Chronic hypoxia- and monocrotaline-induced elevation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α levels and pulmonary hypertension

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作者
Lai, YL [1 ]
Law, TC [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Taiwan Univ, Coll Med, Dept Physiol, Taipei 100, Taiwan
关键词
chronic hypoxia; monocrotaline; hypoxia-inducible factor; pulmonary hypertension;
D O I
10.1159/000077099
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
A close relationship exists between hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha and pulmonary hypertension. The present study was carried out to explore if there are temporal alterations in HIF-1alpha levels during prolonged hypoxia and after monocrotaline (MCT) treatment. First, young Wistar rats were divided into 5 groups: control, hypoxia-1, hypoxia-2, hypoxia-3 and hypoxia-4. Hypoxic rats were placed in a closed hypobaric chamber (380 mm Hg) for a 1-week (hypoxia-1), 2-week (hypoxia-2), 3-week (hypoxia-3) or 5-week (hypoxia-4) period. Second, other young Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups: control, MCT-1, MCT-2 and MCT-3. MCT-treated rats were injected subcutaneously once with MCT (60 mg/kg) for a 1-week (MCT-1), 2-week (MCT-2) or 3-week (MCT-3) period. Subsequently, pulmonary arterial pressure (Ppa) and the weight ratio of the right ventricle to the left ventricle plus the septum [RV/(LV + S)] were measured, and lungs were obtained for the determination of HIF-1alpha via Western blot analysis. Both hypoxia and MCT induced temporal increases in the Ppa, the ratio RV/(LV + S) and HIF-1alpha levels. A close relationship between the Ppa and HIF-1alpha level was found in both hypoxia-and MCT-treated animals. In addition, the PaO2 level significantly decreased in rats 1-3 weeks after MCT treatment. These results, along with previous data in the literature, suggest that both chronic hypoxia- and MCT-induced lung hypoxia activate an increase in the production of HIF-1alpha, and result in vascular remodeling and pulmonary hypertension. Copyright (C) 2004 National Science Council, ROC and S. Karger AG, Basel.
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