PMID- 15258257 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20041126 LR - 20131121 IS - 0026-895X (Print) IS - 0026-895X (Linking) VI - 66 IP - 4 DP - 2004 Oct TI - Differential mechanisms of nitric oxide- and peroxynitrite-induced cell death. PG - 1043-53 AB - Nitric oxide (NO) contributes to cellular degeneration in various disorders, particularly in the nervous system. NO targets cell proteins such as soluble guanylyl cyclase, but its detrimental effects are generally attributed to its reaction product with superoxide, peroxynitrite. To understand the mechanisms of NO-induced cell stress, we studied the effects of the NO donors diethylenetriamine and spermine NONOate and the peroxynitrite donor 5-amino-3-(4-morpholinyl)-1,2,3-oxadiazolium chloride (SIN-1) in SH-SY5Y and NG108-15 neuroblastoma cells. All three compounds induced a dose- and time-dependent decrease in viable cells, which was not blocked by the soluble guanylyl cyclase inhibitor 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one. The two NONOates were approximately 15-fold more potent in SH-SY5Y than in NG108-15 cells, whereas the EC50 values of SIN-1 in SH-SY5Y and NG108-15 cells were in the same order. This led us to conclude that the mechanisms of NO and peroxynitrite did not converge. This was supported by our other findings. NONOates induced DNA fragmentation and an increase in cellular caspase-3 activity that preceded the gradual decline in cell viability. In contrast, SIN-1 induced a transient decline in ATP levels and a delayed loss of cell viability with no significant increase in caspase-3 activity or DNA laddering. Moreover, post-treatment with insulin inhibited caspase-3 activation and loss of cell viability in NONOate- but not in SIN-1-exposed cells. These findings suggest that NO is a potent toxin independent of peroxynitrite formation. FAU - Meij, Johanna T A AU - Meij JT AD - Department of Cell Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 3125 Eden Avenue, OH 45267-0521, USA. meijjt@ucmail.uc.edu FAU - Haselton, Carole L AU - Haselton CL FAU - Hillman, Kristin L AU - Hillman KL FAU - Muralikrishnan, Dhanasekaran AU - Muralikrishnan D FAU - Ebadi, Manuchair AU - Ebadi M FAU - Yu, Lei AU - Yu L LA - eng GR - 1R01-DA09444/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States GR - 2R01-NS34566-07/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. DEP - 20040716 PL - United States TA - Mol Pharmacol JT - Molecular pharmacology JID - 0035623 RN - 0 (Nitric Oxide Donors) RN - 14691-52-2 (Peroxynitrous Acid) RN - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Cell Death MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Hybridomas MH - Mice MH - Nitric Oxide/*pharmacology MH - Nitric Oxide Donors/antagonists & inhibitors/*pharmacology MH - Peroxynitrous Acid/*pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Time Factors MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured EDAT- 2004/07/20 05:00 MHDA- 2004/12/16 09:00 CRDT- 2004/07/20 05:00 PHST- 2004/07/20 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/12/16 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/07/20 05:00 [entrez] AID - mol.104.001354 [pii] AID - 10.1124/mol.104.001354 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Pharmacol. 2004 Oct;66(4):1043-53. doi: 10.1124/mol.104.001354. Epub 2004 Jul 16.