TY - JOUR
T1 - Mitochondrial permeability transition mediates apoptosis induced by N-methyl(R)salsolinol, an endogenous neurotoxin, and is inhibited by Bcl-2 and rasagiline, N-propargyl-1(R)-aminoindan
AU - Akao, Yukihiro
AU - Maruyama, Wakako
AU - Shimizu, Shigeomi
AU - Yi, Hong
AU - Nakagawa, Yoshihito
AU - Shamoto-Nagai, Masayo
AU - Youdim, Moussa B.H.
AU - Tsujimoto, Yoshihide
AU - Naoi, Makoto
PY - 2002/8
Y1 - 2002/8
N2 - The role of mitochondrial permeability transition (PT) in apoptosis induced by an endogenous neurotoxin, N-methyl(R)salsolinol [NM(R)Sal], was studied by use of dopaminergic neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. NM(R)Sal reduced mitochondrial membrane potential, ΔΨm, in the early phase of apoptosis, which was not suppressed by a pan-caspase inhibitor, but was antagonized by Bcl-2 and cyclosporin A, suggesting the involvement of the PT in NM(R)Sal-induced loss of ΔΨm. NM(R)Sal-induced apoptosis was completely inhibited not only by Bcl-2 and a pan-caspase inhibitor, but also by cyclosporin A, suggesting the essential role of the PT in NM(R)Sal-induced apoptosis. In mitochondria isolated from rat liver, NM(R)Sal induced swelling and reduced ΔΨm, which was inhibited by cyclosporin A and Bcl-2 overexpression. These results indicate that NM(R)Sal induced the PT by direct action on the mitochondria. Rasagiline, N-propargyl-1(R)-aminoindan, which is a now under a clinical trial for Parkinson's disease, suppressed the ΔΨm reduction, release of cytochrome c, and apoptosis induced by NM(R)Sal in SH-SY5Y cells. Rasagiline also inhibited the NM(R)Sal-induced loss of ΔΨm and swelling in the isolated mitochondria, proving that rasagiline directly targets the mitochondria also. Altogether, mitochondrial PT plays a key role both in NM(R)Sal-induced cell death and the neuroprotective effect of rasagiline.
AB - The role of mitochondrial permeability transition (PT) in apoptosis induced by an endogenous neurotoxin, N-methyl(R)salsolinol [NM(R)Sal], was studied by use of dopaminergic neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. NM(R)Sal reduced mitochondrial membrane potential, ΔΨm, in the early phase of apoptosis, which was not suppressed by a pan-caspase inhibitor, but was antagonized by Bcl-2 and cyclosporin A, suggesting the involvement of the PT in NM(R)Sal-induced loss of ΔΨm. NM(R)Sal-induced apoptosis was completely inhibited not only by Bcl-2 and a pan-caspase inhibitor, but also by cyclosporin A, suggesting the essential role of the PT in NM(R)Sal-induced apoptosis. In mitochondria isolated from rat liver, NM(R)Sal induced swelling and reduced ΔΨm, which was inhibited by cyclosporin A and Bcl-2 overexpression. These results indicate that NM(R)Sal induced the PT by direct action on the mitochondria. Rasagiline, N-propargyl-1(R)-aminoindan, which is a now under a clinical trial for Parkinson's disease, suppressed the ΔΨm reduction, release of cytochrome c, and apoptosis induced by NM(R)Sal in SH-SY5Y cells. Rasagiline also inhibited the NM(R)Sal-induced loss of ΔΨm and swelling in the isolated mitochondria, proving that rasagiline directly targets the mitochondria also. Altogether, mitochondrial PT plays a key role both in NM(R)Sal-induced cell death and the neuroprotective effect of rasagiline.
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.01047.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.01047.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 12358797
AN - SCOPUS:0036677312
VL - 82
SP - 913
EP - 923
JO - Journal of Neurochemistry
JF - Journal of Neurochemistry
SN - 0022-3042
IS - 4
ER -