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Pretreatment with pPolyHb attenuates H2O2-induced endothelial cell injury through inhibition of JNK/p38 MAPK pathway by upregulation of heme oxygenase-1

Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine and Biotechnology, ISSN: 2169-141X, Vol: 43, Issue: 3, Page: 163-173
2015
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Polymerized porcine hemoglobin (pPolyHb) exhibits a protective effect on ischemia/reperfusion of organ grafts. A series of experiments were performed to explore the underlying cytoprotective mechanisms of pPolyHb pretreatment on H2O2-induced cell death and apoptosis. The results showed that the pretreatment augmented heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) expression, and at the same time, decreased the phosphorylation of JNK/p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and intracellular ROS generation in H2O2-treated HUVECs. Moreover, the inhibition of HO-1 expression by tin porphyrin (SnPP) abolished the protective effects of pPolyHb, which suggested that the cytoprotective effect of pPolyHb involves upregulating HO-1 and subsequently decreasing the phosphorylation of the JNK and p38 MAPK and ROS generation.

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Xue, Haiyan; Yan, Kunping; Zhao, Xiufang; Zhu, Wenjin; Liu, Lijun; Xie, Zhilan; Zhu, Hongli; Chen, Chao

Informa UK Limited

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine; Engineering; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

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