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Xu X, Pan Y, Zhan L, Sun Y, Chen S, Zhu J, Luo L, Zhang W, Li Y. The Wnt/β-catenin pathway is involved in 2,5-hexanedione-induced ovarian granulosa cell cycle arrest. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2023; 268:115720. [PMID: 37995618 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
Abstract
N-Hexane causes significant ovarian toxicity, and its main active metabolite 2,5-hexanedione (2,5-HD) can induce ovarian injury through mechanisms such as inducing apoptosis in ovarian granulosa cells (GCs); however, the specific mechanism has not been fully elucidated. In this study, we investigated the effects on the cell cycle of rat ovarian GCs exposed in vitro to different concentrations of 2,5-HD (0 mM, 20 mM, 40 mM, and 60 mM) and further explored the mechanism by mRNA and miRNA microarray analyses. The flow cytometry results sindicated that compared with control cells, in ovarian GCs, there was significant cell cycle arrest after 2,5-HD treatment. Cell cycle- and apoptosis- related gene (Cdk2, Ccnd1, Bax, Bcl-2, Caspase3, and Caspase9) expression was altered. The mRNA and miRNA microarray results suggested that 5678 mRNAs and 32 miRNAs were differentially expressed in the 2,5-HD-treated group. A total of 262 target mRNAs were obtained by miRNA and mRNA coexpression analysis, forming 368 miRNA-mRNA coexpression relationship pairs with 27 miRNAs. GO and KEGG analyses showed that differentially expressed genes were significantly enriched in the cell cycle and Wnt signaling pathways. Furthermore, significant changes in the expression of Wnt signaling pathway and cell cycle- related genes (Fzd1, Lrp6, Tcf3, Tcf4, Fzd6, Lrp5, β-catenin, Lef1, GSK3β, and Dvl3) after 2,5-HD treatment were confirmed by qRT-PCR and Western blotting. Ther results of dual-luciferase assays indicated decreased β-catenin/TCF transcriptional activity after 2,5-HD treatment. In addition, Wnt pathway-related miRNAs (rno-miR-145-5p, rno-miR-143-3p, rno-miR-214-3p, rno-miR-138-5p, and rno-miR-199a-3p) were changed significantly after 2,5-HD treatment. In summary, 2,5-HD induced cell cycle arrest in ovarian GCs, and the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway may play a very critical role in this process. Alterations in the expression of miRNAs such as rno-miR-145-5p may have significant implications.
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- Xueming Xu
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350122, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350122, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350122, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350122, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350122, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350122, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350122, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350122, Fujian Province, China.
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350122, Fujian Province, China.
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Sun Y, Chen H, Chen S, Xu X, Zhang W, Li Y. The Hippo signaling pathway contributes to the 2,5-Hexadion-induced apoptosis of ovarian granulosa cells. J Ovarian Res 2023; 16:161. [PMID: 37563629 PMCID: PMC10416496 DOI: 10.1186/s13048-023-01249-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Although n-hexane can induce ovarian damage by inducing ovarian granulosa cell (GC) apoptosis, the mechanism underlying this induction of apoptosis has not been fully elucidated. In this study, rat ovarian GCs were exposed to different concentrations of 2,5-hexanedione (2,5-HD) (the main metabolite of n-hexane) in vitro to observe apoptosis, and the mechanism was further explored via mRNA microarray analysis. Hoechst 33258 staining and flow cytometry suggested that the apoptosis rate of ovarian GC apoptosis was significantly increased in the 2,5-HD-treated group. Subsequently, microarray analysis revealed that a total of 5677 mRNAs were differentially expressed, and further GO and KEGG analyses revealed that the differentially expressed genes were significantly enriched in many signaling pathways, including the Hippo pathway. A total of 7 differentially expressed genes that function upstream of the Hippo signaling pathway (Nf2, Wwc1, Ajuba, Llgl1, Dlg3, Rassf6 and Rassf1) were selected to confirm the microarray results by qRT-PCR, and the expression of these genes did change. Subsequently, the expression of key effector genes (Yap1, Mst1 and Lats1) and target genes (Ctgf and Puma) of the Hippo signaling was measured, and the results suggested that the mRNA and protein levels of Yap1, Mst1, Lats1, and Ctgf were significantly decreased while those of Puma were significantly increased after 2,5-HD treatment. Further CO-IP analysis suggested that the interaction between YAP1 and TEAD was significantly reduced after 2,5-HD treatment, while the interaction between YAP1 and P73 was not affected. In summary, during the 2,5-HD-induced apoptosis of ovarian GCs, the Hippo signaling pathway is inhibited, and downregulation of the pro-proliferation gene Ctgf and upregulated of the pro-apoptosis gene Puma are important. Decreased Ctgf expression was associated with decreased binding of YAP1 to TEAD. However, increased PUMA expression was not associated with YAP1 binding to P73.
