title: Nitric oxide synthase expression in human neuroblastoma cell line induced by cytokines.
abstract: The human neuroblastoma cell line NB-39-nu expressed mRNA coding for inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) following treatment with a combination of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). The level of iNOS mRNA peaked 24 h after stimulation and had declined by about 25% after 48 h. Trace levels of iNOS mRNA were detected after treatment with IFN-gamma alone, and its mRNA level was synergistically enhanced by simultaneous treatment with TNF-alpha. Neither bacterial lipopolysaccharide nor interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) showed synergistic effects as great as that of TNF-alpha on iNOS gene expression. Dexamethasone inhibited the induction of iNOS mRNA by IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha. Induction of iNOS was confirmed by NADPH-diaphorase staining and by immunostaining with human iNOS-specific antibody.
authors.affiliation: Investigative Treatment Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Esumi
mesh_terms: D004357:Drug Synergism; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009252:NADPH Dehydrogenase / Q000096:biosynthesis; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D009252:NADPH Dehydrogenase