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The protective role of tumour necrosis factor alpha in the heart
The pleiotropic cytokine tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) is produced by the heart in response to the ischaemic preconditioning (PC) stimulus. We hypothesised that this endogenously produced peptide may play a role in activating the ischaemic PC mediated tolerance towards a subsequent ischaemic i...
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| description | The pleiotropic cytokine tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) is produced by the heart in response to the ischaemic preconditioning (PC) stimulus. We hypothesised that this endogenously produced peptide may play a role in activating the ischaemic PC mediated tolerance towards a subsequent ischaemic insult in muscle cells. To test this and to delineate the downstream signalling cascades mediating this programme we developed classic PC protocols in adherent mature murine C2C12 myotubes and in human cardiac derived Girardi cell lines. The C2C12 myotubes were preconditioned using either one hour of simulated ischaemia (SI) or the PC-mimetic adenosine (0.1 mM) or TNFα (0.5 ng/ml) followed by one hour of reoxygenation followed by an eight hour SI insult. Cell viability was assessed by measuring lactate dehydrogenase (LOH) release. Simulated ischaemia (SI), PC, adenosine and TNFα activated the PC programme and increased cell viability by 40±3%, 28±5% and 36±4% respectively compared to the SI controls (p<0.005 in all experiments, n≥4 x 6 well plates in all groups). Cell viability was also evaluated by the measurement of propidium iodide uptake on flow cytometry. Preconditioning and TNFα enhanced cell viability with a reduction in propidium iodide uptake by 28% and 41 % respectively versus the ischaemic controls. To evaluate whether TNFα activation of the nuclear regulatory protein nuclear factor kappa B (NFₖ B) mediates this myocyte protection, the NFₖ B antagonists diethyldithiocarbamate (DDTC 10mM) or sodium salicylate (SA 100μM) were co-administered with TNFα. The myocyte protective effect of TNF a was significantly decrease with both antagonists, although not completely inhibited/blocked (DDTC - attenuated cell viability by 62 ±6% and SA by 45 ±5% compared to the TNFα preconditioned cells (p <0.05 vs SI controls and p<0.05 vs TNFα PC, with either antagonists). To confirm these data, TNFα was used as a PC-mimetic in the isolated Langendorff perfused rat heart (Langendorff) preparation. Infarct size was used as the end point. In parallel with cell culture studies, TNFα again conferred preconditioning induced cardioprotection with partial abrogation of these effects with the pharmacological antagonists of NFₖ B. Thus, TNFα administration mimics the cytoprotective effects of ischaemic PC in cardiac, skeletal myocytes and in the isolated perfused rat heart. Moreover, these data support the role of TNFα production as an endogenous paracrine / autocrine signalling peptide which promotes myocyte cellular survival, in part, through activation of NFₖ B. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/26755 The protective role of tumour necrosis factor alpha in the heart Meiring, James Justus Sack, Michael N Cardiology The pleiotropic cytokine tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) is produced by the heart in response to the ischaemic preconditioning (PC) stimulus. We hypothesised that this endogenously produced peptide may play a role in activating the ischaemic PC mediated tolerance towards a subsequent ischaemic insult in muscle cells. To test this and to delineate the downstream signalling cascades mediating this programme we developed classic PC protocols in adherent mature murine C2C12 myotubes and in human cardiac derived Girardi cell lines. The C2C12 myotubes were preconditioned using either one hour of simulated ischaemia (SI) or the PC-mimetic adenosine (0.1 mM) or TNFα (0.5 ng/ml) followed by one hour of reoxygenation followed by an eight hour SI insult. Cell viability was assessed by measuring lactate dehydrogenase (LOH) release. Simulated ischaemia (SI), PC, adenosine and TNFα activated the PC programme and increased cell viability by 40±3%, 28±5% and 36±4% respectively compared to the SI controls (p<0.005 in all experiments, n≥4 x 6 well plates in all groups). Cell viability was also evaluated by the measurement of propidium iodide uptake on flow cytometry. Preconditioning and TNFα enhanced cell viability with a reduction in propidium iodide uptake by 28% and 41 % respectively versus the ischaemic controls. To evaluate whether TNFα activation of the nuclear regulatory protein nuclear factor kappa B (NFₖ B) mediates this myocyte protection, the NFₖ B antagonists diethyldithiocarbamate (DDTC 10mM) or sodium salicylate (SA 100μM) were co-administered with TNFα. The myocyte protective effect of TNF a was significantly decrease with both antagonists, although not completely inhibited/blocked (DDTC - attenuated cell viability by 62 ±6% and SA by 45 ±5% compared to the TNFα preconditioned cells (p <0.05 vs SI controls and p<0.05 vs TNFα PC, with either antagonists). To confirm these data, TNFα was used as a PC-mimetic in the isolated Langendorff perfused rat heart (Langendorff) preparation. Infarct size was used as the end point. In parallel with cell culture studies, TNFα again conferred preconditioning induced cardioprotection with partial abrogation of these effects with the pharmacological antagonists of NFₖ B. Thus, TNFα administration mimics the cytoprotective effects of ischaemic PC in cardiac, skeletal myocytes and in the isolated perfused rat heart. Moreover, these data support the role of TNFα production as an endogenous paracrine / autocrine signalling peptide which promotes myocyte cellular survival, in part, through activation of NFₖ B. 2018-01-09T08:54:08Z 2018-01-09T08:54:08Z 2002 Master Thesis Masters MSc (Med) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26755 eng application/pdf Division of Cardiology Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Cardiology Meiring, James Justus The protective role of tumour necrosis factor alpha in the heart |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The protective role of tumour necrosis factor alpha in the heart |
| title_full | The protective role of tumour necrosis factor alpha in the heart |
| title_fullStr | The protective role of tumour necrosis factor alpha in the heart |
| title_full_unstemmed | The protective role of tumour necrosis factor alpha in the heart |
| title_short | The protective role of tumour necrosis factor alpha in the heart |
| title_sort | protective role of tumour necrosis factor alpha in the heart |
| topic | Cardiology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26755 |
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