title: Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 inhibits the induction of nitric oxide synthase in J774 cells.
abstract: We evaluated the effect of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) on the induction of nitric oxide synthase activity in J774 cells. MCP-1 was able to inhibit the production of nitric oxide induced by LPS and IFN-gamma in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, the inhibition was only achieved when the cells were pretreated with MCP-1. No inhibition was observed when MCP-1 was added after stimulation with LPS and IFN-gamma. These results demonstrate that MCP-1 is able to inhibit the induction of nitric oxide synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Center of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Havana, Cuba.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Glaría
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palacios
mesh_terms: D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000818:Animals; D018932:Chemokine CCL2; D002630:Chemotactic Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects*; D051379:Mice; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D013997:Time Factors; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D018932:Chemokine CCL2; D002630:Chemotactic Factors; D016207:Cytokines; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases