Apoptosis | howMed Lectures

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Cell death in living tissue

Necrosis (Not specified)

Apoptosis

Apoptosis

Programmed cell death-suicide

Cell membrane remains intact

No inflammatory reaction

Natural in physiological embryogenesis

Induced in therapeutic radiotherapy / chemotherapy

Examples physiologic apoptosis

During growth development & Embryogenesis.

Homeostatic mechanisms maintains cell population.

In aging

Shedding of menstrual endometrium

Involution of breast after weaning.

Apoptosis

Require activations signal →protein cleavage within  cell causing cell death.

Programmed & energy dependent process designed to switch off & eliminate cells.

Cell shrinkage.

Chromatin condensation

Formation of cytoplasmic blebs & apoptotic bodies

Phagocytosis of apoptotic bodies.

Activation pathways

Intrinsic mitochondrial pathway

↑ mitochondrial membrane permeability → cytochrome c & AIF →                                                activates caspases → death.

–    1.Withdrawal of GF

–    2.injury

Extrinsic death receptor pathway

–    1. FAS & TNF1 receptor families with death domain.

–    2. CTL CD8+

Intrinsic mitochondrial pathway

Examples withdrawal of positive signal.

–   GF for neuron

–   IL-2 for lymphocytes

Examples of receipt of negative signals.

–   ↑ ICF oxidants

–   UV light, X-rays, chemotherapeutic agents

–   Misfolded proteins

–   TNF-α, TNF-β (lymphokines).

–   Fas-ligand (Fas-L)

Intrinsic mitochondrial pathway

Normal Bcl-2 on outer (M) membrane inhibit apoptosis.

In damaged cell Bax protein inhibits
(M ) Bcl-2 , & punches hole in (M) membane causing release of cytochrome-c into cytoplasm.

Cytochrome-c binds Apaf-1 (apoptotic protease activating factor-1)

Activates caspases 9→3 →7.

Intrinsic mitochondrial pathway (AIF)

Neuron does not use caspase

AIF located intermembrane space of mitochondria.

Released from mitochondria like in (1).

AIF migrates to nucleus.

Binds to DNA.

Triggers destruction of DNA.

Triggering apoptosis Extrinsic death receptor

(Receptor-L interaction)

FasL ,TNF receptor →caspase 8→       exec caspase.

CD8+CTL mediated lysis of their target cells.

Directly activates executioner caspases leading to apoptosis.

Does not use caspases cascade.

Apoptosis & cancer

HPV produces protein E6 which binds & inactivates apoptosis promoter p53.

EBV produces protein similar to Bcl-2 & ↑own Bcl-2 make infected cell more resistant to apoptosis.

B-cell lymphoma ↑ level of Bcl-2

Melanoma inhibit expression of Apaf-1

Colon & lung cancer cells produce blocking protein for Fas receptor CTL cannot kill these tumor cells.

Some cancer cell produce FasL which kill CTL directed against these tumor cells.

Apoptosis & Autoimmune system

Mutation is Fas , FasL or caspases result in auto reactive lymphocytes producing

Autoimmune Hemolytic anemia

Thrombocytopenia.

Apoptosis & AIDS

Normal CD4 count is 1000/µml of blood

AIDS