Abstract
Heat shock produces cellular tolerance to a variety of adverse conditions; however, the protective effect of heat shock on renal cell ischemic injury remains unclear. Protein kinase C (PKC) has been implicated in the signaling mechanisms of acute preconditioning, yet it remains unknown whether PKC mediates heat shock-induced delayed preconditioning in renal cells. To study this, renal tubular cells (LLC-PK1) were exposed to thermal stress (43°C) for 1 h and heat shock protein (HSP) 72 induction was confirmed by Western blot analysis. Cells were subjected to simulated ischemia 24 h after thermal stress, and the effect of heat shock (delayed preconditioning) on ischemia-induced apoptosis (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling) and B cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl2) expression (Western) was determined. Subsequently, the effect of PKC inhibition on HSP72 induction and heat stress-induced ischemic tolerance was evaluated. Thermal stress induced HSP72 production, increased Bcl2 expression, and prevented simulated ischemia-induced renal tubular cell apoptosis. PKC inhibition abolished thermal induction of HSP72 and prevented heat stress-induced ischemic tolerance. These data demonstrate that thermal stress protects renal tubular cells from simulated ischemia-induced apoptosis through a PKC-dependent mechanism.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | R359-R364 |
Journal | American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology |
Volume | 281 |
Issue number | 1 50-1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2001 |
Keywords
- B cell lymphoma 2
- Hypoxia
- Kidney
- Preconditioning
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Physiology (medical)