Induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase and its corresponding tetrahydrobiopterin-cofactor-synthesizing enzyme GTP-cyclohydrolase I during cutaneous wound repair.

Recent work has suggested a possible role of nitric oxide, a free radical gas, during the wound healing process. In this study we investigated the regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and GTP-cyclohydrolase I (GTP-CH I), the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of the iNOS cofactor (6R) 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin (6-BH4), during the repair process. We found a similar time course of induction of iNOS and GTP-CH I expression, whereas absolute expression levels were different for both genes. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed colocalization of iNOS and GTP-CH I proteins in the wound. Systemic treatment with glucocorticoids significantly altered the expression levels of iNOS and GTP-CH I. Expression of iNOS and GTP-CH I was suppressed by glucocorticoids in normal, and to a much greater extent in wounded skin. Furthermore, a role of nitric oxide as a novel mediator of gene regulation during healing is suggested by the demonstration of nitric oxide-mediated induction of vascular endothelial growth factor expression in keratinocytes. These findings may provide an explanation for the beneficial effects of orally supplemented L-arginine on wound healing, and suggest that a disturbed induction of iNOS and GTP-CH I expression may at least partially underlie the wound healing defect seen in glucocorticoid-treated animals.

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