Redox-Regulated Cell Response Mechanisms to Nitrosyl Iron Complex with N-Ethylthiourea in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells In Vitro
摘要
We studied the processes of cell death and intracellular accumulation of free radicals, as well as activity of redox-sensitive transcription factors Nrf2 and NF-κB under the action of nitrosyl iron complex with N-ethylthiourea (ETU) on a model of human mesenchymal stem cells in vitro. ETU complex exhibits a pronounced prooxidant and cytotoxic effects accompanied by enhanced intracellular accumulation of nitrogen monoxide, induction of apoptotic cell death, activation of Nrf2/HO-1 pathways, and suppression of proinflammatory NF-κB-mediated reactions. A significant role of redox-dependent cellular processes in the mechanisms of the cytotoxic effect of nitrosyl iron complexes is shown.