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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Volume 166, Issue 2, Pages 192-199Publisher
AMER THORACIC SOC
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200112-130OC
Keywords
oxygen toxicity; DNA damage; DNA repair; hydrogen peroxide
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- NCI NIH HHS [P01-CA75426] Funding Source: Medline
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Hyperoxia causes pulmonary toxicity in part by injuring alveolar epithelial cells. Previous studies have shown that toxic oxygen-derived species damage DNA and this damage is recognized and repaired by either human enzyme 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase (hOgg1) or Escherichia coli enzyme formamidopyrimidine DNA glycosylase (Fpg). To determine whether these DNA repair proteins can reduce O-2-mediated DNA damage in lung cells, A549 lung epithelial cells were transduced with either hOgg1 or Fpg using a retroviral vector containing enhanced green fluorescent protein. Expression of each gene in the transduced cells was confirmed by fluorescent microscopy, Northern blotting, Western blotting, and an enzymatic oligonucleotide cleavage assay. A549 cells expressing either hOgg1 or Fog were protected from hyperoxia as evidenced by a decrease in DNA damage and a corresponding increase in cell survival. Further, we determined that overexpression of hOgg1 or Fpg partially mitigated the toxic effects of hydrogen peroxide in lung cells. Our data suggest that increased expression of DNA base excision repair genes might represent a new approach for protecting critical lung cells from the toxic effects of hyperoxia.
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