Overexpression of Nrf2 protects cerebral cortical neurons from ethanol-induced apoptotic death.

Abstract:

:Ethanol (ETOH) can cause apoptotic death of neurons by depleting GSH with an associated increase in oxidative stress. The current study illustrates a means to overcome this ETOH-induced neurotoxicity by enhancing GSH through boosting Nrf2, a transcription factor that controls GSH homeostasis. ETOH treatment caused a significant increase in Nrf2 protein, transcript expression, Nrf2-DNA binding activity, and expression of its transcriptional target, NQO1, in primary cortical neuron (PCNs). However, this increase in Nrf2 did not maintain GSH levels in response to ETOH, and apoptotic death still occurred. To elucidate this phenomenon, we silenced Nrf2 in neurons and found that ETOH-induced GSH depletion and the increase in superoxide levels were exacerbated. Furthermore, Nrf2 knockdown resulted in significantly increased (P < 0.05) caspase 3 activity and apoptosis. Adenovirus-mediated overexpression of Nrf2 prevented ETOH-induced depletion of GSH from the medium and high GSH subpopulations and prevented ETOH-related apoptotic death. These studies illustrate the importance of Nrf2-dependent maintenance of GSH homeostasis in cerebral cortical neurons in the defense against oxidative stress and apoptotic death elicited by ETOH exposure.

journal_name

Mol Pharmacol

journal_title

Molecular pharmacology

authors

Narasimhan M,Mahimainathan L,Rathinam ML,Riar AK,Henderson GI

doi

10.1124/mol.111.073262

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-12-01 00:00:00

pages

988-99

issue

6

eissn

0026-895X

issn

1521-0111

pii

mol.111.073262

journal_volume

80

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