Hypoxic preconditioning up-regulates DJ-1 protein expression in rat heart-derived H9c2 cells through the activation of extracellular-regulated kinase 1/2 pathway
Hypoxic preconditioning up-regulates DJ-1 protein expression in rat heart-derived H9c2 cells through the activation of extracellular-regulated kinase 1/2 pathway
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缺氧预处理通过激活细胞外调节激酶1/2通路上调大鼠心脏源性H9c2细胞中DJ-1蛋白表达
DOI:
10.1007/s11010-012-1414-8
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发表时间:
2012-11-01
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
He, Ming
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作者:
Lu, Hai-Shan;Chen, He-Ping;He, Ming
Myocardial preconditioning is a powerful phenomenon that can attenuate ischemia/reperfusion-induced oxidant stress and elicit delayed cardioprotection. Its mechanisms involve activation of intracellular signaling pathways and up-regulation of the protective antioxidant proteins. DJ-1 protein, as a multifunctional intracellular protein, plays an important role in attenuating oxidant stress and promoting cell survival. In the present study, we investigated whether DJ-1 is up-regulated during the late phase of hypoxic preconditioning (HP) and the up-regulation of DJ-1 is mediated by extracellular-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) signaling pathway. Rat heart-derived H9c2 cells were exposed to HP. Twenty-four hours later cells were subjected to hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) and then cell viability, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), ERK1/2 phosphorylation, and DJ-1 protein were measured appropriately. The results showed that HP efficiently attenuated H/R-induced viability loss and LDH leakage. In addition, HP promoted ERK1/2 activation, up-regulated DJ-1 protein expression, inhibited H/R induced the elevation of ROS. However, when ERK1/2 phosphorylation was specifically inhibited by U0126, the increase in DJ-1 expression occurring during HP was almost completely abolished and, as a result, the delayed cardioprotection induced by HP was abolished, and the inhibitory effect of HP on H/R-induced oxidant stress was also reversed. Furthermore, knocking down DJ-1 by siRNA attenuated the delayed cardioprotection induced by HP. Our data indicate that HP can up-regulate DJ-1 protein expression through the ERK1/2-dependent signaling pathway. Importantly, DJ-1 might be involved in the delayed cardioprotective effect of HP against H/R injury.