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Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase reduces Sephadex-induced oedema formation in the rat lung: dependence on intact adrenal function

Andersson, Sven LU ; Kallstrom, L ; Malm, M ; Miller-Larsson, A and Axelsson, B (1995) In Inflammation Research 44(10). p.418-422
Abstract
In the present study we have investigated the effect of L-nitro arginine mono methyl ester (L-NAME), an inhibitor of nitric oxide (NO) synthase on Sephadex induced inflammation in the rat lung. Instillation of Sephadex into the airways induced an inflammatory reaction characterized by a long-lasting interstitial oedema, measured as an increase in lung weight, and an influx of inflammatory cells into the airways. L-NAME given s.c. prevented the increase in lung weight following Sephadex instillation. The inactive enantiomer D-NAME had no effect, nor did aminoguanidine which indicates that this effect of L-NAME was mediated by inhibition of the constitutive form of NOS. Treatment with L-NAME did not reduce an established oedema. In contrast,... (More)
In the present study we have investigated the effect of L-nitro arginine mono methyl ester (L-NAME), an inhibitor of nitric oxide (NO) synthase on Sephadex induced inflammation in the rat lung. Instillation of Sephadex into the airways induced an inflammatory reaction characterized by a long-lasting interstitial oedema, measured as an increase in lung weight, and an influx of inflammatory cells into the airways. L-NAME given s.c. prevented the increase in lung weight following Sephadex instillation. The inactive enantiomer D-NAME had no effect, nor did aminoguanidine which indicates that this effect of L-NAME was mediated by inhibition of the constitutive form of NOS. Treatment with L-NAME did not reduce an established oedema. In contrast, L-NAME tended to enhance the influx of oesinophils into the airways of Sephadex-instilled animals. L-NAME did not have any effect on the development of oedema in adrenalectomized rats or in animals where formation of glucocorticosteroids (GCS) was inhibited with metyrapone. L-NAME did not however, increase plasma levels of corticosterone. The present results indicate that, in this model, inhibition of NO-synthesis has marked anti-inflammatory effects. The underlying mechanism is complex but seems not to involve prevention of overproduction of NO. (Less)
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Corticosterone, Leucocyte emigration, Lung oedema, Nitric oxide synthase, Sephadex
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Inflammation Research
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44
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10
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418 - 422
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Birkhäuser Verlag
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1420-908X
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10.1007/BF01757698
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English
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  author       = {{Andersson, Sven and Kallstrom, L and Malm, M and Miller-Larsson, A and Axelsson, B}},
  issn         = {{1420-908X}},
  keywords     = {{Corticosterone; Leucocyte emigration; Lung oedema; Nitric oxide synthase; Sephadex}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{10}},
  pages        = {{418--422}},
  publisher    = {{Birkhäuser Verlag}},
  series       = {{Inflammation Research}},
  title        = {{Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase reduces Sephadex-induced oedema formation in the rat lung: dependence on intact adrenal function}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01757698}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/BF01757698}},
  volume       = {{44}},
  year         = {{1995}},
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