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- Title
Upregulation of Sestrin2 Expression Protects Against Macrophage Apoptosis Induced by Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein.
- Authors
Hu, Hong-Juan; Shi, Ze-Ya; Lin, Xiao-Lin; Chen, San-Mei; Wang, Qing-Yan; Tang, Si-Yuan
- Abstract
Sestrin2 is involved in a different cellular response to stress conditions. However, the function of Sestrin2 in the cardiovascular system remains unknown. In the present study, we tested whether Sestrin2 has a beneficial effect on macrophage cell apoptosis induced by oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL). We found that oxLDL induces expression of Sestrin2 in RAW264.7 cells in a time-dependent and dose-dependent manner. We also found that knockdown of Sestrin2 using small RNA interference promotes cell apoptosis and reactive oxygen species production induced by oxLDL. In addition, our results show that the c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase (JNK)/c-Jun pathway is activated by oxLDL. Inhibiting the activity of the JNK pathway abolishes the increase of Sestrin2 induced by oxLDL. These findings suggest that the inductive effect of Sestrin2 is mediated by the JNK/c-Jun pathway. Our results indicate that the induction of Sestrin2 acts as a compensatory response to oxLDL for survival, implying that stimulating expression of Sestrin2 might be an effective pharmacological target for the treatment of lipid-related cardiovascular diseases.
- Subjects
ANTIBODY-dependent cell cytotoxicity; OXIDATIVE stress; LOW density lipoproteins; CARDIOVASCULAR disease treatment; KINASES; NON-coding RNA; CARDIOVASCULAR system; APOPTOSIS
- Publication
DNA & Cell Biology, 2015, Vol 34, Issue 4, p296
- ISSN
1044-5498
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/dna.2014.2627