Colasanti M, Di Pucchio T, Persichini T, Sogos V, Presta M, Lauro G M
Department of Biology, III University of Rome, Italy.
Neurosci Lett. 1995 Jul 28;195(1):45-8. doi: 10.1016/0304-3940(95)11778-u.
The effect of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) on inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA expression in human cultured ramified microglial cells was investigated. Using RT-PCR and Southern blot analysis, we found that bFGF prevented the iNOS gene expression as induced by LPS/TNF alpha. Also, bFGF dose-dependently inhibited nitrite levels in treated cell supernatants. That the early presence of bFGF during LPS/TNF alpha induction was essential indicates that iNOS gene expression can be transcriptionally regulated.
研究了碱性成纤维细胞生长因子(bFGF)对人培养的分枝状小胶质细胞中诱导型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)mRNA表达的影响。通过逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)和Southern印迹分析,我们发现bFGF可阻止脂多糖(LPS)/肿瘤坏死因子α(TNFα)诱导的iNOS基因表达。此外,bFGF以剂量依赖的方式抑制处理后的细胞上清液中的亚硝酸盐水平。LPS/TNFα诱导过程中bFGF的早期存在至关重要,这表明iNOS基因表达可受到转录调控。