Abstract
The effect of bacterial endotoxin (LPS) on adrenomedullin (AM) gene expression was investigated in cultured rat aortic vascular smooth muscle (VSM) cells and in tissues from anesthetized rats. The addition of LPS together with interferon-y to VSM cells resulted in a marked increase in the abundance of AM mRNA as well as the appearance of mRNA for the inducible isoform of nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS). Intravenous injection of LPS into rats also increased AM mRNA abundance and induced iNOS mRNA in lung, heart, liver, and kidney. AM significantly enhanced NO synthesis evoked by LPS and interferon-v in cultured VSM cells. These data suggest that AM may contribute to circulatory failure during endotoxin shock, in part, by modulating NO synthesis.
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