Interleukin 32 participates in cardiomyocyte‑induced oxidative stress, inflammation and apoptosis during hypoxia/reoxygenation via the NOD2/NOX2/MAPK signaling pathway
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Abstract
Introduction
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a significant disease that threatens human health worldwide, causing ~7.4 million deaths annually (1). The mortality rate of CHD has declined over time due to advances in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of this disease (2); nevertheless, it varies from country to country (2). A total of ~75% of the U.S. counties have achieved a reduction in CHD mortality by 20% in 10 years (103.4/100,000 individuals). However, the regional differences in the magnitude of the reduction in CHD mortality is noteworthy (3). The narrow focus on the estimation of the decreased mortality may result in missed opportunities to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases and to explore additional mechanisms regarding the factors that lead to successful mortality reductions. It is interesting to note that the death caused by ischemic cardiovascular disease accounts for 93.17% of the total deaths from cardiovascular disease. Advanced age, smoking, diabetes (4) and psychosocial stress (5) are all risk factors of cardiovascular disease. To date, the most effective modalities for vascular reperfusion in ischemic cardiovascular disease include thrombolysis, percutaneous coronary intervention (6), and coronary artery bypass grafting (7). Nurse-led patient-centered care can significantly improve smoking habits, alcohol consumption, adherence to physical activity and total cholesterol levels (8). However, despite the beneficial use of reperfusion of the ischemic myocardium, the subsequent myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI) can cause further damage to the patient, resulting in a poor prognosis (9). Therefore, there is an urgent requirement to explore novel strategies to alter the status of prevention and treatment of MIRI.
Inflammation is an important part of MIRI. Ischemia-reperfusion injury activates the innate immune response, resulting in an excessive inflammatory response (10). Excessive inflammatory responses lead to the secretion of reactive oxygen species (ROS), the infiltration of immune cells and the damage of the vascular endothelium, which in turn damages the myocardial tissue (11). Interleukin (IL)-32 is a relatively newly discovered pro-inflammatory cytokine present in natural killer cells (NK) (12). A recent study showed that IL-32 can promote cell differentiation, participate in apoptosis, induce the production of other pro-inflammatory cytokines (13) and chemokines through multiple signaling transduction pathways, and play an important role in inflammatory responses and autoimmune diseases (14,15). For example, IL-32 can directly affect specific immunity by inducing monocytes to differentiate into macrophages (16). IL-32 induces the expression of TNF-α, IL-1β and macrophage inflammatory protein-2 in mouse macrophages and stimulates human mononuclear cells to secrete prostaglandin E2, which is an important inflammatory mediator of cartilage and bone destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (17). The aforementioned studies indicated that IL-32 is an important pro-inflammatory cytokine, and an important chemokine and pro-inflammatory cytokine inducer. Given that IL-32 has been implicated in Crohn's disease (18) and rheumatoid arthritis, both of which are associated with inflammation, the present study hypothesized that this cytokine may play a primary role in the development of MIRI.
Human cardiomyocytes were used to establish an in vitro model to mimic MIRI by hypoxia and reoxygenation (H/R) (19). The present study investigated the effects of IL-32 on inflammation, oxidative stress and apoptosis in H/R-induced cells. The mechanism of action of IL-32 was also explored. By investigating the potential role of IL-32 in MIRI, the present study aimed to explore the development of preventive or therapeutic approaches for treating CHD.
Materials and methods
Cell culture and treatment
Human cardiomyoblasts (Immortalized; BFN60808678, BLUEFBIO, www.bluefcell.com) were cultured in DMEM (Gibco; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) containing 10% FBS (Beijing Solarbio Science & Technology Co., Ltd.) and 1% penicillin-streptomycin (Beijing Solarbio Science & Technology Co., Ltd.). The cells in the control group were maintained in an incubator with 5% CO2 at 37˚C for 48 h. The cells (1.5x105 cells/well) in the H/R treatment group were placed in an incubator containing 94% N2, 5% CO2, and 1% O2 at 37˚C to induce hypoxia for 3 h; subsequently, they were placed in an incubator with 5% CO2 at 37˚C for an additional 4, 8, and 16 h for reoxygenation.
Cell transfection
The cells (5x105 cells/well) in the six-well plate were transfected with small interfering RNA (siRNA) to knockdown IL-32 expression and the non-targeted siRNA was used as the negative control (NC). The cells were transfected with pcDNA3.1 vector to overexpress nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2 (NOD2) for 48 h at 37˚C and the empty vector (GenePharm, Inc.) was used as the NC. The method was performed according to the instructions provided by the manufacturer (FuGENE HD transfection reagent; Roche Diagnostics). The cells were collected for subsequent experiments 48 h after transfection. The expression levels of IL-32 or NOD2 were assessed following 36 h of cell culture. IL-32 siRNA-1 target (5'-3'): GAGCTGGAGGACGACTTCAAA; IL-32 siRNA-2 target: GAAGGTCCTCTCTGATGACAT; siRNA-NC: GGCGTGCAGCAGGAAATACTA.
