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. 2005;49(1):41-8.
doi: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2005.tb03638.x.

Induction of inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase mRNA and NO production in macrophages infected with influenza A/PR/8 virus and stimulated with its ether-split product

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Induction of inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase mRNA and NO production in macrophages infected with influenza A/PR/8 virus and stimulated with its ether-split product

Nobuko Imanishi et al. Microbiol Immunol. 2005.
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Abstract

We investigated the inductive activity of infective influenza A/PR/8/34 (PR8) virus and its ether-split product (ESP) on the expression of inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS) and NO production in RAW264.7 (RAW) cells, a murine macrophage (M psi) cell line, and thioglycolate-elicited peritoneal M psi (TPM). In both cells, PR8 virus infection induced iNOS mRNA between 4 hr and 24 hr, attaining a peak value at 12 hr. In correlation with induction of iNOS mRNA, NO amounts increased significantly from 12 to 24 hr. Moreover, this study demonstrated that ESP with the same hemagglutination titer as PR8 virus could induce iNOS mRNA and NO production, although the inductive activity of ESP was weaker than that of PR8 virus. Considering the dual role (beneficial and detrimental roles) of NO on certain inflammatory disorders and virus infections, the inductive activity of influenza virus on the iNOS-mediated NO production independent of its infectivity might contribute to a modification of influenza virus infection.

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