CLONED MURINE LYMPHOCYTES-T SYNTHESIZE A MOLECULE WITH THE BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NITRIC-OXIDE
CLONED MURINE LYMPHOCYTES-T SYNTHESIZE A MOLECULE WITH THE BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NITRIC-OXIDE
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DOI:
10.1016/s0006-291x(05)80086-5
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发表时间:
1990-12-14
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
BARBUL, A
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作者:
KIRK, SJ;REGAN, MC;BARBUL, A
Recently, activated neutrophils and macrophages have been shown to synthesize nitric oxide (NO) exclusively from L-arginine. We searched for the presence of this pathway in murine T cell clones. Using a platelet aggregation bioassay sensitive to NO, we demonstrate that IL-2-stimulated CTLL and HT2 cells inhibit platelet aggregation, whereas unstimulated lymphocytes do not. This action can be inhibited by the specific NO synthase competitor NG-mono-methyl arginine, and only the L form of arginine or its analogue L-homoarginine are capable of providing substrate for NO synthesis.