4-Hydroxy-2,3-alkenals as signal molecules modulating proliferative and adaptative cell responses.
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4-Hydroxynonenal (HNE) is one of the major end products of lipid peroxidation. Here we show that the exposure of murine erythroleukemia (MEL) cells to 1 microM HNE, for 10.5 h over 2 days, induces a differentiation comparable with that observed in cells exposed to DMSO for the whole experiment (7 days). The exposure of MEL cells for the same length of time demonstrates a higher degree of differentiation in HNE-treated than in DMSO-treated MEL cells. The protooncogene c-myc is down-modulated early, in HNE-induced MEL cells as well as in DMSO-treated cells. However, ornithine decarboxylase gene expression first increases and then decreases, during the lowering of the proliferation rate. These findings indicate that HNE, at a concentration physiologically found in many normal tissues and in the plasma, induces MEL cell differentiation by modulation of specific gene expression.
The effects of three lipid peroxidation end-products, 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE), 2-nonenal (NE) and nonanal, on phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (PL-C) activity were studied in HL-60 cells. Enzymatic activity was determined by measuring the amounts of inositol-P3 (Ins-P3) produced by the cells incubated at 37 degrees C in the presence of the various compounds. HNE was shown to activate PL-C at concentrations of between 10(-8) and 10(-6) M; 10(-9) and 10(-8) M of NE also strongly stimulated PL-C. In contrast, nonanal failed to modify enzymatic activity. The concentrations of HNE and NE active on PL-C showed good correspondence with those that have been reported to be chemotactic towards rat neutrophils. The pretreatment of cells with 1 microM pertussis toxin completely prevented the increase of Ins-P3 production induced by HNE and NE. Maximal PL-C stimulation was produced by 10 nM NE; the degree of inositol-P3 production induced by the simultaneous addition of an equimolar dose of HNE was not significantly different from the activity value induced by NE alone, suggesting a possible competition between the two compounds. The data indicate that both HNE and NE share a common mechanism of action which, as with other better-known chemoattractants, involves PL-C activation through a G regulatory protein.
Hepatic stellate cells (HSC) undergo activation toward myofibroblast-like cells during early stages of liver injury associated with fibrogenesis. Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), particularly its BB isoform, has been identified as the most potent mitogen for HSC. 4-Hydroxy-2,3-nonenal and related 4-hydroxy-2, 3-alkenals (HAKs) have been suggested to modulate the process of HSC activation. In this study we investigated the relationship between HAKs and PDGF receptor activation in human HSC. By employing noncytotoxic concentrations (10(-6) m) of HAKs, we observed a significant inhibition of PDGF-BB-dependent DNA synthesis. HAKs inhibited relevant pathways of PDGF-BB-dependent mitogenic signaling, including autophosphorylation of PDGF receptor (PDGF-R) beta subunits and activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and extracellular regulated kinases 1/2. Inhibition of DNA synthesis was reversible, and recovery of PDGF-mediated mitogenic signaling occurred within 24-48 h and was associated with HAKs-induced up-regulation of PDGF-R beta gene expression. 4-Hydroxy-2,3-nonenal, used as a model HAK, inhibited the intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity associated with the PDGF-R beta subunit, whereas binding of PDGF to its receptor was unaffected. This study identifies a novel regulatory mechanism of reactive aldehydes on PDGF receptor signaling and biologic actions, which may be relevant in several pathophysiological conditions, including liver fibrosis.
4-Hydroxynonenal (HNE) is a highly reactive aldehyde, produced by cellular lipid peroxidation, able to inhibit proliferation and to induce differentiation in MEL cells at concentrations similar to those detected in several normal tissues. Inducer-mediated differentiation of murine erythroleukemia (MEL) cells is a multiple step process characterized by modulation of several genes as well as by a transient increase in the amount of membrane-associated protein kinase C (PKC) activity. Here we demonstrate that a rapid translocation of PKC activity from cytosol to the membranes occurs during the differentiation induced by HNE. When PKC is completely translocated by phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (TPA), the degree of HNE-induced MEL cells differentiation is highly decreased. However, if TPA is washed out from the culture medium before the exposition to the aldehyde, HNE gradually resumes its differentiative ability. The incubation of cells with a selective inhibitor of PKC activity, bisindolylmaleimide GF 109203X, partially prevents the HNE-induced differentiation in MEL cells. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that HNE-induced MEL cell differentiation is preceded by a rapid translocation of PKC activity, and that the inhibition of this phenomenon prevents the onset of terminal differentiation.
