The Journal of Immunology, Vol 155, Issue 1 15-26, Copyright © 1995 by American Association of Immunologists

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Involvement of nitric oxide in bone marrow-derived natural suppressor activity. Its dependence on IFN-gamma

I Angulo, R Rodriguez, B Garcia, M Medina, J Navarro and JL Subiza
Department of Immunology, University Hospital San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.

Bone marrow (BM)-derived natural suppressor (NS) cells are strong inhibitors of lymphoproliferative responses. In this study we have assessed the involvement of nitric oxide (NO) in BM-derived NS activity, as detected in cocultures of BM and spleen cells stimulated with B cell (LPS) or T cell (Con A) mitogens. The results indicate that NS activity is readily inhibited by NG-monomethyl-L-arginine, a competitive inhibitor of NO synthase, or N-acetylcysteine, a free radical-scavenging thiol compound. High amounts of nitrite, a stable end product of NO, are detected only in supernatants of Con A- or LPS- stimulated spleen cells cocultured with BM cells enriched in NS activity (Fr3 cells). These amounts (15 to 55 microM) are strongly antiproliferative for both Con A and LPS responses, as was established with a nitrite curve made with a NO donor (sodium nitroprusside). Fr3 cells cultured alone release large quantities of NO and express inducible NO synthase (iNOS) mRNA upon LPS stimulation, but require spleen cells in cultures stimulated with Con A. Anti-IFN-gamma- neutralizing Abs blocked both NO production and NS activity, irrespective of the mitogen used; yet, only exogenous IFN-gamma is unable to promote successful NO production by Fr3 cells, but does induce detectable iNOS mRNA expression in these cells. Taken together the results indicate that: 1) NO is the major mediator of BM-derived NS activity; 2) BM cells enriched in NS activity produce large amounts of NO through an IFN-gamma-dependent iNOS induction.

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