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The role of calcineurin signaling in microcystin-LR triggered neuronal toxicity

文献类型: 外文期刊

作者: Li, Guangyu 1 ; Yan, Wei 2 ; Dang, Yao 1 ; Li, Jing 1 ; Liu, Chunsheng 1 ; Wang, Jianghua 1 ;

作者机构: 1.Huazhong Agr Univ, Coll Fisheries, Wuhan 430070, Peoples R China

2.Hubei Acad Agr Sci, Inst Agr Qual Stand & Testing Technol, Wuhan 430064, Peoples R China

期刊名称:SCIENTIFIC REPORTS ( 影响因子:4.379; 五年影响因子:5.133 )

ISSN: 2045-2322

年卷期: 2015 年 5 卷

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收录情况: SCI

摘要: Microcystin-LR (MCLR) is a commonly acting potent hepatotoxin and has been pointed out of potentially causing neurotoxicity, but the exact mechanisms of action still remain unclear. Using proteomic analysis, forty-five proteins were identified to be significantly altered in hippocampal neurons of rats treated with MCLR. Among them, Ca2+-activated phosphatase calcineurin (CaN) and the nuclear factor of activated T-cells isoform c3 (NFATc3) were up-regulated remarkably. Validation of the changes in CaN and NFATc3 expression by Western blotting demonstrated CaN cleavage and subsequent NFATc3 nuclear translocation were generated, suggesting that exposure to MCLR leads to activation of CaN, which in turn activates NFATc3. Activation of CaN signaling has been reported to result in apoptosis via dephosphorylation of the proapoptotic Bcl-2 family member Bad. In agreement with this, our results revealed that treatment of neurons with the CaN inhibitor FK506 blocked the reduction in Bad dephosphorylation and cytochrome c (cyt c) release triggered by MCLR. Consistent with these biochemical results, we observed a marked decrease in apoptotic and necrotic cell death after MCLR exposure in the presence of FK506, supporting the hypothesis that MCLR appeared to cause neuronal toxicity by activation of CaN and the CaN-mediated mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.

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