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Comparative Study
. 1995 Jul 3;92(14):6399-403.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.92.14.6399.

Genetic and redox determinants of nitric oxide cytotoxicity in a Salmonella typhimurium model

M A De Groote  1 , D Granger, Y Xu, G Campbell, R Prince, F C Fang
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Comparative Study

Genetic and redox determinants of nitric oxide cytotoxicity in a Salmonella typhimurium model

M A De Groote et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .

Abstract

Paradoxically, nitric oxide (NO) has been found to exhibit cytotoxic, antiproliferative, or cytoprotective activity under different conditions. We have utilized Salmonella mutants deficient in antioxidant defenses or peptide transport to gain insights into NO actions. Comparison of three NO donor compounds reveals distinct and independent cellular responses associated with specific redox forms of NO. The peroxynitrite (OONO-) generator 3-morpholinosydnonimine hydrochloride mediates oxygen-dependent Salmonella killing, whereas S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) causes oxygen-independent cytostasis, and the NO. donor diethylenetriamine-nitric oxide adduct has no antibacterial activity. GSNO has the greatest activity for stationary cells, a characteristic relevant to latent or intracellular pathogens. Moreover, the cytostatic activity of GSNO may best correlate with antiproliferative or antimicrobial effects of NO, which are unassociated with overt cell injury. dpp mutants defective in active dipeptide transport are resistant to GSNO, implicating heterolytic NO+ transfer rather than homolytic NO. release in the mechanism of cytostasis. This transport system may provide a specific pathway for GSNO-mediated signaling in biological systems. The redox state and associated carrier molecules are critical determinants of NO activity.

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