In vitro effect of different mediators of apoptosis on canine cranial and caudal cruciate ligament fibroblasts and its reversibility by pancaspase inhibitor zVAD.fmk

Forterre, Simone; Zurbriggen, Andreas; Spreng, David (2011). In vitro effect of different mediators of apoptosis on canine cranial and caudal cruciate ligament fibroblasts and its reversibility by pancaspase inhibitor zVAD.fmk. Veterinary immunology and immunopathology, 139(2-4), pp. 264-70. Amsterdam: Elsevier 10.1016/j.vetimm.2010.09.007

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Primary fibroblast cultures of canine cranial (CCL) and caudal (CaCL) cruciate ligaments were stimulated with different apoptosis inducers with or without preincubation of the pancaspase inhibitor zVAD.fmk. In contrast to CaCL fibroblasts, fibroblasts from CCL were significantly more susceptible to apoptosis inducers of the intrinsic pathway like doxorubicin, cisplatin and nitric oxide (NO)-donors and to Fas ligand (FasL), an apoptosis inducer of the death receptor pathway. Apoptotic response to staurosporine and the peroxynitrite donor GEA was similar in both ligament fibroblasts. Stimulation with dexamethasone or TNFalpha could not induce apoptosis in CCL and CaCL fibroblasts, in spite of present TNFR1 and TNFR2 receptors. zVAD.fmk was able to prevent apoptosis in up to 66% of CCL cells when treated with FasL, cisplatin or doxorubicin but it had no effect on NO or peroxynitrite induced apoptosis. In conclusion, differential susceptibility to apoptotic triggers like FasL or NO between cranial and caudal cruciate ligament fibroblasts in vitro may be a reflection of the different susceptibilities to degenerative rupture of the ligament. These findings indicate that a general caspase inhibition does not completely protect canine CCL cells from apoptosis.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV)
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > Small Animal Clinic > Small Animal Clinic, Surgery
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > Small Animal Clinic
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Experimental Clinical Research
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH)

UniBE Contributor:

Forterre, Simone, Zurbriggen, Andreas (A), Spreng, David Emmanuel

Subjects:

600 Technology > 630 Agriculture

ISSN:

0165-2427

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 14:31

Last Modified:

29 Mar 2023 23:32

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.vetimm.2010.09.007

Web of Science ID:

000287110800022

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/12047 (FactScience: 218321)

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