Agomelatine and duloxetine synergistically modulates apoptotic pathway by inhibiting oxidative stress triggered intracellular calcium entry in neuronal PC12 cells: role of TRPM2 and voltage-gated calcium channels

J Membr Biol. 2014 May;247(5):451-9. doi: 10.1007/s00232-014-9652-1. Epub 2014 Mar 29.

Abstract

Calcium ion (Ca(2+)) is one of the universal second messengers, which acts in a wide range of cellular processes. Results of recent studies indicated that ROS generated by depression leads to loss of endoplasmic reticulum-Ca(2+) homeostasis, oxidative stress, and apoptosis. Agomelatine and duloxetine are novel antidepressant and antioxidant drugs and may reduce oxidative stress, apoptosis, and Ca(2+) entry through TRPM2 and voltage-gated calcium channels. We tested the effects of agomelatine, duloxetine, and their combination on oxidative stress, Ca(2+) influx, mitochondrial depolarization, apoptosis, and caspase values in the PC-12 neuronal cells. PC-12 neuronal cells were exposed in cell culture and exposed to appropriate non-toxic concentrations and incubation times for agomelatine were determined in the neurons by assessing cell viability. Then PC-12 cells were incubated with agomelatine and duloxetine for 24 h. Treatment of cultured PC-12 cells with agomelatine, duloxetine, and their combination results in a protection on apoptosis, caspase-3, caspase-9, mitochondrial membrane depolarization, cytosolic ROS production, glutathione peroxidase, reduced glutathione, and lipid peroxidation, values. Ca(2+) entry through non-specific TRPM2 channel blocker (2-APB) and voltage-gated Ca(2+) channel blockers (verapamil and diltiazem) was modulated by agomelatine and duloxetine. However, effects of duloxetine on the Ca(2+) entry through TRPM2 channels were higher than in agomelatine. Results of current study suggest that the agomelatine and duloxetine are useful against apoptotic cell death and oxidative stress in PC-12 cells, which seem to be dependent on mitochondrial damage and increased levels of intracellular Ca(2+) through activation of TRPM2 and voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acetamides / therapeutic use*
  • Animals
  • Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antioxidants / metabolism
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Calcium / metabolism*
  • Calcium Channels / metabolism*
  • Caspase 3 / metabolism
  • Caspase 9 / metabolism
  • Drug Synergism
  • Duloxetine Hydrochloride
  • Glutathione / metabolism
  • Glutathione Peroxidase / metabolism
  • Lipid Peroxidation / drug effects
  • Naphthalenes
  • Oxidative Stress / drug effects*
  • PC12 Cells
  • Rats
  • TRPM Cation Channels / metabolism*
  • Thiophenes / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Acetamides
  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Antioxidants
  • Calcium
  • Calcium Channels
  • Caspase 3
  • Caspase 9
  • Duloxetine Hydrochloride
  • Glutathione
  • Glutathione Peroxidase
  • TRPM Cation Channels
  • Thiophenes
  • Trpm2 protein, rat
  • agomelatine
  • Naphthalenes