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Hallak M Vazana L Shpilberg O Levy I Mazar J Nathan I 《Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death》2008,13(1):147-155
Mimosine, a non-protein amino acid, is mainly known for its action as a reversible inhibitor of DNA replication and, therefore,
has been widely used as a cell cycle synchronizing agent. Recently, it has been shown that mimosine also induces apoptosis,
as mainly reflected in its ability to elicit characteristic nuclear changes. The present study elucidates the mechanism underlying
mimosine’s apoptotic effects, using the U-937 leukemia cell line. We now demonstrate that in isolated rat liver mitochondria,
mimosine induces mitochondrial swelling that can be inhibited by cyclosporine A, indicative of permeability transition (PT)
mega-channel opening. Mimosine-induced apoptosis was accompanied by formation of hydrogen peroxide and a decrease in reduced
glutathione levels. The apoptotic process was partially inhibited by cyclosporine A and substantially blocked by the antioxidant
N-acetylcysteine, suggesting an essential role for reactive oxygen species formation during the apoptotic processes. The apoptosis
induced by mimosine was also accompanied by a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential, cytochrome c release and caspase 3 and 9 activation. Our results thus imply that mimosine activates apoptosis through mitochondrial activation
and formation of H2O2, both of which play functional roles in the induction of cell death.
Maher Hallak and Liat Vazana have contributed equally to the work. 相似文献
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Shoichi Kubota Yasunori Fukumoto Kenichi Ishibashi Shuhei Soeda Sho Kubota Ryuzaburo Yuki Yuji Nakayama Kazumasa Aoyama Noritaka Yamaguchi Naoto Yamaguchi 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2014,289(9):5730-5746
Mimosine is an effective cell synchronization reagent used for arresting cells in late G1 phase. However, the mechanism underlying mimosine-induced G1 cell cycle arrest remains unclear. Using highly synchronous cell populations, we show here that mimosine blocks S phase entry through ATM activation. HeLa S3 cells are exposed to thymidine for 15 h, released for 9 h by washing out the thymidine, and subsequently treated with 1 mm mimosine for a further 15 h (thymidine → mimosine). In contrast to thymidine-induced S phase arrest, mimosine treatment synchronizes >90% of cells at the G1-S phase boundary by inhibiting the transition of the prereplication complex to the preinitiation complex. Mimosine treatment activates ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM)/ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related (ATR)-mediated checkpoint signaling without inducing DNA damage. Inhibition of ATM activity is found to induce mimosine-arrested cells to enter S phase. In addition, ATM activation by mimosine treatment is mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS). These results suggest that, upon mimosine treatment, ATM blocks S phase entry in response to ROS, which prevents replication fork stalling-induced DNA damage. 相似文献
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Chiou SM Chiu CH Yang ST Yang JS Huang HY Kuo CL Chen PY Chung JG 《Neurochemical research》2012,37(8):1790-1800
This research focused on the induction of cytotoxic effects by danthron, a natural anthraquinone derivative on C6 rat glioma cells through exploring the means of cell death and the effects on mitochondrial function. We found that danthron decreased the percentage of viable C6 cells and induced cell morphological changes in a dose-and time-dependent manner. The morphological and nuclei changes (DAPI staining) in C6 cells were observed using a contrast-microscope and fluorescence microscopy, respectively. The results suggest that cell death of C6 cells which are induced by danthron is closely related to apoptotic death. Danthron decreased the level of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨ( m )), stimulated the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria to cytosol and promoted the levels of caspase-9 and caspase-3, or induced the release of AIF and Endo G from mitochondria. Based on both observations, we suggest that the danthron-provoked apoptotic death of C6 cells is mediated through the mitochondria-dependent pathway. Furthermore, our results also indicated that danthron triggered apoptosis through reactive oxygen species (ROS) production which were increased after 1 h exposure of danthron, which was reversed by the ROS scavenger N-acetyl-L: -cysteine (NAC). As a consequence, danthron-mediated cell death of C6 cells via ROS production, mitochondrial transmembrane potential collapse and releases of cytochrome c, AIF and Endo G. Taken together, danthron was demonstrated to be effective in killing C6 rat glioma cells via the ROS-promoted and mitochondria-dependent apoptotic pathways. 相似文献
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Mimosine, a non-protein plant amino acid found in Mimosa pudica and certain species of Leucaena, was beneficial for the growth of seedlings of Vigna radiata germinated under selenium-deficient stressed condition (−Se stressed) despite the recognized toxicity of the allelochemical.
