Effect of exogenous carbon monoxide on the hypoxic pulmonary arterial hypertension in the rat / 中国病理生理杂志

ABSTRACT

AIM: To explore the effect of exogenous carbon monoxide (CO) on the hypoxic pulmonary arterial hypertension in the rat. METHODS: 60 rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: Normal group\, hypoxic group\, Hermin group\, Znpp group and CO group. HO-1 activity was examined by spectrophotometer and lung tissues was stained by immunohistochemical method. HO-1 mRNA level was tested by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULTS: (1) The pulmonary arterial pressure (18.52?3.24 mmHg) in CO group was higher than anoxic group and lower than hypoxic group (P