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Title: Korean mistletoe lectin (KML-IIU) and its subchains induce nitric oxide (NO) production in murine macrophage cells
Authors: Kang, Tae Bong
Yoo, Yung Choon
Lee, Kwan Hee
Yoon, Ho Sup
Her, Erk
Kim, Jong Bae
Song, Seong Kyu
Keywords: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology::Immunology
Issue Date: 2008
Source: Kang, T. B., Yoo, Y. C., Lee, K. H., Yoon, H. S., Her, E., Kim, J. B., et al. (2008). Korean mistletoe lectin (KML-IIU) and its subchains induce nitric oxide(NO) production in murine macrophage cells. Journal of biomedical science, 15(2).
Series/Report no.: Journal of biomedical science
Abstract: Synthesis of nitric oxide (NO) is one of the important effector functions of innate immune cells. Although several reports have indicated mistletoe lectins induce immune cells to produce cytokines, studies regarding the activities of the lectins in the production of NO have been very limited. Here, we report on the induction of NO synthesis in a murine macrophage cell line, RAW264.7, by Korean mistletoe lectin (KML-IIU). When the macrophage cells were treated with KML-IIU in the presence of a suboptimal concentration of IFN-γ, NO production was induced in a concentration-dependent manner. Significantly higher levels of NO were induced by subchains of the KML-IIU (A and B), which have lower toxicities, as compared to the hololectin. Furthermore, expression of the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene was elevated in accordance with the level of NO production. When the synthase was inhibited by iNOS inhibitors (L-NIL and L-NAME), NO production was specifically reduced in a concentration-dependent manner. Our studies demonstrate that the KML-IIU and its subchains induce NO production in murine macrophage cells via activation of the iNOS gene expression, suggesting that the KML-IIU subchains may be used as an immunomodulator to enhance the effector functions of innate immune cells.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/93832
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6780
DOI: 10.1007/s11373-007-9210-2
Schools: School of Biological Sciences 
Rights: © 2008 Springer Verlag This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Journal of Biomedical Science, Springer Verlag. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11373-007-9210-2].
Fulltext Permission: open
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