Battaglia 2020 Cell Death Dis
Battaglia CR, Cursano S, Calzia E, Catanese A, Boeckers TM (2020) Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) alters mitochondrial morphology and function by activating the NF-kB-DRP1 axis in hippocampal neurons. Cell Death Dis 11:1004. |
Battaglia Chiara R, Cursano Silvia, Calzia Enrico, Catanese Alberto, Boeckers Tobias M (2020) Cell Death Dis
Abstract: Neuronal stress-adaptation combines multiple molecular responses. We have previously reported that thorax trauma induces a transient loss of hippocampal excitatory synapses mediated by the local release of the stress-related hormone corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH). Since a physiological synaptic activity relies also on mitochondrial functionality, we investigated the direct involvement of mitochondria in the (mal)-adaptive changes induced by the activation of neuronal CRH receptors 1 (CRHR1). We observed, in vivo and in vitro, a significant shift of mitochondrial dynamics towards fission, which correlated with increased swollen mitochondria and aberrant cristae. These morphological changes, which are associated with increased NF-kB activity and nitric oxide concentrations, correlated with a pronounced reduction of mitochondrial activity. However, ATP availability was unaltered, suggesting that neurons maintain a physiological energy metabolism to preserve them from apoptosis under CRH exposure. Our findings demonstrate that stress-induced CRHR1 activation leads to strong, but reversible, modifications of mitochondrial dynamics and morphology. These alterations are accompanied by bioenergetic defects and the reduction of neuronal activity, which are linked to increased intracellular oxidative stress, and to the activation of the NF-kB/c-Abl/DRP1 axis.
β’ Bioblast editor: Plangger M β’ O2k-Network Lab: DE Ulm Radermacher P
Labels: MiParea: Respiration, mt-Structure;fission;fusion
Organism: Rat
Tissue;cell: Nervous system
Preparation: Intact cells
Coupling state: LEAK, OXPHOS, ET
Pathway: N, S, CIV, NS, ROX
HRR: Oxygraph-2k
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