Inhibition of hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced oxidative stress in HGF-stimulated antiapoptotic siqnaling: role of P13-K and Akt kinase upon rac1
Inhibition of hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced oxidative stress in HGF-stimulated antiapoptotic siqnaling: role of P13-K and Akt kinase upon rac1
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DOI:
10.1038/sj.cdd.4401172
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发表时间:
2003-05-01
影响因子:
12.4
通讯作者:
Suzuki, S
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作者:
Ozaki, M;Haga, S;Suzuki, S
Rac1-regulated reactive oxygen species (ROS) production has been implicated in apoptosis. In contrast, pleiotropic protein kinase At protects against apoptosis. However, the pro- and antiapoptotic mechanisms of rac1 and Akt, respectively, and the intersection between these mechanisms are incompletely understood. In a model of oxidative stress and apoptosis induced by hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) in primary hepatocytes, activation of the PI3-K Akt axis by the prosurvival hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) inhibited H/R-stimulated rac1 activation and intracellular ROS production, and suppressed apoptosis. Suppression of PI3-K or Akt activity abrogated the inhibitory effect of HGF on rac1 activity and rac1-regulated oxidative stress. Furthermore, constitutive activation of Akt or PI3-K in the absence of HGF was sufficient to phosphorylate rac1, inhibit rac1 activation, and suppress rac1-regulated ROS production. These findings demonstrate that growth factor-stimulated activation of PI3-K-Akt is necessary and sufficient to suppress intracellular oxidative stress and apoptosis by inhibiting activation of proapoptotic, prooxidative rac1 GTPase.