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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY
Volume 44, Issue 9, Pages 1390-1397Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2012.05.022
Keywords
Biogenesis; Endothelial cells; Inflammation; Mitochondria; TNF alpha
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- National Science Centre [N N301 291137]
- European Union [POIG.01.01.02-00-069/09]
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Mitochondrial response of EA.hy926 endothelial cells to tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) was investigated. It was confirmed that TNF alpha stimulates reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and increases intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) level. These changes were paralleled by elevated oxygen consumption, slightly raised total mitochondrial mass and increased manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) and uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) content. They also correlated with a rise of mitochondrial transcription factor 1 (TFAM), nuclear respiratory factor-1 (NRF-1) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator (PGC)-1 alpha, which are involved in regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis and an elevated level of selected respiratory chain proteins. Thus, the apparent stimulatory effect of TNF alpha on mitochondrial metabolism probably reflects an increased amount of mitochondria rather than activation of biochemical processes per se, although the latter cannot be excluded definitely. These observations are similar to those described for cardiac muscle cells challenged with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), in which mitochondrial biogenesis was postulated. Stimulation of mitochondrial biogenesis could be a mechanism activated to prevent TNF alpha-induced cell death. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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