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PMID 17150307  (  )
Title Depletion of reduced glutathione enhances motor neuron degeneration in vitro and in vivo.
Abstract The mechanism of selective and age-dependent motor neuron degeneration in human amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has not been defined and the role of glutathione (GSH) in association with motor neuron death remains largely unknown. A motor neuron-like cell culture system and a transgenic mouse model were used to study the effect of cellular GSH alteration on motor neuron cell death. Exposure of NSC34 motor neuron-like cells to ethacrynic acid (EA) or l-buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) dramatically reduced the cellular GSH levels, and was accompanied by increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) measured by the dichlorofluorescin (DCF) fluorescent oxidation assay. In addition, GSH depletion enhanced oxidative stress markers, AP-1 transcriptional activation, c-Jun, c-Fos and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) expression in NSC34 cells analyzed by a luciferase reporter, Western blotting and quantitative PCR assays respectively. Furthermore, depletion of GSH decreased mitochondrial function, facilitated apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) translocation, cytochrome c release, and caspase 3 activation, and consequently led to motor neuron-like cell apoptosis. In an ALS-like transgenic mouse model overexpressing mutant G93A-Cu, Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) gene, we showed that the reduction of GSH in the spinal cord and motor neuron cells is correlated with AIF translocation, caspase 3 activation, and motor neuron degeneration during ALS-like disease onset and progression. Taken together, the in vitro and in vivo data presented in the current report demonstrated that decreased GSH promotes multiple apoptotic pathways contributing, at least partially, to motor neuron degeneration in ALS. of Medicine, 501 North Columbia Road, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA.

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HUGO ID Symbol Target Name #Occur ActualStr
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 121apoptosis inducing factor | AIF |
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase9caspase 3 |
19986CYCScytochrome c, somatic9cytochrome c |
6204JUNjun oncogene9AP-1 | c jun | c-Jun |
5013HMOX1heme oxygenase (decycling) 18HO-1 | ho 1 |
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))7SOD1 | SOD1-mediated | SOD | superoxide dismutase |
3796FOSv-fos FBJ murine osteosarcoma viral oncogene homolog6ap 1 | c fos |
4624GSSglutathione synthetase2glutathione synthetase | gsh synthetase |
1516CATcatalase1catalase |
25806GSTCDglutathione S-transferase, C-terminal domain containing1glutathione s transferase |
4638GSTP1glutathione S-transferase pi1glutathione s transferase pi |
2197COL1A1collagen, type I, alpha 11collagen |

 


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HUGO ID Symbol Name ActualStr Score FlankingText
6204JUNjun oncogeneAP-12.8In addition GSH depletion enhanced oxidative stress markers AP-1 transcriptional activation c-Jun c-Fos and HO-1 expression in NSC34 cells
6204JUNjun oncogenec-Jun2.8addition GSH depletion enhanced oxidative stress markers AP-1 transcriptional activation c-Jun c-Fos and HO-1 expression in NSC34 cells analyzed by a
5013HMOX1heme oxygenase (decycling) 1HO-11.0enhanced oxidative stress markers AP-1 transcriptional activation c-Jun c-Fos and HO-1 expression in NSC34 cells analyzed by a luciferase reporter western
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6of GSH decreased mitochondrial function facilitated apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) AIF translocation cytochrome c release and caspase 3 activation and consequently
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6the spinal cord and motor neuron cells is correlated with AIF translocation caspase 3 activation and motor neuron degeneration during ALS-like
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD13.2Mutations of Cu Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 gene cause motor neuron degeneration and have linked to 2_amp_#x02013
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD13.2culture model it has been shown that expression of mutant SOD1 gene decreased cellular levels of GSH suggesting the reduction in
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD1-mediated2.2the reduction in GSH bioavailability may participate in the mutant SOD1-mediated motor neuron degeneration ( Lee et al. 2001
2197COL1A1collagen, type I, alpha 1collagen0.3Methods Adhesion assay Twenty four-well plates were coated with fibronectin collagen or laminin overnight in 1_amp_#x000d7 phosphate buffer solution (PBS) PBS
5013HMOX1heme oxygenase (decycling) 1HO-11.0The forward and reverse real-time PCR primers for amplification of HO-1 transcripts were 5_amp_#x02019 -CTCACTGGCAGGAAATCATCCC -3_amp_#x02019 and 5_amp_#x02019 -GAGAGGTCACCCAGGTAGCG respectively
