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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a component of the cell wall of Gram-negativ
e bacteria, interacts with eukaryotic cells, causing changes in gene e
xpression and a rapid increase in the formation of superoxide and H2O2
We now report that, within 6 h of treating rats with LPS, there was a
divergent response in the lung of manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-
SOD) and catalase expression without a change in expression of copper-
zinc superoxide dismutase or glutathione peroxidase. The activity and
mRNA concentration of Mn-SOD increased during the time catalase mRNA c
oncentration and activity decreased. These divergent changes and activ
ation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) were preceded by a fall,
1 h after LPS treatment, in the RNA binding activity of two redox-sens
itive proteins: Mn-SOD RNA binding protein and catalase RNA binding pr
otein. The rapid onset of these changes, the bacteriostatic properties
of H2O2, and the signaling function of NF-kappa B suggest that the di
vergent expression of Mn-SOD and catalase is a coordinated component o
f the acute phase reaction to bacterial invasion.