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Xu J, Khoury N, Jackson CW, Escobar I, Stegelmann SD, Dave KR, Perez-Pinzon MA. Ischemic Neuroprotectant PKCε Restores Mitochondrial Glutamate Oxaloacetate Transaminase in the Neuronal NADH Shuttle after Ischemic Injury. Transl Stroke Res 2019; 11:418-432. [PMID: 31473978 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-019-00729-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The preservation of mitochondrial function is a major protective strategy for cerebral ischemic injuries. Previously, our laboratory demonstrated that protein kinase C epsilon (PKCε) promotes the synthesis of mitochondrial nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+). NAD+ along with its reducing equivalent, NADH, is an essential co-factor needed for energy production from glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation. Yet, NAD+/NADH are impermeable to the inner mitochondrial membrane and their import into the mitochondria requires the activity of specific shuttles. The most important neuronal NAD+/NADH shuttle is the malate-aspartate shuttle (MAS). The MAS has been implicated in synaptic function and is potentially dysregulated during cerebral ischemia. The aim of this study was to determine if metabolic changes induced by PKCε preconditioning involved regulation of the MAS. Using primary neuronal cultures, we observed that the activation of PKCε enhanced mitochondrial respiration and glycolysis in vitro. Conversely, inhibition of the MAS resulted in decreased oxidative phosphorylation and glycolytic capacity. We further demonstrated that activation of PKCε increased the phosphorylation of key components of the MAS in rat brain synaptosomal fractions. Additionally, PKCε increased the enzyme activity of glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase 2 (GOT2), an effect that was dependent on the import of PKCε into the mitochondria and phosphorylation of GOT2. Furthermore, PKCε activation was able to rescue decreased GOT2 activity induced by ischemia. These findings reveal novel protective targets and mechanisms against ischemic injury, which involves PKCε-mediated phosphorylation and activation of GOT2 in the MAS.
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- Jing Xu
- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratories, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016960, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
- Neuroscience Program, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratories, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016960, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
- Neuroscience Program, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratories, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016960, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
- Neuroscience Program, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratories, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016960, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
- Neuroscience Program, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratories, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016960, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratories, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016960, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
- Neuroscience Program, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratories, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
- Department of Neurology, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016960, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
- Neuroscience Program, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
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Ozaki T, Nakazawa M, Yamashita T, Ishiguro SI. Delivery of Topically Applied Calpain Inhibitory Peptide to the Posterior Segment of the Rat Eye. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0130986. [PMID: 26107400 PMCID: PMC4479448 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We developed an inhibitory peptide that specifically acts against mitochondrial μ-calpain (Tat-μCL, 23 amino acid, 2857.37 Da) and protects photoreceptors in retinal dystrophic rats. In the present study, we topically administered Tat-μCL to the eyes of Sprague-Dawley rats for 7 days to determine both the delivery route of the peptide to the posterior segment of the eye and the kinetics after topical application in adult rats. Distribution of the peptide was determined by immunohistochemical analysis, and enzyme-linked immune-absorbent assay was used to quantify the accumulation in the retina. Peptides were prominently detected in both the anterior and posterior segments of the eye at 1 h after the final eye drop application. Immunohistochemically positive reactions were observed in the retina, optic nerve, choroid, sclera and the retrobulbar tissues, even in the posterior portion of the eye. Immunoactivities gradually diminished at 3 and 6 h after the final eye drop. Quantitative estimations of the amount of peptide in the retina were 15.3, 5.8 and 1.0 pg/μg protein at 1, 3 and 6 h after the final instillation, respectively. Current results suggest that while the topically applied Tat-μCL peptide reaches the posterior segment of the retina and the optic nerve, the sufficient concentration (> IC50) is maintained for at least 6 h in the rat retina. Our findings suggest that delivery of topically applied peptide to the posterior segment and optic nerve occurs through the conjunctiva, periocular connective tissue, sclera and optic nerve sheath.
