title: Inhibition of lipopolysaccharide and cytokine mixture-mediated hepatocyte nitric oxide synthesis by dimethyl sulfoxide.
abstract: Treatment and pretreatment of hepatocytes with 2% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) inhibited lipopolysaccharide and cytokine mixture (LPS/CM)-mediated NO synthesis in hepatocytes without any obvious effects on cell viability. DMSO at concentrations of 0.5-4% stimulated DNA replication and increased albumin secretion in LPS/CM-treated hepatocytes. Genisein, a inhibitor of protein tyrosine kinase (PTK), inhibited LPS/CM-mediated NO synthesis in hepatocytes. These results suggest that PTK is critical for hepatocyte NO synthesis, and DMSO-inhibited NO synthesis may be associated with prevention of LPS/CM-induced PTK activation in hepatocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akaike
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005260:Female; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D016207:Cytokines; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D004247:DNA; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide