Abstract
HLE, a human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line was transiently transfected with normal human MnSOD and MnSOD without a mitochondrial targeting signal (MTS). Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS), lipid peroxidation and apoptosis were examined as a function of time following 18.8 Gy X-ray irradiation. Our results showed that the level of mitochondrial ROS increased and reached a maximum level 2 hours after X-ray irradiation. Authentic MnSOD, but not MnSOD lacking MTS, protected against mitochondrial ROS, lipid peroxidation and apoptosis. In addition, the levels of mitochondrial ROS were consistently found to always correlate with the levels of authentic MnSOD in mitochondria. These results suggest that only when MnSOD is located in mitochondria is it efficient in protecting against cellular injuries by X-ray irradiation and that mitochondria are the critical sites of X-ray-induced cellular oxidative injuries.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1029-1043 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Free Radical Research |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors declare no competing financial interest. This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (No. 22592093 to H.J.M, No. 23590064 to IN) and the Strategic Promotion Program for Basic Nuclear Research (to H.J.M.) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, and the Program for Promotion of Basic and Applied Researches for Innovations in Bio-oriented Industry (BRAIN) (to H.J.M.) by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan.
Funding
The authors declare no competing financial interest. This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (No. 22592093 to H.J.M, No. 23590064 to IN) and the Strategic Promotion Program for Basic Nuclear Research (to H.J.M.) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, and the Program for Promotion of Basic and Applied Researches for Innovations in Bio-oriented Industry (BRAIN) (to H.J.M.) by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan.
Funders | Funder number |
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Strategic Promotion Program for Basic Nuclear Research | |
National Childhood Cancer Registry – National Cancer Institute | R01CA143428 |
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science | 22592094, 23590064, 22592093, 23592774, 24659551 |
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | |
Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
Keywords
- Apoptosis
- Mitochondria
- MnSOD
- ROS
- X-rays
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry