期刊
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
卷 38, 期 10, 页码 1333-1343出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2005.01.013
关键词
glutathione depletion; diethyl maleate; heme oxygenase; HUVEC; lipopolysaccharide; ICAM-1; free radicals
资金
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research [63790] Funding Source: Medline
Cellular redox status is known to regulate a number of biological processes, including the activation of inflammatory genes. Our previous studies demonstrated that thiol depletion using diethyl maleate (DEM) reduced neutrophil sequestration in animal models of inflammation, an effect primarily mediated by impaired upregulation of the adhesion molecule, ICAM-1. The present studies were performed to discern the mechanism whereby DEM prevents LPS-induced ICAM-1 expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. DEM caused a time- and concentration-dependent inhibition of ICAM-1 expression in LPS-stimulated HUVEC by blocking induction of gene transcription. Interestingly, DEM had little effect on the degradation of the inhibitory protein I kappa B-alpha, but rather appeared to prevent translocation of the transcription factor NF-kappa B into the nucleus. Readdition of glutathione following DEM treatment restored the ability of LPS to induce NF-kappa B translocation and ICAM-1 synthesis. DEM plus LPS caused synergistic induction of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), suggesting its role in the inhibitory effects of DEM. However, HO-I was shown to be neither sufficient nor necessary for the anti-inflammatory effects of glutathione depletion. These studies illustrate that thiol depletion may represent a potential therapy for inflammation, exerting its effects via a distinct mechanism on cell signaling pathways. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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