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Control of nitric oxide synthase expression by transforming growth factor-beta: implications for homeostasis
Y Vodovotz et al. Prog Growth Factor Res. 1994.
Abstract
Production of nitric oxide (NO) can be stimulated by inflammatory cytokines and bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in mammalian cells via an inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). Conversely, the transforming growth factor-beta s (TGF-beta s) suppress NO production by reducing iNOS expression. Production of NO leads to disparate consequences, some beneficial and some damaging to the host, depending on the cell and context in which iNOS is induced. The TGF-beta s counter these NO-mediated processes in macrophages, cardiac myocytes, smooth muscle cells, bone marrow cells, and retinal pigment epithelial cells. Autocrine or paracrine production of TGF-beta may thus serve as a physiological counterbalance for iNOS expression, a mechanism which may be subverted by pathogens and tumors for their own survival. A greater understanding of the mechanisms and consequences of NO and TGF-beta production may lead to effective therapeutic strategies in various diseases.
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