Cell counting kit (CCK)-8 assay
The cells (5x103/well) in the 96-well plates were treated as aforementioned. The cell viability was evaluated following 2 h of culture with the addition of the CCK-8 solution (10 µl; Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology) at 37˚C. The optical density (OD) was measured using a microplate reader (450 nm; Hiwell-Diatek).
Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR)
Total RNA was isolated from cells using TRIzol® reagent (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) and cDNA was reverse transcribed using a Reverse Transcriptase kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) according to the manufacturer's protocol. The reverse transcription product was diluted and RT-qPCR was performed using a QuantiTect® SYBR-Green PCR kit (Qiagen, Inc.). The thermocycling conditions were as follows: 95˚C for 30 sec, 40 cycles of 95˚C for 30 sec, 60˚C for 30 sec, and 72˚C for 30 sec. The 2-ΔΔCq method (20) was used to analyze the data. β-actin was used for normalization. The primer sequences are shown in Table I.
Western blotting
Protein extraction was performed and a Nano 300 spectrophotometer (YPH-Bio) was used for protein quantification. SDS-PAGE using 10% gels was performed to separate the protein samples (25 µg/lane) and the separated proteins were subsequently transferred to a polyvinylidene membrane, followed by blocking in non-fat milk for 1 h at room temperature. Following incubation of the blots with primary antibodies [IL-32 (cat. no. 11079-1-AP; 1:1,000; ProteinTech Group, Inc.), phosphorylated (p-)p65 (cat. no. GTX133899; 1:1,000; GeneTex, Inc.), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2; cat. no. 12375-1-AP; 1:2,000; ProteinTech Group, Inc.), p65 (cat. no. GTX102090; 1:2,000; GeneTex, Inc.), Bax (cat. no. 50599-2-lg; 1:5,000; ProteinTech Group, Inc.), cleaved caspase 3 (cat. no. GTX03281; 1:1,000; GeneTex, Inc.), caspase 3 (cat. no. GTX110543; 1:1,000; GeneTex, Inc.), Bcl2 (cat. no. 26593-1-AP; 1:2,000; ProteinTech Group, Inc.), NOD2 (cat. no. GTX30694; 1:1,000; GeneTex, Inc.), NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2; cat. no. 19013-1-AP; 1:1,000; ProTeintech Group, Inc.), p-ERK (cat. no. 28733-1-AP; 1:5,000; ProteinTech Group, Inc.), ERK (cat. no. 11257-1-AP; 1:2,000; ProteinTech Group, Inc.), β-actin (cat. no. 20536-1-AP; 1:5,000; ProteinTech Group, Inc.)] at 4˚C overnight, the strips were incubated at room temperature with an HRP-conjugated secondary antibody (cat. no. SA00001-2; 1:5,000; ProteinTech Group, Inc.) for 2 h. An ECL kit (GK10008; GlpBio) was used for visualization. β-actin was used for normalization and ImageJ software (v1.8.0; National Institutes of Health) was used for densitometry.
Determination of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity and oxidative stress indices
LDH (ab102526; Abcam), malondialdehyde (MDA; cat. no. A003-4-1; Nanjing Jiancheng Bioengineering Institute), and superoxide dismutase (SOD; cat. no. A001-1; Nanjing Jiancheng Bioengineering Institute) assay kits were used to assess the activity of the corresponding biochemical function indices. Briefly, the cells were collected and lysed and the samples were obtained according to the different requirements of the kits. The OD values were measured using a microplate reader. The determination of ROS was performed using a 2'-7'dichlorofluorescin diacetate (DCFH-DA) assay kit (cat. no. E004-1-1; Nanjing Jiancheng Bioengineering Institute). Diluted DCFH-DA was added to the wells and the cells were incubated for 30 min at 37˚C. Subsequently, the cells were collected and washed with PBS twice. Following centrifugation at 300 x g for 5 min at 4˚C, the supernatant was removed, and the cells were suspended in PBS for detection. Images of the results were captured using a fluorescence microscope (magnification, x100; Olympus Corporation) and quantified with ImageJ software.
