Differential regulation of myocardial NFκB following acute or chronic TNF-α exposure
Differential regulation of myocardial NFκB following acute or chronic TNF-α exposure
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DOI:
10.1006/jmcc.2001.1388
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发表时间:
2001-06-01
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5
通讯作者:
Giroir, BP
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作者:
Haudek, SB;Bryant, DD;Giroir, BP
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) is a critical mediator of myocardial dysfunction during acute inflammatory states. TNF-alpha is also present in the serum of patients with chronic cardiac diseases. In monocytes, TNF-alpha stimulates cells by activating distinct signaling pathways that involve nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB. Since NF kappaB may also regulate the expression of genes that could contribute to myocardial dysfunction, the cardiomyocyte NF kappaB activation following acute or chronic TNF-alpha challenges was investigated. To accomplish this, the authors either acutely administered TNF-alpha. to healthy mice, or used transgenic mice which chronically overexpress TNF-alpha exclusively in cardiac myocytes. Following acute administration of TNF-alpha, cardiac NF kappaB translocation was detected from 15 min to 2 h post-challenge. The time course of I kappaB alpha degradation was consistent with the kinetics of NF kappaB translocation. I kappaB beta degradation was slower and less dramatic. In transgenic mice chronically overexpressing TNF-alpha, myocardial NF kappaB activation was detected at all ages tested (21, 40, and 75 days). In contrast to acutely challenged animals, two distinct NF kappaB proteins were activated in chronically challenged animals, p50-p65 heterodimers as well as p50 homodimers. Activation of both could be transiently blocked by administration of a recombinant chimeric TNF-alpha receptor antagonist (rhTNTR:Fc). I kappaB alpha, but not I kappaB beta, levels were elevated in transgenics when compared to wild-type animals. These data indicate that following acute TNF-alpha administration, which simulates bacterial sepsis, myocardial p50-p65 translocates within minutes. Chronic TNF-alpha exposure, which is thought to occur in long-standing congestive heart failure, results in translocation of transcriptionally inactive p50 homodimers in addition to transcription ally active p50-p65 heterodimers. It is speculated that activation of p50 homodimers constitutes an adaptive response to minimize the inflammatory consequences of chronic cardiac TNT-alpha exposure. (C) 2001 Academic Press.