Research Article

ROS Plays a Role in the Neonatal Rat Intestinal Barrier Damages Induced by Hyperoxia

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The expression of the intestinal tight junction proteins ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin-4 in neonatal rats treated with hyperoxia. ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin-4 located on the cell membrane and in the cytoplasm. Compared to the control group, ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin-4 expressions were significantly decreased in the hyperoxia group (). As newborn rats grew and developed, ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin-4 levels gradually increased ( or ) in the control group. In the hyperoxia group, as newborn rats grew and developed, ZO-1 and Occludin levels gradually increased, but Claudin-4 was only elevated on neonatal day 10, and decreased on neonatal day 14 ( or ) ( at each time point).
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