腹主动脉缩窄性高血压大鼠心脏原生型一氧化氮合酶基因表达及 L-精氨酸的作用

目的　观察腹主动脉缩窄性高血压大鼠早期心脏原生型一氧化氮合酶基因表达及 Ｌ精氨酸对血压的影响。方法　１４ ～１６ 周龄雄性 Ｗｉｓｔｅｒ 大鼠采用缩窄腹主动脉法制备高血压模型,口服 Ｌ精氨酸（ 精氨酸组） 和未服 Ｌ精氨酸（ 手术组） 的高血压大鼠及正常血压大鼠（ 对照组） 在同样条件下喂养２ 周后,测量血压,并采用逆转录多聚酶链反应技术检测一氧化氮合酶基因表达。结果　①大鼠腹主动脉缩窄后发生严重的高血压且心脏一氧化氮合酶基因表达增强;②口服 Ｌ精氨酸２ 周未能防止腹主动脉缩窄性高血压的发生。结论　腹主动脉缩窄性高血压大鼠早期心脏一氧化氮合酶基因表达增强; Ｌ精氨酸的降压作用可能具有选择性。     

Influence of denervation on neurogenic inhibitory response of corpus cavernosum and nitric oxide synthase histochemistry

Aims of this study were to functionally and histologically determine the localization of ganglia that distribute inhibitory nerves to the penile corpus cavernosum in dogs. In isolated corpus cavernosa from seven control dogs contracted with endothelin-1, transmural electrical stimulation (5 Hz for 40 s) elicited contractions which were reversed to relaxations by prazosin. The relaxation was abolished by NG-nitro-l-arginine (l-NNA), a nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor, and restored by l-arginine. Parts of bilateral pelvic nerve plexuses running to the penis were surgically denervated in anesthetized three dogs, or the bilateral neuronal tissues close to the corpus cavernosum were removed for denervation in seven dogs. One week after the operation, the dogs were sacrificed. Denervation of pelvic plexus did not attenuate neurogenic relaxations, whereas denervation of the distal portion abolished the responses. In the tissues close to the corpus cavernosum excised for denervation, ganglia containing abundant nerve cells and fibers stained by nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) diaphorase method were histochemically detected. One week after the denervation, there were no NADPH diaphorase-positive nerve fibers in the trabecula of corpus cavernosum. It is concluded that neurogenic relaxations of canine corpus cavernosum are mediated by NO synthesized from l-arginine in nerve terminals, and this nerve is originated from ganglia located close to the corpus cavernosum but not directly from the pelvic nerve plexus.     

Methamphetamine administration causes overexpression of nNOS in the mouse striatum

The accumulated evidence suggests that the overproduction of nitric oxide (NO) is involved in methamphetamine (METH)-induced neurotoxicity. Using NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry, neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) antibody immunohistochemistry, the possible overexpression of nNOS and iNOS was investigated in the brains of mice treated with METH. The number of positive cells or the density of positive fibers was assessed at 1 h, 24 h and 1 week after METH injections. There were no clear positive iNOS cells and fibers demonstrated in the brains of mice after METH treatment. In contrast, METH caused marked increases in nNOS in the striatum and hippocampus at 1 and 24 h post-treatment. The nNOS expression normalized by 1 week. There were no statistical changes in nNOS expression in the frontal cortex, the cerebellar cortex, nor in the substantia nigra. These results provide further support for the idea that NO is involved in the neurotoxic effects of METH.     

Inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibitors fromMelia azedarach var.Japonica

In bioassay-guided search for inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) inhibitory compounds from higher plants of South Korea, two beta-carboline alkaloids, 4-methoxy-1-vinyl-beta-carboline (1) and 4,8-dimethoxy-l-vinyl-beta-carboline (2) have been isolated from the cortex of Melia azedarach var. japonica. The structures of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic data. Compounds 1 and 2 showed marked inhibitory activity of iNOS on LPS- and interferon-gamma-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells.     