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- Taku Ozaki
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Iwate University Faculty of Agriculture, Morioka, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Hirosaki University Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki, Japan
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Cisplatin binding and inactivation of mitochondrial glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase in cisplatin-induced rat nephrotoxicity. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2013; 77:1645-9. [PMID: 23924727 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.130172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Cisplatin is a widely used chemotherapeutic agent, but its use is limited by nephrotoxicity associated with mitochondrial dysfunction. Because its mechanisms are poorly understood, we aimed to identify the mitochondrial proteins targeted by cisplatin. We isolated renal mitochondrial proteins from Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats and performed cisplatin-affinity column chromatography. The proteins eluted were detected on SDS-PAGE and subjected to in-gel tryptic digestion and LC-MS/MS analysis. We identified glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT) and mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase (MDH). Next, we administered cisplatin intraperitoneally to SD rats to induce nephrotoxicity and assayed the activities of the enzymes. The results indicated that cisplatin caused a severe decrease in mitochondrial GOT activity on day 1 after cisplatin administration. Three d later, we also identified a decrease in mitochondrial MDH activity. Our results indicate that cisplatin binds to mitochondrial GOT and inhibits its activity, causing mitochondrial dysfunction and subsequent nephrotoxicity.
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Hu RG, Zhu Y, Donaldson P, Kalloniatis M. Alterations of Glutamate, Glutamine, and Related Amino Acids in the Anterior Eye Secondary to Ischaemia and Reperfusion. Curr Eye Res 2012; 37:633-43. [DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2012.669509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Thomas B, Banerjee R, Starkova NN, Zhang SF, Calingasan NY, Yang L, Wille E, Lorenzo BJ, Ho DJ, Beal MF, Starkov A. Mitochondrial permeability transition pore component cyclophilin D distinguishes nigrostriatal dopaminergic death paradigms in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease. Antioxid Redox Signal 2012; 16:855-68. [PMID: 21529244 PMCID: PMC3292750 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2010.3849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2010] [Revised: 04/21/2011] [Accepted: 04/29/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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AIMS Mitochondrial damage due to Ca(2+) overload-induced opening of permeability transition pores (PTP) is believed to play a role in selective degeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease (PD). Genetic ablation of mitochondrial matrix protein cyclophilin D (CYPD) has been shown to increase Ca(2+) threshold of PTP in vitro and to prevent cell death in several in vivo disease models. We investigated the role of CYPD in a mouse model of MPTP (1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine)-induced PD. RESULTS We demonstrate that in vitro, brain mitochondria isolated from CYPD knockout mice were less sensitive to MPP+ (1-methyl-4-phenyl-pyridinium ion)-induced membrane depolarization, and free radical generation compared to wild-type mice. CYPD knockout mitochondria isolated from ventral midbrain of mice treated with MPTP in vivo exhibited less damage as judged from respiratory chain Complex I activity, State 3 respiration rate, and respiratory control index than wild-type mice, whereas assessment of apoptotic markers showed no differences between the two genotypes. However, CYPD knockout mice were significantly resistant only to an acute regimen of MPTP neurotoxicity in contrast to the subacute and chronic MPTP paradigms. INNOVATION Inactivation of CYPD is beneficial in preserving mitochondrial functions only in an acute insult model of MPTP-induced dopaminergic neurotoxicity. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that CYPD deficiency distinguishes the modes of dopaminergic neurodegeneration in various regimens of MPTP-neurotoxicity.
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- Bobby Thomas
- Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA
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Ca2+-induced release of mitochondrial m-calpain from outer membrane with binding of calpain small subunit and Grp75. Arch Biochem Biophys 2011; 507:254-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2010.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2010] [Revised: 11/30/2010] [Accepted: 12/03/2010] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Mizukoshi S, Nakazawa M, Sato K, Ozaki T, Metoki T, Ishiguro SI. Activation of mitochondrial calpain and release of apoptosis-inducing factor from mitochondria in RCS rat retinal degeneration. Exp Eye Res 2010; 91:353-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2010.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2010] [Revised: 06/05/2010] [Accepted: 06/07/2010] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Kar P, Samanta K, Shaikh S, Chowdhury A, Chakraborti T, Chakraborti S. Mitochondrial calpain system: an overview. Arch Biochem Biophys 2009; 495:1-7. [PMID: 20035707 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2009.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2009] [Accepted: 12/17/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Calpain system is generally known to be comprised of three molecules: two Ca2+-dependent proteases: mu- and m-calpains, and their endogenous inhibitor, calpastatin. While calpains have previously been considered as the cytoplasmic enzymes, research in the recent past demonstrated that mu-calpain, m-calpain and calpain 10 are present in mitochondria, which play important roles in a variety of pathophysiological conditions including necrotic and apoptotic cell death phenomena. Although a number of original research articles on mitochondrial calpain system are available, yet to the best of our knowledge, a precise review article on mitochondrial calpain system has, however, not been available. This review outlines the key features of the mitochondrial calpain system, and its roles in several cellular and biochemical events under normal and some pathophysiological conditions.
