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FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
卷 37, 期 3, 页码 350-357出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2004.04.023
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2,4,6-trinitrotoluene; nitric oxide; neuronal nitric oxide synthase; superoxide; neuronal cells; oxidative stress; free radicals
To determine the mechanism of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT)-induced oxidative stress involving neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), we examined alterations in enzyme activity and gene expression of nNOS by TNT, with an enzyme preparation and rat cerebellum primary neuronal cells. TNT inhibited nitric oxide formation (IC50 = 12.4 muM) as evaluted by citrulline formation in a 20,000g cerebellar supernatant preparation. A kinetic study revealed that TNT was a competitive inhibitor with respect to NADPH and a noncompetitive inhibitor with respect to L-arginine. It was found that purified nNOS was capable of reducing TNT, with a specific activity of 3900 nmol of NADPH oxidized/mg/min, but this reaction required CaCl2/calmodulin (CaM). An electron spin resonance (ESR) study indicated that superoxide (O-2(.-)) was generated during reduction of TNT by nNOS. Exposure of rat cerebellum primary neuronal cells to TNT (25 muM) caused an intracellular generation of H2O2, accompanied by a significant increase in nNOS mRNA levels. These results indicate that CaM-dependent one-electron reduction of TNT is catalyzed by nNOS, leading to a reduction in NO formation and generation of H2O2 derived from O-2(.-). Thus, it is suggested that upregulation of nNOS may represent an acute adaptation to an increase in oxidative stress during exposure to TNT. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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