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Krajewska M, You Z, Rong J, Kress C, Huang X, Yang J, Kyoda T, Leyva R, Banares S, Hu Y, Sze CH, Whalen MJ, Salmena L, Hakem R, Head BP, Reed JC, Krajewski S. Neuronal deletion of caspase 8 protects against brain injury in mouse models of controlled cortical impact and kainic acid-induced excitotoxicity. PLoS One 2011; 6:e24341. [PMID: 21957448 PMCID: PMC3174961 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2011] [Accepted: 08/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Acute brain injury is an important health problem. Given the critical position of caspase 8 at the crossroads of cell death pathways, we generated a new viable mouse line (Ncasp8−/−), in which the gene encoding caspase 8 was selectively deleted in neurons by cre-lox system. Methodology/Principal Findings Caspase 8 deletion reduced rates of neuronal cell death in primary neuronal cultures and in whole brain organotypic coronal slice cultures prepared from 4 and 8 month old mice and cultivated up to 14 days in vitro. Treatments of cultures with recombinant murine TNFα (100 ng/ml) or TRAIL (250 ng/mL) plus cyclohexamide significantly protected neurons against cell death induced by these apoptosis-inducing ligands. A protective role of caspase 8 deletion in vivo was also demonstrated using a controlled cortical impact (CCI) model of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and seizure-induced brain injury caused by kainic acid (KA). Morphometric analyses were performed using digital imaging in conjunction with image analysis algorithms. By employing virtual images of hundreds of brain sections, we were able to perform quantitative morphometry of histological and immunohistochemical staining data in an unbiased manner. In the TBI model, homozygous deletion of caspase 8 resulted in reduced lesion volumes, improved post-injury motor performance, superior learning and memory retention, decreased apoptosis, diminished proteolytic processing of caspases and caspase substrates, and less neuronal degeneration, compared to wild type, homozygous cre, and caspase 8-floxed control mice. In the KA model, Ncasp8−/− mice demonstrated superior survival, reduced seizure severity, less apoptosis, and reduced caspase 3 processing. Uninjured aged knockout mice showed improved learning and memory, implicating a possible role for caspase 8 in cognitive decline with aging. Conclusions Neuron-specific deletion of caspase 8 reduces brain damage and improves post-traumatic functional outcomes, suggesting an important role for this caspase in pathophysiology of acute brain trauma.
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- Maryla Krajewska
- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Neuroscience Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Neuroscience Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California, United States of America
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Neuroscience Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (SK); (JCR)
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Chowdhury I, Branch A, Olatinwo M, Thomas K, Matthews R, Thompson WE. Prohibitin (PHB) acts as a potent survival factor against ceramide induced apoptosis in rat granulosa cells. Life Sci 2011; 89:295-303. [PMID: 21763324 PMCID: PMC3169651 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2011.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2011] [Revised: 05/19/2011] [Accepted: 06/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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AIM Ceramide is a key factor in inducing germ cell apoptosis by translocating from cumulus cells into the adjacent oocyte and lipid rafts through gap junctions. Therefore studies designed to elucidate the mechanistic pathways in ceramide induced granulosa cell (GC) apoptosis and follicular atresia may potentially lead to the development of novel lipid-based therapeutic strategies that will prevent infertility and premature menopause associated with chemo and/or radiation therapy in female cancer patients. Our previous studies have shown that Prohibitin (PHB) is intimately involved in GCs differentiation, atresia, and luteolysis. MAIN METHODS In the present study, we have examined the functional effects of loss-/gain-of-function of PHB using adenoviral technology in delaying apoptosis induced by the physiological ligand ceramide in rat GCs. KEY FINDINGS Under these experimental conditions, exogenous ceramide C-8 (50 μM) augmented the expression of mitochondrial PHB and subsequently cause the physical destruction of GC by the release of mitochondrial cytochrome c and activation of caspase-3. In further studies, silencing of PHB expression by adenoviral small interfering RNA (shRNA) sensitized GCs to ceramide C8-induce apoptosis. In contrast, adenovirus (Ad) directed overexpression of PHB in GCs resulted in increased PHB content in mitochondria and delayed the onset of ceramide induced apoptosis in the infected GCs. SIGNIFICANCE Taken together, these results provide novel evidences that a critical level of PHB expression within the mitochondria plays a key intra-molecular role in GC fate by mediating the inhibition of apoptosis and may therefore, contribute significantly to ceramide induced follicular atresia.
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- Indrajit Chowdhury
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- Cooperative Reproductive Science Research Center, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- Cooperative Reproductive Science Research Center, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- Cooperative Reproductive Science Research Center, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- Summit ObGyn, Natchitoches LA
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- Cooperative Reproductive Science Research Center, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- Cooperative Reproductive Science Research Center, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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Patterson C, Portbury A, Schisler JC, Willis MS. Tear me down: role of calpain in the development of cardiac ventricular hypertrophy. Circ Res 2011; 109:453-62. [PMID: 21817165 PMCID: PMC3151485 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.110.239749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Cardiac hypertrophy develops most commonly in response to hypertension and is an independent risk factor for the development of heart failure. The mechanisms by which cardiac hypertrophy may be reversed to reduce this risk have not been fully determined to the point where mechanism-specific therapies have been developed. Recently, proteases in the calpain family have been implicated in the regulation of the development of cardiac hypertrophy in preclinical animal models. In this review, we summarize the molecular mechanisms by which calpain inhibition has been shown to modulate the development of cardiac (specifically ventricular) hypertrophy. The context within which calpain inhibition might be developed for therapeutic intervention of cardiac hypertrophy is then discussed.
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- Cam Patterson
- McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Departments of Medicine, Pharmacology, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Raina P, Kaur S. Knockdown of LdMC1 and Hsp70 by antisense oligonucleotides causes cell-cycle defects and programmed cell death in Leishmania donovani. Mol Cell Biochem 2011; 359:135-49. [PMID: 21805355 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-011-1007-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2011] [Accepted: 07/19/2011] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Programmed cell death (PCD) has important implications in the biology of unicellular parasites, especially in devising control strategies against them. In this study, we examined the role of metacaspase LdMC1 and heat shock protein Hsp70 in Leishmania donovani through transient gene knockdown using antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), during MG132-induced PCD. Proteasome inhibitor MG132 was used for inducing PCD in the in vitro culture of Leishmania donovani, which was confirmed by morphological and molecular markers. To assess the role of LdMC1 and Hsp70, ASOs with partially modified phosphorothioate backbone were designed against the protein-coding regions of these genes. Promastigotes and axenic ALFs were exposed to ASOs, and gene knockdown was confirmed using RT-PCR. Exposure to MG132 and ASOs led to morphological defects, DNA fragmentation, delay in progressing through the S-phase of cell-cycle and a decrease in the mitochondrial membrane potential. Antisense knockdown of both these genes, individually as well as together, caused phenotypic and molecular characteristics of PCD. Simultaneous knockdown of both LdMC1 and Hsp70 led to a severity in these defects. Parasites co-exposed to MG132 along with ASOs suffered the maximum damage. Together, these data suggest that LdMC1 and Hsp70 have an indispensable role in Leishmania cell-cycle and are, therefore, important for its survival.
