Shear stress inhibits H2O2-induced apoptosis of human endothelial cells by modulation of the glutathione redox cycle and nitric oxide synthase

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
C HermannS Dimmeler

Abstract

Physiological levels of shear stress reduce endothelial cell turnover and exert a potent antiatherosclerotic effect. Here we demonstrate that oxidative stress-induced apoptosis of human endothelial cells was inhibited by shear stress exposure (15 dynes/cm2). Incubation with H2O2 (200 mumol/L) for 18 hours induced apoptosis of human umbilical venous endothelial cells as demonstrated by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay specific for histone-associated DNA fragments and visual analysis of fluorescence-stained nuclei. Shear stress-mediated inhibition of apoptosis was partially prevented by pharmacological inhibition of glutathione (GSH) biosynthesis with buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) or nitric oxide (NO) synthase with NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (LNMA), whereas inhibition of catalase by aminotriazol did not affect the inhibitory action of shear stress. Combined inhibition of NO synthase and GSH biosynthesis completely reversed the protective effect of shear stress, suggesting that both NO synthase and the GSH redox cycle system are involved in the apoptosis-suppressing effect of shear stress. Similar results were obtained when apoptosis was stimulated by tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha). To gain further insights into the inte...Continue Reading

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