PMID- 22634003 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120913 LR - 20211021 IS - 1090-2104 (Electronic) IS - 0006-291X (Print) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 423 IP - 1 DP - 2012 Jun 22 TI - cAMP prevents TNF-induced apoptosis through inhibiting DISC complex formation in rat hepatocytes. PG - 85-90 LID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.05.087 [doi] AB - Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) is a pleiotropic proinflammatory cytokine that plays a role in immunity and the control of cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and apoptosis. The pleiotropic nature of TNF is due to the formation of different signaling complexes upon the binding of TNF to its receptor, TNF receptor type 1 (TNFR1). TNF induces apoptosis in various mammalian cells when the cells are co-treated with a transcription inhibitor like actinomycin D (ActD). When TNFR1 is activated, it recruits an adaptor protein, TNF receptor-associated protein with death domain (TRADD), through its cytoplasmic death effector domain (DED). TRADD, in turn, recruits other signaling proteins, including TNF receptor-associated protein 2 (TRAF2) and receptor-associated protein kinase (RIPK) 1, to form a complex. Subsequently, this complex combines with FADD and procaspase-8, converts into a death-inducing signaling complex (DISC) to induce apoptosis. Cyclic AMP (cAMP) is a second messenger that regulates various cellular processes such as cell proliferation, gene expression, and apoptosis. cAMP analogues are reported to act as anti-apoptotic agents in various cell types, including hepatocytes. We found that a cAMP analogue, dibutyryl cAMP (db-cAMP), inhibits TNF+ActD-induced apoptosis in rat hepatocytes. The protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor KT-5720 reverses this inhibitory effect of cAMP on apoptosis. Cytoprotection by cAMP involves down-regulation of various apoptotic signal regulators like TRADD and FADD and inhibition of caspase-8 and caspase-3 cleavage. We also found that cAMP exerts its affect at the proximal level of TNF signaling by inhibiting the formation of the DISC complex upon the binding of TNF to TNFR1. In conclusion, our study shows that cAMP prevents TNF+ActD-induced apoptosis in rat hepatocytes by inhibiting DISC complex formation. CI - Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Bhattacharjee, Rajesh AU - Bhattacharjee R AD - Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. FAU - Xiang, Wenpei AU - Xiang W FAU - Wang, Yinna AU - Wang Y FAU - Zhang, Xiaoying AU - Zhang X FAU - Billiar, Timothy R AU - Billiar TR LA - eng GR - R37 GM044100/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R37 GM44100/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20120523 PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - 0 (Carbazoles) RN - 0 (Death Domain Receptor Signaling Adaptor Proteins) RN - 0 (Pyrroles) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 58HV29I28S (KT 5720) RN - 63X7MBT2LQ (Bucladesine) RN - E0399OZS9N (Cyclic AMP) RN - EC 2.7.11.11 (Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis MH - Bucladesine/pharmacology MH - Carbazoles/pharmacology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Cyclic AMP/*metabolism/pharmacology MH - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors MH - Death Domain Receptor Signaling Adaptor Proteins/*antagonists & inhibitors/biosynthesis MH - Hepatocytes/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Pyrroles/pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism/pharmacology PMC - PMC3576132 MID - NIHMS380351 COIS- Conflict of Interest Authors do not have any financial relationship with the granting authority. The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2012/05/29 06:00 MHDA- 2012/09/14 06:00 PMCR- 2013/06/22 CRDT- 2012/05/29 06:00 PHST- 2012/05/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/05/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/05/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/05/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/09/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/06/22 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0006-291X(12)00977-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.05.087 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2012 Jun 22;423(1):85-90. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.05.087. Epub 2012 May 23.