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STAT3 deletion sensitizes cells to oxidative stress

STAT3 deletion sensitizes cells to oxidative stress
STAT3 deletion sensitizes cells to oxidative stress
The transcription factor STAT1 plays a role in promoting apoptotic cell death, whereas the related STAT3 transcription factor protects cardiac myocytes from ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury or oxidative stress. Cytokines belonging to the IL-6 family activate the JAK-STAT3 pathway, but also activate other cytoprotective pathways such as the MAPK-ERK or the PI3-AKT pathway. It is therefore unclear whether STAT3 is the only cytoprotective mediator against oxidative stress-induced cell death. Overexpression of STAT3 in primary neonatal rat ventricular myocytes (NRVM) protects against I/R-induced cell death. Moreover, a dominant negative STAT3 adenovirus (Ad ST3-DN) enhanced apoptotic cell death (81.2 ± 6.9%) compared to control infected NRVM (46.0 ± 3.1%) following I/R. Depletion of STAT3 sensitized cells to apoptotic cell death following oxidative stress. These results provide direct evidence for the role of STAT3 as a cytoprotective transcription factor in cells exposed to oxidative stress
STAT1, STAT3, apoptosis, ischemia, myocardial infarction, oxidative stress
0006-291X
324-329
Barry, Seán P.
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Townsend, Paul A.
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McCormick, James
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Knight, Richard A.
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Scarabelli, Tiziano M.
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Latchman, David S.
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Townsend, Paul A.
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McCormick, James
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Knight, Richard A.
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Scarabelli, Tiziano M.
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Barry, Seán P., Townsend, Paul A., McCormick, James, Knight, Richard A., Scarabelli, Tiziano M., Latchman, David S. and Stephanou, Anastasis (2009) STAT3 deletion sensitizes cells to oxidative stress. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 385 (3), 324-329. (doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.05.051).

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Abstract

The transcription factor STAT1 plays a role in promoting apoptotic cell death, whereas the related STAT3 transcription factor protects cardiac myocytes from ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury or oxidative stress. Cytokines belonging to the IL-6 family activate the JAK-STAT3 pathway, but also activate other cytoprotective pathways such as the MAPK-ERK or the PI3-AKT pathway. It is therefore unclear whether STAT3 is the only cytoprotective mediator against oxidative stress-induced cell death. Overexpression of STAT3 in primary neonatal rat ventricular myocytes (NRVM) protects against I/R-induced cell death. Moreover, a dominant negative STAT3 adenovirus (Ad ST3-DN) enhanced apoptotic cell death (81.2 ± 6.9%) compared to control infected NRVM (46.0 ± 3.1%) following I/R. Depletion of STAT3 sensitized cells to apoptotic cell death following oxidative stress. These results provide direct evidence for the role of STAT3 as a cytoprotective transcription factor in cells exposed to oxidative stress

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Published date: July 2009
Keywords: STAT1, STAT3, apoptosis, ischemia, myocardial infarction, oxidative stress

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Local EPrints ID: 69513
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/69513
ISSN: 0006-291X
PURE UUID: dc8de5de-8b35-4257-9ea6-963c0cef676e

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Date deposited: 19 Nov 2009
Last modified: 13 Mar 2024 19:35

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Author: Seán P. Barry
Author: Paul A. Townsend
Author: James McCormick
Author: Richard A. Knight
Author: Tiziano M. Scarabelli
Author: David S. Latchman
Author: Anastasis Stephanou

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