Cytochrome c release into cytosol with subsequent caspase activation during warm ischemia in rat liver
Cytochrome c release into cytosol with subsequent caspase activation during warm ischemia in rat liver
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DOI:
10.1152/ajpgi.2001.281.4.g1115
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发表时间:
2001-10-01
影响因子:
4.5
通讯作者:
Kawasaki, S
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作者:
Soeda, J;Miyagawa, S;Kawasaki, S
Apoptosis plays an important role in liver ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury. However, the molecular basis of apoptosis in I/R injury is poorly understood. The aims of this study were to ascertain when and how apoptotic signal transduction occurs in I/R injury. The apoptotic pathway in rats undergoing 90 min of warm ischemia with reperfusion was compared with that of rats undergoing prolonged ischemia alone. During ischemia, mitochondrial cytochrome c was released into the cytosol in a time-dependent manner in hepatocytes and sinusoidal endothelial cells, and caspase-3 and an inhibitor of caspase-activated DNase were cleaved. However, apoptotic manifestation and DNA fragmentation were not observed. After reperfusion, nuclear condensation, cells positive for terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick-end labeling, and DNA fragmentation were observed and caspase-8 and Bid cleavage occurred. In contrast, prolonged ischemia alone induced necrosis rather than apoptosis. In summary, our results show that release of mitochondrial cytochrome c and caspase activation proceed during ischemia, although apoptosis is manifested after reperfusion.