Colchicine induces apoptosis in cerebellar granule cells

Experimental Cell Research
E BonfocoP Nicotera

Abstract

Exposure to 1 microM colchicine, a microtubule disrupting agent, triggered apoptosis in rat cerebellar granule cells (CGC). Apoptotic nuclei began to appear after 12 h followed by oligonucleosomal DNA laddering, whereas inhibition of the mitochondrial 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazoliumbromide metabolism became significant between 18 and 24 h, when most cells already had apoptotic nuclei. These events were preceded by loss of tau protein and fragmentation of alpha and beta tubulins. Colchicine treatment also caused alterations in Ca2+ responses to chemical depolarization and a moderate, but progressive, increase in the resting intracellular Ca2+ concentration. Nearly all neurons expressed c-Fos after the treatment with colchicine. However, while in part of the cell population c-Fos levels subsequently declined, in the neurons undergoing apoptosis the protein was still expressed, but had an abnormal intracellular localization. An increased expression of the constitutive nitric oxide synthase (NOS-I) was also detected at 12 h and was followed by increased nitrite production. Treatment with 100 nM taxol to stabilize the microtubuli prevented DNA laddering and apoptotic body formation induced by colchicine. In cont...Continue Reading

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