Exposure of mimosine at 0.1 mM (Mim-0.1) promoted the growth of the seedlings and significantly enhanced mitochondrial functional
efficiency. Growth-related parameters including root and shoot lengths and dry weight were increased by 44–58% in the Mim-0.1
group compared to that of the −Se-stressed group. Oxygen uptake by mitochondria of Mim-0.1 group, studied with different substrates,
revealed enhanced State 3 respiratory rates with regulated State 4 rates, resulting in high respiratory control ratio (RCR)
of 3.4 to 3.9 indicative of a high degree of oxidative coupling. Specific activities of mitochondrial electron transport enzymes,
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced form) (NADH)–cytochrome (cyt) c oxidoreductase, succinate dehydrogenase, and cyt c oxidase in the Mim-0.1 group were enhanced by 53% to threefold over those of the Se-stressed group. Marked decreases in the
extent of mitochondrial lipid peroxidation ensued upon mimosine exposure, indicative of its antioxidant function. Mitochondrial
45Ca2+ uptake was notably augmented twofold in the Mim-0.1 group, compared to the Se-stressed group. Detailed kinetic analyses of
Ca2+ uptake revealed positive cooperative interactions in both −Se-stressed group and Mim-0.1 groups with Hill coefficient (nH)
values of 1.7 and 2, respectively. The present study establishes the beneficial effects of mimosine exposure at 0.1 mM on
the growth and mitochondrial function of the seedlings grown under selenium-deficient stressed condition and a significant
physiological role can be ascribed to mimosine. 相似文献
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Hyperglycemia induces apoptosis and p53 mobilization to mitochondria in RINm5F cells 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Ortega-Camarillo C Guzmán-Grenfell AM García-Macedo R Rosales-Torres AM Avalos-Rodríguez A Durán-Reyes G Medina-Navarro R Cruz M Díaz-Flores M Kumate J 《Molecular and cellular biochemistry》2006,281(1-2):163-171
The mechanisms related to hyperglycemia-induced pancreatic β-cell apoptosis are poorly defined. Rat insulin-producing cells
(RINm5F) cultured in high glucose concentrations (30 mM) showed increased apoptosis and protein p53 translocation to mitochondria.
In addition, hyperglycemia induced both the disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential (Δ < eqid1 > m), and an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS), as shown by fluorescence changes of JC-1 and dichlorodihydrofluorescein-diacetate
(DCDHF-DA), respectively. The increased intracellular ROS by high glucose exposure was blunted by mitochondrial-function and
NADPH-oxidase inhibitors. We postulate that the concomitant mobilization of p53 protein to the mitochondria and the subsequent
changes on the Δ < eqid2 > m, lead to an important pancreatic β-cell apoptosis mechanism induced by oxidative stress caused by hyperglycemia.
This work is part of the thesis required for the doctorate degree in Biological Sciences at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana,
Mexico City, Mexico. 相似文献
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The Role of Ca2+ on the DADS-induced Apoptosis in Mouse–Rat Hybrid Retina Ganglion Cells (N18) 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Diallyl disulfide (DADS), a component of garlic, has been shown to induce growth inhibition and apoptosis in human cancer cell types. The present studies were designed to investigate the effects of DADS on mouse–rat hybrid retina ganglion cells (N18) to better understand its effect on apoptosis and apoptosis-related genes in vitro. Cell viability, cell cycle analysis, reactive oxygen species (ROS), Ca2+ production, mitochondria membrane potential, apoptosis induction, associated gene expression and caspases-3 activity were examined by flow cytometric assay and/or Western blot. After 24-h treatment with DADS, a dose- and time-dependent decrease in the viability of N18 cells was observed and the approximate IC50 was 27.6 μM. The decreased percentage of viable cells are associated with the production of ROS then followed by the production of Ca2+ which is induced by DADS. DADS induced apoptosis in N18 cells via the activation of caspase-3. DADS increased the protein levels of p53, cytochrome c and phosphated JNK within 24 h of treatment and it decreased the levels of Bcl-2 and those factors may have led to the mitochondria depolarization of N18 cells. DADS induced apoptosis were accompanied by increased levels of Ca2+ and decreased mitochondrial membrane potential which then led to release the cytochrome c, cleavage of pro-caspase-3. Deleted levels of Ca2+ by BAPTA-AM 10 μM (intracellular calcium chelator) then led to decrease DADS-induced apoptosis. Inhibition of caspase-3 activation by inhibitor (z-VAD-fmk) completely blocked DADS-induced apoptosis on N18 cells. The results indicated that oxidative stress modulates cell proliferation and Ca2+ modulates the cell death induced by DADS. 相似文献
