Metal-induced modulation of nitric oxide production in vitro by murine macrophages: lead, nickel, and cobalt utilize different mechanisms.
Metal-induced modulation of nitric oxide production in vitro by murine macrophages: lead, nickel, and cobalt utilize different mechanisms.
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金属诱导的小鼠巨噬细胞体外一氧化氮产生调节:铅、镍和钴利用不同的机制。
DOI:
10.1006/taap.1996.0320
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发表时间:
1996
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Lawrence,DA
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作者:
Tian,L;Lawrence,DA
Macrophages (Mφ) can be induced to produce nitric oxide (NO), which has been suggested to be important for macrophages to exercise various functions. We have previously reported that an environmental toxicant, lead (Pb), can significantly inhibit NO production by murine splenic Mφs. Herein, eight additional metal ions, gold (Au), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), nickel (Ni), and zinc (Zn), were assessed. In addition to Pb, Hg and Cd significantly suppressed NO production by cytokine (interferon-γ and tumor necrosis factor-α)-stimulated murine Mφs. Au and Cu also were inhibitory, but less than Pb, Hg, and Cd. In contrast, Cr and Zn were not modulatory, and Ni and Co significantly enhanced NO production by cytokine-stimulated Mφs. The enhancement by Ni and Co was inhibited by the arginine analogN-monomethylarginine. The metals showed different activating/inhibiting profiles when added to a cell-free (activated Mφ lysate) NO-producing-system in which inducible NO synthase (iNOS) is already expressed. Cr, Cu, Pb, and Zn moderately suppressed iNOS, which suggests that they may directly modify enzyme or cofactor activity. Cd, Hg, Mg, Ni, or Co did not produce any significant effect on NO production by the cell-free system. Inhibition of NO production by Pb-exposed Mφs was not due to decreased expression of iNOS nor limited to its modest direct inhibition of iNOS; thus, other mechanism(s) must be accountable for the efficient Pb-induced inhibition of NO production by Mφ. Ni or Co did induce a substantial increase of iNOS protein. Overall, these observations provide additional insight into the means by which metals via inhibition or enhancement of NO production may be pathogenic, by suppression of defense mechanisms or induction of hypersensitivity, respectively.