反复热性惊厥过程中气体信号分子硫化氢对一氧化氮/一氧化氮合酶体系的影响

目的：探讨硫化氢（H₂S）对热性惊厥（FS）大鼠一氧化氮（NO）/一氧化氮合酶（NOS）体系表达的影响。方法:大鼠随机分为对照组、FS组、FS+NaHS组、FS+HA（hydroxylamine）组。采用热水浴诱导大鼠FS，隔日诱导1次，共10次。采用分光光度计法测定大鼠血浆中H₂S和NO含量；用原位杂交观察nNOS mRNA表达情况；用免疫组化方法观察NOS蛋白表达情况。结果:FS+NaHS组NO含量低于FS组，同时NOS表达也低于FS组；而FS+HA组NO含量高于FS组，同时NOS表达也强于FS组。结论:用H₂S外源性供体NaHS和胱硫醚-β-合成酶抑制剂HA的干预研究表明，反复热性惊厥过程中，H₂S的改变可影响NO/NOS体系的表达。     

苦参碱注射液对AD模型大鼠脑组织白介素1β、NO含量及nNOS免疫阳性神经元的影响

为探讨苦参碱注射液对老年性痴呆(AD)模型大鼠脑组织白介素1β(IL-1β)、NO含量及nNOS免疫阳性神经元的影响以及药物的作用效果及机制,本研究用SD大鼠将鹅膏蕈氨酸(IBO)双侧海马立体定位注射造模,实验分为对照组、高剂量苦参碱治疗组、低剂量苦参碱治疗组、模型组和哈伯因组。检测大鼠大脑皮质和海马内IL-1β、NO的含量变化以及nNOS免疫阳性神经元的形态改变。结果显示:模型组大鼠大脑皮质和海马内IL-1β及NO的含量均显著高于对照组(P<0.01);高剂量治疗组大脑皮质和海马内IL-1β及NO的含量均低于模型组(P<0.05);模型组nNOS免疫阳性神经元有明显变性、数目减少;高剂量治疗组大鼠nNOS免疫阳性神经元的数目与模型组比较明显增多(P<0.05),变性有所减轻;但低剂量组的nNOS免疫阳性神经元数与模型组没有显著差异(P>0.05)。本文结果提示,模型组大鼠大脑皮质和海马内IL-1β及NO的含量均显著增高,可能为导致AD神经元损伤的原因之一,苦参碱注射液对AD神经元损伤的保护作用可能是通过下调IL-1β和NO而实现的。     

急性缺氧小鼠海马CA1区NOS活力和nNOS蛋白表达的时程变化

目的观察急性缺氧小鼠海马CA1区一氧化氮合酶(NOS)和神经元型一氧化氮合酶(nNOS)阳性神经元的时程变化,探讨NO在脑缺氧中的作用并为抗脑缺氧提供依据.方法复制小鼠急性缺氧模型,采用NADPH-d组织化学和nNOS免疫组织化学方法,研究急性缺氧后不同时程点小鼠海马CA1区NADPH-d和nNOS阳性神经元数量的变化.结果与正常对照组相比较,急性缺氧后0.5h组小鼠海马CA1区NADPH-d和nNOS阳性神经元的数量无明显变化,差异无显著性(P＞0.05),3h、6h和12h组逐渐增多并于12h升高达到最高峰,差异有显著性(P＜0.05),而于24h后开始降低,48h恢复正常.结论急性缺氧后早期海马CA1区NOS和nNOS水平明显增多,NO在缺氧所致早期脑损伤中起重要作用.     

