Cardiac Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-[gamma] Expression is Modulated by Oxidative Stress in Acutely Infrasound-Exposed Cardiomyocytes

The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of acute infrasound exposure on oxidative damage and investigate the underlying mechanisms in rat cardiomyocytes. Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were cultured and exposed to infrasound for several days. In the study, the expression of CAT, GPx, SO...

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Published in:Cardiovascular toxicology 2013-12, Vol.13 (4), p.307
Main Authors: Pei, Zhaohui, Meng, Rongsen, Zhuang, Zhiqiang, Zhao, Yiqiao, Liu, Fangpeng, Zhu, Miao-Zhang, Li, Ruiman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibodies
Cardiology
Cardiomyocytes
Cardiovascular system
Comparative analysis
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
Heart cells
Hospitals
Oxidative stress
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Summary:The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of acute infrasound exposure on oxidative damage and investigate the underlying mechanisms in rat cardiomyocytes. Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were cultured and exposed to infrasound for several days. In the study, the expression of CAT, GPx, SOD1, and SOD2 and their activities in rat cardiomyocytes in infrasound exposure groups were significantly decreased compared to those in the various time controls, along with significantly higher levels of O.sub.2.sup.- and H.sub.2O.sub.2. Decreased cardiac cell viability was not observed in various time controls. A significant reduction in cardiac cell viability was observed in the infrasound group compared to the control, while significantly increased cardiac cell viability was observed in the infrasound exposure and rosiglitazone pretreatment group. Compared to the control, rosiglitazone significantly upregulated CAT, GPx, SOD1, and SOD2 expression and their activities in rat cardiomyocytes exposed to infrasound, while the levels of O.sub.2.sup.- or H.sub.2O.sub.2 were significantly decreased. A potential link between a significant downregulation of PPAR-[gamma] expression in rat cardiomyocytes in the infrasound group was compared to the control and infrasound-induced oxidative stress. These findings indicate that infrasound can induce oxidative damage in rat cardiomyocytes by inactivating PPAR-[gamma].
ISSN:1530-7905
1559-0259
DOI:10.1007/s12012-013-9211-5