Dinc Erdem, Ayaz Lokman, Kurt Akif Hakan
a Department of Ophthalmology , Faculty of Medicine , Mersin University , Mersin , Turkey.
b Department of Biochemistry , Faculty of Pharmacy , Trakya University , Edirne , Turkey.
Curr Eye Res. 2017 Dec;42(12):1659-1666. doi: 10.1080/02713683.2017.1368085. Epub 2017 Sep 22.
This study aimed to evaluate the protective effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) and combined CAPE-bevacizumab against oxidative stress induced by hydrogen peroxide (HO) in human retinal pigment epithelium.
ARPE-19 cells were pretreated with 5, 10, and 30 μM CAPE alone and in combination with bevacizumab for 3 h, then exposed to HO for 16 h. Cell viability was evaluated with the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) protein levels in the medium were measured using a human VEGF ELISA kit. Total antioxidant status (TAS) and total oxidant status (TOS) were measured in ARPE-19 cells using the test kit from Rel Assay. Expression levels of VEGF, Bax, Bcl-2, cytochrome c, apoptotic protease activating factor-1 (apaf-1), and caspase-3 were determined using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.
Pretreatment of ARPE-19 cells with 30 μM CAPE and combined CAPE-bevacizumab reduced HO mediated cell death. HO-induced oxidative stress increased TOS and VEGF production, which was significantly inhibited by CAPE and the CAPE-bevacizumab combination. VEGF, Bax, cytochrome c, apaf-1, and caspase-3 gene expressions were significantly decreased in cells pretreated with 5, 10, and 30 μM CAPE and combined CAPE-bevacizumab compared to the HO group. In addition, Bcl-2 expression was significantly increased in both the CAPE and CAPE-bevacizumab combination groups compared to the HO group.
CAPE has a protective effect on ARPE-19 cells against oxidative stress, and VEGF protein level and expression can be decreased by incubation with different concentrations of CAPE. These results demonstrate that CAPE suppresses the mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in ARPE-19 cells under oxidative stress. In addition, the use of CAPE in combination with bevacizumab has an additive effect.
本研究旨在评估咖啡酸苯乙酯(CAPE)以及CAPE与贝伐单抗联合使用对过氧化氢(H₂O₂)诱导的人视网膜色素上皮细胞氧化应激的保护作用。
将ARPE - 19细胞分别用5、10和30 μM的CAPE单独处理以及与贝伐单抗联合处理3小时,然后暴露于H₂O₂中16小时。采用3 -(4,5 - 二甲基噻唑 - 2 - 基)- 2,5 - 二苯基四氮唑溴盐(MTT)法评估细胞活力。使用人血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)ELISA试剂盒测定培养基中VEGF蛋白水平。使用Rel Assay检测试剂盒测定ARPE - 19细胞中的总抗氧化状态(TAS)和总氧化状态(TOS)。采用逆转录聚合酶链反应测定VEGF、Bax、Bcl - 2、细胞色素c、凋亡蛋白酶激活因子 - 1(apaf - 1)和半胱天冬酶 - 3的表达水平。
用30 μM CAPE以及CAPE与贝伐单抗联合预处理ARPE - 19细胞可减少H₂O₂介导的细胞死亡。H₂O₂诱导的氧化应激增加了TOS和VEGF的产生,而CAPE以及CAPE与贝伐单抗联合使用可显著抑制这种增加。与H₂O₂组相比,用5、10和30 μM CAPE以及CAPE与贝伐单抗联合预处理的细胞中,VEGF、Bax、细胞色素c、apaf - 1和半胱天冬酶 - 3基因表达显著降低。此外,与H₂O₂组相比,CAPE组和CAPE与贝伐单抗联合组中Bcl - 2表达均显著增加。
CAPE对ARPE - 19细胞的氧化应激具有保护作用,不同浓度的CAPE孵育可降低VEGF蛋白水平和表达。这些结果表明,CAPE在氧化应激下可抑制ARPE - 19细胞中线粒体介导的凋亡。此外,并使用CAPE与贝伐单抗具有相加作用。