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Gold Sodium Thiomalate Inhibits iNOS Gene Expression in RAW 264.7 Macrophage: Differential Regulation by Gold Sodium Thiomalate and Sodium Salicylate

Gold Sodium Thiomalate에 의한 유도성 Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene의 발현억제: Gold 제제와 Sodium Salicylate의 차이점

  • 임종호 (을지의과대학교 약리학 교실) ;
  • 배진영 (을지의과대학교 약리학 교실)
  • Published : 2002.12.01
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Abstract

Gold sodium thiomalate (GST, gold compound) is a widely used anti-arthritic, anti-rheumatic and anti-inflammatory drug that is considered a good alternative to sodium salicylate (NaSA) for individuals who cannot tolerate salicylates. Nitric oxide (NO) synthesized by inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) has been implicated as a mediator of inflammation. Recent evidence suggests that anti-inflammatory effect of NaSA lies in the inhibition of iNOS, but nothing has been reported about the direct effect of iNOS expression by GST. The present study was designed to elucidate sequentially the action mechanisms of GST and NaSA on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) plus interferon-gamma (IFN-$\gamma$) induced iNOS expression in RAW 264.7 macrophages. Both GST and NaSA inhibited NO production and iNOS protein expression in a dose dependent manner. GST inhibited iNOS mRNA expression induced by LPS plus IFN-$\gamma$, whereas NaSA did not. These findings suggest that GST may exert anti-arthritic, anti-rheumatic and anti-inflammatory effect by inhibiting iNOS expression induced by LPS plus IFN-$\gamma$ at transcriptional level, whereas NaSA exert its effect by inhibiting iNOS expression at the translational or posttranslational level.

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