التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Activation of Peroxisome Proliferator–Activated Receptor Alpha Enhances Apoptosis in the Mouse Liver. |
| المؤلفون: |
Shen Xiao, Steven P. Anderson, Cynthia Swanson, Rainer Bahnemann, Kenneth A. Voss, Anja J. Stauber, J. Christopher Corton |
| المصدر: |
Toxicological Sciences; Aug2006, Vol. 92 Issue 2, p368-377, 10p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
APOPTOSIS, CELL death, BILIARY tract, ABDOMEN |
| مستخلص: |
Chronic exposure to peroxisome proliferators (PPs) leads to increased incidence of liver tumors in rodents. Liver tumor induction is thought to require increased hepatocyte proliferation and suppression of apoptosis. Transcript profiling showed increased expression of proapoptotic genes and decreased expression of antiapoptotic genes in the livers of mice exposed to the PP WY-14,643 (WY). We tested the hypothesis that prior exposure to WY would increase susceptibility to apoptosis inducers such as Jo2, an antibody which activates the Fas (Apo-1/CD95) death pathway. When compared to their untreated counterparts, wild-type mice pretreated with WY exhibited increased caspase-3 activation and hepatocyte apoptosis following challenge with Jo2. Livers from WY-treated peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor alpha (PPARα)-null mice were resistant to the effects of Jo2. In the absence of Jo2 and detectable apoptosis, wild-type mice treated with WY exhibited increases in the activated form of caspase-9. As caspase-9 is a component of the apoptosome, we examined the expression of upstream effectors of apoptosome activity including members of the Bcl-2 family. The levels of the antiapoptotic Mcl-1 transcript and protein were significantly decreased by PPs. PPARα-null mice were also resistant to another treatment (concanavalin A) that induces hepatocyte apoptosis. These results (1) indicate that PPARα activation increases sensitivity of the liver to apoptosis and (2) identify a mechanism by which PPARα could serve as a pharmacological target in diseases where apoptosis is a contributing feature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
