灵芝多糖肽对小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞一氧化氮产生的影响

目的　研究灵芝多糖肽 (GLPP)对小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞一氧化氮产生的影响并探讨其作用机制。方法　以Griess法 ,观察GLPP对LPS诱导小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞一氧化氮(NO)产生的影响 ;以免疫组化法检测诱导型一氧化氮合成酶 (iNOS)的表达 ,观察GLPP对iNOS的影响。结果　GLPP(2 5～ 2 0 0mg·kg-1)灌胃给药 5d或体外给药 (3 12 5～ 2 0 0mg·L-1)均可促进巨噬细胞NO释放 ,但对LPS刺激NO的释放影响不大 ;GLPP(10 0mg·kg-1)灌胃给药 5d或体外给药 (10mg·L-1)均可使巨噬细胞iNOS含量增加。结论　GLPP可增加小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞NO产生 ,其机制可能与其促进巨噬细胞iNOS合成有关。     

香菇多糖对巨噬细胞一氧化氮和一氧化氮合酶活性的影响

目的研究香菇多糖(LTN)诱导巨噬细胞的一氧化氮(NO)生成和一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)的活性,探讨LTN的免疫调节作用机理.方法采用Griess反应和荧光法测定不同剂量的LTN作用小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞后NO的生成量和iNOS活性.观察mRNA转录抑制剂、蛋白质合成抑制剂和iNOS抑制剂对巨噬细胞NO的生成和iNOS活性的影响.结果LTN能使小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞NO生成增加,iNOS活性增高,并呈作用剂量依赖关系.3种抑制剂均能抑制LTN诱导的小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞N0的生成和iNOS活性.结论LTN能刺激小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞提高iNOS活性和NO的生成.提示LTN的免疫调节作用机制可能与LTN刺激巨噬细胞NO生成有关.     

香菇多糖对巨噬细胞一氧化氮和一氧化氮合酶活性的影响

目的研究香菇多糖(LTN)诱导巨噬细胞的一氧化氮(NO)生成和一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)的活性,探讨LTN的免疫调节作用机理.方法采用Griess反应和荧光法测定不同剂量的LTN作用小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞后NO的生成量和iNOS活性.观察mRNA转录抑制剂、蛋白质合成抑制剂和iNOS抑制剂对巨噬细胞NO的生成和iNOS活性的影响.结果LTN能使小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞NO生成增加,iNOS活性增高,并呈作用剂量依赖关系.3种抑制剂均能抑制LTN诱导的小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞N0的生成和iNOS活性.结论LTN能刺激小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞提高iNOS活性和NO的生成.提示LTN的免疫调节作用机制可能与LTN刺激巨噬细胞NO生成有关.     

库拉索芦荟多糖对小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞一氧化氮生成的影响

目的研究库拉索芦荟多糖对小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞一氧化氮(NO)生成的影响。方法用G riess法测定巨噬细胞一氧化氮的生成量。结果库拉索芦荟多糖在25～400μg/mL浓度范围可显著促进正常巨噬细胞的NO生成,在50～400μg/mL浓度范围可抑制LPS激活的巨噬细胞的NO生成。结论库拉索芦荟多糖对小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞一氧化氮的生成具有双向调节作用。     

库拉索芦荟多糖对小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞一氧化氮生成的影响

目的研究库拉索芦荟多糖对小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞一氧化氮(NO)生成的影响。方法用G riess法测定巨噬细胞一氧化氮的生成量。结果库拉索芦荟多糖在25~400μg/mL浓度范围可显著促进正常巨噬细胞的NO生成,在50~400μg/mL浓度范围可抑制LPS激活的巨噬细胞的NO生成。结论库拉索芦荟多糖对小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞一氧化氮的生成具有双向调节作用。     

酵母多糖对小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞产生一氧化氮和白细胞介素-1的影响

目的探讨酵母多糖对小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞产生一氧化氮 (NO)和白细胞介素 1(IL 1)的影响。方法将不同剂量的酵母多糖加入体外培养的小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞中 ,取细胞培养上清液根据Griess反应检测NO-2 的量 ,间接反映巨噬细胞产生NO的生成量 ,并用溴化四唑蓝 (MTT)比色法检测上清液中IL 1的生成量。结果酵母多糖可明显促进小鼠腹腔巨细胞产生NO和IL 1,NO的生成量呈现剂量依赖关系。结论酵母多糖可诱导小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞产生NO和IL 1,可能是酵母多糖调节机体免疫功能、杀伤病原微生物和抗肿瘤的重要途径     

