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Human gingival fibroblasts produce nitric oxide in response to proinflammatory cytokines.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND:Although nitric oxide (NO) synthesis is increased in periodontal disease (PD), little is known about the possible sources of production by gingival tissues. In fact, gingival tissues from patients with periodontitis demonstrate greater levels of inducible nitric oxide (iNOS) expression than healthy tissue. Macrophages are the source of the iNOS expression, with endothelial cells also contributing. In the present study, our hypothesis has been that human gingival fibroblasts (HGF) also have the ability to produce NO. We have established for the first time that HGF express increased levels of iNOS and modulate NO synthesis in response to proinflammatory cytokines that act synergistically. METHODS:NO production under basal conditions or following incubation with tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha), interleukin (IL)-1beta, and interferon (IFN)-gamma was assessed by measurement of stable NO metabolites, nitrite, and nitrate, in a microplate adaptation of the Griess assay. Total RNA was isolated from HGF for determination of iNOS mRNA levels. RESULTS:We have shown that NO production is elevated in HGF that are stimulated simultaneously by TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IFN-gamma. Northern blot analysis confirmed that the production of iNOS mRNA by HGF is upregulated in the presence of these cytokines. Addition of mercaptoethyl guanidine (MEG), a specific inhibitor of iNOS, profoundly reduced the production of NO in HGF. Non specific inhibitors of iNOS, L-NG-monomethyl arginine (L-NMMA), and L-arginine-methyl ester (L-NAME) had little or no effect on NO produced in HGF. CONCLUSIONS:These results suggest that elevated NO production could be important in the pathogenesis of PD, and also suggest the ability of an iNOS inhibitor to modulate the disease. Treatments with drugs to block the production of nitric oxide or block its effects might be therapeutically valuable.

journal_name

J Periodontol

journal_title

Journal of periodontology

authors

Daghigh F,Borghaei RC,Thornton RD,Bee JH

doi

10.1902/jop.2002.73.4.392

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-04-01 00:00:00

pages

392-400

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eissn

0022-3492

issn

1943-3670

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Human gingival fibroblasts produce nitric oxide in response to proinflammatory cytokines.