Ethanol-induced cardiomyocyte toxicity involves autophagy NFkB transcription factor

Publication date: Available online 19 April 2018 Source:Pharmacological Research Author(s): Jessica Maiuolo, Alessia Maretta, Micaela Gliozzi, Vincenzo Musolino, Cristina Carresi, Francesca Bosco, Rocco Mollace, Federica Scarano, Ernesto Palma, Miriam Scicchitano, Saverio Nucera, Domenico Sergi, Saverio Muscoli, Santo Gratteri, Carolina Muscoli, Vincenzo Mollace Chronic ethanol (EtOH) consumption causes early detrimental consequences in many tissues including the myocardium, though the molecular mechanisms leading to the alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM) still remain to be elucidated. Here, we studied several biomolecular changes occurring in cardiomyoblasts after their exposure to sublethal concentrations of EtOH and the potential synergistic effect with methylmercury (MM) or doxorubicin (DOXO), which are known to produce direct myocardial dysfunction. In addition, the possible role of autophagic responses and Nuclear Factor kappa-B (NFkB) modulation in early post-alcoholic myocardial damage has been investigated. H9c2 rat cardiomyoblasts were incubated for fifteen days with a sub-lethal concentrations of EtOH (1–1000 μM). In particular, treatment of H9c2 cells with EtOH produced an increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the activation of autophagy. Furthermore, chronic exposure to EtOH, was accompanied by a translocation of NFkB into the nucleus dose-dependently. Finally, co-incubation of EtOH (1–1000 μM) with sublethal concentrations of MM o...
Source: Pharmacological Research - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research