The Journal of Immunology, Vol 154, Issue 12 6475-6483, Copyright © 1995 by American Association of Immunologists

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Nitric oxide synthesis in rat peritoneal macrophages is induced by IgE/DNP complexes and cyclic AMP analogues. Evidence in favor of a common signaling mechanism

A Alonso, J Carvalho, SR Alonso-Torre, L Nunez, L Bosca and M Sanchez Crespo
Department of Biochemistry and Physiology-CSIC, Faculty of Medicine, Valladolid, Spain.

The production of nitric oxide was studied in rat adherent peritoneal cells stimulated with preformed IgE/DNP-BSA complexes made of IgE obtained from a secreting hybridoma. Stimulation with complexes at equivalence induced both the production of NO and an increased expression of the mRNA of the inducible isoform of NO synthase (iNOS). Production of NO was also elicited by a rabbit polyclonal F(ab')2 anti- CD23 cross-reacting with rat CD23. Because IgE/DNP-BSA complexes did not elicit Ca2+ mobilization and genistein did not influence the production of NO, cyclic AMP was considered as an alternative signaling molecule. Combination of a suboptimal concentration of dibutyryl cyclic AMP and IgE/DNP-BSA complexes showed an additive effect on NO production, whereas this was not observed when the agonists were used at supraoptimal doses. The inhibitor of cyclic AMP-specific phosphodiesterase IV, rolipram, which acts on the enzyme isoform predominantly expressed in inflammatory cells, also induced the production of NO. Furthermore, IgE/DNP-BSA complexes increased intracellular levels of cyclic AMP. Taken together, these data indicate that stimulation of mononuclear phagocytes via the low-affinity receptor Fc epsilon RII or rising intracellular concentrations of cyclic AMP leads to an enhanced expression of iNOS. Evidence in favor of the involvement of cyclic AMP in the signaling pathway linked to Fc epsilon RII is provided by the effect of IgE/DNP-BSA complexes on intracellular cyclic AMP levels and by the additive effect produced by dibutyryl cyclic AMP on NO production elicited by IgE/DNP-BSA complexes.

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