The promyelocytic cell line HL-60 has been used as an in vitro model to study the mechanism of action of two chemotactic aldehydes, 2-nonenal and 4-hydroxynonenal. Increasing aldehyde concentrations have been added to undifferentiated and DMSO-differentiated cells incubated at 37 degrees C and their effect on phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C has been analysed by using a specific inositol-1,4,5-tris-phosphate assay system. Concentrations of 2-nonenal between 10(-9) and 10(-7) M significantly increased the enzymatic-activity in DMSO-differentiated HL-60 cells, while 10(-9) and 10(-8) M concentrations were active in the undifferentiated cells. 4-Hydroxynonenal was able to activate phospholipase C both in undifferentiated and DMSO-differentiated cells at concentrations ranging from 10(-8) to 10(-6) M. The concentrations of both compounds active on phospholipase C displayed a good correspondence with those which had been reported to be chemotactic towards rat neutrophils. In the case of 4-hydroxynonenal, the present results confirm its ability to activate phospholipase C, which we had previously shown in isolated neutrophil plasma membranes. The comparison of the effects of 2-nonenal and 4-hydroxynonenal on chemotaxis and phospholipase C activation suggests a common mechanism of action for both aldehydes, for which the presence of the double bond seems to be required.
Lipid peroxidation produces several toxic carbonyls, including biologically active aldehydes. In previous studies, we demonstrated that 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE), one of the major products of lipoperoxidation, inhibited growth and c-myc expression in K562 and HL-60 human leukemic cells. In this study, we compared the HNE effects with those of 4-hydroxyoctenal (HOE), 4-hydroxyundecenal (HUE; different lengths of the lipophilic tail), and the analogous aldehydes 2-trans-nonanal (lacking the OH group) and nonenal (lacking the OH group and the trans CC double bond), on HL-60 cell proliferation and c-myc expression. HUE and HOE inhibited growth and c-myc expression in a dose-dependent fashion, with an effectiveness comparable with that of HNE, whereas 2-nonenal and nonanal did not affect these parameters. Our results showed that different aldehydes produced from lipid peroxidation may contribute to growth inhibition by c-myc downregulation and that the molecular features involved seem to be the hydroxy group and the trans CC double bond.
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are important constituents of membrane phospholipids, whose levels are decreased in some tumor cells. This deficiency may cause alterations in signal transduction and an interruption of normal cellular events. The enrichment of tumor cells with PUFA may stimulate or inhibit tumor growth, probably depending on the type of PUFA and the cellular concentration of aldehydes derived from restored lipid peroxidation. We examined the effect of several doses of prooxidant on the growth of hepatoma cells with different aldehyde dehydrogenase activities, enriched with arachidonic acid. Two doses of prooxidant were sufficient to reduce growth of hepatoma cells with low aldehyde dehydrogenase activity, whereas three doses were necessary for those with high enzyme activity. In both cases, lipid peroxidation products blocked the cells in the S phase.
Hepatoma cells have a below-normal content of polyunsaturated fatty acids; this reduces lipid peroxidation and the production of cytotoxic and cytostatic aldehydes within the cells. In proportion to the degree of deviation, hepatoma cells also show an increase in the activity of Class-3 aldehyde dehydrogenase, an enzyme important in the metabolism of lipid peroxidation products and also in that of several drugs. When hepatoma cells with different degrees of deviation were enriched with arachidonic acid and stimulated to peroxidize by ascorbate/iron sulphate, their growth rate was reduced in proportion to the quantity of aldehydes produced and to the activity of aldehyde dehydrogenase. Therefore, 7777 cells, less deviated and with low Class-3 aldehyde dehydrogenase activity, were more susceptible to lipid peroxidation products than JM2 cells. It is noteworthy that repeated treatments with prooxidant also caused a decrease in mRNA and activity of Class-3 aldehyde dehydrogenase, contributing to the decreased growth and viability. Thus, Class-3 aldehyde dehydrogenase could be considered relevant for the growth of hepatoma cells, since it defends them against cell growth inhibiting aldehydes derived from lipid peroxidation.
