Roles for protein kinases in the induction of nitric oxide synthase in astrocytes

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M L Simmons, S Murphy

Abstract

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or a combination of interferon (IFN)-gamma and interleukin (IL)-1 beta can induce a calcium-independent nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in astrocyte cultures (Simmons and Murphy: J Neurochem 59:897, 1992; Eur J Neurosci 5:825, 1993; Galea et al: Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 89:10945, 1992). This induction can be measured by assaying cyclic GMP levels in the cultures, which correlates with, but is more sensitive than, measurement of nitrite accumulation. To study potential second-messenger systems involved in the induction of iNOS, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), a protein kinase C (PKC) activator, and various protein kinase inhibitors were employed. PMA induced a time-, dose-, and L-arginine-dependent increase in cyclic GMP, which could be inhibited by dexamethasone or actinomycin D. This induction could be dramatically increased by concurrent treatment with IFN-gamma. The presence of iNOS mRNA could be demonstrated by hybridization with a specific cDNA probe. H7 (a non-specific serine/threonine kinase inhibitor) but not H89 (a more specific PKA inhibitor) prevented induction by all agents. However, downregulation of PKC or pretreatment with the PKC inhibitor calphostin C did not prevent the induction by ...Continue Reading

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