Role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase in the autophagic death of serum-deprived PC12 cells |
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Authors: | A?Guillon-Munos M?X?P?van?Bemmelen Email author" target="_blank">P?G?H?ClarkeEmail author |
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Institution: | (1) Département de Biologie Cellulaire et de Morphologie, University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 9, CH-1005, Lausanne, Switzerland;(2) Département de Pharmacologie et de Toxicologie, University of Lausanne, Switzerland |
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Abstract: | The death of serum-deprived undifferentiated PC12 cells shows both autophagic and apoptotic features. Since it is still controversial whether the autophagy is instrumental in the cell death or a mere epiphenomenon, we tested the effects of inhibiting the autophagy by a variety of phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors, and provided evidence that the autophagy, or a related trafficking event, is indeed instrumental in the cell death. Furthermore, by comparing the effects of PI3-K inhibition and caspase-inhibition on autophagic and apoptotic cellular events, we showed that in this case the autophagic and apoptotic mechanisms mediate cell death by parallel pathways and do not act in series.Financial support: grants 31-50598.97 and 31-61736.00 from the Swiss National Science Foundation |
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Keywords: | apoptosis autophagic cell death LY294002 PI3-kinases |
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