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- Yi Sun
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Female Reproductive Health, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian Province, China.
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Factors and Cancer, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian Province, China.
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Cravotto C, Fabiano-Tixier AS, Claux O, Abert-Vian M, Tabasso S, Cravotto G, Chemat F. Towards Substitution of Hexane as Extraction Solvent of Food Products and Ingredients with No Regrets. Foods 2022; 11:3412. [PMID: 36360023 PMCID: PMC9655691 DOI: 10.3390/foods11213412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Hexane is a solvent used extensively in the food industry for the extraction of various products such as vegetable oils, fats, flavours, fragrances, colour additives or other bioactive ingredients. As it is classified as a "processing aid", it does not have to be declared on the label under current legislation. Therefore, although traces of hexane may be found in final products, especially in processed products, its presence is not known to consumers. However, hexane, and in particular the n-hexane isomer, has been shown to be neurotoxic to humans and has even been listed as a cause of occupational diseases in several European countries since the 1970s. In order to support the European strategy for a toxic-free environment (and toxic-free food), it seemed important to collect scientific information on this substance by reviewing the available literature. This review contains valuable information on the nature and origin of the solvent hexane, its applications in the food industry, its toxicological evaluation and possible alternatives for the extraction of natural products. Numerous publications have investigated the toxicity of hexane, and several studies have demonstrated the presence of its toxic metabolite 2,5-hexanedione (2,5-HD) in the urine of the general, non-occupationally exposed population. Surprisingly, a tolerable daily intake (TDI) has apparently never been established by any food safety authority. Since hexane residues are undoubtedly found in various foods, it seems more than necessary to clearly assess the risks associated with this hidden exposure. A clear indication on food packaging and better information on the toxicity of hexane could encourage the industry to switch towards one of the numerous other alternative extraction methods already developed.
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- Christian Cravotto
- GREEN Extraction Team, INRAE, UMR 408, Avignon University, F-84000 Avignon, France
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- GREEN Extraction Team, INRAE, UMR 408, Avignon University, F-84000 Avignon, France
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- GREEN Extraction Team, INRAE, UMR 408, Avignon University, F-84000 Avignon, France
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- GREEN Extraction Team, INRAE, UMR 408, Avignon University, F-84000 Avignon, France
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Tong Z, Li X, Zhu J, Chen S, Dai G, Deng Q, Wang J, Yang W, Zeng Z, Zou JJ. Iodine-Modified Pd Catalysts Promote the Bifunctional Catalytic Synthesis of 2,5-Hexanedione from C 6 Furan Aldehydes. ChemSusChem 2022; 15:e202102444. [PMID: 34918485 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202102444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Currently, low intimacy between hydrogenation sites and acidic sites causes unsatisfactory catalytic activity and selectivity for the synthesis of 2,5-hexanedione from C6 furan aldehydes (5-methylfurfural, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural). Herein, iodine(I) modification of Pd-supported catalysts (such as PdI/Al2 O3 and PdI/SiO2 ) was investigated to modulate the hydrogenation sites and acidic sites. Unlike Pd catalysts that produced 71.4 % yield of 2-hydroxymethyl-5-methyl tetrahydrofuran via an overhydrogenation route of 5-methylfurfural, PdI catalysts showed a high efficiency for 2,5-hexanedione with 93.7 % yield by a hydrogenative ring-opening route. More importantly, the selective synthesis of 2,5-hexanedione from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural with a high yield of 50.2 % by the hydrogenolysis and subsequent ring-opening route was reported for the first time. I-modified Pd nanoparticles produced in-situ hydrogen spillover, which promoted the selective C=O hydrogenation and ring-opening steps by regulating the adsorption configuration of the reactants and the transformation of Lewis to Brønsted acidity, respectively.
