Cytokines differentially regulate the synthesis of prostanoid and nitric oxide mediators in tumorigenic versus non-tumorigenic mouse lung epithelial cell lines
Dwyer-Nield L, Srebernak M, Barrett B, Ahn J, Cosper P, Meyer A, Kisley L, Bauer A, Thompson D, Malkinson A. Cytokines differentially regulate the synthesis of prostanoid and nitric oxide mediators in tumorigenic versus non-tumorigenic mouse lung epithelial cell lines. Carcinogenesis 2005, 26: 1196-1206. PMID: 15746162, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgi061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse lung epithelial cell lineLung epithelial cell lineInducible NO synthaseBiosynthetic enzymesEpithelial cell lineCell linesProstaglandin E2Lung tumor-derived cell linesTumor-derived cell linesNon-tumorigenic linesNitric oxidePG biosynthetic enzymesCytokine exposureInhibition of iNOSNormal lung cellsCyclooxygenase-2 activityPhysiological relevanceLung tumor formationLung tumor growthMouse lung tumorsSpontaneous transformantsTumor formationCritical mediatorControl lungsEpithelial cells