title: Changes of heme oxygenase-carbon monoxide system in vascular calcification in rats.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to investigate the change in heme oxygenase (HO)-carbon monoxide (CO)-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway in vascular calcification. Vascular calcification model was established in rats by using vitamin D(3) and nicotine. Vascular calcium content, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, HO activity, HbCO formation and content of cGMP in vessels were measured. Immunochemistry (IH) for HO 1 expression and in situ hybridization (ISH) for HO 1 mRNA were observed. Compared to those of control rats, the aortic calcium content and vascular ALP activity in rats of the calcified group (VDN group) were obviously increased, but HO 1 activity, CO concentration and cGMP content in vessels of rats in VDN group were markedly decreased. Expressions of HO-1 protein and mRNA were significantly decreased compared to control rats. Vascular calcification might induce a down regulation in vascular HO-CO-cGMP pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, First Hospital, Peking University, Beijing 100034, PR China.
authors.forename: Baohong
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chaoshu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Junbao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Du
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing) / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008297:Male; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing); D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D006152:Cyclic GMP; D002118:Calcium