急性缺氧小鼠海马CAl区NOS活力和nNOS蛋白表达的时程变化

目的:观察急性缺氧小鼠海马CAl区一氧化氮合酶(NOS)和神经元型一氧化氮合酶(nNOS) 阳性神经元的时程变化,探讨NO在脑缺氧中的作用并为抗脑缺氧提供依据。方法:复制小鼠急性缺氧模型,采用NADPH-d组织化学和nNOS免疫组织化学方法,研究急性缺氧后不同时程点小鼠海马CAl区NADPH-d 和nNOS阳性神经元数量的变化。结果:与正常对照组相比较,急性缺氧后0.5h组小鼠海马CAl区NADPH-d 和nNOS阳性神经元的数量无明显变化,差异无显著性(P>0.05),3h、6h和12h组逐渐增多并于12h升高达到最高峰,差异有显著性(P<0.05),而于24h后开始降低,48h恢复正常。结论:急性缺氧后早期海马CAl区NOS和nNOS水平明显增多,NO在缺氧所致早期脑损伤中起重要作用。     

一氧化氮与利血平致大鼠胃粘膜损伤的关系

目的: 探讨一氧化氮(NO)与利血平致大鼠胃粘膜损伤机制的关系。方法: 从大鼠腹腔内注入利血平复制成胃粘膜损伤模型,并随机分为实验组和对照组。用镉还原加格氏显色法和改良硫代巴比妥酸法分别测定两组大鼠血浆及胃粘膜中NO和丙二醛(MDA)含量,用还原型辅酶Ⅱ组织化学方法结合图像分析对两组大鼠胃壁内一氧化氮合酶(NOS)进行定位、定量研究。结果: 实验组大鼠血浆、胃粘膜中NO含量显著低于对照组(P＜0.01),而其MDA含量则显著高于对照组(P＜0.05,P＜0.01);实验组大鼠胃壁内NOS阳性神经细胞、阳性神经纤维密度及其着色深度均显著低于对照组(P＜0.05,P＜0.01)。结论: 利血平致大鼠胃粘膜损伤的发生可能与大鼠胃壁内NOS阳性神经成分减少,体内NO不足使其对胃粘膜的保护作用减弱有一定关系。     

睡眠剥夺对大鼠一氧化氮和一氧化氮合酶的影响

目的：探讨睡眠剥夺对大鼠脑组织一氧化氮（NO）及一氧化氮合酶（NOS）影响。方法：采用小平台水环境法（Flower Pot)制作大鼠睡眠剥夺模型，采用化学法和酶法观察不同时间睡眠剥夺后大鼠额叶、海马、中脑和下丘脑NO含量及NOS活性变化。结果：与正常对照组及大平台组比较，大鼠在SD后额叶和海马的NO含量及NOS活性增高，有显著性差异（P＜0．01－0．05），其余脑区无显著性差异（P＞0．05）。随着剥夺时间的延长，额叶和海马NO含量及NOS活性增高更加明显。结论：睡眠剥夺可致NO及NOS升高，可能与其学习障碍有关，NO可能参与大鼠的睡眠调节。     

急性乙醇中毒大鼠学习记忆行为的改变与脑组织NO和nNOS含量变化

目的：通过观察急性乙醇中毒对大鼠学习记忆的影响并测定脑组织中一氧化氮（NO）与神经型一氧化氮合酶（nNOS）含量的变化，探讨乙醇中毒影响学习记忆的分子机制。方法:成年SD大鼠随机分为2组，模型组腹腔1次性注射乙醇2.5 g/kg［用生理盐水配成含20%乙醇(W/V)溶液］制备急性乙醇中毒大鼠模型；对照组注射等容量的生理盐水。Y-型迷宫检测大鼠学习记忆成绩、硝酸还原酶法检测鼠脑海马CA1、新纹状体中NO的含量、免疫组化方法检测鼠脑海马CA1、纹状体、小脑中nNOS的含量。结果:（1）模型组大鼠达到学会标准所需要的训练次数（34.33±13.04）明显大于对照组（27.50±8.79），P<0.05；（2）海马CA1区NO的含量在模型组为23.09±9.60，明显高于对照组（8.46±5.67）（P<0.01）；新纹状体（尾壳核）NO的含量在模型组（19.46±8.25）也明显高于对照组（8.22±4.46），P<0.01；（3）海马CA1区nNOS阳性神经元的数量在模型组为18.22±7.47，明显高于对照组（10.15±4.24）（P<0.05）；新纹状体（尾壳核）nNOS阳性神经元的数量在模型组（11.38±5.00）也明显高于对照组（6.15±3.69），P<0.05。结论:乙醇的神经毒性作用可能与脑组织中nNOS和 NO信号通路有关。     