TUNEL assay
The cells (5x105/well) were seeded in a 24-well plate and cultured until they reached 80% confluence. Following H/R treatment, the cell smears were immersed in 4% paraformaldehyde and fixed for 30 min at room temperature, followed by washing with PBS. The working solution in the TUNEL assay kit (E-CK-A334; Elabscience Biotechnology, Inc.) was added for 1 h at 37˚C in the dark according to the manufacturer's protocols. The nuclei were counterstained with 1 mg/ml DAPI for 5 min at room temperature in the dark and the slides were then mounted with anti-fade mounting medium. The coverslip was removed, sealed and the apoptotic cells in six randomly selected fields were observed under a fluorescence microscope (magnification, x200).
Statistical analysis
GraphPad Prism 8.0 (GraphPad Software, Inc.) was used for statistical analysis. All experiments were performed 3 times and the data are presented as the mean ± SD. Difference between multiple groups were compared using a one-way ANOVA with Tukey's post-hoc test. P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.
Results
Downregulation of IL-32 expression attenuates H/R-induced viability reduction, LDH release, and induction of oxidative stress
Following induction of reoxygenation in the cells for 4, 8, and 16 h, the viability in each group was determined using the CCK-8 assay. The viability in the treated cells was significantly reduced compared with that of the control group, notably in the H/R 16 h group (Fig. 1A). IL-32 expression levels in these groups of cells were assessed using RT-qPCR and western blot analyses. The expression levels of IL-32 were increased in a dose-dependent manner following the increase in the reoxygenation time (Fig. 1B and C). To highlight the role of IL-32, the cells were cultured for 16 h under reoxygenation conditions in the subsequent experiments. IL-32 siRNA was constructed and the cells were transfected with siRNA to downregulate IL-32 expression levels. The efficacy was verified using RT-qPCR and western blotting assays in the normal (Fig. 2A and B) and H/R-treated transfected cells (Fig. 2C and D) and the siRNA-IL-32-1 group was selected for the subsequent assays. The effects of the downregulation of IL-32 expression on cell viability and LDH levels were evaluated using the CCK-8 and LDH assay kits, respectively. Downregulation of IL-32 expression significantly elevated cell viability (Fig. 2E) and reduced the LDH release (Fig. 2F), partly reversing the impact of H/R treatment. The levels of MDA (Fig. 2G), SOD (Fig. 2H), and ROS (Fig. 2I) in each group were also assessed using the specific assay kits. H/R treatment significantly elevated MDA and ROS levels, whereas it decreased the SOD level in the cells. Moreover, downregulation of IL-32 expression facilitated the decline in MDA and ROS levels, accompanied by an increase in SOD levels.
Downregulation of IL-32 expression attenuates H/R-induced inflammation and apoptosis
The expression levels of TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 were all increased in the H/R group and decreased to a certain degree due to downregulation of IL-32 expression, according to the results of RT-qPCR (Fig. 3A). Moreover, the expression levels of p-p65, p65 and COX-2 were assessed with western blot analysis. H/R treatment significantly increased the levels of p-p65 and COX-2, whereas IL-32 reduced their expression levels (Fig. 3B). In addition, the induction of apoptosis in each group was determined with TUNEL (Fig. 3C) and western blot analyses (Fig. 3D). The fluorescence activity of the H/R group was significantly increased compared with that of the control group. IL-32 downregulation effectively alleviated the enhancement of the fluorescence activity. H/R treatment increased Bax and cleaved caspase 3 levels, along with the reduction in Bcl-2 levels, whereas IL-32 downregulation partially reversed these changes.
IL-32 regulates the NOD2/NOX2/MAPK signaling pathway
To determine the regulatory axis of IL-32, the expression levels of the proteins related to the NOD2/NOX2/MAPK signaling pathway were determined using western blotting. The expression levels of NOD2, NOX2 and p-ERK were elevated in the H/R treatment group, and partly declined following downregulation of IL-32 expression (Fig. 4A). To verify the role of NOD2 signaling in the regulatory mechanism of IL-32, NOD was overexpressed. Following the verification of the NOD2 overexpressing models (Fig. 4B and C), the cells were co-transfected with IL-32 siRNA and NOD2 plasmids to explore the effects of this regulatory axis. NOD2 overexpression activated the NOD2, NOX2 and p-ERK signaling pathways, reversing the effects of the downregulation of IL-32 expression on the expression levels of these proteins (Fig. 4D).
