Agmatine protects against sodium valproate–induced hepatic injury in mice via modulation of nuclear factor‐κB/inducible nitric oxide synthetase pathway

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (12) ◽  
pp. e22227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nishat Ahmed ◽  
Naif Aljuhani ◽  
Hind S. Al‐Hujaili ◽  
Manar A. Al‐Hujaili ◽  
Mohamed A. Elkablawy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Sodium Valproate ◽  
Hepatic Injury ◽  
Nuclear Factor Κb ◽  
Nuclear Factor ◽  
Nitric Oxide Synthetase ◽  
Inducible Nitric Oxide

scholarly journals Activation of Nuclear Factor κB and Induction of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase by Ureaplasma urealyticumin Macrophages

2000 ◽  
Vol 68 (12) ◽  
pp. 7087-7093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.-H. Li ◽  
Z.-Q. Yan ◽  
J. Skov Jensen ◽  
K. Tullus ◽  
A. Brauner
Keyword(s):  
Nitric Oxide ◽  
Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase ◽  
Alveolar Macrophages ◽  
Nuclear Factor Κb ◽  
Inos Expression ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Nuclear Factor ◽  
Oxide Synthase ◽  
Inducible Nitric Oxide

ABSTRACT Chronic lung disease (CLD) of prematurity is an inflammatory disease with a multifactorial etiology. The importance ofUreaplasma urealyticum in the development of CLD is debated, and steroids produce some improvement in neonates with this disease. In the present study, the capability of U. urealyticum to stimulate rat alveolar macrophages to produce nitric oxide (NO), express inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and activate nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) in vitro was characterized. The effect of NO on the growth of U. urealyticum was also investigated. In addition, the impact of dexamethasone and budesonide on these processes was examined. We found that U. urealyticum antigen (≥4 × 107 color-changing units/ml) stimulated alveolar macrophages to produce NO in a dose- and time-dependent manner (P < 0.05). This effect was further enhanced by gamma interferon (100 IU/ml; P < 0.05) but was attenuated by budesonide and dexamethasone (10−4 to 10−6 M) (P < 0.05). The mRNA and protein levels of iNOS were also induced in response to U. urealyticum and inhibited by steroids.U. urealyticum antigen triggered NF-κB activation, a possible mechanism for the induced iNOS expression, which also was inhibited by steroids. NO induced by U. urealyticum caused a sixfold reduction of its own growth after infection for 10 h. Our findings imply that U. urealyticum may be an important factor in the development of CLD. The host defense response againstU. urealyticum infection may also be influenced by NO. The down-regulatory effect of steroids on NF-κB activation, iNOS expression, and NO production might partly explain the beneficial effect of steroids in neonates with CLD.

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