大鼠肝硬化门腔静脉分流术后运动皮层和脊髓一氧化氮合酶阳性神经元的变化

目的 研究大鼠肝硬化门腔静脉分流术后运动皮层和脊髓一氧化氮合酶(NOS)阳性神经元的变化。方法 采用NADPH-d黄递酶组织化学法以及NOS荧光免疫组织化学技术结合激光共聚焦扫描显微镜方法。结果 肝硬化门腔静脉分流术后运动皮层NOS和nNOS阳性细胞显著减少；脊髓NOS阳性细胞改变不明显。结论 大鼠肝硬化门腔静脉分流可引起大脑皮层细胞的改变，NO可能参与了肝硬化门腔静脉分流术后对中枢神经系统的损害。     

人参皂苷Rg1对局灶性脑缺血再灌注大鼠脑组织NOS活性及蛋白表达的影响

目的: 研究人参皂苷Rg1对大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤的影响及其作用的机制。方法: 采用大鼠右侧大脑中动脉阻塞(MCAO)2 h、再灌注24 h模型,造模前,人参皂甙Rg1防治组分别静脉注射人参皂苷Rg1 10、20及40 mg/kg,1次/d,连续7 d。分别以Longa's法评定神经功能、尼氏染色观察海马椎体细胞存活数,并检测脑组织中内一氧化氮(NO)含量及一氧化氮合酶(NOS)、诱导型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)活性,Western blotting检测脑组织中神经元型一氧化氮合酶(nNOS)和iNOS蛋白表达。结果: 与模型组比较,人参皂苷Rg1 20及40 mg/kg组能明显改善大鼠MCAO后神经功能症状,增加海马椎体细胞存活数(P<0.05,P<0.01),使脑组织NOS和iNOS活性降低,NO生成减少(P<0.05,P<0.01),iNOS及nNOS表达不同程度降低(P<0.05,P<0.01)。结论: 人参皂苷Rg1能减轻大鼠脑缺血再灌注损伤,其机制可能与抑制NOS表达而使NO含量降低有关。     

糖尿病大鼠视网膜神经源性一氧化氮合酶表达及乙酰胆碱酯酶的变化

目的:观察糖尿病大鼠视网膜神经源性一氧化氮合酶(nNOS)蛋白和基因水平的表达以及乙酰胆碱酯酶(AchE)的变化。方法:注射链脲佐菌素(STZ)建立糖尿病大鼠模型,于注射后12周和16周时将模型组及对照组大鼠的眼球冰冻切片。用原位杂交法、免疫组织化学法和组织化学法分别显示nNOS mRNA、nNOS和AchE阳性神经元或神经纤维,RS IMAGE软件进行图像分析处理。结果:与对照组比较,糖尿病大鼠视网膜nNOS mRNA、nNOS、AchE的光密度值均降低,12、16周都有显著性差异。结论:糖尿病大鼠视网膜nNOS基因转录和表达均下降,AchE含量降低,导致了NO水平下降,成为糖尿病性视网膜病变的主要因素之一。     

Co-induction of growth-associated protein GAP-43 and neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the cochlear nucleus following cochleotomy

