title: An experimental study on the expression of heme oxygenase-2 mRNA in Hirschsprung's disease.
abstract: In order to investigate the relationship between the expression of heme oxygenase-2 (HO-2) mRNA and the pathogenesis of Hirschsprung's disease (HD), total ribonucleic acid (RNA) was extracted in the aganglionic and ganglionic segments of colon respectively from 15 cases of HD. The single-stranded cDNA of HO-2 was synthesized and further amplified by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The expression of HO-2 mRNA was normal in ganglionic segments, but absent in aganglionic segments. It is concluded that the absence of HO-2 mRNA expression may be an important mechanism responsible for HD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Mingfa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003106:Colon / Q000201:enzymology; D005260:Female; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing) / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing); C105245:heme oxygenase-2