Roles of NRF2 regulating gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase in lung of rats with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / 中国应用生理学杂志
Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology
; (6): 339-342, 2008.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>AIM</b>To investigate the expression and relationship of gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (gamma-GCS) and NF-E2-related factor2 (NRR2) in lung of rat with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)in order to elucidate the possible important role of gamma-GCS and NRF2 in pathogenesis of COPD.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The rat COPD model was established by intratracheal instillation of lipopolysaccharide twice and exposed to cigarette smoke daily. The gamma-GCS activity was measured, the expression of gamma-GCS mRNA in lung was examined by in situ hybridization (ISH) and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), the protein expressions of NRF2, gamma-GCS in lung were detected by immunohistochemical (IH) and Western blot respectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The gamma-GCS activity was higher in COPD group than that in control group. The expressions of gamma-GCS mRNA in COPD group was stronger than those in control group. ISH showed that the gamma-GCS mRNA was expressed in alveolar epithelium and bronchial smooth muscle cell in COPD. The protein expressions of NRF2, gamma-GCS were significantly higher than the control group. IH showed that NRF2, gamma-GCS proteins were expressed in alveolar and bronchial epithelium in the COPD group. There was a positive correlation between NRF2 and gamma-GCS and gamma-GCS mRNA.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>NRF2 may play an important role in the mechanism of COPD oxidative stress vis up-regulation of gamma-GCS.</p>
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Distribuição Aleatória
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Ratos Wistar
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Estresse Oxidativo
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Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica
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Fator 2 Relacionado a NF-E2
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Glutamato-Cisteína Ligase
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Pulmão
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Metabolismo
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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Zh
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Chinese Journal of Applied Physiology
Ano de publicação:
2008
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Article