{"title":"Stimulation of cytokine and nitric oxide production by acyclic nucleoside phosphonates.","authors":"Z Zídek, D Franková, A Holý","doi":"10.1080/15257779908041612","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Several antiviral acyclic nucleotide analogues activate expression of genes for cytokines, such as TNF-alpha, IL-10 in macrophages and IFN-gamma in splenocytes. This is an underlying mechanism for substantially enhanced production of nitric oxide generated by IFN-gamma. More lipophilic prodrugs, bis-POM-PMEA and bis-POC-PMPA, are cytocidal for macrophages and thus inhibit nitric oxide formation.</p>","PeriodicalId":19222,"journal":{"name":"Nucleosides & nucleotides","volume":"18 4-5","pages":"959-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1999-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15257779908041612","citationCount":"4","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nucleosides & nucleotides","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15257779908041612","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Several antiviral acyclic nucleotide analogues activate expression of genes for cytokines, such as TNF-alpha, IL-10 in macrophages and IFN-gamma in splenocytes. This is an underlying mechanism for substantially enhanced production of nitric oxide generated by IFN-gamma. More lipophilic prodrugs, bis-POM-PMEA and bis-POC-PMPA, are cytocidal for macrophages and thus inhibit nitric oxide formation.