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Authors: Rouquet N.¹; Carlier K.²; Briand P.¹; Wiels J.²; Joulin V.¹

Source: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Volume 229, Number 1, December 1996 , pp. 27-35(9)

Abstract:

Fas (Apo1/CD95) is a member of the tumour necrosis factor/nerve growth factor receptor superfamily and mediates apoptosis in various cell types (for review see [1]). Although this apoptotic activity has been clearly related to homeostasis in the immune system and pathological situations in non-lymphoid organs, the Fas signaling pathway remains mostly elusive. We and others previously showed that Fas-induced apoptosis of primary culture hepatocytes requires either an inhibitor of translation or a protein kinase inhibitor, suggesting that two distinct pathways of Fas signaling exist in hepatocytes. We report here that activation of ICE-like and CPP32-like cysteine proteases are required for Fas-mediated apoptosis, but that these pathways involve different subclasses of serine proteases and are selectively modulated by inhibitors of protein tyrosine kinases. These results confirm that distinct pathways can lead to Fas-induced apoptosis in hepatocytes. Further understanding of these pathways could facilitate the rational design of anti-apoptotic drugs in liver diseases associated with massive Fas-mediated hepatocyte apoptosis, including fulminant hepatitis.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: INSERM U-380, ICGM, 22 rue Mechain, Paris, 75014, France 2: CNRS URA 1156, IGR, Rue Camille Desmoulins, Villejuif, 94805, France

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Multiple Pathways of Fas-Induced Apoptosis in Primary Culture of Hepatocytes