NO与肝癌形成

目的研究一氧化氮(NO)在肝癌发生发展的作用。方法用免疫组化的方法对21例肝癌及癌旁组织中的3种一氧化氮合酶(NOS)及血管内皮细胞生长因子(VEGF)的表达进行原位检测和观察,结果紧邻癌细胞的肝硬化组织或慢性肝炎组织iNOS呈强阳性,远离癌组织的肝硬化组织或慢性肝炎组织多呈阴性或弥漫弱阳性;iNOS在周边癌组织及侵入纤维组织中的癌细胞呈阳性,癌组织核心多呈阴性或弥漫弱阳性。VEGF、nNOS的分布与iNOS相似。eNOS主要分布在肝癌细胞小血管壁内皮及其肌层组织。结论 NOS表达与肝组织癌变及肝癌侵润能力有关,与癌组织获得血管形成和转移表型有关。     

Detrimental effects of nitric oxide inhibition on hepatic encephalopathy in rats with thioacetamide-induced fulminant hepatic failure: role of nitric oxide synthase isoforms

BACKGROUND: Hepatic encephalopathy is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome. A previous study showed that chronic nitric oxide (NO) inhibition aggravated the severity of encephalopathy in thioacetamide (TAA)-treated rats. The present study investigated the relative contribution of NO synthase (NOS) isoforms on the severity of hepatic encephalopathy in TAA-treated rats. METHOD: Fulminant hepatic failure was induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats by intraperitoneal injection of TAA (350 mg/kg/day) for 3 days. Rats were divided into three groups to receive N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, a non-selective NOS inhibitor, 25 mg/kg/day in tap water), L-canavanine (an inducible NOS inhibitor, 100 mg/kg/day via intraperitoneal injection) or normal saline (N/S) from 2 days prior to TAA administration and lasting for 5 days. Severity of encephalopathy was assessed by the counts of motor activity. Plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF- alpha) were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and total bilirubin, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and creatinine were determined by colorimetric assay. RESULTS: Compared with L-canavanine or N/S-treated rats (0% and 4%, respectively), the mortality rate was significantly higher in rats receiving L-NAME administration (29%, P < 0.005). Inhibition of NO created detrimental effects on the counts of motor activities (P < 0.05). Rats treated with L-NAME had significantly higher plasma levels of total bilirubin, ALT, creatinine and TNF- alpha as compared with rats treated with L-canavanine or N/S (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Chronic L-NAME administration, but not L-canavanine, had detrimental effects on the severity of hepatic damage and motor activities in TAA-treated rats. These results suggest that constitutive NOS activities play a major protective role in rats with fulminant hepatic failure.     

一氧化氮及其合酶在哮喘发病机制中的作用

探讨一氧化氮及其合酶在哮喘发病机制中的作用。方法 采用哮喘豚鼠模型，将豚鼠分为４组；１．哮喘组，用１０％卵白蛋白腹腔注射１ｍｌ致敏，２周后用１％卵白蛋白超声雾化吸入致其哮喘发作．２；肾上腺皮质激素预防组；诱喘同哮喘组，在每次诱喘前腹腔滴注地塞米松０．５ｍｇ／ｋｇ。３．硝基精氨酸甲酯预防组；诱喘同哮喘组，每次诱喘产腹腔注射ＬＮＮＡ０．４ｍｇ／ｋｇ。４．正常对照组；用生理盐水代替诱喘剂。每组分别测定其     

Blood pressure response to hypoxia: role of nitric oxide synthase

BACKGROUND: Chronic exposure to hypobaric hypoxia has been shown to increase arterial pressure in genetically normal rats. The associated increase in blood pressure is unrelated to the hypoxia-induced erythrocytosis and persists indefinitely after restoration of normoxia. It is accompanied by a marked reduction in urinary excretion of nitric oxide metabolites (NOx) and is ameliorated by L-arginine supplementation. In view of the latter observations, we hypothesized that hypoxia-induced hypertension may be associated with downregulation of NO synthase (NOS). METHODS: Male Sprague Dawley rats were randomized to the hypoxic and control groups. Rats assigned to the hypoxic group were placed in chambers with air pressure maintained at 390 mm Hg. Animals assigned to the control group were kept in the chamber at 760 mm Hg air pressure. Animals were kept in their respective conditions for up to 21 days. Group of animals were tested at days 2, 3, 7, and 21. RESULTS: The hypoxic group exhibited a steady increase in arterial pressure beginning at day 3. This was accompanied by a transient increase followed by a significant decline in kidney NOS-I, NOS-II, and NOS-III abundance. A similar biphasic change was observed with NOS-II and NOS-III in the cardiac and vascular tissues. The changes in NOS abundance in the given tissues were associated with parallel changes in nitrotyrosine abundance, which reflects local NO production. The latter finding provides functional evidence for the changes observed in NOS abundance. CONCLUSIONS: Chronic hypoxia-induced hypertension in rats is associated with marked downregulation of NOS isotypes, which can, in part, account for the previously reported L-arginine-responsive hypertension in this model.     

