Abstract
Introduction:
Chronic hypoxia increases the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA and protein levels in fetal guinea pig heart ventricles. Excessive generation of nitric oxide (NO) can induce nitrosative stress leading to the formation of peroxynitrite, which can upregulate the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). This study tested the hypothesis that maternal hypoxia increases fetal cardiac MMP9 and collagen through peroxynitrite generation in fetal hearts.
Results:
In heart ventricles, levels of malondialdehyde, 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT), MMP9, and collagen were increased in hypoxic (HPX) vs. normoxic (NMX) fetal guinea pigs.
Discussion:
Thus, maternal hypoxia induces oxidative–nitrosative stress and alters protein expression of the extracellular matrix (ECM) through upregulation of the iNOS pathway in fetal heart ventricles. This identifies iNOS-derived NO as an important stimulus for initiating the adverse effects of peroxynitrite in HPX fetal hearts.
Methods:
Pregnant guinea pigs were exposed to normoxia (room air) or hypoxia (10.5% O2, 14 d) before term (term ≈ 65 d) and administered water, L-N6-(1-iminoethyl)-lysine (LNIL), an iNOS inhibitor, or N-acetylcysteine (NAC), an antioxidant.
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Evans, L., Liu, H., Pinkas, G. et al. Chronic hypoxia increases peroxynitrite, MMP9 expression, and collagen accumulation in fetal guinea pig hearts. Pediatr Res 71, 25–31 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/pr.2011.10
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