TNF—α—IL—1β及LPS对血管平滑肌细胞一氧化氮合酶基因表达的…

通过ＲＮＡ印迹分析和亚硝酸盐含量测定检查ＴＮＦ－α、ＩＬ－１β和ＬＰＳ对大鼠血管平滑肌细胞（ＶＳＭＣ）诱导型一氧化氮合酶基因表达及ＮＯ生成的影响,结果表明,ＴＮＦ－α、ＩＬ－１β和ＬＰＳ均能显诱导ＶＳＭＣｉＳ基因表达和促进ＮＯ生成,其作用强度与浓度和作用时间有关;双因素（ＴＮＦ－α＋ＬＰＳ,ＬＰＳ＋ＩＬ－１β）对诱导ｉＮＯＳ基因表达及ＮＯ生成产生协同作用,ＰｏｌｙｍｙｘｉｎＢ和地塞米松可部分凶制     

iNOS在不同种属血管细胞中诱导表达差异的比较研究

为了探讨不同种属血管细胞中ｉＮＯＳ基因诱导表达的差异及其分子机制,采用Ｎｏｒｔｈ－ｅｒｎ印迹、电泳迁移率改变分析（ＥＭＳＡ）和细胞转染实验对ｉＮＯＳ基因在人、牛、大鼠血管内皮细胞（ＥＣ）和兔、大鼠平滑肌细胞（ＶＳＭＣ）中的诱导表达和转录调控机制进行了研究．结果显示,ＩＬ－１β可诱导人、大鼠的ＥＣ和大鼠的ＶＳＭＣ表达ｉＮＯＳ,但对兔ＶＳＭＣ和牛ＥＣ无诱导作用．在ＩＬ－１β＋ＴＮＦ－α＋ＬＰＳ作用下,人和大鼠血管细胞ｉＮＯＳ的表达活性显著高于牛和兔,同一种属动物的ＶＳＭＣ比ＥＣ更易被诱导活化．用含有大鼠ｉＮＯＳ基因上游－１０３７～－４３８片段的报告基因转染这些细胞,经细胞因子和ＬＰＳ处理后,被转染细胞的ＣＡＴ活性变化与细胞的ｉＮＯＳ表达活性相一致．上述结果表明,ｉＮＯＳ表达调节具有种属特异性和细胞特异性．ＥＭＳＡ证实在不同种属的ＥＣ和ＶＳＭＣ中,与ｉＮＯＳ基因表达调控区（－１０３７～－７８７）相互作用的蛋白因子是不均一的．提示不同种属血管细胞内特异转录因子的种类及浓度不同和（或）反式因子与顺式元件相互作用的方式不同可能是这种差异的分子基础．     

大鼠诱导型一氧化氮合酶基因转录调控区的克隆与鉴定

采用单特异引物ＰＣＲ克隆法,得到大鼠诱导型一氧化氮合酶（ｉＮＯＳ）基因转录调控区ＤＮＡ片段．核酸序列分析证实,大鼠ｉＮＯＳ基因的５′－侧翼区含有ＩＦＮ－γ和ＴＮＦ－α应答元件及ＮＦ－κＢ结合位点的保守序列．这些保守序列的位置及排列显著区别于人和小鼠的ｉＮＯＳ基因．电泳迁移率改变分析（ＥＭＳＡ）表明,ＶＳＭＣ受ＩＬ－１和ＩＦＮ－γ刺激后,细胞核内产生某种可与ｉＮＯＳ基因５′－侧翼区特异结合的核蛋白因子．     

脂多糖对血管平滑肌细胞一氧化氮合酶基因表达及细胞增殖的影响

应用ＲＮＡ印迹分析和亚硝酸盐含量测定检查脂多糖（ＬＰＳ）对大鼠血管平滑肌细胞（ＶＳＭＣ）一氧化氮合酶（ＮＯＳ）基因表达及ＮＯ合成的影响,用３Ｈ－ＴｄＲ参入实验观察ＬＰＳ对细胞ＤＮＡ合成的影响．结果表明,ＬＰＳ在诱导ＶＳＭＣｉＮＯＳｍＲＮＡ表达和促进ＮＯ合成的同时,抑制ＶＳＭＣＤＮＡ合成．证明ＬＰＳ的作用与其浓度和作用时间有关     

