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Cytokines, endotoxin, and glucocorticoids regulate the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in hepatocytes. 1993

D A Geller, and A K Nussler, and M Di Silvio, and C J Lowenstein, and R A Shapiro, and S C Wang, and R L Simmons, and T R Billiar
Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15261.

Nitric oxide (NO.) is a short-lived mediator which can be induced in a variety of cell types and produces many physiologic and metabolic changes in target cells. The inducible or high-output NO. synthase (NOS) pathway was first characterized in macrophages activated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and interferon gamma (IFN-gamma). Hepatocytes also express an inducible NOS following exposure to the combination of endotoxin (LPS) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin 1 (IL-1), and IFN-gamma. In this study, to identify which of these cytokines, if any, was acting to induce the gene expression for hepatocyte NOS, we measured the levels of rat hepatocyte NOS mRNA by Northern blot analysis after stimulation by various combinations of endotoxin and cytokines in vitro. We found the mRNA for hepatocyte NOS to be a single band at approximately 4.5 kilobases which was maximally up-regulated (approximately 70-fold) by the combination of TNF, IL-1, IFN-gamma, and LPS. Abundance of NOS mRNA peaked 6-8 hr after stimulation and then declined by 25% at 24 hr. Unstimulated hepatocytes in vitro showed only a trace mRNA band after prolonged autoradiographic exposure. As single agents, TNF and IL-1 were the most effective inducers of hepatocyte NOS mRNA. Combinations of two or three stimuli revealed strong synergy between TNF, IL-1, and IFN-gamma. The increased mRNA levels correlated with elevated nitrogen oxide release and cGMP levels in the culture supernatants. Dexamethasone and cycloheximide inhibited induction of mRNA for hepatocyte NOS in a dose-dependent fashion. The addition of NG-monomethyl-L-arginine had no effect on mRNA levels but effectively blocked NO. formation. The inducible hepatocyte NOS mRNA was also detected in rat hepatocytes following chronic hepatic inflammation triggered by Corynebacterium parvum injection in vivo. These data demonstrate that the inducible NOS is functional in rat hepatocytes both in vitro and in vivo and that this pathway is under complex control. Endotoxin and inflammatory cytokines act synergistically to up-regulate gene expression for hepatocyte NOS, whereas glucocorticoids down-regulate the mRNA.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007249 Inflammation A pathological process characterized by injury or destruction of tissues caused by a variety of cytologic and chemical reactions. It is usually manifested by typical signs of pain, heat, redness, swelling, and loss of function. Innate Inflammatory Response,Inflammations,Inflammatory Response, Innate,Innate Inflammatory Responses
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008297 Male Males
D003513 Cycloheximide Antibiotic substance isolated from streptomycin-producing strains of Streptomyces griseus. It acts by inhibiting elongation during protein synthesis. Actidione,Cicloheximide
D003907 Dexamethasone An anti-inflammatory 9-fluoro-glucocorticoid. Hexadecadrol,Decaject,Decaject-L.A.,Decameth,Decaspray,Dexasone,Dexpak,Hexadrol,Maxidex,Methylfluorprednisolone,Millicorten,Oradexon,Decaject L.A.
D004731 Endotoxins Toxins closely associated with the living cytoplasm or cell wall of certain microorganisms, which do not readily diffuse into the culture medium, but are released upon lysis of the cells. Endotoxin
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
D005938 Glucocorticoids A group of CORTICOSTEROIDS that affect carbohydrate metabolism (GLUCONEOGENESIS, liver glycogen deposition, elevation of BLOOD SUGAR), inhibit ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE secretion, and possess pronounced anti-inflammatory activity. They also play a role in fat and protein metabolism, maintenance of arterial blood pressure, alteration of the connective tissue response to injury, reduction in the number of circulating lymphocytes, and functioning of the central nervous system. Glucocorticoid,Glucocorticoid Effect,Glucorticoid Effects,Effect, Glucocorticoid,Effects, Glucorticoid
D006152 Cyclic GMP Guanosine cyclic 3',5'-(hydrogen phosphate). A guanine nucleotide containing one phosphate group which is esterified to the sugar moiety in both the 3'- and 5'-positions. It is a cellular regulatory agent and has been described as a second messenger. Its levels increase in response to a variety of hormones, including acetylcholine, insulin, and oxytocin and it has been found to activate specific protein kinases. (From Merck Index, 11th ed) Guanosine Cyclic 3',5'-Monophosphate,Guanosine Cyclic 3,5 Monophosphate,Guanosine Cyclic Monophosphate,Guanosine Cyclic-3',5'-Monophosphate,3',5'-Monophosphate, Guanosine Cyclic,Cyclic 3',5'-Monophosphate, Guanosine,Cyclic Monophosphate, Guanosine,Cyclic-3',5'-Monophosphate, Guanosine,GMP, Cyclic,Guanosine Cyclic 3',5' Monophosphate,Monophosphate, Guanosine Cyclic
D006162 Guanylate Cyclase An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of GTP to 3',5'-cyclic GMP and pyrophosphate. It also acts on ITP and dGTP. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 4.6.1.2. Guanyl Cyclase,Deoxyguanylate Cyclase,Guanylyl Cyclase,Inosinate Cyclase,Cyclase, Deoxyguanylate,Cyclase, Guanyl,Cyclase, Guanylate,Cyclase, Guanylyl,Cyclase, Inosinate

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