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6Western analysis was performed to analyze cytochrome c release and AIF translocation
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6incubated with specific antibodies overnight at 4 _amp_#x000b0 C (AIF, AIF cytochrome c and active caspase 3 antibodies were all at
6204JUNjun oncogeneAP-12.8EA treatment enhanced AP-1 transcriptional activation as detected by a luciferase reporter gene assay
6204JUNjun oncogenec-Jun2.8detected by a luciferase reporter gene assay ( Figure 3A c-Jun ( Figure 3B and c-Fos expression (data data not shown
5013HMOX1heme oxygenase (decycling) 1HO-11.0Similarly GSH depletion also increased HO-1 expression as detected by quantitative real-time PCR reaction and western
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6Results GSH depletion promoted AIF redistribution cytochrome c release caspase 3 activation and apoptotic cell
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6nuclear fractionations coupled with western analysis showed an increase of AIF translocation to nucleus following GSH depletion in NSC34 cells (
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6Immunohistochemical staining confirmed the increase of AIF translocation to the nucleus from the mitochondria upon GSH depletion
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6Decreased GSH was associated with AIF nuclear translocation caspase 3 activation and motor neuron cell death
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6Reduction in GSH was associated with redistribution of AIF from mitochondria to nuclei 3
6204JUNjun oncogenec-Jun2.8depletion increased the expression of the early oxidative stress markers c-Jun c-Fos (data data not shown and AP-1 activation ( Figure
6204JUNjun oncogeneAP-12.8oxidative stress markers c-Jun c-Fos (data data not shown and AP-1 activation ( Figure 3 and secondary oxidative stress markers such
5013HMOX1heme oxygenase (decycling) 1HO-11.0( Figure 3 and secondary oxidative stress markers such as HO-1 expression ( Figure 4
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6cell death mechanisms potentially induced by GSH depletion we assessed AIF redistribution and found that there was an increase in AIF
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6AIF redistribution and found that there was an increase in AIF translocation from mitochondria to nuclei upon GSH depletion ( Figure
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6AIF is a flavoprotein residing in mitochondrial intermembrane ( Cande et
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6Translocation of AIF initiates cell apoptosis by cleavage internucleosomal DNA to relative large
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6AIF nuclear translocation has been observed in a variety of cell
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6The AIF redistribution detected in EA treated cells and also observed in
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6coupled with increased oxidative stress by mutant G93A-SOD1 that facilitates AIF nuclear translocation may underlie some of the events linked to
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD2.2significantly treatment of ALS-like transgenic mice with antioxidants such as SOD and catalase mimetics ( Jung et al. 2001 DMPO (
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6Figure 9 Redistribution of AIF and active caspase 3 in motor neuron cells of ALS-like
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1AIF0.6AIF Apoptosis Inducing Factor ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis BSO L-Buthionine Sulfoximine
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))SOD13.2Oxidized Glutathione MBM Monobromobimane PFA Paraformaldehyde ROS Reactive Oxygen Species SOD1 Cu Zn-Superoxide Dismutase TUNEL Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase-Mediated Nick End Labeling
3796FOSv-fos FBJ murine osteosarcoma viral oncogene homologap 11.0in addition gsh depletion enhanced oxidative stress markers ap 1 transcriptional activation c jun c fos and ho 1 expression in nsc34 cells analyzed by a luciferase reporter western blotting and quantitative pcr assays respectively.
3796FOSv-fos FBJ murine osteosarcoma viral oncogene homologc fos1.0in addition gsh depletion enhanced oxidative stress markers ap 1 transcriptional activation c jun c fos and ho 1 expression in nsc34 cells analyzed by a luciferase reporter western blotting and quantitative pcr assays respectively.
6204JUNjun oncogenec jun1.0in addition gsh depletion enhanced oxidative stress markers ap 1 transcriptional activation c jun c fos and ho 1 expression in nsc34 cells analyzed by a luciferase reporter western blotting and quantitative pcr assays respectively.
5013HMOX1heme oxygenase (decycling) 1ho 11.0in addition gsh depletion enhanced oxidative stress markers ap 1 transcriptional activation c jun c fos and ho 1 expression in nsc34 cells analyzed by a luciferase reporter western blotting and quantitative pcr assays respectively.
