Chronic iron overload enhances inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in rat liver
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Cornejo, Pamela
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Chronic iron overload enhances inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in rat liver
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Iron is an essential micronutrient promoting oxidative stress in the liver of overloaded animals and human, which may trigger the expression of redox-sensitive genes. We have tested the hypothesis that chronic iron overload (CIO) enhances inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression in rat liver by extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK 1/2) and NF-kappa B activation. CIO (diet enriched with 3%(wt/wt) carbonyl-iron for 12 weeks) increased liver protein carbonylation and decreased reduced glutathione (GSH) content and the GSH/GSSG ratio after 6 weeks, parameters that are normalized after 8-12 weeks of treatment. These changes are paralleled by higher phosphorylated-ERK1/2 to non-phosphorylated-ERK1/2 ratios at 6 and 8 weeks, increased NF-kappa B DNA binding to the iNOS gene promoter at 8-12 weeks, and higher iNOS mRNA expression and activity at 8 and 12 weeks. It is concluded that CIO triggers liver oxidative stress at early times, with upregulation of iNOS expression involving the ERK/NF-kappa B pathway at later times, a finding that may represent a hepatoprotective mechanism against CIO toxicity in addition to the recovery of GSH horneostasis.
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NITRIC OXIDE-BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 13 (1): 54-61 AUG 2005
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