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Title: Stimulation of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase mRNA levels by endogenous nitric oxide in cytokine-activated endothelium. Author: Bereta J, Bereta M. Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun; 1995 Dec 05; 217(1):363-9. PubMed ID: 8526935. Abstract: Previous studies have shown that endogenous nitric oxide (NO) potentiates glycolysis in the cytokine-activated murine microvascular endothelial cells (MME). In the present study we investigate the influence of NO on the expression of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), an enzyme of the glycolytic pathway. Activation of MME with TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma resulted in a strong elevation of GAPDH mRNA levels. This effect was impaired in the presence of L-NMMA, the inhibitor of NO synthesis. We discuss the possibility that NO-mediated elevation of GAPDH mRNA levels may compensate for NO-mediated inhibition of GAPDH enzymatic activity, representing another adaptive mechanism which protects cells producing large amounts of NO against its cytotoxic effects.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]