Narmada Lavu1,2, Lauren Richardson1,2, Enkhtuya Radnaa1, Talar Kechichian1, Rheanna Urrabaz-Garza1, Samantha Sheller-Miller1, Elizabeth Bonney3, Ramkumar Menon1. 1. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Perinatal Research, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA. 2. Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology & Anatomy, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA. 3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Oxidative stress (OS)-induced stress signaler p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK) activation and fetal membrane senescence are associated with parturition. This study determined changes in glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3β) and its regulation by p38MAPK in effecting senescence to further delineate the molecular mechanism involved in senescence. METHODS: Primary human amnion epithelial cells and amnion mesenchymal cells were treated with cigarette smoke extract (CSE, OS inducer). Expression of total and phosphorylated GSK3β and p38MAPK, and that of GSK3β's downstream targets: beta-catenin (β-Cat) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) (western blot analysis), cell cycle regulation and senescence (flow cytometry) were determined. The specificity of GSK3β and p38MAPK's mechanistic role was tested by co-treating cells with their respective inhibitors, CHIR99021 and SB203580. Exosomal secretion of β-Cat from OS-induced cells was confirmed by immunofluorescence confocal microscopy and western blot. RESULTS: OS induced by CSE resulted in phosphorylation of GSK3β (inactivation) and p38MAPK (activation) that was associated with cell cycle arrest and senescence. Inhibitors to GSK3β and p38MAPK verified their roles. Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta inactivation was associated with nuclear translocation of antioxidant Nrf2 and exosomal secretion of β-Cat. CONCLUSIONS: OS-induced P-p38MAPK activation is associated with functional downregulation of GSK3β and arrest of cell cycle progression and senescence of amnion cells. Lack of nuclear translocation of β-Cat and its excretion via exosomes further supports the postulation that GSK3β down-regulation by p38MAPK may stop cell proliferation preceding cell senescence. A better understanding of molecular mechanisms of senescence will help develop therapeutic strategies to prevent preterm birth.
OBJECTIVE: Oxidative stress (OS)-induced stress signaler p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK) activation and fetal membrane senescence are associated with parturition. This study determined changes in glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3β) and its regulation by p38MAPK in effecting senescence to further delineate the molecular mechanism involved in senescence. METHODS: Primary human amnion epithelial cells and amnion mesenchymal cells were treated with cigarette smoke extract (CSE, OS inducer). Expression of total and phosphorylated GSK3β and p38MAPK, and that of GSK3β's downstream targets: beta-catenin (β-Cat) and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) (western blot analysis), cell cycle regulation and senescence (flow cytometry) were determined. The specificity of GSK3β and p38MAPK's mechanistic role was tested by co-treating cells with their respective inhibitors, CHIR99021 and SB203580. Exosomal secretion of β-Cat from OS-induced cells was confirmed by immunofluorescence confocal microscopy and western blot. RESULTS: OS induced by CSE resulted in phosphorylation of GSK3β (inactivation) and p38MAPK (activation) that was associated with cell cycle arrest and senescence. Inhibitors to GSK3β and p38MAPK verified their roles. Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta inactivation was associated with nuclear translocation of antioxidant Nrf2 and exosomal secretion of β-Cat. CONCLUSIONS: OS-induced P-p38MAPK activation is associated with functional downregulation of GSK3β and arrest of cell cycle progression and senescence of amnion cells. Lack of nuclear translocation of β-Cat and its excretion via exosomes further supports the postulation that GSK3β down-regulation by p38MAPK may stop cell proliferation preceding cell senescence. A better understanding of molecular mechanisms of senescence will help develop therapeutic strategies to prevent preterm birth.
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