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ArticleJournal of experimental botany2012

Haem oxygenase-1 is involved in salicylic acid-induced alleviation of oxidative stress due to cadmium stress in Medicago sativa.

Weiti Cui, Le Li, Zhaozhou Gao, Honghong Wu, Yanjie Xie, Wenbiao Shen

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Article in Journal of experimental botany, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 86 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Weiti CuiCollege of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Le Li
Zhaozhou Gao
Honghong Wu
Yanjie Xie
Wenbiao Shen
Nanjing Agricultural University · CNUniversity of Calabria · ITZero to Three · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This work examines the involvement of haem oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in salicylic acid (SA)-induced alleviation of oxidative stress as a result of cadmium (Cd) stress in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seedling roots. CdCl(2) exposure caused severe growth inhibition and Cd accumulation, which were potentiated by pre-treatment with zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPPIX), a potent HO-1 inhibitor. Pre-treatment of plants with the HO-1 inducer haemin or SA, both of which could induce MsHO1 gene expression, significantly reduced the inhibition of growth and Cd accumulation. The alleviation effects were also evidenced by a decreased content of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS). The antioxidant behaviour was confirmed by histochemical staining for the detection of lipid peroxidation and the loss of plasma membrane integrity. Furthermore, haemin and SA pre-treatment modulated the activities of ascorbate peroxidase (APX), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and guaiacol peroxidase (POD), or their corresponding transcripts. Significant enhancement of the ratios of reduced/oxidized homoglutathione (hGSH), ascorbic acid (ASA)/dehydroascorbate (DHA), and NAD(P)H/NAD(P)(+), and expression of their metabolism genes was observed, consistent with a decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) distribution in the root tips. These effects are specific for HO-1, since ZnPPIX blocked the above actions, and the aggravated effects triggered by SA plus ZnPPIX were differentially reversed when carbon monoxide (CO) or bilirubin (BR), two catalytic by-products of HO-1, was added. Together, the results suggest that HO-1 is involved in the SA-induced alleviation of Cd-triggered oxidative stress by re-establishing redox homeostasis.

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AntioxidantsCadmiumCarbon MonoxideGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGene Expression Regulation, PlantGlutathioneHeme Oxygenase-1HeminHomeostasisLipid PeroxidationMedicago sativaNADOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressPlant ProteinsPlant RootsAntioxidantsCadmiumCarbon MonoxideGlutathioneHeme Oxygenase-1HeminhomoglutathioneNADPlant ProteinsProtoporphyrinsReactive Oxygen SpeciesSalicylic AcidThiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substanceszinc protoporphyrin

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PMID22915740
PMCPMC3444266
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