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Apoptosis

Basic Mechanisms and Implications for Cardiovascular Disease

Armin Haunstetter, , Seigo Izumo

From the Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.

Correspondence to Seigo Izumo, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Room SL-201, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02115. E-mail sizumo@bidmc.harvard.edu


Key Words: apoptosis • caspase • bcl-2 family • Fas • cardiovascular system

1. Introduction

Since Kerr et al1 in 1972 coined the term "apoptosis" for a morphologically distinct mode of cell death, this concept of cell suicide has gained increasing interest in cytology and pathology. In terms of tissue kinetics, apoptosis may be considered a mechanism that counterbalances the effect of cell proliferation by mitotic division. In fact, deregulated apoptosis has been implicated as a fundamental pathogenetic mechanism in a variety of human diseases. Excessive apoptotic cell death may cause organ atrophy and organ failure, as suggested for neurodegenerative diseases and viral hepatitis. On the other hand, inefficient elimination of malignant, autoreactive, infected, or redundant cells may lead to the development of neoplasia, autoimmunity, viral persistence, and congenital malformations. Further interest in apoptosis has arisen from the recent elucidation of effector and regulatory mechanisms with the aid of molecular biology, genetics of lower organisms, and genetic modification of the mouse. However, only recently, compelling evidence has accumulated indicating that apoptotic cell death may also play a critical role in a variety of cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarction, heart failure, and atherosclerosis.

