title: Induction of iNOS mRNA by interferon-gamma in epithelial cells is associated with growth arrest and differentiation.
abstract: Induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA by interferon-gamma (IFNgamma) is well established in various cell types. We observed earlier that this induction is differentiation-dependent in human keratinocytes. Since IFNgamma-mediated growth arrest and differentiation are separable but interrelated processes in keratinocytes, iNOS might play a role in their regulation. We conducted a series of in vitro experiments on normal and transformed epithelial cells with different tissue origins. We found that immortalization and transformation can influence the IFNgamma-mediated iNOS inducibility, but this process is tissue-specific as the induction correlates with the ability of the cells to differentiate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-1019, USA.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Arany
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Brysk
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brysk
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Tyring
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015603:Keratinocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase