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Activation of phosphoinositide-3 kinase/Akt pathway by FeSO4 in rat cerebral cortex synaptic endings

✍ Scribed by Romina M. Uranga; Melina V. Mateos; Norma M. Giusto; Gabriela A. Salvador

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2007
Tongue
English
Weight
257 KB
Volume
85
Category
Article
ISSN
0360-4012

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Abstract

The aim of this work was to study the involvement of the phosphoinositide‐3‐kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway in synaptic endings incubated under oxidative stress conditions. Synaptosomes purified from rat cerebral cortex were exposed to FeSO~4~ (50 μM) for different periods of time. 3‐(4,5‐Dimethylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐2,5‐diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) reduction and lactate dehydrogenate (LDH) leakage were significantly affected after 5 min of incubation in the presence of FeSO~4~, with respect to control conditions. In whole synaptosomes incubated in the presence of [γ‐^32^P]ATP, phosphoinositide (PPI) labeling was increased after 5 min of Fe^2+^ exposure. This effect was prevented by the specific PI3K inhibitor LY294002. Anti‐p85 immunoprecipitates (IPs) obtained from synaptosomes preincubated with Fe^2+^ (5 min) showed a PI3K activity two‐fold higher than the activity recovered under control conditions. Additionally, Akt activation was temporally coincident with PI3K activation. LY294002 was not able to prevent the LDH leakage and diminution of MTT reduction induced by Fe^2+^. Our results demonstrate that free iron provokes the early activation of PI3K/Akt pathway, but this activation is not sufficient for protecting synaptic endings from oxidative damage. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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