Apoptosis can be differentiated from other forms of cell death that occur in response to toxins, physical stimuli, and ischemia. Although not widely used, this form of cell death was termed "accidental cell death" in the pathology literature.2 In contrast to apoptosis, accidental cell death does not involve suicide mechanisms and is not energy dependent. In the case of accidental cell death induced by ischemia, depletion of intracellular ATP stores, swelling, and disruption . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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Myocardial apoptosis and ischemic preconditioning
Cardiovasc Res, August 15, 2002; 55(3): 438 - 455.
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Am. J. Physiol. Cell Physiol.Home page
H. Sakuma, M. Yamamoto, M. Okumura, T. Kojima, T. Maruyama, and K. Yasuda
High glucose inhibits apoptosis in human coronary artery smooth muscle cells by increasing bcl-xL and bfl-1/A1
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, August 1, 2002; 283(2): C422 - C428.
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T. Date, A. J Belanger, S. Mochizuki, J. A Sullivan, L. X Liu, A. Scaria, S. H Cheng, R. J Gregory, and C. Jiang
Adenovirus-mediated expression of p35 prevents hypoxia/reoxygenation injury by reducing reactive oxygen species and caspase activity
Cardiovasc Res, August 1, 2002; 55(2): 309 - 319.
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J. Biol. Chem.Home page
H. Toko, W. Zhu, E. Takimoto, I. Shiojima, Y. Hiroi, Y. Zou, T. Oka, H. Akazawa, M. Mizukami, M. Sakamoto, et al.
Csx/Nkx2-5 Is Required for Homeostasis and Survival of Cardiac Myocytes in the Adult Heart
J. Biol. Chem., June 28, 2002; 277(27): 24735 - 24743.
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Cardiovasc ResHome page
G. Yaniv, M. Shilkrut, R. Lotan, G. Berke, S. Larisch, and O. Binah
Hypoxia predisposes neonatal rat ventricular myocytes to apoptosis induced by activation of the Fas (CD95/Apo-1) receptor: Fas activation and apoptosis in hypoxic myocytes
Cardiovasc Res, June 1, 2002; 54(3): 611 - 623.
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J. Biol. Chem.Home page
S. Kotamraju, C. R. Chitambar, S. V. Kalivendi, J. Joseph, and B. Kalyanaraman
Transferrin Receptor-dependent Iron Uptake Is Responsible for Doxorubicin-mediated Apoptosis in Endothelial Cells. ROLE OF OXIDANT-INDUCED IRON SIGNALING IN APOPTOSIS
J. Biol. Chem., May 3, 2002; 277(19): 17179 - 17187.
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H. Jankala, C. J. P. Eriksson, K. K. Eklund, M. Harkonen, and T. Maki
COMBINED CALCIUM CARBIMIDE AND ETHANOL TREATMENT INDUCES HIGH BLOOD ACETALDEHYDE LEVELS, MYOCARDIAL APOPTOSIS AND ALTERED EXPRESSION OF APOPTOSIS-REGULATING GENES IN RAT
Alcohol Alcohol., May 1, 2002; 37(3): 222 - 228.
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Q. Zhang, X. Zeng, J. Guo, and X. Wang
Oxidant stress mechanism of homocysteine potentiating Con A-induced proliferation in murine splenic T lymphocytes
Cardiovasc Res, March 1, 2002; 53(4): 1035 - 1042.
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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med.Home page
H. FAUVEL, P. MARCHETTI, G. OBERT, O. JOULAIN, C. CHOPIN, P. FORMSTECHER, and R. NEVIERE
Protective Effects of Cyclosporin A from Endotoxin-induced Myocardial Dysfunction and Apoptosis in Rats
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., February 15, 2002; 165(4): 449 - 455.
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Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
S. Krick, O. Platoshyn, M. Sweeney, S. S. McDaniel, S. Zhang, L. J. Rubin, and J. X.-J. Yuan
Nitric oxide induces apoptosis by activating K+ channels in pulmonary vascular smooth muscle cells
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, January 1, 2002; 282(1): H184 - H193.
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HypertensionHome page
J.-L. Bascands, J.-P. Girolami, M. Troly, I. Escargueil-Blanc, D. Nazzal, R. Salvayre, and N. Blaes
Angiotensin II Induces Phenotype-Dependent Apoptosis in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Hypertension, December 1, 2001; 38(6): 1294 - 1299.
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Z. Mallat, P. Fornes, R. Costagliola, B. Esposito, J. Belmin, D. Lecomte, and A. Tedgui
Age and Gender Effects on Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis in the Normal Human Heart
J. Gerontol. A Biol. Sci. Med. Sci., November 1, 2001; 56(11): M719 - 723.
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CirculationHome page
F. B. Mehrhof, F. U. Muller, M. W. Bergmann, P. Li, Y. Wang, W. Schmitz, R. Dietz, and R. von Harsdorf
In Cardiomyocyte Hypoxia, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I-Induced Antiapoptotic Signaling Requires Phosphatidylinositol-3-OH-Kinase-Dependent and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase-Dependent Activation of the Transcription Factor cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein
Circulation, October 23, 2001; 104(17): 2088 - 2094.
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Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol.Home page
G. S. Filippatos, N. Gangopadhyay, O. Lalude, N. Parameswaran, S. I. Said, W. Spielman, and B. D. Uhal
Regulation of apoptosis by vasoactive peptides
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, October 1, 2001; 281(4): L749 - L761.
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Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol.Home page
S. Krick, O. Platoshyn, S. S. McDaniel, L. J. Rubin, and J. X.-J. Yuan
Augmented K+ currents and mitochondrial membrane depolarization in pulmonary artery myocyte apoptosis
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, October 1, 2001; 281(4): L887 - L894.
