Abstract: Obiective To investigate the effect of ischemic postconditioning on expression of heat shock protein (HSP)70, HSP27 and HO-1 (heme oxygenase-1) and the role of which in reduction renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats. Methods One hundred forty healthy male SD rats weighing 250-280 g were randomly divided into 4 groups (n=35 each) : group I sham operation group (group S); group II I/R; group III IPo; group IV quercetin+IPo group (group Q+IPo). The rats were anesthetized with intraperitoneal (IP) chloral hydrate 300 mg/kg. Bilateral kidneys were exposed and their pedicels were clamped for 45 min followed by reperfusion in group II-IV. In group III and IV 3 cycles of 10 s reperfusion followed by 10 s ischemia were applied immediately after 45 min kidney ischemia. In group IV quercetin (a inhibitor of HSP) 100 mg/kg was given IP at 30 min before ischemia. Five rats were sacrificed at 0, 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 h (T0-6) of reperfusion and the kidneys were immediatedly removed for determination the expression of HSP70mRNA, HSP27mRNA, HO-1 mRNA, HSP70, HSP27 and HO-1. At T3 before the rats were sacrificed blood samples were obtained for determination of serum creatinine(Cr), urea nitrogen (BUN) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) concentrations and kidneys were removed for determination of the expression of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-кB), the methylene dioxyamphetamine (MDA) content and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, and observation of histopathology with light microscope. Results The expression of HSP70mRNA, HSP27mRNA, HO-1 mRNA, HSP70, HSP27 and HO-1 was traced in group S, and in the other three groups the expression of HSP70mRNA、HO-1mRNA and HSP70、HO-1 increased at T1 and meet peakpoint at T3, then begain to decreased. Compared with group S, the expression of HSP70mRNA, HSP27mRNA, HO-1mRNA, HSP70, hsp27 and HO-1 was up-regulated at T0-6 in other 3 groups (P<0.05), Compared with group I/R, the expression of HSP70mRNA, HSP27mRNA, HO-1mRNA, HSP70, hsp27 and HO-1 was up-regulated at T2-5 in group IPo (P<0.05), Compared with group IPo, the expression of HSP70mRNA, HSP27mRNA, HO-1mRNA, HSP70, hsp27 and HO-1 was down-regulated at T2-5 in group Q+IPo (P<0.05). There were not significant defferent between group I/R and group Q+IPo (P>0.05). Serum Cr, BUN and TNF-α concentrations at T3 in group I/R (102±5) µmol/L, (25.7±3.9) mmol/L, (2.29±0.18) ng/ml, in group IPo (64±5) µmol/L, (11.3±3.0) mmol/L, (1.76±0.13) ng/ml, and in grou Q+IPo(101±6) µmol/L, (26.5±4.5) mmol/L, (2.31±0.17) ng/ml were increased than those in group S (46±6) µmol/L, (5.1±1.9) mmol/L and (1.13±0.14) ng/ml(P﹤0.05), and the serum Cr, BUN and TNF-α concentrations in group IPo were decreased than those in group I/R, and those in group Q+IPo were increased than those in group IPo (P﹤0.05). There were not significant defferent between group I/R and group Q+IPo (P>0.05). The MDA content (2.20±0.23) nmol/mgprot in group I/R, (1.35±0.13) nmol/mgprot in group IPo and (2.25±0.16) nmol/mgprot in group Q+IPo was in creased than that in group S (P﹤0.05), the activity of SOD (104±6) U/mgprot in group I/R, (124±4) U/mgprot in group IPo and (106±5) U/mgprot in group Q+IPo was decreased than that in group S (P﹤0.05); the MDA content was decreased and SOD activity was increased in group IPo compared with group I/R, and the MDA content was increased and SOD activity was decreased in group Q+IPo compared with group IPo (P﹤0.05). The expression of NF-кB in group was up-regulated at T3 in group I/R, IPo and Q+IPo compared with group S, that in group IPo was down-regulated compared with group I/R, and that in Q+IPo was up-regulated compared with group IPo (P﹤0.05). There were not significant defferent between group I/R and group Q+IPo (P>0.05). Microscope examination showed that the injury to kidney was attenuated in group IPo compared with group I/R, the injury to kidney was not significant defferent between group I/R and group Q+IPo. Conclusion IPo increased the expression of HSP70, HSP27, and HO-1 and the expression of HSP is involved in the reduction of renal I/R injury by IPo in rats.
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