• J. Neurosci. Res. · May 2003

    Oxidative neurotoxicity in rat cerebral cortex neurons: synergistic effects of H2O2 and NO on apoptosis involving activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase and caspase-3.

    • Jiz-Yuh Wang, Andrew Y C Shum, Yi-Jung Ho, and Jia-Yi Wang.
    • Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
    • J. Neurosci. Res. 2003 May 15;72(4):508-19.

    AbstractOxidative stress in the brain has been increasingly associated with the development of numerous human neurological diseases. Microglia, activated upon neuronal injury or inflammatory stimulation, are known to release superoxide anion (*O(2) (-)), hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)), and nitric oxide (NO), thereby further contributing to oxidative neurotoxicity. The reaction of NO and *O(2) (-), forming the toxic peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)), has been proposed to play a pathogenic role in neuronal injury. However, the interactions between H(2)O(2) and NO during oxidative stress, which may promote or diminish cell death, is less clear. In this study, we explored oxidative neurotoxicity induced by H(2)O(2) plus NO in primary cultures of rat cerebral cortex neurons. As the mechanisms may involve reactions between H(2)O(2) and NO, we monitored the production of ONOO(-)and reactive oxygen species (ROS) throughout the experiments. Results indicated that the NO donor S-nitroso-N-acetyl-D, L-penicillamine (SNAP) and H(2)O(2) by themselves elicited neuronal death in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Sublytic concentrations of H(2)O(2) plus SNAP were sufficient to induce neuronal apoptosis as determined by DNA laddering and fluorescent staining of apoptotic nuclei. Transient ONOO(-)increase was accompanied by rapid H(2)O(2) decay and NO production, whereas ROS slowly decreased following treatment. Furthermore, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation and the cleavage of caspase-3 were observed. Conversely, inhibition of p38 MAPK and caspase-3 significantly reduced apoptotic death induced by H(2)O(2) plus SNAP. These data suggest that H(2)O(2) and NO act synergistically to induce neuronal death through apoptosis in which activation of p38 MAPK and caspase-3 is involved.Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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