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CirculationHome page
J. Grunenfelder, D. N. Miniati, S. Murata, V. Falk, E. G. Hoyt, M. Kown, M. L. Koransky, and R. C. Robbins
Upregulation of Bcl-2 Through Caspase-3 Inhibition Ameliorates Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rat Cardiac Allografts
Circulation, September 18, 2001; 104 (2009): I-202 - I-206.
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R. S. Hundal, B. S. Salh, J. W. Schrader, A. Gomez-Munoz, V. Duronio, and U. P. Steinbrecher
Oxidized low density lipoprotein inhibits macrophage apoptosis through activation of the PI 3-kinase/PKB pathway
J. Lipid Res., September 1, 2001; 42(9): 1483 - 1491.
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F. Qin, N. K. Rounds, W. Mao, K. Kawai, and C.-s. Liang
Antioxidant vitamins prevent cardiomyocyte apoptosis produced by norepinephrine infusion in ferrets
Cardiovasc Res, September 1, 2001; 51(4): 736 - 748.
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Ann. Thorac. Surg.Home page
B. Stadler, J. Phillips, Y. Toyoda, M. Federman, S. Levitsky, and J. D. McCully
Adenosine-enhanced ischemic preconditioning modulates necrosis and apoptosis: effects of stunning and ischemia-reperfusion
Ann. Thorac. Surg., August 1, 2001; 72(2): 555 - 563.
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Am. J. Physiol. Cell Physiol.Home page
D. Ekhterae, O. Platoshyn, S. Krick, Y. Yu, S. S. McDaniel, and J. X.-J. Yuan
Bcl-2 decreases voltage-gated K+ channel activity and enhances survival in vascular smooth muscle cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, July 1, 2001; 281(1): C157 - C165.
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H. Sugino, R. Ozono, S. Kurisu, H. Matsuura, M. Ishida, T. Oshima, M. Kambe, Y. Teranishi, H. Masaki, and H. Matsubara
Apoptosis Is Not Increased in Myocardium Overexpressing Type 2 Angiotensin II Receptor in Transgenic Mice
Hypertension, June 1, 2001; 37(6): 1394 - 1398.
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Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
H. Fauvel, P. Marchetti, C. Chopin, P. Formstecher, and R. Neviere
Differential effects of caspase inhibitors on endotoxin-induced myocardial dysfunction and heart apoptosis
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, April 1, 2001; 280(4): H1608 - H1614.
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Circ. Res.Home page
A. Chesley, M. S. Lundberg, T. Asai, R.-P. Xiao, S. Ohtani, E. G. Lakatta, and M. T. Crow
The {beta}2-Adrenergic Receptor Delivers an Antiapoptotic Signal to Cardiac Myocytes Through Gi-Dependent Coupling to Phosphatidylinositol 3'-Kinase
Circ. Res., December 8, 2000; 87(12): 1172 - 1179.
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CirculationHome page
K. Fuse, M. Kodama, Y. Okura, M. Ito, S. Hirono, K. Kato, H. Hanawa, and Y. Aizawa
Predictors of Disease Course in Patients With Acute Myocarditis
Circulation, December 5, 2000; 102(23): 2829 - 2835.
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J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther.Home page
J. He, Y. Xiao, C. A. Casiano, and L. Zhang
Role of Mitochondrial Cytochrome c in Cocaine-Induced Apoptosis in Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells
J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., December 1, 2000; 295(3): 896 - 903.
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Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
T. E. McDonald, M. N. Grinman, C. M. Carthy, and K. R. Walley
Endotoxin infusion in rats induces apoptotic and survival pathways in hearts
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, November 1, 2000; 279(5): H2053 - H2061.
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Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.Home page
M. Thibonnier, D. M. Conarty, and C. L. Plesnicher
Mediators of the mitogenic action of human V1 vascular vasopressin receptors
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, November 1, 2000; 279(5): H2529 - H2539.
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HypertensionHome page
Q. N. Diep, R. M. Touyz, and E. L. Schiffrin
Docosahexaenoic Acid, a Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-{alpha} Ligand, Induces Apoptosis in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Stimulation of p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
Hypertension, November 1, 2000; 36(5): 851 - 855.
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CirculationHome page
I. Jeremias, C. Kupatt, A. Martin-Villalba, H. Habazettl, J. Schenkel, P. Boekstegers, and K. M. Debatin
Involvement of CD95/Apo1/Fas in Cell Death After Myocardial Ischemia
Circulation, August 22, 2000; 102(8): 915 - 920.
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P. M. Kang, A. Haunstetter, H. Aoki, A. Usheva, and S. Izumo
Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Adult Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis During Hypoxia and Reoxygenation
Circ. Res., July 21, 2000; 87(2): 118 - 125.
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Q. Xu, G. Schett, H. Perschinka, M. Mayr, G. Egger, F. Oberhollenzer, J. Willeit, S. Kiechl, and G. Wick
Serum Soluble Heat Shock Protein 60 Is Elevated in Subjects With Atherosclerosis in a General Population
Circulation, July 4, 2000; 102(1): 14 - 20.
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B. Ding, R. L. Price, E. C. Goldsmith, T. K. Borg, X. Yan, P. S. Douglas, E. O. Weinberg, J. Bartunek, T. Thielen, V. V. Didenko, et al.
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Ascending Aortic Stenosis Mice : Anoikis and the Progression to Early Failure
Circulation, June 20, 2000; 101(24): 2854 - 2862.
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