›› 2014, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (4): 355-359.

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Expression of angiopoietin-1 and lung development in neonatal rat with hyperoxia-induced BPD 

WANG Ling, LU Hui, LI Meixue    

  1. (Department of Neonatology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou 510120, Guangdong, China)
  • Received:2013-11-09 Published:2014-04-15 Online:2014-04-15

Abstract:  Objective To explore the expression of angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) and lung development in neonatal rat with hyperoxia-induced bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Methods A total of forty-eight 1- to 3-day-old neonatal rats were randomly divided into hyperoxia group and control group with 24 rats in each group, fed in high concentration oxygen (≥95%) or in air respectively. At 1st, 3rd and 7th day after high oxygen exposure, the histological changes in lung tissue were observed by HE stai-ning under a light microscope and the expressions of Ang-1 mRNA and its protein in lung tissue were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot. Results With extended exposure to high concentrations of oxygen, rats in hyperoxia group presented such pathologic change of lung tissue dysplasia as alveolar simplification, reduction in alveolar number and arrested pulmonary microvascular development. At 7th day after high oxygen exposure, Ang-1 mRNA and protein expressions in hyperoxia group were (0.33±0.18) and (0.20±0.07), significantly lower than those [(0.83±0.46) and (0.57±0.44)] in control group (P<0.05). Conclusions Ang-1 plays an important regulatory role in the pulmonary vascular development and participates in the pathogenesis of BPD.