老年心脏病学杂志（英文版）2006，Vol.3Issue(2)：107-111,5.
Effects of antioxidants on homocysteine thiolactone-induced apoptosis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells
Effects of antioxidants on homocysteine thiolactone-induced apoptosis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells
Weijun GU 1Juming LU 1Guoqing YANG 1Qinghua GUO 1Baoan WANG 1Yiming MU 1Changyu PAN1
作者信息
- 1. Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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摘要
Abstract
Background and objectives Hyperhomocysteinemia is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Homocysteine thiolactone (HcyT), one of the homocysteine metabolites in vivo, is toxic both in vivo and in vitro. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of HcyT on apoptotic damage in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and the role of antioxidants in the reduction of HcyT-induced apoptosis. Methods HUVECs were cultured in DMEM supplemented with 20% heat inactivated fetal bovine serum cell cultures were maintained in a humidified 5% CO2 atmosphere at 37 ℃. Cytotoxicity was determined by MTT assay,which consists of hypodiploid cells with propidium iodide labeling and intracellular reactive oxygen species levels using 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate as the probe by flow cytometry. Results HcyT (250-2000μM) induced HUVECs apoptosis in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. Reactive oxygen species levels rose in response to increasing HcyT concentrations at 24-h incubation.The reduction of cell apoptosis by N-acetylcysteine, vitamin E, or pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate, occurred simultaneously with a significant decrease in intracellular reactive oxygen species levels. Conclusion HcyT exerts its cytotoxic effects on endothelial cells through an apoptotic mechanism involving cellular reactive oxygen species production. The capacity of N-acetylcysteine, vitamin E, and pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate to scavenge HcyT-induced cellular reactive oxygen species correlates well with their efficiency to protect against HcyT-promoted apoptotic damage. The protective effect of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate on cell apoptosis indicates HcyT-generated hydrogen peroxide may provoke cell apoptosis via activating nuclear factor-kappa binding protein.关键词
homocysteine thiolactone/apoptosis/antioxidant/reactive oxygen species/endothelial cellKey words
homocysteine thiolactone/apoptosis/antioxidant/reactive oxygen species/endothelial cell分类
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Weijun GU,Juming LU,Guoqing YANG,Qinghua GUO,Baoan WANG,Yiming MU,Changyu PAN..Effects of antioxidants on homocysteine thiolactone-induced apoptosis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells[J].老年心脏病学杂志（英文版）,2006,3(2):107-111,5.
