一氧化氮/诱导型一氧化氮合酶在动脉粥样硬化过程中的作用

 目的：探讨一氧化氮（NO）/诱导型一氧化氮合酶（iNOS）在动脉粥样硬化（atherosclerosis,AS）过程中的动态变化,分析其对动脉粥样硬化形成过程的影响。方法：将60只SD大鼠随机分成2组：对照组及AS组,每组30只。AS组采用维生素D3腹腔注射联合高脂饲料饲养的方法构建动脉粥样硬化模型。用相关生化方法检测血清各项生化指标：总胆固醇、甘油三酯、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇、空腹血糖和钙离子,比色法检测血清NO浓度,并对主动脉行HE染色,免疫组化技术检测iNOS蛋白表达,将所得数据进行统计分析,用简单线性相关分析NO与钙离子及动脉粥样硬化指数的相关性。结果：90 d后成功构建了主动脉中膜钙化型动脉粥样硬化模型。血清NO浓度在动脉粥样硬化过程中逐步下降,各组间差异均有统计学意义（均P<0.05）。动脉粥样硬化过程中动脉粥样硬化指数与钙离子呈正相关,与NO呈负相关。在90 d的AS组粥样斑块区免疫组化技术检测到iNOS蛋白表达。结论:在动脉粥样硬化形成过程中,主动脉粥样斑块区iNOS蛋白高表达,但血清NO浓度逐渐降低,NO抗动脉粥样硬化作用减弱。     

脑挫伤后一氧化氮合酶阳性细胞及一氧化氮含量的变化

目的　探讨脑挫伤后一氧化氮合酶 (NOS)阳性细胞和一氧化氮 (NO)的变化和意义。方法　采用自由落体法致Wistar大鼠顶叶皮质挫裂伤动物模型。伤后 2 4h、72h和 7d取脑 ,制作冰冻切片 ,采用NADPH组织化学染色 ,显示脑挫伤区NOS阳性细胞。用硝酸还原酶法测定血液和脑组织中NO含量。结果　脑挫伤后 72h ,NOS阳性细胞数密度 (Nv)和面密度(Sv)明显增高 (P <0 0 5 ) ,而且 7d时仍无明显下降。血液和脑中NO含量也增高 ,并与NOS细胞呈平行关系。结论　脑挫伤后不同时间NOS细胞数目和NO含量有明显改变 ,提示NOS和NO参与了脑挫伤的病理过程     

硝基酪氨酸和诱导型一氧化氮合酶在大鼠胎粪吸入性肺损伤中表达的研究

目的：观察大鼠胎粪诱导肺损伤时肺组织硝基化酪氨酸和诱导型一氧化氮合酶（iNOS）表达的改变，探讨两者在此种损伤中的作用。 方法： 16只雄性SD大鼠，随机分为对照组和胎粪组，分别由气管插管注入生理盐水或20%胎粪生理盐水混悬液1 mL/kg。24 h后取材，观察支气管肺泡灌洗液（BALF）细胞计数，比色法检测肺组织匀浆髓过氧化物酶（MPO）活性、一氧化氮（NO）含量，Western blot法测定硝基酪氨酸和iNOS蛋白表达改变。 结果： 胎粪组BALF细胞计数、肺组织MPO活性、NO含量分别为(4.04±1.01)×109cells/L、(1.49±0.22)U/g wet lung tissue、(12.77±5.00)mmol/g protein，对照组BALF细胞计数、肺组织MPO活性、NO含量分别为(0.53±0.19)×109cells/L、(0.62±0.16)U/g wet lung tissue、(4.89±1.32)mmol/g protein，两组比较差异显著（均P<0.01）；Western blot结果显示胎粪组肺组织硝基酪氨酸和iNOS蛋白表达明显强于对照组，分别为0.46±0.19和1.49±0.60，与对照组（0.15±0.04和0.09±0.04）比较, 差异显著（均P<0.01）。 结论： 胎粪可诱导iNOS表达增强并产生过量的硝基酪氨酸，两者可能在胎粪性肺损伤发病机制中发挥重要作用。     

The immunocytochemical localization of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the developing rat retina