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- Zhikun Tong
- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization (Nanchang University) of Ministry of Education, School of Resource, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization (Nanchang University) of Ministry of Education, School of Resource, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization (Nanchang University) of Ministry of Education, School of Resource, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization (Nanchang University) of Ministry of Education, School of Resource, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization (Nanchang University) of Ministry of Education, School of Resource, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization (Nanchang University) of Ministry of Education, School of Resource, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization (Nanchang University) of Ministry of Education, School of Resource, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization (Nanchang University) of Ministry of Education, School of Resource, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization (Nanchang University) of Ministry of Education, School of Resource, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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Zuo E, Zhang C, Mao J, Gao C, Hu S, Shi X, Piao F. 2,5-Hexanedione mediates neuronal apoptosis through suppression of NGF via PI3K/Akt signaling in the rat sciatic nerve. Biosci Rep 2019; 39:BSR20181122. [PMID: 30670632 PMCID: PMC6900430 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20181122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 01/01/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Because precise mechanism for 2,5-hexanedione (HD)-induced neuronal apoptosis largely remains unknown, we explored the potential mechanisms both in vivo and in vitro Rats were intraperitoneally exposed to HD at different doses for 5 weeks, following which the expression levels of nerve growth factor (NGF), phosphorylation of Akt and Bad, dimerization of Bad and Bcl-xL, as well as the release of cytochrome c and the caspase-3 activity were measured. Moreover, these variables were also examined in vitro in HD-exposed VSC4.1 cells with or without a PI3K-specific agonist (IGF-1), and in HD-exposed VSC4.1 cells with or without a PI3K-specific inhibitor (LY294002) in the presence or absence of NGF. The data indicate that, as the concentration of HD increased, rats exhibited progressive gait abnormalities, and enhanced neuronal apoptosis in the rat sciatic nerve, compared with the results observed in the control group. Furthermore, HD significantly down-regulated NGF expression in the rat sciatic nerve. Moreover, suppression of NGF expression inhibited the phosphorylation of Akt and Bad. Meanwhile, an increase in the dimerization of Bad and Bcl-xL in mitochondria resulted in cytochrome c release and caspase-3 activation. In contrast, HD-induced apoptosis was eliminated by IGF-1. Additionally, NGF supplementation reversed the decrease in phosphorylation of Akt and Bad, as well as reversing the neuronal apoptosis in HD-exposed VSC4.1 cells. However, LY294002 blocked these effects of NGF. Collectively, our results demonstrate that mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis is induced by HD through NGF suppression via the PI3K/Akt pathway both in vivo and in vitro.
