Activation and involvement of JNK1 / 2 in hydrogen peroxide- induced neurotoxicity in cultured rat cortical neurons

• 来源期刊: 中国药理学报（英文版）
• 关键词: c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase calcium N-methylaspartate receptors hydrogen peroxide signal transduction apoptosis cerebral cortex
• 年，卷（期）: 2004,（5）
• 页码范围: 630-636
• 页数: 7页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

AIM: To investigate the role of c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase 1 and 2 (JNK1/2) and the main signal pathway for its activation in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) induced apoptotic-like cortical cell death. METHODS: Using the model of oxidative stress induced by H2O2, the expression and diphosphorylation of JNK1/2 was examined by immunoblotting analysis, and neuronal apoptotic like cell death was determined by 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) staining.RESULTS: The elevation in diphosphorylation level of JNK1/2 (4.40-/5.61-fold vs sham control) was associated with the concentration of H2O2 (0-100 μmol/L) and the development of apoptotic-like cell death (11.04 %-81.01%).There was no alteration of JNK1/2 protein expression following H2O2 treatment and recovery at different time points. Administration with JNK1/2 antisense oligonucleotides not only significantly decreased JNK1/2 protein expression and activation level, but also significantly reduced cortical cell death induced by H2O2 exposure.Furthermore, both JNK1/2 diphosphorylation and apoptotic-like cell death were largely prevented by pretreatment with (5S, l0R)-(-)-5-methyl-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5,10-imine hydrogen maleate (MK-801)or omission of Ca2+ in incubation medium with ethylene glycol-bis(2-aminoethylether)-N,N,N',N-tetraacetic acid (EGTA). CONCLUSION: JNK1/2 is activated and participates in H2O2-induced apoptotic-like death in cultured rat cortical neurons mainly via N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor-mediated influx of extracellular Ca2+.