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Megakaryocytes from patients with coronary atherosclerosis express the inducible nitric oxide synthase. 1995

A de Belder, and M Radomski, and V Hancock, and A Brown, and S Moncada, and J Martin
Department of Cardiology, King's College Hospital, London, UK.

Endothelial and platelet generation of nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in the regulation of hemostasis. Alterations in NO biosynthesis are described in atherosclerosis. We have investigated the NO pathway in megakaryocytes and platelets from patients with atherosclerosis and age-matched control subjects. Megakaryocytes and platelets were isolated from patients with severe coronary atherosclerosis (n = 19) and normal coronary arteries (n = 9) as demonstrated by selective angiography. Constitutive (Ca(2+)-dependent) and inducible (Ca(2+)-independent) NO synthase (cNOS and iNOS, respectively) activities were measured by using the citrulline assay and by immunostaining techniques using an anti-peptide antibody to iNOS. Megakaryocytes from patients with atherosclerosis expressed significantly greater amounts of iNOS (1.28 +/- 0.46 pmol citrulline.mg-1.min-1) than cNOS (0.29 +/- 0.40 pmol.mg-1.min-1). In contrast, megakaryocytes from patients with normal coronary arteries expressed significantly more cNOS (1.48 +/- 0.23 pmol.mg-1.min-1) than iNOS (0.49 +/- 0.40 pmol.mg-1.min-1). Platelets isolated from both groups showed no significant difference in cNOS expression, and no iNOS was seen in either group. Immunostaining confirmed the presence of the iNOS in megakaryocytes. These results suggest there is a link between the expression of iNOS in the megakaryocyte and atherosclerosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007158 Immunologic Techniques Techniques used to demonstrate or measure an immune response, and to identify or measure antigens using antibodies. Antibody Dissociation,Immunologic Technic,Immunologic Technics,Immunologic Technique,Immunological Technics,Immunological Techniques,Technic, Immunologic,Technics, Immunologic,Technique, Immunologic,Techniques, Immunologic,Antibody Dissociations,Dissociation, Antibody,Dissociations, Antibody,Immunological Technic,Immunological Technique,Technic, Immunological,Technics, Immunological,Technique, Immunological,Techniques, Immunological
D008297 Male Males
D008533 Megakaryocytes Very large BONE MARROW CELLS which release mature BLOOD PLATELETS. Megakaryocyte
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002469 Cell Separation Techniques for separating distinct populations of cells. Cell Isolation,Cell Segregation,Isolation, Cell,Cell Isolations,Cell Segregations,Cell Separations,Isolations, Cell,Segregation, Cell,Segregations, Cell,Separation, Cell,Separations, Cell
D003324 Coronary Artery Disease Pathological processes of CORONARY ARTERIES that may derive from a congenital abnormality, atherosclerotic, or non-atherosclerotic cause. Arteriosclerosis, Coronary,Atherosclerosis, Coronary,Coronary Arteriosclerosis,Coronary Atherosclerosis,Left Main Coronary Artery Disease,Left Main Coronary Disease,Left Main Disease,Arterioscleroses, Coronary,Artery Disease, Coronary,Artery Diseases, Coronary,Atheroscleroses, Coronary,Coronary Arterioscleroses,Coronary Artery Diseases,Coronary Atheroscleroses,Left Main Diseases
D004790 Enzyme Induction An increase in the rate of synthesis of an enzyme due to the presence of an inducer which acts to derepress the gene responsible for enzyme synthesis. Induction, Enzyme
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000594 Amino Acid Oxidoreductases A class of enzymes that catalyze oxidation-reduction reactions of amino acids. Acid Oxidoreductases, Amino,Oxidoreductases, Amino Acid

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