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The FASEB Journal, Vol 7, 580-585, Copyright © 1993 by The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

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Cyclic AMP potentiates glucocorticoid-induced endogenous endonuclease activation in thymocytes

DJ McConkey, S Orrenius, S Okret and M Jondal
Department of Toxicology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

The present study was undertaken to determine whether specific interactions between cAMP and glucocorticoids regulate apoptosis in thymocytes. Incubation of murine thymocytes with agents that elevate the cAMP level resulted in enhancement of glucocorticoid-induced Ca2+ increases, DNA fragmentation, and cell death compared to levels observed in thymocytes treated with steroid alone. cAMP did not affect DNA fragmentation in thymocytes treated with Ca2+ ionophore, a compound that induces endonuclease activation via an independent mechanism. Treatment with cAMP also increased glucocorticoid potency by lowering the concentration of steroid required for induction of apoptosis. The mechanism of cAMP action appeared to involve the glucocorticoid receptor, since the glucocorticoid antagonist RU-486 abrogated the cAMP response in animals treated with the adenosine analog NECA in vivo. Analysis of cellular glucocorticoid binding and receptor protein levels revealed modest cAMP-stimulated increases that appeared insufficient to account for the effects of cAMP on endogenous endonuclease activation, suggesting the possible involvement of a posttranslational mechanism in the response. These results demonstrate that cAMP and glucocorticoids synergize to promote apoptosis in thymocytes via a mechanism that appears to involve modification of glucocorticoid receptor activity.


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