TY - JOUR
T1 - Expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) in human astrocytic cells
T2 - PPARγ agonists as inducers of apoptosis
AU - Chattopadhyay, Naibedya
AU - Singh, Dhirendra P.
AU - Heese, Oliver
AU - Godbole, Madan M.
AU - Sinohara, Toshimichi
AU - Black, Peter M.
AU - Brown, Edward M.
PY - 2000/7/1
Y1 - 2000/7/1
N2 - We report the isolation by RT-PCR of partial cDNAs encoding the human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) isoforms PPARβ and -γ in human primary astrocytes (HPA) as well as in the human malignant astrocytoma cell line T98G. In contrast, we failed to detect PPARα mRNA in either of these two cell types. Because PPARβ is ubiquitously expressed but has, as yet, no known function, we pursued our functional studies of these cells with regard to PPARγ. To that end, we showed that PPARγ protein is abundantly expressed in both cell types, having a molecular weight of approximately 50 kDa. Immunocytochemistry revealed a predominantly nuclear localization of this receptor. Moreover, incubation of the two cell types with 1-12 μM 15- deoxy PGJ2 or 1-12 μM ciglitazone, both of which are agonists of PPARγ, induced loss of cellular viability as assessed by the MTT assay after a 4 hr incubation. Reduced cellular viability as a consequence of exposure to PGJ2 or ciglitazone resulted from induction of apoptosis, as assessed by DNA fragmentation and Hoechst staining, and involves activation of the CPP32 (caspase-3) protease. These data show that modulation of the process of apoptosis is one function of PPARγ in cells derived from the human astrocytic lineage. (C) 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
AB - We report the isolation by RT-PCR of partial cDNAs encoding the human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) isoforms PPARβ and -γ in human primary astrocytes (HPA) as well as in the human malignant astrocytoma cell line T98G. In contrast, we failed to detect PPARα mRNA in either of these two cell types. Because PPARβ is ubiquitously expressed but has, as yet, no known function, we pursued our functional studies of these cells with regard to PPARγ. To that end, we showed that PPARγ protein is abundantly expressed in both cell types, having a molecular weight of approximately 50 kDa. Immunocytochemistry revealed a predominantly nuclear localization of this receptor. Moreover, incubation of the two cell types with 1-12 μM 15- deoxy PGJ2 or 1-12 μM ciglitazone, both of which are agonists of PPARγ, induced loss of cellular viability as assessed by the MTT assay after a 4 hr incubation. Reduced cellular viability as a consequence of exposure to PGJ2 or ciglitazone resulted from induction of apoptosis, as assessed by DNA fragmentation and Hoechst staining, and involves activation of the CPP32 (caspase-3) protease. These data show that modulation of the process of apoptosis is one function of PPARγ in cells derived from the human astrocytic lineage. (C) 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
KW - Astrocytes
KW - Astrocytoma
KW - Cell death
KW - Peroxisome
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U2 - 10.1002/1097-4547(20000701)61:1<67::AID-JNR8>3.0.CO;2-7
DO - 10.1002/1097-4547(20000701)61:1<67::AID-JNR8>3.0.CO;2-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 10861801
AN - SCOPUS:0034235142
SN - 0360-4012
VL - 61
SP - 67
EP - 74
JO - Journal of Neuroscience Research
JF - Journal of Neuroscience Research
IS - 1
ER -