Importance of FADD Signaling in Serum Deprivation- and Hypoxia-induced Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis
Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: Although cardiomyocyte (CM) apoptosis has been well described in both in vitro and in vivo models of ischemic heart disease, the intracellular pathways leading to CM death have not been fully characterized. To define the role of death receptor signaling in CM apoptosis, we constructed recombinant adenoviral vectors carrying wild-type (wt) or dominant negative (dn) forms of the death receptor adaptor protein FADD (Fas-associated death domain protein) and used these vectors to transduce rat neonatal CMs in models of hypoxia- and serum deprivation (SD)-induced apoptosis. The combination of SD and hypoxia induced rapid activation of caspase-3 and -8 as well as DNA fragmentation, reaching a plateau within 4-8 h. Adenoviral expression of FADD-dn inhibited caspase-8 activation as well as hypoxia/SD-induced apoptosis at 24 h in an moi (multiplicity of infection)-dependent manner. In contrast, adenoviral expression of FADD-wt increased apoptosis and caspase-3 activity in CMs under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Surprisingly, FADD-dn, as well as the specific caspase-8 inhibitor benzyloxycarbonyl-IETD-fluoromethylketone also inhibited the activation of caspase-9 and -3 in CMs subjected to hypoxia/SD. These data suggest a primary role for FADD/caspase-8 signaling that is necessary and sufficient for apoptosis of CMs subjected to hypoxia/SD.
Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry
Authors: Wei Chao, Yan Shen, Ling Li, Anthony Rosenzweig
Institutions: Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,430
OpenAlex ID: W2044966326