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Hydrogen peroxide predisposes neonatal rat ventricular myocytes to Fas-mediated apoptosis.

Authors: Yaniv, Gal  Shilkrut, Mark  Larisch, Sarit  Binah, Ofer 
Citation: Yaniv G, etal., Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 Oct 28;336(3):740-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.08.167.
RGD ID: 152025207
Pubmed: PMID:16157298   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.08.167   (Journal Full-text)

Neonatal rat ventricular myocytes (NRVM) grown in normoxic environment are not susceptible to Fas-induced apoptosis. In the present work, we tested the hypothesis that free radical injury represented by transient exposure to H2O2 sensitizes NRVM to Fas-mediated apoptosis. NRVM were treated with H2O2 (0.5 mM) for 2-4 h and thereafter exposed for 7 h to recombinant Fas ligand (rFasL, 10 ng/ml) plus an enhancing antibody (1 microg/ml). Apoptotic cardiomyocytes were counted and apoptosis-related proteins were measured by Western blot. H2O2 alone induced apoptosis (9.4+/-1.0%) that was preceded by activation of caspases-8 and -3, and PARP degradation. Incubation of NRVM with H2O2, followed by exposure to rFasL, increased the apoptotic index to 13.8+/-2.0%, but did not change caspase-8 or PARP activation. To investigate the mechanism underlying the sensitizing affect of H2O2 towards Fas-induced apoptosis, we studied the effects of H2O2 on the expression of key apoptosis signaling proteins. Incubation with H2O2 for 2-4 h decreased Fas expression and the expression of the Fas-related antiapoptotic proteins FLIP(L) and ARC, and increased the expression of the antiapoptotic proteins bcl-2 and xIAP. FADD expression was unchanged. Next, we tested the effect of H2O2 on the apoptosis-inducing, Fas-dependent Daxx-ASK-1-JUN kinase pathway. H2O2 dramatically increased ASK-1 expression and JUN kinase activation, but did not effect Daxx expression. Based on these findings we concluded that H2O2 sensitizes NRVM to Fas-mediated apoptosis by activating the Daxx-ASK-1-JUN kinase pathway, and by shifting the balance between proapoptotic and antiapoptotic proteins towards the former.



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Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Bcl2  (BCL2, apoptosis regulator)
Fas  (Fas cell surface death receptor)
Map3k5  (mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 5)
Nol3  (nucleolar protein 3)
Xiap  (X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis)


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