title: Stimulation of cytokine and nitric oxide production by acyclic nucleoside phosphonates.
abstract: Several antiviral acyclic nucleotide analogues activate expression of genes for cytokines, such as TNF-alpha, IL-10 in macrophages and IFN-gamma in splenocytes. This is an underlying mechanism for substantially enhanced production of nitric oxide generated by IFN-gamma. More lipophilic prodrugs, bis-POM-PMEA and bis-POC-PMPA, are cytocidal for macrophages and thus inhibit nitric oxide formation.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zídek
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Franková
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holý
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D009711:Nucleotides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D009711:Nucleotides; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016753:Interleukin-10; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D007371:Interferon-gamma