Developmental differences in HO-induced oligodendrocyte cell death: role of glutathione, mitogen-activated protein kinases and caspase 3

Journal of Neurochemistry
Gabriela FragosoGuillermina Almazan

Abstract

The molecular mechanisms underlying H(2)O(2)-induced toxicity were characterized in rat oligodendrocyte cultures. While progenitor cells were more sensitive than mature oligodendrocytes to H(2)O(2), the antioxidant, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, blocked toxicity at both stages of development. Differentiated oligodendrocytes contained more glutathione than did progenitors and were less susceptible to decreases in glutathione concentration induced by H(2)O(2) stress. As free radicals have been considered to serve as second messengers, we examined the effect of H(2)O(2) on activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) 1/2 and p38. H(2)O(2) caused a time- and concentration-dependent increase in MAPK phosphorylation, an effect that was totally blocked by N-acetyl-L-cysteine. Further exploration of potential mechanisms involved in oligodendrocyte cell death showed that H(2)O(2) treatment caused DNA condensation and fragmentation at both stages of development, whereas caspase 3 activation and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage were significantly increased only in oligodendrocyte progenitors. The pan-caspase inhibitor, benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp fluoromethyl ketone, blocked DNA fr...Continue Reading

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