Immunological stimuli activate human platelets, which undergo aggregation and release reaction. While some of these responses are been compared to phenomenons of apoptosis, others as release reaction and clot stabilization, are not characteristic of apoptotic cells. In this study we investigated the effect of a strong immunological stimulus (opsonized zymosan) on the platelets. We have studied the possible involvement of the mitocondria and the proteases of the platelets. The study of the mitocondrial activity, performed during the advanced phases of platelet activation through a cytofluorimetric method by the determination of the JC-1 fluorescence, has underlined a complete mitocondrial loss. Unexpectedly, the reduction of MTT results at the same time increased in a SOD and rotenone insensitive way. Capsaicin and resinferotoxin subsequently increase the reduction of MTT. The Western Blotting analysis has not underlined caspase activation, while there was calpain activation. In conclusion, platelets stimulated with opsonized zymosan undergo mitoptosis, but maintain cellular viability due to the extra-mitocondrial reductases.
Stimoli immunologici attivano piastrine umane, che vanno incontro ad aggregazione e rilascio. Mentre alcune di queste risposte sono state paragonate a fenomeni di apoptosi, altre, come la reazione di rilascio e la stabilizzazione del coagulo, non sono caratteristiche di cellule apoptotiche. In questo lavoro abbiamo voluto studiare l’effetto di uno stimolo immunologico forte (zymosan opsonizzato) sulle piastrine. Abbiamo studiato l’eventuale coinvolgimento dei mitocondri e delle proteasi piastriniche. Lo studio dell’attività mitocondriale, effettuato durante le fasi avanzate di attivazione piastrinica mediante metodo citofluorimetrico con la determinazione della fluorescenza di JC-1, ha evidenziato una completa perdita mitocondriale. Inaspettatamente, nello stesso tempo la riduzione dell’MTT è risultata aumentata ed insensibile al SOD e rotenone. Capsaicina e resinferotossina aumentano ulteriormente la riduzione dell’MTT. L’analisi al Western Blotting non ha evidenziato attivazione della caspasi, mentre vi era attivazione della calpaina. La conclusione è che le piastrine, stimolate con zymosan opsonizzato, vanno incontro a mitoptosi, ma viene mantenuta la vitalità cellulare grazie alla attivazione di reduttasi extramitocondriali.
Fenomeni di oncosi controllata nelle piastrine durante la stabilizzazione del coagulo indotto da stimolo immunologico
Nicola, Di Giorgio
2006
Abstract
Immunological stimuli activate human platelets, which undergo aggregation and release reaction. While some of these responses are been compared to phenomenons of apoptosis, others as release reaction and clot stabilization, are not characteristic of apoptotic cells. In this study we investigated the effect of a strong immunological stimulus (opsonized zymosan) on the platelets. We have studied the possible involvement of the mitocondria and the proteases of the platelets. The study of the mitocondrial activity, performed during the advanced phases of platelet activation through a cytofluorimetric method by the determination of the JC-1 fluorescence, has underlined a complete mitocondrial loss. Unexpectedly, the reduction of MTT results at the same time increased in a SOD and rotenone insensitive way. Capsaicin and resinferotoxin subsequently increase the reduction of MTT. The Western Blotting analysis has not underlined caspase activation, while there was calpain activation. In conclusion, platelets stimulated with opsonized zymosan undergo mitoptosis, but maintain cellular viability due to the extra-mitocondrial reductases.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14242/195273
URN:NBN:IT:UNIROMA2-195273