大鼠诱导型一氧化氮合酶基因转录调控区的克隆与鉴定

采用单特异引物ＰＣＲ克隆法,得到大鼠诱导型一氧化氮合酶（ｉＮＯＳ）基因转录调控区ＤＮＡ片段。核酸序列分析证实,大鼠ｉＮＯＳ基因的５＇－侧翼区含有ＩＦＮ－γ和ＴＮＦ－α应答元件及ＮＦ－ｋＢ结合位点的保守序列。这些保守序列的位置及排列显区别于人和小鼠的ｉＮＯＳ基因。电泳迁移率改变分析（ＥＭＳＡ）表达,ＶＳＭＣ受ＩＬ－１和ＩＦＮ－γ刺激后,细胞核内产生某种可与ｉＮＯＳ基因５＇－侧翼区特异结合的核蛋白因     

脂多糖对血管平滑肌细胞一氧化氮合酶基因表达及细胞增殖的影响

应用ＲＮＡ迷分析和亚硝酸盐含量测定检查脂多糖（ＬＰＳ）对大鼠血管平滑肌细胞（ＶＳＭＣ）一氧化氮合酶（ＮＯＳ）基因表达及ＮＯ合成的影响,用Ｔ３Ｈ－ＴｄＲ参入实验观察ＬＰＳ对细胞ＤＮＡ合成的影响,结果表明,ＬＰＳＤ 诱导ＶＳＭＣｉＮＯＳｍＲＮＡ表达和促进ＮＯ合成的同时,抑制ＶＳＭＣＤＮＡ合成,证明ＬＰＳ的作用与其浓度和作用时间有关。     

大鼠iNOS基因上游调控区在转录激活中的作用

为了探讨大鼠ｉＮＯＳ基因上游调控区不同部位在对细胞因子诱导应答中所起的作用,将调控区不同部位插入ｐＳＶ０－ＣＡＴ报告基因载体,转染体外培养的血管平滑肌细胞（ＶＳＭＣ）,经ＩＬ－１β诱导后,采用氯霉素乙酰转移酶（ＣＡＴ）活性测定和Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎ印迹杂交,检查了调控区各部位在ＩＬ－１β诱导ｃａｔ表达中所起的作用．结果表明,被转染的细胞在未经ＩＬ－１β刺激时,各种调控区序列启动ｃａｔ表达的活性均很低．在ＩＬ－１β作用下,调控区远端序列（－１０３７～－４３８）、近端序列（－４３７～＋４６）和全长序列（－１０３７～＋４６）均能独立激活ｃａｔ表达,其中以全长序列的作用最强,表明ｉＮＯＳ基因表达调控区远端和近端序列均具有启动子和增强子样功能．同时证实,远端序列和近端序列单独启动ｃａｔ表达的活性分别为全长序列的９１．３％和６７．１％,揭示大鼠ｉＮＯＳ基因调控区远端序列在介导ＩＬ－１β的应答反应中发挥更重要作用．     

一氧化氮和肿瘤坏死因子在小鼠免疫性肝损伤中的作用及抗肝炎新药SY－801和SY－640的影响

本研究结果表明：一氧化氮（ＮＯ）在卡介苗（ＢＣＧ）加脂多糖（ＬＰＳ）诱导的免疫性肝损伤中呈现双向作用。来源于吞噬细胞的ＮＯ具有损伤作用,而其它来源的ＮＯ则具有保护作用。肿瘤坏死因子（ＴＮＦ）也参与了ＢＣＧ＋ＬＰＳ诱导的肝损伤。枯否氏细胞通过释放ＮＯ及ＴＮＦ而介导肝损伤。抗肝炎新药ＳＹ－８０１及ＳＹ－６４０的保肝机理与它们升高血浆ＮＯ及降低ＴＮＦ基因表达有关。     

