PMID- 28656249 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180430 LR - 20211110 IS - 1791-3004 (Electronic) IS - 1791-2997 (Print) IS - 1791-2997 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 3 DP - 2017 Sep TI - Oxidative stress regulates mitogen‑activated protein kinases and c‑Jun activation involved in heat stress and lipopolysaccharide‑induced intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis. PG - 2579-2587 LID - 10.3892/mmr.2017.6859 [doi] AB - Heat stress and gut‑derived endotoxinemia are common causes of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in heat stroke patients. Evidence has demonstrated that cell apoptosis in the small intestine serves an important role in the pathogenesis of heatstroke, which leads to increased intestinal permeability to endotoxin or lipopolysaccharides (LPS) from the gut entering the circulation. However, little is known about the potential underlying mechanisms mediating heat stress combined with LPS‑induced intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis. In the present study, LPS combined with heat stress induced production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondrial membrane potential disruption and cell apoptosis, which eventually led to increased intestinal permeability and reduced epithelial resistance in the IEC‑6 cell line. Inductions in ROS, mitochondrial membrane potential disruption and cell apoptosis were detected by using an ROS assay kit, 5,5',6,6'‑tetrachloro‑1,1',3,3'tetraethylbenzimidazo carbocyanine iodide dye kit and annexin V‑fluorescein isothiocyanate apoptosis kit, respectively. The effect of ROS on mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and c‑Jun activation was investigated using the antioxidant drug, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) by western blotting. The results of the present study demonstrated that ROS is essential to activate p38, extracellular signal‑regulated kinase (ERK) and c‑Jun, but not c‑Jun N‑terminal kinase (JNK), in LPS combined with heat stress treated cells. Furthermore, ROS, and activation of p38, JNK and c‑Jun, were revealed to serve pro‑apoptosis roles which aggravated damage to epithelial barrier integrity, as assessed by flow cytometry using Annexin V‑fluorescein isothiocyanate staining and pretreatment of cells with specific inhibitors of ROS, JNK, p38 and c‑Jun (BHA, SP600125, SB203580 and c‑Jun peptide, respectively). Transepithelial electrical resistance and horseradish peroxidase permeability were detected in cells treated with LPS combined with heat stress, which revealed that ERK serves an anti‑apoptosis role, as determined by pretreatment of cells with PD98059, a specific inhibitor of ERK. In conclusion, these findings suggested a novel role of the ROS signaling pathway which involved activation of MAPKs and c‑Jun, following LPS combined with heat stress‑induced IEC‑6 cell apoptosis and impairment of the epithelial barrier. These results may facilitate understanding of pathological conditions involving ROS, such as heat stroke. FAU - Liu, Yanan AU - Liu Y AD - Department of Intensive Care Unit, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China. FAU - Wang, Zhenglian AU - Wang Z AD - Graduate School, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, P.R. China. FAU - Xie, Weidang AU - Xie W AD - The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000, P.R. China. FAU - Gu, Zhengtao AU - Gu Z AD - Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630; P.R. China. FAU - Xu, Qiulin AU - Xu Q AD - Department of ICU, Key Laboratory of Tropical Zone Trauma Care and Tissue Repair of PLA, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510010, P.R. China. FAU - Su, Lei AU - Su L AD - Department of ICU, Key Laboratory of Tropical Zone Trauma Care and Tissue Repair of PLA, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510010, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170627 PL - Greece TA - Mol Med Rep JT - Molecular medicine reports JID - 101475259 RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - *Apoptosis MH - Caco-2 Cells MH - Cell Line MH - Enzyme Activation MH - Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism MH - *Heat-Shock Response MH - Humans MH - Intestinal Mucosa/*cytology/metabolism MH - JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - Lipopolysaccharides/*metabolism MH - Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism MH - *Oxidative Stress MH - Permeability MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism PMC - PMC5548022 EDAT- 2017/06/29 06:00 MHDA- 2018/05/01 06:00 PMCR- 2017/06/27 CRDT- 2017/06/29 06:00 PHST- 2016/04/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/03/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/06/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/05/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/06/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/06/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - mmr-16-03-2579 [pii] AID - 10.3892/mmr.2017.6859 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Med Rep. 2017 Sep;16(3):2579-2587. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2017.6859. Epub 2017 Jun 27.