Reduced endoplasmic reticulum luminal calcium links saturated fatty acid-mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress and cell death in liver cells
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Pancreatic β-cells have a well-developed endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and express large amounts of chaperones and protein disulfide isomerases (PDI) to meet the high demand for synthesis of proteins. We have observed an unexpected decrease in chaperone protein level in the β-cell model INS-1E after exposure to the ER stress inducing agent thapsigargin. As these cells are a commonly used model for primary β-cells and has been shown to be vulnerable to ER stress, we hypothesize these cells are incapable of mounting a chaperone defense upon activation of ER stress. To investigate the chaperone expression during an ER stress response, induced by thapsigargin in INS-1E cells, we used quantitative mass spectrometry based proteomics. The results displayed a decrease of GRP78/BiP, PDIA3 and PDIA6. Decrease of GRP78/BiP was verified by Western blot and occurred in parallel with enhanced levels of p-eIF2α and CHOP. In contrast to INS-1E cells, GRP78/BiP was not decreased in MIN6 cell or rat and mouse islets after thapsigargin exposure. Investigation of the decreased protein levels of GRP78/BiP indicates that this is not a consequence of reduced mRNA expression. Rather the reduction results from the combined effect of reduced protein synthesis and enhanced proteosomal degradation and possibly also degradation via autophagy. Induction of ER stress with thapsigargin leads to lower protein levels of GRP78/BiP, PDIA3 and PDIA6 in INS-1E cells which may contribute to the susceptibility of ER stress in this β-cell model.
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【Unfolded protein response (UPR) is an important genomic response to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. The ER response is characterized by changes in specific proteins, induction of ER chaperones and degradation of misfolded proteins. Also, the pathogenesis of several diseases like Alzheimer's disease, neuronal degenerative diseases, and diabetes reveal the role of ER stress as one of the causative mechanisms. Borneolum has been used for neuronal disease in oriental medicine. In the present study, the protective effect of borneolum on thapsigargin-induced apoptosis in rat C6 glial cells. Treatment with C6 glial cells with 5 uM thapsigargin caused the loss of cell viability, and morphological change, which was associated with the elevation of intracellular $Ca^{++}$ level, the increase in Grp78 and CHOP and cleavage of pro-caspase 12 Furthermore, thapsigargin induced Grp98, XBP1, and ATF4 protein expression in C6 glial cells. Borneolum reduced thapsigargin-induced apoptosis through ER pathways. In the ER pathway, borneolum attenuated thapsigargin-induced elevations in Grp78, CHOP, ATF4, and XBP1 as well as reductions in pro-caspase 12 levels. Also, our data showed that borneolum protected thapsigargin-induced cytotoxicity in astrocytes from rat (P3) brain. Taken together, our data suggest that borneolum is neuroprotective against thapsigargin-induced ER stress in C6 glial cells and astrocytes. Accordingly, borneolum may be therapeutically useful for the treatment of thapsigargin-induced apoptosis in central nervous system.】
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Rationale Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is involved in pathology of neuroinflammatory disorders, multiple sclerosis among them. Ethanol is known to affect immune function, including inflammation. In this study we examined the effect of ER‐stress inducer thapsigargin on inflammatory responses of BV2 mouse microglia. We also examined whether ethanol and inflammatory agents could induce ER stress in BV2 cells. Methods BV2 microglia were stimulated with LPS (100 ng/ml) with or without ethanol (100 mM) for 24 h. The cells were treated with thapsigargin for 2–18 h. The inflammatory response was evaluated by measurement of nitric oxide (NO) production. XBP1 and CHOP, proteins induced by ER stress, were detected by western blot. Results Thapsigargin did not induce, but significantly increased (x 2.5), LPS‐induced NO production by BV2 microglia. This effect was attenuated by ethanol (by 38%). XBP1 and CHOP were detected in BV2 cells exposed to thapsigargin, LPS, and ethanol. Conclusions The presence of XBP1 and CHOP shows that ER stress can be induced in BV2 cells by thapsigargin, LPS and ethanol. LPS‐induced inflammatory responses can be augmented by additional ER stress. However, ethanol – ER stress‐inducing agent itself – can reduce thapsigargin‐augmented inflammatory responses.
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Objective To investigate if the Ca~(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase(CaMK)Ⅱinvolved in the ER-initiated cardiomyocyte death in rat.Methods Rat adult cardiomyocytes were used in this study.ER stress initiated agents,thapsigargin,tunicamycin and brefeldin A were used to induce ER stress.Cell viability was measured with propidium iodide staining.Western blot analysis was used to detect the expression of glucose-regulated protein(GRP) 78 and CHOP.Results Thapsigargin,tunicamycin and brefeldin A induced cardiomyocyte death in a dose and time-dependent manner(P0.01) and up-regulated ER stress-induced ER chaperone GRP-78 and CHOP(P0.05).While CaMKⅡblockers, KN93 and AIP,attenuated the ER stress,evidenced by down-regulation of expression of GRP78 and CHOP(P0.05),both inhibited the cell death rate(P0.05) induced by ER stress initiators.Conclusion These findings demonstrate that thapsigargin,tunicamycin and brefeldin A induced ER-initiated cardiomyocyte death via CaMKⅡ-dependent pathways.CaMKⅡmight become one of target to treat cardiac infarcts or prevent heart failure by blocking ER stress-induced apoptosis.
