Expression of Hif-1α, Nf-κb, and Vegf Genes in the Liver and Blood Serum Levels of HIF-1α, Erythropoietin, VEGF, TGF-β, 8-Isoprostane, and Corticosterone in Wistar Rats with High and Low Resistance to Hypoxia

Abstract

We studied the expression of Hif-1α, Nf-κb, and Vegf genes in the liver and serum levels of HIF-1α, erythropoietin, VEGF, TGF-β, 8-isoprostane, and corticosterone in Wistar rats with different resistance to hypoxia in 5 and 90 min after acute exposure to hypobaric hypoxia. In 5 min after hypoxic exposure, Hif-1α expression in the liver and serum levels of erythropoietin, VEGF, and TGF-β in high-resistant rats were higher than in low-resistant animals. In highresistant rats, the increment in expression of Nf-κb gene responsible for the control over the inflammatory processes was more pronounced than in low-resistant animals. In 90 min after hypoxic exposure, the serum levels of HIF-1α, erythropoietin, VEGF, and TGF-β returned to normal in high-resistant rats, while in low-resistant animals, an increase in 8-isoprostane and TGF-β concentrations was observed. The rats with different resistance to hypoxia were characterized by different changes in biomolecular parameters determining predilection to inflammatory diseases.