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Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids protect rat hearts against tumor necrosis factor-?-induced injury.

ABSTRACT: Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EET), the primary arachidonic acid metabolites of cytochrome P450 2J (CYP2J) epoxygenases, possess potent vasodilatory, anti-inflammatory, antiapoptotic, and mitogenic effects. To date, little is known about the role of CYP2J2 and EETs in tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-?-induced cardiac injury. We utilized cell culture and in vivo models to examine the effects of exogenously applied EETs or CYP2J2 overexpression on TNF-?-induced cardiac apoptosis and cardiac dysfunction. In neonatal rat cardiomyocytes, TNF-?-induced apoptosis was markedly attenuated by EETs or CYP2J2 overexpression, leading to significantly improved cell survival. Further studies showed that TNF-? decreased expression of the antiapoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL, decreased I?B? and PPAR?, and also inhibited PI3K-dependent Akt and EGFR signaling. Both EETs and CYP2J2 overexpression reversed the effects of TNF-? on these pathways. Furthermore, overexpression of CYP2J2 in rats prevented the decline in cardiac function that is normally observed in TNF-?-challenged animals. These results demonstrate that EETs or CYP2J2 overexpression can prevent TNF-?-induced cardiac cell injury and cardiac dysfunction by inhibiting apoptosis, reducing inflammation, and enhancing PPAR? expression. Targeting the CYP2J2 epoxygenase pathway may represent a novel approach to mitigate cardiac injury in diseases such as heart failure, where increased TNF-? levels are known to occur.

SUBMITTER: Zhao G

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3276469 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids protect rat hearts against tumor necrosis factor-α-induced injury.

Zhao Gang G Wang Jianing J Xu Xizhen X Jing Yanyan Y Tu Ling L Li Xuguang X Chen Chen C Cianflone Katherine K Wang Peihua P Dackor Ryan T RT Zeldin Darryl C DC Wang Dao Wen DW

Journal of lipid research 20120105 3

Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EET), the primary arachidonic acid metabolites of cytochrome P450 2J (CYP2J) epoxygenases, possess potent vasodilatory, anti-inflammatory, antiapoptotic, and mitogenic effects. To date, little is known about the role of CYP2J2 and EETs in tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-induced cardiac injury. We utilized cell culture and in vivo models to examine the effects of exogenously applied EETs or CYP2J2 overexpression on TNF-α-induced cardiac apoptosis and cardiac dysfunction. ...[more]

PMID: 22223859

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Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids protect rat hearts against tumor necrosis factor-α-induced injury.

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