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- Pulak Kar
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Kalyani, Kalyani 741235, West Bengal, India
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Mitochondrial m-calpain plays a role in the release of truncated apoptosis-inducing factor from the mitochondria. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2009; 1793:1848-59. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2009.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2009] [Revised: 09/19/2009] [Accepted: 10/06/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bui BV, Hu RG, Acosta ML, Donaldson P, Vingrys AJ, Kalloniatis M. Glutamate metabolic pathways and retinal function. J Neurochem 2009; 111:589-99. [PMID: 19702659 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06354.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Glutamate is a major neurotransmitter in the CNS but is also a key metabolite intimately coupled to amino acid production/degradation. We consider the effect of inhibition of two key glutamate metabolic enzymes: glutamine synthetase (GS) and aspartate aminotransferase on retinal function assessed using the electroretinogram to consider photoreceptoral (a-wave) and post-receptoral (b-wave) amplitudes. Quantitative immunocytochemistry was used to assess amino acid levels within photoreceptors, ganglion and Müller cells secondary to GS inhibition. Intravitreal injections of methionine sulfoximine reduced GS immunoreactivity in the rat retina. Additionally, glutamate and its precursor aspartate was reduced in photoreceptors and ganglion cells, but elevated in Müller cells. This reduction in neuronal glutamate was consistent with a deficit in neurotransmission (-75% b-wave reduction). Exogenous glutamine supply completely restored the b-wave, whereas other amino acid substrates (lactate, pyruvate, alpha-ketoglutarate, and succinate) only partially restored the b-wave (16-20%). Inhibition of the aminotranferases using aminooxyacetic acid had no effect on retinal function. However, aminooxyacetic acid application after methionine sulfoximine further reduced the b-wave (from -75% to -92%). The above data suggest that de novo glutamate synthesis involving aspartate aminotransferase can partially sustain neurotransmission when glutamate recycling is impaired. We also show that altered glutamate homeostasis results in a greater change in amino acid distribution in ganglion cells compared with photoreceptors.
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- Bang V Bui
- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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Terada N, Ohno N, Saitoh S, Saitoh Y, Ohno S. Immunoreactivity of glutamate in mouse retina inner segment of photoreceptors with in vivo cryotechnique. J Histochem Cytochem 2009; 57:883-8. [PMID: 19471014 DOI: 10.1369/jhc.2009.953851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to clarify a previously controversial issue concerning glutamate (Glu) immunoreactivity (IR) in the inner segment (IS) of photoreceptors by using in vivo cryotechnique (IVCT) followed by freeze substitution (FS), which enabled us to analyze the cells and tissues reflecting living states. Eyeballs from anesthetized mice were directly frozen using IVCT. The frozen tissues were processed for FS fixation in acetone containing chemical fixatives, and embedded in paraffin. Deparaffinized sections were immunostained with an anti-Glu antibody. The strongest Glu-IR was obtained in the specimens prepared by FS with paraformaldehyde or a low concentration of glutaraldehyde, whereas no Glu-IR was obtained without the chemical fixatives. The Glu was immunolocalized in the IS, outer and inner plexiform and ganglion cell layers. Thus, the immunolocalization of Glu in the IS was clearly demonstrated using IVCT.
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- Nobuo Terada
- Department of Anatomy and Molecular Histology, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo-city, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan.
