Dehydroepiandrosterone with other neurosteroids preserve neuronal mitochondria from calcium overload |
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Authors: | Kaasik Allen Safiulina Dzhamilja Kalda Anti Zharkovsky Alexander |
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Institution: | Department of Pharmacology, University of Tartu, Ravila 19, 50411 Tartu, Estonia. allen@ut.ee |
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Abstract: | This current study was designed to test whether the dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and other neurosteroids could improve mitochondrial resistance to ischemic damage and cytoplasmic Ca(2+) overload. To imitate these mechanisms at mitochondrial level we treated the saponin permeabilized neurons either with the respiratory chain inhibitor, 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium or raised free extra-mitochondrial Ca(2+)]. Loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (as an indicator of loss of function) was detected by JC-1. The results demonstrate that DHEA partly prevented Ca(2+) overload induced loss of mitochondrial membrane potential but not the loss of potential induced by the inhibitor of the respiratory chain. A similar effect was observed in the presence of other neurosteroids, pregnenolone, pregnanolone and allopregnanolone. DHEA inhibited also the Ca(2+) accumulation to the mitochondria in the presence of Ca(2+) efflux inhibitors. Thus, in the present work we provide evidence that DHEA with several other neurosteroids protect the mitochondria against intracellular Ca(2+) overload by inhibiting Ca(2+) influx into the mitochondrial matrix. |
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