Background/Aims: Ipratropium bromide, an anticholinergic agent widely used in obstructive lung disease, has previously been shown to trigger suicidal death of nucleated cells or apoptosis. Despite their lack of mitochondria and nuclei, key organelles in the execution of apoptosis, erythrocytes may similarly undergo suicidal cell death, which is characterized by cell shrinkage and by cell membrane scrambling with phosphatidylserine-exposure at the cell surface. Triggers of eryptosis include increase of cytosolic Ca2+-activity ([Ca2+]i). The present study explored whether ipratropium bromide triggers eryptosis. Methods: [Ca Ca2+]i was estimated utilizing Fluo3 fluorescence, cell volume from forward scatter, phosphatidylserine-exposure from annexin-V-binding, and hemolysis from hemoglobin release. Results: A 48 h exposure to ipratropium bromide (1 nM) significantly increased [Ca2+]i, decreased forward scatter and increased annexin-V-binding. Ipratropium bromide treatment was followed by slight but significant increase of hemolysis. Removal of extracellular Ca2+ or inhibition of Ca2+ permeable cation channels with amiloride (1 mM) virtually abolished cell membrane scrambling. Ca2+ ionophore ionomycin (1 µM, 30 min) increased the percentage of phosphatidylserine exposing erythrocytes to similarly high levels in the absence and presence of ipratropium bromide (1 nM). Conclusions: Ipratropium bromide triggers suicidal erythrocyte death or eryptosis, an effect mainly due to stimulation of Ca2+-entry.
Background: Sulindac sulfide, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), stimulates apoptosis of tumor cells and is thus effective against malignancy. In analogy to apoptosis of nucleated cells, erythrocytes may undergo eryptosis, an apoptosis-like suicidal erythrocyte death, characterized by cell shrinkage and cell membrane scrambling with phosphatidylserine-exposure at the cell surface. Stimulators of eryptosis include increase of cytosolic Ca2+-activity ([Ca2+]i) and ceramide formation. The present study explored, whether sulindac sulfide stimulates eryptosis. Methods: [Ca2+]i was estimated from Fluo-3 fluorescence, cell volume from forward scatter, phosphatidylserine-exposure from binding of fluorescent annexin-V, hemolysis from hemoglobin release, and ceramide abundance utilizing fluorescent antibodies. Results: A 48 h exposure to sulindac sulfide (≤ 20 µM) was followed by significant increase of [Ca2+]i, enhanced ceramide abundance, decreased forward scatter and increased percentage of annexin-V-binding erythrocytes. Sulindac sulfide triggered slight but significant hemolysis. Removal of extracellular Ca2+ significantly blunted, but did not abrogate the effect of sulindac sulfide (20 µM) on annexin-V-binding. Conclusion: Sulindac sulfide stimulates the suicidal death of erythrocytes or eryptosis, an effect paralleled by Ca2+-entry, ceramide formation, cell shrinkage and phosphatidylserine-exposure.
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