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Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 265: L110-L116, 1993;
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AJP - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Vol 265, Issue 2 110-L116, Copyright © 1993 by American Physiological Society

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Nitric oxide synthesis by rat pleural mesothelial cells: induction by cytokines and lipopolysaccharide

M. W. Owens and M. B. Grisham
Department of Medicine, Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Shreveport, Louisiana 71101-4295.

The close proximity of pleural mesothelial cells (PMC) and mononuclear cells during pleural inflammation suggests that leukocyte-derived products (e.g., cytokines) may play an important role in modulating PMC function. The purpose of this study was to determine whether certain cytokines and bacterial products induce PMC to produce nitric oxide (NO). Confluent monolayers of rat PMC were exposed to tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1), gamma-interferon (IFN), or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) individually and in various double and triple combinations for 6-72 h. Concentrations of nitrite and nitrate were quantified and used as indirect indices of NO production. Nitrite/nitrate accumulation was maximal at 72 h, with most of the increase occurring from 48 to 72 h. Maximal nitrite/nitrate production was observed with triple combinations with the combination of LPS, IL-1, and TNF giving the highest concentration (137.4 +/- 2.8 microM). Nitrite/nitrate production was significantly inhibited by NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, suggesting that nitrite and nitrate were derived from the L-arginine-dependent formation of NO. These data indicate that PMC can be induced to produce large amounts of NO in response to specific combinations of proinflammatory cytokines and LPS.


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