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Endothelin-1 inhibits induction of nitric oxide synthase and GTP cyclohydrolase I in rat mesangial cells. 1996

J Hirahashi, and T Nakaki, and K Hishikawa, and T Marumo, and T Yasumori, and M Hayashi, and H Suzuki, and T Saruta
Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

To investigate the interaction between endothelin (ET) and the nitric oxide system, we examined the effects of ET-1 and ET-3 on the induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and guanosine triphosphate cyclohydrolase I (GTP:CHI), the rate-limiting enzyme of de novo synthesis of the cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), in rat mesangial cells. ET-1 inhibited the nitrite accumulation induced by a combination of interleukin-1 beta, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and lipopolysaccharide in a concentration-dependent manner. The inhibitory effect of ET-3 was less potent than that of ET-1. A selective ETA antagonist, BQ-485, and an ETA and ETB antagonist, TAK-044, abolished the inhibitory effects of ET-1, whereas the selective ETB antagonist BQ-788 had no effect on the inhibition produced by ET-1. These observations indicate that ET-1 inhibits cytokine-stimulated nitrite accumulation through the ETA receptor. Western blot analysis showed that the suppression of nitrite accumulation was accompanied by a decrease in iNOS protein. Northern blot analysis showed that ET-1 inhibited the expression of both iNOS and GTP:CHI mRNA. In conclusion, ET-1 inhibits cytokine-stimulated nitric oxide production through the ETA receptor by suppressing the expression of iNOS and GTP:CHI mRNA in rat mesangial cells.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009573 Nitrites Salts of nitrous acid or compounds containing the group NO2-. The inorganic nitrites of the type MNO2 (where M Nitrite
D009842 Oligopeptides Peptides composed of between two and twelve amino acids. Oligopeptide
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
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
D005920 Glomerular Mesangium The thin membranous structure supporting the adjoining glomerular capillaries. It is composed of GLOMERULAR MESANGIAL CELLS and their EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX. Mesangium, Glomerular,Mesangial Extracellular Matrix,Extracellular Matrices, Mesangial,Extracellular Matrix, Mesangial,Glomerular Mesangiums,Matrices, Mesangial Extracellular,Matrix, Mesangial Extracellular,Mesangial Extracellular Matrices,Mesangiums, Glomerular
D006136 GTP Cyclohydrolase (GTP cyclohydrolase I) or GTP 7,8-8,9-dihydrolase (pyrophosphate-forming) (GTP cyclohydrolase II). An enzyme group that hydrolyzes the imidazole ring of GTP, releasing carbon-8 as formate. Two C-N bonds are hydrolyzed and the pentase unit is isomerized. This is the first step in the synthesis of folic acid from GTP. EC 3.5.4.16 (GTP cyclohydrolase I) and EC 3.5.4.25 (GTP cyclohydrolase II). GTP 8-Formylhydrolase,GTP Dihydrolase,GTP Ring-Opening Enzyme,7,8-Dihydroneopterintriphosphate Synthetase,GTP Cyclohydrolase I,GTP Cyclohydrolase II,7,8 Dihydroneopterintriphosphate Synthetase,8-Formylhydrolase, GTP,Cyclohydrolase I, GTP,Cyclohydrolase II, GTP,Cyclohydrolase, GTP,Dihydrolase, GTP,GTP 8 Formylhydrolase,GTP Ring Opening Enzyme,Ring-Opening Enzyme, GTP,Synthetase, 7,8-Dihydroneopterintriphosphate
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000975 Antioxidants Naturally occurring or synthetic substances that inhibit or retard oxidation reactions. They counteract the damaging effects of oxidation in animal tissues. Anti-Oxidant,Antioxidant,Antioxidant Activity,Endogenous Antioxidant,Endogenous Antioxidants,Anti-Oxidant Effect,Anti-Oxidant Effects,Anti-Oxidants,Antioxidant Effect,Antioxidant Effects,Activity, Antioxidant,Anti Oxidant,Anti Oxidant Effect,Anti Oxidant Effects,Anti Oxidants,Antioxidant, Endogenous,Antioxidants, Endogenous
D001381 Azepines Seven membered heterocyclic rings containing a NITROGEN atom. Hexamethyleneimines

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