TY - JOUR
T1 - Fibroblast growth factor-10 prevents asbestos-induced alveolar epithelial cell apoptosis by a mitogen-activated protein kinase-dependent mechanism
AU - Upadhyay, Daya
AU - Panduri, Vijayalakshmi
AU - Kamp, David W.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - Asbestos Induces alveolar epithelial cell (AEC) DNA damage and apoptosis by the mitochondria-regulated death pathway and oxidative stress. Fibroblast growth factor-10 (FGF-10), an alveolar epithelial type II cell mitogen that is required for the lung development, prevents H2O2-induced AEC DNA damage by a mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK)/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)-dependent mechanism. In this study, we show that FGF-10 attenuates asbestos-induced AEC DNA strand break formation and apoptosis. MAPK/ERK kinase (MEK) inhibitors, U0126 or PD98059, each blocked the protective effect of FGF-10 against asbestos-induced DNA damage and apoptosis, whereas a p38-MAPK inhibitor had a negligible effect, suggesting a crucial role for MEK/ERK activation in mediating the protective effects of FGF-10. Further, we show that FGF-10 attenuates asbestos-induced change in AEC mitochondrial membrane potential and caspase 9 activation, both of which are blocked by U0126. We conclude that FGF-10 decreases asbestos-induced AEC DNA damage and apoptosis in part by mechanisms involving MEK/ERK-dependent signaling that affects the mitochondria-regulated death pathway.
AB - Asbestos Induces alveolar epithelial cell (AEC) DNA damage and apoptosis by the mitochondria-regulated death pathway and oxidative stress. Fibroblast growth factor-10 (FGF-10), an alveolar epithelial type II cell mitogen that is required for the lung development, prevents H2O2-induced AEC DNA damage by a mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK)/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)-dependent mechanism. In this study, we show that FGF-10 attenuates asbestos-induced AEC DNA strand break formation and apoptosis. MAPK/ERK kinase (MEK) inhibitors, U0126 or PD98059, each blocked the protective effect of FGF-10 against asbestos-induced DNA damage and apoptosis, whereas a p38-MAPK inhibitor had a negligible effect, suggesting a crucial role for MEK/ERK activation in mediating the protective effects of FGF-10. Further, we show that FGF-10 attenuates asbestos-induced change in AEC mitochondrial membrane potential and caspase 9 activation, both of which are blocked by U0126. We conclude that FGF-10 decreases asbestos-induced AEC DNA damage and apoptosis in part by mechanisms involving MEK/ERK-dependent signaling that affects the mitochondria-regulated death pathway.
KW - Asbestos
KW - Cell death
KW - Growth factors
KW - Pulmonary epithelium
KW - Signal transduction
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U2 - 10.1165/rcmb.2004-0242OC
DO - 10.1165/rcmb.2004-0242OC
M3 - Article
C2 - 15618436
AN - SCOPUS:15044356177
VL - 32
SP - 232
EP - 238
JO - American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
JF - American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
SN - 1044-1549
IS - 3
ER -