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bFGF alleviates diabetes-associated endothelial impairment by downregulating inflammation via S-nitrosylation pathway.

Redox biology (2021-03-12)
Gen Chen, Ning An, Weijian Ye, Shuai Huang, Yunjie Chen, Zhicheng Hu, Enzhao Shen, Junjie Zhu, Wenjie Gong, Gaozan Tong, Yu Zhu, Lexuan Fang, Chunyuan Cai, Xiaokun Li, Kwonseop Kim, Litai Jin, Jian Xiao, Weitao Cong
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Protein S-nitrosylation is a reversible protein modification implicated in both physiological and pathophysiological regulation of protein function. However, the relationship between dysregulated S-nitrosylation homeostasis and diabetic vascular complications remains incompletely understood. Here, we demonstrate that basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is a key regulatory link between S-nitrosylation homeostasis and inflammation, and alleviated endothelial dysfunction and angiogenic defects in diabetes. Subjecting human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) to hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia significantly decreased endogenous S-nitrosylated proteins, including S-nitrosylation of inhibitor kappa B kinase β (IKKβC179) and transcription factor p65 (p65C38), which was alleviated by bFGF co-treatment. Pretreatment with carboxy-PTIO (c-PTIO), a nitric oxide scavenger, abolished bFGF-mediated S-nitrosylation increase and endothelial protection. Meanwhile, nitrosylation-resistant IKKβC179S and p65C38S mutants exacerbated endothelial dysfunction in db/db mice, and in cultured HUVECs subjected to hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia. Mechanistically, bFGF-mediated increase of S-nitrosylated IKKβ and p65 was attributed to synergistic effects of increased endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and thioredoxin (Trx) activity. Taken together, the endothelial protective effect of bFGF under hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia can be partially attributed to its role in suppressing inflammation via the S-nitrosylation pathway.

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