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Cervia D Garcia-Gil M Simonetti E Di Giuseppe G Guella G Bagnoli P Dini F 《Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death》2007,12(8):1349-1363
The metabolite euplotin C (EC), isolated from the marine ciliate Euplotes crassus, is a powerful cytotoxic and pro-apoptotic agent in tumour cell lines. For instance, EC induces the rapid depletion of ryanodine
Ca2+ stores, the release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria, and the activation of caspase-3, leading to apoptosis. The purpose of this study was to gain further
insight into the mechanisms of EC-induced apoptosis in rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells. We found that EC increases Bax/Bcl-2
ratio and that Bax is responsible of the EC-induced dissipation of the mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm). In addition, EC induces the generation of reactive oxygene species (ROS) without involvement of p53. The inhibition of
ROS generation prevents, at least in part, the pro-apoptotic effects of EC as well as the effects of EC on Bax, Δψm and intracellular free Ca2+, indicating a cross-talk between different pathways. However, definition of the effector cascade turns out to be more complex
than expected and caspase-independent mechanisms, acting in parallel with caspases, should also be considered. Among them,
EC increases the expression/activity of calpains downstream of ROS generation, although calpains seem to exert protective
effects.
D. Cervia and M. Garcia-Gil equally contributed to the work. 相似文献
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Reactive oxygen species from mitochondria mediate SW480 cells apoptosis induced by Na2SeO3 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
A number of selenium compounds have been found to inhibit tumorigenesis in a variety of animal and cell models. In order to
explore the molecular mechanism involved in the anticarcinogenesis activity of selenium, we examined the effects of sodium
selenite on cell viabilty, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and mitochondrial transmembrane potential (Δω
m
) in human colonic carcinoma cells SW480. The result from MTT test showed that sodium selenite reduced cell viability. Morophologic
and flow cytometric results indicated that Na2SeO3 induced the apoptosis of SW480 cells. Na2SeO3 increased the generation of intracellular ROS, whereas BAPTA-AM, rotenone, and NaCN completely inhibited the increase of
ROS induced by Na2SeO3. Na2SeO3 also caused the disruption of Δω
m
. The intracellular ROS increase and apoptosis induced by Na2SeO3 were significantly decreased by superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase. These data suggest that the ROS mediate apoptosis induced
by Na2SeO3 and mitochondria may be a major source of Na2SeO3-induced ROS. 相似文献
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The effects of a xenobiotic on the circulating haemocytes of Lymnaea stagnalis were investigated after short-term (24 h, 96 h) and long-term (504 h) exposure of snails to environmental concentrations.
Fomesafen, a pro-oxidant generator led to the activation of the haemocyte apoptotic program by promoting reactive oxygen species
(ROS). Cells entering apoptosis underwent a series of events, both on the plasma membrane and in the mitochondria; these events
were quantified by flow cytofluorometry. The data showed a loss of mitochondrial transmembrane potential (Δψm), which was
dose-dependent and time-dependent and related to an increased release of superoxide anions. The phosphatidylserine that was
exposed at the outer plasma membrane was not related to the disruption of either ROS or Δψm but was strongly correlated with
the haemocyte concentration (total haemocyte count). This cascade of apoptotic processes occurred in a dose-independent manner
and was not strengthened over time. The increase of circulating haemocytes depended upon the life span of the cells and might
have reflected either facilitated cell turn-over or the accompanying presence of haemocytes phagocytosing apoptotic cells. 相似文献
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Pérez-Ortiz JM Tranque P Vaquero CF Domingo B Molina F Calvo S Jordán J Ceña V Llopis J 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2004,279(10):8976-8985