Role of neuronal nitric oxide synthase and inducible nitric oxide synthase in intestinal injury in neonatal rats

AIM: To investigate the dynamic change and role of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in neonatal rat with intestinal injury and to define whether necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is associated with the levels of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in the mucosa of the affected intestine tissue. METHODS: Wistar rats less than 24 h in age received an intraperitoneal injection with 5 mg/kg lipopolysaccharide (IPS). Ileum tissues were collected at 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 h following LPS challenge for histological evaluation of NEC and for measurements of nNOS and iNOS. The correlation between the degree of intestinal injury and levels of NOS was determined. RESULTS: The LPS-injected pups showed a significant increase in injury scores versus the control. The expression of nNOS protein and mRNA was diminished after LPS injection. There was a negative significant correlation between the nNOS protein and the grade of median intestinal injury within 24 h. The expression of iNOS protein and mRNA was significantly increased in the peak of intestinal injury. CONCLUSION: nNOS and iNOS play different roles in LPS-induced intestinal injury. Caution should be exerted concerning potential therapeutic uses of NOS inhibitors in NEC.     

人胃癌组织中一氧化氮合酶的表达

目的探讨NOS与胃癌的关系.方法用NADPH-d组织化学法测定了正常胃组织、癌旁组织和癌组织中一氧化氮合酶(NOS)表达水平.结果正常胃组织中粘膜上皮细胞、各种有分泌功能的细胞及肌层神经纤维中均有NOS表达,测一个视野NOS阳性细胞的平均灰度,正常胃组织为112、癌旁组织为120、胃癌组织为145.各组间差异有显著意义.表明正常胃组织NOS活性最高,胃癌组织NOS活性最低.结论①正常胃组织有广泛的NOS分布,提示NO对维持正常胃功能具有重要作用;②胃粘膜细胞癌变过程中,NOS活性明显降低,提示NOS活性与胃粘膜细胞癌变有高度相关性.     

大鼠组织一氧化氮含量变化及其调节在衰老过程中的作用

目的　揭示大鼠组织一氧化氮 ( NO)含量和一氧化氮合酶 ( NOS)活性变化与衰老的相关关系 ,并通过调节 NO合成 ,探讨 NO在衰老过程中的作用。　方法　对不同月龄大鼠采用铜离子活化镉还原法测定组织 NO含量 ,应用血红蛋白氧化法测定组织 NOS的活性 ,采用硫代巴比妥酸染色法测定组织丙二醛 ( MDA)含量。　结果　与青年组相比 ,老年组 ( 2 0～ 2 2月龄 )心脑肾组织 NO降低有显著性 ( P<0 .0 1 ) ,而中年组仅肾组织 NO含量降低有显著性 ( P<0 .0 5) ;老年组较中年组仅心脏组织 NO含量降低有显著性 ( P<0 .0 1 )。中年组心脑组织 NOS活性较青年组降低 ( P<0 .0 5) ;而老年组组织 NOS活性较中年组增高 ,仅脑组织 NOS增高有显著性 ( P<0 .0 5)。与老年对照组比较 ,β-雌二醇组心肝肾脑组织 NO含量明显增高 ( P<0 .0 1 ) ,而心脑肾组织 MDA下降有显著性 ( P<0 .0 1 ) ;L-硝基精氨酸甲酯组肝组织 NO降低有显著性 ( P<0 .0 5) ,而 MDA下降仅在脑组织有显著性 ( P<0 .0 5)。　结论　大鼠组织 NO含量与衰老之间存在一定的相关关系。     

