Title
Nox2 upregulation and p38α mapk activation in right ventricular hypertrophy of rats exposed to long-term chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxia
Date Issued
02 November 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Pena E.
Siques P.
Brito J.
Arribas S.M.
Böger R.
Hannemann J.
González M.C.
López M.R.
de Pablo Á.L.L.
Publisher(s)
MDPI AG
Abstract
One of the consequences of high altitude (hypobaric hypoxia) exposure is the development of right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH). One particular type of exposure is long-term chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxia (CIH); the molecular alterations in RVH in this particular condition are less known. Studies show an important role of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase complex-induced oxidative stress and protein kinase activation in different models of cardiac hypertrophy. The aim was to determine the oxidative level, NADPH oxidase expression and MAPK activation in rats with RVH induced by CIH. Male Wistar rats were randomly subjected to CIH (2 days hypoxia/2 days normoxia; n = 10) and normoxia (NX; n = 10) for 30 days. Hypoxia was simulated with a hypobaric chamber. Measurements in the RV included the following: hypertrophy, Nox2, Nox4, p22phox, LOX-1 and HIF-1α expression, lipid peroxidation and H2 O2 concentration, and p38α and Akt activation. All CIH rats developed RVH and showed an upregulation of LOX-1, Nox2 and p22phox and an increase in lipid peroxidation, HIF-1α stabilization and p38α activation. Rats with long-term CIH-induced RVH clearly showed Nox2, p22phox and LOX-1 upregulation and increased lipid peroxidation, HIF-1α stabilization and p38α activation. Therefore, these molecules may be considered new targets in CIH-induced RVH.
Start page
1
End page
14
Volume
21
Issue
22
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Fisiología Bioquímica, Biología molecular
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85096232116
PubMed ID
Source
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
ISSN of the container
16616596
Sponsor(s)
Funding: This study was supported by grants from GORE FIC-Tarapacá (BIP30487388-0), Arturo Prat University (IQUD17REM) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research under grant 01DN17046 (DECIPHER).
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