Title | Calcium release from intra-axonal endoplasmic reticulum leads to axon degeneration through mitochondrial dysfunction. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Villegas R, Martinez NW, Lillo J, Pihan P, Hernandez D, Twiss JL, Court FA |
Journal | J Neurosci |
Volume | 34 |
Issue | 21 |
Pagination | 7179-89 |
Date Published | 2014 May 21 |
ISSN | 1529-2401 |
Keywords | Animals, Axons, Calcium, Embryo, Mammalian, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Female, Ganglia, Spinal, Imaging, Three-Dimensional, Male, Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Microscopy, Electron, Transmission, Mitochondrial Diseases, Organ Culture Techniques, Pregnancy, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Reactive Oxygen Species, Sciatic Nerve |
Abstract | Axonal degeneration represents an early pathological event in neurodegeneration, constituting an important target for neuroprotection. Regardless of the initial injury, which could be toxic, mechanical, metabolic, or genetic, degeneration of axons shares a common mechanism involving mitochondrial dysfunction and production of reactive oxygen species. Critical steps in this degenerative process are still unknown. Here we show that calcium release from the axonal endoplasmic reticulum (ER) through ryanodine and IP3 channels activates the mitochondrial permeability transition pore and contributes to axonal degeneration triggered by both mechanical and toxic insults in ex vivo and in vitro mouse and rat model systems. These data reveal a critical and early ER-dependent step during axonal degeneration, providing novel targets for axonal protection in neurodegenerative conditions. |
DOI | 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4784-13.2014 |
Alternate Journal | J. Neurosci. |
PubMed ID | 24849352 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC4028495 |
Grant List | R01-NS04156 / NS / NINDS NIH HHS / United States |
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