title: Promotion of proliferation of murine BALB/C3T3 fibroblasts mediated by nitric oxide at lower concentrations.
abstract: This study showed that nitric oxide (NO)-generating S-nitrosothiols, S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP) and S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO), increased proliferation of BALB/c 3T3 (clone A31-1-1) fibroblasts in vitro. Treatment with SNAP at a relatively low concentration (0.005-0.02 mM) induced an increase in cell number compared to control. SNAP (0.005-0.02 mM) and GSNO (0.025-0.05 mM) both showed an increase of [3H]thymidine incorporation in exponentially growing cells in a dose-dependent manner. The maximal effect was observed at about 40 and 90% above control at 0.02 mM and 0.05 mM, respectively. The increase induced by 0.02 mM SNAP was abolished by the addition of 0.01 mM oxyhemoglobin, a scavenger of NO. [3H]Thymidine incorporation in stationary cells was also increased by SNAP. In addition, 0.02 mM SNAP produced a 1.8-3.2-fold increase of thymidine kinase activity in exponentially growing cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Chiba University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohmura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Moriyama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujimura
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005978:Glutathione / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D009603:Nitroso Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010396:Penicillamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D026423:S-Nitroso-N-Acetylpenicillamine; D026422:S-Nitrosoglutathione
chemical_list: D009603:Nitroso Compounds; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D026422:S-Nitrosoglutathione; D026423:S-Nitroso-N-Acetylpenicillamine; D005978:Glutathione; D010396:Penicillamine