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spelling paper:paper_00192805_v98_n3_p363_Benencia2023-06-08T14:40:17Z Nitric oxide and macrophage antiviral extrinsic activity n(g) methylarginine nitric oxide animal cell animal experiment animal model article controlled study female herpes simplex keratitis herpes simplex virus 1 herpes simplex virus 2 host resistance immunoreactivity infection resistance macrophage activation mouse nonhuman priority journal signal transduction Animals Cercopithecus aethiops Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Female Herpesvirus 1, Human Herpesvirus 2, Human Keratitis, Herpetic Macrophage Activation Macrophages, Peritoneal Mice Mice, Inbred BALB C Nitric Oxide Nitrites omega-N-Methylarginine Vero Cells Virus Replication In this study we evaluated the relationship between nitric oxide (NO) and macrophage antiviral extrinsic activity. Macrophages activated by intraperitoneal injection of herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), showed both extrinsic antiviral activity and high nitrite production in contrast to non-activated, resident macrophages. The extrinsic antiviral activity was observed in cultures of Vero cells infected with HSV-1 and HSV-2. The NO inhibitor N-monomethyl-L-arginine acetate (L-NMA) impaired the antiviral activity of HSV-elicited macrophages. The effect was dose dependent and correlated with a reduction of nitrite in the culture media. The effect of L-NMA was reversed by the addition of L-arginine. These data indicate that NO could be responsible for the described activity. Furthermore, L-NMA treatment resulted in the aggravation of HSV1-induced keratitis in the mouse model, supporting a defensive role of NO in the pathogenesis of HSV-1 corneal infection. 1999 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00192805_v98_n3_p363_Benencia http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00192805_v98_n3_p363_Benencia
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
institution_str I-28
repository_str R-134
collection Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA)
topic n(g) methylarginine
nitric oxide
animal cell
animal experiment
animal model
article
controlled study
female
herpes simplex keratitis
herpes simplex virus 1
herpes simplex virus 2
host resistance
immunoreactivity
infection resistance
macrophage activation
mouse
nonhuman
priority journal
signal transduction
Animals
Cercopithecus aethiops
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Herpesvirus 1, Human
Herpesvirus 2, Human
Keratitis, Herpetic
Macrophage Activation
Macrophages, Peritoneal
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Nitric Oxide
Nitrites
omega-N-Methylarginine
Vero Cells
Virus Replication
spellingShingle n(g) methylarginine
nitric oxide
animal cell
animal experiment
animal model
article
controlled study
female
herpes simplex keratitis
herpes simplex virus 1
herpes simplex virus 2
host resistance
immunoreactivity
infection resistance
macrophage activation
mouse
nonhuman
priority journal
signal transduction
Animals
Cercopithecus aethiops
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Herpesvirus 1, Human
Herpesvirus 2, Human
Keratitis, Herpetic
Macrophage Activation
Macrophages, Peritoneal
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Nitric Oxide
Nitrites
omega-N-Methylarginine
Vero Cells
Virus Replication
Nitric oxide and macrophage antiviral extrinsic activity
topic_facet n(g) methylarginine
nitric oxide
animal cell
animal experiment
animal model
article
controlled study
female
herpes simplex keratitis
herpes simplex virus 1
herpes simplex virus 2
host resistance
immunoreactivity
infection resistance
macrophage activation
mouse
nonhuman
priority journal
signal transduction
Animals
Cercopithecus aethiops
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Herpesvirus 1, Human
Herpesvirus 2, Human
Keratitis, Herpetic
Macrophage Activation
Macrophages, Peritoneal
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Nitric Oxide
Nitrites
omega-N-Methylarginine
Vero Cells
Virus Replication
description In this study we evaluated the relationship between nitric oxide (NO) and macrophage antiviral extrinsic activity. Macrophages activated by intraperitoneal injection of herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), showed both extrinsic antiviral activity and high nitrite production in contrast to non-activated, resident macrophages. The extrinsic antiviral activity was observed in cultures of Vero cells infected with HSV-1 and HSV-2. The NO inhibitor N-monomethyl-L-arginine acetate (L-NMA) impaired the antiviral activity of HSV-elicited macrophages. The effect was dose dependent and correlated with a reduction of nitrite in the culture media. The effect of L-NMA was reversed by the addition of L-arginine. These data indicate that NO could be responsible for the described activity. Furthermore, L-NMA treatment resulted in the aggravation of HSV1-induced keratitis in the mouse model, supporting a defensive role of NO in the pathogenesis of HSV-1 corneal infection.
title Nitric oxide and macrophage antiviral extrinsic activity
title_short Nitric oxide and macrophage antiviral extrinsic activity
title_full Nitric oxide and macrophage antiviral extrinsic activity
title_fullStr Nitric oxide and macrophage antiviral extrinsic activity
title_full_unstemmed Nitric oxide and macrophage antiviral extrinsic activity
title_sort nitric oxide and macrophage antiviral extrinsic activity
publishDate 1999
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00192805_v98_n3_p363_Benencia
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00192805_v98_n3_p363_Benencia
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