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Effects of nipradilol, a nitric oxide-releasing beta-adrenoceptor blocking agent, on phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase gene transcription in a rat hepatoma cell line.

Effects of nipradilol, a beta-adrenoceptor blocker with a nitroxy moiety, on phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) gene transcription were examined using a rat hepatoma cell line, H4IIE cells. Dexamethasone was employed as an enhancer of PEPCK gene transcription. Nipradilol, but not timolol (a beta-blocker without a nitroxy moiety), attenuated PEPCK gene transcription both in the control and the dexamethasone-treated cells. The effects of nipradilol were eradicated by methylene blue (an inhibitor of cellular guanylate cyclase). Nipradilol is a unique beta-blocker that suppresses PEPCK gene transcription in hepatocytes likely through liberation of nitric oxide and resultant activation of guanylate cyclase.[1]

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  1. Effects of nipradilol, a nitric oxide-releasing beta-adrenoceptor blocking agent, on phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase gene transcription in a rat hepatoma cell line. Yamauchi, K., Nakajima, K., Ikeo, S., Nishimura, Y., Komatsu, M., Aizawa, T., Hashizume, K. Jpn. J. Pharmacol. (2001) [Pubmed]
 
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