title: Distinct nuclear factor-kappaB/Rel proteins have opposing modulatory effects in glutamate-induced cell death in HT22 cells.
abstract: Members of the nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB)/Rel family (p50, p52, p65 (RelA), RelB and c-Rel) is sequestered in the cytoplasm through its tight association with the inhibitor of NF-kappaB (IkappaB). NF-kappaB has been shown to function as key regulators of either cell death or survival in neurons after activation of the cells by various extracellular signals. In the study presented here, we investigated whether the selective activation of diverse NF-kappaB/Rel family members in HT22 cells might lead to distinct effects on glutamate-induced cell death. Exposing HT22 cells to glutamate, which blocks cystine uptake into the cells via inhibition of the glutamate-cystine antiporter, resulted in a transient activation of IkappaB and NF-kappaB/Rel and caused delayed cell death. Aspirin, which has been shown to block phosphorylation of the IkappaB component of the cytoplasmic NF-kappaB complex, significantly suppressed glutamate-induced cell death, whereas the NF-kappaB decoy oligonucleotide potentiated it. The inhibition of NF-kappaB/Rel protein expression by antisense oligonucleotides showed that p65 is involved in glutamate-mediated cell death, whereas p50 is involved in inhibitory pathways of the cell death. These findings suggest that in HT22 cells, the balance between promoting and presenting cell death to glutamate-induced oxidative stress relies on the activation of distinct NF-kappaB proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Nihon University, 7-7-1 Narashinodai, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-8555, Japan.
authors.forename: Kumiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishige
authors.forename: Mikiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Motoki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arakawa
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Yoshihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D027182:Amino Acid Transport System y+ / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001241:Aspirin / Q000494:pharmacology; D016923:Cell Death / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D003553:Cystine / Q000378:metabolism; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000633:toxicity*; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D016328:NF-kappa B / Q000378:metabolism*; D052002:NF-kappa B p50 Subunit / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense / Q000494:pharmacology; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D020569:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-rel / Q000378:metabolism*; D051996:Transcription Factor RelA / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D027182:Amino Acid Transport System y+; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D016328:NF-kappa B; D052002:NF-kappa B p50 Subunit; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense; D020569:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-rel; C498144:Rela protein, mouse; C492255:Slc7a11 protein, mouse; D051996:Transcription Factor RelA; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D003553:Cystine; D001241:Aspirin