Distribution of constitutive nitric oxide synthase in the jejunum of adult rat

AIM: To study the distribution of the constitutive nitric oxidesynthase (NOS) in the jejunum of adult mt.METHODS: The distribution of endothelial NOS (eNOS) wasdetected by immunohistochemistry. Immunofluorescencehistochemical dual staining technique were used forstudying the distribution of neuronal NOS (nNOS) andeNOS. The dual stained slides were observed under aconfocal laser scanning microscopeRESULTS: Positive neuronal NOS (nNOS) and endothelialNOS (eNOS) cells were found to be distributed in laminapropria of villi, and the epithelial cell was not stained. eNOSwas mainly located in subrnucosal vascular endothelia,while nNOS was mainly situated in myenteric plexus. Somecells in the villi had both nNOS and eNOS. More than 80 %of the cells were positive for both nNOS and eNOS, the restcells were positive either for nNOS or for eNOS.CONCLUSION: The two constitutive nitric oxide synthasesam distributed differently in the jejunum of rat. nNOSdistributed in myenteric plexus is a neurotransmitter in thenon-adrenergic non-cholinergic (NANC) inhibitory nerves.eNOS distributed in endothelial and smooth muscle cells ofblood vessesels plays vasodilator role. eNOS and nNOS arecoexpressed in some cells of lamina propria of villi. NOgeneratedl by those NOS is very important in thephysiological and pathological process of small intestine.     

Distribution of constitutive nitric oxide synthase in the jejunum of adult rat

AIM：To study the distribution of the constitutive nitric oxide synthase(NOS) in the jejunom of adult rat.METHODS:The distribution of endothelial NOS(eNOS) was detected by immunohistochemistry.Immunofluorescence histochemical dual stainging technique were used for studying the distribution of neuronal NOS( nNOS) and eNOS,The dual stained slides were observed under a confocal laser scanning microscope.RESULTS:Positive neuronal NOS(nNOS) and endothelial NOS(eNOS) cells were found to be distributed in lamina propria of villi,and the epithelial cell was not stained,eNOS was mainly located in submucosal vascular endothelia while nNOS was mainly sityated in myenteric plexus.Some cells in the villi had both nNOS and eNOS.More than 80% of the cells were positive for both nNOS and eNOS,the rest cells were positive either for nNOS or for eNOS.CONCLUSION:The two constitutive nitric oxide synthases are distributed differently in the jejunum of rat.nNOS distributed in myenteric plexus is a neurotransmitter in the non-adrenergic non-cholinergic(NANC)inhibitory nerves eNOS distributed in endothelial and smooth muscle cells of blood vessels plays vasodilator role .eNOS and nNOS are coexpressed in some cells of lamina propria of villi.NO genearted y those NOS is very important in the physiological and pathological process of small intestine.     

S-Adenosylmethionine modulates inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression in rat liver and isolated hepatocytes.

Background/Aims: Hepatocellular availability of S-adenosylmethionine, the principal biological methyl donor, is compromised in situations of liver damage. S-Adenosylmethionine administration alleviates experimental liver injury and increases survival in cirrhotic patients. The mechanisms behind these beneficial effects of S-adenosylmethionine are not completely known. An inflammatory component is common to many of the pathological conditions in which S-adenosylmethionine grants protection to the liver. This notion led us to study the effect of S-adenosylmethionine administration on hepatic nitric oxide synthase-2 induction in response to bacterial lipopolysaccharide and proinflammatory cytokines.Methods: The effect of S-adenosylmethionine on nitric oxide synthase-2 expression was assessed in rats challenged with bacterial lipopolysaccharide and in isolated rat hepatocytes treated with proinflammatory cytokines. Interactions between S-adenosylmethionine and cytokines on nuclear factor kappa B activation and nitric oxide synthase-2 promoter transactivation were studied in isolated rat hepatocytes and HepG2 cells, respectively.Results: S-Adenosylmethionine attenuated the induction of nitric oxide synthase-2 in the liver of lipopolysaccharide-treated rats and in cytokine-treated hepatocytes. S-Adenosylmethionine accelerated the resynthesis of inhibitor kappa B alpha, blunted the activation of nuclear factor kappa B and reduced the transactivation of nitric oxide synthase-2 promoter.Conclusions: Our findings indicate that the hepatoprotective actions of S-adenosylmethionine may be mediated in part through the modulation of nitric oxide production.     

