Costunolide attenuates oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation-induced apoptosis in mouse brain slice through inhibiting caspase expression

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (74) ◽  
pp. 231
Author(s):  
Xinhui Zhang ◽  
Qipeng Zhao ◽  
Huixia Ma ◽  
Yafei Zhu ◽  
Zhengjun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mouse Brain ◽  
Brain Slice ◽  
Glucose Deprivation ◽  
Oxygen Glucose Deprivation ◽  
Induced Apoptosis

Autophagy triggers endoplasmic reticulum stress and C/EBP homologous protein-mediated apoptosis in OGD/R-treated neurons in a caspase-12-independent manner

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Tian ◽  
Liang Wang ◽  
Zhiqiang Qiu ◽  
Yulun Xu ◽  
Rongrong Hua
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Cortical Neurons ◽  
Neuronal Apoptosis ◽  
Glucose Deprivation ◽  
Oxygen Glucose Deprivation ◽  
Caspase 8 ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Homologous Protein ◽  
Caspase 12 ◽  
Induced Apoptosis

We reported that a high level of autophagy was initiated by oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) and was maintained in neurons even after oxygen-glucose deprivation followed by reoxygenation (OGD/R), accompanied by neuronal apoptosis. This study focused on autophagy-induced apoptosis and its signaling network, especially the role of endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS). Analysis of primary cultured cortical neurons from mice showed that the autophagy-induced apoptosis depended on Caspase-8 and -9 but not Caspase-12. This finding did not mean that the endoplasmic reticulum did not participate in this process. Increases in the levels of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) biomarkers and Binding immunoglobulin protein (BiP) were induced by autophagy in OGD/R-treated neurons. In addition, as an apoptotic transcription factor induced by ER stress, C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) expression was significantly increased in neurons after OGD/R. This result suggested that the autophagy-Bip-CHOP-caspase (8 and 9)-dependent apoptotic signaling pathway at least partly participated in autophagy-induced apoptosis in primary cortical neurons. It revealed that ER induced apoptosis in neurons suffering from OGD/R injury in an ER stress-CHOP-dependent manner rather than a caspase-12-dependent manner. However, more research on signaling or cross-linking networks and intermediate links are needed. The realization of caspase-12-independent BiP-CHOP neuronal apoptosis pathway has expanded our understanding of the neuronal apoptosis network, which may eventually provide endogenous interventional strategies for OGD/R injury after stroke.

scholarly journals Dexmedetomidine protects against oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation injury-induced apoptosis via the p38 MAPK/ERK signalling pathway

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 675-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Wang ◽  
Yuekun Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Cell Survival ◽  
P38 Mapk ◽  
Glucose Deprivation ◽  
Signalling Pathway ◽  
Cell Counting ◽  
Oxygen Glucose Deprivation ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
N2a Cells ◽  
Induced Apoptosis

Objective To investigate the protective effects of dexmedetomidine (DEX) in oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) injury, which is involved in a number of ischaemic diseases. Methods An in vitro OGD/R injury model was generated using mouse Neuro 2A neuroblastoma (N2A) cells. Different concentrations of DEX were administrated to OGD/R cells. CV-65 was used to inhibit p38 microtubule associated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinases (MAPK/ERK) signalling. Cell proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis, and the levels of proteins related to p38 MAPK/ERK signalling and apoptosis were evaluated using Cell Counting Kit-8, flow cytometry, TdT-UTP nick end labelling and Western blot analysis, respectively. Results DEX treatment of OGD/R cells promoted cell survival and attenuated OGD/R-induced cell apoptosis. It also activated the p38 MAPK/ERK signalling pathway, increased the levels of Bcl-2, and decreased the levels of Bax and cleaved caspase-3. Treatment with the p38 MAPK/ERK inhibitor CV-65 inhibited the activation of p38 MAPK/ERK and abrogated the DEX-induced effects on cell survival and apoptosis. Conclusions DEX protects N2A cells from OGD/R-induced apoptosis via the activation of the p38 MAPK/ERK signalling pathway. DEX might be an effective agent for the treatment of ischaemic diseases.

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