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- Puneet Raina
- Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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Xu C, Hao Y, Wei B, Ma J, Li J, Huang Q, Zhang F. Apoptotic gene expression by human periodontal ligament cells following cyclic stretch. J Periodontal Res 2011; 46:742-8. [PMID: 21777403 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2011.01397.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Periodontal ligament cells play an important role in maintaining homeostasis of periodontal tissue upon mechanical force loading caused by mastication or orthodontic force. Previous studies revealed force-driven periodontal ligament cell death via apoptosis, but the force-sensing genes assigned to the apoptotic pathway have not been fully characterized. The present study aimed to identify force-sensing genes implicated in the apoptotic pathway in periodontal ligament cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS Human periodontal ligament cells were exposed to 20% stretch strain for 6 or 24 h, and the differential expression of 84 genes implicated in the apoptotic pathway were quantified by real-time PCR array technology. RESULTS Ten and 11 genes showed upregulated expression after 6 and 24 h stretches, respectively, and there were two downregulated genes in response to both 6 and 24 h stretches. These genes included those encoding the tumor necrosis factor ligand family (TNFSF8), tumor necrosis factor receptor family (FAS, TNFRSF10B, TNFRSF11B, TNFRSF25 and CD27), the Bcl-2 family (BAG3, BAK1, BCL2L11 and BCLAF1), the caspase family (CASP5 and CASP7), the inhibitor of apoptosis proteins family (BIRC3, BIRC6 and NAIP), the caspase recruitment domain family (RIPK2 and PYCARD) and the death domain family (DAPK1), as well as an oncogene (BRAF). CONCLUSION This study identified several force-sensing genes implicated in the apoptotic pathway in periodontal ligament cells and should facilitate future studies on force-driven apoptosis by providing putative target genes.
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Courtiade J, Pauchet Y, Vogel H, Heckel DG. A comprehensive characterization of the caspase gene family in insects from the order Lepidoptera. BMC Genomics 2011; 12:357. [PMID: 21740565 PMCID: PMC3141678 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2011] [Accepted: 07/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background The cell suicide pathway of apoptosis is a necessary event in the life of multicellular organisms. It is involved in many biological processes ranging from development to the immune response. Evolutionarily conserved proteases, called caspases, play a central role in regulating apoptosis. Reception of death stimuli triggers the activation of initiator caspases, which in turn activate the effector caspases. In Lepidoptera, apoptosis is crucial in processes such as metamorphosis or defending against baculovirus infection. The discovery of p35, a baculovirus protein inhibiting caspase activity, has led to the characterization of the first lepidopteran caspase, Sf-Caspase-1. Studies on Sf-Caspase-1 mode of activation suggested that apoptosis in Lepidoptera requires a cascade of caspase activation, as demonstrated in many other species. Results In order to get insights into this gene family in Lepidoptera, we performed an extensive survey of lepidopteran-derived EST datasets. We identified 66 sequences distributed among 27 species encoding putative caspases. Phylogenetic analyses showed that Lepidoptera possess at least 5 caspases, for which we propose a unified nomenclature. According to homology to their Drosophila counterparts and their primary structure, we determined that Lep-Caspase-1, -2 and -3 are putative effector caspases, whereas Lep-Caspase-5 and -6 are putative initiators. The likely function of Lep-Caspase-4 remains unclear. Lep-Caspase-2 is absent from the silkworm genome and appears to be noctuid-specific, and to have arisen from a tandem duplication of the Caspase-1 gene. In the tobacco hawkmoth, 3 distinct transcripts encoding putative Caspase-4 were identified, suggesting at least 2 duplication events in this species. Conclusions The basic repertoire of five major types of caspases shared among Lepidoptera seems to be smaller than for most other groups studied to date, but gene duplication still plays a role in lineage-specific increases in diversity, just as in Diptera and mammals.
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- Juliette Courtiade
- Department of Entomology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany
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Ellagic acid prevents rat colon carcinogenesis induced by 1, 2 dimethyl hydrazine through inhibition of AKT-phosphoinositide-3 kinase pathway. Eur J Pharmacol 2011; 660:249-58. [PMID: 21463623 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2011.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2011] [Revised: 03/01/2011] [Accepted: 03/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Colon cancer is the third most malignant neoplasm in the world and chemoprevention through dietary intervention is an emerging option to reduce its mortality. Ellagic acid (EA) a major component of berries possesses attractive biological deeds. This study is aimed to investigate the effect of ellagic acid in fostering apoptosis in 1,2-dimethyl hydrazine (DMH) mediated experimental colon carcinogenesis model. Wistar male rats were segregated into four groups: group I-control rats, group II-rats received ellagic acid (60 mg/kg body weight p.o. every day), rats in group III-induced with DMH (20 mg/kg body weight, s.c.) for 15 weeks, DMH-induced group IV rats were initiated with ellagic acid treatment. The present study is designed to explore the significance of phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt molecular pathway as well as ellagic acid's chemopreventive effect in colon cancer. DMH-induced rats exhibited elevated expressions of PI3K and Akt as confirmed by immunofluorescence, immunoblot and confocal microscopic analysis. Mechanistically, ellagic acid was found to prevent PI3K/Akt activation that in turn, results in modulation of its downstream Bcl-2 family proteins. Bax expression and caspase-3 activation was noted after ellagic acid supplementation leading to elevation of cytochrome c (cyt c) levels and finally cell death. These observations were supported by the DNA fragmentation results, which showed the occurrence of apoptosis. This study reveals the involvement of PI3K-Akt signaling through which ellagic acid induces apoptosis and subsequently suppresses colon cancer during DMH-induced rat colon carcinogenesis. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate that ellagic acid begets apoptosis in DMH-induced colon carcinoma.
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Baumann A, Faust A, Law MP, Kuhlmann MT, Kopka K, Schäfers M, Karst U. Metabolite Identification of a Radiotracer by Electrochemistry Coupled to Liquid Chromatography with Mass Spectrometric and Radioactivity Detection. Anal Chem 2011; 83:5415-21. [DOI: 10.1021/ac2002092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Anne Baumann
- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstrasse 30, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- European Institute for Molecular Imaging, University of Münster, Mendelstrasse 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- European Institute for Molecular Imaging, University of Münster, Mendelstrasse 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- European Institute for Molecular Imaging, University of Münster, Mendelstrasse 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- European Institute for Molecular Imaging, University of Münster, Mendelstrasse 11, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstrasse 30, 48149 Münster, Germany
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24-Epibrassinolide, a Phytosterol from the Brassinosteroid Family, Protects Dopaminergic Cells against MPP-Induced Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis. J Toxicol 2011; 2011:392859. [PMID: 21776258 PMCID: PMC3135132 DOI: 10.1155/2011/392859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2010] [Revised: 03/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress and apoptosis are frequently cited to explain neuronal cell damage in various neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson' s disease. Brassinosteroids (BRs) are phytosterols recognized to promote stress tolerance of vegetables via modulation of the antioxidative enzyme cascade. However, their antioxidative effects on mammalian neuronal cells have never been examined so far.
We analyzed the ability of 24-epibrassinolide (24-Epi), a natural BR, to protect neuronal PC12 cells from 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium- (MPP+-) induced oxidative stress and consequent apoptosis in dopaminergic neurons. Our results demonstrate that 24-Epi reduces the levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species and modulates superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase activities. Finally, we determined that the antioxidative properties of 24-Epi lead to the inhibition of MPP+-induced apoptosis by reducing DNA fragmentation as well as the Bax/Bcl-2 protein ratio and cleaved caspase-3. This is the first time that the potent antioxidant and neuroprotective role of 24-Epi has been shown in a mammalian neuronal cell line.
