Journal
APOPTOSIS
Volume 18, Issue 7, Pages 786-799Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10495-013-0837-3
Keywords
Mitochondrial biogenesis; PGC-1 alpha; Apoptosis; Mitochondria
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81170849]
- Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation [S201102000 2401]
- Fundamental Research Funds of State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology [2011C02]
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Mitochondrial dysfunction contributing to the pathogenesis of glaucomatous neurodegeneration has stimulated considerable interest recently. In this study, we explored the role of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma co-activator 1 alpha (PGC-1 alpha) in resveratrol-triggered mitochondrial biogenesis for preventing apoptosis in a retinal ganglion cell line RGC-5. Our results showed that serum deprivation induced cell apoptosis in a time-dependent manner. Applying resveratrol maintained the normal mitochondrial membrane potential, decreased the levels of both total and cleaved caspase-3, and inhibited the release of cytochrome c, which subsequently enhanced cell survival. Moreover, resveratrol stimulated mitochondrial biogenesis by increasing the absolute quantity of mitochondria as well as their DNA copies. Treatment with resveratrol promoted the protein expression of SIRT1, but not PGC-1 alpha; instead, resveratrol facilitated PGC-1 alpha translocation from the cytoplasm to the nucleus and up-regulated NRF1 and TFAM, which were blocked by nicotinamide. Collectively, we demonstrate that the SIRT1-dependent PGC-1 alpha subcellular translocation following resveratrol application potentially attenuates serum deprivation-elicited RGC-5 cell death, thereby raising the possibility of mitigating glaucomatous retinopathy by enhancement of mitochondrial biogenesis.
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