期刊
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
卷 53, 期 12, 页码 2318-2326出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.10.528
关键词
Tocopherol; Oxidative stress; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Free radicals
资金
- NIH [DK067494, 5P30-CA043703]
Vitamin E (a-tocopherol) is the major lipid-soluble antioxidant in most animal species. By controlling the secretion of vitamin E from the liver, the alpha-tocopherol transfer protein regulates whole-body distribution and levels of this vital nutrient. However, the mechanism(s) that regulates the expression of this protein is poorly understood. Here we report that transcription of the TTPA gene in immortalized human hepatocytes is induced by oxidative stress and by hypoxia, by agonists of the nuclear receptors PPAR alpha and RXR, and by increased cAMP levels. The data show further that induction of TTPA transcription by oxidative stress is mediated by an already-present transcription factor and does not require de novo protein synthesis. Silencing of the cAMP response element-binding (CREB) transcription factor attenuated transcriptional responses of the TTPA gene to added peroxide, suggesting that CREB mediates responses of this gene to oxidative stress. Using a 1.9-kb proximal segment of the human TTPA promoter together with a site-directed mutagenesis approach, we foun'd that single-nucleotide polymorphisms that are commonly found in healthy humans dramatically affect promoter activity. These observations suggest that oxidative stress and individual genetic makeup contribute to vitamin E homeostasis in humans. These findings may explain the variable responses to vitamin E supplementation observed in human clinical trials. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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