Involvement of de novo ceramide biosynthesis in macrophage death induced by activation of ATP-sensitive P2X7 receptor |
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Authors: | Raymond Marie-Noëlle Le Stunff Hervé |
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Institution: | Institut de Biochimie et de Biophysique Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 8619, Université Paris 11, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France. |
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Abstract: | Macrophage ionotropic P2X7 receptors regulate cell-death through ill-defined signaling pathways. Here, we investigated the role of ceramide, an apoptogenic sphingolipid and showed that ATP stimulated ceramide accumulation in macrophages. Benzoylbenzoyl-ATP, a potent P2X7 agonist, was able to mimic the effects of ATP on ceramide accumulation while oxidized ATP had the opposite effect. Ceramide accumulation was blocked by de novo ceramide biosynthesis inhibitors. Interestingly, ATP-induced caspase-3/7 activation was dependent on ceramide generation. Finally, we showed that de novo ceramide biosynthesis is involved in ATP-induced macrophage death in a caspase-dependent manner. Our results indicate a novel role of ceramide in P2X7-regulated cell-death. |
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Keywords: | P2X7 purinergic P2X7 receptors BzATP 2′ 3′-O-(benzoyl-4-benzoyl)-ATP oATP oxidized ATP LDH lactate dehydrogenase PDMP d-threo-1-phenyl-2-decanoylamino-3-morpholino-1-propanol CS cycloserine bChlor β-chloroalanine ISP-1 myriocin |
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