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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-25
pubmed:abstractText
Heme oxygenase, the rate-limiting enzyme in the degradation of heme to bile-pigments and carbon monoxide, is induced in response to increased oxidative stress and is believed to provide a cytoprotective effect. We investigated the role of heme oxygenase in cultured rabbit corneal epithelial cells (RCE), and its potential to alleviate oxidative stress-induced cell damage. Heme oxygenase in RCE was effectively and potently induced by most metals tested, including tin, silver, and gold, and cytokines such as IL-6, and TGF beta. Stannous chloride and heme-induced heme oxygenase mRNA by 40 and 100 fold within 1-3 hours and increased enzyme activity by 9.2- and 10-fold, respectively, over a 24 hour period. IL-6, TGF beta and H2O2 induced heme oxygenase by 2-3 fold. Zinc protoporphyrins were effective inhibitors of heme oxygenase activity in vitro. However, when incubated with cells for 24 h they induced heme oxygenase mRNA but decreased or had no effect on its activity. Administration of heme, SnCl2, and H2O2 resulted in some degree of glutathione perturbation (GSH/GSSG). However, in all cases, depletion of glutathione was exacerbated if heme oxygenase was simultaneously inhibited. Conversely, perturbation of glutathione levels was minimized if heme oxygenase was induced by heme or stannous chloride. These results demonstrate that RCE cells exhibit functional heme oxygenase activity which is inducible in response to inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress agents and suggest a cytoprotective role for heme oxygenase against cell injury.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antioxidants, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytokines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Enzyme Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glutathione, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glutathione Disulfide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Heme, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing), http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Metals, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protoporphyrins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Vitamin B 12, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/zinc protoporphyrin
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1080-7683
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
455-68
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Antioxidants, pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Cornea, pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Enzyme Induction, pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Epithelium, pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Glutathione, pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Glutathione Disulfide, pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Heme, pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing), pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Metals, pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Oxidative Stress, pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Protoporphyrins, pubmed-meshheading:8590277-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Rabbits, pubmed-meshheading:8590277-Vitamin B 12
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Modulation of corneal heme oxygenase expression by oxidative stress agents.
pubmed:affiliation
Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.