期刊
CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
卷 316, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2019.108922
关键词
Cardiomyocyte; HIPK2; Hypoxia/reoxygenation; Oxidative damage; Nrf2
资金
- Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi Province [2019SF-167]
Homeodomain interacting protein kinase-2 (HIPK2) has emerged as a crucial stress-responsive kinase that plays a critical role in regulating cell survival and apoptosis. However, whether HIPK2 participates in regulating cardiomyocyte survival during myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury remains unclear. Here, we investigated the regulatory effect of HIPK2 on hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R)-induced cardiomyocyte injury and its potential underlying molecular mechanism. We found that HIPK2 expression was induced in response to H/R exposure. HIPK2 depletion by small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated gene silencing significantly decreased the viability and exacerbated H/R-induced apoptosis and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in cardiomyocytes. Comparatively, HIPK2 overexpression effectively rescued H/R-impaired viability and repressed H/R-induced apoptosis and ROS production in cardiomyocytes. HIPK2 overexpression significantly increased the nuclear expression of nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) and enhanced Nrf2-mediated transcriptional activity. Moreover, HIPK2 overexpression significantly increased the transcription of Nrf2/ARE target genes. Additionally, Nrf2 inhibition partially reversed the HIPK2-mediated protective effect. Overall, these results demonstrate that HIPK2 overexpression protects cardiomyocytes from H/R-induced injury by enhancing Nrf2/ARE antioxidant signaling, data that suggest HIPK2 is a potential target for cardioprotection.
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