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- Enjun Zuo
- College of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Department of Food Nutrition and Safety, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Department of Pathology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- College of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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Muhammad A, Arthur DE, Babangida S, Erukainure OL, Malami I, Sani H, Abdulhamid AW, Ajiboye IO, Saka AA, Hamza NM, Asema S, Ado ZM, Musa TI. Modulatory role of rutin on 2,5-hexanedione-induced chromosomal and DNA damage in rats: validation of computational predictions. Drug Chem Toxicol 2018; 43:113-126. [PMID: 29745774 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2018.1465948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the potentials of rutin on 2,5-hexanedione-induced toxicities. Two successive phases were involved using in silico and in vivo approaches. The in silico was adopted for potential oral toxicity and docking. The in vivo was carried-out in two stages for two weeks; the ameliorative (stage 1, first week), preventive, and curative studies (stage 2, extended to second week). In stage 1, rats were divided into four groups of seven each (distilled water, 3% (v/v) 2,5-hexanedione, 10 mg/kg rutin, and co-administration). In stage 2, the experimental groups were given either rutin or 2,5-hexanedione and treated in reverse order. Lipid peroxidation, protein carbonyl, and DNA fragmentation in tissues and bone marrow cells micronucleus were determined. The predicted Median lethal dose (LD50) of >5000 mg/kg and toxicity class of five (5) indicates the safety of rutin when orally administered. 2,5-Hexanedione comfortably docked in to the active sites of SOD (-22.857Kcal/mol; KI = 0.9621 µM), GPx (-11.2032Kcal/mol; KI = 0.9813 µM), and CAT (-16.446Kcal/mol; KI = 0.9726 µM) with strong hydrogen bond and hydrophobic interactions. However, only strong hydrophobic interaction was observed in the case of DNA (-3.3296Kcal/mol; KI = 0.9944). In vivo findings revealed deleterious effects of 2,5-hexanedione through induction of oxidative and chromosomal/DNA damage characterized by higher level of malondialdehyde, micronuclei formations, and DNA fragmentation. These have invariably, validates the findings from in silico experiments. Furthermore, rutin was able to ameliorate, protect, and reverse these effects, and was relatively non-toxic corroborating toxicity predictions. Rutin exhibited counteractive effects on 2,5-hexanedione-induced oxidative, chromosomal, and DNA damage.
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- Aliyu Muhammad
- Department of Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Nutrition and Toxicology Division, Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
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- Department of Medicine, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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Zhang X, Kong Y, Sun Y, Qian Z, Gao C, Shi X, Li S, Piao Y, Piao F. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells conditioned medium protects VSC4.1 cells against 2,5-hexanedione-induced autophagy via NGF-PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway. Brain Res 2018; 1696:1-9. [PMID: 29705604 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.04.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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We aimed to investigate the effects of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell conditioned medium (BMSC-CM) in preventing 2,5-hexanedione (HD)-induced damage to motoneurons, and examined the molecular mechanisms that mediate these effects. VSC4.1 cells were exposed to 25 mM HD for 24 h followed by incubation with DMEM for 24 h. HD-treated cells were incubated with BMSC-CM at varied concentrations. Incubation with BMSC-CM ameliorated the decreased cell viability and reduced LDH release from cells exposed to HD. BMSC-CM suppressed the elevated number of autophagic vacuoles, cells with LC3 puncta, increased LC3-II/LC3-I ratio, and decreased p62 caused by HD exposure. BMSC-CM elevated NGF and p-TrkA expressions in HD-treated cells. Administration of NGF inhibited autophagy, an effect that was similar to that observed after BMSC-CM treatment; this effect was abolished by the addition of NGF-neutralizing antibodies. BMSC-CM or NGF elevated p-protein kinase B (Akt) and p-mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in HD-exposed cells, which was interrupted by TrkA inhibitor, K252a and mTOR inhibitor, rapamycin. BMSC-CM prevented HD-induced autophagic cell damage in VSC4.1 cells. The neuroprotective effect of BMSC-CM appeared to be at least partly associated with its ability to trigger the NGF-phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway.
