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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-4-5
pubmed:abstractText
Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the developed world and yet its pathogenesis remains poorly understood. Retina has high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and functions under conditions of oxidative stress. To investigate whether peroxidative products of PUFAs induce apoptosis in retinal pigmented epithelial (RPE) cells and possibly contribute to ARMD, human retinal pigmented epithelial cells (ARPE-19) were exposed to micromolar concentrations of H2O2, 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE) and 4-hydroxyhexenal (HHE). A concentration- and time-dependent increase in H2O2-, HNE-, and HHE-induced apoptosis was observed when monitored by quantifying DNA fragmentation as determined by ELISA, flow cytometry, and Hoechst staining. The broad-spectrum inhibitor of apoptosis Z-VAD inhibited apoptosis. Treatment of RPE cells with a thionein peptide prior to exposure to H2O2 or HNE reduced the formation of protein-HNE adducts as well as alteration in mitochondrial membrane potential and apoptosis. Using 3H-HNE, various metabolic pathways to detoxify HNE by ARPE-19 cells were studied. The metabolites were separated by HPLC and characterized by ElectroSpray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS) and gas chromatography-MS. Three main metabolic routes of HNE detoxification were detected: (1) conjugation with glutathione (GSH) to form GS-HNE, catalyzed by glutathione-S-transferase (GST), (2) reduction of GS-HNE catalyzed by aldose reductase, and (3) oxidation of HNE catalyzed by aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH). Preventing HNE formation by a combined strategy of antioxidants, scavenging HNE by thionein peptide, and inhibiting apoptosis by caspase inhibitors may offer a potential therapy to limit retinal degeneration in ARMD.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/4-hydroxy-2-nonenal, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/4-hydroxyhexenal, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Aldehydes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Amino Acid Chloromethyl Ketones, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caspases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ergothioneine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Hydrogen Peroxide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lipids, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Metallothionein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tetrazolium Salts, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Thiazoles, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Trypan Blue, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/benzyloxycarbonylvalyl-alanyl-aspart...
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0041-008X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
204
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
122-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Aldehydes, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Amino Acid Chloromethyl Ketones, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Caspases, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Ergothioneine, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Hydrogen Peroxide, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Lipid Metabolism, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Lipids, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Metallothionein, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Oxidative Stress, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Pigment Epithelium of Eye, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Tetrazolium Salts, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Thiazoles, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15808518-Trypan Blue
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Toxicity and detoxification of lipid-derived aldehydes in cultured retinal pigmented epithelial cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0647, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't