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Cells undergoing apoptosis show a plethora of time-dependent changes. The available tools for imaging apoptosis in live cells rely either on the detection of the activity of caspases, or on the visualization of exposure of phosphatidyl serine in the outer leaflet of the cell membrane. We report here a novel method for the detection of mitochondrial events during apoptosis, namely translocation of Bax to mitochondria and release of cytochrome c (Cyt c) using bimolecular fluorescence complementation. Expression of split yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) fragments fused to Bax and Cyt c, resulted in robust induction of YFP fluorescence at the mitochondria of apoptotic cells with very low background. In vivo expression of split YFP protein fragments in liver hepatocytes and intra-vital imaging of subcutaneous tumor showed elevated YFP fluorescence upon apoptosis induction. Thus, YFP complementation could be applied for high-throughput screening and in vivo molecular imaging of mitochondrial events during apoptosis.
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Kemp CM, Wheeler TL. Effects of manipulation of the caspase system on myofibrillar protein degradation in vitro. J Anim Sci 2011; 89:3262-71. [PMID: 21622882 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Apoptosis via the intrinsic caspase 9 pathway can be induced by oxidative stressors hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) and N-(4 hydroxyphenol) rentinamide (fenretinide), a synthetic retinoid. Accelerated muscle atrophy and proteolysis in muscle-wasting conditions have been linked to oxidative stress and activated protease systems. Therefore, the hypothesis of this study was that proteolysis of myofibrillar proteins could be manipulated through the induction or inhibition of the caspase system. After slaughter, LM and supraspinatus muscles from callipyge (n = 5) and normal (n = 3) lambs were excised, finely diced, and incubated with treatment buffers containing oxidative stressors fenretinide or H₂O₂, recombinant caspase 3, caspase-specific inhibitor N-acetyl-Asp-Glu-Val-Asp-CHO (DEVD), or control solution. Muscle samples were incubated for 1, 2, 7, and 21 d at 4°C. Activation of the initiator caspase, caspase 9, and myofibrillar protein degradation was determined by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting. Results showed that fenretinide, H₂O₂, and recombinant caspase 3 increased (P < 0.05) proteolysis of myofibril proteins, whereas DEVD inhibited degradation (P < 0.05). Proteolysis of myofibrillar proteins increased with incubation time (P < 0.0001), and incubation time × treatment interactions (P < 0.05) indicated that the treatment effects did not all occur at the same rate. This study has shown that manipulation of the caspase system through induction or inhibition of activity can affect degradation of myofibrillar proteins, providing further evidence that the caspase system could be involved in postmortem proteolysis and tenderization. However, these stimulated changes were not sufficient to overcome the lack of proteolysis that is characteristic of muscle from callipyge lambs.
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- C M Kemp
- Roman L. Hruska US Meat Animal Research Center, USDA, ARS, Clay Center, NE 68933-0166, USA
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Lin H, Sue YM, Chou Y, Cheng CF, Chang CC, Li HF, Chen CC, Juan SH. Activation of a nuclear factor of activated T-lymphocyte-3 (NFAT3) by oxidative stress in carboplatin-mediated renal apoptosis. Br J Pharmacol 2011; 161:1661-76. [PMID: 20718735 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.00989.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although carboplatin is currently used as a therapeutic drug for ovarian, breast, and non-small cell lung cancers, it has serious side effects including renal and cardiac toxicity. Herein, we examined the effect of carboplatin on murine renal tubular cell (RTC) apoptosis both in vivo and in vitro and the underlying molecular mechanisms associated with its activation of the nuclear factor of activated T-lymphocytes-3 (NFAT3). EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Mechanisms of carboplatin-mediated renal apoptosis were examined using NFAT-reporter transgenic mice and RTCs with NFAT3 overexpression or knockdown. KEY RESULTS We demonstrated that carboplatin initiated an intrinsic apoptotic pathway of activating caspase-3 and -9, accompanied by a decrease in the ratio of Bcl-XL/Bax and a significant increase in Bcl-XS. Carboplatin increased NFAT activation in NFAT-luciferase reporter transgenic mice, RTCs and cells exogenously overexpressing NFAT3 that exacerbated cell death. Furthermore, the addition of either N-acetylcysteine (NAC, an antioxidant) or NFAT inhibitors, including FK-506 (tacrolimus), cyclosporin A (CsA, a calcineurin inhibitor), and BAPTA-AM (a calcium chelator) successfully reversed carboplatin-mediated cell apoptosis, which was further confirmed using siNFAT3. Additionally, NAC blocked NFAT3 activation by inhibition of NADPH oxidase activation, and ERK/JNK and PKC pathways, resulting in a decrease in cell apoptosis; the therapeutic effect of NAC was verified in vivo. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS The results presented herein show that carboplatin-mediated reactive oxygen species might signal calcineurin and NFAT3 activation in RTCs, whereas NAC and NFAT inhibitors reversed carboplatin-mediated RTC apoptosis, suggesting that oxidative stress-mediated NFAT3 activation is essential for carboplatin-mediated RTC apoptosis.
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- Heng Lin
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Piedfer M, Dauzonne D, Tang R, N'Guyen J, Billard C, Bauvois B. Aminopeptidase-N/CD13 is a potential proapoptotic target in human myeloid tumor cells. FASEB J 2011; 25:2831-42. [PMID: 21566207 PMCID: PMC7163944 DOI: 10.1096/fj.11-181396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The transmembrane metalloprotease aminopeptidase‐N (APN)/CD13 is overexpressed in various solid and hematological malignancies in humans, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and is thought to influence tumor progression. Here, we investigated the contribution of APN/CD13 to the regulation of growth and survival processes in AML cells in vitro. Anti‐CD13 monoclonal antibodies MY7 and SJ1D1 (which do not inhibit APN activity) and WM15 (an APN‐blocking antibody) inhibited the growth of the AML cell line U937 and induced apoptosis, as evidenced by cell accumulation in the sub‐G1 phase, DNA fragmentation, and phosphatidylserine externalization. Isotype‐matched IgG1 and the APN/CD13 enzymatic inhibitors bestatin and 2' ,3‐dinitroflavone‐8‐acetic acid, were ineffective. Internalization of CD13‐MY7 complex into cells was followed by mitochondrial membrane depolarization, Bcl‐2 and Mcl‐1 down‐regulation, Bax up‐regulation, caspase‐9, caspase‐8, and caspase‐3 activation, and cleavage of the caspase substrate PARP‐1. The broad‐spectrum caspase inhibitor Z‐VAD‐fmk and the caspase‐9‐ and caspase‐8‐specific inhibitors significantly attenuated apoptosis. CD13 ligation also induced apoptosis and PARP‐1 cleavage in primary AML blasts, whereas normal blood cells were not affected. Overall, these data provide new evidence that CD13 can serve as a target for inducing caspase‐dependent apoptosis in AML (independently of its APN activity). These findings may have implications for tumor biology and treatment.—Piedfer, M., Dauzonne, D., Tang, R., N'Guyen, J., Billard, C., Bauvois, B. Aminopeptidase‐N/CD13 is a potential proapoptotic target in human myeloid tumor cells. FASEB J. 25, 2831‐2842 (2011). http://www.fasebj.org
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- Marion Piedfer
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U872, Paris, France
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Jia Y, Lin J, Mi Y, Zhang C. Quercetin attenuates cadmium-induced oxidative damage and apoptosis in granulosa cells from chicken ovarian follicles. Reprod Toxicol 2011; 31:477-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2010.12.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2010] [Revised: 12/27/2010] [Accepted: 12/29/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Blagonravov ML, Onufriev MV, Demurov EA, Guliaeva NV, Frolov VA. [Assessment of caspase-3 activity in rabbit myocardial tissue during experimental hemodynamic overload of the left ventricle of the heart]. BIOMEDIT︠S︡INSKAI︠A︡ KHIMII︠A︡ 2011; 56:719-25. [PMID: 21395074 DOI: 10.18097/pbmc20105606719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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It's well known that chronic overload of the cardiac left ventricle is accompanied by an increase in the cardiomyocyte apoptosis rate. However direction and extent of programmed cell death changes under an acute overload of the left ventricle still requires detailed investigation. Caspase-3 activity has been investigated in myocardium of rabbits on the 1, 3 and 5 days after modeling of left ventricle hemodynamic overload caused by surgical narrrowing of the ascending aorta. Control group included intact animals. It was found that caspase-3 activity significantly increased in both ventricles on day 1; it increased more than twofold above controls on day 3; it began to decrease by day 5. On the basis of the obtained data it was concluded that: an acute hemodynamic overload of the left ventricle is a cause of apoptosis acceleration in the myocardial tissue of both cardiac ventricles during first days of the investigated process.