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- Xin Zhang
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China; Department of Clinical Nutrition, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116011, China.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
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Sun J, Shi X, Li S, Piao F. 2,5-hexanedione induces bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell apoptosis via inhibition of Akt/Bad signal pathway. J Cell Biochem 2018; 119:3732-3743. [PMID: 29236316 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.26602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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2,5-Hexanedione (HD) is an important bioactive metabolite of n-hexane and mediates the neurotoxicity of parent compound. Studies show that HD induces apoptotic death of neural progenitor cells. However, its underlying mechanism remains unknown. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotential stem cells with the ability to differentiate into various cell types and have been used as cell model for studying the toxic effects of chemicals on stem cells. In this study, we exposed rat bone marrow MSCs to 0, 10, 20, and 40 mM HD in vitro. Apoptosis and disruption of mitochondrial transmembrane potential were estimated by immunochemistry staining. The expression of Akt, Bad, phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt), and Bad (p-Bad) as well as cytochrome c in mitochondria and cytosol were examined by Western blot. Moreover, caspase 3 activity, viability, and death of cells were measured by spectrophotometry. Our results showed that HD induced cell apoptosis and increased caspase 3 activity. HD down-regulated the expression levels of p-Akt, p-Bad and induced MMP depolarization, followed by cytochrome c release. Moreover, HD led to a concentration-dependent increase in the MSCs death, which was relative to MSCs apoptosis. However, these toxic effects of HD on the MSCs were significantly mitigated in the presence of IGF, which could activate PI3 K/Akt pathway. These results indicated that HD induced mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in the MSCs via inhibiting Akt/Bad signaling pathway and apoptotic death of MSCs via the signaling pathway. These results might provide some clues for studying further the mechanisms of HD-induced stem cell apoptosis and adverse effect on neurogenesis.
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- Jingsong Sun
- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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LI S, GUAN H, QIAN Z, SUN Y, GAO C, LI G, YANG Y, PIAO F, HU S. Taurine inhibits 2,5-hexanedione-induced oxidative stress and mitochondria-dependent apoptosis in PC12 cells. Ind Health 2017; 55:108-118. [PMID: 27840369 PMCID: PMC5383408 DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2016-0044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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2,5-hexanedione (HD) is the ultimate neurotoxic metabolite of hexane, causing the progression of nerve diseases in human. It was reported that HD induced apoptosis and oxidative stress. Taurine has been shown to be a potent antioxidant. In the present study, we investigated the protection of taurine against HD-induced apoptosis in PC12 cells and the underlying mechanism. Our results showed the decreased viability and increased apoptosis in HD-exposed PC12 cells. HD also induced the disturbance of Bax and Bcl-2 expression, the loss of MMP, the release of mitochondrial cytochrome c and caspase-3 activation in PC12 cells. Moreover, HD resulted in an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) level and a decline in the activities of superoxidedismutase and catalase in PC12 cells. However, taurine pretreatment ameliorated the increased apoptosis and the alterations in key regulators of mitochondria-dependent pathway in PC12 exposed to HD. The increased ROS level and the decreased activities of the antioxidant enzymes in HD group were attenuated by taurine. These results indicate that pretreatment of taurine may, at least partly, prevent HD-induced apoptosis via inhibiting mitochondria-dependent pathway. It is also suggested that the potential of taurine against HD-induced apoptosis may benefit from its anti-oxidative property.