IL-32 functions via the NOD2/NOX2/MAPK signaling pathway
NOD2 overexpression reduced cell viability (Fig. 5A) and elevated LDH levels (Fig. 5B), indicating that IL-32 regulation of the viability and LDH release was influenced by NOD2 expression. Subsequently, the effects of NOD2 overexpression on the induction of oxidative stress were evaluated. Overexpression of NOD2 increased the levels of MDA and reduced SOD levels (Fig. 5C and D). Overexpression of NOD2 increased the levels of ROS (Fig. 5E), indicating that it could disturb the effect of the downregulation of IL-32 expression on oxidative stress in the cells. Moreover, NOD2 overexpression significantly increased the expression levels of TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 (Fig. 6A), as well as the expression levels of p-p65 and COX-2 (Fig. 6B). These results suggested that NOD2 signaling mediated the regulation of IL-32 on cell inflammation. Furthermore, the effects of the downregulation of IL-32 expression on the apoptotic rate were also reversed by NOD2 overexpression as demonstrated by increased fluorescence levels (Fig. 6C), elevated Bax and cleaved caspase 3, as well as reduced Bcl2 protein expression levels (Fig. 6D).
Discussion
Despite the decrease noted globally in the burden of cardiovascular disease, this condition is rapidly increasing in developing countries (21). Reperfusion is a commonly used clinical treatment for cardiovascular disease (22). Addressing the reperfusion arrhythmia following the restoration of blood supply is a promising strategy for treating cardiovascular disease complications. Although IL-32 is a key cytokine its function in MIRI has not been previously revealed. It is considered that the investigation of the disease mechanism of MIRI can provide a novel concept for the development of therapeutic strategies for the treatment of this condition. Myocardial membrane permeability is increased in patients with MIRI, resulting in a rapid rise in LDH levels in the body (23). The results of the present study demonstrated that IL-32 levels were increased following H/R, whereas increased IL-32 levels promoted a cascade reaction in cardiomyocytes, which was accompanied by increased LDH release, inflammatory response, oxidative stress and apoptosis. This suggests that IL-32 plays a primary role in MIRI-induced myocardial injury. In a previous study, IL-32 expression levels were increased in the tissues of patients with aortic valve calcification and in primary human aortic valve interstitial cells, whereas following treatment with recombinant IL-32, the IL and TNF-α expression levels were increased (24). These findings suggested that inhibition of IL-32 levels could target a variety of cardiovascular diseases.
Furthermore, the present study demonstrated that IL-32 may disrupt normal cardiomyocyte functions by activating the NOD2/NOX2 signaling pathway. NOD2 is one of the earliest discovered members of the Nod-like receptor family, which induces self-oligomerization by recognizing pathogen-associated molecular patterns (25); subsequently, it activates NF-κB, promotes the transcription of pro-inflammatory cytokines and initiates the immune-inflammatory response (26). In addition, increased NOX activity causes a series of pathological conditions, such as the development of cardiovascular disease (27). The function of NOX in cardiomyocytes is divided into the two following types: Immature type and mature type. The mature type is mainly NOX2, which has shown increased expression during tissue ischemia. NOX or ROS inhibitors have been revealed to significantly reduce cell apoptosis (28,29). Moreover, elevated NOX2 levels were detected in the coronary arteries of patients with coronary atherosclerosis and in active and necrotic cardiomyocytes of patients with acute myocardial infarction (30,31). This phenomenon suggests that the production of NOX2 by myocardial ischemia triggers myocardial apoptosis, while the application of NOX2 inhibitors can protect the myocardium and avoid ischemic injury. In the present study, IL-32 was shown to mediate the regulation of NOD2 and NOX2 expression in cardiomyocytes. The application of the monoclonal antibody against IL-32 or other inhibitors of IL-32 may be more effective in alleviating cardiomyocyte apoptosis.
The MAPK signaling pathway is present in the majority of cells and can transfer extracellular signals to cells and their nuclei, which is intimately relevant to cell proliferation and apoptosis (32). The ERK signaling pathway is the earliest discovered canonical Ras-Raf-MAPK signaling pathway (33). Cytokine receptors can activate the ERK pathway (34). Activated ERK can transfer signals into the nucleus and phosphorylate nuclear transcription factors involved in the regulation of cell proliferation and differentiation (35). Therefore, the present study examined the expression levels of the ERK protein and the results demonstrated that IL-32 promoted ERK phosphorylation by inducing the activation of the NOD2/NOX2 signaling pathway. Since IL-32 is a secreted protein, it is not clear whether its site of action is intracellular or extracellular (36). In addition, our findings are based on cellular experiments. The investigation of the function of IL-32 requires additional in vitro and in vivo studies.
In summary, the present study indicated that IL-32 participated in cardiomyocyte oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis during H/R treatment via the NOD2/NOX2/MAPK signaling pathway. The current study demonstrated the potential role of IL-32 in MIRI and provides a theoretical basis for the development of relevant therapeutic methods for this disease.
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Authors' contributions
YL and ZW contributed to design, experiments and analysis. YL contributed to the draft and ZW revised the manuscript for important intellectual content. YL and ZW have read and approved the final manuscript, and also confirm the authenticity of the raw data.
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