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MAPK pathway mediates the protective effects of onychin on oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in ECV304 endothelial cells
Ist Teil von
Life sciences (1973), 2004-12, Vol.76 (5), p.487-497
Ort / Verlag
Netherlands: Elsevier Inc
Erscheinungsjahr
2004
Quelle
Access via ScienceDirect (Elsevier)
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Our recent studies have shown that onychin could protect rabbit aortic rings from lysophosphatidylcholine-induced injury by preserving endothelium-dependent relaxation and alleviating acute endothelial damage mediated by oxidative stress. However, the effect of onychin on apoptosis of endothelial cells induced by oxidative stress was not evaluated. In the present study, we investigated the effect of onychin on Hydrogen Peroxide (H
2O
2) induced apoptosis of ECV304 endothelial cells. Cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cell line (ECV304) was pretreated with vehicle (DMSO), genistein, or different concentrations of onychin (0.1, 0.3, 1, 3, and 10 μmol/L) for 30 minutes and then exposed to 1 mmol/L H
2O
2 for 24 hours. Cell apoptosis was determined by TUNEL and flow cytometric analysis. Meanwhile, Western-blot was used to measure the expression of phospho-ERK1/2, phospho-p38 and caspase-3. Our data showed that onychin treatment exhibited a protective effect on ECV304 endothelial cells from H
2O
2-induced apoptosis in a concentration-dependent manner. Moreover, onychin attenuated H
2O
2-induced phosphorylation of p38MAPK and increased H
2O
2-induced phosphorylation of ERK1/2. Furthermore, onychin decreased the activation of caspase-3. The opposing effects of onychin on phosphorylation levels of p38MAPK and ERK1/2, and its caspase-3 inhibition might play a role in the beneficial effect of onychin on endothelial injury.