Caffeine ameliorates hyperoxia-induced lung injury by protecting GCH1 function in neonatal rat pups. Pediatr Res 2017 Sep;82(3):483-489
Date
04/12/2017Pubmed ID
28399119Pubmed Central ID
PMC5570644DOI
10.1038/pr.2017.89Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85028332881 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 30 CitationsAbstract
BackgroundBronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a major morbidity in premature infants, and impaired angiogenesis is considered a major contributor to BPD. Early caffeine treatment decreases the incidence of BPD; the mechanism remains incompletely understood.MethodsSprague-Dawley rat pups exposed to normoxia or hyperoxia since birth were treated daily with either 20 mg/kg caffeine or normal saline by an intraperitoneal injection from day 2 of life. The lungs were obtained for studies at days 10 and 21.ResultsHyperoxia impaired somatic growth and lung growth in the rat pups. The impaired lung growth during hyperoxia was associated with decreased levels of cyclic AMP (cAMP) and tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) in the lungs. Early caffeine treatment increased cAMP levels in the lungs of hyperoxia-exposed pups. Caffeine also increased the levels of phosphorylated endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) at serine1177, total and serine51 phosphorylated GTP cyclohydrolase 1 (GCH1), and BH4 levels, with improved alveolar structure and angiogenesis in hyperoxia-exposed lungs. Reduced GCH1 levels in hyperoxia were due, in part, to increased degradation by the ubiquitin-proteasome system.ConclusionOur data support the notion that early caffeine treatment can protect immature lungs from hyperoxia-induced damage by improving eNOS activity through increased BH4 bioavailability.
Author List
Jing X, Huang YW, Jarzembowski J, Shi Y, Konduri GG, Teng RJAuthors
Jason A. Jarzembowski MD, PhD Sr Associate Dean, CEO CSG, Professor in the Pathology department at Medical College of WisconsinXi-Gang Jing Research Scientist I in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Girija Ganesh Konduri MD Chief, Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Ru-Jeng Teng MD Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AnimalsAnimals, Newborn
Caffeine
Cyclic AMP
Female
GTP Cyclohydrolase
Hyperoxia
Lung Injury
Pregnancy
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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