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     

去甲肾上腺素预处理对大鼠供心热休克蛋白70、一氧化氮及一氧化氮合酶表达的影响

目的:探讨去甲肾上腺素预处理是否可诱导心肌热休克蛋白70(HSP70)的合成,并研究其对供心一氧化氮(NO)、一氧化氮合酶(NOS)的影响,探讨去甲肾上腺素预处理心肌保护作用机制。方法:Wistar大鼠18只,分为2组:对照组(C,n=9),腹腔注射0.9%氧化钠注射液0.5 mL,24 h后取离体心脏灌注(Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarte,HTK)心脏保护液,4℃保存3 h后建立Langendorff离体心脏灌注模型,灌注(Krebs-Henseleit,K-H)液2 h;实验组(E,n=9)腹腔注射重酒石酸去甲肾上腺素(溶于0.9%氯化钠液中)3.1μmol/kg(0.53 mg/kg),腹腔注射24 h后取离体心脏,处理方法同C组。测定心肌HSP70、NO、NOS的含量以及相关生化指标并做统计学处理比较。结果:HSP70含量E组较C组明显增高(P<0.01),NO、NOS的含量E组较C组明显增多(P<0.01),生化指标E组明显优于C组。结论:去甲肾上腺素预处理能诱导供心心肌组织HSP70、NO、NOS高表达,其对供心具有明显的保护效应,并且其促进心肌NO、NOS的表达,这可能是去甲肾上腺素预处理发挥供心保护作用的机制之一。     

Nitric oxide synthase in the rat anterior pituitary gland and the role of nitric oxide in regulation of luteinizing hormone secretion.

By using immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization, we have demonstrated that the nitric oxide (NO)-synthesizing enzyme NO synthase is present in gonadotrophs and in folliculo-stellate cells of the anterior pituitary gland of male and female rats. A marked increase in levels of NO synthase protein and mRNA was observed after gonadectomy. In vitro studies on dispersed anterior pituitary cells suggest that NO inhibits gonadotropin-releasing-hormone-stimulated luteinizing hormone release. An inhibitory effect of NO has also been shown on growth-hormone-releasing-hormone-stimulated release of growth hormone [Kato, M. (1992) Endocrinology 131, 2133-2138]. Thus these findings support a dual mechanism for NO in the control of anterior pituitary hormone secretion, an autocrine mediation of luteinizing hormone release on gonadotrophs, and a paracrine effect on growth hormone secretion involving folliculo-stellate cells closely related to somatotrophs. We speculate that NO may participate in producing the pulsatile secretion patterns of these two pituitary hormones.     

Distribution of nitric oxide synthase in human intracardiac ganglia

This is the first study to report presence of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in the human intracardiac nervous cells. By applying immunohistochemical technique it was shown that majority of neuronal perikaryons contain NOS 1 (neuronal NOS). We conclude that in human heart about half of neurons have NO-ergic phenotype. These cells are also cholinergic and related to parasympathetic part of autonomic nervous system. Moreover in human heart NOS contains pericellular baskets that surround intramural neurons. This points to the presence of the enzyme in parasympathetic preganglionic fibers. A substantial differences of patterns of NOS expression in cardiac neural ganglia between humans and experimental animals are discussed.     

Existence of nitric oxide synthase in rat hippocampal pyramidal cells.

It has been proposed that nitric oxide (NO) serves as a key retrograde messenger during long-term potentiation at hippocampal synapses, linking induction of long-term potentiation in postsynaptic CA1 pyramidal cells to expression of long-term potentiation in presynaptic nerve terminals. However, nitric oxide synthase (NOS), the proposed NO-generating enzyme, has not yet been detected in the appropriate postsynaptic cells. We here demonstrate specific NOS immunoreactivity in the CA1 region of hippocampal sections by using an antibody specific for NOS type I and relatively gentle methods of fixation. NOS immunoreactivity was found in dendrites and cell bodies of CA1 pyramidal neurons. Cultured hippocampal pyramidal cells also displayed specific immunostaining. Control experiments showed no staining with preimmune serum or immune serum that was blocked with purified NOS. These results demonstrate that CA1 pyramidal cells contain NOS, as required were NO involved in retrograde signaling during hippocampal synaptic plasticity.     