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Caspases, a family of aspartate-specific cysteine proteases, play a major role in apoptosis and a variety of physiological and pathological processes. Fourteen mammalian caspases have been identified and can be divided into two groups: inflammatory caspases and apoptotic caspases. Based on the structure and function, the apoptotic caspases are further grouped into initiator/apical caspases (caspase-2, -8, -9, and -10) and effector/executioner caspases (caspase-3, -6, and -7). In this paper, we discuss what we have learned about the role of individual effector caspase in mediating both apoptotic and nonapoptotic events, with special emphasis on leukemia-specific oncoproteins in relation to effector caspases.
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Dai N, Guo J, Teo YN, Kool ET. Protease Probes Built from DNA: Multispectral Fluorescent DNA-Peptide Conjugates as Caspase Chemosensors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201007805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Dai N, Guo J, Teo YN, Kool ET. Protease probes built from DNA: multispectral fluorescent DNA-peptide conjugates as caspase chemosensors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:5105-9. [PMID: 21455915 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201007805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Nan Dai
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Fernandes CA, Fievez L, Ucakar B, Neyrinck AM, Fillee C, Huaux F, Delzenne NM, Bureau F, Vanbever R. Nicotinamide enhances apoptosis of G(M)-CSF-treated neutrophils and attenuates endotoxin-induced airway inflammation in mice. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2011; 300:L354-61. [DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00198.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Neutrophils constitute the first line of host defense against invading microorganisms. Yet their removal from the inflammatory environment is fundamental for injury restraint and resolution of inflammation. Nicotinamide, a component of vitamin B3, is known to modulate cell survival. In this study, we assessed the influence of nicotinamide on neutrophil apoptosis, both in vitro and in vivo in a mouse model of endotoxin-induced lung inflammation. In vitro, nicotinamide promoted apoptosis of human blood neutrophils in a dose-dependent manner in the presence of the apoptosis inhibitors granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor. The highest concentration of nicotinamide completely neutralized the pro-survival effect of granulocyte (macrophage) colony-stimulating factor. Nicotinamide proapoptotic effect was associated with enhanced caspase-3 activity. In addition, nicotinamide slightly reduced neutrophil chemotaxis in vitro. In vivo, pulmonary nicotinamide delivery decreased the levels of cellular and biochemical inflammation markers and increased the percentage of apoptotic neutrophils in bronchoalveolar lavages. Our findings suggest that nicotinamide is an apoptotic stimulus for neutrophils, thereby contributing to the resolution of neutrophilic inflammation in the lungs.
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- Cláudia A. Fernandes
- Unité de Pharmacie Galénique, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, GIGA-Research, University of Liège, Liège
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- Unité de Pharmacie Galénique, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels
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- Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain,
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- Department of Clinical Biology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, and
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- Louvain Centre for Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Metabolism and Nutrition Research Group, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain,
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, GIGA-Research, University of Liège, Liège
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- Unité de Pharmacie Galénique, Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels
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Chen L, Feng XC, Lu F, Xu XL, Zhou GH, Li QY, Guo XY. Effects of camptothecin, etoposide and Ca2+ on caspase-3 activity and myofibrillar disruption of chicken during postmortem ageing. Meat Sci 2011; 87:165-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2010] [Revised: 09/26/2010] [Accepted: 10/04/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Romero A, Estévez-Calvar N, Dios S, Figueras A, Novoa B. New insights into the apoptotic process in mollusks: characterization of caspase genes in Mytilus galloprovincialis. PLoS One 2011; 6:e17003. [PMID: 21347300 PMCID: PMC3037946 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2010] [Accepted: 01/17/2011] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Apoptosis is an essential biological process in the development and maintenance of immune system homeostasis. Caspase proteins constitute the core of the apoptotic machinery and can be categorized as either initiators or effectors of apoptosis. Although the genes encoding caspase proteins have been described in vertebrates and in almost all invertebrate phyla, there are few reports describing the initiator and executioner caspases or the modulation of their expression by different stimuli in different apoptotic pathways in bivalves. In the present work, we characterized two initiator and four executioner caspases in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Both initiators and executioners showed structural features that make them different from other caspase proteins already described. Evaluation of the genes’ tissue expression patterns revealed extremely high expression levels within the gland and gills, where the apoptotic process is highly active due to the clearance of damaged cells. Hemocytes also showed high expression values, probably due to of the role of apoptosis in the defense against pathogens. To understand the mechanisms of caspase gene regulation, hemocytes were treated with UV-light, environmental pollutants and pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and apoptosis was evaluated by microscopy, flow cytometry and qPCR techniques. Our results suggest that the apoptotic process could be tightly regulated in bivalve mollusks by overexpression/suppression of caspase genes; additionally, there is evidence of caspase-specific responses to pathogens and pollutants. The apoptotic process in mollusks has a similar complexity to that of vertebrates, but presents unique features that may be related to recurrent exposure to environmental changes, pollutants and pathogens imposed by their sedentary nature.
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- Alejandro Romero
- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Vigo, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Vigo, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Vigo, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Vigo, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Vigo, Spain
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Roy R, Kudryashov V, Binderman I, Boskey AL. The role of apoptosis in mineralizing murine versus avian micromass culture systems. J Cell Biochem 2011; 111:653-8. [PMID: 20589756 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Chondrocyte apoptosis is thought to be an important step in the calcification of cartilage in vivo; however, there are conflicting reports as to whether or not this apoptosis is a necessary precursor to mineralization. The goal of this study was to determine whether or not apoptosis is necessary for mineralization in an in vitro murine micromass model of endochondral ossification. C3H10T1/2 murine mesenchymal stem cells were plated in micromass culture in the presence of 4 mM inorganic phosphate with the addition of the apoptogens, camptothecin, or staurosporine, to induce apoptosis. The rate and total accumulation of mineralization was measured with (45)Ca uptake. In these studies, both apoptogens increased the rate of mineralization, with staurosporine increasing (45)Ca accumulation by about 2.5 times that of controls and camptothecin increasing total amounts of mineralization about 1.5 times that of controls. Inhibiting cell apoptosis with the caspase inhibitor, ZVAD-fmk, to prevent apoptosis, caused slower rates of (45)Ca uptake; however, total amounts of (45)Ca accumulation reached the same values by day 30 of culture. FTIR data showed mineralization in all samples treated with 4 mM inorganic phosphate, with the highest mineral to matrix ratios in the camptothecin treated samples.
