p38 and ERK1/2 MAPKs mediate the interplay of TNF-α and IL-10 in regulating oxidative stress and cardiac myocyte apoptosis
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Abstract
It is known that TNF-alpha increases the production of ROS and decreases antioxidant enzymes, resulting in an increase in oxidative stress. IL-10 appears to modulate these effects. The present study investigated the role of p38 and ERK1/2 MAPKs in mediating the interplay of TNF-alpha and IL-10 in regulating oxidative stress and cardiac myocyte apoptosis in Sprague-Dawley male rats. Isolated adult cardiac myocytes were exposed to TNF-alpha (10 ng/ml), IL-10 (10 ng/ml), and IL-10 + TNF-alpha (ratio 1) for 4 h. H(2)O(2) (100 microM) as a positive control and the antioxidant Trolox (20 micromol/l) were used to confirm the involvement of oxidative stress. H(2)O(2) treatment increased oxidative stress and apoptosis; TNF-alpha mimicked these effects. Exposure to TNF-alpha significantly increased ROS production, caused cell injury, and increased the number of apoptotic cells and Bax-to-Bcl-xl ratio. This change was associated with an increase in the phospho-p38 MAPK-to-total p38 MAPK ratio and a decrease in the phospho-ERK1/2-to-total ERK1/2 ratio. IL-10 treatment by itself had no effect on these parameters, but it prevented the above-listed changes caused by TNF-alpha. The antioxidant Trolox modulated TNF-alpha-induced changes in Bax/Bcl-xl, cell injury, and MAPKs. Preexposure of cells to the p38 MAPK inhibitor SB-203580 prevented TNF-alpha-induced changes. Inhibition of the ERK pathway with PD-98059 attenuated the protective role of IL-10 against TNF-alpha-induced apoptosis. This study provides evidence in support of the essential role of p38 and ERK1/2 MAPKs in the interactive role of TNF-alpha and IL-10 in cardiac myocyte apoptosis.
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| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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