title: Akt activation prevents Apop-1-induced death of cells.
abstract: Apop-1 is a novel protein identified in cultured atherosclerotic smooth muscle cells of ApoE-deficient mice, and the expression of the Apop-1 protein induces the death of cultured cells. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is a well-characterized survival factor for VSMC; however, the interaction between Apop-1 and survival factor IGF-1 in the mediation of cell death is poorly understood. In this report, we show that the IGF-1 signaling cascade protects VSMC against Apop-1-induced death. Furthermore, our data indicate that the inhibition of Apop-1-induced death by IGF-1 is mediated by the activation of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatric Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takemura
authors.forename: Hidenobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawamoto
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: Yoshichika
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katsuya
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukuo
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogihara
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rakugi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D053453:Caspase 9 / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D045304:Cytochromes c / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C513674:Apopt1 protein, mouse; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; C519530:insulin-like growth factor-1, mouse; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D045304:Cytochromes c; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D053453:Caspase 9