Abstract
The human caspase-1 inhibitor Ac-YVAD-CMK and the broad range caspase inhibitor Z-Asp-CH 2 -DCB, abolished the cell death of Cd-treated and CPT-treated cells (See Table 1 ). This strongly suggests that the cell death pathway that is induced by cadmium employs caspase-like proteases and gives a reason to assume that in tomato suspension cells Cd-triggered cell death most probably resembles features of programmed cell death. The amount of hydrogen peroxide increased in response to Cd and CPT. Efficient inhibition of cell death occurred at the application of antioxidants and calcium channel blocker (See Table 1 ). The inhibition of NADPH oxidase by imidazole, quercetin and kaempferol significantly reduced the percentage of dead cells. Treatments with ethylene further decreased both Cd- and CPT-reduced cell viability. Comparative experiments with Cd- or CPT-treated cells revealed an analogy in cell response to the ethylene inhibitor AVG (See Table 2 ). AVG greatly reduced the cell death that was enhanced in response to Cd or CPT. An increase of endogenous ethylene production (measured by laser photoacoustics) occurred in cadmium-treated cells. The data are a clear demonstration of ethylene involvement in Cd- and CPT-triggered cell death. Administration of IP 3 cycle inhibitors showed a strong inhibition to Cd-induced cell death. Evidence is accumulating that caspase-like cysteine proteases showing functional similarity to animal caspases, participate in the programmed cell death in plants. In addition to discoveries that caspase-like proteases are involved in cell death in response to pathogen invasion, abiotic stresses and chemical elicitation, our data show that cell death induced by cadmium is also a form of programmed cell death mediated by caspase-like proteases. We have established a key role of hydrogen peroxide and calcium in cadmium-induced apoptotic cell death and have demonstrated that oxidative stress is associated with both cadmium and camptothecin-triggered cell death. We have also shown that polyamine spermine can effectively preserve the cell viability at conditions of chemical stress. Ethylene was found to be an important mediator of plant cell death. The finding that ethylene greatly stimulated cadmium-induced cell death and that cadmium treatment enhanced endogenous ethylene production indicated that ethylene participates in cadmium-induced cell death in tomato suspension cells. The application of specific inhibitors of phospholipase C, phospholipase D, inositolphosphate monophosphatase, inositol-3-phosphate kinase and phosphatidic acid caused considerable decrease of Cd-stimulated cell death and are the first more detailed evidence that Cd-triggered cell death in plants involves the phospholipid pathway. Collectively, the cell response to cadmium elicitation and the inhibitors indicate that Cd-triggered cell death is analogous to cell death in response to CPT treatment [ 1 – 4 ] and involves caspase-like proteases, oxidative stress and ethylene. Cd-induced cell death in plant cells exhibits similarities to HR [ 5 ] and cell death induced by known apoptosis inducing chemicals and to its effect in animal systems.
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Claim · model-written summary
Caspase inhibitors abolished death of cadmium and CPT treated cells.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- Ac-YVAD-CMK and the broad range caspase inhibitor Z-Asp-CH 2 -DCBe0
- Outcome
- cell deathe0
- Direction
- abolishede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The human caspase-1 inhibitor Ac-YVAD-CMK and the broad range caspase inhibitor Z-Asp-CH 2 -DCB, abolished the cell death of Cd-treated and CPT-treated cells”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Hydrogen peroxide increased under cadmium and CPT treatment.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Cd and CPTe0
- Outcome
- amount of hydrogen peroxidee0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
e0“The amount of hydrogen peroxide increased in response to Cd and CPT.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Antioxidants inhibited cell death.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- antioxidantse0
- Outcome
- cell deathe0
- Direction
- inhibitione0
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e0“Efficient inhibition of cell death occurred at the application of antioxidants and calcium channel blocker”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
A calcium channel blocker inhibited cell death.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- calcium channel blockere0
- Outcome
- cell deathe0
- Direction
- inhibitione0
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e0“Efficient inhibition of cell death occurred at the application of antioxidants and calcium channel blocker”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
NADPH oxidase inhibition reduced dead cells.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- inhibition of NADPH oxidase by imidazole, quercetin and kaempferole0
- Gene
- NADPH oxidasee0
- Outcome
- percentage of dead cellse0
- Direction
- reducede0
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Verbatim
e0“The inhibition of NADPH oxidase by imidazole, quercetin and kaempferol significantly reduced the percentage of dead cells.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethylene further reduced viability of cadmium and CPT treated cells.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- ethylenee0
- Outcome
- cell viabilitye0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Comparator
- Cd- and CPT-reduced cell viabilitye0
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Verbatim
e0“Treatments with ethylene further decreased both Cd- and CPT-reduced cell viability.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
AVG reduced death enhanced by cadmium or CPT.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- AVGe0
- Outcome
- cell deathe0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Qualifier
- in response to Cd or CPTe0
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Verbatim
e0“AVG greatly reduced the cell death that was enhanced in response to Cd or CPT.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Cadmium increased endogenous ethylene production.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- cadmiume0
- Outcome
- endogenous ethylene productione0
- Direction
- increasee0
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Verbatim
e0“An increase of endogenous ethylene production (measured by laser photoacoustics) occurred in cadmium-treated cells.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
IP 3 cycle inhibitors strongly inhibited cadmium-induced cell death.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- IP 3 cycle inhibitorse0
- Outcome
- Cd-induced cell deathe0
- Direction
- inhibitione0
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Verbatim
e0“Administration of IP 3 cycle inhibitors showed a strong inhibition to Cd-induced cell death.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Spermine preserved cell viability under chemical stress.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- polyamine sperminee0
- Outcome
- cell viabilitye0
- Direction
- preservee0
- Qualifier
- conditions of chemical stresse0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“polyamine spermine can effectively preserve the cell viability at conditions of chemical stress.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Inhibitors of phospholipid pathway components decreased cadmium stimulated cell death.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- specific inhibitors of phospholipase C, phospholipase D, inositolphosphate monophosphatase, inositol-3-phosphate kinase and phosphatidic acide0
- Outcome
- Cd-stimulated cell deathe0
- Direction
- decreasee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The application of specific inhibitors of phospholipase C, phospholipase D, inositolphosphate monophosphatase, inositol-3-phosphate kinase and phosphatidic acid caused considerable decrease of Cd-stimulated cell death”
t0“tomato”
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