Study of hypoxia regulatory genes expression during lung inflammation produced by intestinal ischemia-reperfusion in AIRmax and AIRmin mice

Author(s)

Alessandra Paes Suppa

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB/SDI)
• Defense date: 2009-11-25

Examining board members

Orlando Garcia Ribeiro Filho; Patricia Bianca Clissa; Lourdes Isaac

• Advisor: Orlando Garcia Ribeiro Filho

Abstract

Oxygen homeostasis is essential for survival and physiologic development of organisms. Lack of O2 in tissues is a common underlying factor in morbidity and mortality for numerous serious medical conditions such as the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). For homeostasis recovery the myeloid cells exert their functions in specialized areas of hypoxia. The adaptation of myeloid cells in low O2 tissue depends on the HIF-1<font face=\"Symbol\">&#945 gene products. Hif-1<font face=\"Symbol\">&#945 is a transcription factor that responds to O2 levels change. In this study we characterize, in two lines of mice selected for maximal (AIRmax) or minimal (AIRmin) Acute Inflammatory response (AIR), the cellular and molecular mechanisms operating in the hypoxia state during an acute inflammatory reaction in the lung parenchyma produced by mesenteric artery Ischemia. We observed an acute inflammatory reaction with high levels of Hif-1<font face=\"Symbol\">&#945 and Vhl genes expression involved in hypoxia conditions and IL-1<font face=\"Symbol\">&#946 and IL-6 genes showed related to high AIR in AIRmax mice. (AU)