PMID- 23840099 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131203 LR - 20211021 IS - 1466-1861 (Electronic) IS - 0962-9351 (Print) IS - 0962-9351 (Linking) VI - 2013 DP - 2013 TI - Nitric oxide is a mediator of antiproliferative effects induced by proinflammatory cytokines on pancreatic beta cells. PG - 905175 LID - 10.1155/2013/905175 [doi] LID - 905175 AB - Nitric oxide (NO) is involved in several biological processes. In type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), proinflammatory cytokines activate an inducible isoform of NOS (iNOS) in beta cells, thus increasing NO levels and inducing apoptosis. The aim of the current study is to determine the role of NO (1) in the antiproliferative effect of proinflammatory cytokines IL-1 beta , IFN- gamma , and TNF- alpha on cultured islet beta cells and (2) during the insulitis stage prior to diabetes onset using the Biobreeding (BB) rat strain as T1DM model. Our results indicate that NO donors exert an antiproliferative effect on beta cell obtained from cultured pancreatic islets, similar to that induced by proinflammatory cytokines. This cytokine-induced antiproliferative effect can be reversed by L-NMMA, a general NOS inhibitor, and is independent of guanylate cyclase pathway. Assays using NOS isoform specific inhibitors suggest that the NO implicated in the antiproliferative effect of proinflammatory cytokines is produced by inducible NOS, although not in an exclusive way. In BB rats, early treatment with L-NMMA improves the initial stage of insulitis. We conclude that NO is an important mediator of antiproliferative effect induced by proinflammatory cytokines on cultured beta cell and is implicated in beta -cell proliferation impairment observed early from initial stage of insulitis. FAU - Quintana-Lopez, Laura AU - Quintana-Lopez L AD - Investigation Unit, Puerta del Mar Hospital, Cadiz, Spain. FAU - Blandino-Rosano, Manuel AU - Blandino-Rosano M FAU - Perez-Arana, Gonzalo AU - Perez-Arana G FAU - Cebada-Aleu, Alberto AU - Cebada-Aleu A FAU - Lechuga-Sancho, Alfonso AU - Lechuga-Sancho A FAU - Aguilar-Diosdado, Manuel AU - Aguilar-Diosdado M FAU - Segundo, Carmen AU - Segundo C LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130612 PL - United States TA - Mediators Inflamm JT - Mediators of inflammation JID - 9209001 RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - 0 (Nitric Oxide Donors) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 27JT06E6GR (omega-N-Methylarginine) RN - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide) RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) RN - EC 1.14.13.39 (Nitric Oxide Synthase) RN - EC 4.6.1.2 (Guanylate Cyclase) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Blotting, Western MH - Body Weight/drug effects MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Cytokines/*pharmacology MH - Fluorescent Antibody Technique MH - Guanylate Cyclase/metabolism MH - Insulin-Secreting Cells/*cytology/drug effects MH - Interferon-gamma/pharmacology MH - Interleukin-1beta/pharmacology MH - Male MH - Nitric Oxide/*metabolism MH - Nitric Oxide Donors/*pharmacology MH - Nitric Oxide Synthase/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/pharmacology MH - omega-N-Methylarginine/pharmacology PMC - PMC3694487 EDAT- 2013/07/11 06:00 MHDA- 2013/12/16 06:00 PMCR- 2013/06/12 CRDT- 2013/07/11 06:00 PHST- 2013/02/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/05/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/05/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/07/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/07/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/12/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/06/12 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2013/905175 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mediators Inflamm. 2013;2013:905175. doi: 10.1155/2013/905175. Epub 2013 Jun 12.