25-Hydroxycholesterol Activates a Cytochrome C Release-Mediated Caspase Cascade
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-30-2000
Description
We have previously shown that 25-hydroxycholesterol (25-OHC) treated CHO-K1 cells could be used as a model to investigate the signaling pathway of apoptosis induced by oxidized LDL in vascular cells. In the present study, we examine the execution phase of the apoptotic pathway in CHO-K1 cell death induced by 25-OHC. Oxysterol-induced apoptosis in CHO-K1 was accompanied by caspase activation and was preceded by mitochondrial cytochrome c release. The addition of a competitive caspase-3 inhibitor, Ac-DEVD-CHO, prevented 25-OHC-induced apoptotic cell death. Furthermore, immunoblot analysis showed that 25-OHC treatment induced the degradation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) - a substrate for caspase 3 and a key enzyme involved in genome surveillance and DNA repair. Thus, we could demonstrate in CHO-K1 cells that 25-OHC activates the apoptotic machinery through induction of the release of cytochrome c from mitochodria into the cytosol and activation of a typical caspase cascade.
Citation Information
Yang, Lin; and Sinensky, Michael S.. 2000. 25-Hydroxycholesterol Activates a Cytochrome C Release-Mediated Caspase Cascade. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. Vol.278(3). 557-563. https://doi.org/10.1006/bbrc.2000.3855 PMID: 11095949 ISSN: 0006-291X