면역억제제가 Lipopolysaccharide에 의한 생쥐의 간 및 뇌조직의 Nitric Oxide Synthase 활성도의 변화에 미치는 영향

• 영문명: Effect of Immunosuppressants on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Changes of Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity in Liver and Brain of Mice
• 발행기관: 대한약리학회
• 저자명: 민병우(Byung Woo Min) 한형수(Hyng Soo Han) 박정숙(Jung Sook Park) 김중영(Choong Young Kim)
• 간행물 정보: 『대한약리학잡지』제31권 제2호, 233~240쪽, 전체 8쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 기타의약학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 1995.09.30

영문 초록

To verify the effect of immunosuppressants on the endotoxin-induced increase in iNOS activity, the action of immunosuppressants, dexamethasone (1.5 mg/kg), azathioprine (5 mg/kg/day) and cyclosporine (10 mg/kg), were evaluated in mice pretreated with LPS. The intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (10 mg/kg) increased the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity in the brain and liver to maximum at 1 and 3 hours, respectively. The increase in NOS activity was blocked by the treatment with NOS inhibitor, LNAME(300 mg/kg) and aminoguanidine(100 mg/kg); a protein inhibitor, cycloheximide (10 mg/kg); and a transcription inhibitor of inducible NOS(iNOS), dexamethasone(1.5 mg/kg). Immunosuppressants, azathioprine (5 mg/kg) and cyclosporine (10 mg/kg), effectively blocked the increase in NOS activity. These results suggest that iNOS expression plays an important role in LPS-induced the increase in NOS activity and that immunosuppressants can be used as candidate for therapeutic agents in endotoxemia.

키워드

Lipopolysaccharide Nitric oxide synthase activity Azathioprine Cyclosporine Endotoxemia