A cytosolic source of calcium unveiled by hydrogen peroxide with relevance for epithelial cell death

J. Castro, C. X. Bittner, A. Humeres, V. P. Montecinos, J. C. Vera, L. F. Barros*

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Resumen

Oxidative stress releases intracellular calcium, which plays a pathogenic role in mammalian cell death. Here we report a search for the source of oxidative calcium in HeLa cells based on confocal epifluorescence microscopy. H2O2 caused a rapid increase in cytosolic calcium, which was followed by mitochondrial Ca2+ loading. Combined mitochondrial uncoupling with full depletion of thapsigargin-sensitive stores abrogated inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-mediated calcium release but failed to inhibit H2O2-induced calcium release, observation that was confirmed in MDCK cells. Prevention of peroxide-induced acidification with a pH clamp was also ineffective, discarding a role for endosomal/lysosomal Ca2+/H+ exchange. Lysosomal integrity was not affected by H2O2. Mature human erythrocytes also reacted to peroxide by releasing intracellular calcium, thus directly demonstrating the cytosolic source. Glutathione depletion markedly sensitized cells to H2O2, an effect opposite to that achieved by DTT. Iron chelation was ineffective. In summary, our results show the existence of a previously unrecognized sulfhydrylsensitive source of pathogenic calcium in the cytosol of mammalian cells.

Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)468-478
Número de páginas11
PublicaciónCell Death and Differentiation
Volumen11
N.º4
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 2004
Publicado de forma externa

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  • Biología molecular
  • Biología celular

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