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BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL
卷 391, 期 -, 页码 581-588出版社
PORTLAND PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20050507
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GSH; involution; lactation; NF-kappa B; nitric oxide
At the end of lactation the mammary gland undergoes involution, a process characterized by apoptosis of secretory cells and tissue remodelling. To gain insight into this process, we analysed the gene expression profile by oligonucleotide microarrays during lactation and after forced weaning. Up-regulation of inflammatory mediators and acute-phase response genes during weaning was found. Expression Of IKB alpha (inhibitory kappa B alpha), a protein known to modulate NF-kappa B (nuclear factor-kappa B) nuclear translocation, was significantly up-regulated. On the other hand, there was a time-dependent degradation Of IKBa protein levels in response to weaning, suggesting a role for NF-kappa B. Furthermore, we have demonstrated, using chromatin immunoprecipitation assays, binding of NF-kappa B to the NOS-2 (inducible nitric oxide synthase) promoter at the early onset of events triggered during weaning. The three isoforms of NOS are constitutively present in the lactating mammary gland; however, while NOS-2 mRNA and protein levels and, consequently, NO production are increased during weaning, NOS-3 protein levels are diminished. Western blot analyses have demonstrated that protein nitration is increased in the mammary gland during weaning, but this is limited to a few specific tyrosine-nitrated proteins. Interestingly, inhibition of GSH synthesis at the peak of lactation partially mimics these findings, highlighting the role of NO production and GSH depletion during involution.
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