IL-1β对正常和自发性高血压大鼠血管平滑肌细胞iNOS基因转录调控因子的影响

用ＩＬ－１β处理体外培养的ＳＨＲ和ＷＫＹ大鼠血管平滑肌细胞（ＶＳＭＣ）,比较两种大鼠ｉＮＯＳ基因表达活性的变化,Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ结果表明,ＶＳＭＣ受ＩＬ－１β刺激后,两种细胞的ｉＮＯＳ基因均表现出极高的转录活性,并且ＳＨＲ的ｉＮＯＳｍＲＮＡ水平高于ＷＫＹ大鼠．以大鼠ｉＮＯＳ基因转录调控区上游６００ｂｐ（－１０３７～－４３８）和下游５００ｂｐ（－４３７～４６）ＤＮＡ片段为探针,与ＶＳＭＣ核蛋白孵育后,进行凝胶电泳迁移率改变分析（ＥＭＳＡ）,结果显示,两种大鼠的ＶＳＭＣ被ＩＬ－１β处理后,其核蛋白可分别与转录调控区上游或下游序列结合形成一条电泳滞后带．但是,转录调控区上游序列和下游序列与核蛋白形成的复合物具有明显不同的电泳迁移率．与ＷＫＹ大鼠相比,ＳＨＲ的ＶＳＭＣ核蛋白与ＤＮＡ结合活性较高．提示ＳＨＲ的ＶＳＭＣｉＮＯＳ基因及其转录调控因子对ＩＬ－１β的反应与ＷＫＹ大鼠明显不同．     

Ms—SOD对CHO细胞电离辐射敏感性的影响

近年来的研究发现,ＩＬ－１和ＴＮＦ最重要的辐射防护因子,因ＩＬ－０１和ＴＮＦ都能造反性诱导Ｍｎ－ＳＯＤ的高度表达,因此认为Ｍｎ－ＳＯＤ可能有辐射防护作用。通过转染有义和反义Ｍｎ－ＳＯＤｃＮＤＡ小于ＣＨＯ细胞,进一步说明了Ｍｎ－ＳＯＤ在抗电离辐射损伤中的作用。     

Intestinal myofibroblasts produce nitric oxide in response to combinatorial cytokine stimulation

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients display elevated levels of intraluminal nitric oxide (NO). NO can react with other molecules to form toxic compounds, which has led to the idea that NO may be an important mediator of IBD. However, the cellular source of NO and how its production is regulated in the intestine are unclear. In this study we aimed to determine if intestinal myofibroblasts produce NO in response to the IBD‐associated cytokines IL‐1β, TNFα, and IFNγ. Intestinal myofibroblasts were isolated from mice and found to express inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA, but not endothelial NOS or neuronal NOS. Individual treatment of myofibroblasts with IL‐1β, TNFα, or IFNγ had no effect on NO production, but stimulation with combinations of these cytokines synergistically increased iNOS mRNA and protein expression. Treatment with TNFα or IFNγ increased cell surface expression of IFNγRI or TNFRII, respectively, suggesting that these cytokines act in concert to prime NO production by myofibroblasts. Impairment of NF‐κB activity with a small molecule inhibitor was sufficient to prevent increased expression of IFNγRI or TNFRII, and inhibition of Akt, JAK/STAT, or NF‐κB blocked nearly all NO production induced by combinatorial cytokine treatment. These data indicate that intestinal myofibroblasts require stimulation by multiple cytokines to produce NO and that these cytokines act through a novel pathway involving reciprocal cytokine receptor regulation and signaling by Akt, JAK/STAT, and NF‐κB. J. Cell. Physiol. 228: 572–580, 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Downregulation of cGMP-dependent protein kinase expression by inflammatory cytokines in vascular smooth muscle cells

