Cardioprotective effects of thioredoxin in myocardial ischemia and reperfusion: role of S-nitrosation [corrected].
Publication/Presentation Date
8-3-2004
Abstract
Apoptosis contributes to myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R) injury, and both thioredoxin (Trx) and nitric oxide have been shown to exert antiapoptotic effects in vitro. Recent evidence suggests that this particular action of Trx requires S-nitrosation at Cys-69. The present study sought to investigate whether or not exogenously applied Trx reduces MI/R injury in vivo and to which extent this effect depends on S-nitrosation. Adult mice were subjected to 30 min of MI and treated with either vehicle or human Trx (hTrx, 2 mg/kg, i.p.) 10 min before reperfusion. Native hTrx was incorporated into myocardial tissue as shown by immunostaining, and reduced MI/R injury as evidenced by decreased terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining, DNA fragmentation, caspase-3 activity, and infarct size. When hTrx was partially S-nitrosated by preincubation with S-nitrosoglutathione, its cardioprotective effect was markedly enhanced. Treatment with hTrx significantly reduced p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activity, and this effect was also potentiated by S-nitrosation. To further address the role of S-nitrosation for the overall antiapoptotic effect to Trx, the action of Escherichia coli Trx (eTrx) was investigated in the same model. Whereas eTrx inhibited MI/R-induced apoptosis to a degree similar to hTrx, S-nitrosation of this protein, which lacks Cys-69, failed to further enhance its antiapoptotic action. Collectively, our results demonstrate that systemically applied Trx is taken up by the myocardium to exert potent cardioprotective effects in vivo, offering interesting therapeutic avenues. In the case of hTrx, these effects are further potentiated by S-nitrosation, but this posttranslational modification is not essential for protection.
Volume
101
Issue
31
First Page
11471
Last Page
11476
ISSN
0027-8424
Published In/Presented At
Tao, L., Gao, E., Bryan, N. S., Qu, Y., Liu, H. R., Hu, A., Christopher, T. A., Lopez, B. L., Yodoi, J., Koch, W. J., Feelisch, M., & Ma, X. L. (2004). Cardioprotective effects of thioredoxin in myocardial ischemia and reperfusion: role of S-nitrosation [corrected]. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 101(31), 11471–11476. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0402941101
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
15277664
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article