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  • Title: Effects of N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester and aminoguanidine on lipopolysaccharide-induced airway hyperresponsiveness in guinea pigs.
    Author: Jiang HN, Qu JM, He LX, Chen XH, Pan J, Li L, Zhu DN, Cao YX, Shen LL.
    Journal: Chin Med J (Engl); 2008 Sep 05; 121(17):1693-7. PubMed ID: 19024101.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: The down-regulation of constitutive nitric oxide synthase (cNOS) and up-regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) are associated with the allergen-provocated airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). This study aimed to determine whether their alteration also plays an important role in the AHR induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). METHODS: Hartley male guinea pigs, weighing between 250 g and 350 g, were injected with LPS at a dose of 1 mg/kg every 24 hours for three days. A non-selective NOS inhibitor, N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), or a selective inducible NOS inhibitor, aminoguanidine (AG), were used thirty minutes before each injection of LPS. Airway reactions, nitric oxide (NO) production and inflammatory changes were detected 24 hours after the last dose of LPS. RESULTS: AG significantly decreased the NO production in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and sharply reduced the intensity of bronchoconstriction to histamine challenge. L-NAME also significantly decreased the NO production in the BALF, but had no effect on airway reactions or, perhaps, a tendency to enhance the intensity of AHR. CONCLUSIONS: The data suggest that inducible NOS contributes to the AHR induced by repetitive intraperitoneal LPS, and constitutive NOS was also involved.
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