SELECTIVE-INHIBITION OF INDUCIBLE NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE BY AGMATINE

被引:133
作者
AUGUET, M
VIOSSAT, I
MARIN, JG
CHABRIER, PE
机构
[1] Institut Henri Beaufour Research Laboratories, ZA de Courtaboeuf, 91952 Les Ulis Cedex, 1, Avenue des Tropiques
关键词
AGMATINE; NITRIC OXIDE; INDUCIBLE ENZYME;
D O I
10.1254/jjp.69.285
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Agmatine was about as potent as aminoguanidine to inhibit the activity of the inducible form of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in isolated rat aorta. Like aminoguanidine, agmatine was devoid of significant activity on the constitutive form of NOS. Agmatine inhibited the conversion of [H-3]L-arginine in [3H]L-citrulline in partially purified iNOS from macrophages (IC50 = 262 +/- 39.9 mu M). Thus, our data suggest that agmatine may act as endogenous inhibitor of iNOS.
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