Heterogeneity in the sn-1 carbon chain of platelet-activating factor glycerophospholipids determines pro- or anti-apoptotic signaling in primary neurons |
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Authors: | Ryan Scott D Harris Cory S Carswell Casey L Baenziger John E Bennett Steffany A L |
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Institution: | Neural Regeneration Laboratory and Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. |
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Abstract: | The platelet-activating factor (PAF) family of glycerophospholipids accumulates in damaged brain tissue following injury. Little is known about the role of individual isoforms in regulating neuronal survival. Here, we compared the neurotoxic and neuroprotective activities of 1-O-hexadecyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (C(16)-PAF) and 1-O-octadecyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (C(18)-PAF) in cerebellar granule neurons. We find that both C(16)-PAF and C(18)-PAF cause PAF receptor-independent death but signal through different pathways. C(16)-PAF activates caspase-7, whereas C(18)-PAF triggers caspase-independent death in PAF receptor-deficient neurons. We further show that PAF receptor signaling is either pro- or anti-apoptotic, depending upon the identity of the sn-1 fatty acid of the PAF ligand. Activation of the PAF G-protein-coupled receptor (PAFR) by C(16)-PAF stimulation is anti-apoptotic and inhibits caspase-dependent death. Activation of PAFR by C(18)-PAF is pro-apoptotic. These results demonstrate the importance of the long-chain sn-1 fatty acid in regulating PAF-induced caspase-dependent apoptosis, caspase-independent neurodegeneration, and neuroprotection in the presence or absence of the PAF receptor. |
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Keywords: | receptor neurodegeneration isoform inhibitor analog antagonist central nervous system neurotoxicity affinity ligand |
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