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Background: Both endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, a fundamental cell response associated with stress-initiated unfolded protein response (UPR), and loss of Klotho, an anti-aging hormone linked to NF-κB-induced inflammation, occur in chronic metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. We investigated if the loss of Klotho is causally linked to increased ER stress. Methods: We treated human renal epithelial HK-2, alveolar epithelial A549, HEK293, and SH-SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells with ER stress-inducing agents, thapsigargin and/or tunicamycin. Effects of overexpression or siRNA-mediated knockdown of Klotho on UPR signaling was investigated by immunoblotting and Real-time PCR. Results: Elevated Klotho levels in HK-2 cells decreased expression of ER stress markers phospho- IRE1, XBP-1s, BiP, CHOP, pJNK, and phospho-p38, all of which were elevated in response to tunicamycin and/or thapsigargin. Similar results were observed using A549 cells for XBP-1s, BiP, and CHOP in response to thapsigargin. Conversely, knockdown of Klotho in HEK 293 cells using siRNA caused further thapsigargin-induced increases in pIRE-1, XBP-1s, and BiP. Klotho overexpression in A549 cells blocked thapsigargin-induced caspase and PARP cleavage and improved cell viability. Conclusion: Our data indicate that Klotho has an important role in regulating ER stress and that loss of Klotho is causally linked to ER stress-induced apoptosis.
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress from accumulated misfolded proteins in the ER can activate the unfolded protein response (UPR). The UPR acts either to restore proteostasis or to activate cell death pathways if the stress cannot be resolved. The key downstream effectors in these pathways have been studied extensively. However, in comparison, stressor-specific key mediators are not as well characterized. In this study, we sought to identify and compare the genes that are necessary for cell death induced by three classic pharmacological ER stressors with different mechanisms of action: thapsigargin, tunicamycin, and brefeldin A. We conducted genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9-based loss-of-function screens against these agents in HAP1 cells, which are a near-haploid cell line. Our screens confirmed that MFSD2A and ARF4, which were identified in previous screens, are necessary for tunicamycin- and brefeldin A-induced cytotoxicity, respectively. We identified a novel gene, SEC24A, as an essential gene for thapsigargin-induced cytotoxicity in HAP1 cells. Further experiments showed that the ability of SEC24A to facilitate ER stress-induced cell death is specific to thapsigargin and that SEC24A acts upstream of the UPR. These findings show that the genes required for ER stress-induced cell death are specific to the agent used to induce ER stress and that the resident ER cargo receptor protein SEC24A is an essential mediator of thapsigargin-induced UPR and cell death.
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Accumulation of proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) triggers the unfolded protein response (UPR), comprising three signaling pathways initiated by Ire1, Perk and Atf6 respectively. Unfolded protein response activation was compared in chemically stressed murine wildtype melanocytes and mutant melanocytes that retain tyrosinase in the ER. Thapsigargin, an ER stressor, activated all pathways in wildtype melanocytes, triggering Caspase 12-mediated apoptosis at toxic doses. Albino melanocytes expressing mutant tyrosinase showed evidence of ER stress with increased Ire1 expression, but the downstream effector, Xbp1, was not activated even following thapsigargin treatment. Attenuation of Ire1 signaling was recapitulated in wildtype melanocytes treated with thapsigargin for 8 days, with diminished Xbp1 activation observed after 4 days. Atf6 was also activated in albino melanocytes, with no response to thapsigargin, while the Perk pathway was not activated and thapsigargin treatment elicited robust expression of the downstream effector CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein homologous protein. Thus, melanocytes adapt to ER stress by attenuating two UPR pathways.
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a critical organelle that synthesizes secretory proteins and serves as the main calcium storage site of the cell. The accumulation of unfolded proteins at the ER results in ER stress. Although the association between ER stress and the pathogenesis of many metabolic conditions have been well characterized using both in vivo and in vitro models, no standardized model concerning ER stress exists. Here, we report a standardized model of ER stress using two well-characterized ER stress-inducing agents, thapsigargin and tunicamycin. Our aim in this current study was 2-fold: to characterize and establish which agent is optimal for in vitro use to model acute ER stress and to evaluate which agent is optimal for in vivo use. To study the first aim we used two well-established metabolic cell lines; human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2s) and differentiated mouse adipocytes (3T3-L1). In the second aim we utilized C57BL/6J mice that were randomized into three treatment groups of sham, thapsigargin, and tunicamycin. Our in vitro results showed that tunicamycin worked as a rapid and efficacious inducer of ER stress in adipocytes consistently, whereas thapsigargin and tunicamycin were equally effective in inducing ER stress in hepatocytes. In regards to our in vivo results, we saw that tunicamycin was superior in not only inducing ER stress but also recapturing the metabolic alterations associated with ER stress. Thus, our findings will help guide and inform researchers as to which ER stress agent is appropriate with regards to their model.
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