LI Jing,XU Feng,HU Lan,TAN Li-ping,FU Yue-qiang,FANG Fang,KUANG Feng-wu,LU Zhong-yi.Effect of hyperoxia on p38MAPK expression and apoptosis in the lungs of juvenile rats[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2008,30(17):1598-1600.
LI Jing,XU Feng,HU Lan,TAN Li-ping,FU Yue-qiang,FANG Fang,KUANG Feng-wu,LU Zhong-yi.Effect of hyperoxia on p38MAPK expression and apoptosis in the lungs of juvenile rats[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2008,30(17):1598-1600.DOI:
Effect of hyperoxia on p38MAPK expression and apoptosis in the lungs of juvenile rats
Objective To investigate the effect of hyperoxia on p38MAPK expression and apoptosis in the lungs of juvenile rats. Methods Thirty-two Wistar rats aged 3 weeks were divided into air exposure group and 1-day
2-day and 3-day hyperoxia exposure groups
with 8 rats in each group. The hyperoxia exposure rats were exposed to 90% O
2
. The resected lungs were histopathologically examined. The apoptosis and p38MAPK expressions in the resected lungs were detected by TUNEL and Western blot respectively. Results After 3-day hyperoxia exposure
the pathological changes of acute lung injury occurred
such as edema
hemorrhage and inflammatory cell infiltration. The apoptosis
index in the lungs of 3-day hyperoxia exposure group was significantly higher than that of air exposure group (P0.05)
and TUNEL showed the apoptotic cells were mainly distributed in the alveoli
airway epithelial cells and pulmonary vascular endothelial cells. Western blot results showed that p-p38 MAPK increased at the 1
st
day after hyperoxia
peaked at the 2
nd
day and decreased at the 3
rd
day. Conclusion In the course of hyperoxia-induced lung injury
high oxygen concentration can induce cell apoptosis and activiate the p38 MAPK signal pathway. The activiated p38MAPK signaling pathway may play a role in the regulation of apoptosis induced by hyperoxia.