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1apoptosis inducing factor1.0furthermore depletion of gsh decreased mitochondrial function facilitated apoptosis inducing factor aif translocation cytochrome c release and caspase 3 activation and consequently led to motor neuron like cell apoptosis.
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0furthermore depletion of gsh decreased mitochondrial function facilitated apoptosis inducing factor aif translocation cytochrome c release and caspase 3 activation and consequently led to motor neuron like cell apoptosis.
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0furthermore depletion of gsh decreased mitochondrial function facilitated apoptosis inducing factor aif translocation cytochrome c release and caspase 3 activation and consequently led to motor neuron like cell apoptosis.
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0in an als like transgenic mouse model overexpressing mutant g93a sod1 gene we showed that the reduction of gsh in the spinal cord and motor neuron cells is correlated with aif translocation caspase 3 activation and motor neuron degeneration during als like disease onset and progression.
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))superoxide dismutase1.0mutations of cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 gene cause motor neuron degeneration and have linked to 2_amp_#x02013;5% of als cases rosen et al. 1994 ; rosen et al. 1993 .
4624GSSglutathione synthetasegsh synthetase1.0gsh is synthesized in two sequential enzymatic reactions catalyzed by _amp_#x003b3; glutamylcysteine synthetase _amp_#x003b3; gcs and gsh synthetase.
5013HMOX1heme oxygenase (decycling) 1ho 11.0the forward and reverse real time pcr primers for amplification of ho 1 transcripts were 5_amp_#x02019; ctcactggcaggaaatcatccc 3_amp_#x02019; and 5_amp_#x02019; gagaggtcacccaggtagcg respectively.
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0after protein concentration measurement western blotting was performed to analyze cytochrome c release.
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0western analysis was performed to analyze cytochrome c release and aif translocation.
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0after permeabilization with 0.2% triton x 100 in pbs and blocking with 10% goat serum cells were incubated with specific antibodies overnight at 4 _amp_#x000b0;c aif cytochrome c and active caspase 3 antibodies were all at 1:300 dilution; chemicon inc. .
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0after permeabilization with 0.2% triton x 100 in pbs and blocking with 10% goat serum cells were incubated with specific antibodies overnight at 4 _amp_#x000b0;c aif cytochrome c and active caspase 3 antibodies were all at 1:300 dilution; chemicon inc. .
3796FOSv-fos FBJ murine osteosarcoma viral oncogene homologap 11.0ea treatment enhanced ap 1 transcriptional activation as detected by a luciferase reporter gene assay figure 3a c jun figure 3b and c fos expression data not shown as detected by western analysis.
3796FOSv-fos FBJ murine osteosarcoma viral oncogene homologc fos1.0ea treatment enhanced ap 1 transcriptional activation as detected by a luciferase reporter gene assay figure 3a c jun figure 3b and c fos expression data not shown as detected by western analysis.
6204JUNjun oncogenec jun1.0ea treatment enhanced ap 1 transcriptional activation as detected by a luciferase reporter gene assay figure 3a c jun figure 3b and c fos expression data not shown as detected by western analysis.
5013HMOX1heme oxygenase (decycling) 1ho 11.0similarly gsh depletion also increased ho 1 expression as detected by quantitative real time pcr reaction and western blotting analyses respectively figure 4 .
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0results gsh depletion promoted aif redistribution cytochrome c release caspase 3 activation and apoptotic cell death a biochemical assay and an immunohistochemical analysis were used to identify the molecular pathways of cell apoptosis by gsh depletion.
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0results gsh depletion promoted aif redistribution cytochrome c release caspase 3 activation and apoptotic cell death a biochemical assay and an immunohistochemical analysis were used to identify the molecular pathways of cell apoptosis by gsh depletion.
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0similarly mitochondrial and cytosolic fractionation coupled with western blotting analysis and immunohistochemistry showed that cytochrome c release was involved in nsc34 cell apoptosis caused by gsh depletion figure 6c 6d .
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0gsh depletion increased caspases 3 activation revealed by immunohistochemical staining with anti active caspase 3 antibody figure 7a_amp_#x02013;7c .
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0decreased gsh was associated with aif nuclear translocation caspase 3 activation and motor neuron cell death figure 9 in als like transgenic mice.
