Programmed Cell Death Induced by Ceramide

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) - Tập 259 Số 5102 - Trang 1769-1771 - 1993
Lina M. Obeid1, Corinne M. Linardic1, Linda A. Karolak1, Yusuf A. Hannun1
1Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.

Tóm tắt

Sphingomyelin hydrolysis and ceramide generation have been implicated in a signal transduction pathway that mediates the effects of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and other agents on cell growth and differentiation. In many leukemic cells, TNF-α causes DNA fragmentation, which leads to programmed cell death (apoptosis). C 2 -ceramide (0.6 to 5 μM), a synthetic cell-permeable ceramide analog, induced internucleosomal DNA fragmentation, which was inhibited by zinc ion. Other amphiphilic lipids failed to induce apoptosis. The closely related C 2 -dihydroceramide was also ineffective, which suggests a critical role for the sphingolipid double bond. The effects of C 2 -ceramide on DNA fragmentation were prevented by the protein kinase C activator phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, which suggests the existence of two opposing intracellular pathways in the regulation of apoptosis.

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