糖萜素对小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞产生一氧化氮的影响

目的：探讨糖萜素对小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞产生NO的影响。方法：在饲料中添加不同剂量糖萜素喂养NIH小鼠,以基础饲料为对照,检测环磷酰胺免疫抑制组与非抑制组不同时间段小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞产生NO的含量。结果：含糖萜素饲料组于不同时间测得NO含量均较基础饲料组显著增高（P＜0．05）。免疫抑制状态下,含糖萜素饲料组NO含量也较基础饲料组高（P＜0．05）。体外糖萜素不能直接影响NO的生成。结论：糖萜素能显著提高小鼠体内巨噬细胞产生NO。体外则不能直接影响NO的生成。     

糖萜素对小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞产生一氧化氮的影响

目的:探讨糖萜素对小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞产生NO的影响。方法:在饲料中添加不同剂量糖萜素喂养NIH小鼠,以基础饲料为对照,检测环磷酰胺免疫抑制组与非抑制组不同时间段小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞产生NO的含量。结果:含糖萜素饲料组于不同时间测得NO含量均较基础饲料组显著增高(P<0.05)。免疫抑制状态下,含糖萜素饲料组NO含量也较基础饲料组高(P<0.05)。体外糖萜素不能直接影响NO的生成。结论:糖萜素能显著提高小鼠体内巨噬细胞产生NO。体外则不能直接影响NO的生成     

香菇多糖对巨噬细胞一氧化氦和一氧化氦合酶活性的影响

目的 研究香菇多糖(LTN)诱导巨噬细胞的一氧化氮(NO)生成和一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)的活性，探讨LTN的免疫调节作用机理。方法 采用Griess反应和荧光法测定不同剂量的LTN作用小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞后NO的生成量和iNOS活性。观察mRNA转录抑制剂、蛋白质合成抑制剂和iNOS抑制剂对巨噬细胞NO的生成和iNOS活性的影响。结果 LTN能使小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞NO生成增加，iNOS活性增高，并呈作用剂量依赖关系。3种抑制剂均能抑制LTN诱导的小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞NO的生成和iNOS活性。结论 LTN能刺激小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞提高iNOS活性和NO的生成。提示LTN的免疫调节作用机制可能与LTN刺激巨噬细胞NO生成有关。     

海藻硫酸多糖对小鼠免疫功能的调节作用

目的：观察海藻硫酸多糖（SPS）对正常小鼠和免疫低下小鼠免疫功能的调节作用。方法：测定小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞吞噬鸡红细胞的能力、碳粒廓清能力、血清溶血素形成,,并进行二硝基氟苯诱导小鼠迟发性变态反应实验、T,B淋巴细胞增殖实验,考察SPS对正常小鼠免疫功能的影响;测定环磷酰胺致免疫低下小鼠的血象、胸膜指数和T淋巴细胞亚群,进行T,B淋巴细胞增殖实验,考察SPS对免疫低下小鼠免疫功能的影响。结果：SPS能增强正常小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞吞噬鸡红细胞的能力,高剂量SPS能增强小鼠碳粒廓清能力,高、中剂量SPS能提高小鼠血细胞凝集程度,SPS体外对T,B淋巴细胞有促增殖作用。对于环磷酰胺所致免疫低下小鼠,SPS可以通过调节血象、增加胸腺指数、提高T淋巴细胞和CD8^ 细胞数目、促进T,B淋巴细胞增殖来缓解小鼠免疫功能的低下。结论：SPS是一种免疫调节剂,具有免疫调节和抗病毒作用,是新一代抗HIV药物的发展方向。     

Inhibition of lipopolysaccharide-induced inducible nitric oxide (iNOS) mRNA expression and nitric oxide production by higenamine in murine peritoneal macrophages

Nitric oxide synthesized by inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) has been implicated as a mediator of inflammation in rheumatic and autoimmune diseases. The effects of higenamine, a tetrahydroisoquinoline compound, on induction of NOS by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were examined in murine peritoneal macrophages. LPS-induced nitrite/nitrate production was markedly inhibited by higenamine which at 0.01 mM, decreased nitrite/nitrate levels by 48.7+/-4.4%. This was comparable to the inhibition of LPS-induced nitrite/nitrate production by tetrandrin (49.51+/-2.02%) at the same concentration. Northern and Western blot analysis of iNOS expression demonstrated that iNOS expression was significantly attenuated following co-incubation of peritoneal macrophages with LPS (10 microg/ml; 18 hrs) and higenamine (0.001, 0.01 mM; 18 hrs). These results suggest that higenamine can inhibit LPS-induced expression of iNOS mRNA in murine peritoneal macrophages. The clinical implications of these findings remain to be established.     

