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Janus kinase-2 signaling mediates apoptosis in rat cardiomyocytes.

Authors: Mascareno, E  Beckles, DL  Siddiqui, MA 
Citation: Mascareno E, etal., Vascul Pharmacol. 2005 Nov;43(5):327-35. Epub 2005 Nov 2.
RGD ID: 1600094
Pubmed: PMID:16269269   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.vph.2005.08.023   (Journal Full-text)

We tested the hypothesis that activation Jak2, which is prominently involved in the up-regulation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), constitutes a focal point in relaying signals triggered by a Angiotensin II (Ang II) and hypoxia/reoxygenation separately to cause an enhanced susceptibility of cardiac myocyte to apoptotic cell death. Ang II-treated adult cardiomyocytes in culture exhibited an increased level of apoptosis that accompanied activation of pro-apoptotic as well as anti-apoptotic signaling pathways. We observed increased phosphorylation of Jak2 kinase, Stat1, JNK, with increased expression of Bax protein, followed by an increase in caspase-1 and caspase-3 activity. Activation of these pro-apoptotic pathways was blocked by the Jak2 pharmacological inhibitor, Tyrphostin AG490. We also observed an increase in phosphorylation of cardioprotective pathway components, namely S6 ribosomal protein, and heat shock protein 27 (HSP27). Likewise, the oxidative stress, via the hypoxia/reoxygenation treatment of rat adult cardiomyocytes, produced apoptosis that was dependent upon activation of Jak2. The apoptotic response was not only reduced by Losartan, an inverse agonist of the AT1, receptor, but by treatment with AG490 as well. Taken together, these observations provide clear evidence in favor of Jak2 signaling as mediator of the apoptotic response in cardiomyocytes. However, there was a concomitant induction of cytoprotective signaling that presumably provides a negative feed-back to the deleterious effects of the agonist.



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Biological Process

  
Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
Jak2Ratpositive regulation of apoptotic process  IMP adult cardiomyocytes in response to Angiotensin II or hypoxia/reoxygenation treatmentRGD 
Jak2Ratresponse to oxidative stress  IMP hypoxia/reoxygenation treatment in adult cardiomyocytesRGD 

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RGD Manual Annotations


  
Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
JAK2Humanangiotensin II signaling pathway   ISOJak2 (Rattus norvegicus) RGD 
Jak2Ratangiotensin II signaling pathway   IMP  RGD 
Jak2Mouseangiotensin II signaling pathway   ISOJak2 (Rattus norvegicus) RGD 
Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Jak2  (Janus kinase 2)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Jak2  (Janus kinase 2)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
JAK2  (Janus kinase 2)

Objects referenced in this article
Gene Stat1 signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 Rattus norvegicus

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