Inhibition of Caspases Rescues Brown Adipocytes from Apoptosis Downregulating BCL-XS and Upregulating BCL-2 Gene Expression |
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Authors: | Paloma Navarro Angela M Valverde Ruben Conejo Manuel Benito Margarita Lorenzo |
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Institution: | Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, 28040, Madrid, Spain |
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Abstract: | Serum deprivation of the immortalized brown adipocyte cell line resulted in growth arrest inG0/G1phases of the cell cycle and apoptosis, as detected by DNA laddering, nuclei condensation and fragmentation, and an increase in the percentage of hypodiploid cells. In addition, apoptosis in these cells is accompanied by an induction of the expression of the apoptotic form of the Bcl-x gene, the isoform Bcl-xS, and by a decrease of Bcl-2 expression, Bcl-xL remaining almost undetectable. The loss of mitochondrial membrane potential was associated with apoptosis. Z-VAD, a cell-permeable inhibitor of caspases, but not cycloheximide, precludes DNA laddering under serum deprivation. Moreover, Z-VAD rescues serum-deprived brown adipocytes from apoptosis, decreasing the percentage of hypodiploid cells, the percentage of apoptotic cells under Tunnel assay, and the external display of phosphatidylserine. More importantly, Z-VAD survival effects on immortalized brown adipocytes concur with a downregulation of Bcl-xS mRNA/protein and an upregulation of Bcl-2 protein content. Ultimately, Z-VAD prevents the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential. |
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Keywords: | cell cycle apoptosis caspases Bcl-xS/L Bcl-2 mitochondrial membrane potential |
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