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Journal of Cell Science, Vol 110, Issue 18 2165-2173, Copyright © 1997 by Company of Biologists
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MJ McCarthy, LL Rubin and KL Philpott
Eisai London Research Laboratories Ltd., University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
In order to study the involvement of caspases in neuronal cell death, we have examined the effects of the viral caspase inhibitor p35 and peptide caspase inhibitors on sympathetic neurons isolated from the superior cervical ganglion (SCG). In these neurons, apoptosis can be induced by the withdrawal of nerve growth factor (NGF) and also by the addition of the kinase inhibitor staurosporine. p35 has been shown to be a broad spectrum inhibitor of the caspase family and promotes the survival of SCG neurons withdrawn from NGF. We show that p35 is also protective when apoptosis is induced by staurosporine. In addition, p35 inhibits a number of the morphological features associated with apoptosis, such as nuclear condensation, TUNEL labelling, and externalisation of phosphatidylserine. The tri-peptide caspase inhibitor benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp (O-methyl)-fluoromethylketone (zVAD-fmk) was effective at inhibiting NGF withdrawal-induced and staurosporine-induced apoptosis of SCG neurons. Two other peptide inhibitors, acetyl-Tyr-Val-Ala-Asp-aldehyde (Ac-YVAD-CHO) and acetyl-Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp-aldehyde (Ac-DEVD-CHO), also inhibited apoptosis induced by both means when microinjected into SCG neurons but peptides derived from the caspase cleavage site in p35 were not protective. We present data to suggest that apoptosis induced by separate death stimuli can result either in the activation of distinct caspases or in differences in the time of activation of the family members.
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