Tumor necrosis factor-α induces caspase-independent cell death in human neutrophils via reactive oxidants and associated with calpain activity

Hao Cheng Chen, Chih Jan Wang, Chun Liang Chou, Shu-min Lin, Chien Da Huang, Ting Yu Lin, Chun Hua Wang, Horng-Chyuan Lin, Chih Teng Yu, Han-Ping Kuo, Chien Ying Liu*

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Apoptosis mediated by caspase activation is important in the neutrophil homeostasis and resolution of tissue inflammation. Paradoxically, our previous study demonstrated that broad-spectrum caspase inhibition augmented tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-induced cell death in the human neutrophils. Therefore, we further explored the mechanisms related to the caspase-independent cell death in the neutrophils. The cell apoptosis/necrosis was determined by annexin V and propidium iodide dual staining in flow cytometry. Their morphological changes were observed under light microscopy. Fluorogenic substrates were used to measure the intracellular oxidative reactions and the activities of proteinases, calpains. Calpain inhibitors and antioxidants were used to elucidate the relationship of calpains and oxidants with the neutrophil cell death. Our results verified the caspase-independent cell death pathway in the zVAD-sensitized, TNF-α-stimulated neutrophils. Furthermore, the cell death was accompanied with increased calpain and oxidative activities in the cells. Calpain inhibitors, zLLY, as well as anti-oxidants, catalase and DMSO, were able to attenuate the cell death in the zVAD-sensitized, TNF-α-induced neutrophils. Pretreating the neutrophils with G-CSF or GM-CSF was not able to reduce the cell death. These results demonstrate that, in human neutrophils, TNF-α-induces a caspase-independent cell death signal, which is related to calpain and oxidative activities and cannot be rescued by the growth factor-related signaling mechanism.

原文英語
頁(從 - 到)261-273
頁數13
期刊Journal of Biomedical Science
13
發行號2
DOIs
出版狀態已出版 - 03 2006

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