Wagner D A, Young V R, Tannenbaum S R
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1983 Jul;80(14):4518-21. doi: 10.1073/pnas.80.14.4518.
Incorporation of an oral dose of [15N]ammonium acetate into urinary [15N]nitrate has been demonstrated in the rat. Investigation of the regulation of nitrate synthesis has shown that Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide potently stimulates urinary nitrate excretion (9-fold increase). It was further shown that the enhanced rate of nitrate excretion by lipopolysaccharide was due not to a reduction in nitrate metabolic loss but rather to an increased rate of synthesis. This conclusion was based on finding a proportionally increased incorporation of [15N]ammonium into nitrate nitrogen with lipopolysaccharide treatment. Nitrate biosynthesis was also increased by intraperitoneal injection of carrageenan and subcutaneous injection of turpentine. It is proposed that the pathway of nitrate biosynthesis may be the result of oxidation of reduced nitrogen compounds by oxygen radicals generated by an activated reticuloendothelial system.
已证实大鼠口服[15N]醋酸铵后,其尿液中的[15N]硝酸盐会有所增加。对硝酸盐合成调节的研究表明,大肠杆菌脂多糖能有效刺激尿液硝酸盐排泄(增加9倍)。进一步研究表明,脂多糖使硝酸盐排泄率提高并非由于硝酸盐代谢损失减少,而是合成速率增加所致。这一结论是基于发现脂多糖处理后[15N]铵向硝酸盐氮的掺入量成比例增加。腹腔注射角叉菜胶和皮下注射松节油也会使硝酸盐生物合成增加。有人提出,硝酸盐生物合成途径可能是活化的网状内皮系统产生的氧自由基氧化还原态氮化合物的结果。