4-Hydroxynonenal (HNE), a product of lipid peroxidation, is an highly reactive aldehyde that, at concentration similar to those found in normal cells, blocks proliferation and induces a granulocytic-like differentiation in HL-60 cells. These effects are accompained by a marked increase in the proportion G0/G1 cells. The mechanisms of HNE action were investigated by analyzing the expression of the cyclins and cyclin-dependent protein kinases (CDKs), controlling the cell cycle progression. Data obtained by exposing cells to dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) were used for comparison. 4-Hydroxynonenal downregulated both mRNA and protein contents of cyclins D1, D2, and A until 24 h from the treatments, whereas DMSO inhibited cyclin D1 and D2 expression until the end of experiment (2 days) and induces an increase of cyclin A until 1 day. Cyclins B and E, and protein kinase CDK2 and CDK4 expressions were not affected by HNE, whereas DMSO induced an increase of cyclin E, B, and CDK2 from 8 h to 1 day. These data are in agreement with previous results indicating a different time-course of accumulation in G0/G1 phases of cells treated with HNE and DMSO and suggest that the HNE inhibitory effect on proliferation and cell cycle progression may depend by the downregulation of D1, D2, and A cyclin expression.
Reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI) and other pro-oxidant agents are known to elicit, in vivo and in vitro, oxidative decomposition of omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids of membrane phospholipids (i.e, lipid peroxidation). This leads to the formation of a complex mixture of aldehydic end-products, including malonyldialdehyde (MDA), 4-hydroxy-2,3-nonenal (HNE), and other 4-hydroxy-2,3-alkenals (HAKs) of different chain length. These aldehydic molecules have been considered originally as ultimate mediators of toxic effects elicited by oxidative stress occurring in biological material. Experimental and clinical evidence coming from different laboratories now suggests that HNE and HAKs can also act as bioactive molecules in either physiological and pathological conditions. These aldehydic compounds can affect and modulate, at very low and nontoxic concentrations, several cell functions, including signal transduction, gene expression, cell proliferation, and, more generally, the response of the target cell(s). In this review article, we would like to offer an up-to-date review on this particular aspect of oxidative stress--dependent modulation of cellular functions-as well as to offer comments on the related pathophysiological implications, with special reference to human conditions of disease.
4-hydroxy-2,3-alkenals (HAKs) are major end products of oxidative decomposition of omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids of membrane phospholipids, a process usually referred to as lipid peroxidation. These reactive aldehydic compounds have been unequivocally detected in vivo in either clinical or experimental conditions of chronic liver damage, suggesting an involvement of lipid peroxidation processes, elicited by either reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI) or by pro-oxidant agents, in the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis. Literature data provided by experimental studies with animal models of liver fibrosis or by studies performed on primary culture of human hepatic stellate cells (hHSC), which are known to play a major role in liver fibrogenesis, indicate that HAKs may sustain at molecular level the fibrogenic development of chronic liver diseases. These compounds may act as ultimate mediators of oxidative stress able to up-regulate the synthesis of extracellular matrix components and of growth factors, chemokines and cytokines, as well as to modulate functional responses of hepatic cell types involved in the progression of chronic liver diseases and to sustain chronic hepatitis.
BACKGROUND: Increased expression of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) has been indicated as a mechanism underlying leukocyte recruitment after liver injury. In this study we examined the temporal relationship between MCP-1 expression and the appearance of monocyte infiltration during acute liver injury. In addition, we tested the effects of vitamin E, a well known antioxidant, on these parameters. Rats were intoxicated with a single intragastric administration of CCl4 with or without pretreatment with vitamin E (atocopherol). METHODS: Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 expression was analyzed by northern blotting and in situ hybridization and monocyte infiltration was determined by ED-1 immunostaining. The results were quantitated by computerized image analysis. Expression of MCP-1 mRNA was significantly increased as early as 12 hours following injury, and progressively increased thereafter. In contrast, a significant increase in the number of ED-1 positive cells, an index of monocyte infiltration, was observed only 24 and 48 hours after injury. RESULTS: Vitamin E markedly reduced MCP-1 expression at the mRNA and protein levels, and caused a significant reduction in the number of monocyte/macrophages, indicating a role for oxidative stress in the induction of MCP-1 expression in vivo. Accordingly, in cultured hepatic stellate cells, different oxidative stress-related molecules increased MCP-1 mRNA. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest the existence of a direct relationship between MCP-1 expression and monocyte infiltration after acute liver injury, and that preventing the generation of oxidative stress-related molecules results in decreased expression and release of this chemokine.
