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The Journal of Neuroscience, October 22, 2003, 23(29):9519-9528

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Caspase-Dependent and Caspase-Independent Oligodendrocyte Death Mediated by AMPA and Kainate Receptors

María Victoria Sánchez-Gómez, Elena Alberdi, Gaskon Ibarretxe, Iratxe Torre, and Carlos Matute

Departamento de Neurociencias, Universidad del País Vasco, E-48940 Leioa, Vizcaya, Spain

Oligodendrocytes are vulnerable to excitotoxic signals mediated by AMPA receptors and by high- and low-affinity kainate receptors. Here we investigated the nature of the cell death triggered by activation of these receptors in primary cultures of oligodendrocytes from the rat optic nerve. Activation of AMPA receptors at both submaximal and maximal concentrations of the agonist induced massive calcium entry, mitochondrial depolarization, and a rise in the level of reactive oxygen species that correlated with a decrease in the levels of reduced glutathione. In addition, excitotoxicity initiated by submaximal, but not maximal, activation of AMPA receptors was prevented by caspase-3 blockade and by the concomitant blockade of caspases 8 and 9. In turn, maximal activation of high- or low-affinity kainate receptors induced mitochondrial events and toxicity levels similar to those observed with submaximal activation of AMPA receptors. In contrast to AMPA receptor-mediated insults, calcineurin inhibition or caspase-9 blockade was sufficient to prevent cell death triggered by both types of kainate receptors. Consistent with these results, prolonged glutamate receptor activation in freshly isolated optic nerves caused selective activation of caspase-3 and chromatin condensation in oligodendrocytes. Overall, the evidence presented here indicates that oligodendrocyte death by excitotoxicity is mediated by caspase-dependent and -independent mechanisms.

Key words: AMPA receptor; kainate receptor; calcium; mitochondria; apoptosis; excitotoxicity; optic nerve

Received June 3, 2003; revised July 24, 2003; accepted August 1, 2003.




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