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  • Title: NF-kappaB stimulates inducible nitric oxide synthase to protect mouse hepatocytes from TNF-alpha- and Fas-mediated apoptosis.
    Author: Hatano E, Bennett BL, Manning AM, Qian T, Lemasters JJ, Brenner DA.
    Journal: Gastroenterology; 2001 Apr; 120(5):1251-62. PubMed ID: 11266388.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Hepatocyte apoptosis is induced by tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and Fas ligand. Although nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation protects hepatocytes from TNF-alpha-mediated apoptosis, the NF-kappaB responsive genes that protect hepatocytes are unknown. Our aim was to study the role of NF-kappaB activation and inducible nitric oxide synthases (iNOSs) in TNF-alpha- and Fas-mediated apoptosis in hepatocytes. METHODS: Primary cultures of hepatocytes from wild-type and iNOS knockout mice were treated with TNF-alpha, the Fas agonistic antibody Jo2, a nitric oxide (NO) donor (S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine), an NO inhibitor (N(G)-methyl-L-arginine acetate), and/or adenovirus-expressing NF-kappaB inhibitors. RESULTS: The IkappaB superrepressor and a dominant-negative form of IkappaB kinase beta (IKKbeta) inhibited NF-kappaB binding activity by TNF-alpha or Jo2 and sensitized hepatocytes to TNF-alpha- and Jo2-mediated apoptosis. TNF-alpha and Jo2 induced iNOS messenger RNA and protein levels through the induction of NF-kappaB. S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine inhibited Bid cleavage, the mitochondrial permeability transition, cytochrome c release, and caspase-8 and -3 activity, and reduced TNF-alpha- and Fas-mediated death in hepatocytes expressing IkappaB superrepressor. N(G)-methyl-L-arginine acetate partially sensitized hepatocytes to TNF-alpha- and Fas-mediated cell killing. TNF-alpha alone or Jo2 alone induced moderate cell death in hepatocytes from iNOS(-)/(-) mice. CONCLUSIONS: NO protects hepatocytes from TNF-alpha- and Fas-mediated apoptosis. Endogenous iNOS, which is activated by NF-kappaB via IKKbeta, provides partial protection from apoptosis.
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