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Heme oxygenase-1 induction modulates hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction through upregulation of ecSOD
- Source :
- The American Journal of Physiology. Oct, 2009, Vol. 297 Issue 4, pH1453, 9 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Endothelium-denuded bovine pulmonary arteries (BPA) contract to hypoxia through a mechanism potentially involving removing a superoxide-derived hydrogen peroxide-mediated relaxation. BPA organ cultured for 24 h with 0.1 mM cobalt chloride (CO[CL.sub.2]) to increase the expression and activity of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is accompanied by a decrease in 5 [micro]M lucigenin-detectable superoxide and an increase in horseradish peroxidase-luminol detectable peroxide levels. Force development to KC1 in BPA was not affected by increases in HO-1, but the hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) response was decreased. Organ culture with a HO-I inhibitor (10 [micro]M chromium mesoporphyrin) reversed the effects of HO-1 on HPV and peroxide. Treatment of HO-1-induced BPA with extracellular catalase resulted in reversal of the attenuation of HPV without affecting the force development to KC1. Increasing intracellular peroxide scavenging with 0.1 mM ebselen increased force development to KC1 and partially reversed the decrease in HPV seen on induction of HO-1. HO-1 induction increases extracellular (ec) superoxide dismutase (SOD) expression without changing Cu,Zn-SOD and Mn-SOD levels. HO-1-induced BPA rings treated with the copper chelator 10 mM diethyldithiocarbamate to inactivate ecSOD and Cu,Zn-SOD showed increased superoxide and decreased peroxide to levels equal to non-HO-1-induced rings, whereas the addition of SOD to freshly isolated BPA rings attenuated HPV similar to HO-1 induction with CO[Cl.sub.2]. Therefore, HO-1 induction in BPA increases ecSOD expression associated with enhanced generation of peroxide in amounts that may not be adequately removed during hypoxia, leading to an attenuation of HPV. catalase; cobalt; hydrogen peroxide; superoxide; extracellular superoxide dismutase doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00315.2009
- Subjects :
- Oxidases -- Physiological aspects
Oxidases -- Genetic aspects
Pulmonary artery -- Physiological aspects
Pulmonary artery -- Genetic aspects
Pulmonary artery -- Research
Superoxide dismutase -- Physiological aspects
Superoxide dismutase -- Genetic aspects
Superoxide dismutase -- Research
Biological sciences
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00029513
- Volume :
- 297
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- The American Journal of Physiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.211061309