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Co-induction of nitric oxide and tetrahydrobiopterin synthesis in the myocardium in vivo
Authors:Hattori  Yoshiyuki  Hattori  Sachiko  Motohashi  Satoshi  Kasai  Kikuo  Shimoda  Shin-Ichi  Nakanishi  Nobuo
Institution:(1) Department of Endocrinology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi, 321-02, Japan
Abstract:Induction of the inducible isoform of nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS) in the myocardium is implicated as a mechanism in the development of cardiac depression in immune activated states associated with an enhanced release of cytokines, such as septic shock. We evaluated the in vivo synthesis of NO and tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), a cofactor of NOS, in the heart tissue using a model of LPS injection in rats (LPS: 10 mg/kg, i.v.). In control rats, iNOS activity or iNOS mRNA in the heart was negligible. Three hours after LPS administration, a marked induction of iNOS mRNA and activity was observed in the heart. A significant increase in BH4 content and GTP cyclohydrolase mRNA abundance was also observed in the heart from LPS-treated rats. Our results demonstrate induction of NO synthesis and parallel increase in BH4 concentration in the heart of rats after LPS treatment in vivo and may provide molecular evidence responsible for the increased production of BH4 which may up-regulate iNOS activity in the heart in vivo. (Mol Cell Biochem 166: 177-181, 1997)
Keywords:nitric oxide  tetrahydrobiopterin  lipopolysaccharide  cytokine  myocardium
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