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Hydrogen peroxide induces up-regulation of Fas in human endothelial cells.
Suhara, T; Fukuo, K; Sugimoto, T; Morimoto, S; Nakahashi, T; Hata, S; Shimizu, M; Ogihara, T.
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  • Suhara T; Department of Geriatric Medicine, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan.
J Immunol ; 160(8): 4042-7, 1998 Apr 15.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9558114
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), an oxidant generated by inflammatory cells, is an important mediator of injury of endothelial cells (ECs). Here we show that H2O2 induces up-regulation of the expression of Fas, a death signal, in human ECs in culture. Flow cytometric analysis with a mAb against human Fas showed that incubation for 24 h with H2O2 induced a dose-dependent increase in the level of Fas in ECs. Coincubation with catalase, which rapidly degrades H2O2, inhibited H2O2-induced up-regulation of Fas. H2O2 also induced a dose-dependent increase in Fas mRNA level. A significant increase in Fas mRNA levels was observed from 6 h after stimulation with H2O2. Vanadate, a protein phosphatase inhibitor, significantly enhanced Fas mRNA and protein levels in H2O2-treated ECs. On the other hand, genistein, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, inhibited H2O2-induced Fas mRNA expression. Furthermore, a flow cytometric method with propidium iodide staining and electron microscopic analysis showed that incubation with an agonistic Ab against Fas (anti-Fas IgM) induced apoptosis in H2O2-treated cells. These findings suggest that H2O2 induces up-regulation of Fas in ECs and that activation of protein tyrosine kinase may be involved in the mechanism of H2O2-induced Fas expression. Therefore, Fas-mediated apoptosis may have a pathologic role in H2O2-induced EC injury and thereby provide a new therapeutic target.
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Endothelium, Vascular / Fas Receptor Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: J Immunol Year: 1998 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Japan Country of publication: United States
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Endothelium, Vascular / Fas Receptor Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: J Immunol Year: 1998 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Japan Country of publication: United States