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  • Title: Involvement of endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ release through ryanodine and inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptors in the neurotoxic effects induced by the amyloid-beta peptide.
    Author: Ferreiro E, Oliveira CR, Pereira C.
    Journal: J Neurosci Res; 2004 Jun 15; 76(6):872-80. PubMed ID: 15160398.
    Abstract:
    Studies with in-vitro-cultured neurons treated with amyloid-beta (A beta) peptides demonstrated neuronal loss by apoptosis that is due, at least in part, to the perturbation of intracellular Ca(2+) homeostasis. In addition, it was shown that an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-specific apoptotic pathway mediated by caspase-12, which is activated upon the perturbation of ER Ca(2+) homeostasis, may contribute to A beta toxicity. To elucidate the involvement of deregulation of ER Ca(2+) homeostasis in neuronal death induced by A beta peptides, we have performed a comparative study using the synthetic peptides A beta(25-35) or A beta(1-40) and thapsigargin, a selective inhibitor of Ca(2+) uptake into the ER. Incubation of cortical neurons with thapsigargin (2.5 microM) increased the intracellular Ca(2+) levels and activated caspase-3, leading to a significant increase in the number of apoptotic cells. Similarly, upon incubation of cortical cultures with the A beta peptides (A beta(25-35), 25 microM; A beta(1-40), 0.5 microM), we observed a significant increase in [Ca(2+)](i), in caspase-3-like activity, and in number of neurons exhibiting apoptotic morphology. The role of ER Ca(2+) release through ryanodine receptors (RyR) or inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP(3)R) in A beta neurotoxicity has been also investigated. Dantrolene and xestospongin C, inhibitors of ER Ca(2+) release through RyR or IP(3)R, were able to prevent the increase in [Ca(2+)](i) and the activation of caspase-3 and to protect partially against apoptosis induced by treatment with A beta(25-35) or A beta(1-40). In conclusion, our results demonstrate that the release of Ca(2+) from the ER, mediated by both RyR and IP(3)R, is involved in A beta toxicity and can contribute, together with the activation of other intracellular neurotoxic mechanisms, to A beta-induced neuronal death. This study suggests that A beta accumulation may have a key role in the pathogenesis of AD as a result of deregulation of ER Ca(2+) homeostasis.
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