The Pivotal Role of Ca2+ Homeostasis in PBDE-47-Induced Neuronal Apoptosis

Autor: Rongrong Lei, Chunyang Jiang, Shun Zhang, Gang Kuang, Tao Xia, Yihu Chen, Guodong Zhao, Cheng Zhang, Pei Li, Xue Wu, Aiguo Wang, Hui Gao, Rulin Ma, Xiaofei Zhang, Chunyan Xu
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Molecular Neurobiology. 53:7078-7088
ISSN: 1559-1182
0893-7648
Popis: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely used flame retardants and are ubiquitous in the environment and human tissues. Recent evidence has demonstrated that PBDE-induced neurotoxicity is associated with neuronal apoptosis via interfering with the calcium ion (Ca2+) homeostasis; however, the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Thus, we sought to investigate the role of Ca2+ homeostasis in PBDE-47-induced neuronal apoptosis. Here, we showed that PBDE-47 significantly decreased neuronal number while increased neuronal apoptosis in vitro and in vivo, as manifested by an increased percentage of Annexin V-positive staining cells and caspase-3 activation in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells and hippocampal neurons of rats. Further study identified that PBDE-47 elicited ΔΨm collapse following an early and sustained [Ca2+] i, overload, as well as stimulated cytochrome c release from mitochondria into the cytosol in SH-SY5Y cells and rat hippocampal tissue. Interestingly, the extracellular Ca2+ chelator ethylene glycol-bis (2-aminoethylether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (EGTA) blocked PBDE-47-induced [Ca2+] i elevation, ΔΨm collapse, cytochrome c release, and caspase-3 activation in SH-SY5Y cells, whereas the intracellular Ca2+ chelator 1,2-bis (2-aminophenoxy) ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid-acetoxymethyl ester (BAPTA/AM) had no influences on them, indicating that the [Ca2+] i overload originates primarily from extracellular Ca2+ component rather than from intracellular calcium storage and that the increase in [Ca2+] i is a major contributor to ΔΨm collapse and subsequent neuronal apoptosis. Overall, these findings suggest that PBDE-47 affects Ca2+ homeostasis as a crucial event in activation of neuronal death associated with mitochondria and provide novel insight into the mechanism of action underlying PBDE neurotoxicity.
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