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- Rani Roy
- Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E 70th Street, Caspary Research, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Härtl R, Gleinich A, Zimmermann M. Dramatic increase in readthrough acetylcholinesterase in a cellular model of oxidative stress. J Neurochem 2011; 116:1088-96. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.07164.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Zulliger R, Lecaudé S, Eigeldinger-Berthou S, Wolf-Schnurrbusch UEK, Enzmann V. Caspase-3-independent photoreceptor degeneration by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) induces morphological and functional changes in the mouse retina. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2011; 249:859-69. [PMID: 21240523 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-010-1584-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2010] [Revised: 11/16/2010] [Accepted: 11/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Retinal degeneration is followed by significant changes in the structure and function of photoreceptors in humans and several genetic animal models. However, it is not clear whether similar changes occur when the degeneration is induced pharmacologically. Therefore, our aim was to investigate the influence of retinotoxic N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) on the function, morphology and underlying molecular pathways of programmed cell death. METHODS C57/BL6 mice were injected with different doses of MNU, and function was determined by analysing optokinetic reflex measurements and cued water maze results at several time points post-injection. Morphometric measurements were also taken from H&E-stained paraffin eye sections. TUNEL-positive cells and caspase-3 and -6 were detected by immunohistochemistry. To assess the molecular changes leading to cell death, qRT-PCR from neurosensory retina mRNA was performed. RESULTS The application of MNU led to an instant decrease in function and a delayed decrease in the thickness of the retinal outer nuclear layer. These responses were observed in the absence of any structural changes in the retinal pigment epithelium. The degeneration of the photoreceptor cell layer was highest with 60 mg/kg MNU. The assessment of TUNEL-positive cells visualised cell death after treatment, but no detectable caspase-3 activity was observed concomitant with these changes. qRT-PCR revealed the possible involvement of the inflammatory mediator caspase-1 and endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis by caspase-12. CONCLUSION MNU leads to the dose-dependent degeneration of photoreceptor cells in mice by caspase-3-independent pathways and is, therefore, a suitable model to study retinal degeneration in an animal model.
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- Rahel Zulliger
- Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 14, 3010, Bern, Switzerland
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Park EJ, Shin JJW, Seo YS, Kim DW, Hong SY, Park WI, Kang BM. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone-agonist induces apoptosis of human granulosa-luteal cells via caspase-8, -9 and -3, and poly-(ADP-ribose)-polymerase cleavage. Biosci Trends 2011; 5:120-8. [DOI: 10.5582/bst.2011.v5.3.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Eun Joo Park
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eulji Medical Center of Eulji University
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eulji Medical Center of Eulji University
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eulji Medical Center of Eulji University
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eulji Medical Center of Eulji University
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eulji Medical Center of Eulji University
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eulji Medical Center of Eulji University
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asan Medical Center of Ulsan University
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Lin CM, Lin RD, Chen ST, Lin YP, Chiu WT, Lin JW, Hsu FL, Lee MH. Neurocytoprotective effects of the bioactive constituents of Pueraria thomsonii in 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-treated nerve growth factor (NGF)-differentiated PC12 cells. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2010; 71:2147-2156. [PMID: 20832831 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2010.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2009] [Revised: 06/20/2010] [Accepted: 08/13/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Chronic neurodegenerative disorders are having an increasing impact on public health as human longevity increases. Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system and is characterized by motor system disorders resulting in loss of dopamine-producing brain cells. Pueraria thomsonii Benth. (Fabaceae) is an herbal medicine that has traditionally been used as an antipyretic agent. In the present study, the active constituents, daidzein and genistein, were isolated from P. thomsonii. Both compounds exhibited neurocytoprotective effects against 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced cytotoxicity in nerve growth factor (NGF)-differentiated PC12 cells. Neither daidzein nor genistein affected 6-OHDA-induced cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation according to flow cytometric analysis. Rather, they inhibited caspase-8 and partially inhibited caspase-3 activation, providing a protective mechanism against 6-OHDA-induced cytotoxicity in NGF-differentiated PC12 cells. The present results imply that daidzein and genistein may be useful in the development of future strategies for the treatment of PD.
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- Chien-Min Lin
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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Chin CY, Monack DM, Nathan S. Genome wide transcriptome profiling of a murine acute melioidosis model reveals new insights into how Burkholderia pseudomallei overcomes host innate immunity. BMC Genomics 2010; 11:672. [PMID: 21110886 PMCID: PMC3017868 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-11-672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2010] [Accepted: 11/27/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND At present, very little is known about how Burkholderia pseudomallei (B. pseudomallei) interacts with its host to elicit melioidosis symptoms. We established a murine acute-phase melioidosis model and used DNA microarray technology to investigate the global host/pathogen interaction. We compared the transcriptome of infected liver and spleen with uninfected tissues over an infection period of 42 hr to identify genes whose expression is altered in response to an acute infection. RESULTS Viable B. pseudomallei cells were consistently detected in the blood, liver and spleen during the 42 hr course of infection. Microarray analysis of the liver and spleen over this time course demonstrated that genes involved in immune response, stress response, cell cycle regulation, proteasomal degradation, cellular metabolism and signal transduction pathways were differentially regulated. Up regulation of toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) gene expression suggested that a TLR2-mediated signalling pathway is responsible for recognition and initiation of an inflammatory response to the acute B. pseudomallei infection. Most of the highly elevated inflammatory genes are a cohort of "core host immune response" genes commonly seen in general inflammation infections. Concomitant to this initial inflammatory response, we observed an increase in transcripts associated with cell-death, caspase activation and peptidoglysis that ultimately promote tissue injury in the host. The complement system responsible for restoring host cellular homeostasis and eliminating intracellular bacteria was activated only after 24 hr post-infection. However, at this time point, diverse host nutrient metabolic and cellular pathways including glycolysis, fatty acid metabolism and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle were repressed. CONCLUSIONS This detailed picture of the host transcriptional response during acute melioidosis highlights a broad range of innate immune mechanisms that are activated in the host within 24 hrs, including the core immune response commonly seen in general inflammatory infections. Nevertheless, this activation is suppressed at 42 hr post-infection and in addition, suboptimal activation and function of the downstream complement system promotes uncontrolled spread of the bacteria.
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- Chui-Yoke Chin
- School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi Selangor D. E. Malaysia
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Zalila H, González IJ, El-Fadili AK, Delgado MB, Desponds C, Schaff C, Fasel N. Processing of metacaspase into a cytoplasmic catalytic domain mediating cell death in Leishmania major. Mol Microbiol 2010; 79:222-39. [PMID: 21166905 PMCID: PMC3047009 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07443.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Metacaspases are cysteine peptidases that could play a role similar to caspases in the cell death programme of plants, fungi and protozoa. The human protozoan parasite Leishmania major expresses a single metacaspase (LmjMCA) harbouring a central domain with the catalytic dyad histidine and cysteine as found in caspases. In this study, we investigated the processing sites important for the maturation of LmjMCA catalytic domain, the cellular localization of LmjMCA polypeptides, and the functional role of the catalytic domain in the cell death pathway of Leishmania parasites. Although LmjMCA polypeptide precursor form harbours a functional mitochondrial localization signal (MLS), we determined that LmjMCA polypeptides are mainly localized in the cytoplasm. In stress conditions, LmjMCA precursor forms were extensively processed into soluble forms containing the catalytic domain. This domain was sufficient to enhance sensitivity of parasites to hydrogen peroxide by impairing the mitochondrion. These data provide experimental evidences of the importance of LmjMCA processing into an active catalytic domain and of its role in disrupting mitochondria, which could be relevant in the design of new drugs to fight leishmaniasis and likely other protozoan parasitic diseases.
