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Bcl-2 sustains hormetic response by inducing Nrf-2 nuclear translocation in L929 mouse fibroblasts.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20637280     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Hormesis is the process whereby exposure to a low dose of a chemical agent induces an adaptive effect on the cell or organism. This response evokes the expression of cytoprotective and antioxidant proteins, allowing pro-oxidants to emerge as important hormetic agents. The antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2 is known to protect cells against death induced by oxidants; it has been suggested that Bcl-2 might also modulate steady-state reactive oxygen species levels. The aim of this work was to find out if Bcl-2 might play a role during the hormetic response and in Nrf-2 activation. We have established a model to study the oxidative conditioning hormesis response (OCH) by conditioning the cell line L929 with 50muM H(2)O(2) for 9h. This condition did not induce oxidative damage nor oxidative imbalance, and OCH cells maintained a 70-80% survival rate after severe H(2)O(2) treatment compared to nonconditioned cells. When cells were pretreated with the Bcl-2 inhibitor HA14-1 or were silenced with Bcl-2-siRNA, both the hormetic effect and the Nrf-2 nuclear translocation previously observed were abrogated. Our results suggest a sequence of causal events related to increase in Bcl-2 expression, induction of Nrf-2 activation, and sustained expression of cytoprotective proteins such as GST and gammaGCS.
Authors:
Armando Luna-López; Francisco Triana-Martínez; Norma E López-Diazguerrero; José L Ventura-Gallegos; María C Gutiérrez-Ruiz; Pablo Damián-Matsumura; Alejandro Zentella; Luis E Gómez-Quiroz; Mina Königsberg
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-07-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  Free radical biology & medicine     Volume:  49     ISSN:  1873-4596     ISO Abbreviation:  Free Radic. Biol. Med.     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-30     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8709159     Medline TA:  Free Radic Biol Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1192-204     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, CP 09340 México, DF, México.
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