复方灯盏花滴丸对海马神经元一氧化氮和一氧化氮合酶的影响

目的研究复方灯盏花滴丸(FDD)对谷氨酸致大鼠原代海马神经元的NO和一氧化氮合酶的影响。方法取SD大鼠32只,每8只分别用生理盐水、尼莫地平、FDD高、低剂量灌胃,85h后,取每只大鼠股动脉血,制成5%的含药血清。另取新生24h SD乳鼠大脑原代培养海马神经元并鉴定后,随机分为对照组、尼莫地平组、FDD高、低剂量组和模型组,前4组分别加入上述配制对应的药物血清,模型组不加含药血清。以谷氨酸制成损伤模型。采用MTT法测定细胞存活率,酶法检测细胞释放NO量,细胞内总一氧化氮合酶(tNOS)和诱导型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)活性。结果与对照组比较,模型组细胞存活率下降,NO、tNOS和iNOS活性增加(P0.01),与模型组比较,FDD高、低剂量组均能明显增加细胞存活率、减少NO释放、降低tNOS活性和iNOS活性(P0.05,P0.01)。结论 FDD对谷氨酸致原代培养大鼠海马神经元损伤有保护作用,其作用机制可能与降低一氧化氮合酶的活性、尤其iNOS活性及减少NO释放有关。     

Expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in human gastric cancer

INTRODUCTIONInduciblenitricoxidesynthase(iNOS)isanenzymethatcatalyzestheformationofnitric0xide(N0)fromL-arginine.iNOSexpressionandactivityresultsintheproduction0fhighlevelsofNO[1].ThegenerationofphysiologicallevelsofNOisimp0rtantformucosalfunctionanditalsoexertsacytoprotectiveeffectonthegastr0intestinalmucosa.However,increasediNOSexpressionhasbeenobservedinpatientswithchronicinflammatorydiseasesofthegastr0intestinaltract,suchasulcerativec0litis[2'3],andgastritis['Jandithasbeenspecul…     

Subcellular distribution of nitric oxide synthase isoforms in the rat duodenum

AIM:To study the cell-type specific subcellular distribution of the three isoforms of nitric oxide synthase(NOS) in the rat duodenum.METHODS:Postembedding immunoelectronmicroscopy was performed,in which primary antibodies for neuronal NOS(nNOS),endothelial NOS(eNOS),and inducible NOS(iNOS),were visualized with protein A-gold-conjugated secondary antibodies.Stained ultrathin sections were examined and photographed with a Philips CM10 electron microscope equipped with a MEGAVIEW II camera.The specificity of t...     

肝癌组织中一氧化氮合酶及其基因表达的研究

目的研究肝癌组织中一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)及其基因表达与肝癌发生发展的关系。方法用免疫组化和原位杂交的方法对21例肝癌及癌旁组织中的诱导型一氯化氮合酶(iNOS)及其基因表达进行原位检测和观察。结果:NOS 阳性反应物质呈黄色或棕黄色,位于细胞浆中。非癌殖织(肉眼观距癌组织边缘>1.5)多呈阴性或弥漫弱阳性,但部分非癌组织中可见 iNOS 呈阳性的细胞呈点状分布;癌旁组织多呈阳性,提示 iNOS 表达与肝组织癌变有关。癌组织核心多呈阴性或弥漫弱阳性,但分化中和差的癌组织核心也分别有一例 NOS 呈强阳性;周边癌组织呈局灶阳性,侵入纤维组织中的弥敢癌细胞星强阳性,提示 NOS 的表达与肝癌组织的侵润能力有关。肝癌组织 iNOSmRNA 阳性细胞的分布与 iN-OS 蛋白的表达基本相似。结论 iNOS 蛋白及其基因表达与肝组织癌变及肝癌侵润能力有关。     

The clinical significance of exhaled nitric oxide in asthma

Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways, for which many therapeutic options are available. Guidelines for the management of asthma suggest a stepwise approach to pharmacotherapy based on assessment of asthma severity and control. However, the assessment of asthma control presently relies on surrogate measures, such as the frequency of symptoms or the frequency of use of short-acting beta₂-adrenergic agonists. There is no simple, noninvasive technique for the assessment of severity of actual airway inflammation in asthma. The collection and analysis of nitric oxide (NO) levels in exhaled breath has recently become feasible in humans. Based on increased exhaled NO (eNO) levels in patients with asthma, eNO analysis has been proposed as a novel, noninvasive approach to the assessment and monitoring of airway inflammation, and as a basis for adjustments in asthma therapy. In the present paper, the relationship of elevated eNO levels in asthma with inflammatory, physiological and clinical markers of asthma in adults was reviewed. Use of eNO is a promising tool for diagnosing asthma, for monitoring asthma control and for guiding optimal anti-inflammatory asthma therapy. However, because of many unresolved questions, eNO cannot be recommended at present for routine clinical management of adults with asthma.     

