title: Gene and protein expressions of nitric oxide synthases in ischemia-reperfused peripheral nerve of the rat.
abstract: This study examined mRNA and protein expressions of neuronal (nNOS), inducible (iNOS), and endothelial nitric oxide synthases (eNOS) in peripheral nerve after ischemia-reperfusion (I/R). Sixty-six rats were divided into the ischemia only and I/R groups. One sciatic nerve of each animal was used as the experimental side and the opposite untreated nerve as the control. mRNA levels in the nerve were quantitatively measured by competitive PCR, and protein was determined by Western blotting and immunohistochemical staining. The results showed that, after ischemia (2 h), both nNOS and eNOS protein expressions decreased. After I/R (2 h of ischemia followed by 3 h of reperfusion), expression of both nNOS and eNOS mRNA and protein decreased further. In contrast, iNOS mRNA significantly increased after ischemia and was further upregulated (14-fold) after I/R, while iNOS protein was not detected. The results reveal the dynamic expression of individual NOS isoforms during the course of I/R injury. An understanding of this modulation on a cellular and molecular level may lead to understanding the mechanisms of I/R injury and to methods of ameliorating peripheral nerve injury.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Cell Biology Laboratory, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
authors.forename: W N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Z Q
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Whang
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Seaber
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Stamler
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Urbaniak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D017931:DNA Primers; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000502:physiology*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007511:Ischemia / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D052248:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; D052250:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D015424:Reperfusion; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000201:enzymology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D052248:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; D052250:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III; C496322:Nos1 protein, rat; C496318:Nos2 protein, rat; C496316:Nos3 protein, rat