Fibroblast growth factor-10 prevents asbestos-induced alveolar epithelial cell apoptosis by a mitogen-activated protein kinase-dependent mechanism

Daya Upadhyay, Vijayalakshmi Panduri, David W. Kamp*

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)232-238
Number of pages7
JournalAmerican journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology
Volume32
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2005

Keywords

  • Asbestos
  • Cell death
  • Growth factors
  • Pulmonary epithelium
  • Signal transduction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Cell Biology

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