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Greenwood SL, AlZahal O, Swanson KC, Matthews JC, McBride BW. Influence of glutamine infusion on ubiquitin, caspase-3, cathepsins L and B, and m-calpain expression in sheep with nutritionally induced metabolic acidosis. J Anim Sci 2009; 87:2073-9. [PMID: 19251930 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Provision of AA has shown success in attenuating proteolytic activity in monogastrics suffering from metabolic acidosis. However, it is unknown whether AA supplementation can provide any beneficial effects to ruminants with nutritionally induced metabolic acidosis. The objective of the current study was to examine the effects of glutamine infusion on various protein degradation components across several tissues in sheep with induced metabolic acidosis. Sheep were assigned to a randomized complete block design with 2 x 2 factorial arrangement of treatments (n = 6 sheep/treatment) consisting of a control or acidosis diet, and receiving a saline or L-glutamine infusion. Sheep were fed diets for 10 d and slaughtered on d 11. Liver, kidney, and muscle samples were collected at slaughter and examined for relative messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of ubiquitin, C8, E2, cathepsin L, cathepsin B, caspase-3, and m-calpain, as well as protein expression of ubiquitin. Relative mRNA expression of C8 (P = 0.02), E2 (P = 0.06), and ubiquitin (P = 0.07) was less in kidney in acidotic vs. control sheep. Additionally, mRNA expression of m-calpain in kidney was greater (P = 0.01) as a result of glutamine infusion. There were no significant alterations (P > 0.10) in mRNA of any component as a result of acidosis in the liver or muscle. This study demonstrates the inability of metabolic acidosis to increase expression of the ubiquitin-mediated proteolytic pathway in skeletal muscle; however, downregulation of renal mRNA expression of these components is apparent during the induction of metabolic acidosis.
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- S L Greenwood
- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada N1G 2W1
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Ozaki T, Yamashita T, Ishiguro SI. ERp57-associated mitochondrial μ-calpain truncates apoptosis-inducing factor. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2008; 1783:1955-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2008.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2008] [Revised: 05/14/2008] [Accepted: 05/14/2008] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Arrington DD, Van Vleet TR, Schnellmann RG. Calpain 10: a mitochondrial calpain and its role in calcium-induced mitochondrial dysfunction. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2006; 291:C1159-71. [PMID: 16790502 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00207.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Calpains, Ca(2+)-activated cysteine proteases, are cytosolic enzymes implicated in numerous cellular functions and pathologies. We identified a mitochondrial Ca(2+)-inducible protease that hydrolyzed a calpain substrate (SLLVY-AMC) and was inhibited by active site-directed calpain inhibitors as calpain 10, an atypical calpain lacking domain IV. Immunoblot analysis and activity assays revealed calpain 10 in the mitochondrial outer membrane, intermembrane space, inner membrane, and matrix fractions. Mitochondrial staining was observed when COOH-terminal green fluorescent protein-tagged calpain 10 was overexpressed in NIH-3T3 cells and the mitochondrial targeting sequence was localized to the NH(2)-terminal 15 amino acids. Overexpression of mitochondrial calpain 10 resulted in mitochondrial swelling and autophagy that was blocked by the mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) inhibitor cyclosporine A. With the use of isolated mitochondria, Ca(2+)-induced MPT was partially decreased by calpain inhibitors. More importantly, Ca(2+)-induced inhibition of Complex I of the electron transport chain was blocked by calpain inhibitors and two Complex I proteins were identified as targets of mitochondrial calpain 10, NDUFV2, and ND6. In conclusion, calpain 10 is the first reported mitochondrially targeted calpain and is a mediator of mitochondrial dysfunction through the cleavage of Complex I subunits and activation of MPT.
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- David D Arrington
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
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Sasoh M, Ma N, Ito Y, Esaki K, Uji Y. Changes in Localization of Amino Acids in the Detached Cat Retina. Ophthalmic Res 2006; 38:74-82. [PMID: 16361867 DOI: 10.1159/000090267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2005] [Accepted: 06/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the distribution of amino acids (glutamate, aspartate, glutamine, GABA, glycine) in detached retinas with minimum postmortem artifact and to clarify the relation between amino acid distribution and histopathological change in the outer portion of detached retinas. METHODS Unilateral retinal detachment was produced in cats by injecting 0.25% sodium hyaluronate into the subretinal space using a glass micropipet. The eyes were fixed by perfusion for 10 min, 1, 3, 6 and 24 h, 2, 3 and 7 days after detachment and then examined under conventional light- and electron-microscopic immunocytochemistry. RESULTS For glutamate, aspartate and glutamine, the inner segments and perikarya of the photoreceptor cells, which were not immunopositive in the normal retinas, showed various degrees of immunoreactivity immediately after retinal detachment. Photoreceptor cells with the strong immunoreactivity developed necrosis. The staining pattern of GABA and glycine scarcely changed during the course of retinal detachment. CONCLUSIONS Excess intracellular glutamate, aspartate and glutamine in photoreceptor cells may cause a part of neuronal death after retinal detachment.
