Korean J Anat.  2002 Dec;35(6):509-516.

The Protective Role of Estrogen by Down -regulation of Bax in Ceramide Induced Neuronal Cell Death

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  • 1Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Heuk Suk Dong, Dong Jak Ku, Seoul, Korea. whitefox@cau.ac.kr

Abstract

In the present study, we investigated effects of estrogen on cell death induced by ceramide in human neuroblastoma SK -N -SH. Estrogen, attenuated ceramide -induced cell death. To determine the molecular mechanism of protective effect of estrogen, we investigated the effect of estrogen on the increase of Bax by ceramide. Estrogen decreased Bax expression. Moreover, estrogen showed the inhibitory effect on the caspase activation by ceramide. These results suggest that estrogen attenuate ceramide -induced neuronal cell death by downregulation of Bax and subsequent inhibition of caspase activation.

Keyword

Estrogen; Ceramide; Neuronal cell death; Bax; Caspase

MeSH Terms

Cell Death*
Down-Regulation
Estrogens*
Humans
Neuroblastoma
Neurons*
Estrogens
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