NO and cGMP have antigrowth and anti-inflammatory effects on the vessel wall in response to injury. It is well established that after vascular injury proinflammatory cytokines are involved in vascular wall remodeling. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the signaling mechanisms involved in cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) suppression by inflammatory cytokines in primary bovine aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). Interleukin (IL)-I, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-, and LPS decreased the mRNA and protein levels of PKG in VSMC. IL-I, TNF-, and LPS increased inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression and cGMP production. Treatment of cells with selective inhibitors of iNOS or soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) reversed the downregulation of PKG expression induced by cytokines and LPS. The NO donor (Z)-1-[2-(2-aminoethyl)-N-(2-ammonioethyl)amino]diazen-1-ium-1,2-diolate (DETA NONOate) and 3-(5-hydroxymethyl-2-furyl)-1-benzylindazole (YC-1), a NO-independent sGC activator, decreased PKG mRNA and protein expression in bovine aortic VSMC. Cyclic nucleotide analogs [8-(4-chlorophenylthio)guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (CPT-cGMP) and 8-(4-chlorophenylthio)adenosine 3,5'-cyclic monophosphate (CPT-cAMP)] also suppressed PKG mRNA and protein expression. However, CPT-cAMP was more effective than CPT-cGMP in decreasing PKG mRNA levels. Selective inhibition of PKA with the Rp isomer of 8-(4-chlorophenylthio)adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphorothioate (Rp-8p-CPT cAMPS) prevented the downregulation of PKG by LPS. In contrast, the Rp isomer of 8-(4-chlorophenylthio)guanosine 3,5'-cyclic monophosphorothioate (Rp-8p-CPT cGMPS; inhibitor of PKG) had no effect on LPS-induced inhibition of PKG mRNA and protein expression. These studies suggest that cross-activation of PKA in response to iNOS expression by inflammatory mediators downregulates PKG expression in bovine aortic VSMC. vascular injury; nitric oxide; inflammation     

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Stimulates the Production of Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-α and Expression of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS) by Osteoclasts (OCL) in Murine Bone Marrow Cell Culture

Osteoclasts (OCL) resorb bone. They are essential for the development of normal bones and the repair of impaired bones. The function of OCL is presumed to be supported by cytokines and other biological mediators, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and nitric oxide (NO). Bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a potent inducer of TNF-α and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), which is the specific enzyme for synthesizing NO from L-arginine. To obtain direct evidence on LPS-induced TNF-α production and iNOS expression by OCL, OCL-enriched cultures were prepared by 7-day cocultures of bone marrow cells of adult BALB/c mice and osteoblastic cells (OBs) derived from calvaria of newborn BALB/c mice, and the generation of TNF-α and iNOS in OCL stimulated with LPS was examined immunocytochemically. When the cultured cells were stimulated with 100 ng/ml of LPS, OCL clearly showed TNF-α and iNOS expression. Without LPS-stimulation, no expression was observed. TNF activity in the culture supernatants of the OCL-enriched cultures in the presence of LPS was also detected by cytotoxic assay that used TNF-sensitive L929 cells. The dentin resorption activity of OCL was estimated by area and number of pits formed on dentin slices, which were covered by the OCL fraction and cultured in the presence or absence of LPS, sodium nitroprusside (SNP; a NO generating compound), N^G-monomethyl L-arginine acetate (L-NMMA; a competitive inhibitor of NO synthase (NOS)), or LPS plus L-NMMA. Pit formation was obviously inhibited in the presence of SNP and slightly inhibited in the presence of L-NMMA, but it was not affected in the presence of LPS or LPS plus L-NMMA. These findings indicate that OCL produces TNF and expresses iNOS in response to LPS, but the LPS-activation of OCL scarcely affects pit formation by them.     

