start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=64 cd-vols= no-issue=2 article-no= start-page=85 end-page=93 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2010 dt-pub=201004 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=7-Ketocholesterol Induces Cell Apoptosis by Activation of Nuclear Factor kappa B in Mouse Macrophages en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=
We investigated the molecular mechanisms responsible for the induction of apoptosis in mouse monocytic macrophage cell line J774A.1 stimulated by 7-ketocholesterol (7-KC). Cell apoptosis was detected by Annexin V-propidium iodide (PI) staining. The DNA-binding activity of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) was assessed by electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA). Results showed that 7-KC-stimulation in J774A.1 cells activated NF-kappaB, which is involved in cell apoptosis, in a time- and dose-dependent manners. 7-KC was also found to increase the binding activity of NF-kappaB to specific DNA binding sites, a possible mechanism for the induction of the cell apoptosis. Moreover, these effects were partially inhibited by pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC), an NF-kappaB inhibitor. Taken together, 7-KC may be an important factor in atherosclerosis due to the ability of 7-KC to induce cell apoptosis, which is at least partially mediated through the activation of NF-kappaB.
en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=HuangZhenyu en-aut-sei=Huang en-aut-mei=Zhenyu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=LiuQingping en-aut-sei=Liu en-aut-mei=Qingping kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=LiWenzhe en-aut-sei=Li en-aut-mei=Wenzhe kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=WangRenjun en-aut-sei=Wang en-aut-mei=Renjun kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=WangDan en-aut-sei=Wang en-aut-mei=Dan kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=ZhangYingbiao en-aut-sei=Zhang en-aut-mei=Yingbiao kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=ZhangFan en-aut-sei=Zhang en-aut-mei=Fan kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= en-aut-name=ChiYan en-aut-sei=Chi en-aut-mei=Yan kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=8 ORCID= en-aut-name=LiuZhe en-aut-sei=Liu en-aut-mei=Zhe kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=9 ORCID= en-aut-name=MatsuuraEiji en-aut-sei=Matsuura en-aut-mei=Eiji kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=10 ORCID= en-aut-name=LiuZibo en-aut-sei=Liu en-aut-mei=Zibo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=11 ORCID= en-aut-name=ZhangQiming en-aut-sei=Zhang en-aut-mei=Qiming kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=12 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=College of Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Bio-organic Chemistry, Dalian University affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=College of Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Bio-organic Chemistry, Dalian University affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=College of Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Bio-organic Chemistry, Dalian University affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=College of Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Bio-organic Chemistry, Dalian University affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil=College of Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Bio-organic Chemistry, Dalian University affil-num=6 en-affil= kn-affil=College of Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Bio-organic Chemistry, Dalian University affil-num=7 en-affil= kn-affil=College of Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Bio-organic Chemistry, Dalian University affil-num=8 en-affil= kn-affil=College of Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Bio-organic Chemistry, Dalian University affil-num=9 en-affil= kn-affil=College of Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Bio-organic Chemistry, Dalian University affil-num=10 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Cell Chemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences affil-num=11 en-affil= kn-affil=The No. 10 Senior High School of Dalian Economical and Technological Development Area affil-num=12 en-affil= kn-affil=College of Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Bio-organic Chemistry, Dalian University en-keyword=7-KC kn-keyword=7-KC en-keyword=NF-?B kn-keyword=NF-?B en-keyword=apoptosis kn-keyword=apoptosis en-keyword=atherosclerosis kn-keyword=atherosclerosis END