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Journal of Cell Science, Vol 110, Issue 18 2315-2322, Copyright © 1997 by Company of Biologists

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Differential induction of apoptosis in Swiss 3T3 cells by nitric oxide and the nitrosonium cation

S Khan, M Kayahara, U Joashi, ND Mazarakis, C Sarraf, AD Edwards, MN Hughes and H Mehmet
Department of Chemistry, King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, UK.

We have investigated the effect of nitric oxide (NO) on apoptosis in Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts and compared it to the effect of the nitrosonium cation (NO+). Both species induced apoptosis, confirmed by electron microscopy, propidium iodide staining, DNA laddering and activation of caspases. The kinetics of triggering apoptosis were different for the two redox species: NO+ required only a 2 hour exposure, whereas NO required 24 hours. Three sources of NO were used: aqueous solutions of NO and two NO donors, S-nitrosoglutathione and S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine. The time course of apoptosis induced by these two S-nitrosothiols correlated with their rate of decomposition to NO. The apoptotic effect of NO was reduced in the presence of the NO scavenger oxyhaemoglobin, or the antioxidants N-acetylcysteine and ascorbic acid, whereas in the case of NO+ these antioxidants potentiated apoptosis. Glutathione also had a potentiating effect on the cytotoxicity of NO+. This suggests that cellular antioxidants may play a role in protecting the cell from NO-induced apoptosis while NO+ may trigger apoptosis independently of oxidative stress mechanisms.


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