Mitochondrial Complex I Inhibitor Rotenone Induces Apoptosis through Enhancing Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Production
Inhibition of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I by rotenone had been found to induce cell death in a variety of cells. However, the mechanism is still elusive. Because reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an important role in apoptosis and inhibition of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The Journal of biological chemistry 2003-03, Vol.278 (10), p.8516-8525 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Inhibition of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I by rotenone had been found to induce cell death in a variety of cells.
However, the mechanism is still elusive. Because reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an important role in apoptosis and inhibition
of mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I by rotenone was thought to be able to elevate mitochondrial ROS production, we
investigated the relationship between rotenone-induced apoptosis and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species. Rotenone was able
to induce mitochondrial complex I substrate-supported mitochondrial ROS production both in isolated mitochondria from HL-60
cells as well as in cultured cells. Rotenone-induced apoptosis was confirmed by DNA fragmentation, cytochrome c release, and caspase 3 activity. A quantitative correlation between rotenone-induced apoptosis and rotenone-induced mitochondrial
ROS production was identified. Rotenone-induced apoptosis was inhibited by treatment with antioxidants (glutathione, N -acetylcysteine, and vitamin C). The role of rotenone-induced mitochondrial ROS in apoptosis was also confirmed by the finding
that HT1080 cells overexpressing magnesium superoxide dismutase were more resistant to rotenone-induced apoptosis than control
cells. These results suggest that rotenone is able to induce apoptosis via enhancing the amount of mitochondrial reactive
oxygen species production. |
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ISSN: | 0021-9258 1083-351X |
DOI: | 10.1074/jbc.M210432200 |