Abstract In adult animals, cochlear lesioning leads to a reactive synaptogenesis with a reemergence of growth-associated protein, GAP-43, in the auditory brainstem nuclei. In addition, nitric oxide (NO) is also implicated in synaptogenesis. Three isoforms of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) responsible for generating NO have been identified and, in neurons, the predominant isoform is neuronal NOS (nNOS). Studies in visual or olfactory systems have found that the NOS expression often correlates with periods of axonal outgrowth and synapse formation; whether NO plays a similar role in the auditory brainstem needs to be examined. In the present study, a unilateral cochleotomy was performed in adult mice to examine the relationship between the reemergence of GAP-43 and the expression pattern of nNOS. Following surgery, GAP-43 re-emerged in the ipsilateral anterior ventral cochlear nucleus (AVCN) and the immunoreactivity reached a climax around postoperative day (POD) 8; the same expression pattern as that reported in the previous literature is the indicator of synaptogenesis. As for the nNOS immunoreactivity, a dramatic redistribution from a mostly cytoplasmal to a predominantly membranous localization in the ipsilateral AVCN was found especially at POD 4. A similar redistribution pattern in the ipsilateral AVCN for the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor was also observed at POD 4, corresponding to the fact that the activation of nNOS is coupled to calcium influx via the NMDA-receptor. Furthermore, the expression of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) is an indicator for activity of soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC), the substrate of NO, which reveals the target area of NO. Therefore, cGMP immunoreactivity was also examined and an obvious increase of cytoplasmal cGMP expression was observed around POD 4. Accordingly, it is suggested that nNOS activity correlates closely with the reactive synaptogenesis following a cochleotomy. Further evidence is shown by the results of fluorescent double staining; nNOS-positive cells were surrounded by GAP-43 labeled regions that appeared to be presynaptic boutons, and the vast majority of nNOS-positive cells also expressed cGMP. The former result indicates that, after surgery, there should be new terminal endings projecting onto the nNOS-positive cells in the AVCN. Furthermore, the latter result suggests a possible role of an autocrine mediator for nNOS in the AVCN.     

大鼠严重烧伤后体内一氧化氮水平变化与预后的关系

目的:研究一氧化氮(NO)及一氧化氮合酶(NOS)在严重烧伤早期大鼠体内的变化规律及其与预后的可能联系。方法:检测严重烧伤前后大鼠血液中NO代谢产物NO^-₂/NO^-₃及脑、肺脏和十二指肠组织中神经型(nNOS)和诱生型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)蛋白的水平,同时统计各组大鼠的存活率。结果:烧伤后大鼠血液中NO^-₂/NO^-₃水平显著增高,非选择性NOS抑制剂L-NAME和选择性iNOS抑制剂氨基胍(AG)对其均有抑制作用,以L-NAME为甚;nNOS蛋白在伤后部分升高,L-NAME和AG均轻度上调nNOS水平;iNOS在正常组织中不表达,烧伤后表达异常增高,L-NAME和AG对此均无影响;与对照组比较,AG组大鼠存活时间延长,L-NAME组存活时间缩短。结论:严重烧伤后的血管扩张、血压降低和血管反应性低下与iNOS蛋白水平过度增高及其释放的大量NO关系密切。     

Developmental changes of nitric oxide synthase expression in the rat hypothalamoneurohypophyseal system

The present study investigated the immunohistochemical localization of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) in the hypothalamoneurohypophyseal system (HNS) of the developing rats on postnatal day 1 (PN1), 7 (PN7), 14 (PN14), 21 (PN21), and the adult rats. The nNOS-positive neurons were not discernable in the supraoptic nucleus (SON), the paraventricular nucleus (PVN), and the median eminence (ME) at PN1 and PN7. A few neurons positive for nNOS were first detected at PN14. At PN21, the nNOS-positive cells in SON and PVN rapidly increased in number. The pattern of nNOS expression at this stage approached that of the adult. Moreover, the increase of nNOS expression in the SON and PVN during the postnatal period was accompanied by the maturation of arginine vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT) neurons as indicated by the number and size of OT or AVP neurons in the SON and PVN. The patterns of AVP versus OT expression also reached that of the adult by the end of the third postnatal week. The time course of the change in nNOS expression coincided with the maturation of AVP and OT neurons in the HNS and suggested that NO synthesized by conversion of NOS is involved in the modulation of activity of neurons in the SON and PVN of the HNS.     

