Hydrogen Peroxide Induced Apoptosis in Amnion-derived WISH Cells is not Inhibited by Vitamin C1∗Presented in part at the Society for Gynecologic Investigation annual meeting in Washington, DC, 26–30 March, 2003

Autor: R.J Silver, Robert M. Moore, John J. Moore, Deepak Kumar, David W. Lundgren
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Placenta. 25:266-272
ISSN: 0143-4004
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2003.09.005
Popis: Increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been identified as a potential cause of remodelling and apoptotic change in fetal membrane. Vitamin C has been suggested as a therapeutic agent to prevent ROS induced chorio-amnion apoptosis. The purpose of this study was to determine whether hydrogen peroxide (HP), a ROS, initiates apoptosis in the WISH cell model and whether vitamin C would inhibit HP induced apoptosis. HP induced apoptosis in WISH cells; as assessed by cytochrome-c release from mitochondria, Poly-(ADP-ribose)-Polymerase (PARP) cleavage, nuclear matrix protein (NMP) release and DNA fragmentation analysis. HP induced dose dependent release of cytochrome-c, PARP cleavage, NMP release, and DNA fragmentation. HP also increased PGE(2)release in parallel with apoptosis in WISH cells, in a manner similar to that reported with other apoptotic agents. Vitamin C pre-incubation caused cytochrome-c release earlier, and at lower HP doses, than HP alone. It had no effect on HP induced PARP cleavage, but enhanced DNA fragmentation, and induced NMP release on its own. Vitamin C partially suppressed dose dependent HP induced PGE(2)release. We conclude that HP causes apoptosis in WISH cells and vitamin C pre-incubation does not inhibit, and may accelerate and exacerbate, HP induced apoptosis.
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