Ischemia-reperfusion and hyperoxia-induced pulmonary injury are associated with the presence of activated neutrophils (PMN) and cellular injury. Although the signals orchestrating the directed migration of these PMN during the pathogenesis of these disease states remain to be fully elucidated, it appears they may be dependent upon the production of certain neutrophil activating/chemotactic fact...

introduction: prolonged and intermittent oxygen pre-exposure is associated with protection against ischemic reperfusion (ir) injury. in the current study, attempts were made to investigate the relationship between exposure to prolonged and intermittent normobaric hyperoxia (nbho) and expression of excitatory amino acids transporters (eaats) and tnf-α level. method: rats were divided into four m...

Abstract Introduction: Resent studies have been shown beneficial effects of hyperoxia pretreatment against ischemia-reperfusion injury in different organs. The aim of the present study was to investigate early and late effects of normobaric hyperoxia (≥95% O2) pretreatment on ischemia-reperfusion injuries in isolated rat hearts. Methods: Following 60 and 180 minutes of hyperoxia, rat hearts w...

physiologic responses to its environment is important for survival. Certain organs respond to sub-lethal exposures to hypoxia or ischemia by a variety of physiologic mechanisms. Some of these mechanisms induce a greater tolerance to a subsequent exposure to hypoxia or ischemia. This phenomenon is described as ischemic or hypoxic preconditioning.1,2 It is nature’s “what doesn’t kill you makes yo...

In order to study the interaction of glutathione, vitamin C and vitamin E under hyperoxia (95 % oxygen) and hyperbaric oxygen (2.5 atmospheric pressure), 20 days old male Guinea pigs were fed with basal vitamin C free diet, while receiving a vitamin C supplement of either high concentration (50 mg/day) or low concentration (1 mg/day) for two weeks. Animals were than exposed to hyperoxia and hyp...

Objective: to identify the association of hyperoxia at time Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission with clinical outcomes in adult patients on invasive mechanical ventilation and respiratory dysfunction defined by a PaO2/FIO2 ratio (P/F) below 300. Methods: retrospective cohort observational study data from admitted general ICU, 8 beds university hospital. Hyperoxia was as PaO2 > 120mmHg were c...

PURPOSE To determine the effect of hyperbaric hyperoxia as hepatic preconditioning on hepatocellular integrity in rats submitted to intermittent hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury. METHODS Twenty male Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups (SHAM, I/R, HBO-I/R and CONTROL). The surgical technique consisted of total clamping of the hepatic pedicle for 15 min, followed by reperfusion for 5 min,...

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is one of the main causes chronic lung disease in premature infants. Acute injury following exposure to hyperoxia contributes development BPD preterm The nuclear factor‑erythroid 2‑related factor 2 (Nrf2) signaling pathway an endogenous antioxidant defense mechanism that involved pathogenesis numerous hyperoxia‑induced diseases. In present study, expression Nrf2...

Abstract Background Hyperoxia downregulates the tight junction (TJ) proteins of alveolar epithelium and leads to barrier dysfunction. Previous study has showed that STE20/SPS1-related proline/alanine-rich kinase (SPAK) interferes with intestinal function in mice. The aim present is explore association between SPAK after hyperoxic exposure. Methods Hyperoxic acute lung injury (HALI) was induced ...