Pro- and anti-apoptotic effects of K+ in HeLa cells

FEBS Letters
A J Bilney, A W Murray

Abstract

The present study determined the effects of osmotic stress induced by sorbitol and KCl on apoptosis. Sorbitol induced apoptosis, activated the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family and stimulated accumulation of cytosolic cytochrome c and procaspase-3 cleavage. KCl (0.2 M) also activated the MAPKs and induced cytosolic cytochrome c accumulation but did not induce procaspase-3 cleavage or apoptosis and was protective against sorbitol-induced apoptosis. However, when cells were exposed to KCl for 1 h, washed and returned to isotonic medium, caspase-3 was rapidly cleaved and apoptosis induced. We conclude that hyperosmotic KCl initiates early events in apoptosis but blocks caspase-3 activation by preventing the loss of intracellular K+.

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