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Lipopolysaccharide and Tumor Necrosis Factor Stimulate Lung Microvascular Arginine Uptake, a Response Attenuated by Dexamethasone

Division of Surgical Oncology and the Nutrition Support Service, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School and T-Cell Sciences, Boston

Masafumi Wasa, MD

Division of Surgical Oncology and the Nutrition Support Service, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School and T-Cell Sciences, Boston

Una Ryan, PHD

Division of Surgical Oncology and the Nutrition Support Service, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School and T-Cell Sciences, Boston

Wiley Souba, MD, ScD

From the Division of Surgical Oncology and the Nutrition Support Service, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School and T-Cell Sciences, Boston

Background: Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), tumor necrosis factor-, (TNF), and glucocorticoids can modulate endothelial nitric oxide (NO) production. L-Arginine is the exclusive precursor for NO biosynthesis, suggesting that NO generation and arginine transport are intimately linked. Methods: To further study this relationship, we examined the effects of LPS, TNF, and dexamethasone (DEX) on arginine uptake by rat lung microvascular endothelial cells. The transport of radiolabeled arginine was assayed in confluent cells grown in 24-well plates. Results: The bulk (>90%) of arginine transport was mediated by the Na⁺-independent carriers System y⁺ and System b^0,+. Arginine transport was stimulated independently by LPS and TNF, a response first observed at 10 hours. Together, both agents exerted an additive effect on carrier-mediated uptake. The LPS- and TNFinduced increase in arginine transport activity was blocked by cycloheximide and actinomycin D, indicating the requirement for RNA and protein synthesis. The enhancement in transport activity was primarily due to an increase in Systems y⁺ maximal transport capacity (V_max) with no change in transporter affinity and little change in System b ^0,+ activity. Treatment of cells with dexamethasone inhibited arginine transport activity in a time-and dose-dependent manner, an event that was abrogated by both actinomycin D and cycloheximide. The combination of DEX and LPS and TNF abrogated each other's antagonistic effects. Conclusions: These data indicate that LPS and TNF additively stimulate arginine transport in lung microvascular endothelial cells via a pathway that requires de novo protein synthesis (possibly of the transporter protein itself) and that this response is attenuated by DEX. (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 20:50-55, 1996)

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Vol. 20, No. 1, 50-55 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/014860719602000150


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