McCall T B, Palmer R M, Moncada S
Wellcome Research Laboratories, Beckenham, Kent, U.K.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1992 Jul 31;186(2):680-5. doi: 10.1016/0006-291x(92)90800-z.
The effect of interleukin(IL)-8 and leukotriene B4 (LTB4) on the induction of nitric oxide (NO) synthase in rat peritoneal neutrophils (PMN) ex vivo was studied. IL-8, but not LTB4, caused concentration-dependent inhibition of the induction of a Ca(2+)-independent NO synthase ex vivo. The effect of IL-8 was not attributable to the synthesis of an inhibitor of this enzyme. These findings suggest complex regulatory control of the induction of NO synthase by cytokines.
研究了白细胞介素(IL)-8和白三烯B4(LTB4)对大鼠腹腔中性粒细胞(PMN)离体诱导一氧化氮(NO)合酶的影响。IL-8而非LTB4可引起离体诱导的不依赖钙的NO合酶浓度依赖性抑制。IL-8的作用并非归因于该酶抑制剂的合成。这些发现提示细胞因子对NO合酶诱导存在复杂的调控。