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- Shuangyue LI
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, No. 210 Hospital of PLA, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, China
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- Clinical laboratory, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, China
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- Department of neurosurgery, General Hospital of Beijing Military Command, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian Medical University, China
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- College of Stomatology, Dalian Medical University, China
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CHEN R, LIU S, PIAO F, WANG Z, QI Y, LI S, ZHANG D, SHEN J. 2,5-hexanedione induced apoptosis in mesenchymal stem cells from rat bone marrow via mitochondria-dependent caspase-3 pathway. Ind Health 2015; 53:222-35. [PMID: 25739802 PMCID: PMC4466875 DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2014-0182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
2,5-hexanedione (HD) induces apoptosis of nerve cells. However,the mechanism of HD-induced apoptosis remains unknown. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotential stem cells with the ability to differentiate into various cell types. This study is designed to investigate the apoptosis induced by HD in rat bone marrow MSCs (BMSCs) and the related underlying mechanisms. The fifth generation of MSCs was treated with 0, 10, 20 and 40 mM HD respectively. The viability of BMSCs was observed by MTT. Apoptosis were estimated by Hoechst 33342 staining and TUNEL assay. The disruption of mitochondrial transmembrane potential (MMP) was examined by JC-1 staining. Moreover, the expression of Bax and Bcl-2, cytochrome c release, and caspase-3 activity were determined by real-time RT-PCR, Western blot and Spectrophotometry. Our results showed that HD induced apoptosis in MSCs in a dose dependent manner. Moreover, HD downregulated the Bcl-2 expression,upregulated the Bax expression and the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, promoted the disruption of MMP, induced the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria to cytosol, and increased the activity of caspase-3 in MSCs. These results indicate that HD induces apoptosis in MSCs and the activated mitochondria-dependent caspase-3 pathway may be involved in the HD-induced apoptosis.
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- Ruolin CHEN
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian
Medical University, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian
Medical University, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian
Medical University, China
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: (F.
Piao); (J.
Shen)
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian
Medical University, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian
Medical University, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Dalian
Medical University, China
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- Department of Physiology, Dalian Medical University,
China
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- Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian
Medical University, China
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: (F.
Piao); (J.
Shen)
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Han XY, Cheng D, Song FY, Zeng T, An LH, Xie KQ. Decelerated transport and its mechanism of 2,5-hexanedione on middle-molecular-weight neurofilament in rat dorsal root ganglia cells. Neuroscience 2014; 269:192-8. [PMID: 24699225 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.03.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2013] [Revised: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 03/21/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Chronic exposure to n-hexane induces peripheral-central axonopathy, mediated by its metabolite 2,5-hexanedione (2,5-HD), in occupational workers and experimental animals, but the underlying mechanism is still unclear. In the current study, we investigated the effects of 2,5-HD on middle-molecular-weight neurofilament (NF-M) axonal transport using live-cell imaging technique in cultured rat dorsal root ganglia (DRG) cells. PA-GFP-NF-M plasmid was transfected into DRG neurons and live-cell imaging was performed to observe the slow axonal transport of NF-M. The levels of cytoskeleton and motor proteins in DRG cells were detected by Western-blot and the concentration of ATP was determined using an ATP Assay Kit. The results showed that 2,5-HD administration resulted in a decrease of NF-M axonal transport and a reduction of three neurofilament subunits levels in DRG cells. Furthermore, 2,5-HD exposure significantly decreased ATP contents and the protein levels of kinesin heavy chain (KHC). These findings indicated that 2,5-HD reduced slow axonal transport, neurofilaments cargoes, motor proteins and ATP energy in rat DRG cells, which may contribute to 2,5-HD-induced neurotoxicity.
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- X-Y Han
- Institute of Toxicology, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; College of Life Sciences, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- Department of Toxicology, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan 250014, China
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- Institute of Toxicology, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Institute of Toxicology, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Institute of Toxicology, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
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- Institute of Toxicology, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
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Catlin NR, Huse SM, Boekelheide K. The stage-specific testicular germ cell apoptotic response to low-dose radiation and 2,5-hexanedione combined exposure. II: qRT-PCR array analysis reveals dose dependent adaptive alterations in the apoptotic pathway. Toxicol Pathol 2014; 42:1229-37. [PMID: 24670816 DOI: 10.1177/0192623314525689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Testicular effects of chemical mixtures may differ from those of the individual chemical constituents. This study assessed the co-exposure effects of the model germ cell- and Sertoli cell-specific toxicants, X-irradiation (x-ray), and 2,5-hexanedione (HD), respectively. In high-dose studies, HD has been shown to attenuate x-ray-induced germ cell apoptosis. Adult rats were exposed to different levels of x-ray (0.5 Gy, 1 Gy, and 2 Gy) or HD (0.33%), either alone or in combination. To assess cell type-specific attenuation of x-ray effects with HD co-exposure, we used laser capture microdissection (LCM) to enrich the targeted cell population and examine a panel of apoptosis-related transcripts using PCR arrays. The apoptosis PCR arrays identified significant dose-dependent treatment effects on several genes, with downregulation of death receptor 5 (DR5), Naip2, Sphk2, Casp7, Aven, Birc3, and upregulation of Fas. The greatest difference in transcript response to exposure was seen with 0.5 Gy x-ray exposure, and the attenuation effect seen with the combined high-dose x-ray and HD did not persist into the low-dose range. Examination of protein levels in staged tubules revealed a significant upregulation in DR5, following high-dose co-exposure. These results provide insight into the testis cell-specific apoptotic response to low-dose co-exposures of model testicular toxicants.
