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  • Hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning protects lung against hyperoxic acute lung injury in rats via heme oxygenase-1 induction.

Hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning protects lung against hyperoxic acute lung injury in rats via heme oxygenase-1 induction.

Biochemical and biophysical research communications (2014-09-30)
Ying Feng, Zinan Zhang, Qiang Li, Weihao Li, Jing Xu, Huifang Cao
ABSTRACT

Hyperoxic acute lung injury (HALI) is a clinical syndrome as a result of prolonged supplement of high concentrations of oxygen. Previous studies have shown hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning (HBO-PC) had a protective effect on oxidative injury. In the present study, we investigated the effect of HBO-PC on HALI in rats. The results demonstrated that HBO-PC ameliorated the lung biochemical and histological alterations induced by hyperoxia, decreased oxidative products but increased antioxidant enzymes. Furthermore, HBO-PC up-regulated heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) mRNA and activity in lung tissues. The administration of HO-1 inhibitor, Zinc protoporphyrin IX, abolished its protective effects. The data showed that HBO-PC could protect rats against HALI and the anti-oxidative effect may be related to the up-regulation of HO-1.

MATERIALS
Product Number
Brand
Product Description

Supelco
4,4′-Diaminodiphenylmethane, analytical standard
Sigma-Aldrich
Protoporphyrin IX zinc(II), guanylate cyclase inhibitor
Sigma-Aldrich
4,4′-Diaminodiphenylmethane, ≥97.0% (GC)
Sigma-Aldrich
Bicinchoninic acid disodium salt hydrate, ≥98% (HPLC)