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- Mikio Sasoh
- Department of Ophthalmology, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan.
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Acosta ML, Kalloniatis M. Short- and long-term enzymatic regulation secondary to metabolic insult in the rat retina. J Neurochem 2005; 92:1350-62. [PMID: 15748154 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2004.02976.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Changes in oxygen and/or glucose availability may result in altered levels of ATP production and amino acid levels, and alteration in lactic acid production. However, under certain metabolic insults, the retina demonstrates considerable resilience and maintains ATP production, and/or retinal function. We wanted to investigate whether this resilience would be reflected in alterations in the activity of key enzymes of retinal metabolism, or enzymes associated with amino acid production that may supply their carbon skeleton for energy production. Enzymatic assays were conducted to determine the activity of key retinal metabolic enzymes total ATPase and Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase, aspartate aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase. In vitro anoxia led to an increase in retinal lactate dehydrogenase activity and to a decrease in retinal aspartate aminotransferase activity, without significant changes in Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase activity. In vivo inhibition of glutamine synthetase resulted in a short-term significant decrease in retinal aspartate aminotransferase activity. An increase in retinal aspartate aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase activities was accompanied by altered levels of amino acids in neurons and glia after partial inhibition of glial metabolism, implying that short- and long-term up- and down-regulation of key metabolic enzymes occurs to supply carbon skeletons for retinal metabolism. ATPase activity does not appear to fluctuate under the metabolic stresses employed in our experimental procedures.
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- Monica L Acosta
- Department of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Numerous lines of evidence demonstrate that calpains, a family of 14 Ca(2+)-activated neutral cysteine proteases, are involved in oncotic cell death in a variety of models. At this time, the biochemistry of most calpains and the specific roles of different calpains in physiology and pathology remain to be determined. A number of calpain substrates have been identified in cellular systems, including cytoskeletal proteins, and recent studies suggest that calpains mediate the increase in plasma membrane permeability to ions and the progressive breakdown of the plasma membrane observed in oncosis through the proteolysis of cystokeletal and plasma membrane proteins. Further, a number of reports provide evidence that the mitochondrial dysfunction observed in oncosis may be mediated by a mitochondrial calpain of unknown identity. Finally, a number of diverse calpain inhibitors have been developed that show cytoprotective properties in cellular systems and in vivo following diverse insults. It is suggested that future research be directed toward elucidation of the role(s) of specific calpain isozymes in physiological and pathological conditions; identifying and linking specific calpain substrates with altered cellular functions; and developing cell-permeable, potent, isozyme-selective calpain inhibitors.
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- Xiuli Liu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA.
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Endo S, Tomita H, Ishiguro SI, Tamai M. Effect of betaxolol on aspartate aminotransferase activity in hypoxic rat retina in vitro. JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY 2002; 90:121-4. [PMID: 12419881 DOI: 10.1254/jjp.90.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We investigated the effect of betaxolol on the decrease of mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase (mAAT) activity in rat retinas induced by hypoxia in vitro. It is reported that mAAT decreases in ischemic or hypoxic retina and that the decrease is caused by Ca(2+)-dependent proteases such as calpain. Betaxolol is a compound that has beta(1)-adrenergic receptor blocking and voltage-dependent calcium channel blocking properties. The rat eye cups were maintained with Locke's solution saturated with 95% air - 5% CO(2). The eye cups were immersed in glucose-free Locke's solution saturated with 95% N(2) / 5% CO(2) (hypoxic solution). Ninety minutes of hypoxia caused a 20% decrease in mAAT activity. The eye cups incubated with the hypoxic solution containing 1 mM EGTA, 10 micro M MK-801 or 100 micro M betaxolol were protected from the decrease in mAAT activity, so that the residual mAAT activity was 50%, 45% or 40%, respectively, compared to the eye cups incubated in hypoxic solution alone, which had a 100% decrease in mAAT activity. In addition, co-incubation with EGTA and betaxolol had a greater protective effect against the mAAT decrease than a single application. This additive effect of betaxolol was dose-dependent. These results suggested that betaxolol had a protective effect against the decrease of mAAT caused by hypoxia and indicated that betaxolol might inhibit the Ca(2+) release from intracellular Ca(2+) stores.
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- Satoko Endo
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Japan
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