Control of peroxyntrite -induced production of inducible nitric oxide synthase isoforms and antagonism of cholecystokinin octapeptide-8 in retinal pigment epithelial cells in vivo
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    AIM: To explore if peroxyntrite (ONOO-) induced iNOS via Fas/ Fas/L pathway in diabetic rats and the effection of cholecystokinin octapeptide-8 (CCK-8) as therapeutic agent for decrease diabetic retinopathy. METHODS: Thirty-six rats were taken as control group, seventy two were given (streptozotocin) STZ (45mg/kg) and then divided into ONOO-group and CCK-8 group (peritoneal injection CCK-8). STZ-induced diabetic rats were treated with CCK-8 for 60 days. Western blotting analysis, DNA ladder, RT-PCR, immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry were used for determining the expression of nitrotyrosine (NT, the foot print of ONOO-); apoptosis and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA as well as Fas/Fasl signal transduction in RPE cells. RESULTS: Both RPE cells in ONOO- and CCK-8 group developed apoptosis and expressed NT, iNOS mRNA and Fas/Fasl. But latter delayed the all changes in a time-dependent manner compared with control and ONOO- group (P<0.001). iNOS and Fas/Fasl were up-regulated and associated with an increase of expression of ONOO-in vivo. CONCLUSION: The study suggested that apoptosis of RPE was partly induced by ONOO- may be the new way of oxidative damage to the RPE cells. CCK-8 decreased RPE cells apoptosis partly induced by ONOO- and is a potential drug for therapy of diabetic retinopathy. The mechanism of CCK-8 dealing with RPE cells may be related to its direct inhibition of the formation of iNOS to produce ONOO- and antagnism of damage of ONOO- to RPE cells.

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Li-Na Hao, Min Wang, Xu-Dong Zhang, et al. Control of peroxyntrite -induced production of inducible nitric oxide synthase isoforms and antagonism of cholecystokinin octapeptide-8 in retinal pigment epithelial cells in vivo. Int J Ophthalmol, 2011,4(6):605-610

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