Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase expression by interferons α and β in bovine retinal pigmented epithelial cells

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Faure, V [1 ]
Courtois, Y [1 ]
Goureau, O [1 ]
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[1] INSERM, Ass Claude Bernard, U450, F-75016 Paris, France
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10.1074/jbc.272.51.32169
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Bovine retinal pigmented epithelial (RPE) cells express an inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS-2) after activation with interferon (IFN)-gamma and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Experiments were performed to investigate the effects of IFN-alpha and IFN-beta on NOS-2 activity. These types of interferons did not aid LPS in the production of nitrite, but markedly inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner the nitrite release due to LPS/IFN-gamma. Analysis by Western and Northern blots showed that RPE cells co-stimulated with IFN-alpha or IFN-beta with LPS/IFN-gamma accumulated lower levels of NOS-2 protein and mRNA than in the presence of LPS/IFN-gamma alone. The presence of IFN-alpha or IFN-beta did not accelerate mRNA degradation, implying that these interferons did not affect NOS-2 mRNA stability, but more probably NOS-2 gene expression. Furthermore, IFN-gamma binding studies demonstrated that the inhibitory effect of IFN-alpha and IFN-beta is not caused by a blocking of IFN-gamma receptors. Analysis of NF-kappa B activation by electrophoretic mobility shift assay demonstrated that LPS/IFN-gamma-induced NF-kappa B binding was not changed by the presence of IFN-alpha. However, similar experiments revealed that the activation of interferon regulatory factor-1 (IRF-1) by LPS/IFN-gamma was decreased by IFN-alpha. This phenomenon could be due to the decline of IRF-1 mRNA and the up-regulation of IRF-2 mRNA, an IRF-1 repressor, by IFN-1. These results suggest that the inhibitory effect of IFN-alpha and -beta on NOS-2 induction could be partially explained by their effect on the induction of the IRFs, which were involved in NOS-2 gene transcription.
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