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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
7-8
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1999-11-5
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pubmed:abstractText |
In the present study, we show that melatonin induces the expression of gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (gamma-GCS), the rate-limiting enzyme of glutathione (GSH) synthesis, in ECV304 human vascular endothelial cells. One micromolar melatonin induced the expression of gamma-GCS mRNA followed by an increase in the concentration of GSH with a peak at 24 h. An electrophoretic mobility shift assay showed that melatonin stimulates the DNA-binding activity of activator protein-1 (AP-1) as well as retinoid Z receptor/retinoid receptor-related orphan receptor alpha (RZR/RORalpha). ECV304 cells transiently transfected with a plasmid containing the gamma-GCS promoter-luciferase construct showed increased luciferase activity when treated with melatonin. The melatonin-dependent luciferase activity was found in the gamma-GCS promoter containing AP-1 site. The luciferase activity mediated by AP-1 was repressed in the promoter containing RZR/RORalpha site. In addition, cell cycle analysis showed that melatonin increases the number of cells in the G0/G1 phase; however, treatment of the cells with buthionine sulfoximine, a specific inhibitor of gamma-GCS, abolished the effect of melatonin on the cell cycle, suggesting induction of cell arrest by melatonin requires GSH. As conclusion, induction of GSH synthesis by melatonin protects cells against oxidative stress and regulates cell proliferation.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Buthionine Sulfoximine,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA-Binding Proteins,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Enzyme Inhibitors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glutathione,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Melatonin,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1...,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RORA protein, human,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Cell Surface,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Melatonin,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Retinoic Acid,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Trans-Activators,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transcription Factor AP-1,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/tert-Butylhydroperoxide
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Oct
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pubmed:issn |
0891-5849
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
27
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
838-47
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-19
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Buthionine Sulfoximine,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Cell Cycle,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Cell Line,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-DNA-Binding Proteins,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Endothelium, Vascular,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Enzyme Inhibitors,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Genes, Reporter,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Glutathione,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Melatonin,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 1,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Oxidative Stress,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Promoter Regions, Genetic,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-RNA, Messenger,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Receptors, Cell Surface,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Receptors, Melatonin,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Receptors, Retinoic Acid,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Trans-Activators,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Transcription Factor AP-1,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-Transfection,
pubmed-meshheading:10515588-tert-Butylhydroperoxide
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pubmed:year |
1999
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Melatonin induces gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase mediated by activator protein-1 in human vascular endothelial cells.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Disease, Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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