PMID- 30951808 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190506 LR - 20190506 IS - 1879-3169 (Electronic) IS - 0378-4274 (Linking) VI - 309 DP - 2019 Jul TI - PKA- and Ca(2+)-dependent p38 MAPK/CREB activation protects against manganese-mediated neuronal apoptosis. PG - 10-19 LID - S0378-4274(19)30086-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.toxlet.2019.04.004 [doi] AB - Although manganese (Mn) is an essential trace element, its excessive consumption may lead to neuronal death and neurodegenerative disorders. Human cells launch adaptive responses to attenuate Mn-induced neurotoxicity. However, the regulation of the responsive proteins and their function during Mn-stimulated neurotoxicity remain largely unknown. We report the role of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) response element-binding protein (CREB) in Mn-induced neuronal apoptosis. Mn increased CREB phosphorylation and cellular apoptosis in both PC12 cells and mouse brain tissue. Furthermore, downregulation of CREB with shRNA plasmid transfection significantly worsened the PC12 cell apoptosis by decreasing mRNA and protein expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Moreover, Mn enhanced protein kinase A (PKA) activation and activation of the p38 MAPK and JNK pathways. Inhibition of p38 MAPK rather than JNK effectively reduced the CREB phosphorylation. Subsequent analysis showed that a PKA inhibitor blocked p38 MAPK and CREB phosphorylation. Moreover, the intracellular Ca2+ chelator BAPTA-AM decreased the phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and CREB but failed to reduce PKA activation. In summary, p38 MAPK/CREB activation via PKA activation and increased cellular Ca(2+) helped to alleviate Mn-induced neuronal apoptosis via BDNF regulation. These findings improve our understanding of Mn-induced neurotoxicity and the molecular targets to antagonise it. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Zhu, Ganlin AU - Zhu G AD - Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China. FAU - Liu, Yiming AU - Liu Y AD - Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China. FAU - Zhi, Ye AU - Zhi Y AD - Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China. FAU - Jin, Yang AU - Jin Y AD - Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China. FAU - Li, Jinlong AU - Li J AD - School of Pharmacy, Nangtong University, Nantong 226001, China. Electronic address: jinlongli@ntu.edu.cn. FAU - Shi, Weiwei AU - Shi W AD - Nantong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nantong 226001, China. FAU - Liu, Yuting AU - Liu Y AD - Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China. FAU - Han, Yu AU - Han Y AD - Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China. FAU - Yu, Shali AU - Yu S AD - Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China. FAU - Jiang, Junkang AU - Jiang J AD - Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China. Electronic address: jiang_junkang@163.com. FAU - Zhao, Xinyuan AU - Zhao X AD - Department of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China. Electronic address: zhaoxinyuan@ntu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190402 PL - Netherlands TA - Toxicol Lett JT - Toxicology letters JID - 7709027 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein) RN - 42Z2K6ZL8P (Manganese) RN - EC 2.7.11.11 (Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/physiology MH - Calcium/*physiology MH - Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein/*physiology MH - Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases/*physiology MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/physiology MH - Male MH - Manganese/*toxicity MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred ICR MH - Neurons/*drug effects MH - PC12 Cells MH - Phosphorylation MH - Rats MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/*physiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - CREB activation OT - Cellular Ca(2+) OT - Manganese OT - Neuronal apoptosis OT - PKA EDAT- 2019/04/06 06:00 MHDA- 2019/05/07 06:00 CRDT- 2019/04/06 06:00 PHST- 2019/01/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/03/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/04/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/04/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/05/07 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/04/06 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0378-4274(19)30086-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.toxlet.2019.04.004 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Toxicol Lett. 2019 Jul;309:10-19. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2019.04.004. Epub 2019 Apr 2.