RAGE-NF-?B pathway activation in response to oxidative stress in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
- 11 August 2006
- journal article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
- Vol. 115 (2), 115-121
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.2006.00724.x
Abstract
Objectives – An increased expression of adenine nucleotide translocator (ANT1), found in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), is known to lead to a decrease in nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) DNA binding and to sensitize muscle cells to oxidative stress and apoptosis. Receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) mediated by NF-κB activation is involved in proinflammatory pathomechanism and in muscle fiber regeneration in inflammatory myopathies and in limb girdle muscular dystrophy. Oxidative stress can stimulate RAGE- NF-κB pathway. Our purpose was to verify if oxidative stress may induce RAGE- NF-κB pathway activation in FSHD, contributing to the pathogenesis of such a disease. Materials and methods – On muscle samples of eight patients with FSHD, eight patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and eight normal controls the following studies were carried out: immunocytochemistry for activated NF-κB; electrophoretic mobility shift assay of NF-κB DNA binding activity; Western blot studies of RAGE and ANT1; hydrogen peroxide (HP), peroxidase and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) assays. Results – An increased RAGE and ANT1 expression in FSHD with moderate increase of NF-κB DNA binding activity was found together with an increased production of HP and a reduced activity of peroxidase and GPx. Conclusions – Our data confirm that response to oxidative stress and ANT1 increased activity are early events in FSHD muscle. The study also reveals that the RAGE- NF-κB pathway, induced by oxidative stress, is activated independently of the presence of a clear histochemical evidence of muscle damage in FSHD.Keywords
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