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ArticleCell death & disease2018

The autophagic degradation of Cav-1 contributes to PA-induced apoptosis and inflammation of astrocytes.

Zi Chen, Sheng-Dan Nie, Min-Li Qu, Di Zhou, Liang-Yan Wu, Xia-Jie Shi, Ling-Ran Ma, Xin Li, Shan-Lei Zhou, Shan Wang and 1 more

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zi ChenDepartment of Endocrinology, Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Sheng-Dan NieInstitute of Clinical Medicine, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
Min-Li QuDepartment of Endocrinology, Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Di ZhouDepartment of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Liang-Yan WuDepartment of Endocrinology, Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Xia-Jie ShiDepartment of Endocrinology, Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Ling-Ran MaInstitute of Clinical Medicine, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
Xin LiInstitute of Clinical Medicine, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
Shan-Lei ZhouDepartment of Endocrinology, Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Shan WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China. wangshancsu0717@163.com.
Jing WuDepartment of Endocrinology, Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China. wujing0731@163.com.
Xiangya Hospital Central South University · CNCentral South University · CNHunan Normal University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81402915National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81470046National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81670771
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The accumulation of palmitic acid (PA), implicated in obesity, can induce apoptotic cell death and inflammation of astrocytes. Caveolin-1 (Cav-1), an essential protein for astrocytes survival, can be degraded by autophagy, which is a double-edge sword that can either promote cell survival or cell death. The aim of this study was to delineate whether the autophagic degradation of Cav-1 is involved in PA-induced apoptosis and inflammation in hippocampal astrocytes. In this study we found that: (1) PA caused apoptotic death and inflammation by autophagic induction; (2) Cav-1 was degraded by PA-induced autophagy and PA induced autophagy in a Cav-1-independent manner; (3) the degradation of Cav-1 was responsible for PA-induced autophagy-dependent apoptotic cell death and inflammation; (4) chronic high-fat diet (HFD) induced Cav-1 degradation, apoptosis, autophagy, and inflammation in the hippocampal astrocytes of rats. Our results suggest that the autophagic degradation of Cav-1 contributes to PA-induced apoptosis and inflammation of astrocytes. Therefore, Cav-1 may be a potential therapeutic target for central nervous system injuries caused by PA accumulation.

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AnimalsApoptosisAstrocytesAutophagyBlotting, WesternCaveolin 1Cells, CulturedFluorescent Antibody TechniqueInflammationIn Situ Nick-End LabelingMaleMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionPalmitic AcidRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionCaveolin 1Palmitic Acid

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PMID29991726
PMCPMC6039485
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