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Cejková, J. et al.

J. Cejková, T. Ardan, Z. Simonová, C. Cejka, J. Malec, K. Jirsová, M. Filipec, D. Dotrelová, B. Brůnová,

Nitric oxide synthase induction and cytotoxic nitrogen-related oxidant formation in conjunctival epithelium of dry eye (Sjögren's syndrome).

Until now, the expression and possible role of nitric oxide and nitrogen related oxidants in the human dry eye have not been investigated. Therefore, we examined immunohistochemically nitric oxide synthase isomers (NOS), enzymes generated nitric oxide, nitrotyrosine, a cytotoxic byproduct of nitric oxide and malondialdehyde, a byproduct of lipid peroxidation, in conjunctival epithelium of patients with dry eye, Sjögren's syndrome (SS). Moreover, in conjunctival epithelium of patients with dry eye (SS) the immunohistochemical staining of some pro-inflammatory cytokines was demonstrated: mature interleukin-1 beta (IL-1beta), interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 8 (IL-8) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha). Conjunctival epithelial cells were obtained by the method of impression cytology. Normal eyes served as controls. In contrast to the normal eyes where endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) as well as inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS2) were only slightly expressed in conjunctival epithelium, in dry eye both NOS (mainly NOS2) were gradually expressed along the severity of dry eye symptoms which was in accord with pro-inflammatory cytokine immunodetection (IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-alpha) in dry eye conjunctival cytology samples. This was in contrast to normal eyes where the staining of pro-inflammatory cytokines was weak or completely absent. Peroxynitrite formation (demonstrated by nitrotyrosine residues) and lipid peroxidation (evaluated by increased malondialdehyde staining) were also found in conjunctival epithelium of dry eye with highly pronounced symptoms of dryness. In conclusion, results point to the suggestion that reactive nitrogen species are involved in the pathogenesis or self-propagation of autoimmune dry eye (SS).[1]

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Nitric oxide synthase induction and cytotoxic nitrogen-related oxidant formation in conjunctival epithelium of dry eye (Sjögren's syndrome). Cejková, J., Ardan, T., Simonová, Z., Cejka, C., Malec, J., Jirsová, K., Filipec, M., Dotrelová, D., Brůnová, B. Nitric. Oxide (2007) [Pubmed]

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