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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-23
pubmed:abstractText
The redox regulator thioredoxin-1 (Trx-1) is required for the redox potential of the cell and exerts important functions in cell growth and apoptosis. Severe oxidative stress has been implicated in the oxidation of proteins and cell death. However, the role of low doses of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is poorly understood. Here, we show that 10 and 50 microM H2O2 and short-term exposure to shear stress significantly increased Trx-1 mRNA and protein levels in endothelial cells. Since it is known that Trx-1 exerts anti-apoptotic functions, we next investigated whether low doses of ROS can inhibit basal and serum-depletion induced endothelial cell apoptosis. Indeed, treatment of endothelial cells with 10 and 50 microM H2O2 significantly reduced apoptosis induction. Reduction of Trx-1 expression using an antisense oligonucleotide approach resulted in the induction of apoptosis and abolished the inhibitory effect of low doses of H2O2. Taken together, our results demonstrate that low doses of ROS act as signaling molecules and exert anti-apoptotic functions in endothelial cells via upregulation of the redox-regulator Trx-1.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
577
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
427-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Caspases, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Culture Media, Serum-Free, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Hydrogen Peroxide, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Immunoblotting, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Oligonucleotides, Antisense, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Oxidants, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Precipitin Tests, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Reactive Oxygen Species, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Shear Strength, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Thioredoxins, pubmed-meshheading:15556622-Umbilical Veins
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Low doses of reactive oxygen species protect endothelial cells from apoptosis by increasing thioredoxin-1 expression.
pubmed:affiliation
Molecular Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't