Age-related alteration of activity and gene expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in different parts of the brain in rats

Nitric oxide (NO) plays important roles in aging and neurodegeneration. Our previous results indicated that aging differently affects NOS isoforms. Expression of nNOS mRNA was lower while iNOS was absent at any age. However, total NO synthesis increased in aged cerebral cortex and cerebellum as a consequence of changes of nNOS phosphorylation state. The question arise how aging influences activity and expression of eNOS in different parts of adult and aged brain. The levels of eNOS mRNA, protein and activity were measured using RT-PCR, immuno- and radiochemical methods, respectively. Our studies indicated that after inhibition of nNOS with 7-nitroindazole (7-NI) NO synthesis is lower in all parts of aged brain comparing to adults. However, eNOS activity significantly decreases only in cerebellum. The expression of eNOS determined on mRNA level was enhanced in all investigated aged brain parts to 140–190% of adult value and the data were statistically significant for cerebral cortex and cerebellum. The higher level of mRNA is probably the adaptive response to lower NOS activity. However, the Western-blot signal of eNOS protein was unchanged in aged brain parts comparing to adults suggesting age-related disturbances of protein synthesis and its function. It is also possible that a post-translational modification of the enzyme occurs in the aged rat brain. The lower eNOS activity in aged brain may significantly affects the signal transduction processes on the pathway NO/cGMP/PKG.     

Acute and delayed restraint stress-induced changes in nitric oxide producing neurons in limbic regions

RATIONALE: Microinjection into the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus of N(omega)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (l-NAME), a nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor, induces antinociceptive effect 5 days after a single restraint episode. The mechanisms of this stress-antinociceptive modulatory effect have not been investigated but may involve plastic changes in the hippocampal formation (HF). OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to investigate possible mechanisms of the stress-modulating effect on antinociception induced by NOS inhibition in the hippocampus. We analyzed the effects of restraint stress on neuronal NOS (nNOS) expression and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase histochemical activity (NADPH-d) in the HF and related brain regions. METHODS: Male Wistar rats (n=6-11/group) were submitted to a single (acute stress) or repeated (5 days) episodes of 2-h restraint. Control animals remained in their home cages being all animals daily handled during this period. In the fifth day, animals received unilateral microinjection of l-NAME (150 nmol/0.2 microl) or saline (control) into the dentate gyrus of the dorsal hippocampus (DG). Immediately before and after drug microinjection tail-flick reflex latency or hotplate licking reaction was measured. Animals were killed i. immediately; ii. 5 days after acute stress; or iii. after repeated stress. NADPH-d and nNOS expression were quantified in the HF, caudate-putamen, secondary somatosensorial, entorhinal and piriform cortices and amygdaloid complex. RESULTS: Five days after one or five restraint episodes l-NAME microinjection into the DG elicited antinociceptive effect (analysis of variance [ANOVA], P<0.05). Acute restraint stress induced a significant increase in the density of neurons expressing NADPH-d and nNOS in the amygdaloid nuclei. nNOS expression increased also in the DG and piriform cortex. Five days after a single or repeated restraint stress there was an additional increase in NADPH-d- and nNOS-positive neurons in CA1, CA3, and entorhinal cortex. No changes were seen in non-limbic regions such as the caudate-putamen and secondary somatosensorial cortex. CONCLUSION: The results confirm that the dorsal hippocampus participates in the modulation of stress consequences. They also show that a single stress episode causes acute changes in nitric oxide system in the amygdala complex and delayed modifications in the HF. The delayed (5 days) antinociceptive effect of NOS inhibition in the HF after a single restraint episode suggests that those latter modifications may have functional consequences. It remains to be tested if the acute amygdala and delayed hippocampal changes are causally related.     

Pseudorabies virus-induced expression of nitric oxide synthase isoforms

In addition to its role as a neurotransmitter, studies have postulated both neuroprotective and neurotoxic roles for nitric oxide (NO) generated in response to infections with neurotropic viruses. This study examined the expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) isoforms of NOS induced by neuronal infection with virulent and attenuated strains of pseudorabies virus (PRV). Caudal brainstem neurons infected by peripheral inoculation of the viscera served as the model system. Neuronal infection induced the expression of nNOS and iNOS, but the timing and the apparent magnitude of NOS expression varied according to the virulence of the infecting strain of virus. Expression of nNOS was observed in infected neurons that did not express this enzyme in control animals, and the onset of expression was earlier in animals infected with virulent PRV. Expression of iNOS was largely restricted to monocytes and macrophages that invaded the brain in response to PRV infection. These iNOS-expressing cells were observed earlier in animals infected with the virulent virus, and were differentially concentrated in areas exhibiting virus-induced neuropathology. Collectively, these data suggest functionally diverse roles for NO in the brain response to PRV neuronal infection.     

