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Earlier study showed that glucocorticoid induced tumor necrosis factor receptor (GITR), a new TNFR family, activated murine macrophages to express inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and to generate nitric oxide (NO). A possible involvement of pro-inflammatory cytokines on NO production by GITR was investigated in vitro systems and signaling molecules contributing to sGITR-induced iNOS production are determined in Raw 264.7 cells, a murine macrophage cell line. The result showed that the synergy was afforded by the combination of GITR with IFN-γ in a dose-dependent manner but IFN-γ alone was not able to induce NOS. No effects were observed with TNF-α, IL-1β, or IL-6 co-treated with GITR. To determine signaling molecules contributing to sGITR-induced iNOS production, a specific inhibitor for signal pathway proteins tested showed that PDTC (NF-κB) and genistein (tyrosine kinase) inhibited NOS induction significantly, while sodium orthovanadate (tyrosine phosphatase) potentiated NOS expression. These results suggest that activations of NF-κB were involved in induction of iNOS by GITR and IFN-γ priming caused earlier and stronger NF-κB activation.
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Shin, HH., Lee, H. & Choi, HS. Induction of nitric oxid synthase(NOS) by soluble glucocorticoid induced tumor necrosis factor receptor(sGITR) is modulated by IFN-γ in murine macrophage. Exp Mol Med 35, 175–180 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/emm.2003.24
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/emm.2003.24