title: Overexpression of manganese superoxide dismutase protects against ATP depletion-mediated cell death of proximal tubule cells.
abstract: We have previously shown that in vivo renal ischemia/reperfusion results in ATP depletion, oxidant production, and manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) inactivation. Current studies were designed to compare the effect of ATP depletion (Antimycin A treatment) on cell death pathways using renal proximal tubular cells and identical cells that overexpress MnSOD. ATP depletion in wild-type cells induced an apoptotic cascade that involved caspase 9 activation; MnSOD overexpressing cells afforded protection against apoptosis. This protection did not appear to involve a cytochrome c-related mechanism, but may be related to altered levels of nitric oxide within the cell. Further studies suggested that nitric oxide was required to protect the renal cells from caspase-mediated cell death. Interestingly, treatment of renal cell extracts with reductants (DTT and ascorbate) enhanced caspase activation. Taken together, these results suggest that cysteine nitrosylation may be playing a role in caspase dysfunction in cells overexpressing MnSOD following ATP depletion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology UAB School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
authors.forename: Danielle L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Cruthirds
authors.forename: Hamida
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saba
authors.forename: Lee Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: MacMillan-Crow
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000172:deficiency*; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000968:Antimycin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D053453:Caspase 9; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D045304:Cytochromes c / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D007687:Kidney Tubules, Proximal / Q000378:metabolism*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D000968:Antimycin A; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D045304:Cytochromes c; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; C506433:CASP9 protein, human; C506435:Casp9 protein, rat; D053453:Caspase 9; D020169:Caspases