title: Nerve growth factor attenuates endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis via suppression of caspase-12 activity.
abstract: Following endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, which occurs via inhibition of the glycosylation of newly synthesized proteins, caspase family proteins are activated to promote ER stress-mediated apoptosis. Here we report that nerve growth factor (NGF) suppressed the ER stress-mediated apoptosis in tunicamycin-treated PC12 cells through an extensive decrease of the caspase-3/-9/-12 activity. Detailed analysis of the mechanism underlying the NGF-mediated cell survival revealed that the activities of all seriate caspases were reduced through the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-K) signaling pathway induced by NGF. Moreover, we found that the activity of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) was not essential for the tunicamycin-induced apoptosis of PC12 cells. These results demonstrate that the inactivation of caspase-12 via the NGF-mediated PI3-K signaling pathway leads to inactivation of the caspase cascade including caspase-3 and -9.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Neurobiology, Faculty of Engineering and High Technology Research Center (HRC), Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680. shimoke@ipcku.kansai-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimoke
authors.forename: Hisayuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amano
authors.forename: Soichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kishi
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Motoshige
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeuchi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D053454:Caspase 12; D061945:Caspase Inhibitors; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002867:Chromones / Q000494:pharmacology; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D048670:MAP Kinase Kinase 4; D048728:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D009025:Morpholines / Q000494:pharmacology; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016716:PC12 Cells; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D051381:Rats; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014415:Tunicamycin / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D053454:Caspase 12; D061945:Caspase Inhibitors; D020169:Caspases; D002867:Chromones; D048031:JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048670:MAP Kinase Kinase 4; D048728:MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 1; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; D009025:Morpholines; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051057:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014415:Tunicamycin; C085911:2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one; C506443:Casp12 protein, rat