胆管结石乳头局部组织中血管活性肠肽和一氧化氮合酶表达的改变及意义

目的 探讨胆管结石患者乳头局部组织中血管活性肠肽(VIP)和一氧化氮合酶(NOS)表达的改变及意义。方法 选择68例进行逆行胰胆管造影和/或乳头括约肌切开术的胆管结石患者,采用内镜下活检乳头局部组织。常规石蜡包埋,连续切片,免疫组化SABC法检测VIP及NOS。对照组为门诊胃镜检查胃粘膜大致正常者。结果 结石组乳头粘膜内 VlP和NOS阳性产物与对照组相比较显著降低(P相似文献   

金粉蕨素拮抗氧化损伤所抑制的内皮细胞增殖的作用及其机制

目的　探讨金粉蕨素拮抗Menadione氧化损伤所抑制的内皮细胞增殖的作用及其机制。方法　以Menadione(O- 2 )损伤人脐静脉内皮细胞作为氧化损伤模型 ,采用MTT法和细胞计数法 ,观察不同浓度金粉蕨素对Menadione损伤内皮细胞生长抑制率的影响 ;利用硝酸还原酶法测定培养液中NO含量 ;以Westernblot检测细胞eNOS活性及磷酸化ERK1 / 2的表达。结果　金粉蕨素保护组与损伤组相比 ,内皮细胞的生长抑制率明显降低 ,培养液中NO含量增高 ,eNOS活性增强 ,磷酸化ERK1 / 2表达上调。结论　NO和ERK1 / 2通路可能介导了金粉蕨素拮抗Menadione氧化损伤所抑制内皮细胞增殖的保护作用     

变应性鼻炎患者外周血白细胞及鼻黏膜诱导型一氧化氮合酶mRNA 表达的意义

目的　探讨变应性鼻炎 (allergicrhinitis,AR)患者外周血白细胞及鼻黏膜诱导型一氧化氮合酶 (induciblenitricoxidesynthase,iNOS)mRNA表达的关系。方法　选择 3 5例AR患者及 3 0例健康人的外周血白细胞。其中 8例变应性鼻炎患者鼻黏膜 ,6例正常鼻黏膜。iNOS mRNA表达采用原位杂交方法。血浆一氧化氮 (nitricoxide,NO)水平采用硝酸还原酶比色法测定。结果　健康人外周血白细胞未见iNOS mRNA表达 ,而AR患者外周血白细胞iNOS mRNA表达高度增强 ,其阳性率达 40 82 %。正常人鼻黏膜上皮、腺体及巨噬细胞可见iNOS mRNA的低度表达 ,而AR患者中上皮、腺体及巨噬细胞增生 ,并iNOS mRNA表达高度增强 (t=2 3 17,P <0 0 0 1)。AR组血浆NO水平显著高于对照组 (t=2 7 89,P <0 0 1)。结论　AR患者血浆NO水平与外周血白细胞及组织内iNOS mRNA表达高度增强有关。提示iNOS NO通路在AR的发病过程中可能起重要作用。本研究为检测体内某些信号提供了简便易行的原位杂交试验方法     

诱发型一氧化氮合酶在人类鼻黏膜上皮细胞中的表达

目的　探讨人类鼻黏膜上皮细胞应答炎性刺激因子白细胞介素 1 β(interleukin 1 β ,IL 1 β)和肿瘤坏死因子 (tumornecrosisfactor α ,TNF α) ,合成诱发型一氧化氮合酶 (induciblenitricoxidesynthase ,iNOS)的能力及其机制 ,以及类固醇药物对上皮细胞的影响。方法　将人类鼻黏膜上皮细胞(包括鼻息肉上皮细胞 ,下鼻甲上皮细胞 )进行无血清原代细胞培养 ,分别加入各种不同浓度的炎性刺激因子 (IL 1 β和TNF α)以及地塞米松 ,采用原位杂交的方法检测不同条件下iNOSmRNA的水平。结果　①不论用IL 1 β或是TNF α刺激 ,iNOSmRNA水平均随浓度的增加 ,时间的延长而增加 ,尤以鼻息肉上皮细胞明显。但当浓度到一定水平后 ,iNOSmRNA水平不再继续升高 ;②用IL 1 β +TNF α共同刺激 ,iNOSmRNA水平要高于单纯用其中的一种 (P <0 .0 1 ) ,同样鼻息肉上皮细胞iNOSmRNA水平要高于下鼻甲上皮细胞 ;③加入地塞米松后 ,被炎性因子诱发的iNOSmRNA升高的水平下降。当地塞米松浓度为 4 0ng/ml以上时 ,iNOSmRNA水平不再继续下降。 结论　①IL 1 β和TNF α上调人类鼻黏膜上皮细胞合成的iNOSmRNA水平 ,鼻息肉上皮细胞更为活跃。它的机制可能是通过核因子 κB途径 ;②地塞米松降低这种上调作用 ,它的机制可能是通过阻断核