NADPH oxidase (NOX) 1 mediates cigarette smoke-induced superoxide generation in rat vascular smooth muscle cells

Kyung Hwa Chang, Jung Min Park, Chang Hoon Lee, Bumseok Kim, Kyung Chul Choi, Seong Jin Choi, Kyuhong Lee, Moo Yeol Lee

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Abstract

Smoking is a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Oxidative stress is one of the common etiological factors, and NADPH oxidase (NOX) has been suggested as a potential mediator of oxidative stress. In this study, cigarette smoke (CS)-induced superoxide production was characterized in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). CS was prepared in forms of cigarette smoke extract (CSE) and total particulate matter (TPM). Several molecular probes for reactive oxygen species were trialed, and dihydroethidium (DHE) and WST-1 were chosen for superoxide detection considering the autofluorescence, light absorbance, and peroxidase inhibitory activity of CS. Both CSE and TPM generated superoxide in a VSMC culture system by stimulating cells to produce superoxide and by directly producing superoxide in the aqueous solution. NOX, specifically NOX1 was found to be an important cellular source of superoxide through experiments with the NOX inhibitors diphenyleneiodonium (DPI) and VAS2870 as well as isoform-specific NOX knockdown. NOX inhibitors and the superoxide dismutase mimetic TEMPOL reduced the cytotoxicity of CSE, thus suggesting the contribution of NOX1-derived superoxide to cytotoxicity. Since NOX1 is known to mediate diverse pathological processes in the vascular system, NOX1 may be a critical effector of cardiovascular toxicity caused by smoking.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)49-58
Number of pages10
JournalToxicology in Vitro
Volume38
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2017

Keywords

  • Cigarette smoke
  • Cigarette smoke extract (CSE)
  • NADPH oxidase (NOX)
  • Superoxide
  • Total particulate matter (TPM)
  • Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC)

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