Coordinate up- and down-modulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase, nitric oxide production, and tumoricidal activity in rat bone-marrow-derived mononuclear phagocytes by lipopolysaccharide and gram-negative bacteria

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
R KellerA Mülsch

Abstract

Simultaneous incubation of primary rat bone-marrow-derived mononuclear phagocytes (BMMo) and tumor cells with gram-negative agents triggers within 24 h interferon gamma (IFN gamma)- and tumor necrosis factor (TNF alpha)-independent tumoricidal activity. On the other hand, BMMo that had been incubated for 24 h with gram-negative agents prior to re-exposure to the same agent had largely lost their ability to generate tumoricidal activity, although their ability to bind lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was not diminished. Parallel measurements of the kinetics of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), nitrite secretion, and tumoricidal activity triggered in primary BMMo by LPS revealed that these parameters take a coordinate course, reaching a peak within 24 h and then rapidly decaying. Down-regulation of expression of NOS protein and iNOS activity could be attributed neither to down-regulation of LPS receptors nor to L-arginine depletion.

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