Neuroprotection against neuroblastoma cell death induced by depletion of mitochondrial glutathione |
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Authors: | Vikas V Dukhande Ivana Kawikova Alfred LM Bothwell James CK Lai |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Division of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research Institute, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, 83209-8334, USA 3. Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA 4. Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Campus Box 8288, Pocatello, ID, 83209-8288, USA 2. Department of Immunobiology, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06920, USA
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Abstract: | Mitochondrial glutathione pool is vital in protecting cells against oxidative stress as the majority of the cellular reactive oxygen species are generated in mitochondria. Oxidative stress is implicated as a causative factor in neuronal death in neurodegenerative disorders. We hypothesized that depletion of mitochondrial glutathione leads to mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptotic death of SK-N-SH (human neuroblastoma) cells and investigated the neuroprotective strategies against GSH depletion. SK-N-SH cells were treated with two distinct inhibitors of glutathione metabolism: L-buthionine-(S, R)-sulfoximine (BSO) and ethacrynic acid (EA). EA treatment caused depletion of both the total and mitochondrial glutathione (while BSO had no effect on mitochondrial glutathione), enhanced rotenone-induced ROS production, and reduced the viability of SK-N-SH cells. Glutathione depletion by BSO or EA demonstrated positive features of mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in neuroblastoma cell death. Prevention of apoptosis by Bcl2 overexpression or use of antioxidant ebselen did not confer neuroprotection. Co-culture with U-87 (human glioblastoma) cells protected SK-N-SH cells from the cell death. Our data suggest that depletion of mitochondrial glutathione leads to mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis. The study indicates that preventing mitochondrial glutathione depletion could become a novel strategy for the development of neuroprotective therapeutics in neurodegenerative disorders. |
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