The glitazones or thiazolidinediones are ligands of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma). The glitazones are used in the treatment of diabetes, regulate adipogenesis, inflammation, cell proliferation, and induce apoptosis in several cancer cell types. High grade astrocytomas are rapidly growing tumors derived from astrocytes, for which new treatments are needed. We determined the effects of two glitazones, ciglitazone and the therapeutic rosiglitazone, on the survival of serum-deprived primary rat astrocytes and glioma cell lines C6 and U251, which were assessed by the methylthiazolyl tetrazolium assay and lactate dehydrogenase release. Rosiglitazone (5-20 microM) decreased survival of glioma cells without affecting primary astrocytes, whereas ciglitazone at 20 microM was toxic for both cell types. Ciglitazone at 10 microM was cytoprotective for primary astrocytes but toxic to glioma cells. Cell death induced by ciglitazone, but not rosiglitazone, presented apoptotic features (Hoechst staining and externalization of phosphatidylserine). Two mechanisms to explain cytotoxicity were investigated: activation of PPARgamma and production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). PPARgamma does not seem to be the main mechanism involved, because the order of efficacy for cytotoxicity, ciglitazone > rosiglitazone, was inverse of their reported affinities for activating PPARgamma. In addition, GW9662, an inhibitor of PPARgamma, only slightly attenuated cytotoxicity. However, the rapid increase in ROS production and the marked reduction of cell death with the antioxidants ebselen and N-acetylcysteine, indicate that ROS have a key role in glitazone cytotoxicity. Ciglitazone caused a dose-dependent and rapid loss (in minutes) of mitochondrial membrane potential in glioma cells. Therefore, mitochondria are a likely source of ROS and early targets of glitazone cytotoxicity. Our results highlight the potential of rosiglitazone and related compounds for the treatment of astrogliomas. 相似文献
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Role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in apoptosis induction 总被引:28,自引:0,他引:28
Simon HU Haj-Yehia A Levi-Schaffer F 《Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death》2000,5(5):415-418
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitochondria play an important role in apoptosis induction under both physiologic and pathologic conditions. Interestingly, mitochondria are both source and target of ROS. Cytochrome c release from mitochondria, that triggers caspase activation, appears to be largely mediated by direct or indirect ROS action. On the other hand, ROS have also anti-apoptotic effects. This review focuses on the role of ROS in the regulation of apoptosis, especially in inflammatory cells. 相似文献
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Lubomir Prochazka Lan-Feng Dong Karel Valis Ruth Freeman Stephen J. Ralph Jaroslav Turanek Jiri Neuzil 《Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death》2010,15(7):782-794
Mitocans are drugs selectively killing cancer cells by destabilizing mitochondria and many induce apoptosis via generation
of reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, the molecular events by which ROS production leads to apoptosis has not been clearly
defined. In this study with the mitocan α-tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS) the role of the Bcl-2 family proteins in the mechanism
of malignant cell apoptosis has been determined. Exposure of several different cancer cell lines to α-TOS increased expression
of the Noxa protein, but none of the other proteins of the Bcl-2 family, an event that was independent of the cellular p53
status. α-TOS caused a profound conformational change in the pro-apoptotic protein, Bak, involving oligomerization in all
cell types, and this also applied to the Bax protein, but only in non-small cell lung cancer cells. Immunoprecipitation studies
indicated that α-TOS activates the two BH1-3 proteins, Bak or Bax, to form high molecular weight complexes in the mitochondria.
RNAi knockdown revealed that Noxa and Bak are required for α-TOS-induced apoptosis, and the role of Bak was confirmed using
Bak- and/or Bax-deficient cells. We conclude that the major events induced by α-TOS in cancer cells downstream of ROS production
leading to mitochondrial apoptosis involve the Noxa-Bak axis. It is proposed that this represents a common mechanism for mitochondrial
destabilization activated by a variety of mitocans that induce accumulation of ROS in the early phases of apoptosis. 相似文献
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Roussi S Gossé F Aoudé-Werner D Zhang X Marchioni E Geoffroy P Miesch M Raul F 《Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death》2007,12(1):87-96
We reported previously that 7β-hydroxysitosterol and 7β-hydroxycholesterol induced apoptosis in Caco-2 cells. Apoptosis caused
by 7β-hydroxysitosterol but not by 7β-hydroxycholesterol was related to a caspase-dependent process. In the present report,
we compared the effects of both compounds on mitochondria integrity and on various modulators of apoptosis. When Caco-2 cells
were exposed to both hydroxysterols, no changes in Bcl-2 and Bax expressions were detected indicating a Bcl-2/Bax-independent
cell death pathway, whereas loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and cytochrome c release were observed. Endonuclease G expression and enhanced production of reactive oxygen species were detected in 7β-hydroxycholesterol
