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CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 43, Issue 3, Pages 234-239Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.09.022
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Hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha; Hypoxemia; Persistent pulmonary hypertension; Cyanotic congenital heart disease; VEGF; EPO
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- FOFOI [2005/1/I/079]
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Objectives: HIF-1 alpha (hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha) mediates the responses of mammalian cells to hypoxia/ischemia by inducing the expression of adaptive gene products (e.g., vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and erythropoietin (EPO)). Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) and cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD) are common neonatal diseases considered as paradigms of hypoxemia. Since the expression HIF-1 alpha, VEGF and EPO in newborns diagnosed with these diseases has yet to be studied, we set out to define the expression of these genes in peripheral blood from newborn infants diagnosed with PPHN and CCHD. Design and methods: The mRNA transcripts encoding HIF-1 alpha, VEGF and EPO were measured by RT-PCR in healthy newborn infants and infants diagnosed with PPHN and CCHD. Results: An important increase in HIF-1 alpha expression was observed in both pathological conditions, accompanied by significant increases in VEGF and EPO expression when compared to healthy infants. Conclusions: HIF-1 alpha mRNA expression increases in newborn infants with PPHN or CCHD, as does the expression of its target genes VEGF and EPO. (C) 2009 The Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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