Initiation of caspase-independent death in mouse mesangial cells by Cd2+:: Involvement of p38 kinase and CaMK-II
Initiation of caspase-independent death in mouse mesangial cells by Cd2+:: Involvement of p38 kinase and CaMK-II
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DOI:
10.1002/jcp.21499
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发表时间:
2008-11-01
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5.6
通讯作者:
Templeton, Douglas M.
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作者:
Liu, Ying;Templeton, Douglas M.
Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic metal with multiple effects on cell signaling and cell death. We studied the effects of Cd2+ on quiescent mouse mesangial cells in serum-free conditions. Cadmium induces cell death over 6 h through annexin V+ states without or with causing uptake of propidium iodide. termed apoptotic and apoptosis-like death, respectively. Little or no necrosis is observed, and cell death is caspase-independent and associated with nuclear translocation of the apoptosis-inducing factor, AIF We previously showed that Cd2+ increased phosphorylation of Erk and CaMK-II, and CaMK-II activation increased cell death in an Erk-independent manner. Here we demonstrate that Cd2+ increases Jnk and p38 kinase phosphorylation, and inhibition of p38-but not of Jnk-increases cell viability by suppressing apoptosis in preference to apoptosis-like death. Neither p38 kinase nor CaMK-II inhibition protects against a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential, Psi, indicating that kinase-mediated death is either independent of, or involves events downstream of a mitochondrial pathway. However, both the antioxidant N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) and the mitochondrial membrane-stabilizing agent cyclosporine A (CsA) partially preserve Psi, suppress activation of p38 kinase, and partially protect the cells from Cd2+-induced death. Whereas the effect of CsA is on apoptosis, NAC acts oil apoptosis-like death. Inhibition of glutathione synthesis exacerbates a Cd2+-dependent increase in cellular per-oxides and favors apoptosis-like death over apoptosis. The caspase-independence of these modes of cell death is riot due to an absence of this machinery in the mesangial cells: when they are exposed to Cd2+ for longer periods in the presence of serum, procaspase-3 and PARP are cleaved and caspase inhibition is protective. We conclude that Cd2+ can kill mesangial cells by multiple pathways, including caspase-dependent and -independent apoptotic and apoptosis-like death. Necrosis is not prominent. Activation of p38 kinase and of CaMK-II by Cd2+ are associated with caspase-independent apoptosis that is not dependent oil mitochondrial destabilization.