Effect of exogenous nitric oxide and inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase on the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis responses to neural stimuli.

It has been shown that the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis responses to immune-derived stimuli in particular can be modulated by nitric oxide (NO). In the present study we examined the effect of endogenous and exogenous NO on the HPA axis responses to neural stimuli which are not related to immune functions. Intracerebroventricular injection of NOR-3, a donor of NO, had no effect on basal HPA axis activity but significantly attenuated the secretion of median eminence (ME) CRH-41 as well as the serum ACTH and corticosterone (CS) in response to acute photic stimulation in a dose-dependent manner. Intracerebroventricular administration of N-omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), a general NOS inhibitor, significantly enhanced ACTH and CS responses to this stress but did not change the basal levels of these hormones. On the other hand, i.c.v. injection of aminoguanidine, an inhibitor of inducible NO synthase (NOS) but not of neuronal NOS, did not affect the HPA axis responses to photic stimulation. These results suggest that: (1) NO is involved in modulation of the HPA axis responses to neural stimuli which are not dependent on immune factors, (2) the effect of NO is mediated by inhibition of hypothalamic ME CRH-41 secretion, and (3) this effect is probably mediated by neuronal NOS and not by inducible NOS.     

老年大鼠大脑组织一氧化氮、一氧化氮合酶的变化及神经细胞凋亡研究

目的研究一氧化氮(NO)、一氧化氮合酶(NOS)在老年大鼠大脑中的变化及其与神经细胞凋亡的关系. 方法选用5月龄大鼠和30月龄大鼠,利用Griess反应和高压液相技术间接测量大脑NO水平和NOS活性;免疫组化和原位杂交技术分别检测神经元NOS(nNOS)蛋白质水平和nNOS、bcl-2基因水平;末端转移酶标记法原位检测大脑神经细胞凋亡状况. 结果老年大鼠大脑组织NO水平和nNOS活性分别是(2.61±0.10)μmol*L-1和(398.22±21.62)fmol*mg-1*min-1,显著高于青年大鼠的(1.54±0.15)μmol*L-1和(234.38±16.24)fmol*mg-1*min-1.老年大鼠大脑nNOS的基因水平和蛋白表达水平均升高,抗凋亡基因bcl-2水平降低.在老年大鼠大脑质皮检测到散在的凋亡细胞. 结论老年大鼠大脑组织NO水平升高是由于nNOS活性升高所致.nNOS活性的增高部分是由其基因和蛋白水平来决定的.老年大鼠大脑组织NO异常升高可能是导致神经组织损伤进而凋亡的原因之一.     

Distribution of nitric oxide synthase in stomach wall in rats

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Chronic ethanol ingestion increases aortic endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression and nitric oxide production in the rat

Background:  Chronic alcohol consumption perturbs cellular function in a variety of organ systems. Previous studies have suggested that moderate alcohol consumption reduces vascular disease, whereas heavier alcohol consumption may worsen it. The mechanisms for these vascular effects of chronic alcohol ingestion continue to be defined and constitute the focus of this study.
Methods:  Male Sprague Dawley rats were fed an isocaloric, Lieber-Decarli liquid diet containing either ethanol (36% calories) or Maltose–Dextrin (substituted for ethanol) for 6 weeks. Telemetric blood pressure measurements were taken before and after ethanol feeding. After the rats were killed, the aortas were analyzed for endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase expression and NO production.
Results:  Chronic ethanol ingestion decreased mean arterial pressure and increased aortic NO production as demonstrated by direct ex vivo measurements using iron diethyldithio-carbamic acid as well as analysis of nitrosyl-hemoglobin (NO-Hb) levels. Consistent with these assays of vascular NO production, endothelium-dependent relaxation responses to acetycholine (Ach) were enhanced in ethanol-fed animals. Aortic endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression was also increased by chronic ethanol ingestion.
Conclusions:  These findings demonstrate that a regimen of chronic alcohol ingestion in the rat produced generally salutary effects in the systemic vasculature following a 6-week treatment regimen. These findings extend previous in vitro studies to demonstrate that alcohol has potent effects on vascular endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression, NO production, and vascular function. Consistent with previous reports, these findings confirm that alcohol-induced alterations in the production of reactive nitrogen species play an important role in the pathogenesis of alcohol-mediated tissue effects.     

