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NEUROCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL
卷 45, 期 5, 页码 693-698出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2004.03.003
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oxidative stress; apoptosis; mitochondria; H2O2
Oxidative stress has been implicated in several pathologies associated with degenerative processes. Mitochondria are involved in cell death by necrosis or apoptosis due to a large load of Ca2+, the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondrial depolarization and the release of cytochrome c that initiates the caspase cascade. Nevertheless, the role of mitochondria in cell death processes induced by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has not been fully established. In this study, we analyzed the cytotoxic effect of H2O2 on rho(+) human teratocarcinoma (NT2) cells and on mitochondria-DNA depleted rho(o) NT2 cells, lacking functional mitochondria. The cells were exposed to H2O2 for 24 h and cell viability was dose-dependently decreased in both cell lines upon H2O2 exposure, although cell susceptibility was higher in rho(o) NT2 cells. Moreover a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential (Deltapsi(m)), mitochondrial cytochrome c release, caspases activation and DNA fragmentation were largely induced by H2O2 and occurred in both cell lines. Nevertheless, increased cell toxicity in rho(o) cells upon H2O2 exposure was accompanied by a higher activation of the effector caspases-3 and -6. The data support that, in general, no differences were observed in cells containing functional (\rho(+)) or non-functional (rho(o)) mitochondria upon H2O2-induced apoptotic cell death. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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