PMID- 25371888 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20141105 LR - 20211021 IS - 2288-6478 (Print) IS - 2288-6761 (Electronic) IS - 2288-6478 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 1 DP - 2014 Apr TI - Mitochondrial Channel Opener Diazoxide Attenuates Hypoxia-Induced sFlt-1 Release in Human Choriocarcinoma Cells. PG - 21-31 LID - 10.6118/jmm.2014.20.1.21 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES: To examine the effect of diazoxide on hypoxia-induced soluble fms-like tyrosin kinase-1 (sFlt-1) release in JEG-3 choriocarcinoma cells. METHODS: Cells were cultured under normoxia (20% O2) or hypoxia (1% O2), and expression of sFlt-1 mRNA and protein release was determined by quantitative real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) assays and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) as well as hypoxia stimulated sFlt-1 release and diazoxide inhibited both of them. The selective inhibitor of mitochondrial adenosine triphosphat (ATP)-sensitive K(+) channel opener (KATP) 5-hydroxydecanoate (5-HD) completely reversed the diazoxide-induced inhibition of hypoxia-stimulated sFlt-1 release. qRT-PCR and Western blot analyses showed that diazoxide up-regulated the heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) expression. In addition, the HO-1 inducer cobalt protoporphyrin (CoPP) and the metabolic product of HO-1 bilirubin mimicked diazoxide to inhibit sFlt-1 release and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production under hypoxia, whereas the HO-1 inhibitor zinc protoporphyrin IX (ZnPP IX) antagonized the effect of diazoxide. In cells transfected with the HO-1 siRNA, diazoxide did not exert any effect on sFlt-1 release and ROS production under hypoxia. CONCLUSION: These results, taken together, strongly suggest that up-regulation of the HO-1 expression is the crucial mechanism responsible for the diazoxide-induced inhibition of the sFlt-1 release and ROS production under hypoxia. FAU - Shin, Byeong Seop AU - Shin BS AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. FAU - Kim, Hwi Gon AU - Kim HG AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. FAU - Choi, Ook Hwan AU - Choi OH AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20140428 PL - Korea (South) TA - J Menopausal Med JT - Journal of menopausal medicine JID - 101632648 PMC - PMC4217563 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Diazoxide OT - Heme oxygenase-1 OT - Reactive oxygen speciese OT - Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 EDAT- 2014/11/06 06:00 MHDA- 2014/11/06 06:01 PMCR- 2014/04/01 CRDT- 2014/11/06 06:00 PHST- 2014/02/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/03/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/03/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/11/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/11/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/11/06 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2014/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.6118/jmm.2014.20.1.21 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Menopausal Med. 2014 Apr;20(1):21-31. doi: 10.6118/jmm.2014.20.1.21. Epub 2014 Apr 28.