Role of AIF in cardiac apoptosis in hypertrophic cardiomyocytes from Dahl salt-sensitive rats
Open Access
- 24 July 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Cardiovascular Research
- Vol. 85 (1), 28-37
- https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvp261
Abstract
The caspases are thought to be central mediators of the apoptotic program, but recent data indicate that apoptosis may also be mediated by caspase-independent mechanisms such as apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF). The role of AIF-induced apoptosis in heart, however, is currently not well understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of and conditions for AIF-induced cardiac apoptosis in vitro. Hypertrophic cardiomyocyte (H-CM) cultures were prepared from the hearts of Dahl salt-sensitive rats fed a high salt diet. Apoptotic stimulation induced by hypoxia/reoxygenation or staurosporine (1 µM) enhanced AIF release in H-CMs compared with non-hypertrophic cardiomyocytes (N-CMs). Caspase inhibition using zVAD.fmk (25 µM) or overexpression of CrmA using recombinant adenovirus only partially protected N-CMs from apoptosis (63 ± 0.93%) and provided no significant protection against apoptosis in hypertrophic cells (23 ± 1.03%). On the other hand, poly-ADP-ribose polymerase inhibition using 4-AN (20 µM) during apoptotic stimulation blocked the release of AIF from mitochondria and significantly improved cell viability in hypertrophied cardiomyocytes (74 ± 1.18%). A caspase-dependent, apoptotic pathway is important for N-CM death, whereas a caspase-independent, AIF-mediated pathway plays a critical role in H-CMs.This publication has 43 references indexed in Scilit:
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