title: Role of nitric oxide synthase in release of endothelin from cultured human endometrial cells.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the nitric oxide/nitric oxide synthase (NO/NOS) system on the release of endothelin-1 (ET-1) in human endometrial cells. Human endometrial stromal cells in secretory phase were incubated for 72 h in serum-free RPMI 1640 medium in the absence or presence of different concentrations of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (LNMMA), a specific competitive inhibitor of NOS. ET-1 released from the cultured cells into the medium was determined by specific RIA. In all the experiments at various times, IL-1beta significantly increased the release of ET-1. LNMMA significantly attenuated the release of ET-1 when the cells were cultured with both IL-1beta and LNMMA, but LNMMA alone had no effect on ET-1 release. These results suggest that the NO/NOS system in human endometrium is involved in the regulation of ET-1 release via IL-1beta secretion. It can also be inferred that NO and ET-1 control the functions of endometrium in close association with IL-1beta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004717:Endometrium / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000502:physiology*; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000502:physiology*; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D019323:omega-N-Methylarginine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D019332:Endothelin-1; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007375:Interleukin-1; D019323:omega-N-Methylarginine; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase