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Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, Vol. 47, 1141-1148, September 1999, Copyright © 1999, The Histochemical Society, Inc.

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Induction of Tubular Peroxisomes by UV Irradiation and Reactive Oxygen Species in HepG2 Cells

Michael Schradera, Ralf Wodopiab, and H. Dariush Fahimia
a Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Division II (Medical Cell Biology), University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
b Division of Sportsmedicine, Medical Clinics and Policlinics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Correspondence to: H. Dariush Fahimi, Inst. for Anatomy and Cell Biology II, Im Neuenheimer Feld 307, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

Peroxisomes in the human hepatoblastoma cell line HepG2 exhibit a high degree of plasticity. Whereas in confluent cultures they appear as small (0.1–0.3 µm) spherical particles, they undergo dramatic changes, forming elongated tubules measuring up to 5 µm on separation of cells and cultivation at low density. We recently showed that several growth factors, including nerve growth factor (NGF), induce the formation of tubular peroxisomes and that this induction is sensitive to K 252b, a specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor, suggesting the involvement of this signal transduction pathway. Because tyrosine kinase is also involved in signal transduction via the reactive oxygen species (ROS), we have analyzed in this study the effects of UV irradiation, H2O2, and oxygen on tubulation of peroxisomes. UVC irradiation induced a significant increase in formation of tubular peroxisomes (40–50% of cells) and this effect was dose-dependently inhibited by pretreatment with N-acetyl cysteine, confirming the involvement of ROS in the UV effect. Furthermore, H2O2 also directly induced the tubulation of peroxisomes, although to a lesser extent. Finally, cultivation under hypoxic conditions (1.5% O2) drastically reduced the inducing effect of fetal calf serum on tubulation of peroxisomes, suggesting the involvement of oxygen-mediated signaling. Taken together, our observations indicate that ROS induce the tubulation of peroxisomes in HepG2 cells. Because peroxisomes harbor most of the enzymes for catabolism of ROS, the tubulation and expansion of the peroxisome compartment could have a cell rescue function against the destructive effects of ROS. (J Histochem Cytochem 47:1141–1148, 1999)

Key Words: peroxisome proliferation, signal transduction, oxygen radicals, tyrosine kinase, tubular peroxisomes


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