1996
Cytoskeletal Breakdown and Apoptosis Elicited by NO Donors in Cerebellar Granule Cells Require NMDA Receptor Activation
Bonfoco E, Leist M, Zhivotovsky B, Orrenius S, Lipton S, Nicotera P. Cytoskeletal Breakdown and Apoptosis Elicited by NO Donors in Cerebellar Granule Cells Require NMDA Receptor Activation. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1996, 67: 2484-2493. PMID: 8931482, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.67062484.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisAstrocytesCalciumCells, CulturedCerebellumCysteineCytoskeletonDizocilpine MaleateDNA FragmentationEnzyme InhibitorsExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsNitric OxidePenicillaminePotassiumRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSignal TransductionS-Nitroso-N-AcetylpenicillamineS-NitrosothiolsTyrosineConceptsCultured cerebellar granule cellsNMDA receptor activationCerebellar granule cellsCytoskeletal breakdownGranule cellsReceptor activationUncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonistsD-aminophosphonovaleric acidNecrosis of neuronsS-nitrosocysteineNO donor S-nitrosocysteineNMDA receptor antagonistNitric oxide donorTyrosine nitrationReceptor antagonistMK-801Astroglial cellsOxide donorIntracellular Ca2NO donorBreakdown of microtubulesCerebellar astroglial cellsApoptosisUnderwent apoptosisCytoskeletal alterations
1995
Glutamate-induced neuronal death: A succession of necrosis or apoptosis depending on mitochondrial function
Ankarcrona M, Dypbukt J, Bonfoco E, Zhivotovsky B, Orrenius S, Lipton S, Nicotera P. Glutamate-induced neuronal death: A succession of necrosis or apoptosis depending on mitochondrial function. Neuron 1995, 15: 961-973. PMID: 7576644, DOI: 10.1016/0896-6273(95)90186-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic brain injurySubpopulation of neuronsNeuronal cell deathPostsynaptic glutamate receptorsMitochondrial functionEarly necrotic phaseCerebellar granule cellsNeuronal deathBrain injuryGlutamate receptorsGranule cellsIntracellular Ca2Glutamate accumulationEarly necrosisNecrosisMitochondrial membrane potentialApoptotic nucleiIncubation mediumIntracellular debrisCell deathLow molecular weight fragmentsNecrotic phaseNeuronsApoptosisDeath