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- Natasha R Catlin
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Katzberg M, Skorupa-Parachin N, Gorwa-Grauslund MF, Bertau M. Engineering cofactor preference of ketone reducing biocatalysts: A mutagenesis study on a γ-diketone reductase from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae serving as an example. Int J Mol Sci 2010; 11:1735-58. [PMID: 20480039 DOI: 10.3390/ijms11041735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2010] [Revised: 03/24/2010] [Accepted: 04/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The synthesis of pharmaceuticals and catalysts more and more relies on enantiopure chiral building blocks. These can be produced in an environmentally benign and efficient way via bioreduction of prochiral ketones catalyzed by dehydrogenases. A productive source of these biocatalysts is the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, whose genome also encodes a reductase catalyzing the sequential reduction of the γ-diketone 2,5-hexanedione furnishing the diol (2S,5S)-hexanediol and the γ-hydroxyketone (5S)-hydroxy-2-hexanone in high enantio- as well as diastereoselectivity (ee and de >99.5%). This enzyme prefers NADPH as the hydrogen donating cofactor. As NADH is more stable and cheaper than NADPH it would be more effective if NADH could be used in cell-free bioreduction systems. To achieve this, the cofactor binding site of the dehydrogenase was altered by site-directed mutagenesis. The results show that the rational approach based on a homology model of the enzyme allowed us to generate a mutant enzyme having a relaxed cofactor preference and thus is able to use both NADPH and NADH. Results obtained from other mutants are discussed and point towards the limits of rationally designed mutants.
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Stone JD, Peterson AP, Eyer J, Oblak TG, Sickles DW. Neurofilaments are nonessential to the pathogenesis of toxicant-induced axonal degeneration. J Neurosci 2001; 21:2278-87. [PMID: 11264303 PMCID: PMC6762395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2000] [Revised: 12/27/2000] [Accepted: 12/29/2000] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Axonal neurofilament (NF) accumulations occur before development of symptoms and before other pathological changes among idiopathic neurodegenerative diseases and toxic neuropathies, suggesting a cause-effect relationship. The dependence of symptoms and axonal degeneration on neurofilament accumulation has been tested here in a transgenic mouse model (Eyer and Peterson, 1994) lacking axonal NFs and using two prototypic toxicant models. Chronic acrylamide (ACR) or 2,5-hexanedione exposure resulted in progressive and cumulative increases in sensorimotor deficits. Neurobehavioral tests demonstrated similar expression of neurotoxicity in transgenic (T) mice and their nontransgenic (NT) littermates (containing normal numbers of axonal NFs). Axonal lesions were frequently observed after exposure to either toxicant. Quantitation of ACR-induced lesions demonstrated the distal location of pathology and equal susceptibility of T and NT axons. We conclude that axonal NFs have no effect on neurotoxicity and the pattern of pathology in these mammalian toxic neuropathies. These results also suggest that the role of neurofilament accumulation in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases requires careful evaluation.
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- J D Stone
- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA
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