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Hierarchical recruitment by AMPA but not staurosporine of pro-apoptotic mitochondrial signaling in cultured cortical neurons: evidence for caspase-dependent/-independent crosstalk
Citation
Beart, PM and Lim, MLR and Chen, B and Diwakarla, S and Mercer, LD and Cheung, NS and Nagley, P, Hierarchical recruitment by AMPA but not staurosporine of pro-apoptotic mitochondrial signaling in cultured cortical neurons: evidence for caspase-dependent/-independent crosstalk, Journal of Neurochemistry, 103, (6) pp. 2408-2427. ISSN 0022-3042 (2007) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04937.x
Abstract
Excitotoxicity mediated via the (S)-á-amino-3-hydroxy-5- methylisoxazole-4-propionate (AMPA) subtype of receptor for l-glutamate contributes to various neuropathologies involving acute brain injury and chronic degenerative disorders. In this study, AMPA-induced neuronal injury and staurosporine (STS)-mediated apoptosis were compared in primary neuronal cultures of murine cerebral cortex by analyzing indices up- and downstream of mitochondrial activation. AMPA-mediated apoptosis involved induction of Bax, loss of mitochondrial transmembrane potential (Äøm), early release of cytochrome c (cyt c), and more delayed release of second mitochondrial activator of caspases (SMAC), Omi, and apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF) with early calpain and minor late activation of caspase 3. STS-induced apoptosis was characterized by a number of differences, a more rapid time course, non-involvement of Äøm, and relatively early recruitment of SMAC and caspase 3. The AMPA-induced rise in intracellular calcium appeared insufficient to evoke Äøm as release of cyt c preceded mitochondrial depolarization, which was followed by the cytosolic translocation of SMAC, Omi, and AIF. Bax translocation preceded cyt c release for both stimuli inferring its involvement in apoptotic induction. Inclusion of the broad spectrum caspase inhibitor zVAD-fmk reduced the AMPA-induced release of cyt c, SMAC, and AIF, while only affecting the redistribution of Omi and AIF in the STS-treated neurons. Only AIF release was affected by a calpain inhibitor (calpastatin) which exerted relatively minor effects on the progression of cellular injury. AMPA-mediated release of apoptogenic proteins was more hierarchical relative to STS with its calpain activation and caspase-dependent AIF redistribution arguing for a model with cross-talk between caspase-dependent/independent apoptosis.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Medical and Health Sciences |
| Research Group: | Neurosciences |
| Research Field: | Cellular Nervous System |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) |
| Objective Field: | Nervous System and Disorders |
| UTAS Author: | Cheung, NS (Dr Nam Cheung) |
| ID Code: | 61637 |
| Year Published: | 2007 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 20 |
| Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
| Deposited On: | 2010-03-04 |
| Last Modified: | 2010-05-03 |
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