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- Habib Zalila
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, 155 Chemin des Boveresses, 1066 Epalinges, Switzerland
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Villarreal-Calderon R, Torres-Jardón R, Palacios-Moreno J, Osnaya N, Pérez-Guillé B, Maronpot RR, Reed W, Zhu H, Calderón-Garcidueñas L. Urban air pollution targets the dorsal vagal complex and dark chocolate offers neuroprotection. Int J Toxicol 2010; 29:604-15. [PMID: 21030725 DOI: 10.1177/1091581810383587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mexico City (MC) residents exposed to fine particulate matter and endotoxin exhibit inflammation of the olfactory bulb, substantia nigra, and vagus nerve. The goal of this study was to model these endpoints in mice and examine the neuroprotective effects of chocolate. Mice exposed to MC air received no treatment or oral dark chocolate and were compared to clean-air mice either untreated or treated intraperitoneally with endotoxin. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β), and CD14 messenger RNA (mRNA) were quantified after 4, 8, and 16 months of exposure in target brain regions. After 16 months of exposure, the dorsal vagal complex (DVC) exhibited significant inflammation in endotoxin-treated and MC mice (COX-2 and IL-1β P<.001). Mexico City mice had olfactory bulb upregulation of CD14 (P=.002) and significant DVC imbalance in genes for antioxidant defenses, apoptosis, and neurodegeneration. These findings demonstrate sustained DVC inflammation in mice exposed to MC air, which is mitigated by chocolate administration.
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- Rafael Villarreal-Calderon
- Davidson Honors College, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, 287 Skaggs Bldg, Missoula, MT 59812, USA
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Hanaoka N, Jabri B, Dai Z, Ciszewski C, Stevens AM, Yee C, Nakakuma H, Spies T, Groh V. NKG2D initiates caspase-mediated CD3zeta degradation and lymphocyte receptor impairments associated with human cancer and autoimmune disease. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 185:5732-42. [PMID: 20926796 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1002092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Deficiencies of the T cell and NK cell CD3ζ signaling adapter protein in patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases are well documented, but mechanistic explanations are fragmentary. The stimulatory NKG2D receptor on T and NK cells mediates tumor immunity but can also promote local and systemic immune suppression in conditions of persistent NKG2D ligand induction that include cancer and certain autoimmune diseases. In this paper, we provide evidence that establishes a causative link between CD3ζ impairment and chronic NKG2D stimulation due to pathological ligand expression. We describe a mechanism whereby NKG2D signaling in human T and NK cells initiates Fas ligand/Fas-mediated caspase-3/-7 activation and resultant CD3ζ degradation. As a consequence, the functional capacities of the TCR, the low-affinity Fc receptor for IgG, and the NKp30 and NKp46 natural cytotoxicity receptors, which all signal through CD3ζ, are impaired. These findings are extended to ex vivo phenotypes of T and NK cells among tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and in peripheral blood from patients with juvenile-onset lupus. Collectively, these results indicate that pathological NKG2D ligand expression leads to simultaneous impairment of multiple CD3ζ-dependent receptor functions, thus offering an explanation that may be applicable to CD3ζ deficiencies associated with diverse disease conditions.
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- Nobuyoshi Hanaoka
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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A novel aminosteroid of the 5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol family induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells. Invest New Drugs 2010; 30:176-85. [DOI: 10.1007/s10637-010-9548-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2010] [Accepted: 09/21/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Leja-Szpak A, Jaworek J, Pierzchalski P, Reiter RJ. Melatonin induces pro-apoptotic signaling pathway in human pancreatic carcinoma cells (PANC-1). J Pineal Res 2010; 49:248-55. [PMID: 20626591 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079x.2010.00789.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Pancreatic cancer is a highly lethal disease with a poor prognosis for long-term survival rate at all stages of invasiveness. It responds poorly to radio- and chemotherapy because the tumor cells are resistant to apoptosis. Melatonin has been reported to inhibit pancreatic cancer growth in experimental studies in animals but the effect of melatonin on cultured human pancreatic carcinoma cells has not been tested. Moreover, we have recently shown that melatonin stimulates production of two major anti-apoptotic heat shock proteins, HSP27 and HSP 90, in pancreatic carcinoma cells. This study investigated the changes in intrinsic pathway of apoptosis at the mitochondrial level and cascade of caspases in human pancreatic carcinoma cells (PANC-1) cells subjected to melatonin and/or luzindole. Melatonin (10⁻⁸ -10⁻¹² m), the nonselective melatonin receptor antagonist, luzindole (10⁻⁸ -10⁻¹² m) or a combination of both agents were added to PANC-1 cell cultures. Cells were harvested, and the cytoplasmic proteins were isolated after 24 and 48 hr of incubation and analyzed employing co-immunoprecipitation and western blot. Administration of melatonin to the PANC-1 cells resulted in the stimulation of Bcl-2/Bax and caspase-9 proteins levels. The strongest signal of these pro-apoptotic factors was observed at the low concentration (10⁻¹² m) of melatonin. Pretreatment with luzindole alone and prior to the addition of melatonin reversed the stimulatory effect of this indoloamine on Bcl-2/Bax and caspase-9 proteins expression in PANC-1 cells. This is the first study to demonstrate a pro-apoptotic effect of low (physiological) concentration of melatonin on the pancreatic carcinoma cells. In conclusion, melatonin induced pro-apoptotic pathways in human pancreatic carcinoma, probably by interaction with the Mel-1 A/B receptors.
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- Anna Leja-Szpak
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Physiology, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Krakow, Poland
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Han Y, Zhang S, Wu J, Yu K, Zhang Y, Yin L, Bi L. Matrine induces apoptosis of human multiple myeloma cells via activation of the mitochondrial pathway. Leuk Lymphoma 2010; 51:1337-46. [PMID: 20528251 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2010.488708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological malignancy characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of clonal plasma cells in bone marrow in the elderly. Although there have been tremendous advances in the treatment of MM, it remains an incurable disease. Matrine, a main alkaloid of the traditional Chinese herb Sophora flavescens Ait, has been shown to inhibit cellular proliferation and induce apoptosis of various cancer cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of matrine as a novel therapeutic agent for patients with MM. We investigated the effects of matrine for its anti-myeloma activity in vitro, and further examined the mechanisms of apoptosis induced by matrine. Matrine inhibited the proliferation of human myeloma cell lines as well as freshly isolated myeloma cells from patients in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Matrine showed a potent induction of apoptosis of myeloma cells. Mitochondrial membrane potential (Deltapsim) was lost and cytochrome c (cyt c) was released from mitochondria to cytosol in myeloma cells treated by matrine for 24 h in a dose-dependent manner. The ratio of Bcl-2/Bax protein decreased, and the percentage of activated caspase-3 increased in myeloma cells treated by matrine for 48 h, but this matrine-induced activity of caspase-3 was completely canceled by the addition of Z-Asp(O-Me)-Glu(O-Me)-Val-Asp(O-Me) fluoromethyl ketone (Z-DEVD-FMK), a caspase-3 inhibitor. The addition of Z-DEVD-FMK partially blocked the apoptotic effect of matrine on myeloma cells. These data indicated that matrine could exert antiproliferative effects on myeloma cells and induce apoptosis of myeloma cells in vitro. The induction of apoptosis appeared to proceed via the mitochondrial pathway, including down-regulation of Bcl-2/Bax ratio, loss of Deltapsim, release of cyt c from mitochondria to cytosol, and activation of caspase-3. These findings support the view that matrine may be a useful candidate as a chemotherapeutic agent against MM.
