title: Increased transcription and translation of heme oxygenase in Chinese hamster fibroblasts following photodynamic stress or Photofrin II incubation.
abstract: Porphyrin mediated photosensitization can enhance the transcription and translation of several oxidative stress genes. In this study, we report on the enhanced expression of the gene encoding for heme oxygenase in Chinese hamster fibroblasts by; (1) incubation in Photofrin II; (2) Photofrin II mediated photosensitization; and (3) photosensitization induced by Rose Bengal. Increased expression of heme oxygenase mRNA was accompanied by a concomitant increase in the synthesis of the 34 kDa heme oxygenase protein. Western blot analysis using antibody to heme oxygenase confirmed the immunoreactivity of the 34 kDa protein induced by Photofrin II and PDT. These results demonstrate that heme oxygenase can be activated by non-metalloporphyrins as well as by photosensitization associated with singlet oxygen mediated subcellular injury.
authors.affiliation: Clayton Ocular Oncology Center, Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, CA 90027.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Gomer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luna
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferrario
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rucker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D017323:Dihematoporphyrin Ether; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000528:radiation effects; D006415:Hematoporphyrins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing) / Q000235:genetics*; D008027:Light; D008168:Lung; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects*
chemical_list: D006415:Hematoporphyrins; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents; D017323:Dihematoporphyrin Ether; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)