Porcine ventricular endocardial cells in culture express the inducible form of nitric oxide synthase

Warden-Smith, Jeremy, Radomski, M. W., Schulz, R., Moncada, S. and Lewis, Malcolm John 1993. Porcine ventricular endocardial cells in culture express the inducible form of nitric oxide synthase. British Journal of Pharmacology 108 (4) , pp. 1107-1110.

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Abstract

1. We have investigated whether porcine endocardial cells in culture express the inducible, Ca(2+)-independent form of nitric oxide (NO) synthase. 2. NO synthase activity in cytosolic extracts of endocardial cells was measured by estimation of the rate of formation of L-[14C]-citrulline from L-[14C]-arginine. 3. Treatment of the cells in culture with lipopolysaccharide or cytokines induced a Ca(2+)-independent NO synthase activity in the cell cytosol. The combination of tumour necrosis factor (TNF alpha, 10 ng ml-1) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta, 10 ng ml-1) induced the greatest enzyme activity. 4. The increased Ca(2+)-independent NO synthase activity following exposure to cytokines was paralleled by an increase in guanosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic GMP) levels in the endocardial cell cytosol. 5. Simultaneous addition of dexamethasone (0.01-1 microM) or cycloheximide (0.03-3 microM) inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner TNF alpha- and IL-1 beta-induced expression of Ca(2+)-independent NO synthase activity. Neither dexamethasone (1 microM) nor cycloheximide (3 microM) had any effect on the activity of the constitutive NO synthase. 6. The possible pathophysiological consequences of endocardial expression of the inducible NO synthase are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences Medicine
Subjects:	R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN:	0007-1188
Last Modified:	17 Mar 2021 02:34
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/10862

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