title: A synthetic isoquinoline alkaloid, 1-(beta-naphthylmethyl)-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (YS 51), reduces inducible nitric oxide synthase expression and improves survival in a rodent model of endotoxic shock.
abstract: In the present study, the effects of 1-(beta-naphthylmethyl)-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (YS 51), a positional isomer of 1-(alpha-naphthylmethyl)-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (YS 49), on nitric oxide production and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA expression were investigated in RAW 264.7 cells, mouse monocyte macrophage, exposed to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) plus interferon (IFN)-gamma. In addition, the effects of YS 51 on vascular reactivity in vitro and ex vivo, iNOS protein expression (rat lung) and survival rate (mice), were also investigated in LPS-treated rodents. Treatment with YS 51 reduced not only nitric oxide production (IC(50), 23.5 microM), but also expression of iNOS mRNA in RAW 264.7 cells in a concentration-dependent manner. Incubation of rat endothelium-denuded thoracic aorta with LPS (300 ng/ml) for 8 h in vitro resulted in suppression of vasoconstrictor effects to phenylephrine, which was restored by coincubation with YS 51. Treatment with YS 51 before (30 min) injection of LPS resulted in significant reduction of the expression of iNOS protein in rat lung tissue and restored the vascular contractility to 9,11-dideoxy-11alpha,9alpha-epoxymethanoprostaglandin F(2alpha) (U46619), ex vivo. The plasma concentration of nitrite/nitrate (NOx) level was significantly (p < 0.01) reduced by YS 51 (10 and 20 mg/kg, i.p) in LPS-treated (10 mg/kg, i.p) rats. Furthermore, YS 51 significantly increased the survival rate in LPS-injected mice. In RAW 264.7 cells, YS 51 inhibited the formation of nuclear factor-kappaB-DNA complex and iNOS promoter activity in a concentration-dependent manner, indicating that iNOS gene expression was modified transcriptionally by YS 51. These data strongly suggest that YS 51, a positional isomer of YS 49, might be beneficial in septic shock and/or endotoxin-induced inflammatory disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea.
authors.forename: Young Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Sook Jae
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Hye Sook
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Yun-Choi
authors.forename: Duk Hyung
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young-Myung
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ki Churl
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002460:Cell Line; D004247:DNA / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism; D009566:Nitrates / Q000097:blood; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; D009573:Nitrites / Q000097:blood; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015996:Survival Rate; D044005:Tetrahydroisoquinolines
chemical_list: C495109:1-(beta-naphthylmethyl)-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetra-hydroisoquinoline; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D007546:Isoquinolines; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D016328:NF-kappa B; D009566:Nitrates; D009573:Nitrites; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D044005:Tetrahydroisoquinolines; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D004247:DNA; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D052247:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II; C496317:Nos2 protein, mouse; C496318:Nos2 protein, rat