PMID- 20669351 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20101116 LR - 20211020 IS - 1862-1783 (Electronic) IS - 1673-1581 (Print) IS - 1673-1581 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 8 DP - 2010 Aug TI - Heat shock protein 90 protects rat mesenchymal stem cells against hypoxia and serum deprivation-induced apoptosis via the PI3K/Akt and ERK1/2 pathways. PG - 608-17 LID - 10.1631/jzus.B1001007 [doi] AB - Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation has shown a therapeutic potential to repair the ischemic and infracted myocardium, but the effects are limited by the apoptosis and loss of donor cells in host cardiac microenvironment. The aim of this study is to explore the cytoprotection of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) against hypoxia and serum deprivation-induced apoptosis and the possible mechanisms in rat MSCs. Cell viability was determined by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Apoptosis was assessed by Hoechst 33258 nuclear staining and flow cytometric analysis with annexin V/PI staining. The gene expression of Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) and V-erb-b2 erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog 2 (ErbB2) was detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The protein levels of cleaved caspase-3, Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, Bax, total-ERK, phospho-ERK, total-Akt, phospho-Akt, and Hsp90 were detected by Western blot. The production of nitric oxide was measured by spectrophotometric assay. Hsp90 improves MSC viability and protects MSCs against apoptosis induced by serum deprivation and hypoxia. The protective role of Hsp90 not only elevates Bcl-2/Bax and Bcl-xL/Bax expression and attenuates cleaved caspase-3 expression via down-regulating membrane TLR-4 and ErbB2 receptors and then activating their downstream PI3K/Akt and ERK1/2 pathways, but also enhances the paracrine effect of MSCs. These findings demonstrated a novel and effective treatment strategy against MSC apoptosis in cell transplantation. FAU - Gao, Feng AU - Gao F AD - Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. FAU - Hu, Xin-yang AU - Hu XY FAU - Xie, Xiao-jie AU - Xie XJ FAU - Xu, Qi-yuan AU - Xu QY FAU - Wang, Ya-ping AU - Wang YP FAU - Liu, Xian-bao AU - Liu XB FAU - Xiang, Mei-xiang AU - Xiang MX FAU - Sun, Yong AU - Sun Y FAU - Wang, Jian-an AU - Wang JA LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - China TA - J Zhejiang Univ Sci B JT - Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B JID - 101236535 RN - 0 (HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 0 (Tetrazolium Salts) RN - 0 (Thiazoles) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) RN - EUY85H477I (thiazolyl blue) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/*metabolism MH - HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins/*metabolism MH - *Hypoxia MH - Male MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*cytology MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/*metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/*metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Recombinant Proteins/chemistry MH - Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Stem Cells/cytology MH - Tetrazolium Salts/pharmacology MH - Thiazoles/pharmacology PMC - PMC2916094 EDAT- 2010/07/30 06:00 MHDA- 2010/11/17 06:00 PMCR- 2010/08/01 CRDT- 2010/07/30 06:00 PHST- 2010/07/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/07/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/11/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2010/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1631/jzus.B1001007 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2010 Aug;11(8):608-17. doi: 10.1631/jzus.B1001007.