The localization of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) was investigated in the developing rat retina by immunocytochemistry and western blot analysis, using an antiserum directed against neuronal NOS. NOS-labeled cells were first detected at postnatal day 5 (P5) in the inner row of the neuroblastic layer. These cells were considered to correspond to the type 1 cell of the adult rat retina. Type 2 cells, characterized by a small soma and weak immunoreactivity, and a class of displaced amacrine cells were detected at P9 and P7, respectively. By P14 or P15, the time of eye opening, NOS immunoreactivity appeared in some bipolar cells. NOS was first expressed at the protein level at P9. Thereafter, quantitative evaluation by immunoblotting confirmed that the intensity of the immunoreactive bands increased abruptly, reaching the same value as is found in the adult retina at P21. Our results demonstrate that differentiation of NOS-labeled cells follows a discrete developmental pattern and is most active during the 2nd postnatal period in the rat retina.     

一氧化氮合酶(NOS)与子宫内膜关系的研究进展

女性子宫内膜在女性生殖生理功能方面担负着月经形成、胚胎着床、妊娠维持、激素分泌等重要作用。自从1995年Telfer首次发现人子宫内膜中NOS(N itric Oxide Synthase)mRNA和其蛋白的存在后,近年来越来越多的研究表明NO(N itric Oxide)在女性生殖过程中扮演着重要的角色。本文将就NOS在子宫内膜的活性表达,及其与子宫内膜关系的研究作一综述。     

叶酸对去卵巢大鼠抗氧化酶、一氧化氮合酶和一氧化氮的影响

 目的: 观察叶酸对去卵巢大鼠抗氧化酶、一氧化氮合酶和一氧化氮的影响。方法: 40只3月龄健康雌性SD大鼠,随机分成5组:假手术组、去卵巢组、二乙基己烯雌酚(0.03 mg·kg^-1·d^-1)组、低剂量(5 mg·kg^-1·d^-1)叶酸组和高剂量(20 mg·kg^-1·d^-1)叶酸组。各组大鼠于术后1周开始灌胃给药,假手术组和去卵巢组给予蒸馏水,10周后,取L₅椎体和右股骨行骨密度(BMD)检测;测定血浆和骨匀浆总抗氧化能力(TAC)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)、丙二醛(MDA)、一氧化氮合酶(NOS)和一氧化氮(NO)水平。结果: 与假手术组比较,去卵巢组大鼠L₅椎体和股骨BMD显著降低(P < 0.01),血浆GSH-Px、NO和骨匀浆TAC、GSH-Px、NOS及NO水平明显降低(P < 0.01),MDA浓度升高显著(P < 0.01);与去卵巢组大鼠比较,高剂量叶酸组大鼠L₅椎体和股骨BMD增加(P < 0.01),骨匀浆TAC、GSH-Px、NOS和NO水平升高(P < 0.01),MDA浓度降低(P < 0.01),血浆GSH-Px和NO水平升高。结论: 去卵巢大鼠体内抗氧化酶、NOS和NO水平降低,氧化应激参与了去卵巢大鼠骨质疏松的发生;高剂量叶酸能提升去卵巢大鼠腰椎和股骨BMD,提高其体内抗氧化酶、NOS和NO水平,改善氧化应激,这可能是高剂量叶酸防治去卵巢大鼠骨质疏松的机制之一。     

Effect of focal cerebral ischemia on nitric oxide synthase expression in rats

Time- and cell-type-dependent immunohistochemical activity of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) was investigated in rat cerebral cortex following focal ischemia and the local concentration of nitric oxide (NO) was measured. NO concentration increased 2 min after the ischemia. Brain NOS-immunoreactive neurons increased in number 5 min after the ischemia. Endothelial cell NOS immunoreactivity was first detected in vascular endothelial cells and astrocytes 5 min after the ischemia, and it increased again during 60 min to 4 days after the ischemia in reactive astrocytes. Inducible NOS immunoreactivity was detected in astrocytes, vascular endothelium, and microglia/macrophages at the periphery of the ischemic core during 2–4 days after the ischemia.This study was presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Clinical Electron Microscopy Society of Japan, Osaka, October 17–19, 1996.     

