Abstract
p53, Bax and Bcl-x L proteins have been implicated in apoptotic neuronal cell death. We have investigated whether those proteins are involved in 6-OHDA-induced PC12 cell death. After a 24-h exposure to the neurotoxin (100 μM), morphological evidence for apoptosis was observed in PC12 cells. Up-regulation of p53 and Bax proteins was demonstrated 4 and 6 h, respectively, after 6-OHDA treatment; in contrast, no change in Bcl-x L levels was found. These findings suggest that p53 and Bax could be relevant markers of neuronal apoptosis as previously described in kainic acid- or ischemia-induced neuronal cell death and may participate to neuronal degeneration in Parkinson's disease. © 1997 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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