4-Hydroxy-2,3-nonenal (HNE) is a biologically active aldehydic end product of oxidative decomposition of omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids of membrane phospholipids, a process referred to as lipid peroxidation. HNE has been detected in several experimental and clinical conditions in which oxidative stress has been reported to occur and several authors have suggested that HNE and related 4-hydroxy-2,3-alkenals (HAKs) of different chain length may act not only as toxic and mutagenic mediators of oxidative stress-related injury but also as biological signals in normal and pathological conditions. In this paper we will review the literature supporting the concept that HNE and HAKs may act as signal molecules able to modulate biological events such as chemotaxis, signal transduction, gene expression, cell proliferation and cell differentiation.
4-Hydroxy-2,3-nonenal (HNE) is an aldehydic end product of lipid peroxidation which has been detected in vivo in clinical and experimental conditions of chronic liver damage. HNE has been shown to stimulate procollagen type I gene expression and synthesis in human hepatic stellate cells (hHSC) which are known to play a key role in liver fibrosis. In this study we investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying HNE actions in cultured hHSC. HNE, at doses compatible with those detected in vivo, lead to an early generation of nuclear HNE-protein adducts of 46, 54, and 66 kD, respectively, as revealed by using a monoclonal antibody specific for HNE-histidine adducts. This observation is related to the lack of crucial HNE-metabolizing enzymatic activities in hHSC. Kinetics of appearance of these nuclear adducts suggested translocation of cytosolic proteins. The p46 and p54 isoforms of c-Jun amino-terminal kinase (JNKs) were identified as HNE targets and were activated by this aldehyde. A biphasic increase in AP-1 DNA binding activity, associated with increased mRNA levels of c-jun, was also observed in response to HNE. HNE did not affect the Ras/ERK pathway, c-fos expression, DNA synthesis, or NF-kappaB binding. This study identifies a novel mechanism linking oxidative stress to nuclear signaling in hHSC. This mechanism is not based on redox sensors and is stimulated by concentrations of HNE compatible with those detected in vivo, and thus may be relevant during chronic liver diseases.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Alcohol dehydrogenase, cytochrome P4502E1 (CYP2E1), and aldehyde dehydrogenase are known to play an important role in alcohol metabolism in the liver. Although the ethanol oxidation pathways are mainly localized in hepatocytes, we examine whether human hepatic stellate cells might also metabolize ethanol and acetaldehyde. METHODS: Hepatic stellate cells were isolated from normal human livers and exposed in vitro to 50 mmol/l ethanol or 85 micromol/l acetaldehyde for different periods of time. Alcohol dehydrogenase/aldehyde dehydrogenase activity and CYP2E1 protein expression were measured in hepatic stellate cells. Moreover, alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase mRNA expression were evaluated in hepatic stellate cells. RESULTS: Exposure of hepatic stellate cells to ethanol for 24 h resulted in a 5-fold increase in cell alcohol dehydrogenase activity. The effect of ethanol on alcohol dehydrogenase activity was paralleled by a significant increase in the alcohol dehydrogenase mRNA expression in hepatic stellate cells. Acetaldehyde significantly increased the activity of high affinity aldehyde dehydrogenase in hepatic stellate cells, whereas ethanol was devoid of any effect. Acetaldehyde also induced high affinity aldehyde dehydrogenase mRNA expression in hepatic stellate cells. CYP2E1 was not expressed in hepatic stellate cells either in basal condition or after ethanol/acetaldehyde exposure. CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that human hepatic stellate cells have the capacity to metabolize both ethanol and acetaldehyde through a class I alcohol dehydrogenase- and an aldehyde dehydrogenase-oxidizing pathway. Conversely, no detectable levels of CYP2E1-associated proteins are expressed in these cells.