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Mitochondrial voltage-dependent anion channel is responsible for paraquat cytotoxicity.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17591899
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Emergency medicine
Research InstitutionKANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

SHIMADA Hiroki  Kanazawa Medical University, Molecular and Cell Structural Science, Assistant Professor, 医学部, 講師 (60278108)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) HIRAI Kei-Ichi  Kanazawa Medical University, Molecular and Cell Structural Science, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (60027092)
SIMAMURA Eriko  Kanazawa Medical University, Molecular and Cell Structural Science, Professor, 医学部, 講師 (00267741)
Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2006
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2006)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
Keywordsparaquat / mitochondria / cytotoxicity / NADH-quinone oxidoreductasem / voltage-dependent anion channel / superoxide / hydrogen peroxide / NADH / voltage-dependent anion channel / NADH-quinone oxidoreductase_m / permeability transition pore
Research Abstract

Paraquat is an herbicide that forms reactive oxygen metabolites, which are toxic to humans. With respect to the cytotoxicmechanisms, we identified a NADH-quinone oxidoreductasem activity located on the mitochondria and propose the participationof a voltage-dependent anion channel, VDAC.
When isolated rat mitochondria were incubated with NADH and paraquat, H_2O_2 was produced by NADH-quinoneoxidoreductasem activity of the outer membrane and the mitochondria were damaged. These changes were suppressed bybenzoquinone, 4,4'-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,29-disulfic acid and anti-VDAC1 antibody. NADH-quinone oxidoreductasemactivity was located by zymography at the 500kDa band on native-polyacrylamide electrophoresis, and it contained VDAC protein in a Western blot. VDAC1-overexpressed HeLa cells treated with paraquat produced more intracellular H_2O_2 thancontrols and were more sensitive to paraquat. In contrast, mitochondria in VDAC1 knockdown cells did not produce H_2O_2 andhad a higher survival rate after exposure to paraquat. The results indicate that mitochondrial VDAC protein was associated with reactive oxygen species that mediated paraquat toxicity.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2006 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2006

All Journal Article (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Furanonaphthoquinones Cause Apoptosis of Cancer Cells by Inducing the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species by the Mitochordrial Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel2006

    • Author(s)
      Simamura, E.
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Biology & Therapy 5・11

      Pages: 1523-1529

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Furanonaphthoquinones Cause Apoptosis of Cancer Cells by Inducing the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species by the Mitochondrial Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel2006

    • Author(s)
      Simamura, E.
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Biology & Therapy 5

      Pages: 1523-1529

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2006 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Furanonaphthoquinones Cause Apoptosis of Cancer Cells by Inducing the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species by the Mitochondrial Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel2006

    • Author(s)
      Simamura, E.
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Biology & Therapy 5・11

      Pages: 1523-1529

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2005-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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