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. 2003 Sep 1;374(Pt 2):505–511. doi: 10.1042/BJ20030420

Induced expression of manganese superoxide dismutase by non-toxic concentrations of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) protects against oxLDL-mediated cytotoxicity.

Vladimir A Shatrov 1, Bernhard Brüne 1
PMCID: PMC1223623  PMID: 12826016

Abstract

Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) affects macrophages and plays a critical role in the development of atherosclerosis. In the present paper, we demonstrate that high concentrations of oxLDL provoked apoptosis of human Mono-Mac-6 cells, which was blocked by diphenylene-iodonium (DPI), an inhibitor of flavin-containing enzymes, such as NADPH oxidase, suggesting the involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Importantly, pre-treatment of cells with low concentrations of oxLDL prevented apoptosis in response to high concentrations of oxLDL by up-regulating manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD). DPI prevented expression of MnSOD by oxLDL, whereas inhibitors of cytochrome P450 (methoxalen) or xanthine oxidase (allopurinol) did not, thus pointing to a role of NADPH-oxidase-derived ROS in oxLDL-induced MnSOD expression. Transfection of cells with MnSOD antisense, but not scrambled antisense, oligonucleotides significantly attenuated oxLDL-mediated MnSOD expression and hindered cytoprotective effects of non-toxic oxLDL concentrations. Our findings suggest that up-regulation of MnSOD by low concentrations of oxLDL is critical for protection towards oxLDL-mediated cytotoxicity.

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