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  • Title: Seawater induces apoptosis in alveolar epithelial cells via the Fas/FasL-mediated pathway.
    Author: Han F, Luo Y, Li Y, Liu Z, Xu D, Jin F, Li Z.
    Journal: Respir Physiol Neurobiol; 2012 Jul 01; 182(2-3):71-80. PubMed ID: 22609371.
    Abstract:
    Our previous study showed that seawater can cause lung tissue cell apoptosis; in the present study, the immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis results demonstrated that Fas, FasL, and cleaved caspase-8 and caspase-3 were up-regulated in the rat lungs exposed to seawater. We found that seawater-induced human lung alveolar epithelial A549 cell apoptosis was concentration and time dependent. Moreover, seawater increased the expression of Fas, FasL, and cleaved caspase-8 and caspase-3 in A549 cells. The incubation of A549 cells in the presence of FasL-neutralising antibody (NOK-2) or caspase-8 inhibitor (Z-IETD-FMK) resulted in a decrease of seawater-induced cell apoptosis. NOK-2 inhibited Fas/FasL interaction and reduced the cleavage of caspase-8 and caspase-3, and Z-IETD-FMK blocked caspase-8 and caspase-3 activation. Seawater similarly produced a significant increase in rat alveolar type II cell apoptosis and expression of Fas and cleaved caspase-8. In summary, the Fas/FasL pathway involved in alveolar epithelial cell (AEC) apoptosis could be important in the pathogenesis of seawater-induced acute lung injury (SW-ALI).
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