The expression and activity of renal nitric oxide synthase and circulating nitric oxide in polycystic kidney disease rats

Nitric oxide (NO) influences tubular fluid and electrolyte transport, and hence possibly also fluid accumulation in renal cysts. The expression and activity of intrarenal constitutive NO synthase (cNOS) [neuronal NOS, nNOS and endothelial NOS, eNOS] and inducible NOS (iNOS) and plasma nitrite/nitrate (PNOx) concentration were assessed in homozygous Han:SPRD polycystic kidney disease (PKD) rats (cy/cy), heterozygous Han:SPRD PKD rats (cy/+), homozygous normal Han:SPRD littermates (+/+) and Sprague Dawley rats (sd). The results showed: 1) nNOS expression was decreased in proximal tubules and thick ascending limbs of the loop of Henle in cy/cy and cy/+ rats compared to +/+ and sd rats (p<0.05). nNOS was weakly expressed in the epithelium of small cysts and unexpressed in epithelium of large cysts. 2) iNOS expression was increased in proximal tubular epithelial cells in cy/+ rats compared to +/+ rats and sd rats (p<0.01). iNOS expression in cyst epithelium was decreased in cy/+ rats (p<0.05) and absent in cy/cy rats. 3) eNOS expression was similar in the endothelium of intrarenal arteries in all groups. 4) The activity of renal cNOS was decreased in cy/cy and cy/+ rats; the activity of iNOS was decreased only in cy/cy rats, with no significant difference among the other three groups. 5) PNOx concentration was higher in cy/cy rats than in the other three groups, and correlated positively with plasma creatinine and urea. In conclusion, NOS expression and activity decreased as cysts developed, suggesting that NO downregulation is involved in the pathogenesis of PKD.     

大鼠坐骨神经受压和解压后背根节和脊髓内神经元nNOS表达的变化

目的 :观察坐骨神经受压及解压后大鼠腰段背根节和脊髓内神经元型一氧化氮合酶 (nNOS)表达的变化 ,借以探讨外周神经源性痛的发病和影响机制。方法 :大鼠随机分为压迫组、解压组和对照组 ,采用聚乙烯管压迫坐骨神经的动物模型 ,用免疫细胞化学方法并结合计算机图像分析进行研究。结果 :与对照组比较 ,压迫组和解压组腰4～ 6背根节中nNOS的表达显著增加 ,相应节段脊髓背角的表达则明显降低 ;解压组与压迫组比较 ,背根节中nNOS的表达明显减少 ,而脊髓背角的已经下调的nNOS表达则回升 ,但仍然低于对照组水平。结论 :NO可能与神经源性痛时在中枢和外周的痛觉敏感性形成和神经系统长时程改变有关。     

Age-related changes in nitric oxide synthase and arginase in the rat prefrontal cortex

Increasing evidence suggests that nitric oxide (NO), generated by nitric oxide synthase (NOS) from l-arginine, plays an important role in the ageing process. The present study, for the first time, investigates age-related changes in NOS and arginase, an enzyme that shares a common substrate with NOS, in the prefrontal cortex of rats assessed with and without prior behavioural testing. A significant increase in total NOS activity was found in the prefrontal cortex in aged (24-month-old) as compared with young (4-month-old) rats. Western blotting revealed that there were no significant differences between young and aged rats in neuronal NOS (nNOS) and endothelial NOS (eNOS) protein expression. Inducible isoform of NOS (iNOS), in terms of activity and protein expression, was not detected in either group. Total arginase activity and arginase I and II protein expression did not differ between the young and aged groups. The present findings support the contribution of NOS/NO to ageing but question the importance of iNOS in the normal ageing process.