Inhibitory effects of baicalein and wogonin on lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production in macrophages.

In order to elucidate the mechanism of the antiinflammatory action of baicalein and wogonin, flavonoids from the root of Scutellaria baicalensis, the effects of these compounds were investigated on lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production in a macrophage-derived cell line, RAW 264.7. Baicalein (5-25 microM) and wogonin (5-50 microM) inhibited lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide generation in a concentration-dependent manner. The inhibitory effect of these compounds was observed only when they were added at the start of cell incubation soon after the stimulation with lipopolysaccharide. Baicalein (25 microM) and wogonin (25 microM) also inhibited protein expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase. This inhibitory effect of wogonin was stronger than that of baicalein, which agrees with the result that wogonin showed stronger inhibition of nitric oxide production than baicalein. These results suggest that baicalein and wogonin attenuate lipopolysaccharide-stimulated nitric oxide synthase induction in macrophages and thus may help to explain the antiinflammatory action of these flavonoid compounds.     

Varied protocols of cadmium exposure produce different effects on nitric oxide production in macrophages

Different protocols of cadmium (Cd) exposure in non-cytotoxic conditions (i.e. 10 microM Cd for 18 h), and their effect on nitric oxide (NO) generation induced by NO inductor agents (NOIA) in peritoneal macrophages (pM) were studied. In all cases, NOIA (i.e. bacterial lipopolysaccharide [LPS], phorbol ester [PMA], okadaic acid [OA] or their combinations [LPS/OA] and [LPS/PMA]) were added at the beginning of the first incubation, only. Simultaneously exposure with 10 microM Cd enhanced NO generation and inducible NO synthase (iNOS) expression evoked by LPS, OA, PMA; those induced by LPS/PMA were not modified; and those caused by LPS/OA in relation to culture without Cd (medium) decreased. Double incubation, either with or without Cd (Cd+Cd or medium+medium), or Cd added at the start of the first or second incubation only (Cd+medium or medium+Cd), were tested. After the second incubation, medium+Cd protocol produced the highest NO generation in relation to other exposure protocols. When NO production was measured at the end of the second incubation, Cd+medium protocol enhanced NO production induced by OA, and LPS/OA, while medium+Cd protocol enhanced the response to LPS, PMA, and LPS/OA, in both cases in relation to the first incubation. Cd+Cd incubation protocol decreases the response to all NOIA in relation to another protocols. Cd effect on NO generation in macrophages is dependent on protocol and timing of exposure.     

释放一氧化氮型他汀类药的血管保护作用

他汀类(statins)药物是3-羟基-3-甲基戊二酰辅酶A(HMG-CoA)还原酶抑制剂,通过抑制HMG-CoA转化为甲基二羟戊酸(mevalonate)降低血中胆固醇。越来越多的研究表明,他汀类药物具有多效性药理学作用〔1〕,其中,部分通过一氧化氮(NO)对动脉粥样硬化和血管炎性过程有调节作用〔2〕。NO与许多生理调节功能有关联,如调节心血管自稳状态以及炎症、宿主防御反应和血管平滑肌细胞(SMC)增殖等。因此,为了增强他汀类药物选择性的非降脂作用,将缓慢释放NO的化学结构引入他汀类药物的骨架结构上,构成释放一氧化氮型他汀类药(NO-statins)。Ongini E…     

