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Characterization of Nitric Oxide (NO)-Induced Cell Death in Lung Epithelial Cells  

Yong, Wha Shim (Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine)
Kim, Youn Seup (Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine)
Park, Jae Seuk (Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine)
Jee, Young Koo (Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine)
Lee, Kye Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.56, no.2, 2004 , pp. 187-197 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background : Nitric Oxide (NO) is a multi-faceted molecule with dichotomous regulatory roles in many areas of biology. NO can promote apoptosis in some cells, whereas it inhibits apoptosis in other cell types. This study was performed to characterize NO-induced cell death in lung epithelial cells and to investigate the roles of cell death regulators including iron, bcl-2 and p53. Methods : A549 cells were used for lung epithelial cells. SNP (sodium nitroprusside) and SNAP (S-nitroso-N-acetyl- penicillamine) were used for NO donor. Cytoxicity assay was done by MTT assay and crystal violet assay. Apoptotic assay was done by fluorescent microscopy after double staining with propidium iodide and hoecst 33342. Iron inhibition study was done with RBCs and FeSO4. For bcl-2 study, bcl-2 overexpressing cells (A549-bcl-2) were used and for p53 study, Western blot analysis and p53 functionally knock-out cells (A549-E6) were used. Results : SNP and SNAP induced dose-dependent cell death in A549 cells and fluorescent microscopy revealed that SNAP induced apoptosis in low doses but necrosis in high doses while SNP induced exclusively necrotic cell death. Iron inhibition study using RBCs and FeSO4 significantly blocked SNAP-induced cell death. And also SNAP-induced cell death was blocked by bcl-2 overexpression. Finally, we found that SNAP activate p53 by Western blot analysis and that SNAP-induced cell death was decreased in the abscence of p53. Conclusion : In lung epithelial cells, NO can induce cell death, more precisely apoptosis in low doses and necrosis in high doses. And iron, bcl-2, and p53 play important roles in NO-induced cell death.
Keywords
Nitric oxide (No); Apoptosis; Lung epithelial cells;
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