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[Role of nuclear factor-kappaB in apoptosis pathway of HUVEC]
Feng-lin Xue1, Xuan Zhang, Guo-yang He
1Department of Pathology, The 1st Affliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, China.
Aim:
To investigate the role of nuclear factor-kappaB in apoptosis pathway of HUVEC.
Methods:
The cell lines of HUVEC cultured in vitro were divided into three groups: normal control group, Ang II group, and Gliotoxin group. We investigated the effects of Ang II (0.01 micromol/L, 0.1 micromol/L, 1 micromol/L and 10 micromol/L) on the viability of HUVEC with modified MTT. Then agarose gel electrophoresis and flow cytometry were applied to detect the apoptosis of HUVEC. Finally, the nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB subunit p65 was evaluated by immunocytochemistry.
Results:
The viability of HUVEC decreased significantly after incubated with 10 micromol/L Ang II for 24 hours. The results of DNA agarose gel and flow cytometry showed that 10 micromol/L Ang II induced the apoptosis of HUVEC, and the apoptosis rate was significantlyhigher than normal control group (P < 0.05). 0.1 mg/L Gliotoxin antagonized this effect of Ang II. The results of immunocytochemistry suggested that NF-kappaB was activated in HUVEC induced by 10 micromol/L Ang II. In contrast, Gliotoxin inhibited the activation of NF-kappaB in HUVEC induced by Ang II.
Conclusion:
(1) Ang II can induce the apoptosis of HUVEC, while the inhibitor of NF-kappaB, Gliotoxin, can antagonize the effect of Ang II. (2) NF-kappaB may play an important role in apoptosis pathway of HUVEC induced by Ang II.
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