Involvement of nuclear factor-κB and apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 in G-protein-coupled receptor agonist-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy
Involvement of nuclear factor-κB and apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 in G-protein-coupled receptor agonist-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy
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DOI:
10.1161/hc0402.102863
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发表时间:
2002-01-29
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影响因子:
37.8
通讯作者:
Hori, M
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作者:
Hirotani, S;Otsu, K;Hori, M
Background-Recently, reactive oxygen species (ROS) have emerged as important molecules in cardiac hypertrophy. However, the ROS-dependent signal transduction mechanism remains to be elucidated. In this study, we examined the role of an ROS-sensitive transcriptional factor, NF-kappaB, and a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase, apoptosis signal-regulating kinase I (ASK1), in G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) agonist (angiotensin 11, endothelin-1, phenylephrine)-induced cardiac hypertrophy in isolated rat neonatal cardiomyocytes.Methods and Results-Using an ROS-sensitive fluorescent dye, we observed an increase in fluorescence signal on addition of the GPCR agonists. The GPCR agonists induced NF-kappaB activation. Antioxidants such as N-acetyl cysteine, N-mercaptopropionyl glycine, and vitamin E attenuated the NF-kappaB activation. Infection of cardiomyocytes with an adenovirus expressing a degradation-resistant mutant Of IkappaBalpha led to suppression of the hypertrophic responses. The GPCR agonists rapidly and transiently activated ASK1 in a dose-dependent manner. Infection of an adenovirus expressing a dominant-negative ASK1 attenuated the GPCR agonist-induced NF-kappaB activation and cardiac hypertrophy. Overexpression of a constitutively active mutant of ASK1 led to NF-kappaB activation and cardiac hypertrophy. Activated ASK1-induced hypertrophy was abolished by inhibition of NF-kappaB activation.Conclusions-These data indicate that GPCR agonist-induced cardiac hypertrophy is mediated through NF-kappaB activation via the generation of ROS. ASK1 is involved in GPCR agonist-induced NF-kappaB activation and resulting hypertrophy.