肝细胞癌一氧化氮合酶的表达及其临床意义

目的：研究肝细胞癌（HCC）组织中一氧化氮合酶（NOS）的表达及其临床意义。方法：通过免疫组化的方法检测51例HCC组织和46例癌旁肝组织（LTBC）中NOS1、NOS2、NOS3的表达,探讨3指标与HCC单发还是多发、肿瘤大小、有否合并肝硬化、肿瘤坏死、组织分化程度、门静脉癌栓形成、肝外转移和预后等的关系。结果：NOS1、NOS2、NOS3在46例LTBC的阳性率均明显高于51例HCC组织的阳性率（P<0.01）;NOS1两年内复发组的阳性率明显高于无复发组（P<0.01）;NOS2在无癌栓形成组的阳性率明显高于伴有癌栓形成组（P<0.05）;NOS3在复发组的阳性率明显高于无复发组（P<0.01）。结论：NOS的表达与HCC的组织分化程度、门静脉癌栓形成和预后等生物学行为有密切关系     

Genetic analysis of nitric oxide synthase isoforms: targeted mutation in mice

Sine the discovery that nitric oxide is an endogenous vasodilator responsible for endothelium-derived relaxing factor activity, nitric oxide has been found in many different cell types and implicated in many diverse biological processes. Because pharmacological blockade does not distinguish between the three major isoforms of nitric oxide synthase, the tissue and enzyme source of nitric oxide is unclear in many situations. Targeted disruption of the genes for the various isoforms of nitric oxide synthase offers a useful genetic approach to study the roles of each isoform and to examine the effects of their deletion on physiological processes in intact animals. Here we review the phenotypes of the various nitric oxide synthase mutant mice and examine what they reveal about the complexities of the nitric oxide signaling system and about molecular and physiological compensations brought into play in the absence of individual isoforms.Abbreviations rCBF Relative cerebral blood flow - EDRF Endothelium-dependent relaxing factor - IJP Inhibitory junction potentials - LTP Long-term potentiation - L-NAME l-N-Arginine-methyl ester - L-NMMA l N-Monomethyl arginine - L-NA lNitro arginine - LPS Lipopolysaccharide - NOS Nitric oxide synthase - nNOS Neuronal NOS - iNOS Inducible NOS - eNOS Endothelial NOS - VIP Vasoactive intestinal peptide     

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression in pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis

Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis (PCH) is an unusual disorder characterized by the proliferation of capillaries in the alveolar septa and pulmonary interstitium. Originally conceived as a primary idiopathic disorder of the pulmonary microcirculation, recent studies have demonstrated that PCH may be associated with other pathologies. Nitric oxide (NO) is a gaseous free radical with protean biological effects that is released during the intracellular conversion of arginine to citrulline. Nitric oxide synthases (NOS) mediate the production of NO and the release of NO in the microvasculature is specifically catalyzed by endothelial NOS (NOS-III). As NOS contributes to angiogenesis and is reduced in the hypertensive pulmonary microcirculation, we examined the expression of NOS-III protein in situ in the lungs of patients with PCH. Reduced microvascular expression of NOS-III protein by endothelial cells was observed in 4/6 (67%) cases of PCH, and all of these showed concomitant pulmonary vascular hypertensive remodeling. In 2/6 (33%) cases of PCH with no morphologic evidence of pulmonary hypertensive arteriopathy, endothelial expression of NOS-III protein was judged to be either minimally reduced or normal. These findings suggest that NOS-III is specifically reduced in PCH when pulmonary arterial hypertensive remodeling is concomitantly present.     

Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase increases synaptophysin mRNA expression in the hippocampal formation of rats

Synaptophysin is a protein involved in the biogenesis of synaptic vesicles and budding. It has been used as an important tool to investigate plastic effects on synaptic transmission. Nitric oxide (NO) can influence plastic changes in specific brain regions related to cognition and emotion. Experimental evidence suggests that NO and synaptophysin are co-localized in several brain regions and that NO may change synaptophysin expression. Therefore, the aim of the present work was to investigate if inhibition of NO formation would change synaptophysin mRNA expression in the hippocampal formation. Male Wistar rats received single or repeated (once a day for 4 days) i.p. injections of saline or l-nitro-arginine (l-NOARG, 40 mg/kg), a non-selective inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS). Twenty-four hours after the last injection the animals were sacrificed and their brains removed for ‘in situ’ hybridization study using ³⁵S-labeled oligonucleotide probe complementary to synaptophysin mRNA. The results were analyzed by computerized densitometry. Acute administration of l-NOARG induced a significant (p < 0.05, ANOVA) increase in synaptophysin mRNA expression in the dentate gyrus, CA1 and CA3. The effect disappeared after repeated drug administration. No change was found in the striatum, cingulated cortex, substantia nigra or nucleus accumbens. These results reinforce the proposal that nitric oxide is involved in plastic events in the hippocampus.     

一氧化氮合酶在新生鼠肠损伤中的作用

目的建立新生鼠肠损伤模型,探讨不同类型一氧化氮合酶在其发生发展中的作用.方法新生鼠随机分为对照组8只,实验组每一时相点各8只.将E coli O55:B5脂多糖5mg/kg注入新生鼠胃内,分别于注入后3h、6h、12h、24h处死动物,分离胃肠道.取部分回肠末端组织固定,包埋切片,常规HE染色,光镜下观察其组织学改变,进行损伤评分.其余回肠组织用于测定原生型一氧化氮合酶(constitutive nitric oxide synthase, cNOS)和诱生型一氧化氮合酶(inducible nitric oxide synthase, iNOS)活性,并分别与组织学评分进行相关性分析.结果实验组3h、6h、12h、24h损伤评分分别为(1.54±0.87)、(1.79±0.75)、(1.92±0.43)、(2.29±0.60),均明显高于对照组(0.08±0.15)(P<0.05); 6h、24hcNOS活性分别为(34.28±7.34)、(22.96±2.93) nmol/gprot/min,显著低于对照组(47.59±14.55) nmol/gprot/min (P<0.05).6h iNOS活性(6.73±2.40) nmol/gprot/min,显著低于对照组(10.27±3.36) nmol/gprot/min(P<0.05).实验组24h内回肠组织cNOS活性与其平均损伤程度呈显著负相关(P<0.001);iNOS活性与损伤程度无显著相关性(P>0.05).结论 cNOS和iNOS在新生鼠肠损伤中作用不同,因此治疗新生儿坏死性小肠结肠炎时应慎重选择NOS抑制剂.     

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.     

Colocalization of neuronal nitric oxide synthase and neurokinin-1 receptor in striatal interneurons in the rat

It has been established that nitric oxide synthase (NOS)-containing aspiny neurons constitute one class of interneurons in the striatum, and that substance P (SP)-containing projection neurons give off many axon collaterals within the striatum. In the present study, we investigated a morphological substrate of possible influences of SP-containing projection neurons upon NOS-containing interneuron in the rat striatum; colocalization of immunoreactivities for NOS and NK-1 type tachykinin receptor (NK1R: SP receptor) was examined by a double-immunofluorescence histochemistry. The vast majority (94.6%) of NOS-positive neurons showed NK1R immunoreactivity, whereas only smaller cells of NK1R-positive neurons (61.2% of NK1R-positive neurons) displayed NOS immunoreactivity. The results indicated that the NOS-containing interneurons were under direct control of SP-containing projection neurons in the striatum.     

