dgn-np:NP24311.RA_I9BrC46jOxQ_srHmLgyJ_LVLHZ4OlvUm5cDtCnMIzI130_provenance {
  dgn-np:NP24311.RA_I9BrC46jOxQ_srHmLgyJ_LVLHZ4OlvUm5cDtCnMIzI130_assertion dcterms:description "[Our results show that: (1) tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, and interferon (IFN)-gamma, synergically stimulate NO production in cultured cholangiocytes through an increase in NOS2 gene and protein expression; (2) micromolar concentrations of NO inhibit forskolin-stimulated cAMP production by adenylyl cyclase (AC), cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent fluid secretion, and cAMP-dependent Cl(-) and HCO(3)(-) transport mediated by cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and anion exchanger isoform 2, respectively; (3) cholestatic effects of NO and of proinflammatory cytokines are prevented by NOS-2 inhibitors and by agents (manganese(III)-tetrakis(4-benzoic acid)porphyrin [MnTBAP], urate, trolox) able to block the formation of reactive nitrogen oxide species (RNOS); (4) NOS2 expression is increased significantly in the biliary epithelium of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).]. Sentence from MEDLINE/PubMed, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine."@en ;
    wi:evidence dgn-void:source_evidence_curated ;
    sio:SIO_000772 miriam-pubmed:12612912 ;
    prov:wasDerivedFrom dgn-void:ctd_human-20130708 ;
    prov:wasGeneratedBy eco:ECO_0000218 .
  dgn-void:ctd_human-20130708 pav:importedOn "2013-07-24"^^xsd:date .
  dgn-void:source_evidence_curated a eco:ECO_0000205 ;
    rdfs:comment "Gene-disease associations manually curated."@en ;
    rdfs:label "DisGeNET evidence - CURATED"@en .
}