AMPK is required for PM2.5-induced autophagy in human lung epithelial A549 cells

作者：Wang, Yahong; Lin, Ziying; Huang, Haili; He, Huijuan; Yang, Lawei; Chen, Ting; Yang, Teng; Ren, Nina; Jiang, Yun; Xu, Wenya; Kamp, David W.; Liu, Tie; Liu, Gang^*

来源：International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 2015, 8(1): 58-72.

• PM2.5
• autophagy
• oxidative stress
• A549
• COPD

The aim is to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the PM2.5-induced autophagy in human lung cancer epithelial cells (A549). The effects of the PM2.5 on morphological and biochemical markers of autophagy in A549 were analyzed by electron microscopy, GFP-LC3 puncta was observed by confocal fluorescence microscope. The effects of phosphorylation of AMPK, mTOR, AKT, ERK, JNK, and p53 on LC3II in A549 were observed following PM2.5 exposure; the role of autophagy in PM2.5-induced apoptosis was examined using 3-methyladenine and rapamycin. PM2.5 induced morphological and biochemical markers of autophagy in A549. Phosphorylation of AMPK and dephosphorylation of mTOR were observed following PM2.5 treatment, and AMPK inhibitor blocked LC3B-II expression. In addition, we demonstrated that PM2.5-induced autophagy confers a pro-survival role in host defense.

• 出版日期2015
• 单位西安交通大学; 广东医科大学; 西北大学