Distribution of nitric oxide synthase in normal and cirrhotic human liver

Chronic liver disorders represent a serious health problem, considering that 300 million people worldwide are hepatitis B virus carriers, and 8,000-10,000 patients per year, in the U.S. alone, die as a result of liver failure caused by hepatitis C infection. Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) regulates hepatic vasculature; however, the patterns of expression and activity of NOS proteins in healthy and diseased human livers are unknown. Sections of diseased (n = 42) and control livers (n = 14) were collected during orthotopic liver transplants and partial hepatectomy. The diseased sections included alcoholic cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, cholestasis, acute necrosis, and uncommon pathologies including alpha(1)-anti-trypsin disorder. The endothelial NOS (eNOS), inducible NOS (iNOS), and neuronal NOS (nNOS) were studied by using the citrulline assay, Western immunoblot, immunohistochemistry, and in situ hybridization. The systemic generation of plasma NO metabolites was measured by HPLC. In control livers, Ca(2+)-dependent and -independent NOS activities were identified by Western analysis as eNOS and iNOS, respectively. The eNOS was uniformly distributed in the hepatocytes and also detected in the endothelium of hepatic arteries, terminal hepatic venules, sinusoids, and in biliary epithelium. The iNOS was detected in hepatocytes and localized mainly in the periportal zone of the liver acinus. This pattern of distribution of eNOS and iNOS in normal liver was confirmed by in situ hybridization. In diseased livers, there was a significant increase in Ca(2+)-independent NOS with the corresponding strong appearance of iNOS in the cirrhotic areas. The eNOS was translocated to hepatocyte nuclei. Thus, eNOS and iNOS proteins are differentially expressed in healthy human liver, and this expression is significantly altered in cirrhotic liver disorders.     

Melatonin reduces nitric oxide synthase activity in rat hypothalamus

Abstract: In this report, rat hypothalamic nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity is shown to be partially inhibited by physiological concentrations of the pineal hormone melatonin. In vitro studies demonstrate that 1 nM melatonin, which approximates the physiological concentration of the hormone at night, significantly inhibited NOS activity. In vivo studies show that administering melatonin or collecting the hypothalamus from animals at night, when endogenous melatonin levels are elevated, results in a significant decrease of NOS activity. Results also show that calmodulin may be involved in this process since its presence in the incubation medium prevents the inhibitory effect of melatonin on NOS activity.     

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase regulation is altered in pancreas from cirrhotic rats

AIM: To determine whether biliary cirrhosis could induce pancreatic dysfunction such as modifications in endothelial nitric oxide synthase(eNOS) expression and whether the regulation of eNOS could be altered by the regulatory proteins caveolin and heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90), as well as by the modifications of calmodulin binding to eNOS. METHODS: Immunoprecipitations and Western blotting analysis were performed in pancreas isolated from sham and cirrhotic rats. RESULTS: Pancreatic injury was minor in cirrhotic rats but eNOS expression importantly decreased with the length (and the severity) of the disease. Because co-immunoprecipitation of eNOS with both Hsp90 and caveolin similarly decreased in cirrhotic rats, eNOS activity was not modified by this mechanism. In contrast, cirrhosis decreased the calmodulin binding to eNOS with a concomitant decrease in eNOS activity. CONCLUSION: In biliary cirrhosis, pancreatic injury is minor but the pancreatic nitric oxide (NO) production is significantly decreased by two mechanisms: a decreased expression of the enzyme and a decreased binding of calmodulin to eNOS.     

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...     

高碘对大鼠海马一氧化氮合酶蛋白表达的影响

目的：探讨高碘对大鼠学习记忆功能的影响和海马一氧化氮合酶（NOS）活性变化的关系。方法：采用Y－迷宫试验和免疫组化ABC方法对高碘大鼠海马内神经型一氧化氮合酶（nNOS)的变化进行研究。结果：高碘大鼠学习能力比对照组明显降低（P＜0．05）,高碘大鼠海马nmNOS阳性神经细胞数目较对照组明显减少（P＜0．05）,结论：高碘对大鼠学习记忆能力的影响与其海马nNOS阳性神经细胞数目减少有关。