期刊
ANTIOXIDANTS
卷 10, 期 9, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antiox10091427
关键词
APEX1(1-20); Selenoprotein T; lipopolysaccharide; endothelial cell activation; apoptosis
资金
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [IRTG1902-1, IRTG1902-2, IRTG1902]
- Bayer Grant4Target [2019-08-2427]
- University Hospital of the Heinrich-Heine University [9772727]
The study showed that APEX1(1-20) can inhibit EC apoptosis, and identified SELENOT as a potential regulator gene to reduce LPS-induced EC activation and apoptosis. SELENOT, along with APEX1(1-20), can protect EC from activation and apoptosis effects, providing new therapeutic approaches for sepsis.
Sepsis is an exaggerated immune response upon infection with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as the main causative agent. LPS-induced activation and apoptosis of endothelial cells (EC) can lead to organ dysfunction and finally organ failure. We previously demonstrated that the first twenty amino acids of the Apurinic/Apyrimidinic Endodeoxyribonuclease 1 (APEX1) are sufficient to inhibit EC apoptosis. To identify genes whose regulation by LPS is affected by this N-terminal APEX1 peptide, EC were transduced with an expression vector for the APEX1 peptide or an empty control vector and treated with LPS. Following RNA deep sequencing, genes upregulated in LPS-treated EC expressing the APEX1 peptide were identified bioinformatically. Selected candidates were validated by semi-quantitative real time PCR, a promising one was Selenoprotein T (SELENOT). For functional analyses, an expression vector for SELENOT was generated. To study the effect of SELENOT expression on LPS-induced EC activation and apoptosis, the SELENOT vector was transfected in EC. Immunostaining showed that SELENOT was expressed and localized in the ER. EC transfected with the SELENOT plasmid showed no activation and reduced apoptosis induced by LPS. SELENOT as well as APEX1(1-20) can protect EC against activation and apoptosis and could provide new therapeutic approaches in the treatment of sepsis.
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