title: Involvement of de novo ceramide biosynthesis in macrophage death induced by activation of ATP-sensitive P2X7 receptor.
abstract: Macrophage ionotropic P2X7 receptors regulate cell-death through ill-defined signaling pathways. Here, we investigated the role of ceramide, an apoptogenic sphingolipid and showed that ATP stimulated ceramide accumulation in macrophages. Benzoylbenzoyl-ATP, a potent P2X7 agonist, was able to mimic the effects of ATP on ceramide accumulation while oxidized ATP had the opposite effect. Ceramide accumulation was blocked by de novo ceramide biosynthesis inhibitors. Interestingly, ATP-induced caspase-3/7 activation was dependent on ceramide generation. Finally, we showed that de novo ceramide biosynthesis is involved in ATP-induced macrophage death in a caspase-dependent manner. Our results indicate a novel role of ceramide in P2X7-regulated cell-death.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Biochimie et de Biophysique Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 8619, Université Paris 11, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Marie-Noëlle
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Raymond
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Le Stunff
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000345:Affinity Labels / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D053148:Caspase 3; D053179:Caspase 7; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism; D016923:Cell Death / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D002518:Ceramides / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D058910:Purinergic P2 Receptor Agonists; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2 / Q000378:metabolism; D058486:Receptors, Purinergic P2X7
chemical_list: D000345:Affinity Labels; D002518:Ceramides; C546469:P2rx7 protein, mouse; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D058910:Purinergic P2 Receptor Agonists; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2; D058486:Receptors, Purinergic P2X7; C033901:3'-O-(4-benzoyl)benzoyladenosine 5'-triphosphate; C017199:2',3'-dialdehyde ATP; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; C505409:Casp3 protein, mouse; C505524:Casp7 protein, mouse; D053148:Caspase 3; D053179:Caspase 7; D020169:Caspases