Reactive oxygen species - Apoptosis

9 important questions on Reactive oxygen species - Apoptosis

What is an inhibitor of apoptosis? What interacts with this?

IAP = inhibitor of apoptosis.
Inhibition by SMAC/DIABOLO => activated by the mitochondria.

What is the intrinsic apoptotic pathway? (7)

  • It starts with DNA damage.
  • activation p53.
  • Bax/Bak oligomerize => form pores in the outer mitochondrial membrane.
BAX = Bcl2-associated X protein
BAK = Bcl-2 homologous killer
  • This results in the release of cytochrome C.
  • cytochrome c binds to APAF-1(apoptotic protease activating factor)
  • Procaspase-9 cleaved into caspase-9.
  • This activates caspase-3 and 7
  • This results in apoptis

What is the role of BID (Bcl2-interacting domain)?

Activated by caspase 8 en 10.
It activates => BAX/BAK
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What is the extrinsic pathway (4)

  • Immune related ligands (FasL, TNF-α, TRAIL, TL1A) bind to the fas death receptor.
  • Activation of pro-caspase 8 & 10 via FADD (fass associated protein with death domain).
  • Activation of caspase 3,6,7
  • Apoptosis

What is a biomarker for cytotoxicity? (maar is ook functioneel)?

TNFalpha.
In many inflammatory diseases such as hepatitis, rheumatoid arthritis and meningitis, plasma measurements have shown a large increase of various cytokines; indirect estimate of the progression of the disease in response to therapy

What is the synergy between TNF-alpha and diclofenac?

  • Diclofenac => creates stress in the cel.
  • TNF-alpha alone not strong enough => but with the stress strong enough to create a complete stress cascade
  • Cell dies earlier. 

What are the three main biochemical changes observed in apoptosis?

1.Activation of caspases
2.Breakdown of DNA and protein
3.Membrane changes and recognition by phagocytic cells.

What is a necrosis marker?

HMGB1

What are cellular changes during apoptosis?

  • Endoplasmatic reticulum fragmentation
  • Translational shut down
  • Golgi fragmentation
  • Actin bundle contraction to form a apoptotic bleb
  • Changes in the membrane: PS (phosphatidylserine) flip

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