BACKGROUND/AIMS: Erythrocytes may enter eryptosis, a suicidal death characterized by cell shrinkage and phosphatidylserine exposure at the erythrocyte outer membrane. Susceptibility to eryptosis is enhanced in aged erythrocytes and stimulated by NFκB-inhibitors Bay 11-7082 and parthenolide. Here we explored whether expression of NFκB and susceptibility to inhibitor-induced eryptosis is sensitive to erythrocyte age. METHODS: Human erythrocytes were separated into five fractions, based on age-associated characteristics cell density and volume. NFκB compared to ß-actin protein abundance was estimated by Western blotting and cell volume from forward scatter. Phosphatidylserine exposure was identified using annexin-V binding. RESULTS: NFκB was most abundant in young erythrocytes but virtually absent in aged erythrocytes. A 24h or 48h exposure to Ringer resulted in spontaneous decrease of forward scatter and increase of annexin V binding, effects more pronounced in aged than in young erythrocytes. Both, Bay 11-7082 (20 µM) and parthenolide (100 µM) triggered eryptosis, effects again most pronounced in aged erythrocytes. CONCLUSION: NFκB protein abundance is lowest and spontaneous eryptosis as well as susceptibility to Bay 11-7082 and parthenolide highest in aged erythrocytes. Thus, inhibition of NFκB signalling alone is not responsible for the stimulation of eryptosis by parthenolide or Bay 11-7082.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Erythrocytes may enter eryptosis, a suicidal death characterized by cell shrinkage and phosphatidylserine exposure at the erythrocyte outer membrane. Susceptibility to eryptosis is enhanced in aged erythrocytes and stimulated by NFκB-inhibitors Bay 11-7082 and parthenolide. Here we explored whether expression of NFκB and susceptibility to inhibitor-induced eryptosis is sensitive to erythrocyte age. METHODS:Human erythrocytes were separated into five fractions, based on age-associated characteristics cell density and volume. NFκB compared to ß-actin protein abundance was estimated by Western blotting and cell volume from forward scatter. Phosphatidylserine exposure was identified using annexin-V binding. RESULTS: NFκB was most abundant in young erythrocytes but virtually absent in aged erythrocytes. A 24h or 48h exposure to Ringer resulted in spontaneous decrease of forward scatter and increase of annexin V binding, effects more pronounced in aged than in young erythrocytes. Both, Bay 11-7082 (20 µM) and parthenolide (100 µM) triggered eryptosis, effects again most pronounced in aged erythrocytes. CONCLUSION: NFκB protein abundance is lowest and spontaneous eryptosis as well as susceptibility to Bay 11-7082 and parthenolide highest in aged erythrocytes. Thus, inhibition of NFκB signalling alone is not responsible for the stimulation of eryptosis by parthenolide or Bay 11-7082.
Authors: Elisabeth Lang; Rosi Bissinger; Abul Fajol; Madhuri S Salker; Yogesh Singh; Christine Zelenak; Mehrdad Ghashghaeinia; Shuchen Gu; Kashif Jilani; Adrian Lupescu; Kathleen M S E Reyskens; Teresa F Ackermann; Michael Föller; Erwin Schleicher; William P Sheffield; J Simon C Arthur; Florian Lang; Syed M Qadri Journal: Sci Rep Date: 2015-11-27 Impact factor: 4.379