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Session XI: Cell death <strong>and</strong> cardiovascular diseases Poster XI, 9<br />

Transient <strong>and</strong> sustained oxidative stress cause differential JNK/SAPK <strong>and</strong> c-Jun<br />

activation in rat cardiac myocytes<br />

+nastasia Pechtelidou, Catherine Gaitanaki, <strong>and</strong> Isidoros Beis<br />

Department of Animal <strong>and</strong> Human Physiology, School of Biology, Faculty of Sciences,<br />

University of Athens, Panepistimioupoli, Athens, 157 84, Greece<br />

email: ibeis@biol.uoa.gr<br />

The aim of the present study was to examine the hypothesis that oxidative stress induces cell<br />

death in H9c2 cell line (rat embryonic cardiac myocytes), <strong>and</strong> to determine whether signalling<br />

via JNKs/SAPKs may be involved. We examined the activation of JNKs/SAPKs in response<br />

to increasing concentrations of H2O2 (0.04-1 mM), both for the transient <strong>and</strong> for the<br />

sustained oxidative stress. Sustained H2O2 stimulation (0.4 mM) significantly induces<br />

maximal phosphorylation of JNKs at 2h, while transient H2O2 stimulation for 5 min induces<br />

a maximum phosphorylation of JNKs at 15min after withdrawal. At 2 h<strong>our</strong>s of sustained<br />

stimulation peak phosphorylation of the transcription factor c-Jun is also observed, while at<br />

the same time significant levels of nuclear activated JNKs are detected. SP600125, the JNK<br />

inhibitor II (0.025 mM), abolishes JNK activation induced by 0.4 mM H2O2, as shown by the<br />

absence of phosphorylated c-Jun at 2 h<strong>our</strong>s of exposure. For the purpose of measuring cell<br />

viability, we used the MTT method. Our results reveal that sustained H2O2 stimulation<br />

significantly decreases cell viability, while transient stress does not. Moreover, from the<br />

antioxidants tested, only catalase inhibits cell death induced by oxidative stress. Preliminary<br />

experiments showed increased Hoechst staining after 24 h<strong>our</strong>s of sustained exposure, but<br />

normal nuclear morphology after 5min of stress <strong>and</strong> 24h withdrawal. In addition, the same<br />

pattern of cell morphology is observed under the optical microscope. These results<br />

demonstrate an apoptotic type of death under oxidative stress. Based on the above results, we<br />

conclude that in H9c2 cells the transient <strong>and</strong> sustained activation of the JNKs/SAPKs<br />

pathway may be differentially involved in cellular signalling during oxidative stress-induced<br />

apoptosis.<br />

(This study was funded by O.P.E.I.V.T II)<br />

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