity of antioxidant enzymes, reactive oxygen species, lipid peroxidation, and amylase activity. NO application does not alter pea seed germination, but it increases vigor. It is more effective in seeds with lower physiological potential. In addition, NO leads to reduction in oxidative stress, favors the translocation of reserves to the embryo, and has potential for use in the treatment of pea seeds to increase seed vigor.

Comparison of Electron and Infrared Spectroscopy with Thermal Analysis to Study Molecular Weight Effects in PVC-PMMA Blends

1993 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 1636-1642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cindy A. Burkhardt ◽  
Joseph A. Gardella
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Analysis ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Differential Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Lower Molecular Weight ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Solvent Cast ◽  
Pmma Blends

The effects of homopolymer molecular weight on the miscibility of PVC/PMMA solvent cast blends were studied. Two significantly different molecular weights were chosen for each of the homopolymers, and a series of blends was prepared from the four possible homopolymer-homopolymer combinations. Angle-dependent ESCA results suggest that the surfaces of the blends are enriched with PMMA. The extent of this enrichment is dependent on molecular weight, with the most enrichment seen in blends containing the lower-molecular-weight PMMA homopolymer. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results are also presented.

Asenapine modulates nitric oxide release and calcium movements in cardyomyoblasts

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S553-S553
Author(s):  
P. Zeppegno ◽  
C. Gramaglia ◽  
E. Gattoni ◽  
S. Gili ◽  
E. Gambaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Clinical Relevance ◽  
Nitric Oxide Release ◽  
No Release ◽  
Intracellular Ca ◽  
Specific Receptors ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Dopaminergic Antagonists ◽  
Serotoninergic Receptors

ObjectiveTo examine the effects of asenapine on NO release and Ca2+ transients in H9C2, which were either subjected to peroxidation or not.Materials and methodsH9C2 were treated with asenapine alone or in presence of intracellular kinases blockers, serotoninergic and dopaminergic antagonists, and voltage Ca2+ channels inhibitors. Experiments were also performed in H9C2 treated with hydrogen peroxide. NO release and intracellular Ca2+ were measured through specific probes.ResultsIn H9C2, asenapine differently modulated NO release and Ca2+ movements depending on the peroxidative condition. The Ca2+ pool mobilized by asenapine mainly originated from the extracellular space and was slightly affected by thapsigargin. Moreover, the effects of asenapine were reduced or prevented by kinases blockers, dopaminergic and serotoninergic receptors inhibitors and voltage Ca2+ channels blockers.ConclusionsOn the basis of our findings we can conclude that asenapine by interacting with its specific receptors, exerts dual effects on NO release and Ca2+ homeostasis in H9C2; this would be of particular clinical relevance, when considering their role in cardiac function modulation.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Direct measurement of nitric oxide release from vascular endothelial cells

1996 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 774-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Guo ◽  
T. Murohara ◽  
M. Buerke ◽  
R. Scalia ◽  
A. M. Lefer
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Methyl Ester ◽  
Vascular Endothelial Cells ◽  
Calmodulin Antagonist ◽  
Nitric Oxide Release ◽  
A 23187 ◽  
No Release ◽  
Basal Release ◽  
Isolated Rat

A nitric oxide (NO)-selective electrode was used to directly measure NO release from isolated rat aortic endothelium and cultured rat aortic endothelial cells (RAECs). Basal release of NO was significantly attenuated by a NO synthase inhibitor NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (1 mM) to 42 +/- 14 pmol/1 x 10(5) cells (P < 0.01). The basal release of NO was also significantly inhibited by a calmodulin antagonist W-7 at 15 microM (P < 0.01). L-Arginine (1 mM), significantly stimulated NO release (P < 0.05 vs. control basal release). Stimulation of cultured RAECs with two endothelium-dependent vasodilators, acetylcholine (100 nM) and A-23187 (1 microM), significantly increased NO release [574 +/- 112 pmol/1 x 10(5) cells (n = 5) and 658 +/- 119 pmol/1 x 10(5) cells (n = 5) in acetylcholine- and A-23187-stimulated RAECs, respectively]. Basal release of NO was also detectable in isolated rat aortic rings with intact endothelium. NO release was significantly attenuated by NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester and augmented by human superoxide dismutase. These data indicate the physiological usefulness of the amperometric measurement of NO employing a NO-specific electrode in biological systems.

scholarly journals Nitric Oxide in Chemostat-Cultured Escherichia coli Is Sensed by Fnr and Other Global Regulators: Unaltered Methionine Biosynthesis Indicates Lack of S Nitrosation

2006 ◽  
Vol 189 (5) ◽  
pp. 1845-1855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven T. Pullan ◽  
Mark D. Gidley ◽  
Richard A. Jones ◽  
Jason Barrett ◽  
Tania M. Stevanin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Nitrosative Stress ◽  
Adaptive Responses ◽  
Methionine Biosynthesis ◽  
Transcriptional Responses ◽  
No Donor ◽  
Global Regulators ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Cellular Effects

ABSTRACT We previously elucidated the global transcriptional responses of Escherichia coli to the nitrosating agent S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) in both aerobic and anaerobic chemostats, demonstrated the expression of nitric oxide (NO)-protective mechanisms, and obtained evidence of critical thiol nitrosation. The present study was the first to examine the transcriptome of NO-exposed E. coli in a chemostat. Using identical conditions, we compared the GSNO stimulon with the stimulon of NO released from two NO donor compounds {3-[2-hydroxy-1-(1-methyl-ethyl)-2-nitrosohydrazino]-1-propanamine (NOC-5) and 3-(2-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-nitrosohydrazino)-N-methyl-1-propanamine (NOC-7)} simultaneously and demonstrated that there were marked differences in the transcriptional responses to these distinct nitrosative stresses. Exposure to NO did not induce met genes, suggesting that, unlike GSNO, NO does not elicit homocysteine S nitrosation and compensatory increases in methionine biosynthesis. After entry into cells, exogenous methionine provided protection from GSNO-mediated killing but not from NO-mediated killing. Anaerobic exposure to NO led to up-regulation of multiple Fnr-repressed genes and down-regulation of Fnr-activated genes, including nrfA, which encodes cytochrome c nitrite reductase, providing strong evidence that there is NO inactivation of Fnr. Other global regulators apparently affected by NO were IscR, Fur, SoxR, NsrR, and NorR. We tried to identify components of the NorR regulon by performing a microarray comparison of NO-exposed wild-type and norR mutant strains; only norVW, encoding the NO-detoxifying flavorubredoxin and its cognate reductase, were unambiguously identified. Mutation of norV or norR had no effect on E. coli survival in mouse macrophages. Thus, GSNO (a nitrosating agent) and NO have distinct cellular effects; NO more effectively interacts with global regulators that mediate adaptive responses to nitrosative stress but does not affect methionine requirements arising from homocysteine nitrosation.

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