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- Yixiang Han
- Laboratory of Internal Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, China
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Hirashima M, Tsuda K, Hamada T, Okamura H, Furukawa T, Akiyama SI, Tajitsu Y, Ikeda R, Komatsu M, Doe M, Morimoto Y, Shiro M, van Soest RWM, Takemura K, Iwagawa T. Cytotoxic isomalabaricane derivatives and a monocyclic triterpene glycoside from the sponge Rhabdastrella globostellata. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2010; 73:1512-1518. [PMID: 20718449 DOI: 10.1021/np100302a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Seven new isomalabaricane derivatives, rhabdastins A-G (1-7), and a new monocyclic triterpene glycoside, rhabdastoside A (8), have been isolated from the methanol extract of the sponge Rhabdastrella globostellata, collected at Amami-oshima, Japan. Three of them were isolated as their corresponding methyl esters, rhabdastins A-D (1-3). Their structures were determined on the basis of spectroscopic and X-ray diffraction analyses. The isolated compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxicity against the proliferation of promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells. Compounds 4, 5, 7, and 11, possessing a cyclopentane side chain, exhibited weak activity, with IC(50) values of 21, 29, 44, and 11 μM, respectively, while compounds 1, 2, and 3, with a 2-substituted-propanoate side chain, were inactive at 100 μM. In addition, the mechanism of cytotoxicity of compounds 4 and 5 was investigated.
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- Miyabi Hirashima
- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-35 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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Yan F, Xia D, lv S, Qi Y, Xu H. Functional analysis of the orf390 gene of the White Spot Syndrome Virus. Virus Res 2010; 151:39-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2010.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2009] [Revised: 03/23/2010] [Accepted: 03/24/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Nadzialek S, Pigneur LM, Wéron B, Kestemont P. Bcl-2 and Caspase 3 mRNA levels in the testes of gudgeon, Gobio gobio, exposed to ethinylestradiol (EE2). AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2010; 98:304-310. [PMID: 20356636 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2009] [Revised: 02/19/2010] [Accepted: 02/23/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Apoptosis inhibition has been reported in the male reproductive tract of teleost fish exposed to 17beta-estrogen or estrogen-like compounds. In order to understand the molecular mechanisms of cell death inhibition, this study examined 2 genes involved in the apoptotic pathway, Bcl-2 and Caspase 3, an anti-apoptotic and a pro-apoptotic genes, respectively. Partial cDNA sequences of Bcl-2 and Caspase 3 were cloned from gudgeon (Gobio gobio), a common European cyprinid fish. To follow mRNA levels of Bcl-2 and Caspase 3 under xenoestrogen exposure, we first performed an in vitro experiment on fish testis exposed to the most potent xenoestrogen found in the environment, ethinylestradiol (EE2). We further studied mRNA expression of both genes in the testis of fish exposed to xenoestrogens in situ. In the in vitro experiment, fragments of gudgeon testis were exposed for 21 days to 10(-3), 10(-2), 10(-1), 1 and 10 microg/L of EE2, as well as to positive (10(-1) microg/L of E2) and ethanol control medium. Results showed a significant induction of Bcl-2 mRNA at 10(-1) microg/L (p<0.05). Surprisingly, Caspase 3, a cell death effector, displayed the same profile as observed for the anti-apoptotic gene Bcl-2. In the experiment on wild gudgeon exposed from birth to an estrogenic sewage treatment plant effluent, the mRNA expression of Bcl-2 and Caspase 3 in feminized fish (ovotestis) was not significantly different due to high variability of expression between individuals. At the current state of knowledge on spermatogenesis disruption in teleost fish, in vitro studies seem better adapted than in situ investigations to enlighten the molecular pathway of apoptosis inhibition in testis exposed to xenoestrogens.
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- Stéphanie Nadzialek
- The University of Namur (FUNDP), Unité de Recherche en Biologie des Organismes (URBO), 61 rue de Bruxelles, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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- The University of Namur (FUNDP), Unité de Recherche en Biologie des Organismes (URBO), 61 rue de Bruxelles, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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- The University of Namur (FUNDP), Unité de Recherche en Biologie des Organismes (URBO), 61 rue de Bruxelles, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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- The University of Namur (FUNDP), Unité de Recherche en Biologie des Organismes (URBO), 61 rue de Bruxelles, B-5000 Namur, Belgium.
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Nakatsumi H, Yonehara S. Identification of functional regions defining different activity in caspase-3 and caspase-7 within cells. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:25418-25. [PMID: 20566630 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.126573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Caspases are central to apoptosis, and the principal executioner caspases, caspase-3 and -7, were reported to be similar in activity, primary structure, and three-dimensional structure. Here, we identified different activity in caspase-3 and -7 within cells and examined the relationship between their structure and function using human cells expressing almost equal amounts of exogenous caspase-3, caspase-7, and/or chimeric constructs after down-regulation of endogenous caspase-3 and -7 expression. Caspase-3 (produced in human cells) showed much stronger cleaving activity than caspase-7 against a low molecular weight substrate in vitro dependent on four specific amino acid regions. Within cells, however, an additional three regions were required for caspase-3 to exert much stronger protease activity than caspase-7 against cellular substrates. Three of the former four regions and the latter three regions were shown to form two different three-dimensional structures that were located at the interface of the homodimer of procaspase-7 on opposite sides. In addition, procaspase-3 and -7 revealed specific homodimer-forming activity within cells dependent on five amino acid regions, which were included in the regions critical to the cleaving activity within cells. Thus, human caspase-3 and -7 exhibit differences in protease activity, specific homodimer-forming activity, and three-dimensional structural features, all of which are closely interrelated.
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- Hirokazu Nakatsumi
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Department of Animal Development and Physiology, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Piippo M, Lietzén N, Nevalainen OS, Salmi J, Nyman TA. Pripper: prediction of caspase cleavage sites from whole proteomes. BMC Bioinformatics 2010; 11:320. [PMID: 20546630 PMCID: PMC2893604 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2105-11-320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2010] [Accepted: 06/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Caspases are a family of proteases that have central functions in programmed cell death (apoptosis) and inflammation. Caspases mediate their effects through aspartate-specific cleavage of their target proteins, and at present almost 400 caspase substrates are known. There are several methods developed to predict caspase cleavage sites from individual proteins, but currently none of them can be used to predict caspase cleavage sites from multiple proteins or entire proteomes, or to use several classifiers in combination. The possibility to create a database from predicted caspase cleavage products for the whole genome could significantly aid in identifying novel caspase targets from tandem mass spectrometry based proteomic experiments. RESULTS Three different pattern recognition classifiers were developed for predicting caspase cleavage sites from protein sequences. Evaluation of the classifiers with quality measures indicated that all of the three classifiers performed well in predicting caspase cleavage sites, and when combining different classifiers the accuracy increased further. A new tool, Pripper, was developed to utilize the classifiers and predict the caspase cut sites from an arbitrary number of input sequences. A database was constructed with the developed tool, and it was used to identify caspase target proteins from tandem mass spectrometry data from two different proteomic experiments. Both known caspase cleavage products as well as novel cleavage products were identified using the database demonstrating the usefulness of the tool. Pripper is not restricted to predicting only caspase cut sites, but it gives the possibility to scan protein sequences for any given motif(s) and predict cut sites once a suitable cut site prediction model for any other protease has been developed. Pripper is freely available and can be downloaded from http://users.utu.fi/mijopi/Pripper. CONCLUSIONS We have developed Pripper, a tool for reading an arbitrary number of proteins in FASTA format, predicting their caspase cleavage sites and outputting the cleaved sequences to a new FASTA format sequence file. We show that Pripper is a valuable tool in identifying novel caspase target proteins from modern proteomics experiments.
