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Activation of HIF-1α at mRNA by hypoxia and iron chelator in isolated rat carotid body

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NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
Volume 363, Issue 3, Pages 229-232

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ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.03.073

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carotid body; hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha mRNA; iron chelator; ciclopirox olamine; reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)

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The hypoxia inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) protein level is increased by hypoxia and iron chelator (ciclopirox olamine) in isolated rat carotid body (CB) and glomus cells. Reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) are performed to test whether this increase is caused, at least in part, by increased HIF-1alpha gene transcription. HIF-1alpha mRNA levels dose-dependently increased and decreased in the rat CBs incubated for 1 h in a medium saturated with O-2 levels that were varied around nominally normoxic level of 21% in the 0-95% range. The iron chelator, ciclopirox olamine (5 muM), stimulated HIF-1alpha mRNA production under normoxic condition. Thus, in the CB, the main systemic O-2-sensing organ, HIF-1alpha transcription is regulated by O-2 supply around the normoxic level; this may contribute to cellular and organismal adaptations to chronic changes in ambient O-2. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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