Minocycline suppresses oxidative stress and attenuates fetal cardiac myocyte apoptosis triggered by in utero cocaine exposure

It is known that TNF-α increases the production of ROS and decreases antioxidant enzymes, resulting in an increase in oxidative stress. IL-10 appears to modulate these effects. The present study investigated the role of p38 and ERK1/2 MAPKs in mediating the interplay of TNF-α and IL-10 in regulating oxidative stress and cardiac myocyte apoptosis in Sprague-Dawley male rats. Isolated adult cardiac myocytes were exposed to TNF-α (10 ng/ml), IL-10 (10 ng/ml), and IL-10 + TNF-α ( ratio 1) for 4 h. H2O2(100 μM) as a positive control and the antioxidant Trolox (20 μmol/l) were used to confirm the involvement of oxidative stress. H2O2treatment increased oxidative stress and apoptosis; TNF-α mimicked these effects. Exposure to TNF-α significantly increased ROS production, caused cell injury, and increased the number of apoptotic cells and Bax-to-Bcl-xl ratio. This change was associated with an increase in the phospho-p38 MAPK-to-total p38 MAPK ratio and a decrease in the phospho-ERK1/2-to-total ERK1/2 ratio. IL-10 treatment by itself had no effect on these parameters, but it prevented the above-listed changes caused by TNF-α. The antioxidant Trolox modulated TNF-α-induced changes in Bax/Bcl-xl, cell injury, and MAPKs. Preexposure of cells to the p38 MAPK inhibitor SB-203580 prevented TNF-α-induced changes. Inhibition of the ERK pathway with PD-98059 attenuated the protective role of IL-10 against TNF-α-induced apoptosis. This study provides evidence in support of the essential role of p38 and ERK1/2 MAPKs in the interactive role of TNF-α and IL-10 in cardiac myocyte apoptosis.

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The Long Noncoding RNA Hotair Regulates Oxidative Stress and Cardiac Myocyte Apoptosis during Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity ◽

10.1155/2020/1645249 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 ◽

pp. 1-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Kai Meng ◽

Jiao Jiao ◽

Rui-Rui Zhu ◽

Bo-Yuan Wang ◽

Xiao-Bo Mao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Calcium Binding ◽

Cardiac Myocyte ◽

Heart Diseases ◽

Ischemia Reperfusion ◽

Negative Regulator ◽

Dependent Manner ◽

Myocyte Apoptosis ◽

Cardiac Myocyte Apoptosis

Oxidative stress and subsequent cardiac myocyte apoptosis play central roles in the initiation and progression of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. Homeobox transcript antisense intergenic RNA (Hotair) was previously implicated in various heart diseases, yet its role in myocardial I/R injury has not been clearly demonstrated. Mice with cardiac-restricted knockdown or overexpression of Hotair were exposed to I/R surgery. H9c2 cells were cultured and subjected to hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) stimulation to further verify the role and underlying mechanisms of Hotair in vitro. Histological examination, molecular detection, and functional parameters were determined in vivo and in vitro. In response to I/R or H/R treatment, Hotair expression was increased in a bromodomain-containing protein 4-dependent manner. Cardiac-restricted knockdown of Hotair exacerbated, whereas Hotair overexpression prevented I/R-induced oxidative stress, cardiac myocyte apoptosis, and cardiac dysfunction. Mechanistically, we observed that Hotair exerted its beneficial effects via activating AMP-activated protein kinase alpha (AMPKα). Further detection revealed that Hotair activated AMPKα through regulating the enhancer of zeste homolog 2/microRNA-451/calcium-binding protein 39 (EZH2/miR-451/Cab39) axis. We provide the evidence that endogenous lncRNA Hotair is an essential negative regulator for oxidative stress and cardiac myocyte apoptosis in myocardial I/R injury, which is dependent on AMPKα activation via the EZH2/miR-451/Cab39 axis.

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