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LPS-induced decrease in intracellular labile zinc, [Zn]i, contributes to apoptosis in cultured sheep pulmonary artery endothelial cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21239534     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A role in signal transduction for a vanishingly small labile pool of intracellular zinc ([Zn](i)) has been inferred by the sensitivity of various physiological pathways to zinc chelators such as N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine (TPEN) and/or associations with changes in nonprotein-bound zinc-sensitive fluorophores. Although we (44) reported that LPS-induced apoptosis in cultured sheep pulmonary artery endothelial cells (SPAEC) was exacerbated by TPEN, 1) we did not detect acute (30 min) changes in [Zn](i), and 2) it is unclear from other reports whether LPS increases or decreases [Zn](i) and whether elevations or decreases in [Zn](i) are associated with cell death and/or apoptosis. In the present study, we used both chemical (FluoZin-3 via live cell epifluorescence microscopy and fluorescence-activated cell sorting) and genetic (luciferase activity of a chimeric reporter encoding zinc-sensitive metal-response element and changes in steady-state mRNA of zinc importer, SLC39A14 or ZIP14) techniques to show that LPS caused a delayed time-dependent (2-4 h) decrease in [Zn](i) in SPAEC. A contributory role of decreases in [Zn](i) in LPS-induced apoptosis (as determined by caspase-3/7 activation, annexin-V binding, and cytochrome c release) in SPAECs was revealed by mimicking the effect of LPS with the zinc chelator, TPEN, and inhibiting LPS- (or TPEN)-induced apoptosis with exogenous zinc. Collectively, these are the first data demonstrating a signaling role for decrease in [Zn](i) in pulmonary endothelial cells and suggest that endogenous levels of labile zinc may affect sensitivity of pulmonary endothelium to the important and complex proapoptotic stimulus of LPS.
Authors:
Kalidasan Thambiayya; Karla J Wasserloos; Zhentai Huang; Valerian E Kagan; Claudette M St Croix; Bruce R Pitt
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2011-01-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology     Volume:  300     ISSN:  1522-1504     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell Mol. Physiol.     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-31     Completed Date:  2011-09-15     Revised Date:  2012-04-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901229     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  L624-32     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh and Universityof Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Apoptosis / drug effects*
Caspase 3 / metabolism
Caspase 7 / metabolism
Cation Transport Proteins / genetics,  metabolism
Cell Survival / drug effects
Cells, Cultured
Endothelial Cells / cytology*,  drug effects,  enzymology,  metabolism*
Enzyme Activation / drug effects
Flow Cytometry
Genes, Reporter
Intracellular Space / drug effects,  metabolism*
Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology*
Mitochondria / drug effects,  metabolism
Pulmonary Artery / cytology*
RNA, Messenger / genetics,  metabolism
Sheep
Signal Transduction / drug effects
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
Up-Regulation / drug effects
Zinc / metabolism*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL 70755/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL081421/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R37 HL65697/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cation Transport Proteins; 0/Lipopolysaccharides; 0/RNA, Messenger; 7440-66-6/Zinc; EC 3.4.22.-/Caspase 3; EC 3.4.22.-/Caspase 7

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