Summary
The liver is damaged by sustained ischemia in liver transplantation, and the reperfusion after ischemia results in further functional impairment. Ozone oxidative preconditioning (OzoneOP) protected the liver against ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of A1 adenosine receptor on the protective actions conferred by OzoneOP in hepatic I/R. By using a specific agonist and antagonist of the A1 subtype receptor (2‐chloro N6 cyclopentyladenosine, CCPA and 8‐cyclopentyl‐1,3‐dipropylxanthine, DPCPX respectively), we studied the role of A1 receptor in the protective effects of OzoneOP on the liver damage, nitiric oxide (NO) generation, adenosine deaminase activity and preservation of the cellular redox balance. Immunohistochemical analysis of nuclear factor‐kappa B (NF‐κB), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF‐α) and heat shock protein‐70 (HSP‐70) was performed. OzoneOP prevented and/or ameliorated ischemic damage. CCPA showed a similar effect to OzoneOP + I/R group. A1AR antagonist DPCPX blocked the protective effect of OzoneOP. OzoneOP largely reduced the intensity of the p65 expression, diminished TNF‐α production, and promoted a reduction in HSP‐70 immunoreactivity. In summary, OzoneOP exerted protective effects against liver I/R injury through activation of A1 adenosine receptors (A1AR). Adenosine and .NO produced by OzoneOP may play a role in the pathways of cellular signalling which promote preservation of the cellular redox balance, mitochondrial function, glutathione pools as well as the regulation of NF‐κB and HSP‐70.
Ozone therapy increased the latency for the first seizure and the survival percentage. These effects are discussed in point of ozone's capacity to reestablish cellular redox balance, decrease biomolecules damage, and regulate activation of A1 adenosine receptors in PTZ-induced seizures.
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