Cirp protects against tumor necrosis factor-α-induced apoptosis via activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase
Copyright policy )Cirp protects against tumor necrosis factor-α-induced apoptosis via activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase
Mild hypothermia shows protective effects on patients with brain damage and cardiac arrest. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying these effects, we analyzed the effects of low culture temperature (32 degrees C) and cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (Cirp) expression on apoptosis in vitro. In BALB/3T3 cells treated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and cycloheximide, the down-shift in temperature from 37 degrees C to 32 degrees C increased the expression of Cirp and suppressed the apoptosis. Activation of caspase-8 was suppressed, and the level of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) was increased. Transduction of Cirp into the Cirp-deficient mouse fibroblasts increased the level of phosphorylated ERK and suppressed the TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis both at 37 degrees C and 32 degrees C. The ERK-specific inhibitor PD98059 decreased the cytoprotective effect of Cirp as well as that of low culture temperature. These data suggest that mild hypothermia protects cells from TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis, at least partly, via induction of Cirp, and that Cirp protects cells by activating the ERK pathway.
- Tohoku University Japan
- Kyoto University Japan
Mice, Knockout, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Cell Survival, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, RNA-Binding Proteins, Apoptosis, Hypothermia, Cell Biology, Fibroblasts, Cold Temperature, Enzyme Activation, ERK, Mice, TNF-α, Animals, Humans, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, Molecular Biology, Cells, Cultured, Cirp
Mice, Knockout, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Cell Survival, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, RNA-Binding Proteins, Apoptosis, Hypothermia, Cell Biology, Fibroblasts, Cold Temperature, Enzyme Activation, ERK, Mice, TNF-α, Animals, Humans, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, Molecular Biology, Cells, Cultured, Cirp
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