treated cells, but not with 7β-hydroxysitosterol. Loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and cell death produced by both
hydroxysterols were prevented by vitamin C. Lysosomal membrane integrity was altered with both hydroxysterols, but 7β-hydroxysitosterol
was significantly more active on than 7β-hydroxycholesterol. Both hydroxysterols induced apoptosis by mitochondrial membrane
permeabilization. However, 7β-hydroxycholesterol exhibited a specific enhancement of oxidative stress and of endonuclease
G expression despite its closely related chemical structure with 7β-hydroxysitosterol. The two hydroxysterols exhibit different
lipophilic properties which may explain their different biological effects. 相似文献
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Bhushan S Kumar A Malik F Andotra SS Sethi VK Kaur IP Taneja SC Qazi GN Singh J 《Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death》2007,12(10):1911-1926
A triterpenediol (TPD) comprising of isomeric mixture of 3α, 24-dihydroxyurs-12-ene and 3α, 24-dihydroxyolean-12-ene from
Boswellia serrata induces apoptosis in cancer cells. An attempt was made in this study to investigate the mechanism of cell death by TPD in
human leukemia HL-60 cells. It inhibited cell proliferation with IC50 ∼ 12 μg/ml and produced apoptosis as measured by various biological end points e.g. increased sub-G0 DNA fraction, DNA ladder
formation, enhanced AnnexinV-FITC binding of the cells. Further, initial events involved massive reactive oxygen species (ROS)
and nitric oxide (NO) formation, which were significantly inhibited by their respective inhibitors. Persistent high levels
of NO and ROS caused Bcl-2 cleavage and translocation of Bax to mitochondria, which lead to loss of mitochondrial membrane
potential (Δψm) and release of cytochrome c, AIF, Smac/DIABLO to the cytosol. These events were associated with decreased expression of
survivin and ICAD with attendant activation of caspases leading to PARP cleavage. Furthermore, TPD up regulated the expression
of cell death receptors DR4 and TNF-R1 level, leading to caspase-8 activation. These studies thus demonstrate that TPD produces
oxidative stress in cancer cells that triggers self-demise by ROS and NO regulated activation of both the intrinsic and extrinsic
signaling cascades. 相似文献
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Ehrlichia chaffeensis infects monocytes/macrophages and causes human monocytic ehrlichiosis. To determine the role of type IV secretion (T4S) system in infection, candidates for T4S effectors were identified by bacterial two‐hybrid screening of E. chaffeensis hypothetical proteins with positively charged C‐terminus using E. chaffeensis VirD4 as bait. Of three potential T4S effectors, ECH0825 was highly upregulated early during exponential growth in a human monocytic cell line. ECH0825 was translocated from the bacterium into the host‐cell cytoplasm and localized to mitochondria. Delivery of anti‐ECH0825 into infected host cells significantly reduced bacterial infection. Ectopically expressed ECH0825 also localized to mitochondria and inhibited apoptosis of transfected cells in response to etoposide treatment. In double transformed yeast, ECH0825 localized to mitochondria and inhibited human Bax‐induced apoptosis. Mitochondrial manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) was increased over ninefold in E. chaffeensis‐infected cells, and the amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in infected cells was significantly lower than that in uninfected cells. Similarly, MnSOD was upregulated and the ROS level was reduced in ECH0825‐transfected cells. These data suggest that, by upregulating MnSOD, ECH0825 prevents ROS‐induced cellular damage and apoptosis to allow intracellular infection. This is the first example of host ROS levels linked to a bacterial T4S effector. 相似文献
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Induction of apoptosis may be a promising therapeutic approach in cancer therapy. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ
(PPARγ) agonists induce apoptosis in various cancer cells. However, the molecular mechanism remains to be defined. The present
study was undertaken to determine the precise mechanism of cell death induced by ciglitazone, a synthetic PPARγ agonist, in
A172 human glioma cells. Ciglitazone resulted in a concentration- and time-dependent apoptotic cell death. Similar results
were obtained with troglitazone, another synthetic PPARγ agonist. Ciglitazone induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation
and ciglitazone-induced cell death was prevented by the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine, suggesting an important role of ROS generation in the ciglitazone-induced cell death. The cell death induced
by ciglitazone was inhibited by the PPARγ antagonist GW9662. Although ciglitazone treatment caused a transient activation
