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Inhaled NO therapy has recently been considered for patients with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). To better understand the mechanisms regulating NO synthesis in the developing pulmonary circulation and the possible ramifications of NO therapy, studies were performed with early passage ovine fetal intrapulmonary artery endothelial cells (PAEC) to determine whether NO directly modulates eNOS expression. To examine the effects of exogenous NO, PAEC were treated with the NO donor spermine NONOate or the parent compound spermine. Exogenous NO caused increases in eNOS protein expression and NOS enzymatic activity that were detectable within 16 h of exposure. In contrast, the inhibition of endogenous NO production with nitro-l-arginine-methyl ester (l-NAME) caused a reduction in eNOS protein expression that was evident within 8 h. Paralleling the changes in eNOS protein, eNOS messenger RNA (mRNA) abundance was upregulated by exogenous NO and downregulated by l-NAME, suggesting that NO modulation of eNOS expression involves processes at the level of gene transcription or mRNA stability. Thus, in fetal PAEC there is positive-feedback regulation of eNOS expression by both exogenous and endogenous NO. These findings suggest that difficulties with transient effectiveness or prolonged requirements for NO therapy in certain PPHN patients are not due to declines in eNOS expression. 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