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  • Title: Macrophage nitric oxide synthesis delays progression of ultraviolet light-induced murine skin cancers.
    Author: Yim CY, Bastian NR, Smith JC, Hibbs JB, Samlowski WE.
    Journal: Cancer Res; 1993 Nov 15; 53(22):5507-11. PubMed ID: 8221691.
    Abstract:
    The role of macrophages in the host immune response against cancers remains uncertain. Since nitric oxide synthesis represents a significant macrophage antitumor mechanism in vitro, we evaluated whether NO was synthesized during the immune response to growing murine skin cancers. NO synthesis was readily detectable in enzymatically dissociated tumors (RD-995 and LR-298) and was inhibited by N omega-monomethyl-L-arginine (MLA) and by macrophage depletion. Nitrosylation of iron-sulfur and heme complexes was observed in these tumors using electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. NO production in the presence of increasing concentrations of MLA correlated inversely with tumor cell proliferation in vitro. To elucidate the role of NO during in vivo tumor progression, tumor-bearing mice were treated with continuous infusions of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor MLA. MLA-treated mice demonstrated increased growth and delayed rejection of the highly antigenic UV radiation-induced regressor tumor LR-298. These experiments demonstrate that macrophage-derived NO synthesis can contribute to the antitumor immune response in vivo.
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