title: Inhibitory effects of prostaglandin A1 on apoptosis of rat cardiac microvascular endothelial cells was mediated by NF-kappaB.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effects of prostaglandin A1 (PGA1) on rat cardiac microvascular endothelial cells. METH-ODS: Isolated rat cardiac microvascular endothelial cells were cultured in hypoxia and reoxygen conditions, respectively. Endothelial cell apoptosis was detected by terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling staining. The activity of NF-kappaB was detected by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. Bcl-2 and Bax protein expression were examined by Western blot and bcl-2 mRNA expression was examined by Northern blot.
  
  
  RESULTS
  PGA1 reduced endothelial cell apoptosis markedly, inhibited activity of NF-kappaB, and increased expression of Bcl-2 protein and bcl-2 mRNA. However, PGA1 did not alter Bax protein expression resulting in an increase in the ratio of Bcl-2 to Bax.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PGA1 can inhibit rat cardiac microvascular endothelial cell apoptosis by inhibiting activity of NF-kappaB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Suzhou 215007, China. jkhe@public1.sz.js.cn
authors.forename: Jing-Kang
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Zhen-Lun
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Pan-Sheng
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D002196:Capillaries / Q000166:cytology; D015687:Cell Hypoxia; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000166:cytology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D011454:Prostaglandins A / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein
chemical_list: C494828:Bax protein, rat; D016328:NF-kappa B; D011454:Prostaglandins A; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; C100573:prostaglandin A1