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Arch Pharm Res ; 28(3): 311-8, 2005 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15832819

ABSTRACT

Oxidative stress has been reported to elevate ceramide level during cell death. The purpose of the present study was to modulate cell death in relation to cellular glutathione (GSH) level and GST (glutathione S-transferase) expression by regulating the sphingolipid metabolism. LLC-PK1 cells were treated with H2O2 in the absence of serum to induce cell death. Subsequent to exposure to H2O2, LLC-PK1 cells were treated with desipramine, sphingomyelinase inhibitor, and N-acetylcysteine (NAC), GSH substrate. Based on comparative visual observation with H2O2-treated control cells, it was observed that 0.5 microM of desipramine and 25 mM of NAC exhibited about 90 and 95% of cytoprotection, respectively, against H2O2-induced cell death. Desipramine and NAC lowered the release of LDH activity by 36 and 3%, respectively, when compared to 71% in H2O2-exposed cells. Cellular glutathione level in 500 microM H2O2-treated cells was reduced to 890 pmol as compared to control level of 1198 pmol per mg protein. GST P1-1 expression was decreased in H2O2-treated cells compared to healthy normal cells. In conclusion, it has been inferred that H2O2-induced cell death is closely related to cellular GSH level and GST P1-1 expression in LLC-PK1 cells and occurs via ceramide elevation by sphingomyelinase activation.


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Ceramides/metabolism , Hydrogen Peroxide/metabolism , Acetylcysteine/pharmacology , Animals , Cell Death/drug effects , Desipramine/pharmacology , Glutathione/metabolism , Glutathione S-Transferase pi , Glutathione Transferase/biosynthesis , Isoenzymes/biosynthesis , LLC-PK1 Cells , Oxidative Stress , Sphingolipids/biosynthesis , Sphingomyelin Phosphodiesterase/antagonists & inhibitors , Swine
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