Evidence map›Paper›PMID 18231628›Full record

ArticleJournal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition2008

Flow cytometric analysis of ca-induced membrane permeability transition of isolated rat liver mitochondria.

Teruo Umegaki, Yuya Okimura, Hirofumi Fujita, Hiromi Yano, Jitsuo Akiyama, Masayasu Inoue, Kozo Utsumi, Junzo Sasaki

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Article in Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Teruo UmegakiDepartment of Cytology & Histology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikatacho, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Yuya Okimura
Hirofumi Fujita
Hiromi Yano
Jitsuo Akiyama
Masayasu Inoue
Kozo Utsumi
Junzo Sasaki
Okayama University · JPMemorial Hospital of South Bend · USKawasaki University of Medical Welfare · JPOsaka City University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The membrane permeability transition (MPT) of mitochondria plays an important role in the mechanism of apoptotic cell death in various cells. Classic type MPT is induced by Ca(2+) in the presence of inorganic phosphate and respiratory substrate, and is characterized by various events including generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), membrane depolarization, swelling, release of Ca(2+) and high sensitivity to cyclosporine A. However, the sequence of these events and the effect of antioxidants on their events remain obscure. Flow cytometry is a convenient method to investigate the order of events among various functions occurring in MPT using a limited amount of mitochondria (200 microl of 0.02 mg protein/ml) without contamination by other organelles. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that Ca(2+) sequentially induced ROS generation, depolarization, swelling and Ca(2+) release in mitochondria by a cyclosporine A-inhibitable mechanism. These results were supported by the finding that Ca(2+)-induced MPT was inhibited by antioxidants, such as glutathione and N-acetylcysteine. It was also revealed that various inhibitors of Ca(2+)-induced phospholipase A(2) suppressed all of the events associated with Ca(2+)-induced MPT. These results suggested that ROS generation and phospholipase A(2) activation by Ca(2+) underlie the mechanism of the initiation of MPT.

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antioxidantflow cytometric analysismembrane permeability transitionmitochondriaphospholipase A2

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PMID18231628
PMCPMC2212344
OpenAlexW2083749601

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