肝移植围术期血浆一氧化氮和一氧化氮合酶活性的变化及意义

目的：动态观察肝移植围术期血浆一氧化氮（NO）水平和一氧化氮合酶（NOS）活性的变化，并探讨其意义。 方法： 30例终末期肝病患者接受原位肝移植术。用放免法、比色法分别测定肝移植围术期5个时点血浆NO2-/NO3-水平和NOS活性，观察其动态变化。同步抽取桡动脉和肺动脉血做血气分析，记录不同时期的PO2、PCO2、SO2、Hb，根据肺内分流标准模型公式计算(Qs/Qt)。并监测围术期心输出量（CO）、心率（HR）、中心静脉压（CVP）、平均动脉压（MABP）、体循环阻力（SVR）。 结果： (1) 无肝前10 min NO2-/NO3-水平明显高于麻醉后术前。无肝期30 min NO2-/NO3-显著低于无肝前10 min。新肝期30 min NO2-/NO3-显著高于麻醉后术前、无肝期30 min。（2）TNOS活性各时点无显著差异。无肝前10 min、新肝30 min时iNOS活性明显高于麻醉后术前。与无肝30 min值比较，新肝期30 min iNOS活性显著升高。（3）MABP在开放下腔静脉后1 min明显下降，CO和CVP在无肝期下降，新肝期增高。SVR在无肝期增高，新肝期明显下降。（4）Qs/Qt在无肝期下降，新肝期30 min升高。 结论： 在肝移植围术期各个时段，NO水平及iNOS活性各不相同。高NO水平可能是新肝期低阻力、肺内分流增加的原因。     

阿司匹林对炎症条件下人血管内皮细胞一氧化氮的产生及诱导型一氧化氮合酶mRNA表达的影响

目的:探讨炎症时阿司匹林(AS)对内皮细胞一氧化氮(NO)的产生及诱导型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)基因表达的抑制作用。方法:Griess法测上清液NO^-₂/NO^-₃水平、黄递酶法测NOS活性、常规生化法测乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)、丙二醛(MDA)浓度,染料排除法测细胞活力,RT-PCR技术分析iNOSmRNA水平。结果:白介素(IL)-1β、肿瘤坏死因子(TNF)-α、γ-干扰素(INF)联用脂多糖(LPS)诱导后上清液中NO^-₂/NO^-₃由(4.27±0.75)μmol/L增加到(9.35±1.25)μmol/L,对内皮细胞造成明显的损伤。但3mmol/LAS组NO生成及NOS活性明显降低,LDH释放率及MDA浓度下降,细胞存活率上升,与NO诱导组相比差异显著。并随AS剂量的增加对NO的抑制及对细胞的保护作用更加明显,但AS对生理水平的NO没有抑制作用。同时发现10mmol/L浓度以下AS对iNOSmRNA表达水平没有影响;但10-20mmol/L的AS则可在转录水平上抑制iNOSmRNA的表达。并观察到水杨酸钠及消炎痛不具有抑制NO产生的作用。结论:AS具有明显抑制IL-1β、TNF-α、γ-INF及LPS诱导NO生成的作用,从而保护血管内皮细胞避免炎症时高浓度NO的损伤。     

Repeated induction of nitric oxide synthase and leishmanicidal activity in murine macrophages

Murine macrophages express high levels of nitric oxide (NO) synthase and produce large amounts of NO when stimulated with interferon-y plus lipopolysaccharide in vitro. The expression of NO synthase peaks at 12 h after stimulation and declines rapidly to the background level by 72 h. These macrophages can be repeatedly reactivated to express similar levels of NO synthase. The reactivation is not due to newly divided cells since peritoneal macrophages which do not divide in vitro and J774 cells cultured in the presence of colchicine can also be restimulated to express NO synthase. The reactivation is accompanied by re-expression of NO synthase mRNA, as assessed by polymerase chain reaction analysis. Furthermore, the reactivated macrophages are fully capable of killing the intracellular protozoan parasite Leishmania major.     

大鼠下丘脑大细胞分泌系统内一氧化氮合酶与催产素的共存

目的　为进一步阐明一氧化氮 (NO)与催产素 (OT)在下丘脑神经内分泌调节中的作用提供形态学资料。方法　用NADPH d组织化学方法 ,并结合免疫组织化学相结合技术 ,观察大鼠下丘脑大细胞分泌系统内一氧化氮合酶 (NOS)与OT免疫阳性神经元的分布与共存关系。结果　NOS与OT在下丘脑室旁核、视上核等下丘脑各大神经分泌核区内的分布基本类似 ,并呈部分共存关系。并且初次在第三脑室室周区内观察到NOS/OT双重反应阳性触液神经元。结论　研究结果提示NO与OT在有关下丘脑生殖与性行为的神经内分泌调节活动中起着重要的介质作用。