of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and p38, the ciglitazone-induced cell death was not affected by inhibitors
of these kinses. Ciglitazone caused a loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and its effect was prevented by N-acetylcysteine and GW9662. The specific inhibitor of caspases-3 DEVD-CHO and the general caspase inhibitor z-DEVD-FMK did
not exert the protective effect against the ciglitazone-induced cell death and caspase-3 activity also was not altered by
ciglitazone. The ciglitazone-induced cell death was accompanied by down-regulation of XIAP and Survivin, but not by release
of apoptosis-inducing factor. Taken together, these findings suggest that down-regulation of XIAP and Survivin may play an
active role in mediating a caspase-independent and -PPARγ-dependent cell death induced by ciglitazone in A172 human glioma
cells. These data may provide a novel insight into potential therapeutic strategies for treatment of glioblastoma. 相似文献
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Bioenergetic aspects of apoptosis, necrosis and mitoptosis 总被引:6,自引:2,他引:4
Skulachev VP 《Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death》2006,11(4):473-485
In this review I summarize interrelations between bioenergetic processes and such programmed death phenomena as cell suicide
(apoptosis and necrosis) and mitochondrial suicide (mitoptosis). The following conclusions are made. (I) ATP and rather often
mitochondrial hyperpolarization (i.e. an increase in membrane potential, ΔΨ) are required for certain steps of apoptosis and necrosis. (II) Apoptosis, even if
it is accompanied by ΔΨ and [ATP] increases at its early stage, finally results in a ΔΨ collapse and ATP decrease. (III) Moderate
(about three-fold) lowering of [ATP] for short and long periods of time induces apoptosis and necrosis, respectively. In some
types of apoptosis and necrosis, the cell death is mediated by a ΔΨ-dependent overproduction of ROS by the initial (Complex
I) and the middle (Complex III) spans of the respiratory chain. ROS initiate mitoptosis which is postulated to rid the intracellular
population of mitochondria from those that are ROS overproducing. Massive mitoptosis can result in cell death due to release
to cytosol of the cell death proteins normally hidden in the mitochondrial intermembrane space. 相似文献
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Malik F Kumar A Bhushan S Khan S Bhatia A Suri KA Qazi GN Singh J 《Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death》2007,12(11):2115-2133
Induction of apoptosis in cancer cells has become the major focus of anti-cancer therapeutics development. WithaferinA, a
major chemical constituent of Withania somnifera, reportedly shows cytotoxicity in a variety of tumor cell lines while its molecular mechanisms of action are not fully understood.
We observed that withaferinA primarily induces oxidative stress in human leukemia HL-60 cells and in several other cancer
cell lines. The withanolide induced early ROS generation and mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψmt) loss, which preceded release of cytochrome c, translocation of Bax to mitochondria and apoptosis inducing factor to cell
nuclei. These events paralleled activation of caspases −9, −3 and PARP cleavage. WA also activated extrinsic pathway significantly
as evidenced by time dependent increase in caspase-8 activity vis-à-vis TNFR-1 over expression. WA mediated decreased expression
of Bid may be an important event for cross talk between intrinsic and extrinsic signaling. Furthermore, withaferinA inhibited
DNA binding of NF-κB and caused nuclear cleavage of p65/Rel by activated caspase-3. N-acetyl-cysteine rescued all these events suggesting thereby a pro-oxidant effect of withaferinA. The results of our studies
demonstrate that withaferinA induced early ROS generation and mitochondrial dysfunction in cancer cells trigger events responsible
for mitochondrial -dependent and -independent apoptosis pathways. 相似文献
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R. Puchala Jennifer J. Davis T. Sahlu 《Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences》1996,685(2):427
A simple method for determination of mimosine and 3,4-dihydroxypyridine (3,4-DHP) in plasma and milk was developed. Milk and plasma, with tyrosine as internal standard, were deproteinized using 9% trichloracetic acid and extracted with diethyl ether. Metabolites were separated by isocratic high-performance liquid chromatography, with 0.02 M orthophosphoric acid (pH 2.5) at 0.5 ml/min and a Hypersil ODS microbore column. Mimosine, 3,4-DHP and tyrosine were detected at 275 nm. The recovery of the mimosine added to the plasma samples 101.6±2.3% and 103.3±1.0% for milk samples. 3,4-DHP recovery for plasma samples was 101.2±0.9% and for milk samples 100.8±1.4%. The reproducibility of the method was evaluated by analyzing six plasma samples and six goat milk samples. The analyses yielded relative standard deviations of 2.65 and 2.82%, respectively. 相似文献