ACUTE ANTIOXIDATIVE RESPONSE TO SHORT-TERM NORMOBARIC HYPOXIA IN HUMANS —ANALYSIS BASED ON THE CHANGES IN HEME-OXYGENASE-1 mRNA EXPRESSION AND SERUM BILIRUBIN CONCENTRATION—
- VernacularTitle:急性低酸素曝露に対する生体応答−Heme oxygenase-1 mRNA 発現レベルと血中 bilirubin 濃度の変化による検討−
- Author:
TETSUYA YABE
;
KENTA ENDO
;
RYO FUJITA
;
DAISUKE ANDO
;
KATSUHIRO KOYAMA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hypoxic exposure;
heme oxygenase-1;
bilirubin
- From:Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
2010;59(1):157-166
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) mRNA expression and bilirubin concentration alteration in humans exposed to acute hypoxia. Fourteen healthy adult males were randomly assigned to a sea level group and a hypoxia group, and then exposed to normoxia (400 m, 20.0 %O2) and hypoxia (3,000 m, 14.5 %O2) respectively, in a hypoxic chamber for 3 hours. SpO2 during hypoxia were significantly lower than those at sea level (P＜0.05). Indirect bilirubin levels after hypoxia were significantly higher than those at sea level (P＜0.05). However, HO-1 mRNA expression was unaltered by hypoxia. In conclusion, our data indicate that an acute exposure to hypoxia at resting state for 3 hours might lead to antioxidative cytoprotective response without any increase in HO-1 gene expression.
