PMID- 25041690 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150910 LR - 20211203 IS - 1440-1746 (Electronic) IS - 0815-9319 (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 1 DP - 2015 Jan TI - Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin induces apoptosis via activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress in dendritic cells. PG - 99-108 LID - 10.1111/jgh.12663 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND AND AIM: Dendritic cells (DCs) are observed on the Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric mucosa. DCs generally play an important role in the regulation of inflammation. Although stimulation of gastric epithelial cells with H. pylori vacuolating cytotoxin (VacA) has been reported to induce apoptosis and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, the effects of VacA on the DC apoptotic response have not been well elucidated. This study was conducted to investigate the role of H. pylori VacA on the apoptotic process and ER stress in DCs. METHODS: Murine and human DCs were generated from specific pathogen-free C57BL/6 mice and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells, respectively. DCs were incubated with purified VacA, after which Bax activation, cytochrome c release, and DNA fragmentation for apoptosis were measured by fluorescent microscopy, immunoblot, and ELISA. ER stress-related molecules such as GRP78 and CHOP were analyzed by immunoblot. RESULTS: Treatment of DCs with purified H. pylori VacA resulted in the induction of apoptosis. DC stimulation with VacA led to the translocation of cytoplasmic Bax to mitochondria and cytochrome c release from mitochondria. H. pylori VacA induced signals for ER stress early during the stimulation process in DCs. Furthermore, suppression of ER stress resulted in a significant inhibition of the VacA-induced apoptosis in DCs. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that ER stress is critical for regulation of DC apoptotic process in response to VacA stimulation. CI - (c) 2014 Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. FAU - Kim, Jung Mogg AU - Kim JM AD - Department of Microbiology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Kim, Joo Sung AU - Kim JS FAU - Kim, Nayoung AU - Kim N FAU - Ko, Su Hyuk AU - Ko SH FAU - Jeon, Jong Ik AU - Jeon JI FAU - Kim, Young-Jeon AU - Kim YJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Australia TA - J Gastroenterol Hepatol JT - Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology JID - 8607909 RN - 0 (Bacterial Proteins) RN - 0 (DDIT3 protein, human) RN - 0 (Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP) RN - 0 (HSPA5 protein, human) RN - 0 (Heat-Shock Proteins) RN - 0 (Hspa5 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (VacA protein, Helicobacter pylori) RN - 147336-12-7 (Transcription Factor CHOP) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*genetics MH - Bacterial Proteins/*physiology MH - Dendritic Cells/*pathology/physiology MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress/*genetics MH - Gastric Mucosa/cytology MH - Heat-Shock Proteins/metabolism MH - *Helicobacter pylori MH - Humans MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Transcription Factor CHOP/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - ER stress OT - H. pylori vacuolating cytotoxin OT - apoptosis OT - dendritic cells EDAT- 2014/07/22 06:00 MHDA- 2015/09/12 06:00 CRDT- 2014/07/22 06:00 PHST- 2014/05/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/07/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/07/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/09/12 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1111/jgh.12663 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2015 Jan;30(1):99-108. doi: 10.1111/jgh.12663.