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0cytochrome c mediated caspase 3 activation elicited by gsh reduction also contributed to motor neuron cell death apoptosis .
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0cytochrome c mediated caspase 3 activation elicited by gsh reduction also contributed to motor neuron cell death apoptosis .
4624GSSglutathione synthetaseglutathione synthetase1.0gsh is biosynthesized from l glutamate catalyzed by _amp_#x003b3; gcs and glutathione synthetase gs in the cytosol.
3796FOSv-fos FBJ murine osteosarcoma viral oncogene homologap 11.0in addition gsh depletion increased the expression of the early oxidative stress markers c jun c fos data not shown and ap 1 activation figure 3 and secondary oxidative stress markers such as ho 1 expression figure 4 .
3796FOSv-fos FBJ murine osteosarcoma viral oncogene homologc fos1.0in addition gsh depletion increased the expression of the early oxidative stress markers c jun c fos data not shown and ap 1 activation figure 3 and secondary oxidative stress markers such as ho 1 expression figure 4 .
6204JUNjun oncogenec jun1.0in addition gsh depletion increased the expression of the early oxidative stress markers c jun c fos data not shown and ap 1 activation figure 3 and secondary oxidative stress markers such as ho 1 expression figure 4 .
5013HMOX1heme oxygenase (decycling) 1ho 11.0in addition gsh depletion increased the expression of the early oxidative stress markers c jun c fos data not shown and ap 1 activation figure 3 and secondary oxidative stress markers such as ho 1 expression figure 4 .
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0the dramatic increase in cytochrome c release to cytosol detected by the fractionation assay and immunohistochemical analysis figure 6b and 6d most likely reflects the increased activation of caspase 3 and consequently contributes to the markedly increased of apoptosis elicited through the reduction of gsh in nsc34 cells figure 7 .
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0the dramatic increase in cytochrome c release to cytosol detected by the fractionation assay and immunohistochemical analysis figure 6b and 6d most likely reflects the increased activation of caspase 3 and consequently contributes to the
19986CYCScytochrome c, somaticcytochrome c1.0cytochrome c mediated caspase activation has also been shown to lead motor neuron degeneration in als like mouse and human als patients guegan et al. 2001 ; li et al. 2000 .
25806GSTCDglutathione S-transferase, C-terminal domain containingglutathione s transferase1.0discussion decreased gsh is associated with motor neuron degeneration and als like disease onset and progression in the g93a sod1 transgenic mouse model more recently alterations of glutathione s transferase pi activity have been reported in als patients kuzma et al. 2006 ; usarek et al. 2005 .
4638GSTP1glutathione S-transferase piglutathione s transferase pi1.0discussion decreased gsh is associated with motor neuron degeneration and als like disease onset and progression in the g93a sod1 transgenic mouse model more recently alterations of glutathione s transferase pi activity have been reported in als patients kuzma et al. 2006 ; usarek et al. 2005 .
1516CATcatalasecatalase1.0more significantly treatment of als like transgenic mice with antioxidants such as sod and catalase mimetics jung et al. 2001 dmpo liu et al. 2002 iron porphyrin wu et al. 2003 or manganese porphyrin crow et al. 2005 delays disease onset and extends survival.
1504CASP3caspase 3, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidasecaspase 31.0figure 9 redistribution of aif and active caspase 3 in motor neuron cells of als like mice
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1apoptosis inducing factor1.0aif apoptosis inducing factor als amyotrophic lateral sclerosis bso l buthionine sulfoximine dcf dichlorofluorescin dmem dulbecco_amp_#x02019;s modified eagle_amp_#x02019;s medium ea ethacrynic acid fbs fetal bovine serum _amp_#x
11179SOD1superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))superoxide dismutase1.0etal bovine serum _amp_#x003b3; gcs _amp_#x003b3; glutamylcysteine synthetase gsh glutathione gssg oxidized glutathione mbm monobromobimane pfa paraformaldehyde ros reactive oxygen species sod1 cu zn superoxide dismutase tunel terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated nick end labeling
8768AIFM1apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1apoptosis inducing factor1.0apoptosis inducing factor|biological markers|enzyme inhibitors|reactive oxygen species|buthionine sulfoximine|ethacrynic acid|glutathione|superoxide dismutase 1|superoxide dismutase|