Specific protein nitration in nitric oxide-induced apoptosis of human monocytes
- 26 September 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Apoptosis
- Vol. 13 (11), 1356-1367
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10495-008-0263-0
Abstract
The sustained overproduction of nitric oxide (NO) observed in inflammatory conditions can contribute to cell demise by affecting apoptosis. Nitration of tyrosine residues occurs in a range of diseases involving macrophage activation. Since NO induces apoptosis in monocytes/macrophages, we tested the hypothesis that nitration of specific proteins could result in apoptotic cell death. The peroxynitrite generator SIN-1 promoted apoptosis in monocytes based on oligonucleosomal DNA fragmentation, caspase-3 and -9 activation, Bcl-2 depletion and accumulation of Bax and p53 proteins. We also found that the signaling pathway triggered by SIN-1 was initiated through tyrosine kinase and Rac activation and resulted in increased JNK and p38 activities. Among the tyrosine-nitrated proteins, Rac and Lyn were identified. Using specific inhibitors for different signaling and effector molecules involved in the apoptotic process we demonstrate that NO, via protein-nitration, could play an important role in controlling the inflammatory response by regulation of monocyte homeostasis.Keywords
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