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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5 Pt 2
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-12-20
pubmed:abstractText
We have previously shown that lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), an abundant serum lipid that binds with high affinity to albumin, is a potent survival factor for mouse proximal tubular cells and peritoneal macrophages. We show here that BSA also has potent survival activity independent of bound lipids. Delipidated BSA (dBSA) protected cells from apoptosis induced by FCS withdrawal at concentrations as low as 1% of that in FCS. dBSA did not activate phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, implying that its survival activity occurs via a mechanism distinct from that for most cytokines. On the basis of the following evidence, we propose that dBSA inhibits apoptosis by scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS): 1) FCS withdrawal leads to ROS accumulation that is inhibitable by dBSA; 2) during protection from apoptosis, sulfhydryl and hydroxyl groups of dBSA are oxidized; and 3) chemical blockage of free sulfhydryl groups or preoxidation of dBSA with H(2)O(2) removes its survival activity. Moreover, dBSA confers almost complete protection from cell death in a well-established model of oxidative injury (xanthine/xanthine oxidase). These results implicate albumin as a major serum survival factor. Inhibition of apoptosis by albumin occurs through at least two distinct mechanisms: carriage of LPA and scavenging of ROS.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
277
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
F711-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Antioxidants, pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Drug Contamination, pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Free Radical Scavengers, pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Kidney Tubules, Proximal, pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Macrophages, Peritoneal, pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Mitogens, pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Osmotic Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Oxidation-Reduction, pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Reactive Oxygen Species, pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Serum Albumin, Bovine, pubmed-meshheading:10564234-Sulfhydryl Compounds
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Albumin is a major serum survival factor for renal tubular cells and macrophages through scavenging of ROS.
pubmed:affiliation
Renal Section, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't