The study on expression of heme oxygenase-1 in the peripheral blood mononuclear cell from asthmatic patients / 中国应用生理学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>AIM</b>To explore the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in the peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) and relationship to ventilatory function in asthmatic patients.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Eighteen asthmatic patients and eighteen healthy subjects were selected. HO-1 protein levels in PBMC were measured by immunohistochemical staining and PBMC HO-1 mRNA were determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), blood carbon monoxide Hb (COHb) percent value, serum total IgE concentration and pulmonary ventilatory function were observed in asthmatic patients and healthy subjects.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The percentage of cells in immunohistochemical staining positive staining of HO-1 were significantly higher in asthmatic patients (41.7 +/- 7.44%) compared with that of healthy subjects (10.5 +/- 4.36%, P < 0.01), the optical densities of PBMC HO-1 mRNA were higher in asthmatic patients (26.05 +/- 4.14) compared with that of healthy subjects (10.82 +/- 4.26, P < 0.01). The relation analysis showed PBMC HO-1 protein levels had significantly negative relation with FEV1, PEFR, MEFR50%, respectively (r = -0.89, -0.56, -0.51, P < 0.01, respectively) and positive relation with COHb percent value, serum total I gE concentration (r = 0.80, 0.48, P < 0.05, respectively), and PBMC HO-1 mRNA levels had significantly negative relation with FEV1, PEFR, MEFR50%, respectively (r = -0.89, -0.65, -0.67, P < 0.05, respectively) and positive relation with COHb percent value, serum total IgE concentration (r = 0.85, 0.62, P < 0.01, respectively).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The expression of PBMC HO-1 protein and mRNA are increased significantly in asthmatic patients, HO-1 may play a significant role in the pathogenesis of asthma. The expression of HO-1 has relation with severity of asthma.</p>