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- Mirva Piippo
- Department of Information Technology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
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Ho WH, Lee YY, Chang LY, Chen YT, Liu TY, Hung SL. Effects of areca nut extract on the apoptosis pathways in human neutrophils. J Periodontal Res 2010; 45:412-20. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0765.2009.01253.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hydra is a member of the ancient metazoan phylum Cnidaria and is an especially well investigated model organism for questions of the evolutionary origin of metazoan processes. Apoptosis in Hydra is important for the regulation of cellular homeostasis under different conditions of nutrient supply. The molecular mechanisms leading to apoptosis in Hydra are surprisingly extensive and comparable to those in mammals. Genome wide sequence analysis has revealed the presence of large caspase and Bcl-2 families, the apoptotic protease activating factor (APAF-1), inhibitors of apoptotic proteases (IAPs) and components of a putative death receptor pathway. Regulation of apoptosis in Hydra may involve BH-3 only proteins and survival pathways, possibly including insulin signalling.
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are the most common human adult-onset neurodegenerative diseases. They are characterized by prominent age-related neurodegeneration in selectively vulnerable neural systems. Some forms of AD, PD, and ALS are inherited, and genes causing these diseases have been identified. Nevertheless, the mechanisms of the neuronal cell death are unresolved. Morphological, biochemical, genetic, as well as cell and animal model studies reveal that mitochondria could have roles in this neurodegeneration. The functions and properties of mitochondria might render subsets of selectively vulnerable neurons intrinsically susceptible to cellular aging and stress and overlying genetic variations, triggering neurodegeneration according to a cell death matrix theory. In AD, alterations in enzymes involved in oxidative phosphorylation, oxidative damage, and mitochondrial binding of Aβ and amyloid precursor protein have been reported. In PD, mutations in putative mitochondrial proteins have been identified and mitochondrial DNA mutations have been found in neurons in the substantia nigra. In ALS, changes occur in mitochondrial respiratory chain enzymes and mitochondrial cell death proteins. Transgenic mouse models of human neurodegenerative disease are beginning to reveal possible principles governing the biology of selective neuronal vulnerability that implicate mitochondria and the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. This review summarizes how mitochondrial pathobiology might contribute to neuronal death in AD, PD, and ALS and could serve as a target for drug therapy.
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Corrales RM, Sereno D, Mathieu-Daudé F. Deciphering theLeishmaniaexoproteome: what we know and what we can learn. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 58:27-38. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2009.00608.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Berg M, Van der Veken P, Joossens J, Muthusamy V, Breugelmans M, Moss CX, Rudolf J, Cos P, Coombs GH, Maes L, Haemers A, Mottram JC, Augustyns K. Design and evaluation of Trypanosoma brucei metacaspase inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2010; 20:2001-6. [PMID: 20167486 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.01.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2009] [Revised: 01/14/2010] [Accepted: 01/16/2010] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Metacaspase (MCA) is an important enzyme in Trypanosoma brucei, absent from humans and differing significantly from the orthologous human caspases. Therefore MCA constitutes a new attractive drug target for antiparasitic chemotherapeutics, which needs further characterization to support the discovery of innovative drug candidates. A first series of inhibitors has been prepared on the basis of known substrate specificity and the predicted catalytic mechanism of the enzyme. In this Letter we present the first inhibitors of TbMCA2 with low micromolar enzymatic and antiparasitic activity in vitro combined with low cytotoxicity.
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- Maya Berg
- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Lanucara F, Brownridge P, Young IS, Whitfield PD, Doherty MK. Degradative proteomics and disease mechanisms. Proteomics Clin Appl 2010; 4:133-42. [PMID: 21137039 DOI: 10.1002/prca.200900159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2009] [Revised: 09/22/2009] [Accepted: 10/08/2009] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Protein degradation is a fundamental biological process, which is essential for the maintenance and regulation of normal cellular function. In humans and animals, proteins can be degraded by a number of mechanisms: the ubiquitin-proteasome system, autophagy and intracellular proteases. The advances in contemporary protein analysis means that proteomics is increasingly being used to explore these key pathways and as a means of monitoring protein degradation. The dysfunction of protein degradative pathways has been associated with the development of a number of important diseases including cancer, muscle wasting disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. This review will focus on the role of proteomics to study cellular degradative processes and how these strategies are being applied to understand the molecular basis of diseases arising from disturbances in protein degradation.
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- Francesco Lanucara
- The Physiological Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK
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Cambra I, Garcia FJ, Martinez M. Clan CD of cysteine peptidases as an example of evolutionary divergences in related protein families across plant clades. Gene 2010; 449:59-69. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2009.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2009] [Revised: 08/28/2009] [Accepted: 09/05/2009] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Freitas CDTD, Souza DPD, Araújo ES, Cavalheiro MG, Oliveira LS, Ramos MV. Anti-oxidative and proteolytic activities and protein profile of laticifer cells of Cryptostegia grandiflora, Plumeria rubra and Euphorbia tirucalli. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1590/s1677-04202010000100002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Kuo CC, Kuo DH, Huang CJ, Fang YC, Shieh P, Chen FA, Shaw CF, Jan CR. Nonylphenol-induced apoptotic pathways in SCM1 human gastric cancer cells. Drug Dev Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ddr.20355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Sivaramakrishnan V, Devaraj SN. Morin fosters apoptosis in experimental hepatocellular carcinogenesis model. Chem Biol Interact 2009; 183:284-92. [PMID: 19931519 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2009.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2009] [Revised: 11/08/2009] [Accepted: 11/12/2009] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Here we investigated the in vivo effect of morin (500ppm in diet) in fostering apoptosis in diethylnitrosamine (DEN) (200mg/kg bodyweight) mediated experimental hepatocellular carcinogenesis model. We analyzed the expression of cytosolic protein Akt and their important apoptotic downstream targets like caspase-9, Bcl-2, Bax, GSK-3betain vivo, by immunoblot analysis. In silico docking studies indicated that morin could serve as a better inhibitor than the classical PI3K inhibitor LY294002. The results obtained from in vivo studies confirm this. We also demonstrate here that morin's interaction with a defined set of amino acids of PI3K p110gamma catalytic subunit resulted in the down-regulation of p-Akt(Ser473), p-Akt(Thr308) and total Akt causing the attenuation of its downstream targets in DEN-induced hepatocellular carcinoma. Further, morin caused the up-regulation of tumor suppressor PTEN, an important negative regulator of Akt, thus initiating apoptosis. Supplementation of morin to experimental animals modulated Bcl-2/Bax ratio causing the release of cyt C and up-regulation of caspase-3 and -9. Morin was also found to prevent the Akt-mediated suppression of GSK-3beta possibly causing cell cycle arrest at the G1/S phase. These observations were supported by the DNA fragmentation and transmission electron microscopy results, which showed the occurrence of apoptosis. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate that morin begets apoptosis in DEN-induced hepatocellular carcinoma.
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