Abstract
In the present study, it was investigated whether 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy) ethane-N,N,N′N′-tetraacetic acid (BAPTA-AM), an intracellular Ca2+ chelator, possesses protective effect against caffeine-induced apoptosis in the central nervous system. Through morphological and biochemical analyses, cells treated with caffeine exhibited several apoptotic features. On the other hand, cells treated with caffeine and BAPTA-AM, showed decreased occurrence of apoptotic features. In addition, it was shown that BAPTA-AM treatment inhibits caffeine-induced increase of caspase-3 enzyme activity. These results show that caffeine induces apoptotic death in human SK-N-MC neuroblastoma cells and BAPTA-AM prevents apoptosis by attenuating caffeine-induced caspase-3 activation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 189-192 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Neuroscience Letters |
Volume | 358 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2004 |
Keywords
- Apoptosis
- BAPTA-AM
- Caffeine
- Neuroblastoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)