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Early upregulation of iNOS mRNA expression and increase in NO metabolites in pressurized renal epithelial cells

¹Department of Urology, Institute for Pediatric Urology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York; and ²School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Submitted 22 May 2007 ; accepted in final form 17 September 2007

Pressure is an important physiological regulator, but under abnormal conditions it may be a critical factor in the onset and progression of disease in many organs. In vivo, proximal tubular epithelial cells are subjected to pressure as a result of ureteral obstruction, which may influence the production of nitric oxide (NO), a ubiquitous multifunctional cytokine. To directly explore the effect of pressure on the expression and activity of NO synthase (NOS) in cultured proximal tubular epithelial cells, a novel pressure apparatus was developed. Cells were subjected to pressures of 20–120 mmHg over time (5 min-72 h). RT-PCR demonstrated an increase in inducible NOS (iNOS) and sGC, while endothelial NOS remained unchanged. Real-time PCR (qPCR) confirmed an earlier induction of iNOS transcript subjected to 60 mmHg compared with cytokine mix. iNOS protein expression was significantly increased following 60 mmHg of pressure for 24 h. Use of nuclear factor-B inhibitors was shown to prevent the increase in iNOS expression following 60 mmHg for 2 h. NO and cGMP were increased with the application of pressure. The addition of the irreversible iNOS inhibitor (1400W) was shown to prevent this increase. We demonstrate that with the use of a simply designed apparatus, pressure led to an extremely early induction of iNOS and a rapid activation of NOS activity to increase NO and cGMP in proximal tubule epithelial cells. The rapid effects of pressure on iNOS may have important implications in the obstructed kidney.

unilateral ureteral obstruction; nitric oxide; cyclic guanosine monophosphate; inducible nitric oxide synthase; cytokine mix

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