title: Heme oxygenase-1 gene ablation or expression modulates cisplatin-induced renal tubular apoptosis.
abstract: Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is a 32-kDa microsomal enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of heme to biliverdin, releasing iron and carbon monoxide. Induction of HO-1 occurs as a protective response in cells/tissues exposed to a wide variety of oxidant stimuli. The chemotherapeutic effects of cis-diamminedichloroplatinum(II) (cisplatin), a commonly used anticancer drug, are limited by significant nephrotoxicity, which is characterized by varying degrees of renal tubular apoptosis and necrosis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the functional significance of HO-1 expression in cisplatin-induced renal injury. Our studies demonstrate that transgenic mice deficient in HO-1 (-/-), develop more severe renal failure and have significantly greater renal injury compared with wild-type (+/+) mice treated with cisplatin. In vitro studies in human renal proximal tubule cells demonstrate that hemin, an inducer of HO-1, significantly attenuated cisplatin-induced apoptosis and necrosis, whereas inhibition of HO-1 enzyme activity reversed the cytoprotective effect. Overexpression of HO-1 resulted in a significant reduction in cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity. These studies provide a basis for future studies using targeted gene expression of HO-1 as a therapeutic and preventive modality in high-risk settings of acute renal failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Transplantation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Curtis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Truong
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Poss
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Visner
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Madsen
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Nick
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000633:toxicity*; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D015870:Gene Expression; D018390:Gene Targeting; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing) / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1; D006427:Hemin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D008854:Microscopy, Electron
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D006427:Hemin; C496541:HMOX1 protein, human; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing); D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1; C496542:Hmox1 protein, mouse; D002945:Cisplatin