Expression of stress-related genes in a cadmium-resistant A549 human cell line
Expression of stress-related genes in a cadmium-resistant A549 human cell line
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DOI:
10.1080/15287390590925447
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发表时间:
2005-05-14
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Soleilhavoup, JP
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作者:
Croute, F;Beau, B;Soleilhavoup, JP
This study was designed to explain the basis for Cd-acquired tolerance of A549 cells cultured in the presence of Cd. Thirty-day exposure of cultured human pneumocytes ( A549 cell line) to 10 mu M Cd was previously found to induce an acquired resistance persisting over several weeks of culture. Moreover, these Cd-resistant cells (R-cells) were found to proliferate faster than controls. No difference was found between R-cells and control cells (S-cells) concerning the basal and Cd-induced level of metallothioneins expression. However, after exposure to Cd, cell glutathione levels were unchanged in R-cells while they were either increased ( at 10 mu M Cd) or decreased ( at 25 mu M Cd) in S-cells. cDNA array analysis showed that genes encoding for (GPx1) glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, catalase, and superoxide dismutase were similarly expressed in R- and S-cells, whereas the gene of (GPx2) glutathione peroxidase was overexpressed in R- cells. Most genes encoding stress proteins were similarly expressed, except for HSP27 and GRP94 genes, which were respectively under- ( ratio 0.5 +/- 0.1) and over- (1.8 +/- 0.5) expressed in R- cells. Acute exposure to Cd was found to trigger the upregulation of genes encoding the chaperone proteins HSP90A, HSP27, HSP40, GRP78, HSP72, and HO-1 in S-cells. In R- cells, only HO-1 and HSP72 were overexpressed but at a lower level. This suggests that the Cd-related adverse conditions, leading to protein misfolding, are lowered in R- cells. It is likely that the upregulation of GPx2 in R- cells leads to a higher antioxidant defense in these cells.