NO及NOS在低氧大鼠肺组织和主动脉中的差异性及其意义

目的观察低氧性肺动脉高压大鼠肺组织匀浆、主动脉匀浆及出肺血和入肺血中一氧化氮（NO）的含量、一氧化氮合酶（NOS）的活性。方法将24只雄性SD大鼠随机分成4组,即常氧2周组、常氧3周组、低氧2周组、低氧3周组。采用间断负压低氧法制备大鼠低氧性肺动脉高压模型;右心室导管法测定最高肺动脉压（PAP）;左颈总动脉插管测量左颈总动脉压代表动脉血压（Psa）;计算右心室肥厚指数[RV/（LV+S）];采用硝酸还原酶法测定各组大鼠出、入肺血及肺组织和主动脉匀浆中的NO含量;用化学比色法测定各组大鼠肺组织和主动脉匀浆中NOS的活性;应用免疫组化染色法观察各组大鼠肺组织及主动脉eNOS在蛋白质水平表达的变化。结果低氧组大鼠的PAP[（43.4±4.4）mmHg,（51.8±4.2）mmHg,1mmHg=0.133kPa],RV/（LV+S）（32.3±1.0,37.0±1.6）均高于其正常对照组[（20.8±2.4）mmHg,（21.8±3.9）mmHg;21.3±1.0,20.3±1.2,P<0.01)],且随缺氧时间延长而增高（P<0.01）,而Psa与常氧对照组比无差别。低氧组大鼠的出、入肺血及肺组织匀浆中的NO含量、NOS活性及肺组织eNOS的表达量均较其常氧对照组显著降低（P<0.01）,出肺血与入肺血的NO含量无差别;主动脉匀浆中NO含量和NOS的活性及大鼠主动脉的eNOS染色在各组间未见明显差异。结论低氧时,大鼠肺组织中NO的含量及NOS的活性均较常氧时降低,而主动脉中二者的表达在低氧和常氧时却没有差异,这种差异性可能是低氧时引起肺动脉高压却很少导致高血压的机制之一。     

New progress in understanding roles of nitric oxide during hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury

Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (HIRI) is a major clinical cause of morbidity and mortality in liver surgery and transplantation. Many studies have found that nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in the HIRI and its increase or decrease can affect the progression and outcome of HIRI. However, the role of NO in HIRI is controversial and complicated. NO derived by endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) shows a protective role in HIRI, while excessive NO derived by inducible NO synthase (iNOS) accelerates inflammation and increases oxidative stress, further aggravating HIRI. Nevertheless, the overexpression of eNOS may exacerbate HIRI and iNOS-derived NO in some cases reduces HIRI. Here we review the new progress in the understanding of the roles of NO during HIRI: (1) NO possesses different roles in HIRI by increasing NO bioavailability, down-regulating leukotriene C4 synthase, inhibiting the activation of the nuclear factorκB (NFκB) pathway, enhancing cell autophagy, and reducing inflammatory cytokines and reactive oxygen species (ROS). And NO has both protective and deleterious effects by regulating apoptotic factors; (2) eNOS promotes NO production and suppresses its own overexpression, exerting a hepatoprotective effect reversely. Its activation is regulated by the PI3K/Akt and KLF2/AMPK pathways; and (3) iNOS derived NO mainly has deteriorating effects on HIRI, while it may have a protective function under some conditions. Their expression should reach a balance to reduce the adverse side and make NO protective in the treatment of HIRI. Thus, it can be inferred that NO modulating drugs may be a new direction in the treatment of HIRI or may be used as an adjunct to mitigate HIRI for the purpose of protecting the liver.     

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase T-786C polymorphism in rheumatoid arthritis: association with extraarticular manifestations

Several genetic factors were implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A case–control study was carried out to verify the associations of T-786C polymorphism in the promoter region of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene with RA. One hundred and five consecutive RA patients and 100 healthy controls were genotyped. The distribution of the T-786C genotype and alleles did not differ significantly between RA patients and controls. Nevertheless, the frequency of extraarticular manifestations was significantly greater among the carriers of the C/C genotype than among carriers of the T/C and T/T genotypes (P = 0.022). The C/C genotype was significantly associated with extraarticular manifestations compared with the T/T and T/C genotypes taken together (OR = 4.9, 95% CI = 1.3–18.9). The C allele was significantly associated with extraarticular manifestations of RA (P _corr = 0.032). The results suggested the existence of an association between the T-786C polymorphism of the eNOS gene and extraarticular manifestations of RA.