Reciprocal regulation between proinflammatory cytokine-induced inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and connexin43 in bladder smooth muscle cells

Gap junctions (GJs) play an important role in the control of bladder contractile response and in the regulation of various immune inflammatory processes. Here, we investigated the possible interaction between inflammation and GJs in bladder smooth muscle cells (BSMCs). Stimulation of BSMCs with IL1β and TNFα increased connexin43 (Cx43) expression and function, which was associated with increased phosphorylation of vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein. Inhibition of PKA with H89 or down-regulation of CREB with specific siRNAs largely abolished the Cx43-elevating effect. Further analysis revealed that IL1β/TNFα induced NFκB-dependent inducible NO synthase (iNOS) expression. Inhibition of iNOS with G-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester abrogated and an exogenous NO donor mimicked the effect of the cytokines on Cx43. Intraperitoneal injection of LPS into mice also induced bladder Cx43 expression, which was largely blocked by an iNOS inhibitor. Finally, the elevated Cx43 was found to negatively regulate iNOS expression. Dysfunction of GJs with various blockers or down-regulation of Cx43 with siRNA significantly potentiated the expression of iNOS. Fibroblasts from Cx43 knock-out (Cx43(-/-)) mice also displayed a significantly higher response to the cytokine-induced iNOS expression than cells from Cx43 wild-type (Cx43(+/+)) littermates. Collectively, our study revealed a previously unrecognized reciprocal regulation loop between cytokine-induced NO and GJs. Our findings may provide an important molecular mechanism for the symptoms of bladder infection. In addition, it may further our understanding of the roles of GJs in inflammatory diseases.     

Modulation of cerebellar and hepatic nitric oxide synthase by exogenous arginine and endotoxin.

We have studied in mice the effect of treatment with exogenous arginine and/or LPS by monitoring serum nitrite/nitrate levels and by investigating the response of cerebellar and liver nitric oxide synthase (NOS). We measured NOS activity in cerebellar extracts while changes in iNOS mRNA were followed in the liver since direct assay of NOS activity proved unreliable with this tissue. In fact, liver and cerebellum extracts were both very active in converting arginine into a citrulline-like metabolite, but only cerebellum conversion was dependent on addition of NADPH and inhibitable by N(G)-methyl-l-arginine. Treatment with LPS, on its own, increased serum nitrite/nitrate levels at 5 and 20 h after injection, while treatment with LPS and arginine produced nitrite/nitrate levels in the serum even greater at 5 h, but significantly lower at 20 h. Liver iNOS mRNA levels were markedly increased by LPS, and this effect was significantly decreased when mice were also given exogenous arginine. A stimulatory effect of LPS was also found on NOS activity in the cerebellum, where a very small stimulation may have also been caused by arginine feeding. These findings indicate that LPS stimulates NOS expression/activity both in the cerebellum and in the liver and suggest a complex pattern of modulation of iNOS by arginine, with NO being first produced in excess and then downregulating iNOS expression.     

细胞因子对血管平滑肌细胞MMP-2基因表达的诱导及其作用机制研究

为了探讨血管平滑肌细胞 ( VSMC)基质金属蛋白酶 - 2 ( MMP- 2 )基因的表达调控机制 ,利用Northern印迹杂交和 MMP- 2活性酶图分析检查 b FGF、TNF- α和 IL- 1 β对 VSMC MMP- 2基因表达的影响 ,应用电泳迁移率改变实验 ( EMSA)和 CAT分析对其作用机制进行研究 .结果证实 ,3种细胞因子均能显著诱导 MMP- 2基因表达 ,其作用强度依次为 b FGF>TNF-α>IL - 1β.将 MMP-2基因 5′侧翼 - 61 9～ 1 9bp调控序列克隆进携带报告基因的重组质粒 p SV0 - CAT后 ,经转染VSMC及 CAT分析显示 ,在上述 3种细胞因子的作用下 ,该调控序列可激活 cat基因表达 ,三者促进 cat表达的活性与其诱导 VSMC表达 MMP- 2的结果相一致 ;EMSA结果显示 ,被 b FGF和TNF- α刺激的 VSMC中产生与该基因调控区序列特异结合的转录调控因子 .提示细胞因子除可激活 VSMC细胞周期调节基因表达外 ,还可通过诱导 MMP- 2表达而发挥其对细胞外基质代谢的调节作用及参与 VSMC迁移的启动过程 ;细胞因子对 VSMC MMP- 2基因表达的诱导作用是通过促进转录调控因子的合成或活化而实现的 .