四逆汤对失血性休克家兔一氧化氮（NO）和一氧化氮合酶（NOS）的影响

目的：探讨中药四逆汤对失血性休克家兔一氧化氮的影响。方法：采用动物分组对照实验，测量不同状态下动物血浆一氧化氮和一氧化氮合酶(NOS)的变化。结果：与休克前比较，休克组的家兔血浆一氧化氮水平各时段均明显提高(P＜0．01)，而治疗组仅在治疗后30min家兔一氧化氮及NOS水平明显提高(P＜0．01)，其他时段与休克前比较，未见显著差异(P＜0．01)，且休克后lh、4h、8h休克组一氧化氮水平显著高于治疗组(P＜0．01)。经药物治疗的失血性休克家兔血浆一氧化氮水平明显降低。     

Comparison of inhibitory effects of polyanions on nitric oxide production by macrophages stimulated with LPS

In this paper, we investigated the inhibitory mechanism of the production of nitric oxide (NO) by polyanions and liposomes composed of phosphatidylserine (PS-liposomes) focusing on cytokine production and mitogen activated protein kinase (MAP kinase) activation. NO production by macrophages was inhibited by treatment with oxidized lipoprotein (OxLDL), maleylated bovine serum albumin (mBSA), and heparin. No inhibitory effect was exhibited by poly-cytidilic acid (PolyC). To clarify the mechanism of the inhibitory effect of polyanions on NO production, we evaluated the productions of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) and interleukin (IL)-10 which are known to be anti-inflammatory cytokines. TGF-beta was produced when macrophages were treated with OxLDL as was the case with PS-liposomes. No increase in TGF-beta production was observed for mBSA, heparin, and PolyC. On the other hand, significant production of IL-10 was observed using mBSA. Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), a member of the MAP kinase superfamily, was activated when macrophages were treated with OxLDL as well as PS-liposomes. In the case of mBSA, the activation of ERK and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) was observed. No activation of p38 MAP kinase was observed using any of the polyanions. Although heparin had an inhibitory effect on NO production by macrophages, no activation of MAP kinase or production of TGF-beta and IL-10 was observed. The inhibitory effect of these ligands on NO production may be regulated via different signaling pathways.     

Inhibitory effects of N-(substituted benzoylamino)-4-ethyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridines on nitric oxide generation in stimulated raw 264.7 macrophages

There has been great interest in reactive nitrogen intermediates and nitric oxide production in macrophages, particularly because of their contributory role in several pathophysiological conditions during acute and chronic inflammation. Several N-(substituted benzoylamino)-4-ethyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridines were previously synthesized as potential antiinflammatory agents. In the present study, the effects of four previously synthesized tetrahydropyridines (THPs) on cyclooxygenase (COX)-1 and COX-2 were screened and the effects of these compounds on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced (2 micrograms/ml) nitric oxide and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activity in RAW 264.7 macrophages were examined. 4-Bromo THP showed 9.4 microM of IC50 as the most potent derivative among the tested THPs followed by 4-nbuthyl, 4-fuoro, and 4-methyl THP with IC50 values of 30.9, 38.9 and 80.3 microM, respectively (indomethacin IC50 = 53.8 microM). None of the tested compounds showed cytotoxic effects to the RAW 264.7 macrophages. All of the tested THPs exhibited COX-1 and COX-2 nonselective inhibition. These results suggest that previously synthesized THP derivatives may have dual effects through inhibiting both COX and nitric oxide by inhibiting iNOS.     

Tryptanthrin inhibits nitric oxide and prostaglandin E(2) synthesis by murine macrophages

Nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandins have been implicated in the pathogenesis of several inflammatory diseases. In this study, we investigated the effect of tryptanthrin (6,12-dihydro-6, 12-dioxoindolo-(2,1-b)-quinazoline), an antimicrobial and antitumoral plant compound isolated from Porigonum tinctorium, on NO and prostaglandin E(2) production by interferon-gamma and lipopolysaccharide-stimulated murine macrophage-like RAW 264.7 cells. Tryptanthrin markedly inhibited both NO and prostaglandin E(2) production in a dose-dependent manner. Tryptanthrin at 20 microM fully inhibited expression of inducible NO synthase, suggesting that the inhibitory effect on NO synthesis was mediated by inhibited expression of the enzyme. On the other hand, tryptanthrin had no effect on the levels of cyclooxygenase-2 protein, but inhibited cyclooxygenase enzyme activity with a ICM(50) value of 1.5 microM. Thus, tryptanthrin has the dual functions of inhibiting both NO and prostaglandin E(2) production by activated macrophages, suggesting that tryptanthrin exhibits anti-inflammatory properties.