Impact of acute and chronic hypoxia on the heme oxygenase/carbon monoxide pathway in naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber).

Kristi M Kezar, Liam Eaton, Karen L Kadamani, Mohammad Ojaghi, Leo E Otterbein, Matthew E Pamenter, Michael S Tift

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IGF-mediated glucose signalling is retained in adult naked mole-rats.Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology · 2026
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Kristi M KezarDepartment of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 28403, USA.

Liam EatonDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, CanadaK1N 9A7.

Karen L KadamaniDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, CanadaK1N 9A7.

Mohammad OjaghiDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, CanadaK1N 9A7.

Leo E OtterbeinDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Transplantation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Center for Life Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

Matthew E PamenterDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, CanadaK1N 9A7.

Michael S TiftDepartment of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 28403, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0563-0509

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Canada Excellence Research Chairs, Government of CanadaCanada Research ChairDivision of Integrative Organismal Systems 1927616Hamilton CompanyHamilton Company Pipette Grant and Syringe Product GrantNational Football League Players AssociationNational Science Foundation 1927616Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada 2020-07119NSERC Discovery Grant #2020-07119Players Association of the National Football LeagueUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington Parnell Award

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Abstract

Heme oxygenase (HO) enzymes are responsible for the degradation of free heme and producing endogenous carbon monoxide (CO). Research has suggested that the HO-CO pathway imparts protective effects to hypoxic tissues. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of acute (4 h or 24 h at 7% O2) and chronic (7 days at 11% O2) hypoxia on the HO-CO pathway in the hypoxia-tolerant naked mole-rat. Specifically, we measured CO concentrations in nine organs and blood, as well as HO activity in all organs of animals exposed to normoxia (21% O2), acute hypoxia or chronic hypoxia. Hypoxia did not impact CO concentration or HO activity in most tissues, with the exception of the brain (decreased [CO] after 24 h and 7 days), heart (increased HO activity after 4 h), and intestine (increased [CO] after 24 h and 7 days but decreased HO activity after 24 h). Relative to normoxic controls, hemoglobin concentrations increased 10-12% in animals exposed to acute hypoxia but were unchanged following chronic hypoxia. In naked mole-rats exposed to normoxia or hypoxia, CO concentrations were higher in blood, lung and spleen, and HO activity was higher in the kidney and lung when compared with tissues from mice exposed to normoxia. However, splenic HO activity was higher in mice exposed to normoxia when compared with spleen from naked mole-rats in all treatment conditions. Unlike non-hypoxia tolerant species, chronic hypoxia did not suppress the HO-CO pathway in naked mole-rats, highlighting the importance of this pathway in hypoxia physiology.

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Carbon MonoxideHeme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)HypoxiaMole RatsAnimalsHemoglobinsMaleCarbon MonoxideHeme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)HemoglobinsCarbon monoxideCarboxyhemoglobinHeme oxygenaseHypoxia toleranceNaked mole-rat

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PMID41208449

DOI10.1242/jeb.250502

PMCPMC12752505

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