Heme Oxygenase-2 Localizes to Mitochondria and Regulates Hypoxic Responses in Hepatocytes

Autor: Mitch Dyer, Brian S. Zuckerbraun, Jason L. Sperry, Matthew R. Rosengart, Patricia Loughran, Benjamin Kautza, Paul Waltz, Donna B. Stolz, Jason Luciano, Matthew D. Neal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, Vol 2018 (2018)
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
ISSN: 1942-0994
1942-0900
Popis: Hypoxia occurs as a part of multiple disease states, including hemorrhagic shock. Adaptive responses occur within the cell to limit the consequences of hypoxia. This includes changes in mitochondrial respiration, stress-induced cell signaling, and gene expression that is regulated by hypoxia inducible factor-1α(HIF-1α). Heme oxygenase-2 (HO-2) has been shown to be involved in oxygen sensing in several cell types. The purpose of these experiments was to test the hypothesis that HO-2 is a critical regulator of mitochondrial oxygen consumption and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production to influence hypoxia-adaptive responses such as HIF-1αprotein levels and JNK signaling.Methods and Results.In vitrostudies were performed in primary mouse hepatocytes. HO-2, but not HO-1, was expressed in mitochondria at baseline. Decreased oxygen consumption and increased mitochondrial ROS production in response to hypoxia were dependent upon HO-2 expression. HO-2 expression regulated HIF-1αand JNK signaling in a mitochondrial ROS-dependent manner. Furthermore, knockdown of HO-2 led to increased organ damage, systemic inflammation, tissue hypoxia, and shock in a murine model of hemorrhage and resuscitation.Conclusion. HO-2 signaling plays a role in hypoxic signaling and hemorrhagic shock. This pathway may be able to be harnessed for therapeutic effects.
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