Production and interaction of oxygen and nitric oxide free radicals in PMA stimulated macrophages during the respiratory burst.
The activity of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) during the respiratory burst in phorbol-1,2-myristate-1,3-acetate (PMA) stimulated macrophages has been the topic of much debate in the literature. To help clarify the role of NOS, we have examined the chemiluminescence arising from peroxynitrite production, nitrite/nitrate and nitric oxide production, and oxygen consumption during the respiratory burst in PMA-stimulated macrophages. The Griess reaction was used to measure nitrite/nitrate, spin trapping with N-methyl D-glucamine dithiocarbamate (MGD)2-Fe2+ was used to quantify nitric oxide, and the spin probe 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl-4-ol (TEMPOL) was used to measure oxygen consumption. Oxygen free radical production (hydroxyl and superoxide free radicals) was also investigated using the spin trap 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyroline-1-oxide (DMPO). The chemiluminescence emitted by the PMA-stimulated macrophages and nitrite/nitrate in the culture system were both found to increase. However, the rate of nitric oxide release remained constant, indicating that the activity of NOS is not enhanced during the respiratory burst in PMA stimulated macrophages.
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Department of Molecular and Cell Biophysics, Institute of Biophysics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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Zhao
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D000818:Animals; D003497:Cyclic N-Oxides; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D006878:Hydroxides / Q000378:metabolism; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008262:Macrophage Activation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D017737:Macrophages, Peritoneal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009566:Nitrates / Q000378:metabolism; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000378:metabolism; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D016897:Respiratory Burst / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013113:Spin Labels; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*
D003497:Cyclic N-Oxides; D006878:Hydroxides; D009566:Nitrates; D009573:Nitrites; D013113:Spin Labels; D013481:Superoxides; D009569:Nitric Oxide; C017245:5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-1-oxide; C031356:hydroxide ion; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; C001803:tempol